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This book aims at both academics and professionals in the field of forest-people interfaces. It takes the reader on a journey through four major themes that have emerged since the initiation of 'social forestry' in the 1970s: non-timber forest products and agroforestry;...
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Wageningen Academic Publishers
Parution :
2012-05-22
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This collection critically examines twenty-first century representations of ageing, focusing on various media images and discourses as well as individuals' own experiences and self-presentations of ageing, drawing on innovative new empirical data.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-05-22
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Although the unique flora of the Socotra Archipelago with its high degree of endemism has received much attention recently, little information is available on the vegetation and related ecological aspects. Based on their extensive field experience of the region, the...
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Springer
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2012-05-22
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Science and religion are often viewed as dichotomies. But although our contemporary society is often perceived as a rationalization process, we still need broad, metaphysical beliefs outside of what can be proven empirically. Rituals and symbols remain at the core of...
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Wageningen Academic Publishers
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2012-05-19
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Until now, information on mammals in South Asia has never been brought together on a single platform providing all-inclusive knowledge on the subject. This book is the most up-to-date comprehensive resource on the mammalian diversity of South Asia. It offers...
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Springer
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2012-05-19
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The book addresses controversies related to the origins of cancer and provides solutions to cancer management and prevention. It expands upon Otto Warburg's well-known theory that all cancer is a disease of energy metabolism. However, Warburg did not link his theory to...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2012-05-18
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Written by Steve Potter and revised by a senior examiner, Martin Rowland, this AQA A2 Biology Student Unit Guide is the essential study companion for Unit 4: Populations and Environment.This full-colour book includes all you need to know to prepare for your unit exam: ...
Editeur :
Philip Allan
Parution :
2012-05-18
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The 'Adaptive Landscape' has been a central concept in population genetics and evolutionary biology since this powerful metaphor was first formulated by Sewall Wright in 1932. Eighty years later, it has become a central framework in evolutionary quantitative genetics,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-05-17
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The 'Adaptive Landscape' has been a central concept in population genetics and evolutionary biology since this powerful metaphor was first formulated by Sewall Wright in 1932. Eighty years later, it has become a central framework in evolutionary quantitative genetics,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-05-17
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This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date review and evaluation of the contemporary status of telomerase research. Chapters in this volume cover the basic structure, mechanisms, and diversity of the essential and regulatory subunits of telomerase. Other topics...
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Wiley
Parution :
2012-05-15
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Um ein biologisches Experiment richtig planen, durchf hren und auswerten zu k nnen, muss man ber fundierte Kenntnisse grundlegender mathematischer und statistischer Operationen verf gen. Mathe f r Biologen bietet einen leicht verst ndlichen Zugang zur Mathematik,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-05-14
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The book contains chapters written by leaders in the research on the structure and function of respiratory complex I. It will provide a concise and authoritative summary of the current knowledge on complex I of respiratory chains. This enzyme is central to energy...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-05-11
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This book evolved from the editors strong belief that the information and new developments that were evolving from the rapidly growing field of genomics and that are happening primarily in the developed world have not happened at a parallel rate in the developing world....
Editeur :
Springer
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2012-05-10
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Advances in Microbial Ecology
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Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither -- and our misunderstanding has put them in serious crisis. What dogs really...
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2012-05-08
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A timely and authoritative look at the chemistry of natural products Based on the acclaimed Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology, this book focuses on natural products and explores their impact on drug discovery and design. With emphasis on the gamut of biological...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2012-05-08
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Imagine mathematics, imagine with the help of mathematics, imagine new worlds, new geometries, new forms. This book is intended to contribute to grasping how much that is interesting and new is happening in the relationships between mathematics, imagination and culture....
Editeur :
Springer
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2012-05-04
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Fishes have evolved to colonise almost every type of aquatic habitat and today they are a hugely diverse group of over 25,000 species. The evolution of this great diversity of species has resulted in a myriad of solutions to the demands posed by the aquatic environment....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-05-03
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Fishes have evolved to colonise almost every type of aquatic habitat and today they are a hugely diverse group of over 25,000 species. The evolution of this great diversity of species has resulted in a myriad of solutions to the demands posed by the aquatic environment....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-05-03
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This book compiles new findings from the work of internationally renowned experts in plant electrophysiology, biophysics, bioelectrochemistry, ion channels, membrane transport, imaging of water transport, photosynthesis, mechanosensors, osmotic motors, sensing and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-05-03
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This book, written by the leading experts in the field of plant electrophysiology, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the current state of knowledge on electrical signaling and responses in plant physiology. It covers a significant interdisciplinary...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-05-03
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