Biology, life sciences

Haploid plants have the gametophytic number of chromosomes.

Membrane research holds a central position in cell and molecular biology.

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Hazard assessment of a compound (xenobiotic) discharged to the aquatic environment requires data on both exposure and effects to various components of the ecosystem.

During the last decade, forest decline has become increasingly apparent.

This publication of a symposium held on 24 th and 25 th of June 1988 in Munich th is dedicated to Nepomuk Zollner on the occasion of his 65 birthday, expressing the best wishes of the authors.

The Second Autumn Course on Mathematical Ecology was held at the Intern- ational Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy in November and December of 1986.

Hysteresis phenomena are common in numerous physical, mechanical, ecological and biological systems.

Reaction Centers of Photosynthetic Bacteria is an updated record on the most recent insight into the struc- ture/function relationship of reaction centers from photosynthetic bacteria.

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"e;Imagination and shrewd guesswork are powerful instruments for acquiring scientific knowledge .

Karl von Frischs Bienenforschungen sind Legende: Kaum ein Schüler, der im Biologieunterricht nichts von der Orientierung und den Schwänzeltänzen der Bienen gehört hätte.

General pathologists see many biopsies from transplanted organs but few are in large enough centres so that this forms the bulk of their work.

The beauty of a knotty oak tree is different from that of a lovely flower.

The French chemist Marcelin Berthelot put forward a classical and by now an often cited sentence revealing the quintessence of the chemical science: "e;La Chimie cree son objet"e;.

How does dietary restriction affect the physiological and biochemical state of laboratory animals?

The renowned theoretical physicist Victor F.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has increased globally from about 280 ppm before the Industrial Revolution (Pearman 1988) to about 353 ppm in 1990.

The economic costs of frosts in agriculture and horticulture in many parts of the world can be very significant.

Comprising about one hundred plates this atlas documents anddescribes the processes concerning the sexual reproductionin higher plants.

L systems are language-theoretic models for developmentalbiology.

Bionics evolved in the 1960s as a framework to pursue thedevelopment of artificial systems based on the study ofbiological systems.

Band 3 dieses dreibändigen Taschenbuchs bietet in knapper, übersichtlicher Darstellung die Grundlagen für die Beurteilung und Analytik von Lebensmittelbedarfsgegenständen, Kosmetika und Tabak.

The objective of the Enzyme Handbook is to provide in a concise form data on enzymes sufficiently well characterized.

Die Fragen nach verantwortlichem Forschen und nach der Verantwortung des einzelnen Wissenschaftlers rücken wieder verstärkt in den Mittelpunkt des öffentlichen Interesses.

The biota of the earth is being altered at an unprecedented rate.

Forty chapters deal with various aspects of tissue culture, in vitro manipulation, and other biotechnological approaches to the improvement of maize.

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Labor Erde ist eine brillante Einführung in das Studium des Planeten Erde, von den kosmischen Ursprüngen ihrer Elemente bis hin zu der Beeinflussung der Atmosphäre durch die Menschheit und den klimatischen Änderungen, die uns bevorstehen.

Although feeding is not yet been thoroughly studied in manyvertebrates taxa, and different conceptual andmethodological approaches of the concerned scientists make asynthesis difficult, the aim of the editors is to provide acomprehensive overview of the feeding design in aquatic andterrestrial vertebrates with a detailed description of itsfunctional properties.

New developments in computer science, biology, mathematics and physics offer possibilities to obtain deeper understanding of growth and forms of organisms.

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Diese Einführung in das Gebiet der Gifttiere und ihrer Verbreitung beschreibt die chemische Struktur und pharmakologische Wirkung der Tiergifte und enthält Ratschläge zur Verhütung von Gifttierunfällen sowie Hinweise auf erste Hilfe und ärztliche Gegenmaßnahmen.

Recent progress on enzyme immobilisation, enzyme production, coenzyme regeneration and enzyme engineering has opened up fascinating new fields for the potential application of enzymes in a large range of different areas.

Twenty-five years have gone by since Andre Leblanc first Taiwan.

Delay and mistakes in the diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases may have devastating consequences.

 This volume provides a comprehensive, highly readable overview of the topics discussed at the First International Symposium on "e;Vitamin D Analogs in Cancer Prevention and Therapy"e; held in Homburg/Saar, Germany in May 2002.

During the past years there has been rapid progress in the understanding of how early life stress impacts psychopathology in children.

This book covers advances made since the 2004 Springer volume "e;Polarized Light in Animal Vision"e; edited by Horvath and Varju, but also provides reviews and synopses of some areas.

This book gives physical chemists a broader view of potential biological applications of their techniques for the study of nucleic acids in the gas phase.

Das Vorwort, obwohl selten gelesen, erfüllt die subjektiv wich­ tige Aufgabe, dem Autor für alle Fälle ein Alibi in der einen oder anderen Hinsicht zu verschaffen.

Dem "Taschenbuch für Chemiker und Physiker" ein Taschenbuch für Bio­ chemiker an die Seite zu stellen, entspricht einem Bedürfnis unserer Zeit.