Covering an area of over 130 million km2 spanning the Mediterranean, equator and tropics, the African continent features a spectacular geographic diversity.
"e;Hydrogenosomes and Mitosomes: Mitochondria of Anaerobic Eukaryotes"e; provides a summary of the current knowledge of these organelles, which occur in unicellular, often parasitic organisms, including human pathogens.
Research on the evolution of social behaviour has been dominated by genetic relatedness for a long time; however, both recent empirical studies and theoretical concepts give growing evidence for ecological factors acting as very prominent additional or alternative driving forces in social evolution.
Studies of biotic interactions of algae that involve chemical defenses or signals are currently vibrant, active components of both marine ecological and phycological research.
In the well-watered groves of academe, most of us are content to gather worshipful students and technicians in a shady nook to contemplate the eternal verities and to plan extravagant feasts to celebrate our contributions to "e;knowledge"e; and to the gradual improvement of the human condition.
Extensive grazing and browsing by domestic and wild herbivores shape the vegetation composition, structure and dynamics of many terrestrial ecosystems.
In der Lebensmittelhygiene spielt bisher die Einschätzung krankhafter Veränderungen in der Körpermuskulatur von Fischen im Vergleich zum mikrobiellen Verderb und der Kontamination mit pathogenen Erregern und Umweltchemikalien eine relativ untergeordnete Rolle.
Measles virus, one of the most contagious of all human viruses, has been largely contained by the development and use of a vaccine that was introduced 50 years ago.
Several large dsDNA-containing viruses such as poxviruses (smallpox) and herpes viruses are well known among the scientific community, as well as the general populace, because they cause human diseases.
Das Buch behandelt rechtliche und naturschutzfachliche Fragen des Artenschutzes, denen sich die Praxis in Verfahren der Fachplanung, der kommunalen Bauleitplanung sowie bei der Zulassung von Eingriffsvorhaben zunehmend konfrontiert sieht.
Plant roots may not only be colonized by mycorrhizal fungi, but also by a myriad of bacterial and fungal root endophytes that are usually not considered by the investigators of classic symbioses.
Whether youre looking to save the planet or learn more about your local environment,30-Second Ecologyintroduces you to the diversity, behaviours and challenges within our ecosystem.
