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Nematode-Trapping Fungi

Modifié par Ke-Qin Zhang, Kevin D. Hyde ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
These chapters provide up-to-date information on nematophagous fungi, particularly those of the Orbiliaceae in Ascomycota, whose asexual states produce nematode-trapping devices. The authors consider fungal-nematode interactions, fossil fungi, the biodiversity, ecology and geographical distribution of nematode-trapping fungi, and their potential use in biocontrol of nematodes, all in detail ... En savoir plus

$179.99 CAD

These chapters provide up-to-date information on nematophagous fungi, particularly those of the Orbiliaceae in Ascomycota, whose asexual states produce nematode-trapping devices. The authors consider fungal-nematode interactions, fossil fungi, the biodiversity, ecology and geographical distribution of nematode-trapping fungi, and their potential use in biocontrol of nematodes, all in detail
... En savoir plus
The Evolution of Anisogamy

A Fundamental Phenomenon Underlying Sexual Selection

Modifié par Tatsuya Togashi, Paul Alan Cox ...

Darwin identified the existence of separate male and female gametes as one of the central mysteries of evolutionary biology. 150 years later, the question of why male gametes exist remains an intriguing puzzle. In this, the first book solely devoted to the evolution of anisogamy, top theorists in the field explore why gamete dimorphism characterizes nearly all plants and animals. Did separate male ... En savoir plus

$128.99 CAD

Darwin identified the existence of separate male and female gametes as one of the central mysteries of evolutionary biology. 150 years later, the question of why male gametes exist remains an intriguing puzzle. In this, the first book solely devoted to the evolution of anisogamy, top theorists in the field explore why gamete dimorphism characterizes nearly all plants and animals. Did separate male
... En savoir plus
Conservation of Tropical Plant Species

Modifié par M.N. Normah, H.F. Chin, Barbara M. Reed ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The book is designed to provide a review on the methods and current status of conservation of the tropical plant species. It will also provide the information on the richness of the tropical plant diversity, the need to conserve, and the potential utilization of the genetic resources. Future perspectives of conservation of tropical species will be discussed. Besides being useful to researchers and ... En savoir plus

$281.99 CAD

The book is designed to provide a review on the methods and current status of conservation of the tropical plant species. It will also provide the information on the richness of the tropical plant diversity, the need to conserve, and the potential utilization of the genetic resources. Future perspectives of conservation of tropical species will be discussed. Besides being useful to researchers and
... En savoir plus
Foundations in Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience

Modifié par Steven M. Platek, Todd K. Shackelford ...

This book is an introduction to the emerging field of evolutionary cognitive neuroscience, a branch of neuroscience that combines the disciplines of evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience. It outlines the application of cognitive neuroscientific methods (e.g., functional magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial magnetic stimulation, magneto- and electroencephalography, and the use of ... En savoir plus

$69.99 CAD

This book is an introduction to the emerging field of evolutionary cognitive neuroscience, a branch of neuroscience that combines the disciplines of evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience. It outlines the application of cognitive neuroscientific methods (e.g., functional magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial magnetic stimulation, magneto- and electroencephalography, and the use of
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Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic Mammals of North America

Biostratigraphy and Geochronology

Modifié par Michael Woodburne ...

This book places into modern context the information by which North American mammalian paleontologists recognize, divide, calibrate, and discuss intervals of mammalian evolution known as North American Land Mammal Ages. It incorporates new information on the systematic biology of the fossil record and utilizes the many recent advances in geochronologic methods and their results.The book describes ... En savoir plus

$140.99 CAD

This book places into modern context the information by which North American mammalian paleontologists recognize, divide, calibrate, and discuss intervals of mammalian evolution known as North American Land Mammal Ages. It incorporates new information on the systematic biology of the fossil record and utilizes the many recent advances in geochronologic methods and their results.The book describes
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Vertebrate Photoreceptors

Functional Molecular Bases

Modifié par Satoru Kawamura, Takahisa Furukawa, James B. Hurley ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a series of comprehensive views on various important aspects of vertebrate photoreceptors. The vertebrate retina is a tissue that provides unique experimental advantages to neuroscientists. Photoreceptor neurons are abundant in this tissue and they are readily identifiable and easily isolated. These features make them an outstanding model for studying neuronal mechanisms of ... En savoir plus

$179.99 CAD

This book provides a series of comprehensive views on various important aspects of vertebrate photoreceptors. The vertebrate retina is a tissue that provides unique experimental advantages to neuroscientists. Photoreceptor neurons are abundant in this tissue and they are readily identifiable and easily isolated. These features make them an outstanding model for studying neuronal mechanisms of
... En savoir plus
Smilodon

The Iconic Sabertooth

Modifié par Lars Werdelin, H. G. McDonald, Christopher A. Shaw ...

