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With an emphasis on coverage of modern fields such as molecular biology, immunology, cytology, genetics and ecology, the dictionary describes the central concepts and processes that all would-be biologists need to understand. Special efforts have been made to convey the biological significance of key entries, enabling the user to discover the ramifying connections of a particular term.
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and then -P!z-&sor of zooiogy a? I3lIke&~ cidieg -LcvmiEm iLEd 5-om i 970 TO 19w was I3zkznJI-of the? !2mqmays i3esemh Iai3maxq7> cIksdge* He eI?Aae&a Faiow was o. f rheR.cm3.i sm i n 195X d awarded an hmo,zzy duct0~mteb-y theutimsity of Zppsala in 197. He died in May 19?9 just after 5nk&irg work on the sever&h edition ofthis dic~~-~~~ rioq, -~ ~~ ~~ Ii4idxd ET- T was born in Worcesxershkx in 1943. He gained a mst sass Ho- iuc. i n Bioiogy and Botany from the University of Western Ontario in 1966 and a PhD. in Phycoiogy and Freshwarer Ecology from the University of Bristol in C-L-2 :- - 1.. - - lTr&kss&Boianpar Ifi Ii-%?A 177u. TTPit;1- TIas - - - - --%. the Umversity of Aknxta from 1981. after having been both Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the same department since 1970. He has had numerous papers published on lhis investigative researches into lakes and rivers and has acted as a consdtam for many oqpmzations. He is currentiy engaged in mearch concerning effecis of ciimatiz change upon the pastsr Lhistor)- of selecred _4lberm lakes. He lives in Edmonron -kth his =ife 2nd two children. 54, L. Johnsoc raughr zoolog at Birmingha~m TL‘nix-ersit)- for some years. aod rLvarchrd on respiratrion of invertebrates and 011 ce-rve dqeoeration. She ther, researched on selection md training of medical students aI University College London and on perceptual
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