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Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution

Species, Species Concepts and Primate Evolution (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993): William H. Kimbel,... Species, Species Concepts and Primate Evolution (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)
William H. Kimbel, Lawrence B. Martin
R5,848 Discovery Miles 58 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A world of categones devmd of spirit waits for life to return. Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift The stock-in-trade of communicating hypotheses about the historical path of evolution is a graphical representation called a phylogenetic tree. In most such graphics, pairs of branches diverge from other branches, successively marching across abstract time toward the present. To each branch is tied a tag with a name, a binominal symbol that functions as does the name given to an individual human being. On phylogenetic trees the names symbolize species. What exactly do these names signify? What kind of information is communicated when we claim to have knowledge of the following types? "Tetonius mathewzi was ancestral to Pseudotetonius ambiguus. " "The sample of fossils attributed to Homo habzlis is too variable to contain only one species. " "Interbreeding populations of savanna baboons all belong to Papio anubis. " "Hylobates lar and H. pileatus interbreed in zones of geographic overlap. " While there is nearly universal agreement that the notion of the speczes is fundamental to our understanding of how evolution works, there is a very wide range of opinion on the conceptual content and meaning of such particular statements regarding species. This is because, oddly enough, evolutionary biolo gists are quite far from agreement on what a species is, how it attains this status, and what role it plays in evolution over the long term."

Primates and Cetaceans - Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Juichi Yamagiwa,... Primates and Cetaceans - Field Research and Conservation of Complex Mammalian Societies (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Juichi Yamagiwa, Leszek Karczmarski
R9,071 Discovery Miles 90 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this book, the editors present a view of the socioecology of primates and cetaceans in a comparative perspective to elucidate the social evolution of highly intellectual mammals in terrestrial and aquatic environments. Despite obvious differences in morphology and eco-physiology, there are many cases of comparable, sometimes strikingly similar patterns of sociobehavioral complexity. A number of long-term field studies have accumulated a substantial amount of data on the life history of various taxa, foraging ecology, social and sexual relationships, demography, and various patterns of behavior: from dynamic fission-fusion to long-term stable societies; from male-bonded to bisexually-bonded to matrilineal groups. Primatologists and cetologists have come together to provide four evolutionary themes: (1) social complexity and behavioral plasticity, (2) life history strategies and social evolution, (3) the interface between behavior, demography, and conservation, and (4) selected topics in comparative behavior. These comparisons of taxa that are evolutionarily distant but live in comparable complex sociocognitive environments boost our appreciation of their sophisticated mammalian societies and can advance our understanding of the ecological factors that have shaped their social evolution. This knowledge also facilitates a better understanding of the day- to-day challenges these animals face in the human-dominated world and may improve the capacity and effectiveness of our conservation efforts.

Ecological Genomics - Ecology and the Evolution of Genes and Genomes (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Christian R Landry, Nadia... Ecological Genomics - Ecology and the Evolution of Genes and Genomes (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Christian R Landry, Nadia Aubin-Horth
R9,135 Discovery Miles 91 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Researchers in the field of ecological genomics aim to determine how a genome or a population of genomes interacts with its environment across ecological and evolutionary timescales. Ecological genomics is trans-disciplinary by nature. Ecologists have turned to genomics to be able to elucidate the mechanistic bases of the biodiversity their research tries to understand. Genomicists have turned to ecology in order to better explain the functional cellular and molecular variation they observed in their model organisms.

We provide an advanced-level book that covers this recent research and proposes future development for this field. A synthesis of the field of ecological genomics emerges from this volume."Ecological Genomics"covers a wide array of organisms (microbes, plants and animals) in order to be able to identify central concepts that motivate and derive from recent investigations in different branches of the tree of life.

"Ecological Genomics"covers 3 fields of research that have most benefited from the recent technological and conceptual developments in the field of ecological genomics: the study of life-history evolution and its impact of genome architectures; the study of the genomic bases of phenotypic plasticity and the study of the genomic bases of adaptation and speciation.

