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...

Xylose is a sugar isolated from wood, and classified as a monosaccharide of the aldopentose type, which means that it contains five carbon atoms an...

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 ...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the types, characteristics and ecology of zooplankton and phytoplankton. Topics ...

The original method of testing for pollution in the environment by means of wild and crop plant species is described, with practical examples expla...