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Setting the standard for excellence, accuracy, and innovation Biology: A Global Approach delivers a trusted, accurate, current, and pedagogically innovative experience that guides students to a true understanding of biology. The author team advances Neil Campbell's vision of meeting and equipping students at their individual skill levels by developing tools, visuals, resources, and activities that encourage participation and engage students in their learning. Known for strategically integrating text and artwork, this trusted course solution works hand in hand with Mastering Biology to reinforce key concepts, build scientific skills, and promote active learning. Samples Download the detailed table of contents > Preview sample pages from Biology: A Global Approach, Global Edition >

Table of Contents:
1 Biology and Its Themes Unit 1 THE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN BIOLOGY 2 Atoms and Molecules 3 The Chemistry of Water 4 Carbon: The Basis of Molecular Diversity 5 Biological Macromolecules and Lipids 6 Energy and Life Unit 2 Cell Biology 7 Cell Structure and Function 8 Cell Membranes 9 Cellular Signaling 10 Cell Respiration 11 Photosynthetic Processes 12 Mitosis Unit 3 THE GENETIC BASIS OF LIFE 13 Sexual Life Cycles and Meiosis 14 Mendelian Genetics 15 Linkage and Chromosomes 16 Nucleic Acids and Inheritance 17 Expression of Genes 18 Control of Gene Expression 19 DNA Technology 20 The Evolution of Genomes Unit 4 Evolution 21 How Evolution Works 22 Phylogenetic Reconstruction 23 Microevolution 24 Species and Speciation 25 Macroevolution Unit 5 THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE 26 Introduction to Viruses 27 Prokaryotes 28 The Origin and Evolution of Eukaryotes 29 Nonvascular and Seedless Vascular Plants 30 Seed Plants 31 Introduction to Fungi 32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity 33 Invertebrates 34 Vertebrates Unit 6 PLANTS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 35 Plant Structure and Growth 36 Transport in Vascular Plants 37 Plant Nutrition 38 Reproduction of Flowering Plants 39 Plant Signals and Behavior Unit 7 ANIMALS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 40 The Animal Body 41 Chemical Signals in Animals 42 Animal Digestive Systems 43 Animal Transport Systems 44 Animal Excretory Systems 45 Animal Reproductive Systems 46 Development in Animals 47 Animal Defenses Against Infection 48 Electrical Signals in Animals 49 Neural Regulation in Animals 50 Sensation and Movement in Animals Unit 8 THE ECOLOGY OF LIFE 51 An Overview of Ecology 52 Behavioral Ecology 53 Populations and Life History Traits 54 Biodiversity and Communities 55 Energy Flow and Chemical Cycling in Ecosystems 56 Conservation and Global Ecology Download the detailed table of contents >

About the Author :
Neil A. Campbell (1946-2004) earned his M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside. His research focused on desert and coastal plants. Neil's 30 years of teaching included introductory biology courses at Cornell University, Pomona College, and San Bernardino Valley College, where he received the college's first Outstanding Professor Award in 1986. For many years he was also a visiting scholar at UC Riverside. Neil was the founding author of Biology: A Global Approach. Lisa A. Urry is Professor of Biology and Co-Chair of the Biology Department at Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California. After earning a B.A. at Tufts University, she completed her Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Lisa has conducted research on gene expression during embryonic and larval development in sea urchins. Deeply committed to promoting opportunities in science for women and underrepresented minorities, she has taught courses ranging from introductory and developmental biology. Michael L. Cain is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist who is now writing full-time. Michael earned an A.B. from Bowdoin College, an M.Sc. from Brown University, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University. As a faculty member at New Mexico State University, he taught introductory biology, ecology, evolution, botany, and conservation biology. Michael is the author of dozens of scientific papers on topics that include foraging behaviour in insects and plants, long-distance seed dispersal, and speciation in crickets.  Steven A. Wasserman is Professor of Biology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He earned an A.B. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from MIT. Working on the fruit fly Drosophila, Steve has done research on developmental biology, reproduction, and immunity. Having taught genetics, development, and physiology to undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, he now focuses on introductory biology, for which he has been honored with UCSD's Distinguished Teaching Award. Peter V. Minorsky is Professor of Biology at Mercy College in New York, where he teaches introductory biology, ecology, and botany. He received his A.B. from Vassar College and his Ph.D. from Cornell University. Peter taught at Kenyon College, Union College, Western Connecticut State University, and Vassar College; he is also the science writer for the journal Plant Physiology. His research interests concern how plants sense environmental change. Peter received the 2008 Award for Teaching Excellence at Mercy College. Rebecca B. Orr is Professor of Biology at Collin College in Plano, Texas, where she teaches introductory biology. She earned her B.S. from Texas A&M University and her Ph.D. from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre at Dallas. Rebecca has a passion for investigating strategies that result in more effective learning and retention, and she is a certified Team-Based Learning Collaborative Trainer Consultant. She enjoys focusing on the creation of learning opportunities that both engage and challenge students. Kerry L. Hull is the Dean of Science and a Professor in the Department of Biology and Biochemistry at Bishop's University in Quebec, Canada. She holds a B.Sc. in Biology and a Ph.D. in Physiology (Endocrinology), both from the University of Alberta (Canada). She teaches Physiology and Anatomy courses to undergraduates, using guided inquiry and case studies as her primary teaching approaches. A comparative endocrinologist by training, her current research focuses on the development and implementation of active learning strategies in Anatomy and Physiology courses.