Biology, life sciences

Starting in the late nineteenth century, scholars and activists all over the world suddenly began to insist that understandings of sex be based on science.

The Evolution of Phylogenetic Systematics aims to make sense of the rise of phylogenetic systematics-its methods, its objects of study, and its theoretical foundations-with contributions from historians, philosophers, and biologists.

Neueste Erkenntnisse aus Hirnforschung und Psychologie: So zwingen Sie Krisen nicht mehr in die Knie Resilienz ist die Fähigkeit, mit Stress und Krisen gesund umzugehen.

Bioethics asks fundamental questions.

A leading neuroscientist explains why your personal traits are more innate than you thinkWhat makes you the way you are-and what makes each of us different from everyone else?

A lavishly illustrated guide to the world's turtles that covers every family and genusTurtles of the World reveals the extraordinary diversity of these amazing reptiles.

A powerful framework for understanding how natural selection shapes adaptation and biological designDesign and diversity are the two great challenges in the study of life.

This volume of the acclaimed Methods in Cell Biology series provides specific examples of applications of confocal microscopy to cell biological problems.

Memory and forgetting are inextricably intertwined.

This book offers new direction in disability studies, by integrating the medical and social model of disability.

The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today.

China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species.

Venezuela has an immensely rich bird fauna, with 1,381 known species, many of them found nowhere else in the world.

Rock iguanas of the West Indies are considered to be the most endangered group of lizards in the world.

The follow-on to the best-selling That's Not in My American History Book explains in everyday language both the ordinary and the bizarre technological marvels that we take for granted and the laws of nature that serve as the baseline for life on earth.

Volume IFor the fly fisher seeking to catch more and bigger trout, fishing nymphs--patterns that mimic the larval stage of mayflies--can be a surefire approach.

The agricultural world of Old Testament Israel swarmed with animals-birds, insects, fish, pack animals, pets, animals for hunting, and domesticated herds of sheep, goats, and cattle.

Chasing the lightning-fast bonefish across the south Pacific, Florida, and the Caribbean is for many anglers a near obsession, and this is the handbook to such fly-fishing adventure.

This outstanding guide is filled with scores of practical observations on all of the trout foods of importance to fly fishers.

Contemporary Issues in Bioethics: A Catholic Perspective applies the best of the Roman Catholic theological and ethical tradition to some of the most controversial and complex bioethical topics that confront contemporary society.

Este manual se hace necesario como material de consulta por parte de estudiantes y profesionales; aporta conocimiento a la auto ecología de muchas especies fitoplanctónicas, aplicable, en algún momento, al manejo de dichas poblaciones tanto en su ambiente natural como en ambientes controlados.

From the acclaimed author of Fragrance of Grass comes a meditation on water and nature, fishing and growing older.

Originally published in 2003, Covered Waters is a "e;forgotten classic"e; by Joseph Heywood.

Greatand unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the world's best writers.

Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.

Learning about the senses is perhaps the lesson in science that a child can learn.

Dive beneath the waves to meet 80 of the ocean's strangest and most surprising inhabitants.

Is it time to teach your child about the senses and make them understand the importance of each?

A bio lab might be host to a number of dangerous lifeforms and substances, including diseases and other biological threats.

A study guide is an invaluable tool for any student, but this is particularly true of advanced anatomy classes.

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle beckon curious beachcombers with miles of wave-swept Gulf coastline.

Teach your child to identify reptiles and amphibians to increase learning on animals.

Covering everything from fossilised dinosaurs to intelligent apes, this is an accessible guide to one of the most important scientific theories of all time.

The rainforest is a big, magical place to explore.

Popular science at its most exciting: the breaking new world of chronobiology - understanding the rhythm of life in humans and all plants and animals.

Understand how to use service mesh architecture to efficiently manage and safeguard microservices-based applications with the help of examplesKey FeaturesManage your cloud-native applications easily using service mesh architectureLearn about Istio, Linkerd, and Consul - the three primary open source service mesh providersExplore tips, techniques, and best practices for building secure, high-performance microservicesBook DescriptionAlthough microservices-based applications support DevOps and continuous delivery, they can also add to the complexity of testing and observability.

Why should we learn more than one language?

Se trata de una colección de 100 flores fantásticas, al modo de los "Bestiarios" medievales, con sus respectivos nombres científicos, descripción de características, propiedades, modos de activación e con textos de Claudia Bertini e ilustraciones realizadas en collage con técnica digital por Patrizia Bertini.

Advances in Botanical Research: From Origin to the Vineyard, Volume 110 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Grapevine origin and diversity, Climate change implications on the geography of viticulture, Canopy and soil management strategies insights into overcome abiotic stresses in grapevine, Grapevine defense mechanisms when challenged by pathogenic fungi and oomycetes, Management strategies for reducing pesticide use against diseases caused by fungi and oomycetes in grapevine, The Role of Plant Breeding in grapevine production, and New biotechnological tools for grapevine improvement.

Learn how to collect the evidence and crack the case in Basher's eye-opening guide to the world of forensic science.

The technique of in situ hybridization, in its various forms, has been used routinely in many laboratories for a number of years.

Carotenoids are a family of yellow to orange-red terpenoid pigments synthesized by photosynthetic organisms and many bacteria and fungi.

A DNA barcode in its simplest definition is one or more short gene sequences taken from a standardized portion of the genome that is used to identify species through reference to DNA sequence libraries or databases.

Assisted reproductive technologies have had a profound impact on biomedical research through transgenic animals, food supply and production, as wells as genetic gain of domestic species, and treatment of human infertility.

Quantitative elucidation of structural, energetic and dynamic aspects of macromolecular interactions is indispensable for understanding the functional activities of biomolecules and their interactions.

Cytogenetic studies of malignancy have become an essential tool in the clinical management of cancer patients.

The numerous vital applications of complementary DNA (cDNA) technology have changed dramatically as the technology has advanced over recent years.

Phytoplasmas are a group of bacteria that are capable of multiplying and causing severe diseases in a wide range of plant species and are transported between plants by insect vectors in which the bacteria can also multiply.

Recent findings have implied a distinct therapeutic potential for drugs targeting Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels in a wide variety of diseases, many with no existing satisfactory treatment options.

Planar cell polarity (PCP), or the alignment of a collection of cells within a cell sheet, has proven, over time, to be vital in not only normal development but also in disease states.