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Tropical rain forests are increasingly expected to serve for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation amid global climate change and increasing human demands for land. Natural production forests that are legally designated to produce timber occur widely...
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Springer
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2012-09-24
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Der Naturstoff Palmerolid A wurde im Jahr 2006 erstmals isoliert und zeigte in zellbiologischen Untersuchungen eine sehr starke und außergewöhnlich selektive cytotoxische Aktivität gegenüber ausgewählten Krebszelllinien. Als 20-gliedriges Makrolacton mit fünf...
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Springer Vieweg
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2012-09-21
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The research results point to the need of sustaining plant protein sources to large populations in sub-Saharan Africa that have no access to meat. Proteins are essential components of the human body and therefore indispensable for human life. Malnutrition and diseases...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2012-09-21
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Developmental biology is at the core of biological science, integrating molecular biology, genetics and anatomy. The past 15 years has seen revolutionary advances not only in our understanding of the processes by which an egg develops into an adult, but also in the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2012-09-21
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This book provides a premier resource on understanding the ribosome's essential nature and how it interacts with other proteins and nucleic acids to control protein synthesis. As one of the central foundations in our understanding of the biology at the molecular level,...
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Springer
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2012-09-20
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Biophysics for the Life Sciences
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The aim of this book is to describe what is currently occurring in the Mongolian grasslands, to analyze how various factors creating environmental problems interact, and to suggest solutions for sustainable management of the grasslands.The book has three parts. Part I...
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Springer
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2012-09-20
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Wer Biotope wirksam schützen will, muss deren Funktion verstehen. Auch wenn der der hohe Wert von natürlichen Lebensräumen für das ökologische Gleichgewicht der Erde lange bekannt ist, hat es die Natur nach wie vor schwer, sich angesichts des immer größeren...
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Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2012-09-19
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Isoprenoids are important in primary and secondary metabolism. They have implications in a myriad of physiological processes notably in plants, microorganisms and parasites, and biological activities at the cellular, organism, and ecosystem levels. The importance of...
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Springer
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2012-09-19
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With $2 billion spent annually on stream restoration worldwide, there is a pressing need for guidance in this area, but until now, there was no comprehensive text on the subject. Filling that void, this unique text covers both new and existing information following a...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-09-19
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Advancing River Restoration and Management
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With $2 billion spent annually on stream restoration worldwide, there is a pressing need for guidance in this area, but until now, there was no comprehensive text on the subject. Filling that void, this unique text covers both new and existing information following a...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-09-19
Collection :
Advancing River Restoration and Management
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People have relied on medicinal products derived from natural sources for millennia, and animals have long been an important part of that repertoire; nearly all cultures, from ancient times to the present, have used animals as a source of medicine. Ingredients derived...
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Springer
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2012-09-19
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Computational methodologies and modeling play a growing role for investigating mechanisms, and for the diagnosis and therapy of human diseases. This progress gave rise to computational medicine, an interdisciplinary field at the interface of computer science and...
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Springer
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2012-09-18
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The proteins that gather light for plant photosynthesis are embedded within cell membranes in a site called the thylakoid membrane (or the "photosynthetic membrane"). These proteins form the light harvesting antenna that feeds with energy a number of vital...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2012-09-17
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Plant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. Many of the crops widely grown today stem from a very narrow genetic base; understanding and preserving...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-09-17
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Plant Breeding Reviews
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Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review articles, written...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-09-17
Collection :
Horticultural Reviews
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Allelopathy is an ecological phenomenon by which plants release organic chemicals (allelochemicals) into the environment influencing the growth and survival of other organisms. In this book, leading scientists in the field synthesize latest developments in allelopathy...
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Springer
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2012-09-17
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This introduction collects 17 innovative approaches to engineer novel and improved proteins for diverse applications in biotechnology, chemistry, bioanalytics and medicine. As such, key developments covered in this reference and handbook include de novo enzyme design,...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2012-09-14
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This volume celebrates the contributions of Dr. Eugene Gaffney to the study of turtles, through a diverse and complementary collection of papers that showcases the latest research on one of the most intriguing groups of reptiles. A mix of focused and review papers deals...
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Springer
Parution :
2012-09-14
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Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
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The Saccharinae clade of the Poaceae (grass) family of flowering plants includes several important crops with a rich history of contributions to humanity and the promise of still-greater contributions, as a result of some of the highest biomass productivity levels...
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Springer
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2012-09-14
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Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models
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This unique book is a collaborative effort between researchers at Rutgers University and colleagues from numerous institutions in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. It will be the first book to document more than 200 of the most important medicinal plants of Central Asia, many...
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Springer
Parution :
2012-09-14
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