Biology list 91

The Chemistry of Plants and Insects

Plants, Bugs, and Molecules

by Margareta Séquin
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2017

Have you ever wondered how plants attract certain insects, or how insects communicate with each other? This book explains the natural chemical compounds that determine the fascinating interactions between plants and insects providing a gentle and absorbing introduction to organic chemistry that is...

Sharks of the Shallows

Coastal Species in Florida and the Bahamas

by Jeffrey C. Carrier
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017

Agile, sleek, and precise, sharks display many qualities we can admire and appreciate. These marvels of evolution have adapted to thrive in every major aquatic realm on the planet, from frigid Arctic waters through temperate but stormy seas and on into the tropics. However, few places on Earth are...

Do Species Exist?

Principles of Taxonomic Classification

by Werner Kunz
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2013

A readily comprehensible guide for biologists, field taxonomists and interested laymen to one of the oldest problems in biology: the species problem. Written by a geneticist with extensive experience in field taxonomy, this practical book provides the sound scientific background to the problems arising...

Bioprobes

Biochemical Tools for Investigating Cell Function

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Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017

This new edition provides the most advanced research using bioprobes on the chemical control of 1) cell cycle and differentiation, 2) epigenetics, 3) apoptosis and autophagy, and 4) immune response. The “bioprobe”, first proposed in the first edition, has become an indispensable tool for chemical...

The Physics of Cancer

by Stefano Zapperi, Caterina A. M. La Porta
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017

Recent years have witnessed an increasing number of theoretical and experimental contributions to cancer research from different fields of physics, from biomechanics and soft-condensed matter physics to the statistical mechanics of complex systems. Reviewing these contributions and providing a sophisticated...

Cell Analysis on Microfluidics

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Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017

This book presents a detailed overview of the design, formatting, application, and development of microfluidic chips in the context of cell biology research, enumerating each element involved in microfluidics-based cell analysis, discussing its history, status quo, and future prospects, It also offers...

Mate Choice

The Evolution of Sexual Decision Making from Microbes to Humans

by Gil Rosenthal
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017

**A major new look at the evolution of mating decisions in organisms from protozoans to humans ** The popular consensus on mate choice has long been that females select mates likely to pass good genes to offspring. In Mate Choice, Gil Rosenthal overturns much of this conventional wisdom. Providing...

Self and the Phenomenon of Life

A Biologist Examines Life from Molecules to Humanity

by Ramon Lim
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017

The book describes a common ground between the biology of life and the humanity of life without compromising either discipline. It attempts to bridge the gap between our "two cultures" — the sciences and the humanities, as advocated by C P Snow fifty years ago. This book connects our meager...

Genetics of Monogenic and Syndromic Obesity

by Ya-Xiong Tao
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016

Genetics of Monogenic and Syndromic Obesity is the latest volume in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series. Contains contributions from leading authorities Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field

Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds

by Tony D. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012

Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration of female avian reproductive physiology and ecology, and an emphasis on individual variation in life-history traits. Tony...

Applications of Advanced Omics Technologies: From Genes to Metabolites

by Virginia García-Cañas, Alejandro Cifuentes, Carolina Simó
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2014

The book contains contributions concerning the application of the new instrumental and methodological developments in omics technologies, including those related to Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, Peptidomics and Metabolomics, Lipidomics and Foodomics. The16 chapters discuss in detail: innovative...

Bioactive Polyphenols from Wine Grapes

by Ellen L Robb, Jeffrey A Stuart
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013

Is red wine good for you? And if so, why? How much? And what are the actual benefits? This addition to the SpringerBriefs in Cell Biology series thoroughly but succinctly answers these questions. It covers the biochemistry, health benefits and therapeutic potential of wine grapes. It begins with...

Photophysiology

Current Topics in Photobiology and Photochemistry

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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013

Photophysiology: Current Topics in Photobiology and Photochemistry, Volume VIII is a collection of papers that discusses the photobiological phenomena of plants. This collection presents comparative studies on photosynthesis blending at the molecular, cellular, and plant levels. Some papers also analyze...

Oligomerization in Health and Disease

by Jesus Giraldo, Francisco Ciruela
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013

This special volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on oligomerization in health and disease. Contributions from leading authorities Informs and updates on all the latest developments in the field