Zoology and animal sciences Books

Book SynopsisInsect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant DefenceChair: John A. Pickett, 1999 This book examines the sophisticated mechanisms that plants use to defend themselves against attack by insects and pathogens, focusing on the networks of plant signalling pathways that underlie these defences. In response to herbivory, plants release a complex blend of as many as 100 volatile chemicals, known as semiochemicals (''sign chemicals''). These act as an airborne SOS signal, revealing the presence of the herbivore to the predators and parasitoids that are its natural enemies. Plants also have endogenous defence mechanisms that can be induced in response to pathogens, and separate chapters deal with systemic acquired resistance, phytoalexins, and the interacting pathways in pathogen and pest resistance. The book discusses underlying biochemical mechanisms by which plant stress leads to the biosynthesis of chemical signals from pools of secondary metabolite precursors, or even from tTrade Review"...will be of immense value to researchers in the field." --Biologist, November 2000 "...an extremely stimulating book..." --Entomologica Fennica, 13th November 2000Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Evolutionary Aspects of Plant-Carnivore Interactions (L. Vet). Attraction of Parasitic Wasps by Caterpillar-Damaged Plants (T. Turlings & M. Fritzsche). Specificity of Herbivore-Induced Plant Defences (M. Dicke). Aphids, Predators and Parasitoids (L. Wadhams, et al.). Functional Interactions in the Use of Direct and Indirect Defences in Native Nicotiana Plants (I. Baldwin). Plant Production of Volatile Semiochemicals in Response to Insect-Derived Elicitors (J. Tumlinson, et al.). The Hydroxamic Acid Pathway (A. Gierl & M. Frey). Cross-Talk Between the Signal Pathways for Pathogen-Induced Systemic Acquired Resistance and Grazing-Induced Insect Resistance (G. Felton, et al.). Genetics and Evolution of Insect Resistance in Arabidopsis (T. Mitchell-Olds). Exploiting Insect Responses in Identifying Plant Signals (J. Pickett, et al.). Final Discussion. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisDesigned for use in courses related to aquatic and fish ecology, fish biology, ichthyology, and related advanced ecology and conservation courses, this book provides readers with an understanding of why specific species and assemblages occur in places. It explores how individuals and species interact with each other and with their environments.Trade Review"The only textbook to provide ... an up-to-date and integrated view of the ecological and evolutionary concepts, principles, and processes involved in the formation and maintenance of this fauna." -- Ian Paulsen The Guardian "This book provides a well-organized, clear, and detailed description of major topics in the ecology of North American freshwater ?sh." The Quarterly Review of Biology "An excellent starting reference for emerging researchers and a good source for selected course readings on fish ecology." Fish and FisheriesTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part I * Faunal Origins, Evolution, and Diversity Introduction 2 * Origin and Derivation of the North American Freshwater Fish Fauna 3 * Reshaping North American Fish Faunas Part II * Formation, Maintenance, and Persistence of Local Populations and Assemblages 4 * Responses of Populations and Assemblages to Biotic and Physical Factors 5 * The Formation and Maintenance of Populations and Assemblages 6 * Persistence of Fish Assemblages in Space and Time Part III * Form and Function 7 * Morphology and Functional Ecology of the Fins and Axial Skeleton 8 * Form and Function in the Feeding of Fishes 9 * Life History and Reproductive Ecology Part IV * Interactions among Individuals and Species 10 * Communication among Individuals 11 * Interactions in Resource Acquisition I: Niches, Competition, and Trophic Position 12 * Interactions in Resource Acquisition II: Predation, Avoiding Predation, and Predator Effects on Ecosystems 13 * Getting Along Part V * Issues in Conservation 14 * Streams Large and Small 15 * Ponds, Lakes, and Impoundments Glossary Literature Cited Index

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Book SynopsisThe widespread appearance of frogs with deformed bodies has generated much press coverage over the past decade. Frogs with extra limbs or digits, missing limbs or digits, or misaligned appendages raise an alarming question: Are deformed humans next? This reference provides an overview of the science behind the malformed frog phenomenon.

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Book SynopsisAre selfishness and individuality - rather than kindness and cooperation - basic to biological nature? Does a 'selfish gene' create universal sexual conflict? This title intends to reject these and other ideas that have come to dominate the study of animal evolution.Trade Review"The arguments and counterarguments will most certainly generate a good deal of heat, but also, let's hope,... even more light." The American Scholar "Roughgarden's new theory is likely to end up an important extension to existing thought." New Scientist "Succeeds in re-opening issues long thought closed...(Challenging) what we thought we already know." Nature "Argues that... sexual selection as a form of self-seeking improvement on the part of each beast is a myth." New YorkerTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Is Nature Selfish? COOPERATION AND TEAMWORK 1. Sexual Selection Defined 2. The Case against Sexual Selection 3. Social Selection Defined THE GENETIC SYSTEM FOR SEX 4. The Gene: Recombination 5. The Cell: Sperm and Egg 6. The Body: Male, Female, and Hermaphrodite THE SOCIAL SYSTEM FOR SEX 7. The Behavioral Tier 8. The Evolutionary Tier 9. Family Harmony and Discord 10. Sharing Offspring with Neighbors Conclusion: Social versus Sexual Selection Index

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Book SynopsisA guide to the tracks and signs of California animals - including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates like spiders and beetles. It provides essential background and visual aids for the novice, including information about the ecology of each species.Trade Review"This beautifully illustrated field guide, the first devoted to the tracks and signs of California animals-including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates like spiders and beetles-blends meticulous science with field experience to provide an engaging companion for both armchair exploration and easy field identification. Filled with useful tools for the wildlife expert, and essential background and visual aids for the novice, including in-depth information about the ecology of each species, this book goes beyond basic recognition of types to interpret what animals leave behind as a way of "seeing" how they move through the world. California naturalists will want this book!" -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report/The Guardian "This is the type of book you can dip into at any page and find fascinating tidbits." Sacramento Bee "It's a must-have book for those interested in the natural world around them." -- Michael Raffety Mountain Democrat "A valuable resource for anyone interested in being better able to interpret their natural surroundings." -- Bob Welch Salinas CalifornianTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Getting started Quick reference: Sooted track plates Chapter 3: Mammal Tracks and Trails Chapter 4: Tracks and Trails of Bird and Other Animals Quick reference: Tracks Chapter 5: Animal Scats and scent marking behaviors Quick reference: Scats Chapter 6: Bird pellets Quick reference: Pellets Chapter 7: Mammal species accounts Bibliography About the authors

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Book SynopsisFocuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives.Trade Review"A masterful explanation of Richard Estes truly long-term studies of wildebeest ... Both informative and entertaining." -- James M. Vose Ecology 96, no. 1 "Rich in detail and conservation-related issues." -- Staff Conservation BiologyTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Author's Fifty-Year History of Wildebeest Research 1. Africa: The Real Home Where Antelopes Roam 2. African Savannas: Understanding the Tropical Climate, Vegetation, and the Gnu's Ecological Niche 3. Introducing the Wildebeest's Tribe: Similarities and Differences among the Four Genera and Seven Species 4. The Four Wildebeest Subspecies and the Status of Migratory Populations 5. Increase and Protection of the Serengeti Wildebeest Population 6. Serengeti Grasslands and the Wildebeest Migration 7. Social Organization: Comparison of Migratory and Resident Populations 8. Male and Female Life Histories 9. Cooperation and Competition among Twenty-Seven Ungulates That Coexist with the Wildebeest 10. The Amazing Migration and Rut of the Serengeti Wildebeest 11. The Calving Season: Birth and Survival on Calving Grounds and in Small Herds 12. Serengeti Shall Not Die? Africa's Most Iconic World Heritage Site under Siege Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive overview of the basic principles that govern the study of wildlife diseases. This title helps you integrate theoretical foundations with a thorough examination of the factors that can affect the health and fitness of animals.Trade Review"Foundations of wildlife diseases will interest students of wildlife biology and anyone who works in the field of wildlife management." -- D. A. Brass CHOICETable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Introduction to Immunity Chapter 3: Nematodes, Acanthocephala, Pentastomes and Leeches Chapter 4: Flatworms: Trematodes and Cestodes Chapter 5: The Parasitic Insects, Mites and Ticks Chapter 6: Kingdom Protista Chapter 7: Kingdom Fungi Chapter 8: Introduction to Non-Eukaryotic Agents Chapter 9: Eubacteria Chapter 10: Viral Diseases Of Wildlife Chapter 11: Special Topics Chapter 12: Summary and Future Directions

