Biology: the unity and diversity of life
by Cecie Starr and Ralph Taggart
- 4th ed.
- California: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1987
- xix,811 p.: ill.(some col.); 28cm.
includes glossary and index
Biology, like life itself, has a history of radiating in diverse directions; and in the past few decades alone its pioneers have made truly spectacular discoveries. At the start of each book revision we renew our commitment to do justice to this discipline, which is doing so much to enrich our knowledge of a world we share with more than four million species; for we believe deeply that a biological perspective is one of the greatest gifts a student can receive.