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R. R. Alves, Universidade Estadual da Paraiba, Brazil; I. L. Rosa, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil (Eds)

Animals in Traditional Folk MedicineImplications for Conservation

Contents Introduction – Toward a Plural Approach to the Study of Medicinal Animals.- From Past to Pre-sent: Medicinal Animals in a Historical Perspecti-ve.- Medicine From the Wild: An Overview of the Use and Trade of Animal Products in Traditional Medicines.- Medicinal Animals in Ethnoveteri-nary Practices: A World Overview.- Animals as a Source of Drugs: Bioprospecting and Biodiversity Conservation.- Fish Folk Medicine of Caiçara (Atlantic Coastal Forest) and Caboclo (Amazon Forest) Communities.- Herpetofauna Used in Traditional Folk Medicine: Conservation Impli-cations.- Primates in Traditional Folk Medicine: World Overview.- A Global Overview of Carnivo-rous Used in Traditional Medicines Implications.- Seahorses in Traditional Medicines: A Global Overview.- Aquatic Mammals Used in Traditio-nal Folk Medicine: A Global Analysis.- Marine Invertebrates in Traditional Medicines.- The Role of Animal-Derived Remedies as Complementary Medicine in Brazil.- Mediterranean Zootherapy: A Historical to Modern Perspective.- A Review of Fauna Used in Zootherapeutic Remedies in Portugal: Historical Origins, Current Uses and Implications for Conservation.- Zootherapy and Biodiversity Conservation in Nigeria.- Wild Mammals Trade for Zootherapeutic and Mythic Purposes in Benin (West Africa): Capitalizing Spe-cies Involved, Provision Sources and Implications for Conservation.- Birds of a Feather: Quantitative Assessments of the Diversity and Levels of Threat to Birds Used in African Traditional Medicine. [...]

Fields of interestsZoology; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Ecology

Target groupsResearch

Product categoryContributed volume

Due May 2012

2012. X, 704 p. 39 illus., 21 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-29025-1

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W. B. Campbell, Colegio de Postrgraduados, Veracruz, Mexico; S. López Ortíz, Colegio de Postgraduados, Veracruz, Mexico (Eds)

Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Societal InfluencesAgroecology not only encompasses aspects of ecology, but the ecology of sustainable food pro-duction systems, and related societal and cultural values.

Features 7 Provides concise reviews of current important and complex issues in agroecology 7 Assesses the present status of knowledge of the issue with regard to effectively moving toward improving sustainability 7 Identifies inadequacies, errors, and gaps in knowledge that may hinder or oppose effective progress toward improving sustainabi-lity 7 Discusses what, if possible, is needed to bring the issue onto a better track toward sustaina-bility objectives

Contents Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- List of Contri-butors and Biosketches of Editors and Authors.- Future Visions for Experiential Education in the Agroecology Learning Landscape.- International Shifts in Agricultural Debates and Practice: An Historical View of Analyses of Global Agricul-ture.- Sustainability Standards and Their Impli-cations for Agroecology.- Water Sustainability and Politics – Examples from Latin America and Implications for Agroecology.

Fields of interestsAgriculture; Ecology; Environmental Management

Target groupsGraduate


Due July 2012

2012. XXII, 292 p. 16 illus., 3 in color. (Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus, Volume 2) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 approx. € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-94-007-4484-4

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N. Chernetsov, Russian Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia

Passerine MigrationStopovers and Flight

Most birds cannot cover the distance between their breeding and winter quarters in one hop. They have to make multiple flights alternated with stopovers. Which factors govern the birds’ decisions to stop, to stop for how long, when to resume flight? What is better – to accumulate much fuel and to make long flights for many hundreds of kilometres, or to travel in small steps? Is it necessary to find habitats similar to the bree-ding ones or other habitats would do? Are long migratory flights indeed so costly energetically as usually assumed? This monograph summarizes our current knowledge on the ecology of songbird migrants during migratory stopovers and on their behaviour.