The consummate guide to the ultimate sabertooth.Few animals spark the imagination as much as the sabertooth cat Smilodon. With their incredibly long canines, which hung like fangs past their jaws, these ferocious predators were first encountered by humans when our species entered the Americas. We can only imagine what ice age humans felt when they were confronted by a wild cat larger than a ... En savoir plus

$127.99 CAD

The consummate guide to the ultimate sabertooth.Few animals spark the imagination as much as the sabertooth cat Smilodon. With their incredibly long canines, which hung like fangs past their jaws, these ferocious predators were first encountered by humans when our species entered the Americas. We can only imagine what ice age humans felt when they were confronted by a wild cat larger than a
... En savoir plus
Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Transport

Modifié par Weidong Yang ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Dysfunction of nuclear-cytoplasmic transport systems has been associated with many human diseases. Thus, understanding of how functional this transport system maintains, or through dysfunction fails to maintain remains the core question in cell biology. In eukaryotic cells, the nuclear envelope (NE) separates the genetic transcription in the nucleus from the translational machinery in the ... En savoir plus

$192.99 CAD

Dysfunction of nuclear-cytoplasmic transport systems has been associated with many human diseases. Thus, understanding of how functional this transport system maintains, or through dysfunction fails to maintain remains the core question in cell biology. In eukaryotic cells, the nuclear envelope (NE) separates the genetic transcription in the nucleus from the translational machinery in the
... En savoir plus
Metazoa

Het dierenrijk en de evolutie van het bewustzijn

par Peter Godfrey Smith ...

Een duik in het ontstaan van het bewustzijn van dieren'Leerzaam, spannend en vermakelijk.' ★★★★★ de Volkskrant'Door verslag te doen van zijn persoonlijke observaties in de diepzee vloeien filosofie- en biologieles overtuigend in elkaar over.' ★★★★★ TrouwHoe ontstond uit de materie van het lichaam een bewustzijn? Of het nu gaat om haaien, koralen, octopussen, garnalen, vissen of de mens: allemaal ... En savoir plus

$16.69 CAD

Een duik in het ontstaan van het bewustzijn van dieren'Leerzaam, spannend en vermakelijk.' ★★★★★ de Volkskrant'Door verslag te doen van zijn persoonlijke observaties in de diepzee vloeien filosofie- en biologieles overtuigend in elkaar over.' ★★★★★ TrouwHoe ontstond uit de materie van het lichaam een bewustzijn? Of het nu gaat om haaien, koralen, octopussen, garnalen, vissen of de mens: allemaal
... En savoir plus
Genetics and Genomics of Linum

Modifié par Christopher A. Cullis ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Linum (flax) is a genus of about 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. The genus includes common flax, which is one of the best fibers to produce linen, the seeds to produce linseed oil and has health-related properties of flax in human and animal nutrition.This book describes the genetics and genomics of Linum including the development of extensive experimental resources (e.g. whole ... En savoir plus

$179.99 CAD

Linum (flax) is a genus of about 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. The genus includes common flax, which is one of the best fibers to produce linen, the seeds to produce linseed oil and has health-related properties of flax in human and animal nutrition.This book describes the genetics and genomics of Linum including the development of extensive experimental resources (e.g. whole
... En savoir plus
Resource Strategies of Wild Plants

par Joseph M. Craine ...

Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores, and resisted a myriad of environmental stresses. These struggles have helped generate more than a quarter million terrestrial plant species, each possessing a unique strategy for success. Yet, as Resource Strategies of Wild Plants demonstrates, the constraints on plant growth are ... En savoir plus

$95.99 CAD

Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores, and resisted a myriad of environmental stresses. These struggles have helped generate more than a quarter million terrestrial plant species, each possessing a unique strategy for success. Yet, as Resource Strategies of Wild Plants demonstrates, the constraints on plant growth are
... En savoir plus
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, both volumes in a single file

par Charles Darwin ...

