The Penguin Dictionary of Biology
Eleventh Edition
$27.36
- Paperback
768 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2005
Summary
The Reference Relaunch is a major event in reference publishing - Penguin Dictionaries are getting a brand new look.
Worried about your maternal effect or biological clock? Need to know a rhizoid from a rhizome? Think you’re going to fail your zoology or botany exam? The Penguin Dictionary of Biology is your saviour, defining some 6000 terms relating to this rich, complex and constantly expanding subject - from amino acids, bacteria and the cell cycle to X-ray diffraction, Y chromosom…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141013961 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141013966 |
| Author: | Michael Thain, Michael Hickman, C.J. Hickman, Michael Abercrombie, N.I. Johnson, Raymond Turvey |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 768 |
| Edition: | 11th |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2005 |
| Weight: | 519g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 129mm x 199mm |
| Series: | Dictionary, Penguin |
Critics Review
A marvelous compendium: accurate, clear and complete. (Matt Ridley, author of Genome )”
A marvelous compendium: accurate, clear and complete. (Matt Ridley, author of Genome)”
Michael Thain
Michael Thain has taught biology at Harrow since 1969. He is a fellow of the Institute of Biology and a council member of the London Natural History Society. Michael Hickman has been Professor of Botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since 1981. He lives in Edmonton.
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