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    Exogenous Enzymes as Feed Additives in Ruminants

    This book addresses a global issue of increasing high quality food from ruminant animals while reducing their impacts on the environment. However, one of the main constraints to livestock development and the underlying cause of the low productivity in...
    $348.00

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    Movement Ecology of Afrotropical Forest Mammals

    This book brings a unique perspective to animal movement studies because all studies come from African tropical environments where the great diversity, either biological and structurally (trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes), present the animals with several...
    $281.00

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  • Renal Physiology and Hydrosaline Metabolism Renal Physiology and Hydrosaline Metabolism
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    Renal Physiology and Hydrosaline Metabolism

    This volume discusses renal function and the mechanisms by which the kidney regulates the composition and volume of the extracellular fluid. It also highlights the role of the kidney in the development and progression of arterial hypertension. Most...
    $220.00

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  • Hofmeyr Hofmeyr
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    Hofmeyr

    This edited volume provides the historical and geological background, as well as the details pertaining to the morphology and morphometric assessments, of a singular human cranial specimen from the Late Pleistocene discovered in Hofmeyr, South Africa...
    $268.00

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  • The Management of Enclosed and Domesticated Deer The Management of Enclosed and Domesticated Deer
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    The Management of Enclosed and Domesticated Deer

    This is the first book devoted to international deer husbandry techniques for the growing industries of venison, velvet antler, and antler trophy production as well as long established extensive park systems for amenity.  Written by world...
    $184.00

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  • Bone Tumors in Domestic Animals Bone Tumors in Domestic Animals
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    Bone Tumors in Domestic Animals

    This book comparatively examines the etiopathogenetic, clinical-pathological, diagnostic and therapeutic strategies of the main bone tumors of domestic animals. The book also includes a description of the most significant aspects of macroscopic,...
    $298.00

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  • Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism
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    Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition and Metabolism

    This book covers hot topics in the nutrition and metabolism of terrestrial and aquatic animals, including the interorgan transport and utilization of water, minerals, amino acids, glucose, and fructose; the development of alternatives to in-feed...
    $285.00

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  • Neotropical Hard Ticks (Acari Neotropical Hard Ticks (Acari
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    Neotropical Hard Ticks (Acari

    Of the 758 species of hard ticks (family Ixodidae) currently known to science, 137 (18%) are found in the Neotropical Zoogeographic Region, an area that extends from the eastern and western flanks of the Mexican Plateau southward to southern Argentina...
    $308.00

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  • Regional Fisheries Management Organizations Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
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    Regional Fisheries Management Organizations

    This book analyzes empirical data from three specific Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) designed to establish rules for the conservation and management of fish stocks in the ocean, in order to assess their effectiveness in...
    $238.00

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  • The Welfare of Animals in Animal-Assisted Interventions The Welfare of Animals in Animal-Assisted Interventions
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    The Welfare of Animals in Animal-Assisted Interventions

    This is the first book focusing on the animal's perspective and best practices to ensure the welfare of both therapy animals and their human counterparts in animal-assisted interventions. Written by leading scientists, it summarizes the scientific...
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  • Deep-Sea Pycnogonids and Crustaceans of the Americas Deep-Sea Pycnogonids and Crustaceans of the Americas
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    Deep-Sea Pycnogonids and Crustaceans of the Americas

    Among the deep-sea marine invertebrates, pycnogonids and crustaceans represent ecologically important and most diverse groups of species. Yet both are still poorly understood. Sampling and exploring operations off the west and east coast of the Americas...
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  • Resilience and Aging Resilience and Aging
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    Resilience and Aging

    Older aged adults face many adversities over the later life course. This edited volume will address the ways in which seniors bounce back from different types and combinations of adversity - termed "resilience". While research has been accumulating that...
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  • Conservation Genetics of New World Crocodilians Conservation Genetics of New World Crocodilians
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    Conservation Genetics of New World Crocodilians

    This book aims to be a comprehensive review of the literature on the conservation genetics of the New World crocodilians, from the biological and demographical aspects of the living species to the application of molecular techniques for conservation...
    $335.00

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  • Neotropical Social Wasps Neotropical Social Wasps
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    Neotropical Social Wasps

