Covers the biochemistry of interactions between animals, plants and the environment. This book includes such diverse subjects as plant adaptations to soil pollutants and the effects of plant toxins on herbivores. The intriguing dependence of the Monarch butterfly on its host plants is chosen as an example of plant-animal coevolution in action.
Intended for a social scientist or student who uses measures of attitude or personality in his or her research. This volume employs a systematic standardized evaluation of 150 scales. Chapters on specific types of scales are written by experts in those subfields.
A guide for students, practitioners, academics and others interested in pharmacy law and practice in the United Kingdom. It includes discussions of socio-political influences on legal developments. It sets out the background to regulatory issues together with simple and practical statements of what a pharmacist has to do to obey the law.
Outlines how to recognize, treat, and prevent plant diseases. This work covers plant diseases such as abiotic, fungal, viral, bacterial, nematode and others. It includes information on molecular techniques and biological control in plant diseases. It also covers the genetics of resistance and management of these diseases.
Provides the basis for teaching an introduction to the morphology, evolution, and classification of land plants. This title presents a foundation of the approach, methods, research goals, evidence, and terminology of plant systematics along with the knowledge of evolutionary relationships of plants and practical information vital to the field.
Fingerprint identification is the most efficient, rapid, and cost-effective forensic identification modality. This title presents a guide to the recovery, identification, and management of unidentified postmortem fingerprint records - topics from postmortem fingerprint processing to database submission and case management that are discussed.
Designed for easy use by both beginning and experienced protein crystallographers, this second edition includes examples of actual experiments and data, electron density maps, and computer methods. It includes material covering CCP4, SHELX, cryocrystallography, MAD and automated fitting.
Provides a basis for understanding the complex physical interactions of plants and animals with their natural environment. This book describes the principles by which radiative energy reaches the earth's surface and reviews the knowledge concerning the surface radiation budget.