Biology of Evolution and Systematics: Cohesive, Concise, Yet Comprehensive Introduction for Students and Professionals

Publisher Marketing: In this book, Dr. Paul Sanghera, the bestselling author of several books in science and technology, provides a cohesive, concise, yet comprehensive coverage of the key concepts of evolution and systematics in an accessible way. The book presents material in a logical learning sequence: each section builds upon previous sections and each chapter upon previous chapters. All concepts simple or complex are well-defined and clearly explained the first time they appear. There is no hopping from topic to topic and no technical jargon without explanation. This book is useful for both students and professionals in biology. Students can use the distilled information in this book to excel in their assignments and exams including AP Biology. Even though this book is self-contained, it also works as a great supplement to any textbook in general biology. Professionals in a biology-related field can use it as a quick reference guide or for a concise review of fundamental concepts, whereas the newcomers can use it as their gateway into the field to swiftly ramp up to speed. The chapters in the book have the following special features: * Note: A Note is used to present additional helpful material related to the topic being described or to emphasize a concept. * Caution: A Caution is used to highlight a point which either is crucial or may not fit into a framework of common sense. * Think About It: This feature presents questions or simple problems with answers and solutions to emphasize critical concepts. * Problems: Problems are presented with solutions to explain mathematical concepts. * Review Questions: Review questions with answers are presented at the end of each chapter in order to enable you to test your knowledge and detect your strengths and weakness. * Glossary: This feature permits straightforward access to key terms." Contributor Bio:  Sanghera, Paul Dr. Paul Sanghera (San Jose, CA) Linux+, Network+, CAN, SCP, SCSA, is a technologist, educator, and entrepreneur based in the Silicon Valley, California. With a Ph. D. in Physics, and a Master s in Computer Science from Cornell University, Dr. Sanghera is an expert in Computer Networking, TCP/IP protocols, Java Technologies, and peer to peer distributed communication systems. He has more than 15 years experience working with the UNIX system environment, including work at research laboratories such as CERN and the Wilson Nuclear Synchrotron Laboratory at Cornell University, and in the computer industry. He has taught technology courses in the Bay Area at CSU Hayward, San Jose State University, Golden Gate University, and Brooks College. Paul was a founding member and Director of Engineering at an e-commerce company, weborder, that was sold to Netopia. He has also been at the ground floor of several other technology startups such as Dream Logic, and MP3.com. DR. Sanghera has also worked as Senior Software Engineer at Novell, and Netscape, and have contributed to technologies such as Netscape Communicator, NDS, and sellerXpert. Author and co-author of more than 150 research papers published in American and European research journals, Dr. Sanghera has made professional presentations by invitation at several International conferences.