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== Botany == | == Botany == | ||
| − | *[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892784157/artofproblems-20 Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification]by Thomas J Elpel. | + | *[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892784157/artofproblems-20 Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification] by Thomas J Elpel. |
=== Elementary school === | === Elementary school === | ||
*[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). | *[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). | ||
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== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
| − | *[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. | + | *[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). |
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0878932739/artofproblems-20 A Primer of Ecology] by Nicholas J. Gotelli. | *[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0878932739/artofproblems-20 A Primer of Ecology] by Nicholas J. Gotelli. | ||
*[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0520210646/artofproblems-20 Microcosmos : Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution] by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan. | *[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0520210646/artofproblems-20 Microcosmos : Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution] by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan. | ||
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== Zoology == | == Zoology == | ||
| − | *[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1552978699/artofproblems-20 Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable | + | *[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1552978699/artofproblems-20 Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable World] by Ellin Beltz. |
*[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 | *[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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== 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. | + | *[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. | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 19 June 2006
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Contents
Botany
- Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by Thomas J Elpel.
Elementary school
- A Seed Grows : My First Look at a Plant's Life Cycle by Pamela Hickman, Heather Collins (Illustrator).
Ecology
- Foundations of Ecology : Classic Papers with Commentaries by Leslie A. Real (Editor), James H. Brown (Editor).
- A Primer of Ecology by Nicholas J. Gotelli.
- Microcosmos : Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution by Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan.
Evolution and Population Biology
- Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
- A Primer of Population Biology by Edward O. Wilson.
- Molecular Markers, Natural History, and Evolution by John C. Avise.
Genetics
Immunology
- How the Immune System Works by Lauren Sompayrac.
- Immunology and Evolution of Infectious Disease by Steven Frank.
- Immunobiology by C. Janeway.
Microbiology
- Bacterial Pathogenesis by Abigail A. Salyers.
- Principles of Virology by Flint. S. J..
Molecular Biology
- Molecular Biology of the Cell by Bruce Alberts.
- Molecular Cell Biology by Harvey Lodish.
Zoology
- Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable World by Ellin Beltz.
- The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America by David Allen Sibley and Rich Cech
Elementary school
- Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up by Robert Sabuda (Illustrator) and Matthew Reinhard (Illustrator).
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
- Drosophila by Nick Sapien.
- Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine.
- Oxygen by Nick Lane.
- The Red Queen by Matt Ridley.
- The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
