By Randall R. Reeves

ISBN-10: 2831706564

ISBN-13: 9782831706566

By Michael J. Reiss

ISBN-10: 0521360919

ISBN-13: 9780521360913

ISBN-10: 0521423589

ISBN-13: 9780521423588

The means of allometry investigates the consequences of dimension on such variables as meals consumption, strength standards, development premiums, and age at the start copy. Reiss brings jointly a lot of what's identified in regards to the outcomes of dimension and gives a brand new and mathematically rigorous framework in which many quantitative predictions are made and proven utilizing released and unpublished info. The versions provided have the funds for a brand new synthesis of the consequences of dimension and open up pathways for extra theoretical research and experimental checking out. Care has been taken to offer verbal shows of all of the mathematical conclusions to make sure that the textual content is extensively intelligible.

By Karen R. Jones

ISBN-10: 0585439354

ISBN-13: 9780585439358

ISBN-10: 1552380726

ISBN-13: 9781552380727

Good points: files the love/hate courting among people and wolves in 4 nationwide parks within the Rocky Mountains (Banff, Jasper, Glacier, Yellowstone), from the killing of wolves as valueless vermin to their rehabilitation as symbols of romantic desert and ecological vibrancy. This debatable research explores the tumultuous courting and highlights the fight of wolf packs to maintain footholds on ancestral territory within the parks. Compares designated lupine histories with anecdotes and narratives of wolves from Aboriginals and early Europeans from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Considers altering rules of nature and desolate tract and competing visions of the North American West. files the altering tenets of panorama protection and species safeguard in preserves within the US and Canada via a capacious examine of canines heritage.

By V. H. T. James, J. R. Pasqualini

ISBN-10: 0080196829

ISBN-13: 9780080196824

Proceedings of the Fourth foreign Congress on Hormonal Steroids comprises plenary speeches and symposia from the Fourth overseas Congress on Hormonal Steroids held in Mexico urban in September 1974

By Bruno Cozzi, Stefan Huggenberger, Helmut A Oelschläger

ISBN-10: 0124072291

ISBN-13: 9780124072299

ISBN-10: 0124076556

ISBN-13: 9780124076556

The Anatomy of Dolphins: Insights into physiology and Function is an exact, specified, absolutely illustrated, descriptive, and functionally orientated textual content at the anatomy and morphology of dolphins. It makes a speciality of a couple of delphinid species, with keynotes on vital dolphin-like genera, corresponding to the harbor porpoise. It additionally serves as an invaluable supplement for increasing developments and emphases in molecular biology and genetics.

The authors proportion their life-long services on marine mammals in numerous disciplines. Written as a workforce instead of being ready as a set of separate contributions, the result's a uniform and complete type, giving all the diversified issues acceptable area. Many colour figures, which use the authors’ entry to large collections of designated dolphin and whale fabric, around out this unprecedented delivering to the field.

• Includes high quality illustrations, drawings, halftone art, photographic documentations, microphotos, and tables detailing dolphin anatomy, functionality, and morphology
• Facilitates schooling and coaching of scholars of all easy study and technologies devoted to marine biology and the remedy of marine mammals
• Brings jointly the present wisdom and data in this subject, together with these in vague prior or non-English guides, or scattered briefly chapters in volumes
• Covers a couple of delphinid species and serves as an invaluable supplement for increasing developments in molecular biology and genetics

By Francesca Storici

ISBN-10: 1627037608

ISBN-13: 9781627037600

ISBN-10: 1627037616

ISBN-13: 9781627037617

Gene correction is a know-how that offers us the instruments for either repairing and mutating DNA, for locating gene services and for engineering new genetic variations. Gene Correction: equipment and Protocols provides a consumer pleasant, distinctive and up to date choice of suggestions and methodologies applied for producing particular series alterations within the DNA of cells within the laboratory, whereas additionally tackling the key difficulties that the sphere of gene correction faces. This quantity brings jointly many specialists within the box of gene correction to reveal a large and sundry array of particular gene correction protocols for engineering mutations in DNA, for supplying correcting DNA to focus on cells, and for bettering the accuracy and defense of the gene correction procedure. Written within the profitable Methods in Molecular Biology sequence structure, chapters contain introductions to their respective subject matters, lists of the mandatory fabrics and reagents, step by step, conveniently reproducible protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and keeping off recognized pitfalls.

Authoritative and simply obtainable, Gene Correction: tools and Protocols seeks to serve scientists of all backgrounds drawn to the world of gene targeting/recombination/therapy.

By National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Ocean Studies Board, Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals

ISBN-10: 0309085365

ISBN-13: 9780309085366

For the 119 species of marine mammals, in addition to for another aquatic animals, sound is the first technique of studying concerning the atmosphere and of speaking, navigating, and foraging. the chance that human-generated noise might damage marine mammals or considerably intervene with their common actions is an argument of accelerating main issue. Noise and its power affects were regulated because the passage of the Marine Mammal safety Act of 1972. Public wisdom of the difficulty escalated in Nineties while researchers all started utilizing high-intensity sound to degree ocean weather alterations. extra lately, the stranding of beaked whales in proximity to military sonar use has back positioned the problem within the highlight.

Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals reports resources of noise within the ocean atmosphere, what's identified of the responses of marine mammals to acoustic disturbance, and what types exist for describing ocean noise and marine mammal responses. thoughts are made for destiny info amassing efforts, experiences of marine mammal habit and body structure, and modeling efforts essential to make sure what the lengthy- and momentary affects of ocean noise on marine mammals.

By M. G. L. Mills

ISBN-10: 0412537605

ISBN-13: 9780412537608

ISBN-10: 9401112444

ISBN-13: 9789401112444

To be had for the 1st time in paperback, Kalahari Hyenas focuses either at the feeding ecology and social platforms of the animals. It bargains new information revealing a distinct interpretation of the connection among nutrients distribution, nutrition, and behavior of either species. This new paperback variation merits from the inclusion of a number of amendments to the textual content.

By J. Arthur Thomson

By Ashraf M.T. Elewa

ISBN-10: 3540266038

ISBN-13: 9783540266037

Why perform a little animals migrate? How does migration impact the gene pool? This ebook discusses those questions and extra, in mild of the excessive evolutionary bills and hazards of mass circulate. The editor provides a set of themes explaining the migration of organisms via many examples of alternative teams of marine and non-marine organisms, from micro-invertebrates to massive mammals.