Contributions to this special issue of Journal of Insect Conservation range from biogeographical analyses and ecological features of island insects and their evolution to... Læs mere
When I conceived this book, what I had in mind was what I did not know about coffee-parasitic nematodes (CPNs). Therefore, this book is dedicated to those with restless minds, who want to know more about CPNs and their importance in coffee production worldwide.
This volume focuses on integrated pest and disease management (IPM/IDM) and biocontrol of some key diseases of perennial and... Læs mere
This book presents the foundations of fluid mechanics and transport phenomena in a concise way. It is suitable as an introduction to the subject as it contains many examples, proposed problems and a chapter for self-evaluation.
In the models presented in this chapter, there is a response variable (sometimes called dependent variable) and at least one predictor variable (sometimes called independent or explanatory variable).
Oxidants in Biology focuses on how the same molecules can have favorable or noxious effects depending on location, level and timing. Each chapter of this unique book focuses on one particular molecule or oxidant/antioxidant system.
To bring about this change, three dimensions of teacher knowledge need to be addressed: their knowledge of statistical content, their pedagogical knowledge, and their statistical-pedagogical knowledge, i.e., their specific knowledge about how to teach statistics.
Here is evidence that there is more than human and mouse stem cells to learn from. Reflecting the enormous growth in our knowledge of stem cells, the book presents the subject's conceptual language as well as a summary of the advances in our understanding.
Identification of sources of resistance genes, cloning and characterization of desired resistance genes and... Læs mere
This volume reviews research on molecular biology of pathogens, infection process and disease resistance. Also included are strategies to incorporate disease resistance genes from diverse sources, and experimental protocols useful to students and researchers.
During the last three years, a group of about forty people has met regularly across Europe to develop the ideas as... Læs mere
The original goal was to include all genera known from South America and... Læs mere