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Blooded Stock ( Oxford, Pa.); 11 (Hardcover): Anonymous Blooded Stock ( Oxford, Pa.); 11 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R741 Discovery Miles 7 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Zoological Sketches; v.2 (1867) (Hardcover): Joseph 1820-1899 Wolf Zoological Sketches; v.2 (1867) (Hardcover)
Joseph 1820-1899 Wolf
R761 Discovery Miles 7 610 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Microbial Communities in Soil (Hardcover, 1986 ed.): V. Jensen, A. Kjoller, L.H. Sorensen Microbial Communities in Soil (Hardcover, 1986 ed.)
V. Jensen, A. Kjoller, L.H. Sorensen
R5,393 Discovery Miles 53 930 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This text contains proceedings of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium, held at Copenhagen, Denmark, during 4-8 August 1985.

Crops I (Hardcover, 1st ed. 1986. 2nd printing 1988): Y.P.S. Bajaj Crops I (Hardcover, 1st ed. 1986. 2nd printing 1988)
Y.P.S. Bajaj
R7,974 Discovery Miles 79 740 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Production of food to meet the demands of an ever-increasing human population in the world is the major task and challenge to agriculture today. The conventional methods of plant breeding alone can no longer cope with the situation. The success of any crop improvement program depends on the extent of genetic variability in the base population, but due to denuding of forests and agricultural land, the naturally occurring pool of germplasm is being depleted. An urgent need is therefore ap parent to create new variability and increase the genetic base of agricul tural crops. Agricultural biotechnology has progressed to a stage in the produc tion of plants where specific characteristics to improve their yield, ap pearance, disease-resistance, nutritional quality and adaptation to ad verse soil conditions can be built into the seed. This concept of built-in quality implies a continuous scientific endeavour to improve plant char acters using a wide range of possibilities, and it also implies a scrutiny of the materials and methods available in the world today."

Handbook of Zoology - A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom (Hardcover, Reprint 2020): M. Fischer Handbook of Zoology - A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom (Hardcover, Reprint 2020)
M. Fischer
R5,678 Discovery Miles 56 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang - Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognition (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Ulrich H. Reichard, Hirohisa... Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang - Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognition (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Ulrich H. Reichard, Hirohisa Hirai, Claudia Barelli
R4,769 Discovery Miles 47 690 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume provides insight into gibbon diet and community ecology, the mating system and reproduction, and conservation biology, all topics which represent areas of substantial progress in understanding socio-ecological flexibility and conservation needs of the hylobatid family. This work analyzes hylobatid evolution by synthesizing recent and ongoing studies of molecular phylogeny, morphology, and cognition in a framework of gibbon and siamang evolution. With its clearly different perspective, this book is written to be read, referenced, and added to the bookshelves of scientists, librarians, and the interested public.

Sodium and Water Homeostasis - Comparative, Evolutionary and Genetic Models (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Kelly Anne Hyndman,... Sodium and Water Homeostasis - Comparative, Evolutionary and Genetic Models (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Kelly Anne Hyndman, Thomas L. Pannabecker
R4,074 Discovery Miles 40 740 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book presents cutting edge methods that provide insights into the pathways by which salt and water traverse cell membranes and flow in an orchestrated fashion amongst the many compartments of the body. It focuses on a number of molecular, cellular and whole animal studies that involve multiple physiological systems and shows how the internal milieu is regulated by multifactorial gene regulation, molecular signaling, and cell and organ architecture. Topics covered include: water channels, the urinary concentrating mechanism, angiotensin, the endothelin system, miRNAs and MicroRNA in osmoregulation, desert-adapted mammals, the giraffe kidney, mosquito Malpighian tubules, and circadian rhythms. The book highlights how different approaches to explaining the same physiological processes greatly increase our understanding of these fundamental processes. Greater integration of comparative, evolutionary and genetic animal models in basic science and medical science will improve our overall grasp of the mechanisms of sodium and water balance.

Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective (Paperback): Letha A. See Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective (Paperback)
Letha A. See
R1,319 R947 Discovery Miles 9 470 Save R372 (28%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective, leading black scholars come together to discuss complex human behavior problems faced by African Americans and to force the abandonment of conceptualization theories made without consideration of the Black experience. Challenging you to engage in different thinking and develop new theories for addressing the needs of African Americans, this book highlights the assets of black individuals, families, and communities and guides you through program interventions and public policies that strengthen and empower African Americans. You will learn to enhance your clients'coping strategies and resilience by factoring in their strengths rather than focusing on their weaknesses.Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective contextualizes community behavior patterns, gender roles, and changing contemporary identities to challenge your assumptions about African American culture and communities and convince you to rethink your intervention strategies and methods. To further help you fine-tune your service delivery, this book leads you through discussions on: help-seeking behaviors of young street males the association of sociocultural risk factors with suicides the use of emotive behavior therapy to help African Americans cope with the prospect of imminent death advocating for changes in institutions and systems which negatively impact the lives of the poor and the oppressed how social work has ignored one segment of the African American community--young girls in urban settings psychological consequences of coming of age in a hostile environmentSocial workers, community-based groups, policymakers, and other helping professionals owe it to their clients to shrug off culturally incompetent services and care. Using Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African American Perspective as a guide, you will learn to redress your programs and policies with a sensitivity to the factors and mechanisms that maximize the buoyancy of disadvantaged groups over various stages of their life development.