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The Science of Astrobiology - A Personal View on Learning to Read the Book of Life (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Julian Chela-Flores The Science of Astrobiology - A Personal View on Learning to Read the Book of Life (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Julian Chela-Flores
R5,780 Discovery Miles 57 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since the publication of The New Science of Astrobiology in the year 2001-the first edition of the present book-two significant events have taken place raising the subject from the beginning of the present century to its present maturity. Firstly, in 2001 the Galileo Mission still had two years to complete its task, which turned out to be an outstanding survey of the Jovian system, especially of its intriguing satellite Europa. Secondly, the Cassini Huygens Mission was still on its way to Saturn. Its present success has surpassed all expectations of ESA and NASA. Astrobiologists still did not know that Titan was the fifth body in the Solar System that possibly contained a water ocean (including the Earth and the three Galilean satellites other than Io). For these reasons the book includes overviews of the evolutionary and molecular biology that are necessary. There is a discussion of other sectors of culture that are the natural frontiers of astrobiology, especially the humanities.

Invasive Alien Arthropod Predators and Parasitoids: An Ecological Approach (Paperback, 2012): Helen Roy, Patrick Declercq,... Invasive Alien Arthropod Predators and Parasitoids: An Ecological Approach (Paperback, 2012)
Helen Roy, Patrick Declercq, Lori-Jayne Lawson Handley, John J. Sloggett, Remy L. Poland, …
R4,563 Discovery Miles 45 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Understanding invasion biology, and the dynamics of biological control practices, requires a multidisciplinary approach, embracing and integrating all the research tools at our disposal, particularly modern molecular and modelling techniques. This book provides a comprehensive and current overview of invasive alien arthropod predators and parasitoids through 20 chapters, contributed by 69 internationally renowned scientists (previously published as peer-reviewed papers in BioControl - August 2011), ranging from broad reviews of key topics on invasive alien species (IAS) to taxon-specific chapters. The context of invasion biology is given through nine chapters focusing on current themes but highlighting future directions and knowledge gaps. Concepts are explored in detail through ten chapters focusing on a taxonomically diverse range of arthropods. The concluding chapter presents an objective approach to considering the benefits and risks of exotic biological control agents.

Evolution 2.0 - Implications of Darwinism in Philosophy and the Social and Natural Sciences (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Martin... Evolution 2.0 - Implications of Darwinism in Philosophy and the Social and Natural Sciences (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Martin Brinkworth, Friedel Weinert
R1,557 Discovery Miles 15 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

These essays by leading philosophers and scientists focus on recent ideas at the forefront of modern Darwinism, showcasing and exploring the challenges they raise as well as open problems. This interdisciplinary volume is unique in that it addresses the key notions of evolutionary theory in approaches to the mind, in the philosophy of biology, in the social sciences and humanities; furthermore it considers recent challenges to, and extensions of, Neo-Darwinism. The essays demonstrate that Darwinism is an evolving paradigm, with a sphere of influence far greater than even Darwin is likely to have imagined when he published 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859.

The Nature of Classification - Relationships and Kinds in the Natural Sciences (Hardcover): J. Wilkins, M. Ebach The Nature of Classification - Relationships and Kinds in the Natural Sciences (Hardcover)
J. Wilkins, M. Ebach
R2,235 Discovery Miles 22 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The Nature of Classification" discusses an old and generally ignored issue in the philosophy of science: natural classification. It argues for classification to be a sometimes theory-free activity in science, and discusses the existence of scientific domains, theory-dependence of observation, the inferential relations of classification and theory, and the nature of the classificatory activity in general. It focuses on biological classification, but extends the discussion to physics, psychiatry, meteorology and other special sciences.

Skeletal Biomineralization: Patterns, Processes and Evolutionary Trends - Volume II. Atlas and Index (Paperback, Softcover... Skeletal Biomineralization: Patterns, Processes and Evolutionary Trends - Volume II. Atlas and Index (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
J G Carter
R3,025 Discovery Miles 30 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book should be of interest to teachers, students and researchers in paleontology, biology, evolutionary biology, zoology and cell biology.

