A Dictionary of Biology
5th Edition
Published on 1. December 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
704 pages
978-0-19-860917-9 (ISBN)
Description
Fully revised and updated, this new fifth edition is the perfect guide for those studying biology, either at school or university. Containing many new entries, and with biographical entries on key scientists, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. - Over 4,700 clear and concise entries - Over 50 pages of new material for this fifth edition, with all existing entries fully revised and updated - Feature articles on important topics such as genetically modified organisms - Chronologies chart the discoveries in the main fields of the subject
More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Students of biology at A level and undergraduate level. Students of related subjects. Professionals and anyone coming into contact with terms and concepts of biology.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
num. line drawings
numerous line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-860917-9 (9780198609179)
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New editions
Elizabeth Martin | Robert S. Hine
A Dictionary of Biology
Book
05/2008
6th Edition
Oxford University Press
€13.61
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Previous edition
Elizabeth Martin | Robert S. Hine
A Dictionary of Biology
Book
05/2008
6th Edition
Oxford University Press
€13.61
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Content
PREFACE; A-Z DICTIONARY OF BIOLOGY; APPENDICES; SI Units; Simplified classification of the animal kingdom; Simplified classification of the plant kingdom; Geological time scale