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Juvenile Hormones and Juvenoids: Modeling Biological Effects and Environmental Fate
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May 09, 2013
Editor(s):
James Devillers
Juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of structurally related sesquiterpenes secreted by the insect corpora allata. They affect most insect life-cycle stages and physiological functions, including embryogenesis, larval and adult development, metamorphosis, reproduction, metabolism, diapause, …
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Endocrine Sex Differentiation in Fish
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May 14, 2013
Author(s):
T. J. Pandian
Of all vertebrates, fish exhibit unparalleled diversity of sexual plasticity and flexibility, ranging from gonochorism to unisexualism, and exceptional patterns of functional hermaphroditism. Fish farming and monosex aquaculture have led to reproductive dysfunction with males producing less milt, …
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Insects and Sustainability of Ecosystem Services
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May 28, 2013
Author(s):
Timothy D. Schowalter
With few exceptions, insects are perceived in industrialized countries as undesirable pests. In reality, relatively few insects interfere with us or our resources. Most have benign or positive effects on ecosystem services, and many represent useful resources in non-industrialized countries. …
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Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae: Biodiesel and Value-Added Products
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June 03, 2013
Editor(s):
Faizal Bux
Microalgae are an invaluable biomass source with potential uses that could lead to environmental and economic benefits for society. Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae: Biodiesel and Value Added Products presents the latest developments and recent research trends with a focus on potential …
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PCR Technology: Current Innovations, Third Edition
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June 04, 2013
Editor(s):
Tania Nolan; Stephen A. Bustin
A technique used to amplify the number of copies of a specific region of DNA, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is at the forefront of the dramatic development of biochemistry. This text provides the tools for developing innovative approaches to using this leading technology. It includes …
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Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Orangutans: with notes on the attachments, variations, innervations, function and synonymy and weight of the muscles
Published:
June 15, 2013
Author(s):
Rui Diogo; Josep M. Potau; Juan F. Pastor; Felix J. de Paz; Mercedes Barbosa; Eva M. Ferrero; Gaëlle Bello; Mohammed Ashraf Aziz; Julia Arias-Martorell; Bernard Wood
Orangutans, together with chimpanzees and gorillas, are our closest living relatives. Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Orangutans, the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of the genus Pongo, adopts the same format as the photographic atlases of Gorilla …
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Histochemical and Cytochemical Methods of Visualization
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June 19, 2013
Editor(s):
Jean-Marie Exbrayat
This book provides the essential techniques used for histochemical investigations in both light and transmission electron microscopy. With a broad scope of coverage, the text includes both classic techniques as well as specialized methods. The book first presents theoretical information in order to …
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Suturing Principles and Techniques in Laboratory Animal Surgery: Manual and DVD
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June 25, 2013
Author(s):
John J. Bogdanske; Scott Hubbard-Van Stelle; Margaret Rankin Riley; Beth M. Schiffman
Suturing Principles and Techniques in Laboratory Animal Surgery: Manual and DVD introduces the basic principles of, and the materials and instruments required for, suturing and wound closure on animals in a research or veterinary facility. The manual provides descriptions and pictures portraying …
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Handbook of Therapeutic Biomarkers in Cancer
Published:
June 30, 2013
Editor(s):
Sherry X. Yang; Janet E. Dancey
In this volume, a team of internationally recognized experts provide an in-depth description of therapeutic biomarkers across a broad area of cancer research and oncology. With a wealth of information to specific therapies, each chapter focuses on a class of targeted chemotherapy agents. The book …
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Networks in Society: Links and Language
Published:
June 30, 2013
Editor(s):
Robert Stocker; Terry Bossomaier
This book covers technical fundamentals, complexity and social networks, and communication and language. It raises readers’ interest in social networks, the importance of language in the emergence and maintenance of networks, the integral patterns of interconnectivity, and the means to measure and …
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