Feature 7 This monograph is the first attempt to sum-marize and critically review the vast literature on stopover ecology and behaviour of songbirds

Contents Introduction.- Stopover duration.- Fuel deposition rate and energy efficiency of stopovers.- Opti-mal migration theory.- Habitat selection and use by passerine migrants.- Spatial behaviour at stopovers.- Temporal pattern and energy cost of migratory flight.- Migratory flights and stopovers: organisation of migration.

Fields of interestsAnimal Ecology; Behavioural Sciences; Zoology


Product categoryMonograph

Due May 2012

2012. XII, 184 p. 29 illus. Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-3-642-29019-0

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K. B. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA; K. Hinde, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; J. N. Rutherford, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA (Eds)

Building BabiesPrimate Development in Proximate and Ultimate Perspective

Contents Preface.- I. CONCEPTION & PREGNAN-CY.- 1. Inflammation, reproduction, and the Goldilocks Principle.- 2. The primate placenta as an agent of developmental and health trajectories across the lifecourse.- 3. Placental development, evolution, and epigenetics of primate pregnan-cies.- 4. Nutritional ecology and reproductive output in female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): variation among and within populations.- II. FROM PRE- TO POST-NATAL LIFE.- 5. Prenatal androgens affect development and behavior in primates.- 6. Navigating transitions in HPA function from pregnancy through lactation: implications for maternal health and infant brain development.- 7. Genome-environment coordina-tion in neurobehavioral development.- 8. Building Marmoset Babies: Trade-offs and Cutting Bait.- III. MILK: COMPLETE NUTRITION FOR THE INFANT.- 9. Lactational programming: mother?s milk predicts infant behavior and temperament.- 10. Do bigger brains mean better milk? .- 11. Infant gut microbiota: developmental influences and health outcomes.- IV. MOTHERS AND IN-FANTS: THE FIRST SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP.- 12. Maternal influences on social and neural development in rhesus monkeys.- 13. Behavioral Response of Mothers and Infants to Variation in Maternal Condition: Adaptation, Compensation and Resilience.- 14. The role of mothers in the development of tool-use in chimpanzees.- V. [...]

Fields of interestsDevelopmental Biology; Evolutionary Biology; Animal Ecology



Due August 2012

2012. XXV, 550 p. 48 illus., 8 in color. (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, Volume 37) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 192,55 | € (A) 197,94 | sFr 236,007 approx. € 179,95 | £159.50ISBN 978-1-4614-4059-8

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I. Darnhofer, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria; D. Gibbon, Agricultural and Rural Livelihood Systems, Shropshire, UK; B. Dedieu, INRA-SAD and Métafort, Saint-Genes-Champanelle, France (Eds)

Farming Systems Research into the 21st Century: The New DynamicContents Part I: Farming Systems Research in Europe.- 1. Farming Systems Research: An approach to inquiry.- 2. The origins of the European IFSA: The first meetings and the agenda renewal.- 3. Early Farming Systems Research and extension expe-rience in Africa and possible relevance for FSR in Europe.- 4. Textual analysis and scientometric mapping of the dynamic knowledge in and around the IFSA community.- 5. Methodological themes in Farming Systems Research and implications for learning in higher education.-Part II: State of the art and key issues.- 6. How should we farm? The ethical dimension of farming systems.- 7. Systems practice: Making the systems in Farming Systems Research effective.- 8. The role of action-oriented learning theories for change in agriculture and rural networks.- 9. Learning in European agri-cultural and rural networks: Building a systemic research agenda.- 10. Extension systems and change facilitation for agricultural and rural development.- 11. Agri-food system and territorial development: Innovations, new dynamics and changing governance mechanisms.- 12. The Terri-tory Agronomy Approach in research, education, and training.- 13. Simulation models in farming systems research: Potential and challenges.- 14. Reshaping boundaries between farming systems and the environment.- Part III: Insights from system sciences and new perspectives. [...]