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Book SynopsisEcological Aquaculture The evolution of the blue revolution Barry A. Costa-Pierce As the world's demand for food from aquatic environments continues to increase, the importance of performing aquaculture in an environmentally responsible manner also increases.Trade Review"The contents of this well thought-out and presented book provide much food for thought for those likely to be investiging in managing or legislating about aquaculture in the years to come... particularly valuable for the planners and thinkers among us." Professional Fisherman, 2003. "... required reading for anyone interested in producing aquatic organisms in an environmentally responsible manner; which means it should be read by everyone involved in aquaculture." Robert R Stickney, National Shellfisheries Association, Quarterly Newsletter, 2003. "This book will get you to thinking about sustainable aquaculture with a can-do outlook. I recommend the book highly." Dr James W Avault Jr. Aquaculture Magazine, 2002.Table of ContentsPart 1. The background of ecological aquaculture; History of aquaculture in traditional societies; The Ahupua'a aquaculture ecosystems in Hawai'i; Part 2. The methods of ecological aquaculture; Development and application of genetic tags for ecological aquaculture; Aquaculture escapement, implications and mitigation: the salmonid case study; Farming systems research and extension methods for the development of sustainable aquaculture ecosystems; A market-driven, social ecological approach to planning for sustainable aquaculture: a case study of tilapia in Fiji; Part 3. The context of ecological aquaculture; village-based aquaculture ecosystems as models for sustainable aquaculture; Development in subsaharan Africa; silvofisheries: integrated mangrove forest aquaculture ecosystems; An integrated fish and field crop system for arid areas; Sustainability of cage aquaculture ecosystems for large scale resettlement from hydropower dams: an Indonesian case study; The role of aquaculture in the restoration of coastal fisheries; Part 4. conclusion; Ecology as the paradigm for the future of aquaculture

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Book SynopsisTaking us to Gombe National Park in Tanzania, a place made famous by Jane Goodall's studies, the book offers a close look at how predation by wild chimpanzeesobservable in the park as nowhere elsehas influenced the behavior, ecology, and demography of a population of red colobus monkeys.Trade ReviewExcellent. An important study of the relationship between chimpanzees and their prey. -- Jane GoodallA detailed, but entertaining analysis of the evolutionary whys, behavioural ecology wherefores and natural history hows of a fascinating predator-prey system. Suitable for undergraduates and above, the wealth of detail makes it hard to believe that, until two decades ago, chimps were thought of as entirely peaceful vegetarians. Just read Craig Stanford's Chimpanzee and Red Colobus to discover how wrong we all were. * New Scientist *This is a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the predator-prey relationship between chimpanzees and red colobus monkeys in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. While researchers generally focus on predation from the point of view of the hunter, Craig Stanford is unique on addressing predation from the point of view of both predator and prey...This is an excellent reference manual on chimpanzees as hunters and their impact on the behaviour, ecology and demography of their prey. It is clearly written and well organised, and the latest chapter provides a concise and comprehensive summary-conclusion. Figures and tables are easy to follow and, together with the text, reveal the meticulous detail in which the author addressed the questions of interest. This is an important contribution to primatology. -- Jennifer Scott * Biologist *[Chimpanzee and Red Colobus is a ] study of how the predation of wild chimps influences and shapes the behaviour and ecology of a group of red colobus monkeys, offering clues as to how early humans may have lived. * BBC Wildlife *Table of ContentsPrimates as predators and as prey; an African forest; the hunters; chimpanzees as predators; red colobus monkeys as prey; before the attack; confrontation; the impact of predation; why do chimpanzees hunt?; predation and primate social systems; conclusion; appendices - additional data on predator-prey ecology.

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Book SynopsisThis book, the first to catalogue ecologically important insects by their roles, gives us an enlightening look at how insects work in ecosystemswhat they do, how they live, and how they make life as we know it possible. Waldbauer combines anecdotes from entomological history with insights into the intimate workings of the natural world.Trade ReviewPersuasive, rollicking, and informative...He may not get you to hug your termites, but you will see them in a whole new light. Bugs are truly awesome in numbers and variety...On the surface, bugs seem so alien to us. But in anecdote after anecdote, Waldbauer gives us plenty with which we can identify...Waldbauer celebrates not only the good things bugs do but also the bizarre...What Waldbauer shows us is that bugs are vitally important to our planet. They help plant life grow. They are great cleanup crews, removing waste material...They till and aerate soil. They provide food for all kinds of animals, including fish and birds and some mammals...Clearly, bugs are good. -- Vicki Croke * Boston Globe *This book will open the eyes of readers who, like the great majority of mankind, regard insects with contempt or disgust. It will make them look on our six-legged fellow creatures with more interest and sympathy, and will thus add a new dimension to their own lives. -- Anthony Daniels * Sunday Telegraph (UK) *Written in a gentle style that is easy to read yet still authoritative, the breadth of insect ecology is paraded before us. -- Richard Jones * BBC Wildlife *Waldbauer is an entomologist with an unwavering verve for his pursuits. Here he catalogs ecologically important insects by their 'occupations' within an ecosystem, explaining how they live and how they make possible life in general. Among insects' occupations are their roles in regulating plant and animal populations and tilling the soil. In some cases, their capabilities and behaviors are nothing short of mind-boggling. Waldbauer reports that one species of Great Plains ants has brought to the surface about 1.7 tons of subsoil per acre. An average colony of honeybees harvests 44 pounds of pollen and 265 pounds of nectar a year. Such anecdotes combine with the author's keen insight into the mechanics of ecosystems to make a strong case on behalf of the lowly insect. * Science News *Waldbauer gives us a bugs-eye view of the world in this well-written and entertaining book that will change the way you think about insects. -- B.F. * Southeastern Naturalist *Table of ContentsMacrocosm Helping Plants 1. Pollinating 2. Dispersing Seeds 3. Supplying Food 4. Providing Defense Helping Animals 5. Giving Sustenance 6. Giving Protection Limiting Population Growth 7. Controlling Plant Populations 8. Controlling Insect Populations 9. Controlling Vertebrate Populations Cleaning Up 10. Recycling Dead Animals 11. Recycling Dung 12. Recycling Dead Plants Microcosm Selected Readings Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisThis book, a rare melding of human and animal research and theoretical and empirical science, ventures into the most interesting realms of behavioral biology to examine the intimate role of endocrinology in social relationships.Trade ReviewThe first volume to pull together the emerging field of human behavioral endocrinology as the product of a long evolutionary history exerting subtle influences throughout modern societies. The distinguished and authoritative assemblage of authors share their enthusiasm and leave no doubt that this will be an influential scientific discipline in the years to come. -- Katherine E. Wynne-Edwards, University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary MedicineThe editors and their authors have produced a definitive and scholarly, yet readable, state-of-the-art presentation of a fascinating and timely topic. This landmark volume is rich in ideas, conclusions, and questions for the future. As the editors point out, we are all being exposed, like it or not, to hormones in the environment and to ads full of claims about the benefits of administering hormones. We need to understand how such hormones might (or might not) be affecting social relationships. Will spraying on some oxytocin make your colleagues like you? Probably not, but reading Endocrinology of Social Relationships produced warm feelings about the ability of good science to illuminate the human condition. -- Elizabeth Adkins-Regan * Science *[This book] is an incredible resource for anyone who has studied or ever wondered about the biological underpinnings of human's (or even non-human's) social interactions...In the past 15 years, there have been many studies published on the topic of hormones' roles in social relationships, but never before has there been one definitive volume that reviews the entire area with such a high degree of accuracy. Given that some developments within this area have been recent, the book represents a formidable effort to collect the modern work into one volume, and as a result, it will serve as a "go-to" text for many years. -- Maryanne Fisher * Evolutionary Psychology *Table of Contents* Introduction: Endocrinology of Social Relationships Peter B. Gray and Peter T. Ellison Part I: Theoretical and Empirical Context * Evolution and Ecological Diversity in Animal Mating and Parenting Systems Phyllis C. Lee * Neuroendocrine Mechanisms Underlying Social Relationships Kim Wallen and Janice Hassett * Social Relationships and Reproductive Ecology Peter T. Ellison * Hormone-Behavior Interrelationships in a Changing Environment John C. Wingfield * The Endocrinology of the Human Adaptive Complex Jane B. Lancaster and Hillard S. Kaplan Part II: Social Relationships among Non-human Animals * The Endocrinology of Social Relationships in Rodents C. Sue Carter, Ericka Boone, Angela J. Grippo, Michael Ruscio, and Karen L. Bales * The Endocrinology of Family Relationships in Bi-Parental Monkeys Toni E. Ziegler and Charles T. Snowdon * Hormonal and Neurochemical Influences on Aggression in Group-Living Monkeys Lynn A. Fairbanks * The Endocrinology of Intersexual Relationships in the Apes Melissa Emery Thompson Part III: Social Relationships Among Humans * Human Sex Differences in Social Relationships: Organizational and Activational Effects of Androgens Matthew H. McIntyre and Carole K. Hooven * The Role of Sex Hormones in the Initiation of Human Mating Relationships James R. Roney * Human Male Testosterone, Pair Bonding and Fatherhood Peter B. Gray and Benjamin C. Campbell * Neurobiology of Human Maternal Care Alison S. Fleming and Andrea Gonzalez * Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Human Social Behavior Roxanne Sanchez, Jeffrey C. Parkin, Jennie Y. Chen, and Peter B. Gray * Androgens and Diversity in Adult Human Partnering Sari M. van Anders * Early Life Influences on the Ontogeny of Neuroendocrine Stress Response in the Human Child Pablo Nepomnaschy and Mark Flinn * References * Contributors * Index