The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity With Its Organization; v.9 - pt.2 [Reptilia] (1831) (Hardcover): Georges,Baron Cuvier The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity With Its Organization; v.9 - pt.2 [Reptilia] (1831) (Hardcover)
Georges,Baron Cuvier
R764 Discovery Miles 7 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Records of the South Australian Museum; 6 (Hardcover): South Australian Museum, Museum And Art Galler Public Library Records of the South Australian Museum; 6 (Hardcover)
South Australian Museum, Museum And Art Galler Public Library
R1,051 Discovery Miles 10 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Breeder and Sportsman; 13 (July-Dec. 1888) (Hardcover): Anonymous Breeder and Sportsman; 13 (July-Dec. 1888) (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R1,013 Discovery Miles 10 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Memphis Zoo (Hardcover): Robert W Dye Memphis Zoo (Hardcover)
Robert W Dye
R719 R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Save R81 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
An Immense World - How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Hardcover): Ed Yong An Immense World - How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Hardcover)
Ed Yong
R786 R705 Discovery Miles 7 050 Save R81 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Catalogue of the Marine Invertebrata of Eastern Canada [microform] (Hardcover): Joseph Frederick 1835-1909 Whiteaves Catalogue of the Marine Invertebrata of Eastern Canada [microform] (Hardcover)
Joseph Frederick 1835-1909 Whiteaves; Created by Geological Survey of Canada
R869 Discovery Miles 8 690 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Catalogue of Indian Insects Vol. 5 (Hardcover): Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher Catalogue of Indian Insects Vol. 5 (Hardcover)
Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher
R5,846 Discovery Miles 58 460 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Italian Opera Since 1945 (Paperback): Raymond Fearn Italian Opera Since 1945 (Paperback)
Raymond Fearn
R2,037 Discovery Miles 20 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Italy, the birthplace of opera in the late sixteenth century, has in recent decades seen remarkable and vital musical growth, with composers as diverse as Luciano Berio and Nino Rota, Luigi Nono and Sylvano Bussotti, Giacomo Manzoni, Bruno Maderna and Salvatore Sciarrino. The musical theatre has figured prominently in the work of Italian composers during this period, ranging from operas conceived in a traditional mode to works of a Music Theatre variety, and in style from popular to avant-garde.
In this book Raymond Fearn surveys this Italian musico-theatrical phenomenon in the period since the Second World War, examining a wide range of works such as Nono's "Intolleranza" and "Al Gran Sole Carico d'Amore," Berio's "Passaggio" and "Un re in ascolto," Manzoni's "Atomtod" and "La Sentenza" and Castiglioni's "Oberon and The King's" "Masque," and places these developments within a cultural and theatrical context. Illustrated by numerous musical examples and producti

The Horse in Motion - as Shown by Instantaneous Photography: With a Study on Animal Mechanics Founded on Anatomy and the... The Horse in Motion - as Shown by Instantaneous Photography: With a Study on Animal Mechanics Founded on Anatomy and the Revelations of the Camera: in Which is Demonstrated the Theory of Quadrupedal Locomotion (Hardcover)
J D B (Jacob Davis Babco Stillman; Eadweard 1830-1904 Muybridge
R890 Discovery Miles 8 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Inter-state Milk Producers' Review, Vol. 3; 3 (Hardcover): Anonymous Inter-state Milk Producers' Review, Vol. 3; 3 (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R736 Discovery Miles 7 360 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Tiger in the House /; c.1 (Hardcover): Carl 1880-1964 Van Vechten, John Hope Franklin Research Center Fo The Tiger in the House /; c.1 (Hardcover)
Carl 1880-1964 Van Vechten, John Hope Franklin Research Center Fo
R870 Discovery Miles 8 700 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Visual Navigation - From Biological Systems To Unmanned Ground Vehicles (Hardcover): Yiannis Aloimonos Visual Navigation - From Biological Systems To Unmanned Ground Vehicles (Hardcover)
Yiannis Aloimonos
R2,832 Discovery Miles 28 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