Morphogenesis and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems - Experiments and Models (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the... Morphogenesis and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems - Experiments and Models (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003)
T Sekimura, S. Noji, N. Ueno, Philip Maini
R1,596 Discovery Miles 15 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A central goal of current biology is to decode the mechanisms that underlie the processes of morphogenesis and pattern formation. Concerned with the analysis of those phenomena, this book covers a broad range of research fields, including developmental biology, molecular biology, plant morphogenesis, ecology, epidemiology, medicine, paleontology, evolutionary biology, mathematical biology, and computational biology. In Morphogenesis and Pattern Formation in Biological Systems: Experiments and Models, experimental and theoretical aspects of biology are integrated for the construction and investigation of models of complex processes. This collection of articles on the latest advances by leading researchers not only brings together work from a wide spectrum of disciplines, but also provides a stepping-stone to the creation of new areas of discovery.

Before the Backbone - Views on the origin of the vertebrates (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996): H. Gee Before the Backbone - Views on the origin of the vertebrates (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
H. Gee
R4,509 Discovery Miles 45 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We cannot catechise our stony ichthyolites, as did the necromantic lady of the Arabian Nights did the coloured fishes of the lake which had once been a city, when she touched their dead bodies with her wand, and they straightaway raised their heads and rephed to her queries. We would have many a question to ask them if we could - questions never to be solved. Hugh Miller, The Old Red Sandstone When I started this book in 1991, the subject of vertebrate origins was fusty and unfashionable. Early drafts for this preface read like an extend ed complaint at the lot of traditional morphologists, cast aside by the march of modern molecular biology. But no longer - this book should reach you at a time of renewed inter est in the origin of the vertebrates, our own particular corner of creation. For although the topic has excited interest for well over a century, molec ular biology has only lately achieved the maturity necessary to test its predictions. As a legitimate field of study, it is fashionable again."

Insect Ultrastructure - Volume 1 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982): H. Akai, R.C. King Insect Ultrastructure - Volume 1 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982)
H. Akai, R.C. King
R3,064 Discovery Miles 30 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fourteen years have passed since the publication of David Spencer Smith's Insect Cells: Their Structure and Function. Here the results of a decade of electronmicroscopic studies on insect cells were summarized in an organized and integrated fashion for the first time, and the ultrastructural characteristics of different specialized cells and tissues were abundantly illustrated in the 117 plates this monograph contained. In the intervening period great progress has been made in the field of Insect Ultrastructure. Organelles not even mentioned in Smith's book, such as synaptonemal complexes, clathrin baskets, fusomes, and retinular junc tions, have been identified and functions proposed for them. There have also been many technical advances that have profoundly influenced the direction of subsequent research. A spectacular example would be the development by Miller and Beatty of the chromosomal spreading technique which allowed for the first time ultrastructural studies on segments of chromosomes containing genes in various stages of replication and transcription. Then there is the freeze-fracture procedure first described by Moor and his colleagues. This technique permitted an analysis of intercellular junctions that was impossible with the conventional sectioning methods. The results greatly clarified our understanding of the channels for ion movement and the permeability barriers between cells and also the membrane changes that occur during the embryonic differentiation and metamorphosis of various types of insect cells."

