L'autrice ripercorre lo sviluppo della biologia moderna, dalle scoperte ottocentesche sull'ereditarietà all'attuale rivoluzione genetica. La studiosa mette in luce il legame tra linguaggio e scienza ed esplora le diverse idee di maschile e femminile che hanno condizionato la ric…
Introduction and theoretical background; Limitations on reproductive success; Male-male competition and female choice: bases and mechanisms; Consequences of prezygotic and postzygotic choice; Avenues for exploration.
"This book covers teaching ethnobiology at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Providing an explanation of the historical and conceptual aspects of ethnobiology, the work addresses relatively new or little debated approaches which will interest even the most experienced resea…
Microbial ecology of conservation management systems. Dynamic processes of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae: a mycorrhizosystem within the agroecosystem. Earthworms and other fauna in the soil. Cycling of nitrogen through microbial activity. Pesticide degradation by soil microor…
Biology; Economic importance of thrips; Preparatory techniques for identifications; Thrips classification; Characters used in identifications; Visual key to genera; Figures for species keys; Sub-order terabrantia; Sub-order tubulifera.
"The authors touch on every major field of biology, from molecular genetics and neurobiology, through animal behavior and ecology, to evolution, extinction and even economics. At each level, they describe well-known phenomena that today's standard theories, steeped as they are i…
