Biology

A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes is a comprehensive, current, and accurate identification guide to the more than 1,000 nearshore and offshore fishes that live in brackish and marine waters from Maine to Texas. Val Kells and Kent Carpenter bring decades of...

The polar bear, king of the Arctic, is one of the world's most recognizable animals. Images of the majestic beasts roaming across the ice cap, plunging into frigid waters, and playing with furry cubs have come to symbolize the beauty and grandeur of the...

Battling bad guys. High-tech hideouts. The gratitude of the masses. Who at some point in their life hasn't dreamed of being a superhero? Impossible, right? Or is it? Possessing no supernatural powers, Batman is the most realistic of all the superheroes...

Parasitology Highly detailed textbook on parasites and parasite relationships The fully revised edition of Parasitology: An Integrated Approach holds true to its engaging and easy-to-read approach. It comprehensively covers the complex and dynamic...

More than meets the eye - the science of how we see and the secrets it reveals about how the brain works. Spotting a familiar face in a crowd is so easy, you take it for granted. But how you do it is one of science's great mysteries. Vision is...

Biology of Sex is a lively and intellectually challenging textbook. Mills analyzes the biological basis of sex by considering genetic, physiological, and evolutionary principles. In order to explain the biological aspects of human sex, he uses direct and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789050113038Author Henk K.M. Moller PillotFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint KNNV UitgeverijPublisher KNNV UitgeverijWeight(grams) 531gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789050114592Author Henk K.M. Moller PillotFormat HardbackPage Count 316Imprint KNNV UitgeverijPublisher KNNV UitgeverijWeight(grams) 595gDimensions(mm)...

Covid-19: The First Six Months presents a day-by-day chronicle of the pandemic's opening phase, capturing the epidemiological, medical, social, and cultural impacts of a rapidly unfolding global crisis. Drawing on a dataset of approximately 3,600 news...

Tortora/Case/Bair/Weber/Funke's Microbiology, An Introduction delivers an exceptionally clear presentation of complex topics, a careful balance of concepts and applications, and pedagogically superior art. With a focus on big-picture concepts and themes...

This book covers biological control in plant pathology from foundational concepts to commercial applications. It examines biological interactions, environmental factors, pathogen-antagonist relationships, and bioagent production systems, and also...

Miniaturized Analytical Devices An in-depth overview of integrating functionalized nanomaterials with mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, electrophoresis, and other important analytical techniques Miniaturized Analytical Devices: Materials and Technology...

Swarming has become a fundamental cultural technique related to dynamic processes and an effective metaphor for the collaborative efforts of society. This book examines the media history of swarm research and its significance to current...

Nematodes are the most widespread multicellular animals in nature and analysis of nematodes in terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments, as well as their role and function in ecosystems, can be used for environmental biomonitoring. This new...

Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy of Medicine delves into the varied philosophical perspectives that shape modern medicine and its practice. The book examines key frameworks such as the Analytic Philosophy of Medicine, Feminist and Gender Medicine,...

'This is not just one of the best science books I have read, but one of the best books full stop' - Chris van Tulleken, author of the Sunday Times bestseller ULTRA-PROCESSED PEOPLE'Junk-food giants hijack your biology. Wellness hucksters sell you false...

Food Packaging Technology provides a comprehensive foundation in food packaging concepts, materials, and innovations critical for preserving food quality and ensuring consumer safety. Designed to bridge academic knowledge and industry application, the...

Biology at all scales has become a data-driven science, with large-scale datasets driving fields from population genomics to ecology. Practicing biologists have no choice but to use computational approaches, statistics, modeling, and other data science...

Since the woods, grassland and farmland of the 1000 hectare Wytham Estate in Oxfordshire, England, came to the University of Oxford in 1943, the Estate has been the subject of an immense amount of research. The pioneering studies of Charles Elton and...

The published data convincingly show that the inhibitory conditioned reflex is directly related in its origin to the positive conditioned reflex, since the appearance of inhibitory behavior requires cancellation of the reinforcement, which was previously...