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Book SynopsisThe lizard genus Anolis contains more species than any other genus of reptile, bird, or mammal. Caribbean members of this group have been intensively studied, but knowledge of Central and South American anoles has lagged behind. James R. McCranie and Gunther Köhler begin to fill this gap with a detailed account of the anoles of Honduras.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive survey of the evolutionary science of human sexual behavior, Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior invites us to imagine human sex from the vantage point of our primate cousins, in order to underscore the role of evolution in shaping all that happens, biologically and behaviorally, when romantic passions are aroused.Trade ReviewA very good book… A strong case can be made that real sex education would go beyond Plumbing 101 and emulate this book—actually teaching about sexual behavior from an evolutionary perspective. With backgrounds in anthropology…the authors do an especially good job describing what William James might have called the varieties of sexual experience. -- David P. Barash * Chronicle of Higher Education *It is one of the best that I have read on the subject and is a useful resource for anyone interested in the field of sexual selection and reproductive behavior in humans… I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in human reproduction from an evolutionary perspective. The amount of material covered is impressive and the maintenance of academic rigor while producing an interesting, readable text is to be applauded. This is a valuable read for undergraduate and graduate students who will set this book down with a greater understanding of the dynamic nature of reproductive behavior, free from normative language regarding human sexuality and essentialized sex roles found in other published materials. -- Ryan Schacht * American Journal of Human Biology *This work provides a fresh perspective on human sexuality and sexual behaviors, placing human animals within a larger historical context, and gives readers the opportunity to perceive human sexuality as malleable, a product of thousands of years of change… Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior provides an insightful review of sexual behavior and sexuality across species, across history, and across the individual lifespan with an evolutionarily informed perspective. This fascinating text put forth by Gray and Garcia is pleasurable for the layman reader interested in the evolutionary underlining of human sexuality, as well as the advanced evolutionary scholar. Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior is more than an easily digestible pop-evolutionary text; this book can be successfully applied in academic contexts, and bring a fresh perspective to evolutionary psychology and human sexuality courses. -- Lora E. Adair * Human Ethology Bulletin *This is a well-researched, well-written, and engaging volume. Gray and Garcia navigate cross-cultural, cross-species, and diachronic data on sexuality and reproduction to illuminate human sexual behavior… Stimulating, useful, and well reasoned. -- David A. Puts * Quarterly Review of Biology *Gray and Garcia offer an updated look at the evolutionary roots of human sexual behavior and deliver an entertaining yet scientific account of how and why we humans are similar to other animals but still unique when it comes to our sex lives… Walking the line between reaching the general public, while providing a comprehensive enough scientific background to educate college students, is a difficult task, one that is achieved here in part by extensively reviewing recent primary literature. Even if I was kept awake by knowing how crocodile dung was used in Egypt, and by thoughts of Darwin in my bedroom, I will rely on this book both for teaching in the classroom and entertaining at cocktail parties. -- Patricia L. R. Brennan * Trends in Ecology & Evolution *An intriguing treatment of an intriguing subject. -- S. M. Valente * Choice *I am convinced this book will become a classic, and I don’t use this term lightly. It is a superb overview and synthesis of the literature, along with discussion of the newest data from a remarkably wide range of academic disciplines. I am impressed. -- Helen Fisher, Ph.D., Biological Anthropologist and Research Professor, Rutgers UniversityIn addition to excellent writing, this book is appropriately and impressively thorough—including a great amount of cutting-edge research. Further, this book is deeply integrative in its disciplinary scope. It includes research from physiologists, cross-cultural anthropologists, social psychologists, historians, and more. The scholars are masters of interdisciplinary work—and this fact emerges clearly and effectively in this book. -- Glenn Geher, Ph.D., Director of Evolutionary Studies and Professor of Psychology, SUNY New PaltzComprehensive and charming, Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior is bound to become a classic. A fine starting point for productive debates. -- Elaine Hatfield, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Hawai‘iA great integration of animal evidence and habits from a wide variety of species, in discussions ranging from the mechanisms of romantic attraction, to comparisons between bonobo and human sexual play during development, to digit length comparisons in rats and human beings linked to hormone exposures that may in turn be linked to sexual orientation. A marvelous contribution. -- Elisabeth Lloyd, Ph.D., Arnold and Maxine Tanis Chair of History and Philosophy of Science, Indiana University

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Book SynopsisPhylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene genealogiesphylogeneticsand geography. This book captures the conceptual and empirical richness of the field, and also the sense of genuine innovation that phylogeographic perspectives have brought to evolutionary studies.Trade ReviewPhylogeography is a growth area of evolutionary biology. John Avise coined the term ‘phylogeography’ in 1987 and has been the prime mover in promoting the successful development of the field ever since. It is therefore to be welcomed that he has written this book which reviews the history of phylogeography, the fundamental principles of the field, and the current and future value of phylogeography within biogeography and evolutionary biology… I was very impressed by the manner in which Avise communicates the fundamentals of phylogeographic theory. He introduces much of this theory early on but elegantly extends concepts as necessary later in the book. He is exceptionally clear in discussing coalescence, lineage sorting, gene trees, species trees, differing consequences of nuclear vs. mitochondrial markers, etc.… A very good book… It deserves considerable success. -- Jeremy B. Searle * Heredity *Phylogeography is an enjoyable and gap-filling synopsis that introduces an actively developing research area. Given its alleged integrative function, [this] book is clearly set apart from other current treatments on population genetics and phylogenetic biology… For graduate students and professionals, [this book is] a very amenable read and a valuable reference source for further inquiry. -- Hans Peter Comes * Plant Systematics and Evolution *Avise founded the study of phylogeography, and the field has become an extremely active area in evolutionary biology. While most of the studies are of species of animals, there is a substantial number on humans, and some on plants. I doubt that anyone could have created a book on phylogeography that would be as authoritative and insightful. Avise not only compiles the literature for the reader, he summarizes many of the best studies, and then directs future studies by indicating where the field is shallow, and where the field needs to go. His writing style is easy to read, direct and clear. This is a fine book. -- Jeffry B. Mitton, University of Colorado at BoulderPhylogeography is a wonderful work and will be a benchmark contribution. The writing style is simple and direct, the content fabulous and the perspective illuminating. It will be a valuable resource for graduate students and other professionals in the field of population genetics, but it should interest all biologists. -- Stephen Palumbi, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsPreface I. History and Conceptual Background 1. The History and Purview of Phylogeography 2. Demography-Phylogeny Connections II. Empirical Intraspecific Phylogeography 3. Lessons from Human Analyses 4. Intraspecific Patterns in other Animals III. Genealogical Concordance: Toward Speciation and Beyond 5. Genealogical Concordance 6. Speciation Processes and Extended Genealogy Works Cited Index

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Book Synopsis* Long awaited new edition of this classic behavior book * Revisions reflect major advances in the field of clinical animal behavior * Provides advice applicable to any small animal practice * Written at a level that appeals to students, practitioners and specialists alike.Table of ContentsPreface. Chapter 1: Introduction. Section I: Basis for Techniques of Behavior Therapy. Chapter 2: Medical Interview and Case History Assessment. Chapter 3: Principles of Behavior Modification. Chapter 4: Hormones and Behavior; Gonadectomy. Chapter 5: General Approaches to Behavioral Pharmacology. Chapter 6: Prescribing Psychotropic Drugs. Chapter 7: The Behavior of Sick Dogs and Cats. Section II: Behavior and Behavior Problems of Dogs. Chapter 8: Aggression Toward People. Chapter 9: Aggression Toward Other Dogs. Chapter 10: Anxieties and Fears. Chapter 11: Barking: Normal and Excessive. Chapter 12: Excessive Activity and Destructiveness. Chapter 13: Escaping and Roaming. Chapter 14: Urination and Defecation Problems. Chapter 15: Attention-Seeking Behavior. Chater 16: Problems with Feeding Behavior. Chapter 17: Problems with Sexual and Maternal Behavior of Dogs. Chapter 18: Repetitive, Compulsive, and Sterotypic Behaviors. Chapter 19: Behavioral Aspects of Aging Dogs. Chapter 20: Selecting and Raising Puppies. Section III: Behavior and Behavior Problems of Cats. Chapter 21: Feline House Soiling: Urine Marking, Inappropriate Urination, and Inappropriate Defecation. Chapter 22: Aggression Toward People and Other Cats. Chapter 23: Inappropriate Feline Scratching. Chapter 24: Problems with Feeding and Predatory Behavior. Chapter 25: Problems with Sexual and Maternal Behavior of Cats. Chapter 26: Repetitive, Compulsive, and Sterotypic Behaviors. Chapter 27: Selecting and Raising Kittens. Section IV: Human-Companion Animal Interactions. Chapter 28: Role of the Dog and Cat in Families. Chapter 29: Dealing with Loss of the Companion Animal. Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Every once in a while, someone comes along and changes how we think by revealing something that has been hidden in plain sight. Using an engaging narrative, Eric Post has done just that. His new concept of an ecological space-time continuum will fundamentally enhance our ability to make sense of the contingency in species life-history strategies and associated ecological functioning that we see in nature.”—Oswald J. Schmitz, author of The New Ecology: Rethinking a Science for the Anthropocene“Eric Post poses the view that time is a resource, and that reframing our thinking in this way is essential to understanding how evolution and ecology influence the varied responses of species to environmental changes. Join him on this journey of exploration and discover the important role that time plays in shaping the interactions of species with the world around them.”—Heidi Steltzer, Fort Lewis College“A gem of a book! Post presents compelling theory and credible, concrete examples that demonstrate the ecological role of time as a limiting resource. This work will undoubtedly shape the future of phenological research for years to come.”—Andrew Richardson, Northern Arizona University“Global climate trends are changing the well understood abiotic phenological triggers such as photoperiod, thermal limits, and seasonal rainfall. In this provocative book, Post adds an additional variable, time, in a novel way to interpret observed variations in life history responses of plants and animals. His exploration of the added influence of timing of life history stages is compelling and challenging.”—Steven W. Running, University of Montana “Post argues that time is a resource used by organisms to perpetuate their genes. Changes in the use of the time-space continuum will determine the response of species and communities to rapid and dramatic changes in nature wrought by humans. This book offers a provocative new way to look at how and why species change their use of time and space.”—William H. Schlesinger, president emeritus, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies“Post’s book makes a significant contribution both as a compendium of some of his long-term data and a presentation of some novel perspectives on phenology.”—David William Inouye, coauthor of Techniques for Pollination Biologists

