Author: Ayten Karaca
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: biology, soil, earthworms
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2010-11-11
List price: $209.00
ISBN-10: 364214635X
ISBN-13: 9783642146350

Earthworms, which belong to the order Oligochaeta, comprise roughly 3,000 species grouped into five families. Earthworms have been called ‘ecosystem engineers’; much like human engineers, they change the structure of their environments. Earthworms are very versatile and are found in nearly all terrestrial ecosystems. They play an important role in forest and agricultural ecosystems. This Soil Biology volume describes the various facets of earthworms, such as their role in soil improvement, soil structure, and the biocontrol of soil-borne plant fungal diseases. Reviews discuss earthwormsâ€

Authors:Jeffrey C. Carrier, John A. Musick, Michael R. Heith
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: biology, marine, sharks, relatives
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2004-03-19
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 084931514X
ISBN-13: 9780849315145

Sharks and their relatives are* the subjects of tremendous interest. The public’s fascination is influenced by their roles in movies and popular literature, while the media races to cover stories of predators endangering helpless humans. The alarming threat to shark populations is also garnering significant publicity and leading to a worldwide increase in conservation initiatives. Finally, technological advances are impacting every area of shark research and revealing incredible secrets about these mysterious animals. These major factors indicate the need for a timely synthesis of the bi

Author: Vernon L. Avila
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: biology, bookmark, series, bartlett, earth, investigating, life, jones
Number of Pages: 979
Published: 1995-01-12
List price: $94.95
ISBN-10: 0867209429
ISBN-13: 9780867209426

This exciting new edition of Avila’s popular biology textbook offers current, accurate, clearly written and well organized information, including seven new chapters. Written for introductory biology courses, this text represents the philosophy that an understanding of the principles of biology from a cellular perspective is key to a biological literacy and a full appreciation of the many intricacies of life.

Author: Darren J. Wilkinson
Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
Keywords: biology, amp, crc, mathematical, computational, hall, chapman, modelling, systems, stochastic
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2006-04-18
List price: $92.95
ISBN-10: 1584885408
ISBN-13: 9781584885405

Although stochastic kinetic models are increasingly accepted as the best way to represent and simulate genetic and biochemical networks, most researchers in the field have limited knowledge of stochastic process theory. The stochastic processes formalism provides a beautiful, elegant, and coherent foundation for chemical kinetics and there is a wealth of associated theory every bit as powerful and elegant as that for conventional continuous deterministic models. The time is right for an introductory text written from this perspective. Stochastic Modelling for Systems Biology presents an access

Author: Frank Eisenhaber
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: biology, molecular, unit, intelligence, computational, biomolecular, mechanisms, discovering
Number of Pages: 147
Published: 2006-06-13
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 0387345272
ISBN-13: 9780387345277

In this anthology, leading researchers present critical reviews of methods and high-impact applications in computational biology that lead to results that also non-bioinformaticians must know to design efficient experimental research plans. Discovering Biomolecular Mechanisms with Computational Biology also summarizes non-trivial theoretical predictions for regulatory and metabolic networks that have received experimental confirmation. Discovering Biomolecular Mechanisms with Computational Biology is essential reading for life science researchers and higher-level students that work on biomole

Authors:H. William Detrich III, Monte Westerfield, Leonard
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: biology, vol, cell, volume, zebrafish, methods
Number of Pages: 391
Published: 1998-12-30
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 0122121708
ISBN-13: 9780122121708

This is the first in a two-volume, comprehensive treatment of the methodologies used in researching the zebrafish, an emerging vertebrate model system. The text includes discussions on development, genetic methodologies, and model applications. Key Features* Details state-of-the-art zebrafish protocols in a single-source reference* Presents methods and reagents in user-friendly format* Delineates critical steps and pitfalls of he procedures* Illustrates techniques with full-color platesSummarizes many new and interesting developmental mutants* Includes app

Authors:Gregory A. Petsko, Dagmar Ringe,
Publisher: New Science Press, Ltd.
Keywords: biology, primer, primers, function, stucture, protein
Number of Pages: 180
Published: 2003-08-01
List price: $61.95
ISBN-10: 0878936637
ISBN-13: 9780878936632

Published by New Science Press, this text introduces general principles of protein structure, folding, and function, then goes beyond these basics to tackle the conceptual basis of inferring structure and function from genomic sequence. It is the first book in a series, Primers in Biology, employing a modular design in which chapters are divided into topics, each occupying one two-page spread that includes the relevant text, illustrations (in full color), definitions, and references. The book has five chapters. The first is an introduction to the principles of protein structure and folding, wi