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Biologist and veteran science writer Leslie A. Mertz covers the past five years of advances in biology in this cutting-edge reference. Topics covered include biodiversity, ecosystem management and sustainable development, evolution, molecular biology, and genetics.

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• Preface(p. vii)
• Chapter 1. Biology Today(p. 1)
• Chapter 2. Biodiversity(p. 9)
• Chapter 3. Ecosystem Management and Sustainable Development(p. 32)
• Chapter 4. Evolution(p. 53)
• Chapter 5. Molecular Biology and Genetics(p. 71)
• Chapter 6. Social Issues in Biology(p. 98)
• Chapter 7. Biographical Sketches(p. 114)
• Chapter 8. Documents, Letters, and Reports(p. 133)
• Chapter 9. Career Information(p. 181)
• Chapter 10. Data and Statistics(p. 191)
• Chapter 11. Resources(p. 206)
• Chapter 12. Organizations and Associations(p. 223)
• Chapter 13. Glossary(p. 245)
• Index(p. 257)

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Intended as a reference source to make professionals, students, and the general public aware of advances and trends in the biological sciences, this volume incorporates information gleaned by field biologist Mertz from journal articles and popular press reports into 13 chapters covering diverse aspects of biology. Beginning chapters briefly encompass the topics of biodiversity, ecosystem management, evolution, molecular biology, and genetics. Controversial social issues generated by environmental concerns and possible repercussions resulting from the new technologies are reviewed. Selected biographical sketches of featured researchers are included as well as documents and reports that influence public policies. Relevant for students and educators, the final chapters cover career information and listings of scientific organizations. Further information can be extracted from the references denoted after each described topic. Because the advances in the biological realm have been so overwhelming within the past decades, the task of pursuing all the research and reviewing many of the resulting issues is formidable. This compilation of information offers easy though superficial access into this field for the nonspecialist and will be a useful resource on the secondary and undergraduate science reference shelf. General readers; undergraduates through faculty; two-year technical program students. R. A. Hoots; Woodland Community College

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LESLIE A. MERTZ has been writing about biology, medicine, and other sciences for nearly two decades. Upon earning a doctorate in biological sciences, she began a career as a biology instructor and freelance science writer. A field biologist who has conducted research in Michigan, Bermuda, and the Canary Islands, she is also continuing her studies of the natural world.