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El premio Nobel de Medicina François Jacob dijo que este libro «analiza minuciosamente el papel de la ideología en las ciencias». En efecto, en él se encuentran la crítica más demoledora que se haya

La vida de las abejas, «un mundo aéreo, optimista y exterior», es estudiada por el poeta con ciencia y paciencia de entomólogo y con exactitud e ingenio, el escritor observa la vida dentro y fuera de

Durante eones, las mentes más grandes de la humanidad han carecido de respuestas confirmables a las preguntas que definen y explican el significado de la existencia humana: qué somos y qué nos creó. En Genesis, el celebre biologo Edward O. Wilson examina la historia evolutiva y nos ofrece una descripcion reveladora de los profundos origenes de la sociedad. Al afirmar que las creencias religiosas y las cuestiones filosoficas se pueden reducir a componentes puramente geneticos y evolutivos, y que tanto el cuerpo como la mente humanos poseen una base fisica que obedece a las leyes de la fisica y la quimica, Genesis demuestra que el unico modo que tenemos para comprender el comportamiento humano es estudiar las diversas historias evolutivas de las especies no humanas.Wilson demuestra que se han observado al menos diecisiete (entre ellas la rata topo desnuda africana y el camaron que deja sus huevos en una esponja) que han desarrollado sociedades avanzadas basadas en niveles de altruismo y la cooperacion parecidos a los humanos. Ya sea escribiendo sobre dipteros que bailan como acrobatas o bancos de anchoas que se apiñan como medida de proteccion para parecer un pez gigantesco, Edward O. Wilson elabora una obra innovadora sobre la teoria evolutiva con las observaciones biologicas y humanisticas por las que es conocido y admirado.

Pollutants are increasing day by day in the environment due to human interference. Thus, it has become necessary to find solutions to clean up these hazardous pollutants to improve human, animal, and plant health.Microbial Biotechnology in Environmental Monitoring and Cleanup is a critical scholarly resource that examines the toxic hazardous substances and their impact on the environment. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as pollution of microorganisms, phytoremediation, and bioremediation, this book is geared towards academics, professionals, graduate students, and practitioners interested in emerging techniques for environmental decontamination.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about wattles a large clade of over 1000 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Acacia most of which are native to Australia It examines the biology ecology evolution and biogeography of wattles in their native ranges including the evolutionary forces that have driven past speciation and adaptation to diverse environments the conservation status uses and human perceptions of these species It considers the different histories of the introductions and proliferation of wattles as alien species in different parts of the world since c 1850 the Anthropocene situated within relevant political socio economic and scientific contexts together with an analysis of how awareness of their impacts as invasive species has changed over time Differences in the dynamics and trends associated with the introduction naturalization and invasion of wattles in different parts of the world are reviewed The book also synthesizes the global distribution of wattles using diverse data sources alongside trends patterns and projections of global uses of wattles It discusses the genetics biotic interactions and ecological economic and social impacts of invasive wattles The first comprehensive global synthesi

This book includes descriptive keys for identifying every stage of all the species of ticks reported in Europe and northern Africa. It includes descriptive texts on the ecology and prominent features of each species, together with ink illustrations and distribution maps of more than 60 species of hard and soft ticks. The text for each species was prepared by specialists, the illustrations were made especially for this book and the maps were compiled on the basis of more than 40 years of records. This book is the first to offer keys for more than 60 species of ticks (both immature and adult) in the target territory. It also includes supplementary information with bibliographical details for each species.

Agronomic crops have been used to provide foods, beverages, fodders, fuels, medicines and industrial raw materials since the dawn of human civilization. Today, agronomic crops are being cultivated by employing scientific methods instead of traditional methods. However, in the current era of climate change, agronomic crops are subjected to various environmental stresses, which results in substantial yield loss. To meet the food demands of the ever-increasing global population, new technologies and management practices are being adopted to boost yield and maintain productivity under both normal and adverse conditions. Scientists are now exploring a variety of approaches to the sustainable production of agronomic crops, including varietal development, soil management, nutrient and water management, pest management, etc. Researchers have also made remarkable progress in developing stress tolerance in crops through different approaches. However, achieving optimal production to meet the increasing food demand is an open challenge. Although there have been numerous publications on the above-mentioned problems, and despite the extensive research being conducted on them, there is hardly any comprehensive book available. In response, this book offers a timely resource, addressing all aspects of production technologies, management practices and stress tolerance in agronomic crops in a single volume.

Desde su primera edicion, hace ya casi 40 anos,Koneman. Diagnostico microbiologico. Texto y atlas se ha convertido en la obra de referencia indiscutible para el diagnostico etiologico de las enfermedades infecciosas. Su contenido hace un abordaje completo de los fundamentos y de los procedimientos de laboratorio para la identificacion microbiologica aplicada a la bacteriologia, micologia y parasitologia, incluyendo los metodos tradicionales de aislamiento y los mas novedosos basados en reacciones inmunologicas y moleculares. Estudiantes, catedraticos investigadores y profesionales del diagnostico microbiologico y de las ciencias de la salud interesados en la identificacion y el estudio de las enfermedades infecciosas se beneficiaran con el contenido completo y de facil comprension de esta obra, asi como por la gran cantidad de ilustraciones. Esta 7.a edicion ha sido totalmente actualizada y mejorada con nuevos recursos pedagogicos, escenarios clinicos, fotografias, ilustraciones y recursos adicionales para estudiantes y docentes. Caracteristicas destacadas: Contenido revisado y actualizadoIncluye un recuento completo de las tecnicas mas recientes de identificacion microbiologica basadas en tecnicas moleculares e inmunologicasAplicaciones de microbiologia clinica y diagnostica en un solo volumenPrincipios de pruebas bioquimicas a detalleInserto a color al final del libro con laminas que muestran distintos tipos de microorganismosContenido exclusivo disponible en linea en thePoint: Para estudiantes: protocolosPara profesores: banco de imagenes, presentaciones en PowerPoint (R), generador de examenes y contenido disponible para sistemas de gestion de aprendizaje (LMS)