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This unique textbook takes a broad look at the rapidly expanding field of freshwater microbiology. Concentrating on the interactions between viruses, …

1st Prize, 'New Authored Books' category, Royal Society of Medicine and Society of Authors Medical Book Awards 2008 “Overall, I am impressed by the up…

A timely volume dealing with the evolutionary and structural links between the clotting and fibrinolytic proteins and plasminogen-related growth facto…

Population ecologists study how births and deaths affect the dynamics of populations and communities, while ecosystem ecologists study how species con…

This important book provides a comprehensive review of our current knowledge of the world's leguminous plants and their symbiotic bacteria. Written by…

Essential Microbiology is a comprehensive introductory text aimed at students taking a first course in the subject. Covering all aspects of microbiolo…

Forensic Microscopy: A Laboratory Manual will provide the student with a practical overview and understanding of the various microscopes and microscop…

Presents a comprehensive review of current proteoglycan research, which is providing fresh insights into many major chronic diseases. The proteoglycan…

The distinctive relationships between landscape change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity conservation are highlighted in this original and usef…

How the amino acid sequence of a protein determines its three-dimensional structure is a major problem in biology and chemistry. Leading experts in th…

This established, popular textbook provides a stimulating and comprehensive introduction to the insects, the animals that represent over half of the p…

Photosensitisers in Biomedicine offers clear and comprehensive coverage of the many different photosensitiser types, including information on their ma…

Discover how the application of novel multidisciplinary, integrative approaches and technologies are dramatically changing our understanding of the pa…

Inspired by the pace of change in the taxonomy of the aerobic endospore-forming bacteria, the «Bacillus 2000» symposium on which this book is based wa…

Tropisms, the defined vectorial stimuli, such as gravity, light, touch, humidity gradients, ions, oxygen, and temperature, which provide guidance for …

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious threats to the future health of our planet. A wide and ever increasing range of chemicals from indu…

Until recently a neglected disease syndrome, diarrhea is responsible for many millions of infant deaths in developing countries. The result of a 1987 …

The Fourth Edition of this highly successful book provides an essential introduction to the molecular genetics of bacteria. Thoroughly revised and upd…

Many common human diseases have a multifactorial origin: they are influenced by a person's genetic predisposition as well as by factors in the environ…

This invaluable text provides a concise introduction to entomology in a forensic context and is also a practical guide to collecting entomological sam…

This topical and exciting textbook describes fisheries exploitation, biology, conservation and management, and reflects many recent and important chan…

Until recently a neglected disease syndrome, diarrhea is responsible for many millions of infant deaths in developing countries. The result of a 1987 …

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems faced by entomologists working in forest ecosystems. Insects play a major part in all asp…

This book brings together a wealth of scientific findings and ecological knowledge to survey what we have learned about the “Wet Tropics” rainforests …

Plant desiccation tolerance is of great basic and applied scientific interest. Understanding plant responses and adaptations to severe desiccation is …

This book provides a general introduction to the biology of marine mammals, and an overview of the adaptations that have permitted mammals to succeed …

This new edition of an established textbook provides a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to rivers, lakes and wetlands, and was written as th…

This book explains ways that ecological science can be applied to solving some of the most crucial problems facing our world today. A major theme is h…

This is the first book focusing on the chemoecology of insect eggs and egg deposition. It covers a wide range of different issues including herbivorou…

This book contains chapters by some of the leading figures in the field of evolutionary psychology. The latest data are presented on evolutionary theo…

Global Coastal Changeprovides a comprehensive overview of the environmental factors changing the marine systems of the world including atmospheric cha…

Historically, tropical ecology has been a science often content with descriptive and demographic approaches, which is understandable given the difficu…

Combating bacterial infections calls for a multidisciplinary approach and this is what is on offer here. Written by an experienced international team …

This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of where we stand in immunological strategies for preventing or treating type 1 diabetes (T1D). Br…

Cereal grain safety from farm to table Mycotoxin Reduction in Grain Chains examines the ways in which food producers, inspectors, and processors can k…

Essential Animal Behavior provides a comprehensive introduction to all areas of the subject: from the genetic and neurobiological control of behavior …

“We highly recommend it—not just for statistically terrified biology students and faculty, but also for those who are occasionally anxious or uncertai…

This is essential reading for everyone who would like to update their knowledge of the pulmonary epithelium. It offers a comparison between laboratory…

For the first time in over 20 years, a comprehensive collection of photographs and descriptions of species in the fungal genus Fusarium is available. …

Insect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant Defence Chair: John A. Pickett, 1999 This book examines the sophisticated mechanisms that plants use to de…

This up-to-date and comprehensive reference presents the fundamentals of environmental planning, incorporating theory, practice and case studies. The …

Marine systems vary in their sensitivities to perturbation. Perturbation may be insidious – such as increasing eutrophication of coastal areas – or it…

Epithelial cells cover the outer and inner surfaces of the body, forming a selective polarized barrier between the intercellualar space and the 'exter…

Phloem: Molecular Cell Biology, Systemic Communication, Biotic Interactions is a timely collection of research on the cellular and molecular biology o…

Exercise Physiology: A Thematic Approach introduces students with little or no background in human biology to the fundamentals of the physiological pr…