Fields of interestsAgriculture; Sustainable Development; Environ-mental Management

Target groupsProfessional/practitioner


Due May 2012

2012. XI, 495 p. 101 illus., 20 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 approx. € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-94-007-4502-5

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S. Eisenman, Temple University, Ambler, PA, USA; L. Struwe, D. Zaurov, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA (Eds)

Medicinal Plants of Central Asia: Uzbekistan and KyrgyzstanThis unique book is a collaborative effort between researchers at Rutgers University and colleagues from numerous institutions in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. It will be the first book to document more than 200 of the most important medicinal plants of Central Asia, many whose medicinal uses and activities are being described in English for the first time.

Features 7 Valuable resource to students and resear-chers studying botany, ethnobotany, natural products, pharmacognosy and medicinal che-mistry 7 Available for the first time in Eng-lish 7 Co-Authored with local scientists from the region

Contents Acknowledgements.- Editors and Contributors.- Introduction.- Chapter 1: Geography, climate and vegetation of Kyrgyzstan.- Chapter 2: Geography, climate and vegetation of Uzbekistan.- Chapter 3: A short history of medicinal plant use in Central Asia.- Chapter 4: Phytochemistry of medicinal plants.- Chapter 5: Medicinal plants of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.- Appendix 1: English-Russian glossary of botanical and ecological terms.- Ap-pendix 2: English-Russian glossary of chemistry terms.- Appendix 3: English-Russian glossary of medical terms.- References.- General Index.- In-dex to Plant Species.

Fields of interestsPlant Biochemistry; Plant Sciences; Plant Systema-tics/Taxonomy/ Biogeography



Due August 2012

2012. Approx. 300 p. 194 illus., 189 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 approx. € 139,95 | £126.50ISBN 978-1-4614-3911-0

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D. R. Gang, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA (Ed)

Phytochemicals, Plant Growth, and the EnvironmentThis is the second volume since the reintroduction of the Recent Advances in Phytochemistry (RAP) series, an annual journal supported by the Phyto-chemical Society of North America.

Features 7 This 42nd volume of RAP includes a total of seven articles, many, but not all, based on talks presented at the 50th annual meeting of the PSNA 7 Describes the integration of several different approaches to ask and then answer inte-resting questions regarding the function of interes-ting plant metabolites 7 Serves as an authorita-tive, up-to-date resource that helps to set the gold standard for thought and research in fields related to plant biochemistry

Contents Preface to Recent Advances in Phytochemistry Volume 42.- 1. Trichothecene Triangle – Toxins, Genes and Plant Disease.- 2. An analytical method to quantify three plant hormone-families in grape berry using liquid chromatography and multi-ple reaction monitoring mass spectrometry.- 3. Endophyte Mycotoxins in Animal Health.- 4. Production of Traditional and Novel Biopolymers in Transgenic Woody Plants.- 5. Drugs for Bugs: The Potential of Infochemicals Mediating Insect-Plant-Microbe Interactions for Plant Protection and Medicine.- 6. Hairy Roots: An Ideal Plat-form for Transgenic Plant Production and Other Promising Applications Abdullah B. Makhzoum1, Pooja Sharma1, Mark A. Bernards1, Jocelyne.- 7. A Dynamic Model for Phytohormone Control of Rhizome Growth and Development

Fields of interestPlant Ecology



Due August 2012

2012. 200 p. 41 illus., 14 in color. (Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, Volume 42) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 approx. € 139,95 | £126.50ISBN 978-1-4614-4065-9

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I. Ishaaya, Agricultural Research Organization The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel; S. R. Palli, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; A. R. Horowitz, Agricultural Research Organization The Volcani Center, Gilat, Israel (Eds)

Advanced Technologies for Managing Insect PestsFeatures 7 It describes the most advance approaches in insect pest management 7 Gives in-depth infor-mation of insect’s biochemical sites for developing novel insecticides 7 Summarizes key issues in biotechnology and nanotechnology