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOne of American Association for the Advancement of Science's Books for General Audiences and Young Adults 2014 "Balancing descriptive natural history with probing evolutionary biology, Fairbairn (Sex, Size & Gender Roles, coeditor), professor of biology at the University of California Riverside, examines eight striking cases of extreme size differences between males and females of the same species... The conclusion she draws from this amazing diversity is as profound as it is simple: 'there is no "normal" or "typical" pattern of sexual differentiation across the animal kingdom.' "--Publishers Weekly "I found reading the book like taking a holiday in a foreign land with an enthusiastic and expert guide. You will come back with good stories, and a new appreciation of the amazing diversity of life on Earth and the forces shaping it."--Suzanne Alonzo, Nature "I understand much more about these creatures now that I've read this lively new book... [L]ike all of the examples in this fine book, it's far from a traditional marriage."--Laurence A. Marschall, Natural History "Such insights into the lives of animals are what makes Odd Couples so enjoyable, and Fairbairn always takes an evolutionist-eye view to try to understand them."--Kate Douglas, New Scientist "When we discuss gender roles, we tend to think only of a narrow range of species conforming to our preconceptions about dominant men and domestic women. Fairbairn explodes these preconceptions... [F]ascinating reading."--Danielle Clode, Australian "The author has thought deeply about this topic and writes clearly about the many influences and consequences of sexual and natural selection and how they impinge upon reproductive fitness for different animal lineages. An utterly fascinating book that will change how you think about sexual differences."--GrrlScientist "Recommended."--Library Journal "[A]n amazing story... [A]n easy and enjoyable read... It is ambitious, it is an excellent natural history chronicle and it is a nice encyclopedia of sexual differences. Overall, a good one for the library."--D. J. Hosken, Current Biology "Looking at some of the most amazing creatures on the planet, Odd Couples sheds astonishing light on what it means to be male or female in the animal kingdom."--Northeastern and Southeastern Naturalist "[T]his accessible volume is well organized, and its impressive helpings of technical details never impede readability."--Adrian Barnett, BBC Wildlife Magazine "In observing the differences between genders, Darwin proposed both individual and natural selection. In this well-written, fascinating volume, Fairbairn explores how the two kinds of selection work to produce the 'odd couples' of the title... [Odd Couples] should appeal to lay and professional readers alike."--Choice "Odd Couples is a very informative and enjoyable book for anyone interested in animal life history... I can recommend it for any interested naturalist whether professional or nonprofessional."--Roger D. Applegate, Canadian Field Naturalist "Be prepared to be entertained and fascinated by this stimulating and provocative book. It is certain to spark your curiosity. Fairbairn lakes us on a romp through the animal kingdom... This book provides ample incentive for continued investigations."--Ann Hedrick, Ecology "Odd Couples present[s] a fun and enlightening plunge into the natural history of some very exceptional animals, along with an authoritative and accessible summary of current evolutionary theory on sex differences."--Robert Cox, Reports of the National Center for Science Education "Daphne Fairbairn has written an engaging and fascinating book... The well-written text flows nicely. Lay readers will enjoy natural history descriptions; discussions of fitness and Darwinian selection will ... appeal to professional biologists for whom this book is an excellent model of clear scientific writing."--AAASTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: The Roots of Sexual Differences: Why Male and Female Animals Differ 9 Chapter 3: Elephant Seals: Harems, Hierarchies, and Giant Males 23 Chapter 4: Great Bustards: Gorgeous Males and Choosy Females 46 Chapter 5: Shell-Carrying Cichlids: Protective Males and Furtive Females 64 Chapter 6: Yellow Garden Spiders: Sedentary Females and Roving Males 81 Chapter 7: Blanket Octopuses: Drifting Females and Dwarf Males 104 Chapter 8: Giant Seadevils: Fearsome Females and Parasitic Males 116 Chapter 9: Bone-Eating Worms: Female Tubeworms with Harems of Minuscule Males 133 Chapter 10: Shell-Burrowing Barnacles: Sac-Like Females with Harems of Phallic Males 147 Chapter 11: The Diversity of Sexual Differences: Differences between Males and Females across the Animal Kingdom 160 Chapter 12: Concluding Remarks 187 Acknowledgments 195 Appendix A: Scientific Names Corresponding to Common Names Used in the Text 197 Appendix B: Summary of Sexual Dimorphisms by Animal Phylum 203 Notes 207 Glossary of Technical Terms 239 Sources 247 Illustration Credits 287 Index 289

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Combining a limited number of basic components, animals have developed a tremendous diversity of materials, most of which have not been scientifically examined or understood fully. Even the most detailed information about their chemical composition and genetic background has not answered questions about mechanical performance. In this outstanding book, Gosline shows us how to analyze the relationship between structure and function and how to exploit this knowledge to design original bioinspired materials."—Stanislav Gorb, Kiel University"This excellent book is useful for teaching materials science or biomechanics to biologists, as well as for giving materials scientists and engineers a biological or bioinspirational perspective."—Peter Fratzl, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces"This book argues that adaptive design in load-bearing biological materials necessarily involves contributions at multiple length and time scales ranging from nanometers and microseconds to meters and years. Well-supported through his analysis of case studies, Gosline succeeds in reconciling and integrating contributions to function at different scales as no other writer has done to date."—J. Herbert Waite, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 Award for Distinguished Scholarship, Animals and Society Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2015 Athenaeum Literary Award, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Honorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in Sociology & Social Work, Association of American Publishers "Although there are plenty of books about zoos, zoo ethnographies are a rare treat... Grazian's impressive commitment to understanding zoo workers through everyday encounters adorns his book."--Irus Braverman, Times Literary Supplement "A powerful portrait ... peppered with delicious details."--Barbara Kiser, Nature "Inspiring. [Grazian] makes the reader repeatedly reflect on whether there might be better ways of educating the public and contributing to wildlife conservation."--Matthew Cobb, New Scientist "[American Zoo's] narratives of animal care workers inspire well-deserved laughter and tears."--Library Journal "An engaging account ... discussing some interesting questions: Should large, intelligent mammals such as great apes be confined at all? Why are Americans so often concerned about the comfort of zoo animals when they don't worry about the vastly greater number of other caged animals--the ones being prepared for slaughter? Beyond entertainment and amusement, what should a zoo's role be regarding environmental protection or species conservation? American Zoo is a serious book ... but Grazian's lively, readable prose makes it entertaining as well."--Nancy Szokan, Washington Post "Grazian has a sharp eye for detail and ethical tensions."--Amanda Gilroy, PopMatters "Zoos aren't places urban-dwelling humans go to see nature, [Grazian] argues--they're places we go to invent nature."--Kelly O'Brien, Boston Globe "The history of zoo design demonstrates that 'natural' enclosures serve humans more than the creatures who live within them. We favor artificial habitats that follow aesthetic expectations about nature rather than purely natural conditions, as the sociologist David Grazian argues in his book American Zoo. They reflect our own fantasies about the animals we gawk at rather than the true needs of these nonhuman others. In the process of meeting our needs, they may erase the true plight of those animals, naturalizing nothing so much as the pretense of our benevolent dominion over nature."--Jacob Brogan, Slate "Sociologist Grazian took his young son on a cross-country excursion to visit more than two dozen zoos and aquariums. He saw that zoos have been transformed in recent years from sad places with cramped, barren cages to more open, expansive exhibits. But he also noted man's strange relationship with the nature."--Chicago Tribune "A shrewd examination of a persistent social institution, a major contribution for rethinking the nature/culture distinction, and a model of how to do and write up an ethnographic study."--Jack Katz, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction - The World in a Zoo 1 Chapter 1 Where the Wild Things Aren't: Exhibiting Nature in American Zoos 16 Chapter 2 Animal Farm: Making Meaning at the Zoo 43 Chapter 3 Birds of a Feather: Zookeepers and the Call of the Wild 79 Chapter 4 Life Lessons: The Zoo as a Classroom 104 Chapter 5 Bring on the Dancing Horses: American Zoos in the Entertainment Age 141 Chapter 6 Simply Nature: Zoos and the Branding of Conservation 179 Chapter 7 Wrestling with Armadillos: Animal Welfare and the Captivity Question 213 Chapter 8 The Urban Jungle: The Future of the American Zoo 258 Acknowledgments 269 Notes 273 Index 315

