Encyclopedia of life sciences / [edited by] Anne O'Daly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Daly, Anne, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life sciences--Encyclopedias.

Life sciences.

Biology--Encyclopedias.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1578 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Tarrytown, N.Y. : Marshall Cavendish, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An illustrated encyclopedia with articles on agriculture, anatomy, biochemistry, biology, genetics, medicine, and molecular biology.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Volume 01""; ""Title ""; ""Copyrights""; ""Contents ""; ""Abdomen""; ""Abortion""; ""Abdomen""; ""Acid rain""; ""Adaptation""; ""Addiction""; ""Adolescence""; ""Aggression""; ""Aging""; ""Agriculture""; ""AIDS""; ""Algae""; ""Alkaloids""; ""Allergy""; ""Alternative medicine""; ""Altruism""; ""Alzheimer�s disease""; ""Amino acids""; ""Amphibians""; ""Analytical techniques""; ""Anatomy""; ""Anemia""; ""Anesthesia""; ""Angiosperms""; ""Animal behavior""; ""Animal diseases""; ""Animal experimentation""; ""Animal kingdom""; ""Annelids""; ""Annual plants""

""Anteaters, sloths, and armadillos""""Antennae""; ""Anthrax""; ""Antibiotics and antimicrobials""; ""Antibodies""; ""Antisepsis""; ""Ants""; ""Anxiety""; ""Apgar, Virginia""; ""Aquaculture""; ""Aquariums""; ""Arachnids""; ""Archaeopteryx""; ""Aristotle""; ""Arthritis""; ""Arthropods""; ""Volume 02""; ""Title ""; ""Copyrights ""; ""Contents ""; ""Artificial life""; ""Asthma""; ""Atmosphere""; ""ATP production""; ""Autism""; ""Autoimmune disorders""; ""Bacteria""; ""Bats""; ""Beetles""; ""Biennial plants""; ""Biochemistry""; ""Biodiversity""; ""Bioethics""; ""Biogeography""

""Biological control""""Biological warfare""; ""Biology, history and philosophy of""; ""Bioluminescence""; ""Biomes and habitats""; ""Bionics""; ""Biorhythms""; ""Biosphere""; ""Biotechnology""; ""Birds""; ""Birds of prey""; ""Blood""; ""Bone""; ""Botanical gardens""; ""Botany""; ""Brain""; ""Bulbs and corms""; ""Butterflies and moths""; ""Cacti and succulents""; ""Caecilians""; ""Calcium""; ""Calorie""; ""Camouflage and mimicry""; ""Volume 03""; ""Title ""; ""Copyrights""; ""Contents ""; ""Cancer""; ""Carbohydrates""; ""Carbon cycle""; ""Carbon dioxide""; ""Carnivores""

""Carnivorous plants""""Carotenes""; ""Carson, Rachel Louise""; ""Cartilage""; ""Cats""; ""Cave habitats""; ""Cell biology""; ""Cellulose""; ""Centipedes and millipedes""; ""Chaos, order, and complexity""; ""Chaparral biomes""; ""Chemotherapy""; ""Child development""; ""Chinese medicine""; ""Cholesterol""; ""Chordates""; ""Chromosomes""; ""Circulatory systems""; ""Climbing plants""; ""Cloning""; ""Cockroaches""; ""Coevolution""; ""Cognition""; ""Cold, common""; ""Cold-blooded animals""; ""Coma""; ""Communication""; ""Competition""; ""Conditioning""; ""Conifers""; ""Connective tissue""

""Consciousness""""Conservation""; ""Volume 04""; ""Title ""; ""Copyrights ""; ""Contents ""; ""Continental shelves""; ""Contraception""; ""Convergent evolution""; ""Coral reef biomes""; ""Corals""; ""Corticosteroids""; ""Courtship""; ""Crick, Francis, and James Watson""; ""Crocodilians""; ""Crustaceans""; ""Cryobiology""; ""CT scanning""; ""Cytology""; ""Darwin, Charles""; ""DDT""; ""Defense mechanisms""; ""Deficiency-related diseases""; ""Deforestation""; ""Degenerative brain disease""; ""Desert biomes""; ""Desertification""; ""Diabetes""; ""Dicotyledons""; ""Digestive systems""

""Digestive tract""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-7614-9902-4