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Biomineralization is the process that produces the skeletons, shells, and teeth of most animals. It is also involved in magnetic orientation, gravity detection, and the storing of ions. This book compares a diverse number of systems, including mineral deposition of invertebrates, vertebrates, algae, and microorganisms. Emphasis is placed on the systems responsible for converting ions to minerals and the mechanisms and control of mineral form.
The present book is divided into several parts. An introductory chapter serves to make the reader aware of the diversity of the subject of habitat selection in birds. Many if the various aspects of habitat selection introduced in the first chapter are developed in subsequent chapters, and thus it serves to some extent as an overview of the subject and as a "lead-in" to subsequent work.
A thorough revision and update of the first edition, this Second
Edition is designed to create an awareness of the rapidly
developing field of allelopathy. The author appraises existing
knowledge in certain critical areas, such as roles of allelopathy
in the prevention of seed decay and in the nitrogen cycle, the
chemical nature of allelopathic compounds, factors affecting
concentrations of allelochemics in plants, movement of
allelochemics from plants and absorption and translocation by other
plants, mechanisms of action of allelopathic agents, and factors
determining effectiveness of allelopathic compounds after egression
from producing organisms. Areas in which more basic and applied
research is needed are emphasized. A discussion of terminology and
early history of allelopathy is followed by a discussion of the
important roles of allelopathy in forestry, agriculture, plant
pathology, and natural ecosystems. A separate listing of the phyla
of plants demonstrated to have allelopathic species is also
included.
Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 1: Production, Perception, and Design Features of Sounds presents the scientific study of bird vocalizations. This book discusses the relations between the physical structure of bird vocalization and their quality as perceived by the recipient. Organized into nine chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the first sound recording of bird sound. This text then outlines some of the complex processes and events between sound production and behavior response to sound. Other chapters consider the study of neural control of vocalizations in birds. This book discusses as well the acoustic information transmitted through the wide range of habitats plays a crucial role in different avian behaviors, including individual and species recognition, territorial defense, mate selection, and song learning. The final chapter deals with a more detailed functional interpretation of a particular sound. This book is a valuable resource for ornithologists, ethologists, and research workers.
This book is intended to provide a substantive treatment of
plant disease management for graduate and undergraduate students in
which theoretical and practical elements are combined. Reference is
made to specific diseases and control practices to illustrate basic
principles or strategies. The section on epidemiology includes a
chapter in which arthropod vectors (aphids, leafhoppers,
whiteflies, Coleoptera and mites) are briefly discussed, and the
section on control includes references to the use of crop varieties
with resistance to such vectors, and also contains information on
mechanical, cultural, biological and chemical measures that
contribute to vector control. The technology of disease management is presented according to epidemiological principles. Sections on diagnosis, epidemiology, environmental factors, disease forecasting, disease control (exclusion, physical, chemical and biological), plant resistance, cultural modifications to suppress epidemics, effects of chemicals and their major groups and uses, and examples of disease management in practice are included. A bibliography and index are appended.
Aimed primarily at advanced graduate students and professional biologists, this book explores the degree to which animal*b1plant interactions are determined by plant and animal variability. Many of the patterns seen in natural communities appear to result from cascading effects up as well as down the trophic system. Variability among primary producers can influence animal and plant population quality and dynamics, community structure, and the evolution of animal*b1plant interations. |
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