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...

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

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...

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

Snake bites are a major health concern, especially in tropical countries. Understanding the pathology of envenomation and chemical composition of ...

Social behaviour has broad implications for the survival and reproduction of an organism. Social behaviours often reflect rather complex mechanisms...

Twentieth century social learning theories radically challenged the popular ideas about the role of nature and nurture in animal existence, particu...

Soil ecology is the study of the interactions among soil organisms, and between biotic and abiotic aspects of the soil environment. It is particula...

In Solanaceae: Cultivation, Nutrition and Health, the authors first set out to demonstrate how utilization of soil amendments in agricultural syste...

The Solanum genus is the largest and most representative from the Solanaceae family, which includes approximately 2000 species distributed througho...

The worldwide market of medicinal mushrooms is constantly increasing considering the improvement of the level of life of population and the concern...

A fundamental requirement of everyday life is that of encoding and remembering successfully the locations of objects, landmarks or buildings in spa...

Memory is one of the earliest cognitive functions to show decline during aging and some neurodegenerative diseases and this decline has a social an...

This book describes the reproductive strategies and tactics employed by bivalve and gastropod molluscs to exploit and take advantage of different e...