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The following books are excellent general texts for an introduction to the thinking of some of the great biologists of our time.
- Darwin C The Origin of Species
- Dawkin R The Selfish Gene.
- Dawkin R The Blind Watchmaker
- Henig R A Monk and Two Peas.
- Jones Y Y The Decent of Man
- Watson J The Double Helix.
If you want to look at reading list specifically for your university and subject, just go to Reading Lists
The following two lists are abridged versions of reading lists from Manchester University and Leeds
Optometry at Manchester
Introductory reading
- Cell Physiology and Biochemistry, W D McElroy, pub. Prentice Hall
- Chemistry of Life, S Rose, pub. Pelican
- Visual Perception: An Introduction, N J Wade and M Swanston, Routledge 1991
- The Eye and the Brain: The Physiology of Seeing, R L Gregory, pub. World University Press 1976
- Clinical Optics, T E Fannin and T Grosvenor, pub. Butterworths 1996
- Seeing, J Frisby, pub. OUP 1978
First year books
- Clinical Visual Optics, A G Bennett and R Rabbetts, pub. Butterworth-Heineman
- Perception, R Sekuler and R Blake, pub. McGraw-Hill 1990
- Sensation and Perception, Coren and Ward, pub. Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich 1989
- Optics, A H Tunnacli.e and J G Hirst, pub. Association of Dispensing Opticians
- Optics, M H Freeman, pub. Butterworth- Heinemann
Biological sciences at the University of Leeds
The Physiology of Sport
- Bassett, D.R. & Howley, E.T., (1997). Maximal oxygen uptake: “classical” versus “contemporary” viewpoints.Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 5, 591-603.
- Hill, A.V. & Lupton, H., (1923). Muscular exercise, lactic acid and the supply and utilisation of oxygen. Q.J Medicine . 16, 135-171. In Bassett, D.R. & Howley, E.T. (1997). Maximal oxygen uptake: “classical” versus “contemporary” viewpoints. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercis’ . 29, 591-603.
- Keren, G., Magazanik, A. & Epstein, Y. (1980). A comparison of various methods of the determination of VO2max . European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology . 45, 117-124.
- Wilmore, J.H. & Costill, D.L. (1994). Physiology of Sport and Exercise .Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Animal welfare in agriculture
There is no bibliography for the .ppt in Bodington Common but it does refer to
Prions, BSE and variant CJD
Prion disease
Alzheimer's disease
Why we die
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