    This book provides updated information on this intriguing and exciting group of insects: Neotropical Social Wasps. These insects have a particular biology and their colonies are formed by a few cooperative females living in either small or massive,...
    $270.00

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  • Dog Parasites Endangering Human Health Dog Parasites Endangering Human Health
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    Dog Parasites Endangering Human Health

    This book presents the latest information on canine parasites with zoonotic potential, to help avoid human infections. Compiled by international specialists, it covers protozoa, ectoparasites and helminth species of clinical importance in dogs, as well...
    $281.00

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  • Neglected Diseases in Monkeys Neglected Diseases in Monkeys
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    Neglected Diseases in Monkeys

    This book offers a valuable resource, reviewing the current state of knowledge concerning the pathology and epidemiology of infectious diseases in both captive and wild monkeys. The One Health concept forms the framework of all chapters. The...
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  • Game Theory and Fisheries Management Game Theory and Fisheries Management
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    Game Theory and Fisheries Management

    This book is the first to present in a systematic manner the application of game theory to fisheries management at both international and national levels. Strategic interaction among fishers and nations exploiting fishery resources is an inescapable fact...
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  • Neuroendocrine Regulation of Behavior Neuroendocrine Regulation of Behavior
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    Neuroendocrine Regulation of Behavior

    This special volume provides twelve contributions that discuss different aspects of social and endocrine behaviors with an emphasis on the neural regulation of these behaviors. In addition, several review chapters address the neural plasticity that...
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  • Natural Materials and Products from Insects Natural Materials and Products from Insects
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    Natural Materials and Products from Insects

    This book reviews the latest research on bioproducts from various economically important insects, such as silkworms, honey bees, lac and drosophila, and termites, and discusses their general, biomedical and industrial applications in detail. It includes...
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  • Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America
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    Forest Pest and Disease Management in Latin America

    By providing multiple economic goods and ecosystem services, Latin American forests play a key role in the environmental, social and economic welfare of the region's countries. From the tropical forests of Central America to the Mediterranean and...
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  • Insect Conservation and Australia's Grasslands Insect Conservation and Australia's Grasslands
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    Insect Conservation and Australia's Grasslands

    Australia's varied grasslands have suffered massive losses and changes since European settlement, and those changes continue under increasingly intensive human pressures for development and agricultural production. The values of native grasslands for...
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  • Spinal Evolution Spinal Evolution
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    Spinal Evolution

    The vertebral spine is a key element of the human anatomy. Its main role is to protect the spinal cord and the main blood vessels. The axial skeleton, with its muscles and joints, provides stability for the attachment of the head, tail and limbs and, at...
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  • Life and Death in the Gombe Chimpanzees Life and Death in the Gombe Chimpanzees
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    Life and Death in the Gombe Chimpanzees

    This book addresses how skeletons can inform us about behavior by describing skeletal lesions in the Gombe chimpanzees, relating them to known life histories whenever possible, and analyzing demographic patterns in the sample. This is of particular...
    $227.00

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  • Pulmonary Health and Disorders Pulmonary Health and Disorders
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    Pulmonary Health and Disorders

    This book presents original articles that report on new approaches and developments involving pulmonary disorders. Pulmonary health attracts public concern as lungs are the first line of defense of the organism against various contagions and are directly...
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  • Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 14 Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 14
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    Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 14

    In August 2017, the Chemical Signals in Vertebrates (CSiV) group held its 14th triennial meeting at Cardiff University in Wales. This well established international conference brings together leaders and students in the field of olfactory communication...
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  • Avian Genomics in Ecology and Evolution Avian Genomics in Ecology and Evolution
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    Avian Genomics in Ecology and Evolution

    Birds catch the public imagination like no other group of animals; in addition, birders are perhaps the largest non-professional naturalist community. Genomics and associated bioinformatics have revolutionised daily life in just a few decades. At the...
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  • Microbial Communities in Aquaculture Ecosystems Microbial Communities in Aquaculture Ecosystems
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    Microbial Communities in Aquaculture Ecosystems

