Helping Students Make Connections
Across Biology
Campbell BIOLOGY
is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The text's
hallmark values-accuracy, currency, and
passion for teaching and learning-have made it the
most successful college introductory biology book for eight
consecutive editions.
Building on the Key Concepts chapter
framework of previous editions, Campbell BIOLOGY, Ninth
Edition helps students keep sight of the "big picture" by
encouraging them to:
- Make connections across chapters in the text,
from molecules to ecosystems, with new Make Connections
Questions
- Make connections between classroom learning,
research breakthroughs, and the real world with new Impact
Figures
- Make connections to the overarching theme of
evolution in every chapter with new Evolution
sections
- Make connections at a higher cognitive level
through new Summary of Key Concepts Questions and Write
About a Theme Questions
- Make connections outside of class with
MasteringBiology®, the most widely-used
online assessment and tutorial program for biology
Key Topics: Themes in the Study of Life, The
Chemical Context of Life, Water and Life, Carbon and the Molecular
Diversity of Life, The Structure and Function of Large Biological
Molecules, A Tour of the Cell, Membrane Structure and Function,
An Introduction to Metabolism, Cellular
Respiration: Cellular Respiration and Fermentation,
Photosynthesis,
Cell Communication, The Cell Cycle, Meiosis
and Sexual Life Cycles, Mendel and the Gene Idea, The Chromosomal
Basis of Inheritance, The Molecular Basis of Inheritance, From Gene
to Protein, Regulation of Gene Expression, Viruses,
Biotechnology,
Genomes and Their Evolution, Descent with
Modification: A Darwinian View of Life, The Evolution of
Populations, The Origin of Species, The History of Life on Earth,
Phylogeny and the Tree of Life, Bacteria and Archaea, Protists,
Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land, Plant Diversity II:
The Evolution of Seed Plants, Fungi, An Overview of Animal
Diversity, An Introduction to Invertebrates, The Origin and
Evolution of Vertebrates, Plant Structure, Growth, and Development,
Resource Acquisition and Transport in Vascular Plants, Soil and
Plant Nutrition, Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology, Plant
Responses to Internal and External Signals, Basic Principles of
Animal Form and Function, Animal Nutrition, Circulation and Gas
Exchange,The Immune System, Osmoregulation and Excretion, Hormones
and the Endocrine System, Animal Reproduction, Animal Development,
Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling, Nervous Systems, Sensory and
Motor Mechanisms, Animal Behavior, An Introduction to Ecology and
the Biosphere, Population Ecology, Community Ecology, Ecosystems
and Restoration Ecology, Conservation Biology and Global Change
Jane B. Reece
As Neil Campbell's longtime collaborator,
Jane Reece has participated in every edition of BIOLOGY.
Earlier, Jane taught biology at Middlesex County College and
Queensborough Community College. Her research as a doctoral student
and postdoc focused on genetic recombination in bacteria. Besides
her work on BIOLOGY, she has been a coauthor on
Biology: Concepts & Connections, Essential
Biology, and The World of the Cell.
Lisa A. Urry
Lisa Urry (Units 1-3) is a professor and
developmental biologist, and recent Chair of the Biology
Department, at Mills College. After graduating from Tufts
University with a double major in Biology and French, Lisa
completed her Ph.D. in molecular and developmental biology at MIT.
She has published a number of research papers, most of them focused
on gene expression during embryonic and larval development in sea
urchins. Lisa is also deeply committed to promoting opportunities
for women in science education and research.
Michael L. Cain
Michael Cain (Units 4 and 5) is an ecologist
and evolutionary biologist who is now writing full time. Michael
earned a joint degree in Biology and Math at Bowdoin College, an
M.Sc. from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology from Cornell University. As a faculty member
at New Mexico State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology, he taught a wide range of courses including
introductory biology, ecology, evolution, botany, and conservation
biology. . Michael is the author of dozens of scientific papers on
topics that include foraging behavior in insects and plants,
long-distance seed dispersal, and speciation in crickets. In
addition to his work on Campbell BIOLOGY, Michael is also
the lead author of an ecology textbook.
Steven A. Wasserman
Steve Wasserman (Unit 7) is a professor at
the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He earned his A.B.
in Biology from Harvard University and his Ph.D. in Biological
Sciences from MIT. Through his research on regulatory pathway
mechanisms in the fruit fly Drosophila, Steve has
contributed to the fields of developmental biology, reproduction,
and immunity. As a faculty member at the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center and UCSD, he has taught genetics,
development, and physiology to undergraduate, graduate, and medical
students. He has also served as the research mentor for more than a
dozen doctoral students and more than 50 aspiring scientists at the
undergraduate and high school levels. Steve has been the recipient
of distinguished scholar awards from both the Markey Charitable
Trust and the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. In 2007, he
received UCSD's Distinguished Teaching Award for undergraduate
teaching.
Peter V. Minorsky
Peter Minorsky (Unit 6) is a professor at
Mercy College in New York, where he teaches evolution, ecology,
botany, and introductory biology. He received his B.A. in Biology
from Vassar College and his Ph.D. in Plant Physiology from Cornell
University. He is also the science writer for the journal Plant
Physiology. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University
of Wisconsin at Madison, Peter taught at Kenyon College, Union
College, Western Connecticut State University, and Vassar College.
He is an electrophysiologist who studies plant responses to stress.
Peter received the 2008 Award for Teaching Excellence at Mercy
College.
Robert B. Jackson
Rob Jackson (Unit 8) is a professor of
biology and Nicholas Chair of Environmental Sciences at Duke
University. Rob holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rice
University, as well as M.S. degrees in Ecology and Statistics and a
Ph.D. in Ecology from Utah State University. Rob directed Duke's
Program in Ecology for many years and just finished a term as the
Vice President of Science for the Ecological Society of America.
Rob has received numerous awards, including a Presidential Early
Career Award in Science and Engineering from the National Science
Foundation. He also enjoys popular writing, having published a
trade book about the environment, The Earth Remains
Forever, and two books of poetry for children, Animal
Mischief and Weekend Mischief.
Neil A. Campbell
Neil Campbell combined the investigative
nature of a research scientist with the soul of an experienced and
caring teacher. He earned his M.A. in Zoology from UCLA and his
Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of California,
Riverside, where he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in
2001. Neil published numerous research articles on desert and
coastal plants and how the sensitive plant (Mimosa) and
other legumes move their leaves. His 30 years of teaching in
diverse environments included general biology courses at Cornell
University, Pomona College, and San Bernardino Valley College,
where he received the college's first Outstanding Professor Award
in 1986. Neil was a visiting scholar in the Department of Botany
and Plant Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. In
addition to his authorship of this book, he coauthored Biology:
Concepts & Connections and Essential Biology with
Jane Reece. For the Ninth Edition of this book, we honor
Neil's contributions to biology education by adopting the title
Campbell BIOLOGY.
