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Microbiota-associated pathology can be a direct result of changes in general bacterial composition, such as might be found in periodontitis and bacter…

Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation are both important societal goals demanding increasing international attention. While they may seem …

Forest trees and shrubs play vital ecological roles, reducing the carbon load from the atmosphere by using carbon dioxide in photosynthesis and by the…

Sexual dysfunction affects men of all ages and incidence rates are expected to double by 2025 resulting in a major health burden. Though normal sexual…

Biocultural or biosocial anthropology is a research approach that views biology and culture as dialectically and inextricably intertwined, explicitly …

The identification of drug targets in a given disease has been central to pharmaceutical research from the latter half of the 20th century right up to…

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2nd Edition has been hailed as a major contribution to the plant sciences literature and critical acclai…

Insect parasitoids are a fascinating group of animals in many respects. Perhaps the most fascinating point is that these insects, in the course of the…

This update to the award-winning The Origins of Modern Humans: A World Survey of the Fossil Evidence covers the most accepted common theories concerni…

Developmental Approaches to Human Evolution encapsulates the current state of evolutionary developmental anthropology. This emerging scientific field …

In one handy book, this reference gathers all the necessary information on 14 of the most commonly used dangerous groups of pathogens in biosafety lev…

The first atlas in many years giving researchers a good visual reference of the status of their cell lines. Given the increasing importance of well de…

The first training manual for new staff working in BSL3/4 labs. This guide is based on a course developed in 2007 by the EU COST action group 28b whic…

Sexual selection is recognized as being responsible for some of the most extravagant morphologies and behaviors in the natural world, as well as a dri…

The Amazon Basin contains the largest and most diverse tropical rainforest in the world. Besides the Andes and the Atlantic Ocean, the rainforest is b…

Estuaries are among the most biologically productive ecosystems on the planet–critical to the life cycles of fish, other aquatic animals, and the crea…

Technological advances have greatly increased the potential for, and practicability of, using medical neurotechnologies to revolutionize how a wide ar…

Molecular Aspects of Aging: Understanding Lung Aging covers recent research in the mechanisms that contribute to cellular senescence. Covering univers…

Vaccinology: An Essential Guide outlines in a clear, practical format the entire vaccine development process, from conceptualization and basic immunol…

Molecular anthropology uses molecular genetic methods to address questions and issues of anthropological interest. More specifically, molecular anthro…

Biodiversity offers great potential for managing insect pests. It provides resistance genes and anti-insect compounds; a huge range of predatory and p…

Handbook of Agricultural Entomology by Helmut van Emden is a landmark publication for students and practitioners of entomology applied to agriculture …

This is the second edition of the successful textbook written by the prize-winning scientist Andreas Ziegler, former President of the German Chapter o…

The simplicity and lack of redundancy in their regulatory genes have made ascidians one of the most useful species in studying developmental genomics.…

Human Neuroanatomy, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive overview of the anatomy of the human brain and spinal cord. The book is written at a level to be of…

NMR is one of the most powerful methods for imaging of biomolecules. This book is the ultimate NMR guide for researchers in the biomedical community a…

Stem cells, regenerative medicine, and translational medicine, are all areas of burgeoning basic research and clinical application. This dictionary in…

Integrative Organismal Biology synthesizes current understandings of the causes and consequences of individual variation at the physiological, behavio…

This fifth edition of the successful, long-selling classic has been completely revised and expanded, omitting some topics on obsolete DNA electrophore…

The bestselling introduction to bioinformatics and genomics – now in its third edition Widely received in its previous editions, Bioinformatics and Fu…

Wetlands – swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog – are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles …

Co-published with the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Forensic Science presents comprehensive international discussion of key issues and future…

Pollinators play a vital role in ecosystem health and are essential to ensuring food security. With declines in both managed and wild pollinator popul…

Winner of the IENE Project Award 2016. This authoritative volume brings together some of the world’s leading researchers, academics, practitioners and…

This book discusses the community of microbial species (the microbiota, microbiome), which inhabits the large bowel of humans. Written from the perspe…

This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate…

Nanoparticles are the building blocks for nanotechnology; they are better built, long lasting, cleaner, safer, and smarter products for use across ind…

To form a strong grounding in human-related sciences it is essential for students to grasp the fundamental concepts of statistical analysis, rather th…

The sounds produced by geophonic, biophonic and technophonic sources are relevant to the function of natural and human modified ecosystems. Passive re…

New and expanded for its second edition, Environmental Microbiology: From Genomes to Biogeochemistry¸ Second Edition, is a timely update to a classic …

The second edition of a highly acclaimed handbook and ready reference. Unmatched in its breadth and quality, around 100 specialists from all over the …

The abundance of insects can change dramatically from generation to generation; these generational changes may occur within a growing season or over a…

Selected by Forbes.com as one of the 12 best books about birds and birding in 2016 This much-anticipated third edition of the Handbook of Bird Biology…

Molecular Neuroendocrinology: From Genome to Physiology, provides researchers and students with a critical examination of the steps being taken to dec…

This newly updated edition covers a wide range of topics relevant to fungal biology, appealing to academia and industry Fungi are extremely important …