Biological Sciences category: 21088 books
Biological Exuberance
Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2000
A Publishers Weekly Best Book
One of the New York Public Library's "25 Books to Remember" for 1999
Homosexuality in its myriad forms has been scientifically documented in more than 450 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, and other animals worldwide. Biological Exuberance...
Enhancing Cleanup of Environmental Pollutants
Volume 2: Non-Biological Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
This two-volume work is an effort to provide a common platform to environmental engineers, microbiologists, chemical scientists, plant physiologists and molecular biologists working with a common aim of sustainable solutions to varied environmental contamination issues. Chapters explore biological...
Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes:
Building Coherence between Microbial Ecology and Molecular Mechanisms
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
The offered volume intends to review the biological control theme of phytonematodes from several prospects: ecological; applicative as well as commercial state of the art; understanding the mode-of-action of various biocontrol systems; interaction between the plant host, nematodes’ surface and microorganism’s;...
Dance to the Tune of Life
Biological Relativity
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
In this thought-provoking book, Denis Noble formulates the theory of biological relativity, emphasising that living organisms operate at multiple levels of complexity and must therefore be analysed from a multi-scale, relativistic perspective. Noble explains that all biological processes operate by...
Analytical Ultracentrifugation
Instrumentation, Software, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
This book introduces analytical ultracentrifugation (AUC) as a whole, covering essential theoretical and practical aspects as well as its applications in both biological and non-biological systems. Comprehensive characterizations of macromolecules in a solution are now routinely required not only...
The Arc of Life
Evolution and Health Across the Life Course
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
Given the rapidly developing area of evolutionary medicine and public health, The Arc of Life examines ways in which research conducted by biological anthropologists can enrich our understanding of variation in human health outcomes. The book aims not only to showcase the perspective that biological...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
From within complex structures of organisms and cells down to the molecular level, biological processes all involve movement. Muscular fibers slide on each other to activate the muscle, as polymerases do along nucleic acids for replicating and transcribing the genetic material. Cells move and organize...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
The theme of the book is highly relevant to the current emphasis on environment conservation, with focus on native biodiversity conservation in agro-ecosystems. The current impetus being given to organic farming and export oriented agri-hortculture in the country calls for access to relevant scientific...
Biological System: A Tutorial Study Guide
A Tutorial Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
“Biological System” is a part of the college-level Principles of Biology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the scientific basis of the organization of the biological systems.
It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each...
Heteroaromatic Lipoxin A4 Analogues
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2012
In this thesis Colm Duffy reviews the chemistry and biology of stable lipoxin analogues. Colm has prepared for the first time ever a pyridine-containing LXA4 analogue in enantiomerically pure form. Biological evaluation determined that both epimers at the benzylic position suppress key cytokines known...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2011
This vital Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) independent training course manual from the Emergency Management Institute (EMI) provides authoritative, official information about radiological emergency response. This course, IS-301, includes: Regulations and Guides for Radiation Protection...
Biological Management of Diseases of Crops
Volume 2: Integration of Biological Control Strategies with Crop Disease Management Systems
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2013
Biological management of diseases of crops is influenced by the nature of interactions between the pathogens and other organisms and the plants. Due to development of resistance in pathogens to fungicides and bactericides, determination of compatibility of biotic biocontrol agents with chemicals is...
Biological Systematics
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Biological Systematics: Principles and Applications draws equally from examples in botany and zoology to provide a modern account of cladistic principles and techniques. It is a core systematics textbook with a focus on parsimony-based approaches for students and biologists interested in systematics...
Enhancing Cleanup of Environmental Pollutants
Volume 1: Biological Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2017
This two-volume work is an effort to provide a common platform to environmental engineers, microbiologists, chemical scientists, plant physiologists and molecular biologists working with a common aim of sustainable solutions to varied environmental contamination issues. Chapters explore biological...