The second edition. Darwin explains in the Preface: "During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts, chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of these facts I have been able here to use only ... En savoir plus

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The second edition. Darwin explains in the Preface: "During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts, chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of these facts I have been able here to use only
... En savoir plus
Neotropical Owls

Diversity and Conservation

Modifié par Paula L. Enriquez ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a comprehensive biological and ecological information about owls in the neotropic area. In addition the book covers topics such as threats and conservation strategies for these nocturnal birds of prey from 18 Neotropical countries. Owls are a good example of diversification processes and have developed evolutionary characteristics themselves. These species are found almost ... En savoir plus

$218.99 CAD

This book presents a comprehensive biological and ecological information about owls in the neotropic area. In addition the book covers topics such as threats and conservation strategies for these nocturnal birds of prey from 18 Neotropical countries. Owls are a good example of diversification processes and have developed evolutionary characteristics themselves. These species are found almost
... En savoir plus
Indian Pandanaceae - an overview

par Altafhusain Nadaf, Rahul Zanan ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Indian screw pine family Pandanaceae represents three genera, in which genus Pandanus and Benstonea are distributed in two hotspots in India – the Western Ghats and the Northeast Himalayan region. For the first time, Indian Pandanaceae has been assessed for its taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship. The extensive survey by the authors led to the discovery of three new Pandanus species ... En savoir plus

$115.99 CAD

Indian screw pine family Pandanaceae represents three genera, in which genus Pandanus and Benstonea are distributed in two hotspots in India – the Western Ghats and the Northeast Himalayan region. For the first time, Indian Pandanaceae has been assessed for its taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship. The extensive survey by the authors led to the discovery of three new Pandanus species
... En savoir plus
More Show Me How

Everything We Couldn’t Fit in the First Book Instructions for Life from the Everyday to the Exotic

par Lauren Smith, Derek Fagerstrom ...

A new collection of fun, practical, and outrageous projects from the genius minds of the original Show Me How.Volume two of the Show Me How series contains brand-new instructions that show readers how to amaze, trick, create, style, and love, among other endeavors. Ideas range from the practical (hang a ceiling fixture; hem a pair of pants) to the outrageous (boobytrap a bathroom; forge an ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

A new collection of fun, practical, and outrageous projects from the genius minds of the original Show Me How.Volume two of the Show Me How series contains brand-new instructions that show readers how to amaze, trick, create, style, and love, among other endeavors. Ideas range from the practical (hang a ceiling fixture; hem a pair of pants) to the outrageous (boobytrap a bathroom; forge an
... En savoir plus
Revolutionary Biology

The New, Gene-centered View of Life

par David Barash ...

There is a revolution underway in biology. It is based on a new perception of bodies and genes, in which the former are the end product of the latter within the continuum of evolution. Twenty fi ve years after Richard Dawkins helped revolutionize our thinking about "selfi sh genes," it is time to reevaluate. Revolutionary Biology explains in simple, vivid terms what this exciting approach has to ... En savoir plus

$100.99 CAD

There is a revolution underway in biology. It is based on a new perception of bodies and genes, in which the former are the end product of the latter within the continuum of evolution. Twenty fi ve years after Richard Dawkins helped revolutionize our thinking about "selfi sh genes," it is time to reevaluate. Revolutionary Biology explains in simple, vivid terms what this exciting approach has to
... En savoir plus
Molecular Breeding for Sustainable Crop Improvement

Volume 2

Modifié par Vijay Rani Rajpal, S. Rama Rao, S.N. Raina ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The world population is estimated to reach to more than 10 billion by the year 2050. These projections pose a challenging situation for the agricultural scientists to increase crops productivity to meet the growing food demands. The unavailability and/or inaccessibility to appropriate gene pools with desired traits required to carry out genetic improvement of various crop species make this task ... En savoir plus

$179.99 CAD

The world population is estimated to reach to more than 10 billion by the year 2050. These projections pose a challenging situation for the agricultural scientists to increase crops productivity to meet the growing food demands. The unavailability and/or inaccessibility to appropriate gene pools with desired traits required to carry out genetic improvement of various crop species make this task
... En savoir plus
Understanding Human Evolution

par Jeffrey K. McKee ...

**For the one-term course in human evolution, paleoanthropology, or fossil hominins taught at the junior/senior level in departments of anthropology or biology.**This new edition provides a comprehensive overview to the field of paleoanthropology–the study of human evolution by analyzing fossil remains. It includes the latest fossil finds, attempts to place humans into the context of geological ... En savoir plus

$279.99 CAD

**For the one-term course in human evolution, paleoanthropology, or fossil hominins taught at the junior/senior level in departments of anthropology or biology.**This new edition provides a comprehensive overview to the field of paleoanthropology–the study of human evolution by analyzing fossil remains. It includes the latest fossil finds, attempts to place humans into the context of geological
... En savoir plus
Patterns of Life

Biogeography of a changing world

par Howard Mielke ...

