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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Botany Lab Manual
Maria Morrow · College of the Redwoods
As a course, botany is the study of plants and many other groups in the tree of life. With regard to organisms, this course begins with the Cyanobacteria, winds through several groups of unrelated organisms that were all once categorized as fungi, picks apart pieces of the "protista," and finally emerges into Kingdom Plantae.
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Introduction to Ecology
Sara Kappus · Evergreen Valley College
This book is written for a general education courses in Ecology (Biology 63 - Ecology at Evergreen Valley College). This book introduces Ecology, the branch of biology that deals with the relations of living organisms, including humans, to one another and to their physical surroundings. This book also covers key concepts in science and biology, that serve as the foundation for understanding more advanced ecological concepts. Included throughout is an underlying theme emphasizing how ecological r
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Biochemistry Free For All
Kevin Ahern, Indira Rajagopal, & Taralyn Tan · Oregon State University
In the contents: 1.01: Introduction - Basic Biology
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Science, Physiology, and Nutrition For the Nonscientist
Judi S. Morrill · San Jose State University
In the contents: 12.03: Cancer Biology
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A Photographic Atlas for Botany
Maria Morrow · College of the Redwoods
This book provides images and descriptions for the organismal groups and anatomical features covered in general botany. Cover image of moss capsules glowing red under UV light by Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-NC.
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Crop Adaptation and Improvement for Drought-Prone Environments
Ndjido A. Kane, Daniel Foncéka, and Timothy J. Dalton · Kansas State University
This book focuses on three important elements in the development of cereal and legume crops in semi-arid West Africa. The first section illustrates the socioeconomic factors that affect the food system for these crops with an overview of crop production and consumption in the region. The second section addresses the state of the art of phenotyping and the modeling of crop adaptation to dryland farming systems. The third section investigates the genetic diversity and improvement of dryland crops.
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Fundamentals of Biochemistry I - Structure and Catalysis
Henry Jakubowski and Patricia Flatt · LibreTexts
In the contents: 07: Carbohydrates and Glycobiology
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Quantitative Methods for Plant Breeding
Walter Suza and Kendall Lamkey · Iowa State University
This open textbook covers common statistics used in agriculture research, including experimental design in plant breeding and genetics, as well as the analysis of variance, regression, and correlation.
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Molecular Genetics 4606
Helen Chamberlin · The Ohio State University
In the contents: 22.02: Cancer Cell Biology
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Introduction to Bioinformatics
Rohan Mehta · Elmhurst University
An introduction to the principles behind and practice of bioinformatics: the science of interpreting and analyzing biological information. This course covers concepts behind genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomics analysis, as well as data processing and visualization. This course also provides an introduction to the R programming language and the unix shell as well as a variety of commonly-used bioinformatics software packages.
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Cultivar Development
Walter Suza, Kendall Lamkey, and Rita H. Mumm · Iowa State University
This open textbook places emphasis on the design of a process pipeline for continuous development of new improved cultivars as a means to implement the cycle of crop improvement. Essential topics in New Line Development and New Line Evaluation are addressed, such as choice of parents, creation of progeny, and evaluation and selection of progeny. Students learn to design a process pipeline to produce improved cultivars that meet a specific product target which represents stakeholders’ needs.
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Gardening with Native Grasses in Cold Climates
Diane M. Narem and Mary Hockenberry Meyer · University of Minnesota
Gardening with Native Grasses in Cold Climates, is written for inexperienced as well as seasoned gardeners, landscape designers, garden center employees, and anyone interested in native grasses that grow well in cold climates. New information on the benefits of native grasses including their importance as host plants for native Lepidoptera is included. Combinations of specific grasses used by larvae and perennials that the adult butterflies feed on is new and timely information.
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BIO Majors 4A+4B Lab Manual
Darcy Ernst, May Chen, Katie Foltz, and Bridget Greuel · Evergreen Valley College
In the contents: 19: Molecular Biology · 32: Field Biology and Ecology
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BIOL 101: Lab Manual- Lancaster Edition
Brad Basehore · HACC
LibreTexts
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AP Environmental Science
LibreTexts
This text is designed to acquaint students with the physical, ecological, social, and political principles of environmental science. Scientific method is used to analyze and understand the interrelationships between humans and the natural environment. This test shows how ecological realities and the material desire of humans often clash, leading to environmental degradation and pollution.
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BIO2 W2027
Satoshi Namekawa · University of California, Davis
The BIO 2 series introduces students to the principles on which all life--from the smallest, simplest organisms to the largest communities--is based. BIO 2 concentrates on the cellular basis of life, concentrating on the structures and functions of cells and the biological molecules from which they are formed, the ways by which cells acquire, transform, and use chemical energy, and the mechanisms by which genetic information is stored, safeguarded, transmitted from one generation to the next.
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Fundamentals of Biochemistry III - Information Pathways
Henry Jakubowski and Patricia Flatt · LibreTexts
We explore the biochemistry of informational macromolecules (DNA, RNA, and proteins), key players in the Central Dogma of Biology. We use molecular models to facilitate an understanding of structure/function relations. In addition, we explore reaction mechanisms for converting the information in DNA into RNA and then into proteins. This material is usually studied in molecular biology courses.
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Intro to Biotechnology
Andre Walther · Cedar Crest College
In the contents: 3.01: Themes and Concepts of Biology
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Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
Walter Suza and Donald Lee · University of Iowa
This textbook provides an introduction to plant genetics and biotechnology for the advancement of agriculture. A clear and structured introduction to the topic for learners new to the field of genetics, the book includes: an introduction to the life cycle of the cell, DNA and how it relates to genes and chromosomes, DNA analysis, recombinant DNA, biotechnology, and transmission genetics.
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Fish, Fishing, and Conservation
Donald J. Orth · Virginia Tech
Fish, Fishing, and Conservation asserts that all peoples must play a role in conservation. Through case studies, engaging narrative and graphics, and exercises, the text explores major motivations for fishing and non-fishing related values, responsible fisheries practices, the rights of all people to decide how to manage and conserve fish, their habitats, and how they are utilized. For many fishes, overfishing remains a pressing global problem for which appropriate solutions are not easily found