With this manual for choosing the right trees in the central valley region of California, prospective planters can weigh their options and pick the...

In Chapter One, Andrea Doris Kupferschmid, PhD explains a wide range of tree reactions to ungulate browsing based on six proposed factors. The effe...

Environmental organizations and fishermen generally have opposed development of offshore aquaculture. They assert that poorly regulated aquaculture...

This book depicts the trials and tribulations when trying to restore speech to Erik who was locked-in (paralyzed and mute) at age 16. We implanted ...

Uric acid is the end-product of the purine metabolism in human beings. Most of this substance is in the form of monosodium urate in compartments wi...

This book presents new developments in the study of the chemical stage of a radiobiological mechanism. The biological effect of ionizing particles ...

This is a book that has been divided into 9 chapters, including information on the recovery of highly valuable compounds for microalgae. The author...

Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The term refers to a group of syndromes cau...

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the most potent and specific angiogenic factors. The physiologic roles of VEGF in humans includ...

Vasopressin is a hormone involved in water balance and osmoregulation. It is produced by the hypothalamus and released by the neuro-pituitary. In t...

The American Midwest is an ideal place to grow a huge variety of vegetables, and there are plenty of healthful and economic benefits to having your...

This is a comprehensive monograph on the problems of intoxication incurred by snake venom. This publication is primarily intended for those at all ...

This book is comprised of important contributions from expert researchers around the world concerning the biology of animals from a variety of appr...

Vestibular schwannoma is a rare benign tumor arising from VIII cranial nerve. Its localisation into internal auditory canal and cerebello-pontine a...

Dogs eat grass, and so do cats. Every pet owner must have noticed the grass-eating behavior of their pets. Since wild dogs and cats eat grass too, ...

Intermediate filaments (IFs) are among the main cytoskeleton components in most animal cells, being intermediate in diameter between microtubules a...

This book describes the seven different classification of viruses, including their effects on common human diseases (i.e., common cold, chicken pox...

Why do plants need to be watered and what good does the wood in its trunk do for the tree? The root, stem, leaf, flower and seed -- all the parts t...

The visual thalamus conveys visual information detected by the retina to the visual cortex along parallel pathways with distinct anatomical and phy...

In mammals, vitamin B12 (also called cobalamin (Cbl)) is involved in several metabolic pathways and necessary for the proliferation and survival of...

This book summarises current data on the architecture, structure-function relationships, reaction mechanisms and active site coupling in multienzym...

In this book, current research is presented no the study of weed and pest control with a special focus on molecular biology, agronomic practices an...

The term "weed" means different things to different people. In the broadest sense, it is any plant growing where it is not wanted. Weeds can be nat...

Wetlands are lands where saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal ...

The knowledge on human biology is blooming. Progresses in genomics, epigenetics, neurobiology, human evolution, population genetics, and prehistory...

Whey proteins are now one of the most important products in food processing industries. Profit of whey proteins in food applications include its hi...

The author tells the story of the unusual and beautiful creatures that inhabit ancient rainforests of the northwest coast of British Columbia. Whit...

Over the course of less than a decade, whole genome sequencing has progressed from being one of our nation‘s boldest scientific aspirations to beco...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the identification, uses and conservation of wild plants. Topics discussed inclu...

By whatever measures scientists choose for social intelligence, behavioural resilience of wolves illustrates their adaptations to changing aspects ...

This is the story of wolves howling on starry nights, of their secret lives intertwined with deer, moose and elk, their relations with ravens, coyo...

Leading feminist ethicist Janice Raymond’s scathing analysis of high-tech biomedical reproductive techniques contributes groundbreaking insights in...

This book presents the latest research in working memory from around the world. There are thirteen chapters which are ordered according to three ma...

In This book, special emphasis is placed on the interaction of X-ray polarised and non-polarised radiation with hexagonal BN (h-BN) crystal. h-BN i...

This informative new volume on the reproduction and development of zebrafish provides a timely and fundamental set of chapters presenting new data ...

Zinc is one of the most abundant transition metals in the human body, and it has various benefits as an essential trace element in the regulation o...

Zinc fingers are small protein structural motifs that can coordinate one or more zinc ions to help stabilize their folds. They can be classified in...

This book begins by suggesting that maintaining biologically functional and compatible social groups is a primary welfare concern for zoo-housed an...

This 2 volume set is written by the grandfather of Charles Darwin. The purpose of the books is to reduce the facts belonging to animal life into cl...

This 2-volume set is written by the grandfather of Charles Darwin. The purpose of the books is to reduce the facts belonging to animal life into cl...

Zooplankton organisms comprise very important elements of the structure and function of marine and freshwater ecosystems, not only as consumers of ...