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After a brief survey of biotopic and vegetational features and an account of the main groups of desert animals, the most unusual patterns of the behaviour of the xerophilous fauna are examined. The importance of the thermohygric regulation and...

The protozoa are an eclectic assemblage of organisms encompassing a wide range of single-celled and multiple-celled colonial organisms lacking tissue organiza tion, but exhibiting remarkably refined biological behavior. In some modern classifications,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789387867512Author William Kellicott EFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint Maven BooksPublisher Maven BooksWeight(grams) 449g

An intriguing class of biological periodicity consists of rhythms with about 24-hour periods occurring at every level of eukaryotic organization. Progress is being made in understanding these rhythms. The six chapters of this work include a brief...

This book is a collection of papers describing some of the first attempts to apply the techniques of recombinant DNA and molecular biology to studies of the nervous system. We believe this is an important new direction for brain research that will...

French zoologist and naturalist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the most eminent scientific figures of the early nineteenth century, is best known for laying the foundations of comparative anatomy and palaeontology. He spent his lifetime studying the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786202528948Author Binay Kumar ChakrabortyFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789361465499Author Théophile GautierPage Count 34Imprint Writat PublisherPublisher VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789361475535Author John SouthallPage Count 22Imprint Alpha EditionsPublisher Alpha Editions

The invitation to contribute a volume to the series Studies in Brain Func tion offers me a welcome opportunity for a comprehensive presentation of my research on the eye movements of the rabbit, and for a review of the older results in the perspectives...

A considerable amount of information on the retinal morphology in fishes has been accumulating during the past century. Among the vertebrates, fishes are a highly successful group, both in number of species and in the adaptive radiation of forms. For...

At a recent meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Dr. K. Kanungo of Western Connecticut State University organized a special symposium on the topic of invertebrate circulatory systems with emphasis on hemocytes and their role in internal...

Biologists and anthropologists in Japan have played a crucial role in the development of primatology as a scientific discipline. Publication of Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior under the editorship of Tetsuro Matsuzawa reaffirms the...

After the Latin translation of Aristotelian works outside the logica vetus began in earnest in twelfth-century Spain, it remained to Scholastic philosophers to assimilate the new materials. Although many individuals commented on the logica nova and on...

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The discovery of insect neurohormones dates from the earliest experimental in vestigations in insect endocrines, and the matter cannot be discussed without evoking the names of its pioneers-Kopec, Wigglesworth, Fraenkel. Whereas the experiments...

ADVANCES IN COMPARATIVE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY helps biologists, physiologists, and biochemists keep track of the extensive literature in thefield. Providing comprehensive, integrated reviews and sound, critical, and provocative summaries, this...

The new field of applied genetic research, genetic toxicology and mutation research investigates the mutagenicity and cancerogenicity of chemicals and other agents. Permanent changes in genes and chromosomes, or genome mutations, can be induced by a...

The `Formation of the Heart and its Regulation` reviews in considerable detail the major events in heart development and their control via genes, cell-cell interactions, growth factors and other contributing elements. In addition, there is an extensive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788183565424Author VeenaFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Discovery Publishing HousePublisher Discovery Publishing House

Although long known as a parasite of medical and veterinary importance, interest in Toxoplasma gondii has increased with its emergence as a major cause of death in immunosuppressed individuals, and with recognition of its suitability as a model system...

John Murray (1785-1851), a writer and lecturer on many different scientific topics, published this collection of essays, on what might be called the physics of biology, in 1826. The first essay, on the luminosity of glow-worms, begins with an extensive...

The excision-repair of ultraviolet-induced lesions in DNA involves a recogni- tion and incision step which is followed by excision of the damaged material, DNA repair resynthesis, and sealing of the fmal gap by polynucleotide ligase (e.g...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783639310993Author Dina MandouhFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint VDM VerlagPublisher VDM VerlagWeight(grams) 227g

Studies of chemical recognition in biology were initiated about half a century ago with the flrst kinetic data obtained on enzyme catalysis and inhibition. They led to a rather static representation of the recognition process illustrated by the lock and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783844314304Author Marian WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic PublishingWeight(grams)...

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The integument plays an important role in the survival of meta zoans by separating and protecting them from a hostile environ ment. Its function ranges from protection against injury and in fection, participation in the regulation of body temperature and...

The North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana) generally is regarded as an important animal, phylogenetically. It is considered to represent a prototype marsupial and closely resembles fossil didelphids (Tyndale-Biscoe 1973). Numerous studies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783845406879Author Sadighzadeh ZahraFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic...

The past five years have witnessed a remarkable development of interest in cell death 'from inside out'. After 30 years of relative obscurity, its quantitative importance in the building and maintenance of normal tissues, the subtle strategies involved...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941746264Author Steve GrahamFormat HardbackPage Count 364Imprint Drawbaugh Publishing GroupPublisher Drawbaugh Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

This second edition offers a comprehensive overview of the physiological functions of vertebrate kidneys from a comparative viewpoint, with particular emphasis on nonmammalian vertebrates. The topics covered include renal structure; glomerular...