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Regulation of Tissue pH in Plants and Animals
A Reappraisal of Current Techniques
Av S. Egginton, Edwin W. Taylor m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
862 kr
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The maintenance of a stable acid-base status within biological tissue is a fundamental homeostatic process in all organisms, necessary to preserve the metabolic function of proteins and other macromolecules. The study of acid-base regulation has advanced enormously over recent decades due to the …
Cold Ocean Physiology
Av Hans-O. Pörtner, Richard C. Playle
Häftad, 2007
1090 kr
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From a human viewpoint, the cold waters of deep sea and polar marine regions present an inhospitable and harsh environment for life. The study of organisms which have exploited this seemingly hostile ecological niche has revealed intriguing physiological adaptations. This volume summarizes the …
Feeding and the Texture of Food
Av J. F. V. Vincent, P. J. Lillford
Häftad, 2008
683 kr
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A large part of the effort of the food industry is spent in attempting to understand the limitations of the type of food that animals can eat. An understanding of the factors that influence feeding behaviour can then be used to produce foodstuffs that are more attractive to the animal in question, …
Herbicides and Plant Metabolism
Av A. D. Dodge
Häftad, 2008
781 kr
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This volume provides a review of the most important areas of the biochemistry of herbicide action. The introductory chapter is a review of the field of herbicide discovery, and this is followed by chapters dealing with the herbicidal inhibition of photosynthesis, carotenoid biosynthesis, lipid …
Plants under Stress
Biochemistry, Physiology and Ecology and their Application to Plant Improvement
Av Hamlyn G. Jones, T. J. Flowers m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
895 kr
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The volume identifies how stressful conditions affect plants. Various stresses, such as drought, salinity, waterlogging, high and low temperatures, can have a major impact on plant growth and survival - with important economic consequences in crop plants. This book examines some of the more …
Fruit and Seed Production
Aspects of Development, Environmental Physiology and Ecology
Av C. Marshall, J. Grace
Häftad, 2008
716 kr
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Flowering and fruiting are key processes in the biology of higher plants, ensuring the transfer of genetic material from one generation to the next. In addition, as almost all of the world's agricultural and horticultural industries depend on the production of flowers, fruits and seeds, the study …
Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Plant Reproduction
Häftad, 2008
862 kr
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Molecular biology techniques have considerably increased our understanding of mechanisms underlying the control of flower initiation, development, function and senescence, processes which can be critically important in managing the yield of agricultural crops. The book covers the molecular and …
Amino Acids and their Derivatives in Higher Plants
Häftad, 2008
781 kr
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For 150 years scientists at the Rothamsted Experimental Station have studied aspects of plant nitrogen nutrition and amino acid biosynthesis. This book is the result of a meeting held to mark this century and a half of work there. The papers look at the significant progress in understanding the …
Animals and Temperature
Phenotypic and Evolutionary Adaptation
Av Ian A. Johnston, Albert F. Bennett
Häftad, 2008
1058 kr
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Environmental temperature varies in time and space on timescales ranging from a few hours to long-term climate change. Organisms are therefore continually challenged to regulate and maintain functional capacities as their thermal environment changes. This volume brings together many of the leading …
Calcium, Oxygen Radicals and Cellular Damage
Av C. J. Duncan
Häftad, 2008
650 kr
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The cellular events underlying rapid cellular damage in different organs are potentially of great medical importance, for example muscular dystrophy, liver damage and the preservation of kidneys for transplantation. Many hypotheses exist for the biochemical pathways involved in these damage …
Acid Toxicity and Aquatic Animals
Av R. Morris, E. W. Taylor m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
732 kr
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This volume aims to review and present research on acid waters and their effects on aquatic animals. Starting initially with the environment in order to assess why the problems have arisen in particular areas, the volume then deals with field and survival studies on invertebrates and vertebrates …
Global Warming
Implications for Freshwater and Marine Fish
Häftad, 2008
1090 kr
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Global warming and climate change are growing environmental concerns which are much in the scientific, governmental and public eye. The potential impact on freshwater and marine fishes is immense, because most fish have no physiological ability to regulate their body temperature. This volume …
Plant Organelles
Compartmentation of Metabolism in Photosynthetic Tissue
Häftad, 2008
732 kr
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Photosynthetic plant cells are compartmentalized into subcellular organelles such as chloroplasts, mitochondria, peroxisomes, the cytosol and the vacuole. Although this compartmentation serves to isolate particular functions to particular subcellular locations, the successful metabolic activity of …
Gene Expression and Manipulation in Aquatic Organisms
Häftad, 2009
683 kr
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The techniques of molecular biology offer a powerful means of investigating and controlling the genetic basis of mechanisms operating in living organisms. The development of these techniques in aquatic animals has now reached the stage where important questions relating to growth, development and …
Neurohormones in Invertebrates
Av M. C. Thorndyke, G. J. Goldsworthy
Häftad, 2008
911 kr
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This volume provides a particularly timely survey of invertebrate peptide hormones. Interest has been growing in invertebrate peptide hormones. This interest has focused upon two important and related aspects, both of which are fully covered in this volume. First, many of these peptides are …
