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about the author Stanley A. Rice is associate professor of biology at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant. A native of Oklahoma, he grew up in California, obtained a B.A. in environmental biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Ph.D. in plant biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He taught biology at colleges in New York, Indiana, and Minnesota before returning to Oklahoma in 1998, when he joined the faculty of Southeastern. His Encyclopedia of Evolution was published in hardcover in 2006 and paperback in 2007. He has published scholarly papers and given numerous presentations at professional meetings. Information about his research and writings can be found at http://www.stanleyrice.com. ABT-AUTHOR.qxd 11/12/08 4:55 PM Page 299 ABT-AUTHOR.qxd 11/12/08 4:55 PM Page 300 ...

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