Abstract: Recent progress in the chemistry and nutrition of tropical foods are explored through 37 papers presented at an international conference. Among the foods discussed are papayas, prickly pears, grapefruits, sugarcane, rice, sorghum, yams, coconuts, peanuts, soybeans, avo…
A Neotropical Companion is an extraordinarily readable introduction to the American tropics, the lands of Central and South America, their remarkable rainforests and other ecosystems, and the creatures that live there. This second edition has been substantially revised and expan…
1 -- Avian Haemosporida research in the Neotropics before the year 2000 -- 2 -- Phylogenetics and systematics in a nutshell -- 3 -- Life cycle, taxonomy, and molecular biology of avian haemosporidian parasites, with a discussion of research techniques -- 4 -- Introduction to the…
The Tropics are home to the greatest biodiversity in the world, but tropical species are at risk due to anthropogenic activities, mainly land use change, habitat loss, invasive species, and pathogens. Over the past 20 years, the avian malaria and related parasites (Order: Haemos…
The Tropics are home to the greatest biodiversity in the world, but tropical species are at risk due to anthropogenic activities, mainly land use change, habitat loss, invasive species, and pathogens. Over the past 20 years, the avian malaria and related parasites (Order: Haemos…
Tropical nephrology
This unique book provides an introduction to the fascinating field of tropical nephrology, covering nephrology, infectious diseases and tropical medicine. These topics are connected since numerous infectious and parasitic diseases affect the kidneys and are endemic in the tropic…
Large-scale mountain modifies the atmospheric circulation directly through dynamic and thermodynamic process, and also indirectly through the interaction with the ocean. To investigate orographic impacts on tropical climate, a fully coupled general circulation model (CGCM) is de…