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Every once in a while, someone comes along and changes how we think by revealing something that has been hidden in plain sight. Using an engaging narrative, Eric Post has done just that. His new concept of an ecological space-time continuum will fundamentally enhance our ability to make sense of the contingency in species life-history strategies and associated ecological functioning that we see in nature.”—Oswald J. Schmitz, author of The New Ecology: Rethinking a Science for the Anthropocene“Eric Post poses the view that time is a resource, and that reframing our thinking in this way is essential to understanding how evolution and ecology influence the varied responses of species to environmental changes. Join him on this journey of exploration and discover the important role that time plays in shaping the interactions of species with the world around them.”—Heidi Steltzer, Fort Lewis College“A gem of a book! Post presents compelling theory and credible, concrete examples that demonstrate the ecological role of time as a limiting resource. This work will undoubtedly shape the future of phenological research for years to come.”—Andrew Richardson, Northern Arizona University“Global climate trends are changing the well understood abiotic phenological triggers such as photoperiod, thermal limits, and seasonal rainfall. In this provocative book, Post adds an additional variable, time, in a novel way to interpret observed variations in life history responses of plants and animals. His exploration of the added influence of timing of life history stages is compelling and challenging.”—Steven W. Running, University of Montana “Post argues that time is a resource used by organisms to perpetuate their genes. Changes in the use of the time-space continuum will determine the response of species and communities to rapid and dramatic changes in nature wrought by humans. This book offers a provocative new way to look at how and why species change their use of time and space.”—William H. Schlesinger, president emeritus, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies“Post’s book makes a significant contribution both as a compendium of some of his long-term data and a presentation of some novel perspectives on phenology.”—David William Inouye, coauthor of Techniques for Pollination Biologists

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Longlisted for the Young Adult Science Book Award, AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books""There are heroes in this story, and Haddad does a wonderful job of celebrating them."---Jonathan Hahn, Sierra"A valuable lens on the biodiversity crisis. Yet Haddad does not just gather data on habitat loss and other drivers of decline—although he does that with crystalline acuity. He emphasizes that measures such as restoring ecological systems can protect populations of these fragile 'ambassadors of nature', against the odds."---Barbara Kiser, Nature"Haddad eloquently argues that conserving butterflies is not about preserving an organism or habitat in aspic—that way lies stagnation and decline—it’s about enabling a dynamic and resilient environment."---Richard Jones, BBC Wildlife Magazine"Wonderfully informative . . . Haddad has that rare ability to make difficult science accessible to those of us who are not trained in the nuances of ecological quantification and he does so without talking down to us."---Keith Taylor, WUOM’s Stateside"A powerful study of what a declining insect population reveals about how we are treating the planet . . . . fine and compelling book."---Jules Pretty, Times Higher Education"We need to do better at embedding nature conservation, knowledge generation, and long-term monitoring as core goals in land management initiatives. The Last Butterflies shares some inspiring examples of how to achieve this."---Manu. E. Saunders, Trends in Ecology & Evolution"Haddad is extremely knowledgable about this subject, and is also able to successfully communicate that knowledge to a wider audience"---Harry Siviter, The Biologist"The Last Butterflies does a remarkable job weaving together the stories of the rarest of butterflies, changing landscapes, and the day-to-day work of the scientists who study them."---Gretchen LeBuhn, American Entomologist"The author has devoted his life to butterflies . . . His guiding principle is that humans should not be the cause of the extinction of these extremely rare species by promoting rather than destroying biodiversity - it is a moving personal ecological odyssey." * Paradigm Explorer *"[The Last Butterflies] is infused with enthusiasm for conservation efforts, both now and in the future, and with an admiration for the beauty, fragility, and resilience of butterflies. It is an important book for anyone concerned with biodiversity and conservation issues. It’s also an eye-opening and engaging read for anyone with an interest in butterflies."---Rachel Pagones, New Books in Environmental Studies"This is an unusual, honest and informative book. . . . clearly written and attractively presented."---John Tennent, Atropos Magazine"A nice read that those interested in conservation will enjoy. . . . the author argues that even if rare butterflies may make a negligible contribution to ecological services, there are still compelling reasons to protect them." * Conservation Biology *"One of the best books about conservation biology that I’ve read in a long time. The Last Butterflies reads with the ease of a novel. Part adventure tale and part detective story, it leads you in search of the world’s rarest butterflies and the ways we might save them."---Matthew Shepherd, Wings"If you are interested in conservation, butterflies, insects, or any combination of the three, I would recommend picking up this volume."---Cas Carroll, The Quarterly Review of Biology"As a nature enthusiast, this book will give you new perspectives on conservation and the many unseen factors in what keeps a species afloat."---Trevor Edmonson, The Daily Journal"This is a fantastic read told in a personal and engaging manner. . . . Would I recommend anyone to buy it? Yes, if they have any interest in natural history. This is a very accessible book, as well as being very tactile, and definitely worth the investment."---Simon R. Leather, Oryx: The International Journal of Conservation"A thoroughly entertaining AND informative read - you can't put it down."---John Badmin, British Journal of Entomology and Natural History"Haddad has evaluated some of the rarest butterflies in the world, and then investigated the reasons for their rarity and possible approaches to saving them from extinction. . . . Anyone who is contemplating a career in wildlife management or biodiversity should definitely have a copy on their bookshelf."---Jacqueline Ruffle, Amateur Entomological Society

