LESLIE A. MERTZ has been writing about biology, medicine, and other sciences for nearly two decades. Upon earning a doctorate in biological sciences, she began a career as a biology instructor and freelance science writer. A field biologist who has conducted research in Michigan, Bermuda, and the Canary Islands, she is also continuing her studies of the natural world.

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