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‘Steve Brusatte, the author of The Rise and Fall of the
Dinosaurs, brings mammals out from the shadow of their more showy
predecessors in a beautifully written book that . . . makes the
case for them as creatures who are just as engaging as
dinosaurs.’ – The Sunday Times, ‘Best Books For Summer’ 'In
this terrific new book, Steve Brusatte . . . brings well-known
extinct species, the sabre-toothed tigers and the woolly mammoths,
thrillingly back to life' – The Times The passing of the age of
the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have
a much deeper history. They – or, more precisely, we –
originated around the same time as the dinosaurs, over 200 million
years ago; mammal roots lie even further back, some 325 million
years. Over these immense stretches of geological time, mammals
developed their trademark features: hair, keen senses of smell and
hearing, big brains and sharp intelligence, fast growth and
warm-blooded metabolism, a distinctive line-up of teeth (canines,
incisors, premolars, molars), mammary glands that mothers use to
nourish their babies with milk, qualities that have underlain their
success story. Out of this long and rich evolutionary history came
the mammals of today, including our own species and our closest
cousins. But today’s 6,000 mammal species - the egg-laying
monotremes including the platypus, marsupials such as kangaroos and
koalas that raise their tiny babies in pouches, and placentals like
us, who give birth to well-developed young – are simply the few
survivors of a once verdant family tree, which has been pruned both
by time and mass extinctions. In The Rise and Reign of the Mammals,
palaeontologist Steve Brusatte weaves together the history and
evolution of our mammal forebears with stories of the scientists
whose fieldwork and discoveries underlie our knowledge, both of
iconic mammals like the mammoths and sabre-toothed tigers of which
we have all heard, and of fascinating species that few of us are
aware of. For what we see today is but a very limited range of the
mammals that have existed; in this fascinating and ground-breaking
book, Steve Brusatte tells their – and our – story.
"The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of
Turtles of the World" is an invaluable resource for researchers in
protozoology, coccidia, and parasitology, veterinary sciences,
animal sciences, zoology, and biology. This first-of-its-kind work
offers a taxonomic guide to apicomplexan parasites of turtles that
enables easy parasite identification, with a summary of virtually
everything known about the biology of each known parasite species.
It is an important documentation of this specific area, useful to a
broad base of readers, including researchers in biology,
parasitology, animal husbandry, diseases of wild and domestic
animals, veterinary medicine, and faculty members in universities
with graduate programs in these areas.
There are about 330 turtle species on Earth; many are
endangered, a growing number of species are kept as pets, and some
are still used as food by humans. Turtles, like other vertebrate
animals have many different kinds of parasites (viruses, bacteria,
protozoa, worms, arthropods, and others). Coccidiosis in turtles
has prevented large-scale turtle breeding, and represents a serious
problem in need of control. This succinct and highly focused book
will aid in that effort.
Offers line drawings and photomicrographs of each parasite from
each hosts speciesProvides methods of identification and
treatmentPresents a complete historical rendition of all known
publications on coccidia (and their closest relatives) from all
turtle species on Earth, and evaluates the scientific and scholarly
merit of eachProvides a complete species analysis of the known
biology of every coccidian described from turtles Reviews the most
current taxonomy of turtles and their phylogenetic relationships
needed to help assess host-specificity and evaluate what little
cross-transmission work is available
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Catalogue of Canadian Birds [microform]
- Part II, Birds of Prey, Woodpeckers, Fly-catchers, Crows, Jays and Blackbirds, Including the Following Orders: Raptores, Coccyges, Pici, Macrochires, and Part of the Passeres
(Hardcover)
John 1831-1920 Macoun; Created by Geological Survey of Canada
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This book provides detailed and updated knowledge about medically
important 'Big Four' venomous snakes of India (Indian spectacled
cobra, Indian common krait, Indian Russell's viper, and Indian
saw-scaled viper). This book essentially covers the snakebite
problem in the world with particular reference to Asia and India.
