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What, if anything, are species?
This book is an extended argument for abandoning the species rank. Instead, the author proposes that the rank of "species" be replaced by a pluralistic and multi-level view. In such a view, all clades including the smallest identifiable one would be named and studied within a phylogenetic context. What are currently called "species" represent different sorts of things depending on the sort of o…
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- Ed. 1
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- 9781315119687
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- vii, 160 p. : ill.
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- Species and Systematics
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- 574.012 MIS w
Conservation biology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa comprehensively explores the challenges and potential solutions to key conservation issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Easy to read, this lucid and accessible textbook includes fifteen chapters that cover a full range of conservation topics, including threats to biodiversity, environmental laws, and protected areas management, as well as related topics s…
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- 9781783747528
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- 694 p. : ill.
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- 334 WIL c
Invasive species in forests and rangelands of the United States : a comprehen…
This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the…
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- 9783030453671
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- xlii, 455p. : ill.
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- -
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- 577 INV i
Microorganisms in the deterioration and preservation of cultural heritage
This open access book offers a comprehensive overview of the role and potential of microorganisms in the degradation and preservation of cultural materials (e.g. stone, metals, graphic documents, textiles, paintings, glass, etc.). Microorganisms are a major cause of deterioration in cultural artefacts, both in the case of outdoor monuments and archaeological finds. This book covers the microorg…
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- 9783030694111
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- XII, 367 p.
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- -
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- 561.9 MIC m
Conservation research, policy and practice
Conservation research is essential for advancing knowledge but to make an impact scientific evidence must influence conservation policies, decision making and practice. This raises a multitude of challenges. How should evidence be collated and presented to policymakers to maximise its impact? How can effective collaboration between conservation scientists and decision-makers be established? How…
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- 9781108638210
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- xvi, 335p. : ill.
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- -
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- 333.72 CON c
Innovative medicine : basic research and development
This book is devoted to innovative medicine, comprising the proceedings of the Uehara Memorial Foundation Symposium 2014. It remains extremely rare for the findings of basic research to be developed into clinical applications, and it takes a long time for the process to be achieved. The task of advancing the development of basic research into clinical reality lies with translational science, ye…
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- 9784431556510
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- ix, 339p. : ill.
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- Call Number
- 610.28 KAZ i
The eye of the crocodile
Val Plumwood was an eminent environmental philosopher and activist who was prominent in the development of radical ecophilosophy from the early 1970s until her death in 2008. Her book Feminism and the Mastery of Nature (1992) has become a classic. In 1985 she was attacked by a crocodile while kayaking alone in the Kakadu national park in the Northern Territory. She was death rolled three times …
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- 9781922144171
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- x, 99p. : ill.
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- -
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- 591.53 PLU t
The biopsychosocial model of health and disease : new philosophical and scien…
This open access book is a systematic update of the philosophical and scientific foundations of the biopsychosocial model of health, disease and healthcare. First proposed by George Engel 40 years ago, the Biopsychosocial Model is much cited in healthcare settings worldwide, but has been increasingly criticised for being vague, lacking in content, and in need of reworking in the light of recent…
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- 9783030118990
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- xiii, 149p. : ill.
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- 573.8 BOL t
Sexual reproduction in animals and plants
This book contains the proceedings of the International Symposium on the Mechanisms of Sexual Reproduction in Animals and Plants, where many plant and animal reproductive biologists gathered to discuss their recent progress in investigating the shared mechanisms and factors involved in sexual reproduction. This now is the first book that reviews recent progress in almost all fields of plant and…
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- 9784431545897
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- xii, 480p. : ill.
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- -
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- 571.8 SEX s
The impact of food bio-actives on gut health: In vitro and ex vivo models
'Infogest' (Improving Health Properties of Food by Sharing our Knowledge on the Digestive Process) is an EU COST action/network in the domain of Food and Agriculture. Infogest aims at building an open international network of institutes undertaking multidisciplinary basic research on food digestion gathering scientists from different origins (including food scientists, gut physiologists and nut…
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- 9783319161044
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- 612.3 IMP t
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