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Book SynopsisFounded amid the urban commotion of Washington, DC, before the dawn of the twentieth century, the National Zoological Park opened to ‘preserve, teach, and conduct research about the animal world’. Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo is a study of this important cultural landmark from 1887 to 1920.Trade ReviewDeeply researched, marvelously insightful, and delightfully absorbing, Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo examines the complexities and contradictions inherent in the modern zoo. Vandersommers shows how the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park became a bustling site of wonder, entertainment, education, wildlife conservation, humane discourse, cultural advancement, civic pride, and the production and popularization of scientific and medical knowledge. At the same time, he reveals the darker side of this wildly popular and influential institution, which has embodied racist and nativist thinking, projected nationalism and imperial power, epitomized human dominion over non-humans, and been marred by the “violence of captivity” that permeates its very core. This outstanding book not only nicely captures the paradoxical, tangled layers of meaning associated with placing wildlife on public display, but also shows how zoos have come to occupy the gap between human expectations and the animals themselves." - Mark Barrow, is professor at Virginia Tech and author of Nature’s Ghosts: Confronting Extinction from the Age of Jefferson to the Age of EcologyTable of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: At the Entrance Gate 1. Origins of a National Zoo 2. Runaway Animals 3. The Crossroads of Science and Popular Culture 4. Animal Activism and the Zoo-Networked Nation 5. Zoo Conservation and Its Discontents: Chasing Bighorn Sheep 6. The Zoonotic Nature of Tuberculosis Conclusion: The National Zoo Movement Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFounded amid the urban commotion of Washington, DC, before the dawn of the twentieth century, the National Zoological Park opened to ‘preserve, teach, and conduct research about the animal world’. Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo is a study of this important cultural landmark from 1887 to 1920.Trade ReviewDeeply researched, marvelously insightful, and delightfully absorbing, Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo examines the complexities and contradictions inherent in the modern zoo. Vandersommers shows how the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park became a bustling site of wonder, entertainment, education, wildlife conservation, humane discourse, cultural advancement, civic pride, and the production and popularization of scientific and medical knowledge. At the same time, he reveals the darker side of this wildly popular and influential institution, which has embodied racist and nativist thinking, projected nationalism and imperial power, epitomized human dominion over non-humans, and been marred by the “violence of captivity” that permeates its very core. This outstanding book not only nicely captures the paradoxical, tangled layers of meaning associated with placing wildlife on public display, but also shows how zoos have come to occupy the gap between human expectations and the animals themselves." - Mark Barrow, is professor at Virginia Tech and author of Nature’s Ghosts: Confronting Extinction from the Age of Jefferson to the Age of EcologyTable of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction: At the Entrance Gate 1. Origins of a National Zoo 2. Runaway Animals 3. The Crossroads of Science and Popular Culture 4. Animal Activism and the Zoo-Networked Nation 5. Zoo Conservation and Its Discontents: Chasing Bighorn Sheep 6. The Zoonotic Nature of Tuberculosis Conclusion: The National Zoo Movement Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA road map that reveals the Keystone State's most sensitive species and what can be done to manage and conserve these important natural resources, Terrestrial Vertebrates of Pennsylvania is a valuable tool for wildlife managers, conservationists, and naturalists.Trade ReviewLots of questions, but plenty of answers... If you want to become more informed about the rare animals of the Commonwealth... this book is for you. -- Rick Koval Pocono Record 2011 Terrestrial Vertebrates of Pennsylvania is a valuable tool for wildlife manangers, conservationists, and naturalists. Southeastern Naturalist 2011Table of ContentsForewordPreface AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Conservation of Terrestrial Vertebrates: An Overview and SynthesisChapter 2. Wildlife Habitat: The Key to Abundance, Distribution, and DiversityChapter 3. Pennsylvania's Wildlife Action PlanChapter 4. The Amphibians and ReptilesChapter 5. The BirdsChapter 6. The MammalsChapter 7. Critical and Emerging Issues in the Conservation of Terrestrial VertebratesAppendix Literature CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisOffers information about knowing the cat-domestication, breeding, and genetics; behavior-understanding and training the domestic cat; health care and disease prevention; and, nutrition and feeding throughout the life cycle. This book is suitable for undergraduate animal science courses, veterinary technician programs, and cat care.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. PART 1 Knowing the Cat within the Companion. Chapter 1. Felis sylvestris to Felis catus: Domestication. Chapter 2. Selective Breeding: Breeds from the Everyday to the Unusual. Chapter 3.The Cat's Perception of the World: Structure, Movement, and Special Senses. Chapter 4. Reproduction and Breeding Management. Chapter 5. Genetics: Why All Cats Are Tabbies. Chapter 6. The Human-Cat Relationship: Benefits and Responsibilities. PART 2 Behavior: Understanding the Domestic Cat. Chapter 7. Developmental Behavior: From Kitten to Adult. Chapter 8. Social Life: Communication Patterns, Social Relationships, and Territoriality. Chapter 9. How Cats Learn (or Learning to Train a Cat!). Chapter 10. The Misbehaving Cat: Behavior Problems and Solutions. PART 3 Health and Disease: Keeping Cats Healthy and Happy. Chapter 11. Viral Diseases. Chapter 12. Bacterial, Fungal, and Protozoan Diseases. Chapter 13. Vaccination Guidelines. Chapter14. Internal Parasites. Chapter 15. External Parasites. Chapter 16. First-Aid Procedures. PART 4 Nutrition: Feeding for Health and Longevity. Chapter 17. The Cat as an Obligate Carnivore: Nutrient Requirements. Chapter 18. Providing a Healthy Diet: Cat Food Selection and Evaluation. Chapter 19. Feeding Management Throughout the Life Cycle. Chapter 20. Nutritionally Responsive Diseases. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe study of proteomics provides researchers with a better understanding of disease and physiological processes in animals.Table of ContentsContributors vii Acknowledgments xi Section 1: Exploring Animal Proteomes 3 1 An Introduction to Animal Proteomics 5Phillip D. Whitfield and P. David Eckersall 2 Types of Sample and Experimental Planning 11Christine Olver 3 Protein Separation Strategies 41Ingrid Miller 4 Methods and Approaches to Mass Spectroscopy-Based Protein Identification 77John D. Lippolis and Timothy A. Reinhardt 5 Bioinformatics in Animal Proteomics 103Paul Blakeley, James C. Wright, Simon J. Hubbard, and Andrew R. Jones 6 Comparative Proteomic Approaches 121Johanna S. Rees and Kathryn S. Lilley 7 Advancing Technologies for Spatial and Temporal Proteomics 159Mary Doherty Section 2: Applications of Proteomics in Animal Biology 189 8 Proteomic Strategies to Investigate Adaptive Processes 191L. Elaine Epperson and Sandra L. Martin 9 Investigation of Animal Venoms and Toxins 211Stephen McClean 10 Proteomics in Animal Health and Disease 243P. David Eckersall and Mark McLaughlin 11 Application of Proteomics to Elucidate Bacterium–Host Interactions 319David G.E. Smith 12 Animal Parasitology and Proteomics 349Richard Burchmore 13 Proteomics in Animal Reproduction and Breeding 369Divyaswetha Peddinti, Erdogan Memili, and Shane C. Burgess 14 Assessment in the Quality and Safety of Food of Animal Origin 397Begonya Marcos, Jingshun Liu, Dilip K. Rai, Alessio Di Luca, and Anne Maria Mullen Index 431

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Book SynopsisProvides the first general sourcebook for identification and treatment of most behavior problems encountered in livestock and pets. Hundreds of described behaviors are arranged alphabetically, cross-referenced, and cited to sources for additional information.Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Alphabetical listing of terms. Appendices. A. Behaviour Problem History Form. B. General Species Information. C. Doses of Drugs Used in Behaviour Therapy. References and Additional Reading

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Book SynopsisThree quarters of the U.S.âs bird and plant extinctions have occurred in Hawaiâi, and one third of the countryâs threatened and endangered birds and plants reside within the state. Yet despite these alarming statistics, all is not lost: There are still 12,000 extant species unique to the archipelago and new species are discovered every year. In Restoring Paradise: Rethinking and Rebuilding Nature in Hawaiâi, Robert Cabin shows why current attempts to preserve Hawaiâiâs native fauna and flora require embracing the emerging paradigm of ecological restorationâthe science and art of assisting the recovery of degraded species and ecosystems and creating more meaningful and sustainable relationships between people and nature. Cabinâs extensive experience as a research ecologist and applied practitioner enables him to provide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at successful and inspiring restoration programs. In Part 1 he recounts Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refugeâs efforts to restore thous

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the biological basis of reproduction in poultry and places this information in the context of poultry production. The author has collated and integrated recent information from a variety of sources in order to highlight the principles of the reproductive biology of poultry. This is achieved through a well-illustrated and tabulated text which emphasizes integration rather than comprehensive literature citations. The book begins by considering the egg, proceeds to a brief description of embryonic and chick development as they relate to poultry production, and describes the physiological processes that lead to formation of the fertile egg. It concludes with a discussion of the relationship between measurements of reproductive success that are commonly used in the poultry industry and their ability to reflect the physiological processes that contribute to successful reproduction. The book is aimed at advanced undergraduates or graduate students studying animal reproductTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: The egg 3: Embryonic development 4: Growth and sexual maturation 5: Photoperiodism 6: The ovary 7: Egg formation 8: The male 9: Artificial insemination 10: Management of reproduction using photoschedules 11: Nutrition, food consumption and reproduction 12: Monitoring reproductive success

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Book SynopsisThe first edition of this book, published in 1982 by the University of Queensland Press, established itself as the main introductory textbook on marine parasitology. The second edition has been revised to take account of recent advances and includes an additional chapter on the structure of marine parasite communities. There are also new sections on pollution, translocations of hosts and parasites, and on the effects of parasites on the aquaculture of marine fish, molluscs and crustacea. The chapters covering ecological, zoogeographical and economic aspects have also been significantly changed. Aimed particularly at students and research workers in parasitology and marine biology, the book will also be of interest to ecologists, biologists concerned with zoogeographical problems, and to aquaculturists, fish and fisheries biologists.Table of Contents1: The nature of parasitism 2: The types of marine parasites 3: The variety of hosts of marine parasites 4: Parasites of parasites 5: General adaptations of parasitic animals 6: Host-parasite interactions 7: The ecological niches of parasites 8: The structure of parasite communities 9: Characteristics of parasite faunas of different seas 10: Economic and hygienic importance of marine parasites 11: Future research

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Book SynopsisMost previous publications on the classification of tapeworms (cestodes) have been based on compilations from the literature and are now dated. Thus there is a real need for up-to-date keys based on the re-examination of specimens and on a re-evaluation of the characters employed in cestode taxonomy. This book fulfils this need and provides keys to enable specialists and non-specialists to identify cestodes to generic level. The keys are dichotomous and are based largely on morphological characters. The authors have re-examined many specimens, including type specimens where possible. As a result, the keys reflect new ideas and have lead to reappraisals of cestode taxonomy, particularly at family and generic level, with many reallocations and synonymies. The authors include 19 international authorities from the UK, USA, Australia, Brazil, France, Norway, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Bulgaria and the Ukraine. The book includes approximately 1700 illustrations and is a standard work on tapTable of Contents1: Key to the orders of the cestoda, A Jones, R A Bray, and L F Khalil 2: Order Amphilinidea, D I Gibson 3: Order Gyrocotylidea, D I Gibson 4: Order Spathebothriidea, D I Gibson 5: Order Caryophyllidea, J S Mackiewicz 6: Order Diphyllidea, L F Khalil 7: Order Trypanorhyncha, R A Campbell and I Beveridge 8: Order Tetraphyllidea, L Euzet 9: Order Lecanicephalidea, L Euzet 10: Order Pseudophyllidea, R A Bray, A Jones and K I Anderson 11: Order Haplobothriidea, A Jones 12: Order Nippotaeniidea, R A Bray 13: Order Proteocephalidea, A A Rego 14: Order Tetrabothriidea, E P Hoberg 15: Order Cyclophyllidea. Key to families, A Jones, R A Bray and L F Khalil 16: Family Mesocestoididae, R L Rausch 17: Family Anoplocephalidae, I Beveridge 18: Family Catenotaeniidae, J C Quentin 19: Family Nematotaeniidae, M K Jones 20: Family Progynotaeniidae, L F Khalil 21: Family Acoleidae, L F Khalil 22: Family Dioecocestidae, A Jones 23: Family Amabiliidae, A Jones 24: Family Davaineidae, A Jones and R A Bray 25: Family Dilepididae, F V Bona 26: Family Dipylidiidae, A Jones 27: Family Paruterinidae, B B Georgiev and V V Kornyushin 28: Family Metadilepididae, V V Kornyushin and B B Georgiev 29: Family Hymenolepididae, B Czaplinski and C Vaucher 30: Family Taeniidae, R L Rausch 31: Lists of genera, A Jones, R A Bray and L F Khalil