It discusses the evolution and systematics of venomous snakes,
emphasizing 'Big Four' venomous snakes of India; the evolution and
composition of venoms determined by traditional biochemical and
modern proteomic analyses. It also describes the pharmacological
properties of enzymatic and non-enzymatic toxins of 'Big Four'
venomous snakes of India. Different chapters discuss exciting
topics such as species-specific and geographical differences in
venom composition and its impact on pathophysiology and clinical
manifestations of snakebite envenomation in India, biomedical
application of Indian snake venom toxins; production and quality
assessment of commercial antivenom, prevention, and treatment of
snakebite in India, adverse effects of antivenom including
strategies to combat antivenom reactions inpatient. This book
caters to toxinologists, pharmacologists, zoologists, antivenom
manufacturers, biochemists, clinicians, evolutionary biologists,
herpetologists, and informed non-specialists interested to know
about the Indian snake venoms.
Somatic genome manipulation is required when a sexual crossing
approach cannot be used in breeding or genetic treatment of an
individual organism. Examples can include gene- or cell-therapy of
a person to correct disease, genetic improvement of vegetatively
propagated plants, and genetic replacement of cytoplasm without
significantly modifying the nuclear genome. The advantage of
somatic genome manipulation is maintenance of the general genotype
while correcting one or more traits. Somatic genome manipulation is
also an option for genetic improvement of sexually propagated
plants in polyploidy breeding or in overcoming issues of sexual
incompatibility. Recent novel technologies in somatic genome
manipulation are developing quickly but much of this literature is
fragmented and difficult or inconvenient to access. This book
represents the first attempt to assemble updated reviews, detailed
protocols, and their applications in all fields in which somatic
genome manipulation has thrived. This is a truely one-of-a-kind
work that brings together the most important and relevant advances
in somatic genome manipulation in plants, algae, microorganisms,
humans and animals, and demonstrates where the science interacts
and where it diverges. The chapters are written by experts on the
topic with ready-to-use protocols that were originally developed or
adapted from the literature in their laboratories. We expect that
this book will be useful for students, researchers, and teachers in
both plant and animal research as a resource for the latest
information on somatic genome manipulation and for its useful
laboratory methods.
This book serves as a comprehensive yet concise reference guide
reviewing the latest knowledge on bacterial, viral, fungal and
parasitic infectious diseases of old world dromedary camels.
Pathogen etiology, clinical manifestations and diagnostic
techniques are provided for each pathogen and disease prevention
and treatment strategies are discussed. Despite a steady increase
in camel husbandry worldwide, the pathologies of camel diseases are
still relatively under investigated in comparison to other
livestock and companion animals. With an ongoing worldwide
prevalence increase, infectious diseases are a constant threat to
animal and human health. In recent years dromedary camels have
become a focus of increasing public health interest since they have
been considered the direct source of zoonotic transmission of
MERS-CoV to humans. Along these lines, the book covers topics
related to zoonotic infections associated with camels. This book
offers a valuable source of information for veterinary clinicians,
researchers, graduate students, veterinary technicians and
interested laymen.
Bark Beetle Management, Ecology, and Climate Change provides the
most updated and comprehensive knowledge on the complex effects of
global warming upon the economically and ecologically important
bark beetle species and their host trees. This authoritative
reference synthesizes information on how forest disturbances and
environmental changes due to current and future climate changes
alter the ecology and management of bark beetles in forested
landscapes. Written by international experts on bark beetle
ecology, this book covers topics ranging from changes in bark
beetle distributions and addition of novel hosts due to climate
change, interactions of insects with altered host physiology and
disturbance regimes, ecosystem-level impacts of bark beetle
outbreaks due to climate change, multi-trophic changes mediated via
climate change, and management of bark beetles in altered forests
and climate conditions. Bark Beetle Management, Ecology, and
Climate Change is an important resource for entomologists, as well
as forest health specialists, policy makers, and conservationists
who are interested in multi-faceted impacts of climate change on
forest insects at the organismal, population, and community-levels.
Recent advances in the study of bats have changed the way we
understand this illusive group of mammals. This volume consist of
25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the
most recent finding on the evolution, ecology and conservation of
bats. The chapters in this book are not intended to be exhaustive
literature reviews, but instead extended manuscripts that bring new
and fresh perspectives. Many chapters consist of previously
unpublished data and are repetitive of new insights and
understanding in bat evolution, ecology and conservation. All
chapters were peer-reviewed and revised by the authors. Many of the
chapters are multi-authored to provide comprehensive and
authoritative coverage of the topics.
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