Contents Preface.- 1. Advanced Technologies for Managing Insect Pests: an Overview.- 2. bHLH Transcripti-on Factors: Potential Target Sites for Insecticide Development.- 3. Juvenile Hormone Biosynthetic Enzymes as Targets for Insecticide Discovery.- 4. G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Target Sites for Insecticide Discovery.- 5. Bursicon as a Potential Target for Insect Control.- 6. Cell-based Screening Systems for Insecticides.- 7. Advanced Screening to Identify Novel Pesticides.- 8. Arthropod Geno-mics and Pest Management Targeting GPCRs.- 9. RNA Interference and its Potential for Developing New Control Methods against Insect Pests.- 10. Comparative Aspects of Cry Toxic Usages in In-sect Control.- 11. Plant Natural Products for Pest Management: the Magic of Mixture.- 12. Optical Manipulations: An Advance Approach for Redu-cing Sucking Insect Pests.- 13. Recent Progress in Bed Bug Management.- 14. Advanced Methods for Controlling Insect Pests in Dry Food.- 15. Nanotechnology: an Advanced Approach to the Development of Potent Insecticide.- Index.

Fields of interestsEntomology; Agriculture; Protein-Ligand Inter-actions



Due July 2012

2012. XII, 342 p. 51 illus., 24 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 approx. € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-94-007-4496-7

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R. S. Larson, The University of New Mexico, Albuqerque, NM, USA (Ed)

Bioinformatics and Drug DiscoveryFeatures 7 Contains fully updated protocols on the cutting-edge of the field's progress 7 Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible re-sults 7 Contains key notes and implementation advice from experts

Contents Cell Perturbation Screens for Target Identification by RNAi.-Using Functional Genomics to Identify Drug Targets: a Dupuytren’s Disease Example.-Functional Characterization of Human Genes from Exon Expression and RNA Interference Results.-Barcode Sequencing for Understan-ding Drug-gene Interactions.-High-Throughput Sequencing of the Methylome Using Two-Base Encoding.-Applications and Limitations of In Silico Models In Drug Discovery.-Compound Collection Preparation for Virtual Screening.-Mapping Between Databases of Compounds and Protein Targest.-Predictive Cheminformatics in Drug Discovery: Statistical Modeling for Analysis of Micro-Array and Gene Expression Data.-Ad-vances in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Drug Discovery.-Human ABC Transporter ABCG2 in Cancer Chemotherapy: Drug Molecular Design to Circumvent Multidrug Resistance.-Protein Interactions: Mapping Interactome Networks to Support Drug Target Discovery and Selection.-Linking Variants from Genome-Wide Association Analysis to Function via Transcriptional Network Analysis.-Models of Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Cardiac Ventricular Myocytes.-Integ-ration of Multiple Ubiquitin Signals in Proteasome Regulation.

Fields of interestsBioinformatics; Pharmacy



Due July 2012

2nd ed. 2012. XV, 355 p. 104 illus., 56 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 910) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,65 | € (A) 120,95 | sFr 146,507 € 109,95 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-61779-964-8

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E. Lichtfouse, French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), Dijon, France. (Ed)

Farming for Food and Water SecuritySustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, che-mistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world.

Features 7 Reports a novel tool to assess public goods of organic farming using a radar diagram 7 Re-ports a list of advanced methods to remove water pesticides 7 Participatory research shows that farmers perform better than extension officers Reports a list of criteria to select agroindicators

Contents Public goods and farming.- Pesticides and sustainable agriculture.- Nitrogen use efficiency by annual and perennial crops.- Microalgae for bioremediation of distillery effluent.- No-till direct seeding for energy-saving rice production in China.- Agricultural water poverty index for a sustainable world.- Participatory rural appraisal to solve irrigation issues.- Bioavailability of soil P for plant nutrition.-Animal manure for smallholder agriculture in South Africa.- Vermicompost and soil quality.

