Description
| Product ID: | 9780198821489 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Oxford Quick Reference |
| Title: | A Dictionary of Biology |
| Authors: | Author: Robert Hine |
| Page Count: | 736 |
| Subjects: | Reference works, Reference works, Biology, life sciences, Biology, life sciences |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This new eighth edition has been fully updated to reflect recent progress in the fields of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. Now with over 5,600 entries, over 120 new to this edition, the dictionary sees wider coverage of such areas as ecology and plant and animal development, as well as updated appendices, web links, and diagrams. This new eighth edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect recent progress in the fields of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, with particular expansion to the areas of research design and plant and animal development. Over 120 new entries include de-extinction, ecological footprint, rewilding, and Zika virus, now totalling over 5,600 authoritative and up-to-date entries. Numerous appendices include classifications of the animal and plant kingdoms, SI units, Nobel prizewinners, and a new appendix on anatomical terms. With new diagrams and updated web links, this remains the market-leading dictionary for students of biology, both at sixth form college and university level. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-04-18 |