Tewkesbury Walks - An Exploration of Biogeography and Evolution (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Bernard Michaux Tewkesbury Walks - An Exploration of Biogeography and Evolution (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Bernard Michaux
R852 R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Save R158 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book is composed of eight chapters, each of which are organised as walks around the Tewkesbury (UK) countryside, which move from the specific to increasingly broader ideas. So, the MS starts with an individual's relationship to their environment (Avon and Severn Valleys Loop) that leads to a description of conservation issues at local, national and international levels, and ultimately to a discussion of the importance of Citizen Science (Coombe Hill - Apperley -Deerhurst). The following chapter (Mythe Bridge - Forthampton - Tewkesbury) looks at science as it is actually practiced and its role in modern society by an analysis of the theory of Continental Drift and a biography of Alfred Wegener. This is a story that really deserves a much wider audience, as the idea was, in my opinion, as revolutionary as general relativity or quantum mechanics, and Wegener himself was such a heroic character. The following chapter (Tewkesbury Ham) also uses biography - this time of Alfred Russel Wallace - to investigate his ideas about how animal and plant distributions are inextricably linked to geological change. Wallace was every bit as heroic as Wegener, lived an even more adventurous life, and also deserves to be more widely known and appreciated. 2013 is the centenary of his death and he will be much in the news this year, so it would be timely to publish an account of his life and work suitable for the general public. The chapters on Wegener and Wallace set the scene for a detailed discussion of biogeography. This has been an active area of research for the past 30 years and I think it's about time that somebody wrote about what has been an intellectually exciting and profoundly significant development in our view of ourselves and the world we live in.

The Statistics of Natural Selection on Animal Populations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985): Brian F.... The Statistics of Natural Selection on Animal Populations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
Brian F. Manly
R1,623 Discovery Miles 16 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the concluding chapter of his famous book on the theory of evolution by natural selection, Charles Darwin (1859) remarked that: When the views entertained in this volume on the origin of species, or when analogous views are generally admitted, we can dimly foresee that there will be a considerable revolution in natural history. This proved, of course, to be completely correct. At present there is a great divergence of opinion about the general importance of natural selection in the evolutionary process. Nevertheless, biologists are, on the whole, united in their acceptance of the potential power of selection in changing populations. Given this situation, it is not surprising to find that many attempts to detect the effects of natural selection have been made since the time of Darwin. This area of study has been called ecological genetics. It involves the collection of data of various kinds and, in many cases, the development of special methods for analysing these data. This book is a summary of methods for data analysis, concentrating on those that are applicable to animal populations, particularly wild populations.

Photosynthesis in Bryophytes and Early Land Plants (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): David T. Hanson, Steven K. Rice Photosynthesis in Bryophytes and Early Land Plants (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
David T. Hanson, Steven K. Rice
R7,625 Discovery Miles 76 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bryophytes, which are important constituents of ecosystems globally and often dominate carbon and water dynamics at high latitudes and elevations, were also among the pioneers of terrestrial photosynthesis. Consequently, in addition to their present day ecological value, modern representatives of these groups contain the legacy of adaptations that led to the greening of Earth. This volume brings together experts on bryophyte photosynthesis whose research spans the genome and cell through whole plant and ecosystem function and combines that with historical perspectives on the role of algal, bryophyte and vascular plant ancestors on terrestrialization of the Earth. The eighteen well-illustrated chapters reveal unique physiological approaches to achieving carbon balance and dealing with environmental limitations and stresses that present an alternative, yet successful strategy for land plants.

The End of Rationality and Selfishness - A Story on the Asymmetry, Uncertainty and the Evolution of Cooperation (Hardcover, 1st... The End of Rationality and Selfishness - A Story on the Asymmetry, Uncertainty and the Evolution of Cooperation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Rui-Wu Wang; Translated by Juan Wang
R3,158 Discovery Miles 31 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book reviews the antinomy of rationality and selfishness raised from egoism, though rationality and selfishness are understood as basic evolutionary dynamics of humans and other organisms in both classical economics and evolutionary biology. Based on the research and a comparison with human’s social cooperative behavior, the author presents his belief that the social cooperative system, in its essence, cooperation and conflict are of uncertain stochasticity resulting from their intrinsic asymmetric interaction between cooperative partners. The book then discusses limitations of Newton’s methodology of monism in both biology and social science. The understanding of the asymmetric and uncertain characteristics found in cooperation system needs perspective of quantum physics of pluralism. At the end of the book, the author undertakes a review of consistency of Newtonian and monism philosophy and the links between quantum physics and pluralism philosophy.

