5 Biology and Genetics English eBooks

Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest
Mouse Embryogenesis: Methods and Protocols
Biology: The Dynamic Science
Biology Today and Tomorrow with Physiology
The Wasp and The Orchid: The remarkable life of Australian Naturalist Edith Coleman

Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest
English | 2000 | ISBN: 019509560X | PDF | 598 Pages | 67.0 mb
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has captured the worldwide attention of biologists, conservationists, and ecologists and has been the setting for extensive investigation over the past 30 years. Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit the Cloud Forest each year, and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rainforest. This volume brings together some of the most prominent researchers of the region to provide a broad introduction to the biology of the Monteverde and cloud forests in general. Collecting and synthesizing vital information about the ecosystem and its biota, the book also examines the positive and negative effects of human activity on both the forest and the surrounding communities. Ecologists, tropical biologists, and natural historians will find this volume an indispensable resource, as will all those who are fascinated by the magnificent tropical forests.

Mouse Embryogenesis: Methods and Protocols
English | 4 Apr. 2018 | ISBN: 149397713X | 208 Pages | PDF | 7.89 MB
This volume explores protocols for identifying mutant mice and characterizing parts of their anatomical, functional, cellular, and molecular phenotypes. The chapters in this book look at anatomical and functional phenotyping using quantitative imaging, isolation of specific embryonic cell types for cell culture, analysis of gene expression, and how to define chromatin structure. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Biology: The Dynamic Science
English | 1 Jan. 2013 | ISBN: 1133587550 | 1456 Pages | PDF | 127.9 MB
Learn how to think and engage like a scientist! BIOLOGY: THE DYNAMIC SCIENCE, Third Edition, allows you to develop a deep understanding of the core concepts in Biology and builds a strong foundation for future courses. The authors explain complex ideas clearly and describe how biologists collect and interpret evidence to test hypotheses about the living world. Russell, Hertz, and McMillan will spark your curiosity about living systems instead of burying it under a mountain of disconnected facts. You will learn what scientists know about the living world, how they know it, and what they still need to learn. The accompanying Aplia for Biology complements the book by enabling you to go beyond rote memorization and gain a true understanding of key concepts.

Biology Today and Tomorrow with Physiology
English | 9 May 2012 | ISBN: 1133364454 | 640 Pages | PDF | 159.84 MB
BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW is packed with applications that are relevant to your daily life. The clear, straightforward writing style, in-text learning support, and trendsetting art help you understand key biological concepts. The accompanying Aplia for Biology further improves comprehension with conceptually based exercises and immediate feedback. Overall, this accessible and engaging introduction to biology provides an understanding of biology and the process of science while developing the critical-thinking skills.

The Wasp and The Orchid: The remarkable life of Australian Naturalist Edith Coleman
English | March 28th, 2018 | ISBN: 1760559822 | 432 Pages | EPUB | 13.76 MB
'Have you met Mrs Edith Coleman? If not you must - I am sure you will like her - she's just A1 and a splendid naturalist.'
In 1922, a 48-year-old housewife from Blackburn delivered her first paper, on native Australian orchids, to the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. Over the next thirty years, Edith Coleman would write over 300 articles on Australian nature for newspapers, magazines and scientific journals. She would solve the mystery of orchid pollination that had bewildered even Darwin, earn the acclaim of international scientists and, in 1949, become the first woman to be awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion. She was 'Australia's greatest orchid expert', 'foremost of our women naturalists', a woman who 'needed no introduction'.
And yet, today, Edith Coleman has faded into obscurity. How did this remarkable woman, with no training or connections, achieve so much so late in life? And why, over the intervening years, have her achievements and her writing been forgotten?
Zoologist and award-winning writer Danielle Clode sets out to uncover Edith's story, from her childhood in England to her unlikely success, sharing along the way Edith's lyrical and incisive writing and her uncompromising passion for Australian nature and landscape.