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Allelopathy; new concepts and methodology.
As Fujii and Hirade (scientists with the National Institute for Agro- Environmental Sciences (NIAES), Tsukuba, Japan) explain, the term allelopathy was defined in 1937 as an "action of natural bioactive chemicals produced by plants to other life." The field is gaining attention due to growing interest in organic farming, which harnesses these secondary metabolites as natural plant defenses. In two dozen papers based on the International Allelopathy Society conference held at the editors' campus in 2002, researchers discuss findings on allelochemicals' identification and mechanism of action in crop and ornamental plants, potential as a source of new agrochemicals, and welcome and unexpected effects on insect pests and mammals (e.g., triggering sexual activity in rats). Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The driving forces of evolution; genetic processes in populations.
Wool (zoology, Tel Aviv U., Israel) wrote this text on the theory of evolution for students in the life sciences and others with an elementary knowledge of biology and basic genetics. The title alludes to the fact his text neglects the standard focus on phylogeny in favor of concentrating on the forces which drive the evolutionary process, cause genetic changes in populations, and regulate the transfer of theses changes from one generation to the next. He has sought a balance between theoretical, mathematical, and biological presentation of evolutionary processes. His text is organized in three parts that present the basic quantitative theory of evolution, describe natural selection in natural populations or micro-evolution, and discuss issues of macro-evolution (speciation, extinction, and phylogeny). Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Fish cytogenetics.
Fish cytogenetics is a tool used in systematics and evolution, conservation, aquaculture, and genomics. Here specialists from these and related disciplines contribute to a broad compilation of methods and findings designed to be accessible across discipline borders. Their topics include the evolutionary role of hybridization and polyploidy in an Iberian cyprinid fish, chromosomal analysis in population structuring and stock identification, nucleolar organizer region markers in identifying and managing rainbow trout stocks reared in Brazil, and applying fluorescence in situ hybridization to genome mapping in fish. Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Flora of Siberia; v.12: Solanaceae — Lobeliaceae.
Nearing completion of the 14-volume set, Polozhij and Peschkova present information on the taxonomic composition, chorology, and ecology of the species in 13 families of plants naturally found in Siberia. They draw on major herbarium collections in Russia, and on information that has been collected but not yet entered into those collections, describe one new species and one new subspecies, and identify four species not previously found in Siberia. Drawings, distribution maps, and an index of Latin and English plant names are provided. Flora Sibiri was published between 1988 and 2003 — volume 12 in 1996 — and is translated by P.M. Rao. Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Modern industrial microbiology and biotechnology.
These fast-growing and potentially extremely profitable fields concentrate on the most valuable microbes but one of the results of such research has been a greatly enhanced understanding of molecular biology. Okafor (industrial microbiology, Clemson U.) covers the range of basic science and applications associated with these fields, and writes for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students as he covers the changing scope of biotechnology and industrial microbiology, some organisms commonly used, molecular biology and informatics, industrial media and nutrition of industrial organisms, metabolic pathways, overproduction of metabolites, screening for productive strains, preservation of the gene pool and culturing, and information relative to such products as vinegar, single cell protein, yeast, microbial pesticides, innoculents, fermented foods, organic acids and industrial alcohol, immobilized cells and enzymes, mining microbiology, antibiotics and anti-tumor agents, ergot alkaloids, steroids, vaccines and drug discovery. He then covers the use of microbes in industrial waste management. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Plants of Central Asia; plant collections from China and Mongolia; v.11: Amaranthaceae — caryophyllaceae.
This is volume 11 of the first full taxonomic account of these high-altitude plants of the Central Asian region covering large parts of Mongolia and China. It is based on materials kept in the Komarov Botanical Institute after their collection by explorers and scientists in the nineteenth century which have been augmented by joint expeditions with Chinese, Mongolian and Russian participants. The 202 species distributed in 24 genera are well represented here without resorting to doubtful genera. Each entry includes complete information including general distribution and, if possible, a plate number. The illustrations are especially detailed. Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Plants of Central Asia; plant collections from China and Mongolia; v.12: Nymphaeaceae — caryophyllaceae, ranunculaceae — berberidaceae, menispermaceae.