Society for Experimental Biology, Seminar Series: Volume 22, Instrumentation for Environmental Physiology
Av B. Marshall, F. I. Woodward
Häftad, 2009
650 kr
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This book will be of value to all disciplines of science concerned with the influence of the environment on biological systems. With the revolution in microprocessors, 'intelligent' instruments can be constructed that control the operation and collect, validate and store the data. A review of the …
The Cell Division Cycle in Plants: Volume 26, The Cell Division Cycle in Plants
Häftad, 2008
748 kr
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First published in 1985, information is presented and summarised in this account of how plant cells divide. The chapters give information on control points in the cell cycle, on DNA replication and on the stages of cell and chloroplast division. The specialist authors together provide a general …
Control of Leaf Growth
Av N. R. Baker, W. J. Davies m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
1107 kr
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First published in 1985, this book covers the physiological and environmental factors that regulate leaf growth. It opens with a consideration of the importance to the plant of leaf size, form and development, and then divides naturally into two sections: the first covers the intrinsic factors …
SEBS 28 Biochemistry of Plant Cell Walls
Av C. T. Brett, John R. Hillman
Häftad, 2008
862 kr
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First published in 1985, this book contains twelve contributions from scientists of international repute concerning the chemistry of the cell wall, its biosynthesis, and biochemical aspects of its functions. The common theme is the emphasis on the molecules that make up the cell wall: their …
SEBS 30 Root Development and Function
Av J. V. Lake, P. J. Gregory m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
669 kr
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First published in 1987 this book looks at root development and functions. Besides affecting the development of roots directly, the physical environment also influences the organisms associated with roots and thus affects their function. The papers presented in this volume pay equal attention to …
Plant Growth
Interactions with Nutrition and Environment
Häftad, 2008
847 kr
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First published in 1991. Nutrition is a major environmental factor in regulating plant growth, and is therefore of significant practical concern to agriculturalists and ecologists. In order to achieve efficient plant production, it is essential to gain a full understanding of the basic principles …
Toxicology of Aquatic Pollution
Physiological, Molecular and Cellular Approaches
Av E. W. Taylor
Häftad, 2009
878 kr
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When this book was first published in 1996, the pollution of the earth's freshwater habitats was, as it is now, a topic of major concern. This synthesis considers the effects of pollutants on aquatic animals via a series of research and review articles that present experimental evidence of …
Plants and UV-B
Responses to Environmental Change
Häftad, 2009
1051 kr
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One of the predicted consequences of the depletion of stratospheric ozone is an increase in the amount of ultraviolet light reaching the surface of the earth, in particular UV-B (320-280nm). Although the real effects are as yet unknown, this change in radiation could have profound consequences for …
Molecular Physiology of Growth
Häftad, 2009
618 kr
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How do hormones and growth factors regulate animal growth in the developing embryo and after injury? What processes at the molecular level determine the growth patterns of different tissues? In this diverse synthesis of recent research the regulation of growth in response to environmental and …
Biomechanics and Cells
Häftad, 2009
737 kr
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Although the effects of exercise and mechanical forces on musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems have been well documented, the actual mechanisms by which mechanical forces act at the cellular level are not well understood. At present, studies of the interaction of mechanical forces with cells …
Scaling-Up
From Cell to Landscape
Av P. R. van Gardingen, G. M. Foody m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
634 kr
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The difficulty that humans have in perceiving and understanding large-scale phenomena is widely acknowledged. The need to study and understand processes associated with global environmental change has created an environment that has promoted unprecedented scientific co-operation between and within …
Stomatal Physiology
Av T. a. Mansfield, P. G. Jarvis m. fl.
Häftad, 1981
1058 kr
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This volume contains a collection of papers on the anatomy, physiology and action of stomata by experts in the field, presented in a form suitable for students of botany and plant science, and related subjects such as agriculture, forestry, and horticulture, at the undergraduate and postgraduate …
Brain Mechanisms of Behaviour in Lower Vertebrates
Av P. R. Laming
Häftad, 1981
683 kr
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First published in 1981, this book is about how the brain controls the behaviour of lower vertebrates. It concentrates on teleosts and amphibians as these are the classes about which most is known. The literature dealing with mammalian brain mechanisms of behaviour is extensive and this book starts …
Fish Stress and Health in Aquaculture
Av G. K. Iwama, A. D. Pickering m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
732 kr
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The principal themes of this 1997 book are stress and health in fish. Stress is of central concern in aquaculture, as the various stressors which accompany intensive fish husbandry can predispose the fish to compromised growth and health, and promote disease. The book comprises a comprehensive …
Perspectives in Plant Cell Recognition
Häftad, 2011
748 kr
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Originally published in 1992, Perspectives in Plant Cell Recognition presents a review of advances in understanding the cellular, molecular and genetic mechanisms governing cell-cell interactions in plants. In the case of the interaction between different cells of the same plant, progress in the …