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Book SynopsisFish is the principal source of protein for people in many parts of the world, particularly in developing countries. While most fish are caught from nature, aquaculture or fish farming is now making a significant contribution to total fish production. More intensive conditions of aquaculture often result in a higher incidence of fish diseases and disorders. As in the first edition, the focus of this second edition is on protozoan and metazoan parasites that cause disease in fish. Significant changes to this second edition include the addition of 3 new chapters and 4 of the original chapters have new authors.Table of Contents1: Phylum Amoebozoa, D Zilberg, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel and B L Munday, University of Tasmania, Australia 2: Phylum Dinoflagellata, E J Noga and M G Levy, North Carolina State University, USA 3: Diplomonadida (Phylum Parabasalia) and Kinetoplastida (Phylum Euglenozoa), P T K Woo 4: Ichthyophthirius multifiliis and Cryptocaryon irritans (Phylum Ciliophora), H W Dickerson, University of Georgia, USA 5: Trichodinidae and Other Ciliates (Phylum Ciliophora), L Basson and J Van As, University of the Free State, South Africa 6: Phylum Apicomplexa, K Molnar, Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Hungary 7: Phylum Microspora, I Dykova, Institute of Parasitology, Czech Republic 8: Phylum Myxozoa, S W Feist and M Longshaw, CEFAS Weymouth Laboratory, UK 9: Monogenea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), K Buchmann and J Bresciani, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark 10: Digenea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), I Paperna and R Dzikowski, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 11: Cestoidea (Phylum Platyhelminthes), T A Dick, C Chambers and I Isinguzo, University of Manitoba, Canada 12: Phylum Nematoda, K Molnar, K Buchmann and C Szekely, Veterinary Medical Institute, Hungary 13: Phylum Acanthocephala, B B Nickol, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 14: Phylum Arthropoda, R J G Lester and C Hayward, The University of Queensland, Australia 15: Phylum Annelida: Hirudinea as Vectors and Disease Agents, E M Burreson, The College of William and Mary, USA 16: Fish-borne Parasitic Zoonoses, R C Ko, The University of Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China 17: Parasitic Diseases of Shellfish, S M Bower, Pacific Biological Station, Canada 18: The Immune System of Fish, W B van Muiswinkel and B Vervoorn-Van Der Wal, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 19: Immunocompetent Cells and Their Mediators in Finfish, B F Ardelli, McGill University, and P T K Woo 20: Molecular Approaches and Techniques, T G Clark, Cornell University, USA

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to published it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This first volume focuses on cattle and buffaloes. It will appeal to reproductive physiologists and workers in animal production, animal breeding and veterinary medicine.Table of Contents1: Introduction to controlled reproduction in cattle 2: The bovine oestrous cycle and associated events 3: Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation 4: Pregnancy testing in cattle 5: Control of calving 6: Reducing the calving interval 7: Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in cattle 8: Induction of twin births in cattle 9: Breeding cattle at younger ages 10: Introduction to controlled breeding in buffaloes 11: Control of oestrus, pregnancy testing and parturition control in buffaloes 12: Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in buffaloes

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Book SynopsisThis book is the third in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to publish it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This third volume focuses on pigs. It will appeal to reproductive physiologists and workers in animal production, animal breeding and veterinary medicine.Table of Contents1: Introduction to controlled reproduction in pigs 2: The sow's oestrous cycle and associated events 3: The artificial control of oestrus and ovulation in pigs 4: Pregnancy testing in pigs 5: Control of farrowing 6: More frequent farrowing in pigs 7: Increasing litter size in pigs 8: Embryo transfer and associated techniques in pigs 9: Breeding pigs at younger ages

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Book SynopsisThis book is the final one in a set of four providing a series on controlled reproduction in farm animals. The aim of the series is to provide a general review of the literature dealing with the different ways in which reproduction in the major farm mammals can be controlled and manipulated. The four volumes are effectively an expanded and new edition of a previous work, Controlled Breeding in Farm Animals (Pergamon Press, 1983). However, the literature on this subject has expanded so rapidly since the time of the earlier volume, that it is now thought appropriate to publish it in four separate volumes. Buffaloes, goats, deer and camelids have been added to the species covered by the series compared to the previous book. All volumes provide comprehensive reference lists and are fully up-to-date. This final volume focuses on horses, deer and camelids (camels, llamas and alpacas). All of these animals are attracting increasing attention for either leisure pursuits, meat or fibre productiTable of Contents1: Introduction to controlled reproduction in horses 2: The mare's oestrous cycle and seasonal breeding activity 3: Artificial control of oestrus and ovulation in the mare 4: Pregnancy testing in mares 5: Control of foaling 6: Embryo transfer and in vitro fertilization in horses 7: Controlled reproduction in deer 8: Controlled reproduction in camelids

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Book SynopsisPoultry are farmed and are important sources of protein throughout the world. All students of agriculture are likely to be required to study poultry science to at least an introductory level. However, hitherto there has been no suitable textbook serving the needs of students taking a general introductory course in poultry science. This book aims to fill this gap. It explains the science underlying the productive processes of growth, reproduction and incubation. The applications of nutrition and breeding techniques are described. The book covers all the commercially important poultry species, including turkeys, quail, guinea fowls, ducks and geese, but the main emphasis is on the domestic fowl. The overall purpose is to provide the student with an understanding of the characteristics and physiological responses of domesticated poultry, with particular reference to production. The emphasis is on modelling responses rather than on biochemical and hormonal processes. The author stresses baTable of Contents1: Domesticated Poultry: A Description 2: Taxonomy 3: Domestication and Improvement of Poultry 4: The Poultry Population and Its Distribution 5: Further reading 6: The Products 7: Poultry Carcasses 8: Eggs 9: Further Reading 10: Growth 11: The Physiology of Growth 12: Models of Growth 13: Further Reading 14: Female Reproduction 15: The Reproductive Tract 16: Egg Laying Patterns 17: Egg Production Characteristics 18: Prediction of Egg Production Characteristics 19: Factors That Stop Egg Laying 20: Lighting Programmes 21: Further Reading 22: Male Reproduction 23: The Male Reproductive Tract 24: Semen 25: Artificial Insemination 26: Further Reading 27: Incubation 28: Development of the Embryo 29: Handling and Storage of Hatching Eggs 30: Physical Conditions Necessary for Incubation 31: Commercial Incubation Methods 32: Further Reading 33: Poultry Breeding and Genetic Improvement 34: Commercial Methods of Poultry Breeding 35: Monogenic Traits 36: Use of Molecular Techniques 37: Further reading 38: Nutrition and Feeding 39: The Digestive Tract 40: Nutrient Allowances 41: Practical Feed Formulation 42: Further Reading 43: Housing and Welfare 44: Housing and Environmental Control 45: Welfare 46: Further Reading

