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Methods in Molecular Biology #461: Molecular Embryology: Methods and Protocols
by Paul Sharpe  Synopsis This new edition offers a comprehensive guide to cutting-edge methods used today across the field of molecular embryology. These powerful techniques take advantage of the most commonly used vertebrate experimental models: murine embryos for their...
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Sociobiology of Communication: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
by Patrizia D'ettorre Publisher Comments Communication is essential for all forms of social interaction, from parental care to mate choice and cooperation. This is evident for human societies but less obvious for bacterial biofilms, ant colonies or flocks of birds. The major disciplines of...
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Killer Creatures (Navigators)
by Claire Llewellyn Publisher Comments Readers get up close and personal with some of the planet’s deadliest predators in this high-octane title. From the feeding frenzy of a school of piranhas to crushing snakes, polar hunters, and the strike of a scorpion, thrill-seeking nature...
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Eternity: A Brief History of the Next Billion Years
by Michael Hanlon Publisher Comments It has become received wisdom that our world is doomed, that we live in the End of Days. Bleak predictions by psychics and scientists alike portend extreme weather, droughts, famines and floods that will overtake humanity within the century...
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Genome Dynamics and Stability #3: Recombination and Meiosis: Models, Means, and Evolution
by Richard Egel Publisher Comments Once per life cycle, mitotic nuclear divisions are replaced by meiosis I and II a reducing chromosome number from the diploid level to a haploid genome, reshuffling the homologous chromosomes by their centromeres, and recombining chromosome arms by...
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Urban Regions: Ecology and Planning Beyond the City
by Richard Forman Publisher Comments With land planning, socioeconomics and natural systems as foundations, this book combines urban planning and ecological science in examining urban regions. Writing for graduate students, academic researchers, planners, conservationists and policy makers,...
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Origin and Evolution of Viruses
by Esteban Domingo Publisher Comments New viral diseases are emerging continuously. Viruses adapt to new environments at astounding rates. Genetic variability of viruses jeopardizes vaccine efficacy. For many viruses mutants resistant to antiviral agents or host immune responses arise...
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Stories in Tracks and Sign
by Diane K. Gibbons Synopsis Beautiful nature photographs combined with hand-drawn illustrations allow readers to discover the mystery behind wild animal tracks and sign. Detailed information about each sign is provided, urging readers to imagine what animal might have made a...
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Aquatic Insects
by Royal Entomological Society Of London Synopsis Insects are a diverse, numerous and important group in aquatic habitats, occupying key functional and ecological roles. This edited volume brings together acknowledged experts in often disparate fields ranging from physiology through ecology to evolution...
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Evolution: A Little History of a Great Idea (Wooden Books)
by Geoff Stray Publisher Comments The smallest book on evolution asks big questions. Anticipating the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species throughout 2009, Evolution explores the history of evolutionary theory from Lamarck to Darwin to today’s large...
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Methods in Molecular Biology #2103: Nanostructure Design: Methods and Protocols
by Ehud Gazit Publisher Comments As one of the fastest growing fields of research in the 21st century, nanotechnology is sure to have an enormous impact on many aspects of our lives. Nanostructure Design: Methods and Protocols serves as a major reference for theoretical and experimental...
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Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics, and Informatics: Volume 1: A - L Volume 2: M - Z
by George P. Redei Publisher Comments The new, 3rd edition is an updated version of the best-seller earlier books. It includes about 56% more words than the 1,392-page 2nd edition of 2003. The number of illustrations increased to almost 2,000 and their quality has improved by design and four...
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Spooky Wolf Spiders (No Backbone: Spiders)
by Meish Goldish Synopsis Wolf spiders dont spin webs to catch their food. What do they do instead? They hunt insects by using their sharp eyesight (they have eight eyes!) and incredible speed. People dont have to worry about these spooky-looking spiders, however. Although the...
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The Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen Synopsis An unforgettable spiritual journey through the Himalayasa now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary IN 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and...
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International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology
by Kwang W. Jeon Publisher Comments DESCRIPTION: International Review of Cell & Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology-both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of...
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Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects)
by Christopher Vinyard Publisher Comments Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology is an integrative volume with broad coverage of current research on primate craniofacial biology and function. Topic headings include: the mammalian perspective on primate craniofacial form and function...
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Vinegars of the World
by Paolo Giudici Synopsis The importance of vinegars goes far beyond their merely economic aspect: they are in fact the result of environmental resources and culture, of tradition and science. The origin of vinegar is lost in the dawn of human history, together with the beginning...
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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 16, 1868: Parts 1 and 2 (Correspondence of Charles Darwin)
by Frederick Burkhardt Publisher Comments Charles Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ideas with scientific colleagues, many of whom he never met in person. In January of 1868, Darwin's Variation under Domestication was published....
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The Origins of Language: Unraveling Evolutionary Forces
by Nobuo Masataka Publisher Comments Developments in cognitive science indicate that human and nonhuman primates share a range of behavioral and physiological characteristics that speak to the issue of language origins. This volume has three major themes, woven throughout the chapters...
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Methods in Molecular Biology #466: Kidney Research: Experimental Protocols
by Tim D. Hewitson Publisher Comments As the expense of treating a growing number of end-stage kidney disease patients increases, greater attention has been paid to prevention and early treatment. The study of renal disease, however, suffers due to the complex nature of renal anatomy and...
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