    This book sheds light on the major functions of microbial communities in aquaculture ecosystems, showing that by recycling nutrients, degrading organic matter and preventing disease outbreaks, a variety of microbes are truly beneficial to a wide range of...
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  • Current Trends in Immunity and Respiratory Infections Current Trends in Immunity and Respiratory Infections
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    Current Trends in Immunity and Respiratory Infections

    The purpose of this book is to disseminate and deliberate on the latest knowledge concerning immunity and its role in protection and fight against microorganism invasion. The articles tackle both humoral and cellular immunity, and their...
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  • The Complexity of Bird Behaviour The Complexity of Bird Behaviour
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    The Complexity of Bird Behaviour

    This book presents the facet theoretical framework as a tool for facilitating the conception of complex animal behaviour research and the design of research procedures through employing mapping sentences. Using the facet theoretical framework, this book...
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  • Clinical Investigation Clinical Investigation
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    Clinical Investigation

    Clinical investigation plays an essential role in the differential diagnosis, biomarker development, and therapy and cure of diseases. The book presents a bench-to-bed approach, with broad empirical coverage by experienced practitioners. The articles...
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  • Clinical Research Involving Pulmonary Disorders Clinical Research Involving Pulmonary Disorders
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    Clinical Research Involving Pulmonary Disorders

    This book presents the current trends and state of the art solutions addressing various issues related to pulmonary disorders. Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges are tackled, starting with the noncommunicable diseases of sarcoidosis and granulomatosis...
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  • Bird Conservation Bird Conservation
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    Bird Conservation

    This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of wild birds. The authors worked with an international group of bird experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that could...
    $164.00

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  • King Solomon's Ring King Solomon's Ring
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    King Solomon's Ring

    2020 Reprint of the 1952 Edition.  Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.  The book's title refers to the legendary Seal of Solomon, a ring that supposedly gave King Solomon the power...
    $27.00

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  • Gene Therapy Protocols Gene Therapy Protocols
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    Gene Therapy Protocols

    In this book internationally recognized investigators describe cutting-edge laboratory techniques for the study of Production and In Vivo Applications of Gene Transfer Vectors and Design and Characterization of Gene Transfer Vectors. Readers will find a...
    $220.00

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  • Exocytosis Methods Exocytosis Methods
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    Exocytosis Methods

    Bringing together techniques and methods currently being applied to the study of exocytosis, Exocytosis Methods collects chapters from experts in the field, examining this fundamental process essential to functions ranging from protein secretion to...
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  • Cereal Genomics Cereal Genomics
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    Cereal Genomics

    ​In Cereal Genomics: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers provides modern protocols for the analysis and manipulation of cereal genomes. Techniques for isolation and analysis of DNA and RNA from both the vegetative tissues and from the more...
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  • Prenatal Gene Therapy Prenatal Gene Therapy
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    Prenatal Gene Therapy

    The emerging field of prenatal gene therapy is founded on scientific and technical advances in fetal medicine, molecular biology and gene therapy. This preclinical research subject aims at applying gene therapy during pregnancy for the prevention of...
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  • The Historical Bigfoot The Historical Bigfoot
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    The Historical Bigfoot

    Long before Bigfoot was fixed as a cultural icon in American folklore, people encountered hairy wild men and gorilla-like beasts in the woods, the mountains, and the creek bottoms. Strange cries and enormous footprints were met with hunts and posses, to...
    $111.00

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  • Transgenic and Mutant Tools to Model Brain Disorders Transgenic and Mutant Tools to Model Brain Disorders
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    Transgenic and Mutant Tools to Model Brain Disorders

    As the presence of genetically modified animal models in research laboratories has multiplied, the role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of brain disorders has become particularly important. The refinement of molecular genetic methods has continued...
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  • Rat Genomics Rat Genomics
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    Rat Genomics

    Grown exponentially by the genomic revolution, the use of the rat as a model of choice for physiological studies continues in popularity and at a much greater depth of understanding. In Rat Genomics: Methods and Protocols,...
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  • Reporter Genes Reporter Genes
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    Reporter Genes

    Reporter genes have played, and continue to play, a vital role in many areas of biological research by providing a ready means for qualitative and quantitative assessment of the activity of genes and location of gene products...
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