All biological systems with vision move about their environments and successfully perform many tasks. The same capabilities are needed in the world of robots. To that end, recent results in empirical fields that study insects and primates, as well as in theoretical and applied disciplines that design robots, have uncovered a number of the principles of navigation. To offer a unifying approach to the situation, this book brings together ideas from zoology, psychology, neurobiology, mathematics, geometry, computer science, and engineering. It contains theoretical developments that will be essential in future research on the topic -- especially new representations of space with less complexity than Euclidean representations possess. These representations allow biological and artificial systems to compute from images in order to successfully deal with their environments.
In this book, the barriers between different disciplines have been smoothed and the workings of vision systems of biological organisms are made clear in computational terms to computer scientists and engineers. At the same time, fundamental principles arising from computational considerations are made clear both to empirical scientists and engineers. Empiricists can generate a number of hypotheses that they could then study through various experiments. Engineers can gain insight for designing robotic systems that perceive aspects of their environment.
For the first time, readers will find:
* the insect vision system presented in a way that can be understood by computational scientists working in computer vision and engineering;
* three complete, working robotic navigation systems presented with all the issues related to their design analyzed in detail;
* the beginning of a computational theory of direct perception, as advocated by Gibson, presented in detail with applications for a variety of problems; and
* the idea that vision systems could compute space representations different from perfect metric descriptions -- and be used in robotic tasks -- advanced for both artificial and biological systems.

Microbial Growth Kinetics (Hardcover, 1995 ed.): N. S. Panikov Microbial Growth Kinetics (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
N. S. Panikov
R5,351 Discovery Miles 53 510 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Microbial Growth Kinetics opens with a critical review of the history of microbial kinetics from the 19th century to the present day. The results of original investigations into the growth of soil microbes in both laboratory and natural environments are summarised. The book emphasises the analysis of complex dynamic behaviour of microorganism populations. Non-steady states and unbalanced growth, multiple limitation, survival under starvation, differentiation, morphological variability, colony and biofilm growth, mixed cultures and microbial population dynamics in soil are all examined. Mathematical models are proposed which give mechanistic explanations to many features of microbial growth. The book takes general kinetic principles and their ecological applications and presents them in a way specifically designed for the microbiologist. This in itself is unusual but taken with the book's fascinating historical overview and the many fresh and sometimes controversial ideas expressed, this book is a must for all advanced students of microbiology and researchers in microbial ecology and growth.

Catalogue of Indian Insects Vol. 4 (Hardcover): Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher Catalogue of Indian Insects Vol. 4 (Hardcover)
Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher
R5,857 Discovery Miles 58 570 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Starting Right With Bees .. (Hardcover): H G (Henry Grant) 1870-1934 Rowe Starting Right With Bees .. (Hardcover)
H G (Henry Grant) 1870-1934 Rowe
R768 Discovery Miles 7 680 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Zoological Illustrations, or, Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals, Selected Chiefly From the... Zoological Illustrations, or, Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals, Selected Chiefly From the Classes of Ornithology, Entomology, and Conchology, and Arranged According to Their Apparent Affinities; v. 1 (Hardcover)
William 1789-1855 Swainson, George, Bayfield,; Created by William Healey 1845-1927 Dall
R870 Discovery Miles 8 700 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
American Trypanosomiasis (Hardcover, 2003 ed.): Kevin M. Tyler, Michael A. Miles American Trypanosomiasis (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Kevin M. Tyler, Michael A. Miles
R2,745 Discovery Miles 27 450 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, is caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi. Sixteen to eighteen million people are currently infected with this organism, and 45,000 deaths are attributed to the disease each year. Infection with T. cruzi is life-long, and 10-30% of persons who harbor the parasite chronically develop cardiac and gastrointestinal problems associated with the parasitosis. Although major progress has been made in recent years in reducing vector-borne and transfusion-associated transmission of T. cruzi, the burden of disability and death in persons chronically infected with the organism continues to be enormous. Eight to ten million persons born in countries in which Chagas disease is endemic currently reside in the United States, and epidemiologic and census data suggest that 50,000-100,000 are chronically infected with T. cruzi. The presence of these infected persons poses a risk of transmission of the parasite in the USA through blood transfusion and organ transplantation and several such cases have now been documented.

American Trypanosomiasis, volume seven of World Class Parasites is written for students of tropical medicine, parasitology and public health, for researchers and practitioners alike who wish to bring themselves abreast of the status quo with respect to this disease. It is intended to supplement formal textbooks, in order to broaden and illuminate current areas of scientific and public health concern. Uniquely for T. cruzi, this book addresses parasite, vector and host biology, the pathogenesis of Chagas disease and current and prospective therapeutics and control strategies in a single volume.

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