The number of disorders treated with gene therapy has increased from a few in 1990 to more than 900 in 2009. Of all the technologies provided by the new biology, gene therapy holds the promise of unlimited potential for curing disease and reversing the...

Episodes in the History of Medical Science: Discovery Confronts Orthodoxy highlights key moments in history where scientific and medical advances faced acceptance and rejection by the prevailing orthodoxy. This book places present-day disease protection...

Transforming Global Healthcare Delivery: Leveraging Technology to Increase Accessibility and Affordability guides readers through the ongoing digital transformation of healthcare. The author makes the case for how tools like AI, telehealth, and data...

Translational research is essential to the advancement of medicine. This Cardiothoracic-specific instructional guide to translational medical research serves as a practical, step-by-step roadmap for taking a biomedical device, potential therapeutic...

Traditionally, intelligence is associated with the brain; until recently, our understanding of intelligence in plants was limited. However, there is a paradigm shift in the traditional perception: intelligence is now defined as how quickly and...

Climate Change, Public Health, and Regional Security in the Indo-Pacific: From Mitigation to Adaptation addresses the absence of solutions to looming and inevitable regional security, health, and environmental threats. To date, there has not been a...

Applied Metallomics A groundbreaking survey of a field that unites the sciences The metallome of a cellular compartment, such as an enzyme, is the variety and arrangement of its metal ions. Metallomics is the multidisciplinary study of the metallome...

Artiodactyls are diverse and successful hoofed mammals, represented by nearly two hundred living species of pigs, peccaries, hippos, camels, deer, sheep, cattle, giraffes, and other even-toed ungulates. In the recent years, a tremendous amount of...

Translational Plastic Surgery provides a comprehensive overview reflecting the depth and breadth of the field of translational research focused on plastic surgery, with input from a distinguished team of basic and clinical investigators. The practical,...

Translational Neurosurgery provides a comprehensive overview reflecting the depth and breadth of the field of translational research focused on neurosurgery, with input from a distinguished team of basic and clinical investigators. It covers the...

This book illustrates the application of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) based detectors and scientific methods in the Forensic sciences. The introductory chapter provides metal-organic frameworks as materials for applications in sensors and reviews...

3D Bioprinting in Cancer Applications is an all-encompassing guide covering both fundamentals concerning biofabrication principles and intricate protocols for precise construction of biomimetric 3D systems supporting advanced cell culture development...

Incorporating essential revisions to reflect the latest scientific advancements, a celebrated author and scientist offers a leading textbook on animal behavior. So much has happened in the field of animal behavior since the last edition of this...

Climate Change: Impact of Elevated CO2 and Temperature on Crops, Weeds and Soil Microbes is a comprehensive and timely volume that explores the profound effects of climate change, specifically elevated CO2 and temperature on plant physiology, crop...

This book serves as a foundational guide to the interface between chemistry and biology, emphasizing the chemical principles underlying biological processes. It covers the structure and function of biomolecules, enzyme mechanisms, and metabolic pathways...

Patient Safety and Health Care Quality in Vulnerable Hospitalised Populations consolidates existing knowledge and research on patient safety and healthcare quality within vulnerable populations. It provides a comprehensive reference work, offering...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870710551Author Hiram LarewFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Oregon State UniversityPublisher Oregon State UniversityWeight(grams) 525g

Despite recent advances in genetics, development, anatomy, systematics, and morphometrics, the synthesis of ideas and research agenda put forth in the classic Morphological Integration remains remarkably fresh, timely, and relevant. Pioneers in...

Reading the Shape of Nature vividly recounts the turbulent early history of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard and the contrasting careers of its founder Louis Agassiz and his son Alexander. Through the story of this institution and the...

The Biolab Book is designed with the student in mind. Dissection diagrams show the specimens exactly as they appear in the dissecting pan; exercises and follow-up questions help the student see the big picture; and the manual anticipates problems and...