Insight into universal nature provides an intellectual life? Why are so many plants and animals, especially delight and sense of freedom that no blows of fate and freshwater species, at risk of extinction? These are a few no evil can destroy. of the questions that have intrigued observers of nature Alexander von Humboldt, 1805 and the Earth. By studying the Earth's patterns of life, students of ... En savoir plus

$154.99 CAD

Insight into universal nature provides an intellectual life? Why are so many plants and animals, especially delight and sense of freedom that no blows of fate and freshwater species, at risk of extinction? These are a few no evil can destroy. of the questions that have intrigued observers of nature Alexander von Humboldt, 1805 and the Earth. By studying the Earth's patterns of life, students of
... En savoir plus
Telomere Territory and Cancer

Modifié par Parvin Mehdipour ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Timing, racing, combating, struggling and targeting are some actions through which cellular fate could be reflected and evaluated. Interaction between cell territory and environment occur during pre-embryonic, fetal development, and post-natal periods. What the researchers observe as the outcome of telomeres behavior is only the peak of an ice mountain within a stormy ocean. Cellular life depends ... En savoir plus

$179.99 CAD

Timing, racing, combating, struggling and targeting are some actions through which cellular fate could be reflected and evaluated. Interaction between cell territory and environment occur during pre-embryonic, fetal development, and post-natal periods. What the researchers observe as the outcome of telomeres behavior is only the peak of an ice mountain within a stormy ocean. Cellular life depends
... En savoir plus
Svelare i Misteri Genetici: Longevità, Ingegneria Genetica e Filosofia Della Mente

par Edenilson Brandl ...

La genetica è un campo affascinante e complesso, che svela i segreti del codice genetico presente in ogni essere vivente. Attraverso l'indagine sui geni e sulla loro interazione con l'ambiente, siamo in grado di comprendere meglio i processi biologici che danno forma alla nostra esistenza. In questo libro esploreremo le meraviglie e le sfide della genetica, nonché le sue applicazioni in settori ... En savoir plus

$1.40 CAD

La genetica è un campo affascinante e complesso, che svela i segreti del codice genetico presente in ogni essere vivente. Attraverso l'indagine sui geni e sulla loro interazione con l'ambiente, siamo in grado di comprendere meglio i processi biologici che danno forma alla nostra esistenza. In questo libro esploreremo le meraviglie e le sfide della genetica, nonché le sue applicazioni in settori
... En savoir plus
ADVANCED TREATMENT FOR POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE: APOMETRY, NLP, REGRESSION AND HYPNOSIS

par Edenilson Brandl ...

In the realm of healthcare and holistic healing, there exists an intricate tapestry of methodologies, each contributing its unique thread to the fabric of wellness. It is within this intricate weave that we embark on a journey to explore a groundbreaking approach in the treatment of a complex condition: Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). This book, "Advanced Treatment for Polycystic Kidney Disease: ... En savoir plus

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In the realm of healthcare and holistic healing, there exists an intricate tapestry of methodologies, each contributing its unique thread to the fabric of wellness. It is within this intricate weave that we embark on a journey to explore a groundbreaking approach in the treatment of a complex condition: Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). This book, "Advanced Treatment for Polycystic Kidney Disease:
... En savoir plus
Origins and Evolution of Life

An Astrobiological Perspective

Modifié par Muriel Gargaud, Purificación López-Garcìa, Hervé Martin ...

Collections Livre 6 - Cambridge Astrobiology
Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this highly interdisciplinary book brings together a broad array of scientists. Thirty chapters assembled in eight major sections convey the knowledge accumulated and the richness of the debates generated by this challenging theme. The text explores the latest research on the conditions and processes that led to ... En savoir plus

$121.99 CAD

Devoted to exploring questions about the origin and evolution of life in our Universe, this highly interdisciplinary book brings together a broad array of scientists. Thirty chapters assembled in eight major sections convey the knowledge accumulated and the richness of the debates generated by this challenging theme. The text explores the latest research on the conditions and processes that led to
... En savoir plus
Adaptive Diversification

par Michael Doebeli ...

Collections Livre 48 - Monographs in Population Biology
Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations assume that differences in selection pressures lead to different adaptations in geographically separated locations. This book takes a different approach and explores adaptive diversification--diversification rooted in ecological interactions and ... En savoir plus

$86.99 CAD

Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations assume that differences in selection pressures lead to different adaptations in geographically separated locations. This book takes a different approach and explores adaptive diversification--diversification rooted in ecological interactions and
... En savoir plus

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