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TERRY AND GERRY AUDESIRK grew up in New Jersey, where they met as undergraduates, Gerry at Rutgers University and Terry at Bucknell University. After marrying in 1970, they moved to California, where Terry earned her doctorate in marine ecology at the University of Southern California and Gerry earned his doctorate in neurobiology at the California Institute of Technology. As postdoctoral students at the University of Washington’s marine laboratories, they worked together on the neural bases of behavior, using a marine mollusk as a model system.
They are now emeritus professors of biology at the University of Colorado Denver, where they taught introductory biology and neurobiology from 1982 through 2006. In their research, funded primarily by the National Institutes of Health, they investigated the mechanisms by which neurons are harmed by low levels of environmental pollutants and protected by estrogen.
Terry and Gerry are long-time members of many conservation organizations and share a deep appreciation of nature and of the outdoors. They enjoy hiking in the Rockies, walking and horseback riding near their home outside Steamboat Springs, and singing in the community chorus. Keeping up with the amazing and endless stream of new discoveries in biology provides them with a continuing source of fascination and stimulation. They are delighted that their daughter Heather has become a teacher and is inspiring a new generation of students with her love of chemistry.
BRUCE E. BYERS is a Midwesterner transplanted to the hills of western Massachusetts, where he is a professor in the biology department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has been a member of the faculty at UMass (where he also completed his doctoral degree) since 1993. Bruce teaches courses in evolution, ornithology, and animal behavior, and does research on the function and evolution of bird vocalizations.
Biology Life on Earth, 12th Edition includes Chapters 1-31
Biology Life on Earth with Physiology, 12th Edition includes Chapters 1-46
1 An Introduction to Life on Earth 1
UNIT 1
The Life of the Cell 17
2 Atoms, Molecules, and Life 18
3 Biological Molecules 33
4 Cell Structure and Function 51
5 Cell Membrane Structure and Function 72
6 Energy Flow in the Life of a Cell 88
7 Capturing Solar Energy: Photosynthesis 102
8 Harvesting Energy: Glycolysis and Cellular
Respiration 114
UNIT 2
Inheritance 127
9 Cellular Reproduction 128
10 Meiosis: The Basis of Sexual Reproduction 142
11 Patterns of Inheritance 156
12 DNA: The Molecule of Heredity 177
13 Gene Expression and Regulation 188
14 Biotechnology 205
UNIT 3
Evolution and Diversity of Life 227
15 Principles of Evolution 228
16 How Populations Evolve 247
17 The Origin of Species 265
18 The History of Life 280
19 Systematics: Seeking Order Amid Diversity 306
20 The Diversity of Prokaryotes and Viruses 316
21 The Diversity of Protists 332
22 The Diversity of Plants 347
23 The Diversity of Fungi 366
24 Animal Diversity I: Invertebrates 384
25 Animal Diversity II: Vertebrates 412
UNIT 4
Behavior and Ecology 429
26 Animal Behavior 430
27 Population Growth and Regulation 454
28 Community Interactions 473
29 Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling in
Ecosystems 493
30 Earth’s Diverse Ecosystems 513
31 Conserving Earth’s Biodiversity 540
UNIT 5
Animal Anatomy and Physiology 557
32 Homeostasis and the Organization of the Animal
Body 558
33 Circulation 573
34 Respiration 594
35 Nutrition and Digestion 608
36 The Urinary System 629
37 Defenses Against Disease 643
38 Chemical Control of the Animal Body: The
Endocrine System 665
39 The Nervous System 683
40 The Senses 706
41 Action and Support: The Muscles and Skeleton 722
42 Animal Reproduction 740
43 Animal Development 759
UNIT 6
Plant Anatomy and Physiology 779
44 Plant Anatomy and Nutrient Transport 780
45 Plant Reproduction and Development 809
46 Plant Responses to the Environment 827
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