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Exposure to loud noise continues to be the largest cause of hearing loss in the adult population. The problem of NIHL impacts a number of disciplines. US standards for permissible noise exposure were originally published in 1968 and remain largely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682863138Author Kenneth HayesFormat HardbackImprint Syrawood Publishing HousePublisher Syrawood Publishing HouseWeight(grams) 930g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781836907060Author JANE JAVIERFormat PaperbackPage Count 441Imprint Bookvault PublishingPublisher Bookvault PublishingWeight(grams) 937g

Vaccines have historically been considered to be the most cost-effective method for preventing communicable diseases. It was a vaccine that enabled global eradication of the dreaded disease smallpox. Mass immunization of children forms the anchor of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639328752Author Prof Dr Nasira KhatoonFormat PaperbackImprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 835g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639046106Author Simon HoFormat PaperbackImprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.Weight(grams) 141g

The classical theory of natural selection, as developed by Fisher, Haldane, and 'Wright, and their followers, is in a sense a statistical theory. By and large the classical theory assumes that the underlying environment in which evolution transpires is...

This book records contributions presented at the Third Session of the EIFAC (European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and OlE (Office International des Epizooties) Cooperative Programme...

The broad spectrum of topics covered in the nine symposia and four open-paper sessions of the Third Inter- national Wildlife Disease Conference comprise a remarkable collection of ideas and current research information on diseases of wildlife. The term...

If it is still true that more than 80% of the ornithologists in North America are primarily interested or engaged in ecological studies on birds (J. R. King and W. J. Bock, Final Report of the Workshop on a National Plan For Ornithology, 1978), then...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905723416Author Jonathan DownesFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint CFZ PressPublisher CFZ PressWeight(grams) 151gDimensions(mm) 156mm * 234mm * 5mm

Foraging behavior has always been a central concern of ecology. Understanding what animals eat is clearly an essential component of under standing many ecological issues including energy flow, competition and adaptation. Theoretical and empirical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632391476Author Mia SteersFormat HardbackImprint Callisto ReferencePublisher Callisto ReferenceWeight(grams) 290g

Motivation addresses a central problem in psychology: Why does an animal's behavior fluctuate in the face of an unaltered environment? In a sense this is the opposite of the question from which work on motivation began, and for which Claude Bernard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789351240792Author T. V. SatheFormat HardbackPage Count 243Imprint Daya Publishing HousePublisher Astral International

In past years there have been several unsuccessful attempts to arrange a symposium on Trichoptera. Letters from fellow workers suggested that now might be an appropriate time, and that a symposium should be held in Lunz. Today it is clear that large...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789357966566Author Théophile GautierPage Count 46Imprint Alpha EditionsPublisher Alpha Editions

Heliothis ("Bull worm") species are one of the major pests of field crops worldwide, including sorghum, tomatoes, lettuce, and cotton. Pest problems have intensified over the years as the total area given to agricultural host plants has...

Among the different types of receptors for neurotransmitters, nicotinic acetyl choline receptors were the first to be studied systematically; at present they are very well characterized. This is due to the discovery of two very convenient objects that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781473329775Author Alfred Russel WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint White PressPublisher White PressWeight(grams) 50g

Research on chemical communication in animals is in a very active and exciting phase; more species are studied, data are accumulating, concepts are changing, and practical application seems feasible. While most of the work on chemical ecology and...

Many complex molecular interactions are involved in the development of the mammalian brain. Molecules serving as guidance cues for migratory cells, growing axons and for recognition of postsynaptic targets are a major topic for research because they are...

The development of molecular tools has dramatically increased our knowledge of parasite diversity and the vectors that transmit them. From viruses and protists to arthropods and helminths, each branch of the Tree of Life offers an insight into...

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781468430141Author W. C. CorningFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Weight(grams) 351g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783846053690Author T ThorellFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhPublisher Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhWeight(grams) 572g

The honeybee (Apis melli/era L. ) is one of the better studied organisms on this planet. There are plenty of books on the biology of the honeybee for all, the scientist, the beekeeper, and the layman. In view of this flood of publications one is tempted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789351243755Author T. V. SatheFormat HardbackPage Count 109Imprint Daya Publishing HousePublisher Astral International

Presented with a choice of evils, most would prefer to be blinded rather than to be unable to move, immobilized in the late stages of Parkinson's disease. Yet in everyday life, as in Neuroscience, vision holds the centre of the stage. The conscious...

This book presents the facet theoretical framework as a tool for facilitating the conception of complex animal behaviour research and the design of research procedures through employing mapping sentences. Using the facet theoretical framework, this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639292473Author Dadala Mary MamathaFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 227g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789842913Author Maria-Jose ArgenteFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpenWeight(grams) 180g

The function of the central nervous system as a coordinator and regulator of cellular processes in multicellular organisms is unequivocal. Until recently, however, the chemical evidence necessary for validating speculations on neurophysiological function...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783843385800Author Kweku MonneyFormat PaperbackImprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic PublishingWeight(grams) 104g

The study of parasites and their interactions with hosts continues to represent a challenging area of modern biology. The availability of new techniques and instrumentation, coupled with the development of daring new hypotheses and concepts, has paved...

This 2006 book examines the exciting discoveries in the study of marsupials of the last 20 years. These discoveries have led to significant developments in our understanding of this unique group of mammals. The impact of these developments have been such...

At one time, it was thought that only eukaryotic cells could glycosylate proteins. Two major kinds of glycoproteins were recognized in animal cells, consisting of O- or N-linked saccharides. The O-linked saccharides were derived from gly- sylation of...

Our present concepts ofthe regulation of enzyme activity in the cell have been largely based on the extensive body of work which has been carried out with micro-organisms. A distinction between constitutive and adaptive enzymes had already been made well...

This collection of articles is a sampling of papers vironmental Toxicants and their Effects on the from the second biennial symposium for the 'Etho- Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Fishes', or- logy and Behavioral Ecology of Fishes'. This con- ganized...

In the study of the physiological basis of animal behavior Vince Dethier has been a pioneer, a guiding star. Although his own work has centered on the blowfly and the caterpillar, his interests and influence have spread far beyond the insects. The...