Biodiversity in Aquatic Systems and Environments - Lake Biwa (Paperback, 2014 ed.): Noboru Okuda, Katsutoshi Watanabe, Kayoko... Biodiversity in Aquatic Systems and Environments - Lake Biwa (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Noboru Okuda, Katsutoshi Watanabe, Kayoko Fukumori, Shin-Ichi Nakano, Takefumi Nakazawa
R1,863 Discovery Miles 18 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the latest topics in ecological and evolutionary research on aquatic biodiversity from bacteria to fishes, with special reference to Lake Biwa, an ancient lake in western Japan. With a geological history of 4 million years, Lake Biwa is the third oldest lake in the world. It is considered a biodiversity hotspot, where 1,769 aquatic species including 61 endemics are recorded, providing a rare opportunity to study the evolutionary diversification of aquatic biota and its ecological consequences. The first chapter introduces the evolutionary history of biodiversity, especially of fish in this lake. In the second chapter, some examples of trophic polymorphism in fish are described. Fish are keystone predators in lake ecosystems, and they can be a major driver for altering biological communities through their top-down trophic cascading effects. An excellent laboratory experiment is presented, demonstrating that functional diversity of fish feeding morphology alters food web properties of plankton prey communities. The third chapter focuses on aquatic microbes, whose abundance and diversity may also be influenced by the diversity of fish through top-down trophic cascades. Aquatic microbes can have a strong impact on ecosystem functioning in lakes, and in this chapter, the latest molecular techniques used to examine genetic and functional diversity of microbial communities are introduced. The final chapter presents theoretical frameworks for predicting how biodiversity has the potential to control the incidence and intensity of human-induced regime shifts. While respecting the precious nature of biodiversity in lakes, it is essential to be aware that modern human activities have brought a crisis of biodiversity loss in lakes worldwide. Throughout this book, readers will learn why biodiversity must be conserved at all levels, from genes to ecosystems.

Personality and Temperament in Nonhuman Primates (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Alexander Weiss, James E. King, Lindsay Murray Personality and Temperament in Nonhuman Primates (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Alexander Weiss, James E. King, Lindsay Murray
R4,506 Discovery Miles 45 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Recently, there has been an increased interest in research on personality, temperament, and behavioral syndromes (henceforth to be referred to as personality) in nonhuman primates and other animals. This follows, in part, from a general interest in the subject matter and the realization that individual differences, once consigned to 'error' terms in statistical analyses, are potentially important predictors, moderators, and mediators of a wide variety of outcomes ranging from the results of experiments to health to enrichment programs. Unfortunately, while there is a burgeoning interest in the subject matter, findings have been reported in a diverse number of journals and most of the methodological and statistical approaches were developed in research on human personality. The proposed volume seeks to gather submissions from a variety of specialists in research on individual differences in primate temperament, personality, or behavioral syndromes. We anticipate that chapters will cover several areas. The first part of this edited volume will focus on methodological considerations including the advantages and disadvantages of different means of assessing these constructs in primates and introduce some statistical approaches that have typically been the domain of human personality research. Another part of this edited volume will focus on present findings including the physiological and genetic bases of personality dimensions in primates; the relationship between personality and age; how personality may moderate or impact various outcomes including behavior, health, and well-being in captive and non-captive environments. For the third part of the volume we hope to obtain summaries of the existing work of the authors on the evolutionary important of personality dimensions and guideposts for future directions in this new and exciting area of research.

Mites: Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour - Life at a Microscale (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2013): David Evans Walter, Heather C. Proctor Mites: Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour - Life at a Microscale (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2013)
David Evans Walter, Heather C. Proctor
R6,198 Discovery Miles 61 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

More than 40,000 species of mites have been described, and up to 1 million may exist on earth. These tiny arachnids play many ecological roles including acting as vectors of disease, vital players in soil formation, and important agents of biological control. But despite the grand diversity of mites, even trained biologists are often unaware of their significance. Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour (2nd edition) aims to fill the gaps in our understanding of these intriguing creatures. It surveys life cycles, feeding behaviour, reproductive biology and host-associations of mites without requiring prior knowledge of their morphology or taxonomy. Topics covered include evolution of mites and other arachnids, mites in soil and water, mites on plants and animals, sperm transfer and reproduction, mites and human disease, and mites as models for ecological and evolutionary theories.

