This book tells the fascinating story of New Zealand’s endemic Hutton’s shearwater, a species that breeds only at two remote locations, high in the...

Plant extracts have been utilised for treatment in medical conditions since ancient times. The decision to use these natural agents was initially s...

Malaysia has the potential to be a key seaweed production player in the region if proper management and possible interventions take place. Chapter ...

This book aims to report possible applications of seaweeds in agriculture as well as the composing ingredients of nutritional value and therapeutic...

Seeds are a pathway for species survival. They are a fundamental unit for plants spreading, performing a vital biological role. They have been cons...

From infancy, by being in contact with the world, we acquire information regarding living beings and objects that surround us; we use objects and t...

Proteases refer to a group of enzymes whose catalytic function is to hydrolyse (cleavage) peptide bonds of proteins. Proteases occur naturally in a...

The serotonergic and circadian systems constitute two of the main regulatory signalling networks of the brain. Each of them consists of a highly lo...

Serotonin has long been known to have important roles in many systems of the body that have important roles in health and disease. As represented b...

Serpins, a group of proteins with similar structures, were first identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit proteases. The first members of th...

Serum albumin is the most abundant plasma protein in mammals. Albumin is essential for maintaining the osmotic pressure needed for proper distribut...

Sex determination, differentiation and gamete maturation are well organised molecular events in vertebrates. In vertebrates, sex determination and ...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the evolutionary perspectives, mating strategies and long-term effects on geneti...

The age of zoological discovery has not passed. Every year, spectacular and exciting new species are being located and classified, adding to our kn...

This book first addresses a comprehensive review of sheep mastitis. The authors covers up-to-date reports on aetiology and epidemiology, important ...

Fish and seafood are widely available foods that provide important nutrients to consumers. Research conducted over the past few years suggests that...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the evolutionary history, ecological significance and effects on dietary consump...

Signal transduction is any process by which a cell converts one kind of signal or stimulus into another. Processes referred to as signal transducti...

Sleep deprivation is a sufficient lack of restorative sleep over a cumulative period so as to cause physical or psychiatric symptoms and affect rou...

This fascinating and beautiful guide provides detailed information and over 160 striking photos and drawings of four species of small mountain owls...

Essential for the defence against all kinds of stress, small stress proteins also play major roles in the physiology, development and differentiati...

Essential for the defence against all kinds of stress, small stress proteins also play major roles in the physiology, development and differentiati...

Snails are nearly sessile organisms. They are unable to respond to changes in the environment by escaping. Consequently, snails have to have a "fle...

The purpose of this book is to provide specific, updated information concerning the topic of snail diversity, snail biology and snail behaviours. T...