Background
Rost, Thomas Lowell was born on December 28, 1941 in St. Paul. Son of Lowell Henry Rost and Agnes Marie Jurek.
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Plant Biology (Non-InfoTrac Version) (Wadsworth biology series)
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This text provides a complete introduction to the science of plant biology. It provides all the content of a typical first course at undergraduate level, and uses the modern classification system.
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Plant Biology (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)
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PLANT BIOLOGY, Second Edition provides a complete introduction to the science of plants, combining the most current, real-world examples with information on plant biodiversity and ecology, including topics like biotechnology, economic botany, and plant/human interactions. PLANT BIOLOGY begins with elements of botany that are most familiar to students: the structure, function, reproduction, physiology, and genetics of flowering plants. The evolutionary survey is then presented, with detail on the Prokaryotes, Protists, Fungi, Bryophytes, early Tracheophytes, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms. The overall sequence of subjects builds from metabolism and plant function to reproduction, then from simpler to more advanced organisms, concluding with two ecological chapters. Each chapter has been written in a modular fashion, however, to allow them to be taught in any order. In this new edition, the biodiversity chapters provide the best-supported, most current phylogenetic view of the organisms. Cladistics are introduced along with basic information, including gene sequences, followed by modern studies using cladistics and sequence information to identify natural plant groupings. Through this presentation, students can appreciate different types of evidence that describe the past events and directions of evolution. Ecology is another exciting area of study for the introductory student. Can photosynthesis by plants ease problems associated with the burning of fossil fuels? Can we stem biodiversity loss through better ecosystem management? Questions like these are addressed, making the text topical, readable, and a useful guide, all the while maintaining the length and language appropriate for beginning biology students.
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Botany: A Brief Introduction to Plant Biology
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A revised edition of the widely used undergraduate text for the one-semester or one-quarter introductory course.Offers a balanced, concise introduction to all aspects of botany including the form, function, and evolution of plants and fungi. Includes a new chapter on genetics, a complete revision of the classification section using modern classification systems, and a general updating throughout.
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Botany: A Brief Introduction to Plant Biology by Thomas L. Rost (1984-04-02)
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Botany: A Brief Introduction to Plant Biology
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Thomas Lowell Rost
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, St. John's U., Collegeville, Minnesota, 1963; Master of Arts, Mankato State University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1971.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1970-1972;
assistant to full professor department botany, University of California, Davis, 1972-1982;
faculty assistant to chancellor, University of California, Davis, 1982-1983;
professor, chairman plant biology section, University of California, Davis, 1994-1996;
associate dean division biological science, University of California, Davis, since 1996. Consultant faculty of agronomy U. Uruguay, 1979, 89. Visiting fellow Research Society Biological Science, Canberra, Australia, 1979-1980.
Visiting professor U. Wroclaw, Poland, 1987, U. Exeter, England, 1993.
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Plant Biology (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)
(PLANT BIOLOGY, Second Edition provides a complete introdu...)
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Botany: A Brief Introduction to Plant Biology
(A revised, condensed edition of an undergraduate text whi...)
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Botany: A Brief Introduction to Plant Biology
(A revised edition of the widely used undergraduate text f...)
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Plant Biology (Non-InfoTrac Version) (Wadsworth biology series)
(This text provides a complete introduction to the science...)
- Botany: A Brief Introduction to Plant Biology by Thomas L. Rost (1984-04-02)
- Botany: A Brief Introduction to Plant Biology
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Plant Biology (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)
Membership
Served to captain United States Army, 1965-1967. Fellow Japan Society Promotion of Science. Member Botanical Society American, Society Experimental Biology, American Institute Biological Science.
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Married Ann Marie Ruhland, August 31, 1963. Children: Christopher, Timothy, Jacquelyn.
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Democrat