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| 1. |  | Title: The molecular biology of plant cells  Author: Smith, H. (Harry) 1935- Published: University of California Press, 1978 Subjects: Science | Botany | Biology Similar Items |
| 2. |  | Title: Genetic nature/culture: anthropology and science beyond the two-culture divide Author: Goodman, Alan H Published: University of California Press, 2003 Subjects: Anthropology | Biology | Sociology Publisher's Description: The so-called science wars pit science against culture, and nowhere is the struggle more contentious - or more fraught with paradox - than in the burgeoning realm of genetics. A constructive response, and a welcome intervention, this volume brings together biological and cultural anthropologists to . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 3. |  | Title: Land mammals of Oregon Author: Verts, B. J Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: Science | Zoology | Biology | Natural History Publisher's Description: This is the first comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of mammals in the state of Oregon since 1936, when Vernon Bailey's The Mammals and Life Zones of Oregon was published. It provides a basic reference for mammalogists, wildlife biologists, students, and anyone interested in mammalian life in the n . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 4. |  | Title: The Hawaiian spinner dolphin Author: Norris, Kenneth S. (Kenneth Stafford) Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: Science | Biology | Ecology | Science Publisher's Description: Twenty years in the making by a distinguished dolphin expert and his associates, The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin is the first comprehensive scientific natural history of a dolphin species ever written. From their research camp at Kealakeakua Bay in Hawaii, these scientists followed a population of wild . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 5. |  | Title: Justice and the human genome project Author: Murphy, Timothy F 1955- Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: Philosophy | Ethics | Biology | Medicine Publisher's Description: The Human Genome Project is an expensive, ambitious, and controversial attempt to locate and map every one of the approximately 100,000 genes in the human body. If it works, and we are able, for instance, to identify markers for genetic diseases long before they develop, who will have the right to o . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 6. |  | Title: Elephant seals: population ecology, behavior, and physiology Author: Le Boeuf, Burney J Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: Science | Natural History | Biology | Ecology Publisher's Description: The largest of all seals, elephant seals rank among the most impressive of marine mammals. They are renowned for their spectacular recovery from near-extinction at the end of the nineteenth century when seal hunters nearly eliminated the entire northern species. No other vertebrate has come so close . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 7. |  | Title: Ecology of the Southern California Bight: a synthesis and interpretation Author: Dailey, Murray D Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: Science | Environmental Studies | Ecology | Biology Publisher's Description: Here is a benchmark study of one significant stretch of the Pacific Ocean, the Southern California Bight. Extending from Point Conception to the Mexican border and out to the 200-mile limit, these waters have never before been investigated in such detail, from so many points of view, by such an emin . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 8. |  | Title: The Dinosauria Author: Weishampel, David B 1952- Published: University of California Press, 1990 Subjects: Science | Paleontology | Geology | Biology Publisher's Description: The Dinosauria provides a state-of-the-science view of current world research on dinosaur behavior, evolution, and extinction. Its internationally renowned authors, all specialists on the various members of the Dinosauria, contribute definitive descriptions and illustrations of these magnificent Mes . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 9. |  | Title: Snakes: the evolution of mystery in nature Author: Greene, Harry W 1945- Published: University of California Press, 1997 Subjects: Science | Biology | Natural History Publisher's Description: This is a book about some of nature's most alluring and forbidding creatures, written by a man with an abiding passion for snakes, as well as for science, the fate of the planet, and the wonder of life. Harry Greene presents every facet of the natural history of snakes - their diversity, evolution, . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 10. |  | Title: The wood duck and the mandarin: the northern wood ducks Author: Shurtleff, Lawton L Published: University of California Press, 1996 Subjects: Environmental Studies | Zoology | Environmental Studies | Biology Publisher's Description: This is a story of conservation told through the natural histories of two of the world's most fascinating birds, the Wood Duck of North America and the Mandarin of Asia. The only two species in their genus ( Aix ), these Northern Wood Ducks are native to different continents but have long been kept . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 11. |  | Title: Fish: an enthusiast's guide Author: Moyle, Peter B Published: University of California Press, 1995 Subjects: Environmental Studies | Marine and Freshwater Sciences | Ecology | Sports | Biology Publisher's Description: Engagingly written, with both learning and humor, Fish bridges the gap between purely pictorial books and scholarly texts, and provides a succinct summary of fish biology and conservation for students and fish enthusiasts. Similar Items |
| 12. |  | Title: California forests and woodlands: a natural history Author: Johnston, Verna R Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: Environmental Studies | Science | Ecology | Biology | California and the West Publisher's Description: From majestic Redwoods to ancient Western Bristlecone Pines, California's trees have long inspired artists, poets, naturalists - and real estate developers. Verna Johnston's splendid book, illustrated with her superb color photographs and Carla Simmons's detailed black-and-white drawings, now offers . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 13. |  | Title: The Boundaries of humanity: humans, animals, machines Author: Sheehan, James J Published: University of California Press, 1991 Subjects: Philosophy | History and Philosophy of Science | Biology | Technology and Society Publisher's Description: To the age-old debate over what it means to be human, the relatively new fields of sociobiology and artificial intelligence bring new, if not necessarily compatible, insights. What have these two fields in common? Have they affected the way we define humanity? These and other timely questions are ad . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 14. |  | Title: The strands of a life Author: Sinsheimer, Robert Published: University of California Press, 1994 Subjects: Science | Biology | History and Philosophy of Science | Autobiographies and Biographies Publisher's Description: From heading a campus of the largest public university in the nation to participating in the birth of molecular biology, Robert L. Sinsheimer's experiences have given him a unique vantage point from which to view the paths that science and education have taken in the twentieth century. This book tel . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 15. |  | Title: Sexual selections: what we can and can't learn about sex from animals Author: Zuk, M. (Marlene) Published: University of California Press, 2002 Subjects: Organismal Biology | Cultural Anthropology | Evolution | Gender Studies | Animal Behavior | Sociology | Biology Publisher's Description: Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. We now know that male marmosets help take care of their offspring. Is this heartening news for today's stay-at-home dads? Recent studies show that many female birds once . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 16. |  | Title: Silicon second nature: culturing artificial life in a digital world Author: Helmreich, Stefan 1966- Published: University of California Press, 1998 Subjects: Science | Computer Science | Biology | Technology and Society | Social Theory | Cultural Anthropology | California and the West Publisher's Description: Silicon Second Nature takes us on an expedition into an extraordinary world where nature is made of bits and bytes and life is born from sequences of zeroes and ones. Artificial Life is the brainchild of scientists who view self-replicating computer programs - such as computer viruses - as new forms . . . [more] Similar Items |
| 17. |  | Title: The view from Bald Hill: thirty years in an Arizona grassland Author: Bock, Carl E 1942- Published: University of California Press, 2000 Subjects: Environmental Studies | Conservation | California and the West | Ecology | Natural History | Science | Biology | Botany | Zoology Publisher's Description: In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado introduced the first domestic livestock to the American Southwest. Over the subsequent four centuries, cattle, horses, and sheep have created a massive ecological experiment on these arid grasslands, changing them in ways we can never know with certainty. The Ap . . . [more] Similar Items |