Volume 12 continues the series, which constitutes the first full taxonomic account of water lilies of the Central Asian region covering large parts of Mongolia and China. It is based on materials kept in the Komarov Botanical Institute after their collection by explorers and scientists in the nineteenth century which have been augmented by joint expeditions with Chinese, Mongolian and Russian participants. The 268 species distributed in 33 genera are well represented here without resorting to doubtful genera. Each entry includes complete information including general distribution and, if possible, a plate number. Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Plants of Central Asia; plant collections from China and Mongolia; v.14a: Compositae (Anthemideae).
This is volume 14a of the first full taxonomic account of these high-altitude plants of the Central Asian region covering large parts of Mongolia and China. It is based on materials kept in the Komarov Botanical Institute based on their collection begun by explorers and scientists in the nineteenth century. This volume covers the plants that play the most important role of providing vegetative cover as coenosis-forcing agents in steppes and barren lands, comprising several endemic and relict plants. Each entry includes complete information including general distribution and, if possible, a plate number. The illustrations are especially detailed. Distributed by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Plants of Central Asia; plant collections from China and Mongolia; v.13: Plumbaginaceae, Oleaceae, Buddlejaceae, Genitanaceae, Menyanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae.
This is volume 13 in the first full taxonomic account of these high-altitude plants of the Central Asian region covering large parts of Mongolia and China. It is based on materials kept in the Komarov Botanical Institute based on their collection begun by explorers and scientists in the nineteenth century. This volume covers the more dominant leadwort (41 species) and gentian (111 species) but also includes olive, butterfly-bush, buck-bean, dogbane, and milkweed. Each entry includes complete information including general distribution and, if possible, a plate number. The illustrations are especially detailed. Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Practical spectroscopy in agriculture and food science.
Posudin (National Agricultural U., Ukraine) introduces students and specialists in agricultural and food science to the fundamentals of optical spectroscopy; the main principles of modern spectroscopic instrumentation; and the advantages and practical applications of spectroscopic methods in investigating agricultural objects such as milk and dairy products, eggs, honey, animal hair, and agronomic plants. Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Quantum genetics.
Quantum genetics, explain Shcherbik and Buchatsky (both National Taras Schevchenko U. of Kiev, Ukraine), considers the nature of biological structures on their molecular level, and the microscopic processes of organization and reorganization of biological structures. It is founded primarily on experimental molecular biology, but draws from the mathematical apparatus of quantum field theory, theory of bundles, theory of groups, superconductivity, and other fields. They provide an overview for geneticists, molecular biologists, and theoretical physicists. No date or publisher is cited for the original Russian Kvantovaia genetika. Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Radioastronomical tools and techniques.
Dagkesamansky and Kardashev (with the Astro Space Center, Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences) compile 42 papers on tools, technologies, and current discussions in radio astronomy for postgraduates and researchers. The works are divided into two main parts: the first covers topics related to space projects such as Radioastron, Millimetron, and Submillimetron; the second addresses groundbased radio telescopes. Sample topics include: new orbit and new possibilities of the Radioastron Project, VLBI observations of sources of maser radiation by a ground-space interferometer, the use of lens antennae in radio astronomy, multichannel spectrum analyzer for observation of pulsars, and synthesis of VLBI images using the regularization methods. This book is distributed by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Reproductive biology and phylogeny of birds; Part B: Sexual selection, behavior, conservation, embryology and genetics.
Summarizing current understanding in language accessible to readers without a deep background in biology, the present volume, Part B, looks at reproduction from the perspectives of breeding, embryonic development, and chick rearing. Specific topics include sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural color signals, sexual dimorphism, courtship and copulation, the evolution of parental care and cooperative breeding, applications of reproductive biology to bird conservation and population management, and embryo-genesis and development. Part A covers phylogeny, morphology, hormones, and fertilization. Distributed in the US by Enfield. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