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the methodology for predicting the genetic merit of animals in the context of genetic improvement in an animal breeding programme. Information on an animal and its relatives, on either the characteristic to be improved or from other traits, can be used to predict the animal's genetic merit, taking account of the relationships between measurements and the economic values of traits. The methodology is developed from first principles, without unnecessary detail or complexity, and all the required statistical and mathematical concepts are fully described in the book. The text discusses the methods for combining different sources of information and illustrates their use with examples of breeding programmes in cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. A series of questions with detailed answers is included in the book, to help reinforce the ideas and provide some practical experience in the prediction of genetic merit. The text is aimed at final year undergraduate and first year pTable of Contents1: Introduction to variance 2: ANOVA in a quantitative genetics framework 3: Regression and correlation 4: Identification of animals of high genetic merit 5: Information from relatives 6: Selection index methodology 7: Examples of selection objectives and criteria 8: Factors affecting the rate of genetic improvement 9: Performance testing, progeny testing and MOET 10: Simultaneous prediction of breeding values for several animals 11: Prediction of breeding values and environmental effects 12: Multivariate breeding value prediction 13: Breeding values with a gene of large effect 14: Breeding values for binary traits I: :Appendix: Matrix algebra II: Questions III: Answers IV: References V: Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the last two decades major advances have been made in mammalian genetics. New methods in molecular and cytogenetics, and in biotechnology have been developed. Many of these have been applied to investigating the genetics of sheep and to improving the production of wool, meat and milk. This book is a comprehensive reference work on sheep genetics. All relevant topics have been included, from fundamental genetic structure to the genetics of various production and other traits, to transgenic sheep and genetic conservation. Chapters have been specially commissioned for the volume and written by internationally recognized experts from Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand. The book will be invaluable to advanced students and research workers in animal genetics, breeding and biotechnology.Table of Contents1: Systematics and Phylogeny of the Sheep I R Franklin, CSIRO, Blacktown, Australia 2: Genetic Aspects of Domestication, Common Breeds and their Origin K Maijala, Helsinki, Finland 3: Genetics of Colour and Hair Texture D P Sponenberg, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, USA 4: Genetics of Morphological Traits and Inherited Disorders F W Nicholas, University of Sydney, Australia 5: Biochemical Genetics L Di Stasio, Department of Animal Science, Torino, Italy 6: Molecular Genetics of Sheep B C Powell, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 7: Molecular Genetics of Immune Molecules W R Hein, Basle Institute for Immunology, Basle, Switzerland 8: Genetics of Disease Resistance and Vaccine Response H W Raadsma, University of Sydney, Australia, G D Gray, University of New England, Armidale, Australia and R R Woolaston, CSIRO Division of Animal Production, Armidale, Australia 9: Molecular Biology and Genetics of Scrapie in Sheep N Hunter, Institute for Animal Health, Edinburgh, UK 10: Cytogenetics: Physical Chromosome Maps T E Broad, AgResearch Invermay Agricultural Centre, New Zealand, H Hayes, Laboratoire de Genetique Biochimique et de Cytogenetique, France and S E Long, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol, UK 11: The Sheep Linkage Map G W Montgomery and A M Crawford, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand 12: Genetics of Behaviour G N Hinch, University of New England, Armidale, Australia 13: Biology and Genetics of Reproduction I W Purvis and M Hillard, CSIRO Division of Animal Production, Armidale, Australia 14: Modern Reproduction Technologies and Transgenics I Wilmut, K H S Campbell and L Young, Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Midlothian, UK 15: Development Genetics N E Cockett, Utah State University, Logan, USA 16: Genetic Resources and Conservation R W Ponzoni, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, Australia 17: Genetic Improvement of Wool Production K D Atkins, Agricultural Research and Research Centre, Orange, Australia 18: Genetics of Lamb and Meat Production R G Banks, University of New England, Armidale, Australia 19: Genetics of Meat Quality J M Thompson and A J Ball, University of New England, Armidale, Australia 20: Genetics of Milk Production F Barillet, INRA, Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France 21: Genetic Improvement of Sheep B P Kinghorn, University of New England, Armidale, Australia 22: Standardized Genetic Nomenclature for Sheep C H S Dolling, President of COGNOSAG, South Australia

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Book SynopsisTheir natural beauty, exceptional variety and unique biology make birds (Aves) one of the most fascinating groups of animals. They are also of great importance to humans as food and as experimental subjects that have catalysed significant advances in many areas of biological research. Central to our ability to maintain and develop these resources is a thorough understanding of avian nutrition. This book presents, uniquely, all aspects of our current knowledge, drawn from such diverse disciplines as physiological ecology, poultry production, zoo biology and biomedical science. The physical and biochemical processes of digestion, the metabolic functions of nutrients and the diversity of evolutionary adaptations required to accommodate very different foodstuffs are examined in depth. Emphasis is placed on the quantitative nature of nutrition and the practical consequences for the dietary requirements of captive and wild avian populations throughout their life cycle. This book is key readiTable of Contents1: Preface 2: Dietary Patterns 3: Anatomy and Physiology of the Digestive System 4: Digestion of Food 5: Nutritional Strategies and Adaptations 6: Nutrient Requirements 7: Amino Acids 8: Lipids 9: Carbohydrates 10: Energy 11: Essential Minerals 12: Nutrition and Metabolism of Vitamins 13: Appendix 14: Index

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Book SynopsisAccurate and detailed information on the fundamental biology of free-living and plant-parasitic nematodes has several important functions. It is needed to gain an understanding of their highly complex ecology and, since many plant-parasitic nematodes are major agricultural pests, it also greatly enhances attempts to implement crop protection strategies. In addition, information on physiology and biochemistry has particular relevance to studies of gene function in nematodes and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has become established as one of the most important model organisms for molecular genetic studies. Written by leading research workers from Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand, this is the only up-to-date reference book which reviews and integrates all the current research findings on the physiology and biochemistry of these organisms, including the molecular information which has accumulated in recent years. It is essential reading for researchers, advanced undergraduate anTable of Contents1: Introduction to Functional Organisation, A F Bird and J Bird 2: The Cuticle, M L Baxter and W M Robertson 3: Musculature and Neurobiology, D J Wright and R N Perry 4: Behaviour and Sensory Responses, R N Perry and J Aumann 5: Respiratory Physiology, Nitrogen Excretion and Osmotic and Ionic Regulation, D J Wright 6: Reproductive Mechanisms, A A F Evans 7: Developmental Biology, A M Leroi and J T Jones 8: Hatching, P W Jones et al. 9: Nematode Parasitism of Plants, R S Hussey and F M W Grundler 10: Feeding in Free-living Soil Nematodes: a Functional Approach, G W Yeates 11: Survival Biology, C Z Womersley et al. 12: Biosynthesis, D J Chitwood 13: Intermediary Metabolism, J Barrett and D J Wright 14: Biochemical and Molecular Characterisation, T O Powers and C C Fleming 15: Engineering Resistance to Plant Nematodes, H J Atkinson et al.

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative volume reviews the subject in a style which is comprehensible to the non-specialist. Contributions by leading authorities review avian meat science from basic meat structure and function, colour, texture and flavour, through to practical aspects of production, harvesting and slaughter factors affecting meat quality. The book is the result of the 25th Poultry Science Symposium held at the University of Bristol in September 1997.Table of Contents1: Part I: Biochemical Basis of Meat Quality 2: Muscle Structure, Development and Growth G Goldspink and S Y Yang, The University of London, UK 3: Muscle Abnormalities: Morphological Aspects M Mahon, University of Manchester, UK 4: Muscle Abnormalities: Pathophysiological Mechanisms M A Mitchell, Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Midlothian, UK 5: Biochemical Basis of Meat Texture C E Lyon and R J Buhr, United States Department of Agriculture, Athens, USA 6: Poultry Meat Flavour L J Farmer, The Queen's University of Belfast, Ireland 7: Poultry Meat Colour D L Fletcher, University of Georgia, Athens, USA 8: Part II: Production and Harvesting Factors Affecting Meat Quality 9: Live Production Factors Influencing Yield and Quality of Poultry Meat E T Moran, Jr, Auburn University, USA 10: Nutritional Effects on Meat Flavour and Stability M Enser, University of Bristol, UK 11: The Influence of Ante-mortem Handling on Poultry Meat Quality P D Warriss, University of Bristol, UK, et al. 12: Effects of Stunning and Slaughter Methods on Carcass and Meat Quality A B M Raj, University of Bristol, UK 13: Part III: Microbiological Quality of Poultry Meat and Meat Products 14: Salmonella Infection in Poultry: The Production Environment C Wray, et al., Central Veterinary Laboratory, Addlestone, UK 15: Hygiene During Transport, Slaughter and Processing R W A W Mulder, DLO Institute for Animal Science and Health, Lelystad, The Netherlands 16: The Decontamination of Carcass Meat M H Hinton and J E L Corry, University of Bristol, UK 17: Strategies for Extending the Shelf-life of Poultry Meat and Products, L F J Woods and P N Church, Leatherhead Food Research, Leatherhead, UK 18: Part IV: Poultry Meat Products 19: On-line Assessment of Poultry Meat Quality H J Swatland, University of Guelph, Canada 20: Problems and Solutions in Deboning Poultry Meat A Sams, Texas A&M University, USA 21: Sensory Assessment of Poultry Meat Quality G R Nute, University of Bristol, UK 22: Functional Properties of Muscle Proteins in Processed Poultry Products D M Smith, Michigan State University, USA, et al. 23: The Role of Processed Products in the Poultry Meat Industry R Mandava, Nestle R & D Centre, Bjuv, Sweden and H Hoogenkamp, Protein Technologies International, St Louis, USA 24: Part V: Abstracts 25: Retail Requirements of Meat J C Hall, John Raddock Ltd, Stowmarket, UK 26: From Meat Inspection to Consumer Protection: a Long Way to Go J H G Goebbels, Veterinary Health Inspectorate, Ministry of Health, Rijswijk, The Netherlands 27: Part VI: Poster Abstracts

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Book SynopsisThe Proceedings of the 14th Symposium on Energy Metabolism of Farm Animals, held in Northern Ireland in September 1997 comprises 85 original contributions by leading scientists from over 20 countries around the world. In keeping with previous Symposia in the series, held under the auspices of the European Association for Animal Production, this book contains papers which provide the latest research on the energy metabolism and other aspects of the physiology of a wide variety of farmed animals. Highlights include a comprehensive review of the current state of research on leptins and their potential applications in animal production, and a large section relating to organ and tissue metabolism, with major contributions from the USA, UK, France, Germany and Denmark. An important strength of the book is the diversity of species covered. For example, the sections on modelling and feed evaluation relate to pigs, sows, broiler chickens, laying hens, turkeys, lambs, beef and dairy cattle and fTable of Contents1: Organ and Tissue Metabolism 2: Lactation and Reproduction 3: Regulation of Metabolism 4: Methodology 5: Growth 6: Environmental Aspects and Maintenance 7: Modelling 8: Feed Evaluation and Dietary Aspects

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