Developments in Industrial Microbiology - Volume 1 Proceedings of the Sixteenth General Meeting of the Society for Industrial... Developments in Industrial Microbiology - Volume 1 Proceedings of the Sixteenth General Meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology Held at State College, Pennsylvania, August 30-September 3, 1959 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1960)
Saul Rich
R1,574 Discovery Miles 15 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Palaeoclimates and their Modelling - With special reference to the Mesozoic era (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original... Palaeoclimates and their Modelling - With special reference to the Mesozoic era (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
J.R.L. Allen, B.J. Hoskins, P.J. Valdes, B.W. Sellwood, R. Spicer
R2,951 Discovery Miles 29 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The climate of the Earth has undergone many changes and for those times when geologic data are widespread and abundant the Mesozoic appears to have been one of the warmest intervals. This was a time during which the single continent Pangea disintegrated into continental units similar to those of today, a time when there were no significant polar ice caps and sea level was generally much higher than at the present time, and a time when dinosaurs apparently dominated terrestrial faunas and the flowering plants evolved. Understanding this alien world, ancestral to ours, is intrinsically interesting, intellectually challenging, and offers opportunities for more effective targeting of sites where commercially important geological resources may be found. It also provides critical insights into the operation of coupled Earth systems (biospheric, atmospheric, hydrospheric and geospheric) under extreme 'greenhouse' conditions, and therefore may have relevance to possible future global change. Our intention in organizing this Discussion Meeting was to bring together those who gather and interpret geologic data with those who model global climates from first principles. The community of workers who study the Quaternary have made significant advances by integrating and comparing palaeodata and climate model experiments. Although we have focused not on the Quaternary 'icehouse' but on the Mesozoic 'hothouse' climate we are well aware that approaches used in the study of the Quaternary may have relevance to earlier times.

Heterotypical Behaviour in Man and Animals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991): M. Haug, P.F. Brain, C.... Heterotypical Behaviour in Man and Animals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
M. Haug, P.F. Brain, C. Aron
R1,540 Discovery Miles 15 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Etienne E. Baulieu* The theme of this book, Heterotypical Behaviour in Man and Animals, should be of great interest to physiologists, endocrinolo gists, physicians, and workers in social sciences. Although Heterotypical Sexual Behaviour is a major theme, this volume attempts to display wide interest in reproductive medicine, general physiology, and behaviour in the two sexes. The editors explore the psycho-social dimension, not only of sexuality, but of eroticism which, as recalled by John Money, has its etymological root in the Greek word for love. Being an endocrinologist, who has studied hormone function in terms of synthesis, metabolism, distribution and receptors of these messenger molecules, I would like to recall some data which are basic when considering the overall human machine. It is common knowledge that androgens and oestrogens are formed in both sexes, differences being observed only in concen trations and rhythms of secretion. In the brain of the two sexes, there appear to be the same enzymes which may transform androgens to oestrogens, a process which could explain some aspects of CNS differentiation and activity. Both males and females have androgen and oestrogen receptors, and neural y these receptors appear to be present at the same order of magnitude and distributed according to the same pattern. There is even a similar distribution of receptors for progesterone, the hormone of pregnancy, in the brains of males and females. Therefore, several important pieces of the machinery transmitting sexual information * Laureat of the 1989 Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award."

