This classic text discusses radiation, convection, conduction, and evaporation, surveying methods for the study of photosynthesis in plants and energy budgets in animals — an excellent resource for a variety of fields, particularly ecology, agronomy, forestry, botany, and zoology. "Coherent and comprehensible." — The American Biology Teacher. 174 figures. 30 tables. Unabridged republication of the edition published by Springer-Verlag, New York, 1980.
On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition by D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson Classic of modern biology sets forth seminal "theory of transformation" — that evolution takes place in large-scale transformations of body as a whole. Over 500 photographs and drawings.
Plants, Man and Life by Edgar Anderson A history of human and plant interactions. Recounts the continuing history of weeds and cultivated plants around the world, from garden-variety flowers and vegetables to sources for poisons and drugs. 16 black-and-white illustrations.
