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These '''Biology books''' are recommended by [[Art of Problem Solving]] administrators and members of the [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php AoPS Community].
 
These '''Biology books''' are recommended by [[Art of Problem Solving]] administrators and members of the [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/index.php AoPS Community].
  
Levels of reading and ability are loosely defined as follows:
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Before adding any books to this page, please review the [[AoPSWiki:Linking books]] page.
* Elementary is for elementary school students up through possibly early middle school.
 
* Getting Started is recommended for students grades 6 to 9.
 
* Intermediate is recommended for students grades 9 to 12.
 
* Olympiad is recommended for high school students who are already studying the field at an undergraduate level.
 
* Collegiate is recommended for college and university students.
 
  
More advanced topics are often left with the above levels unassigned.
 
  
== Books by subject ==
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== Botany ==
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892784157/artofproblems-20 Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification] by Thomas J Elpel.
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=== Elementary school ===
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892784157/artofproblems-20 A Seed Grows : My First Look at a Plant's Life Cycle] by Pamela Hickman, Heather Collins (Illustrator).
  
=== Botany ===
 
==== Intermediate ====
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892784157/artofproblems-20 Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification]by Thomas J Elpel.
 
  
=== Ecology ===
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== Ecology ==
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0226705943/artofproblems-20 Foundations of Ecology : Classic Papers with Commentaries] by Leslie A. Real (Editor), James H. Brown (Editor).
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0878932739/artofproblems-20 A Primer of Ecology] by Nicholas J. Gotelli.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0520210646/artofproblems-20 Microcosmos : Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution] by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan.
  
=== Evolution and Population Biology ===
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==== Getting Started ====
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== Evolution and Population Biology ==
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785819118/artofproblems-20 Origin of Species] by Charles Darwin.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0785819118/artofproblems-20 Origin of Species] by Charles Darwin.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0878939261/artofproblems-20 A Primer of Population Biology] by Edward O. Wilson.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0878930418/artofproblems-20 Molecular Markers, Natural History, and Evolution] by John C. Avise.
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== Genetics ==
  
=== Genetics ===
 
  
=== Immunology ===
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== Immunology ==
==== Intermediate ====
 
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/063204702X/artofproblems-20 How the Immune System Works] by Lauren Sompayrac.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/063204702X/artofproblems-20 How the Immune System Works] by Lauren Sompayrac.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0691095949/artofproblems-20 Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease] by Steven Frank.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0815341016/artofproblems-20 Immunobiology] by C. Janeway.
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=== Microbiology ===
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== Microbiology ==
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/155581171X/artofproblems-20 Bacterial Pathogenesis] by Abigail A. Salyers.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1555812597/artofproblems-20 Principles of Virology] by Flint. S. J..
  
=== Molecular Biology ===
 
  
=== Zoology ===
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== Molecular Biology ==
==== Elementary ====
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0815316194/artofproblems-20 Molecular Biology of the Cell] by Bruce Alberts.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0716743663/artofproblems-20 Molecular Cell Biology] by Harvey Lodish.
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== Zoology ==
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1552978699/artofproblems-20 Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable World] by Ellin Beltz.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067945120X/artofproblems-20 The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America] by David Allen Sibley and Rich Cech
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=== Elementary school ===
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0763622281/artofproblems-20 Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up] by Robert Sabuda (Illustrator) and Matthew Reinhard (Illustrator).
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0763622281/artofproblems-20 Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up] by Robert Sabuda (Illustrator) and Matthew Reinhard (Illustrator).
==== Getting Started ====
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1552978699/artofproblems-20 Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable Word] by Ellin Beltz.
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==== Intermediate ====
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== Online Resources ==
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067945120X/artofproblems-20 The Sibley Field Guit to Birds of Eastern North America] by David Allen Sibley and Rich Cech
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*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books&itool=toolbar PubMed Online Bookshelf] a growing collection of texts.  Includes past editions of several highly used undergraduate and graduate Biology texts (Alberts, Janeway).
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*[http://www.plos.org/ Public Library of Science] Publishing open access peer reviewed journals.  Searchable.  Set up RSS feeds to receive news, top stories and tables of contents. 
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== General Interest ==
 
== General Interest ==
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1420825399/artofproblems-20 Drosophila] by Nick Sapien.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1420825399/artofproblems-20 Drosophila] by Nick Sapien.
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345371984/artofproblems-20 Last Chance to See]by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.
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*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345371984/artofproblems-20 Last Chance to See] by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198607830/artofproblems-20 Oxygen] by Nick Lane.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198607830/artofproblems-20 Oxygen] by Nick Lane.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060556579/artofproblems-20 The Red Queen] by Matt Ridley.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060556579/artofproblems-20 The Red Queen] by Matt Ridley.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0199291152/artofproblems-20 The Selfish Gene] by Richard Dawkins.
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0199291152/artofproblems-20 The Selfish Gene] by Richard Dawkins.
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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* [[Biology competitions]]
 
* [[Science books]]
 
* [[Science books]]
* [[Science competitions]]
 
 
* [[Science scholarships]]
 
* [[Science scholarships]]

Latest revision as of 14:15, 19 December 2008

These Biology books are recommended by Art of Problem Solving administrators and members of the AoPS Community.

Before adding any books to this page, please review the AoPSWiki:Linking books page.


Botany

Elementary school


Ecology


Evolution and Population Biology


Genetics

Immunology


Microbiology


Molecular Biology


Zoology

Elementary school


Online Resources

  • PubMed Online Bookshelf a growing collection of texts. Includes past editions of several highly used undergraduate and graduate Biology texts (Alberts, Janeway).
  • Public Library of Science Publishing open access peer reviewed journals. Searchable. Set up RSS feeds to receive news, top stories and tables of contents.


General Interest


See Also