The Biology of Paramecium (Paperback, 1986 ed.): R. Wichterman The Biology of Paramecium (Paperback, 1986 ed.)
R. Wichterman
R4,579 Discovery Miles 45 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This completely revised, updated, and expanded edition has been neces sitated by the many important newer discoveries that have been made since the publication of the first edition. That volume contained almost 2000 references from the 1600s to 1953. Since then and after an extensive search, I have accumulated some 3800 additional titles from the world's literature on Paramecium. After certain titles that largely represented abstracts and preliminary reports that were followed by full research papers were eliminated, approximately 4400 full titles from the 1600s to the present were selected for inclusion in this edition. Most of the titles in the Bibliography are the more recent ones beginning with 1953. I consider the Bibliography an important part of the book: A good title of a paper in a journal is a minature abstract of its contents. Thus, the reader who may be interested in obtaining additional information not found in the book may refer directly to the original source. A cursory examination of the Bibliography will reveal that parame cium research has extended into all branches of biology, including bio chemistry and biophysics. Like other areas of science, paramecium research has become highly specialized and fragmented. I have attempted to organize and present the basic information in one book. Because of space limitations, some items may have been dealt with briefly. It is in such instances that the Bibliography will be found to be invaluable.

Translation in Mitochondria and Other Organelles (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Anne-Marie Duchene Translation in Mitochondria and Other Organelles (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Anne-Marie Duchene
R5,518 Discovery Miles 55 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The present book gives an overview on the similarities and differences of the various translation systems. Moreover, it highlights the mechanisms and control of translation in mitochondria and other organelles such as chloroplasts, plastids and apicoplasts in different organisms. Lastly, it offers an outlook on future developments and applications that might be made possible by a better understanding of translation in mitochondria and other organelles. "

Evolution in the Dark - Adaptation of Drosophila in the Laboratory (Paperback, 2014 ed.): Naoyuki Fuse, Tasuku Kitamura,... Evolution in the Dark - Adaptation of Drosophila in the Laboratory (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Naoyuki Fuse, Tasuku Kitamura, Takashi Haramura, Kentaro Arikawa, Michio Imafuku
R1,738 Discovery Miles 17 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How organisms come to possess adaptive traits is a fundamental question for evolutionary biology. Although it is almost impossible to demonstrate evolution in the laboratory, this issue can be approached by using an unusual organism, Dark-fly: "Drosophila melanogaster" kept in complete darkness for 57 years through 1,400 generations, which corresponds to 28,000 years in terms of human generations. Has Dark-fly adapted to an environment of total darkness? If so, what is the molecular nature of the adaptation? In "Evolution in the Dark," the remarkable findings from the Dark-fly project performed at Kyoto University are presented. It was found that Dark-fly did not have poor eyesight, but rather exhibited higher phototaxis ability and displayed lengthened bristles on the head that function as tactile receptors. Circadian rhythms were weakened but still retained in Dark-fly. With recent progress in genome science enabling researchers to perform whole genome sequencing for Dark-fly, a large number of mutations were identified including genes encoding a light receptor, olfactory receptors, and enzymes involved in neural development. The Dark-fly project is a simple but very long-term experiment. Combined with advanced techniques in genetics and genomics, it is a valuable tool for understanding the molecular nature of adaptive evolution."

Advances in Morphometrics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996): Leslie F Marcus, Marco Corti, Anna Loy,... Advances in Morphometrics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996)
Leslie F Marcus, Marco Corti, Anna Loy, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Dennis E Slice
R5,859 Discovery Miles 58 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume is based on the NATO Advanced Study Institute, "Advances in Mor phometries" held in 11 Ciocco, Tuscany, Italy from July 18-30, 1993, and directed by Leslie F. Marcus. The "Advances in Morphometries" ASI was advertised in Nature and a number of professional journals. Announcements were sent to relevant institutions and departments throughout the world. Because NATO required that the majority of attendees be from NATO countries, the 71 persons attending represented nine NATO countries, four eastern European countries, now recognized as equal partners for AS Is, and a few participants from non-NATO countries. Participants were all active scholars in different disciplines within biology, as well as computer science, statistics, geology and paleontology. Their experience ranged from that of graduate students to senior faculty, as well as one emeritus scholar. A complete list of the those attending and their addresses, phone and FAX numbers and, where available, e-mail addresses is given in the participants list. All the local arrangements were made by Marco Corti and Anna Loy of the University of Rome "Ia Sapienza. " They made the initial contact with the II Ciocco conference center and then arranged for computer and Xerox rentals, design of logos, organization of posters, and publication of poster abstracts.

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