Recent advances in neuroscience - the study of the mechanisms within the brain that underlie our behaviours and what happens when these go wrong - have been profound.
Recent advances in neuroscience - the study of the mechanisms within the brain that underlie our behaviours and what happens when these go wrong - have been profound.
As the public increasingly questioned the war in Vietnam, a group of American scientists deeply concerned about the use of Agent Orange and other herbicides started a movement to ban what they called "e;ecocide.
Mosquitoes of North America: North of Mexico is a comprehensive resource that consolidates decades of research on mosquito species found in North America.
Mosquitoes of North America: North of Mexico is a comprehensive resource that consolidates decades of research on mosquito species found in North America.
In 'The Life of Uncle Billy: Autobiography of General Sherman', William Tecumseh Sherman provides a firsthand account of his experiences during the Civil War.
Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvelously illustrated how-to guideInsects are the most abundant wildlife on the planetbut also the least observed.
The threat of poison gas, and other related biological warfare agents, holds our society hostage to the possible actions of terrorist groups or rogue states.
Using an exceptionally clear writing style, minimal scientific jargon, and vivid photos and drawings, this book provides a comprehensive view of the fundamentals of entomology.
The most comprehensive and up-to-date general reference book on honey bee biologyHoney bees are marvelously charismatic organisms with a long history of interaction with humans.
In an age where anthrax can be produced in a garage and multilateral agreements among nations seem ever harder to reach, the threat of biowarfare could rapidly spiral out of control.
In more detail than has previously been available, this book comprehensively covers all the various mechanisms of caste differentiation in social insects.
Class insecta is numerically the largest class of the largest phylum outnumbering the total number of all the other known species of the rest of the animal kingdom.
The most comprehensive and up-to-date general reference book on honey bee biologyHoney bees are marvelously charismatic organisms with a long history of interaction with humans.
The use of biological warfare (BW) agents by states or terrorists is one of the world's most frightening security threats but, thus far, little attention has been devoted to understanding how to improve policies and procedures to identify and attribute BW events.
This fascinating title has been carefully organised to meet the long-felt needs of increasingly large number of those who deals with different aspects of Entomology.
A timely examination of the use of disease and germs as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) and the threat bioterrorism poses in an increasingly unpredictable and volatile future.
Whether one is interested in learning about anthrax, sarin, the neutron bomb-or any other weapon of mass destruction-this thorough and detailed reference is the place to find answers.
A timely examination of the use of disease and germs as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) and the threat bioterrorism poses in an increasingly unpredictable and volatile future.
How honeybees make collective decisions-and what we can learn from this amazing democratic processHoneybees make decisions collectively-and democratically.
This book gives an almost forgotten history concerning civilian university scientists, who carried out research on defense against poison gases in some unusual places during World War II.
Using an exceptionally clear writing style, minimal scientific jargon, and vivid photos and drawings, this book provides a comprehensive view of the fundamentals of entomology.
Class insecta is numerically the largest class of the largest phylum outnumbering the total number of all the other known species of the rest of the animal kingdom.
This fascinating title has been carefully organised to meet the long-felt needs of increasingly large number of those who deals with different aspects of Entomology.
Originating in the armed forces of the early 20th century, weapons based on chemical, biological or nuclear agents have become an everpresent threat that has not vanished after the end of the cold war.
Originating in the armed forces of the early 20th century, weapons based on chemical, biological or nuclear agents have become an everpresent threat that has not vanished after the end of the cold war.
Based on results previously restricted for military use and inaccessible to the public, this practice-oriented handbook introduces the use of enzymes for fast and efficient decontamination of B/C weapons in various scenarios, including terrorist attacks.
Waldinsekten sind ökologisch und ökonomisch von vielfältiger Bedeutung: Sie bestäuben Pflanzen, bauen tote pflanzliche und tierische Substanz ab, sind Nahrung für Wirbeltiere, regulieren Schadorganismen und gestalten ganze Lebensräume.
