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For nearly 50 years, pest control was mostly based on broad-spectrum conv- tional insecticides such as organochlorines, organophosphates, carbamates and pyrethroids. However, the severe adverse effects of pesticides on the environment, problems of resistance reaching...
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Springer
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2009-08-28
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Since 1997, scientists of different disciplines sharing a deep interest in concepts and knowledge related to evolutionary biology have held the annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseille in order to discuss their research and promote collaboration. Lately...
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Springer
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2009-08-25
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With an ever-increasing human population, the demand placed upon the agriculture sector to supply more food is one of the greatest challenges for the agrarian community. In order to meet this challenge, environmentally unfriendly agroch- icals have played a key role in...
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Springer
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2009-08-25
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The first book to cover this innovative topic provides readers with the laws and products applied in modern-day packaging technology before using numerous fascinating illustrations to show proven packaging solutions found in nature.The authors formulate strategies and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2009-08-19
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Das Werk stellt allen mit Landschaftsgestaltung und Landschaftsplanung befassten Organisationen sowie der Fortwirtschaft Informationen bereit, die zu einer langfristig nachhaltigen Forstlichen Landnutzung beitragen. Ber cksichtigt werden das erh hte Sturmwurfrisiko...
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Wiley-VCH
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2009-08-19
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Plant biotechnology applies to three major areas of plants and their uses: (1) control of plant growth and development; (2) protection of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses; and (3) expansion of ways by which specialty foods, biochemicals, and pharmaceuticals...
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Springer
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2009-08-15
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The tragic recognition of the extinction of the Yangtze River Dolphin or baiji in 2007 became a major news story and sent shockwaves around the world. It made a romantic story, for the baiji was a unique and beautiful creature that features in many Chinese legends and...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-08-13
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Animal life, now and over the past half billion years, is incredibly diverse. Describing and understanding the evolution of this diversity of body plans - from vertebrates such as humans and fish to the numerous invertebrate groups including sponges, insects, molluscs,...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-08-13
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Animal life, now and over the past half billion years, is incredibly diverse. Describing and understanding the evolution of this diversity of body plans - from vertebrates such as humans and fish to the numerous invertebrate groups including sponges, insects, molluscs,...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-08-13
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Mammalian cell lines command an effective monopoly for the production of therapeutic proteins that require post-translational modifications. This unique advantage outweighs the costs associated with mammalian cell culture, which are far grater in terms of development...
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Springer
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2009-08-11
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Cell Engineering
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Since its ?rst description in 1942 in both serum and cerebrospinal ?uid, transthyretin (TTR) has had an eventful history, including changes in name from “prealbumin” to “thyroxine-binding prealbumin” to “transthyretin” as knowledge increased about its functions. TTR is...
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Springer
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2009-08-09
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Ecotoxicology Modeling is a comprehensive and well-documented text providing a collection of computational methods to the ecotoxicologists primarily interested in the study of the adverse effects of chemicals, their mechanisms of action and/or their environmental fate...
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Springer
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2009-08-07
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Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology
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Temperate forests cover large areas of Europe and perform a number of important functions such as the regulation of energy and matter, production of wood and other resources, and conservation of biodiversity and habitats; they also have special signi?cance in social and...
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Springer
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2009-08-07
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Ecological Studies
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The secrets of our genetic heritage are finally being unlocked.The massive scientific effort to sequence the human genome is in fact just the beginning of a long journey as the extraordinary genetic diversity that exists between individuals becomes clear. Work in this...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-08-06
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With the wit of Bill Bryson and the spirit of Natalie Angier, Idan Ben- Barak takes us on a fantastic voyage into the infinitesimal world of microbiology. In The Invisible Kingdom, he introduces us to the amazing lives and workings of genes, proteins, bacteria, and...
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2009-08-04
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Recent and rapid progress in the field of biotechnology has resulted in an increasing number of novel macromolecular drugs with great promise for further advanced research and clinical application. However, the delivery of these macromolecular drugs by routes other than...
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Springer
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2009-08-04
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This book is about disease and death. It is an ecologist's view of Darwin's vivid evocation of Nature, red in tooth and claw. An international team of authors examines broad patterns in the population biology of natural enemies, and addresses general questions about the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-07-30
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Bioremediation is a rapidly advancing field and the technology has been applied successfully to remediate many contaminated sites. The goal of every soil remediation method is to enhance the degradation, transformation, or detoxification of pollutants and to protect,...
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Springer
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2009-07-30
Collection :
Soil Biology
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How will biodiversity loss affect ecosystem functioning, ecosystem services, and human well-being?
In an age of accelerating biodiversity loss, this timely and critical volume summarizes recent advances in biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research and explores the...
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OUP Oxford
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2009-07-30
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Invasive alien species are a major and growing threat to biodiversity worldwide. The transport of organisms through increased levels of trade and tourism is leading to the widespread breaching of natural biogeographic barriers at unprecedented rates. Consequences can be...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2009-07-30
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