Fields of interestAgriculture



Due July 2012

2012. X, 284 p. 46 illus., 35 in color. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, Volume 10) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 approx. € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-94-007-4499-8

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K. A. Mace, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; K. M. Braun, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK (Eds)

Progenitor CellsMethods and Protocols

Contents Isolation of Satellite Cells from Single Muscle Fibres from Young, Aged or Dystrophic Muscles.-Terminal Differentiation of Human Epidermal Stem Cells on Micro-patterned Substrates.-Isolation, Culture and Potentiality Assessment of Lung Alveolar Stem Cells.-Three-dimensional In Vitro Culture Techniques for Mesenchymal Stem Cells.-Isolation of Adult Stem cells and their Differentiation to Schwann Cells.-Functional Puri-fication of Human and Mouse Mammary Stem Cells.-Isolation and Expansion of Endothelial Progenitor Cells Derived from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells.-Transcriptome Analysis of Drosophila Neural Stem Cells.-Live Imaging for Studying Asymmetric Cell Division in the C. elegans Embryo.-Tol2-mediated Gene Transfer and in ovo Electroporation of the Otic Placode: A Powerful and Versatile Approach for Investigating Embryo-nic Development and Regeneration of the Chicken Inner Ear.-Labelling Primitive Myeloid Progenitor Cells in Xenopus.-Identification of Oocyte Proge-nitor Cells in the Zebrafish Ovary.-FACS Analysis of the Planarian Stem Cell Compartment as a Tool to Understand Regenerative Mechanisms.-Clonal and Lineage Analysis of Melanocyte Stem Cells (MSCs) and their Progeny in the Zebrafish.-Reconstitution of the Central Nervous System During Salamander Tail Regeneration from the Implanted Neurospheres.-Following the Fate of Neural Progenitors by Homotopic/homochro-nic Grafts in Xenopus Embryos.-Analysing the Angiogenic Potential of Gr-1+CD11b+ immature Myeloid Cells from Murine Wounds. [...]

Fields of interestsCell Biology; Stem Cells



Due July 2012

2012. XII, 592 p. 67 illus., 50 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 916) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 112,30 | € (A) 115,45 | sFr 137,507 approx. € 104,95 | £93.00ISBN 978-1-61779-979-2

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Y. Manetas, University of Patras, Greece

Alice in the Land of PlantsBiology of Plants and Their Importance for Planet Earth

Why is it that plants do not need to move? How does a nonmotile organism have sex or defend itself? Why are some plants virtually immortal? What is the mechanism that allows plants to exploit a practically inexhaustible extraterrestrial energy source? How do plants regulate the com-position of our planet’s atmosphere? Why have there not been mass extinctions among plants as there have been among animals? How do plants communicate with one another? In the end, are plants intelligent organisms? These are some of the questions the author discusses to demonstrate that plants are wrongly considered to be simple orga-nisms lacking specific behaviour and intelligence.

Features 7 The author invites the reader to explore the world of plants by raising interesting questi-ons 7 The text is ideally suited for students, teachers, and the layperson who is a science fan 7 Marginalia such as short questions, com-ments, and conclusions help readers appreciate the book’s content and spirit

Contents Introduction: Plants are no less complex than animals – they are just different.- Basic plant organisation– how it differs from that of animals.- Why trees are almost immortal and other related issues.- Short evolutionary history of plants.- Sex in non‐motile organisms.- The world through the eyes of plants.- The defence of a stationary organism.- Symbiosis galore.- Deviations from the basic biological type.- A final word on plant intelligence.- Epilogue: Tribute to Darwin.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Popular Science in Nature and Environment

Target groupsPopular/general

Product categoryPopular science

Due June 2012

2012. XIV, 270 p. 12 illus. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 37,40 | € (A) 38,45 | sFr 47,007 approx. € 34,95 | £31.99ISBN 978-3-642-28337-6

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M. D. McCue, St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX, USA (Ed)

Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food LimitationContents Marshall D. McCue: An introduction.- Jean-Hervé Lignot, Yvon LeMaho: A history of modern research into fasting, starvation, and inanition.- Kevin L. Kirk: Starvation in rotifers: physiolo-gy in an ecological context.- Allen G. Gibbs, Lauren A. Reynolds: Drosophila as a model for starvation.- Johannes Overgaard, Tobias Wang: Metabolic transitions during feast and famine in spiders.- Nadav Bar, Helene Volkoff: Adaption of the physiological, endocrine and the digestive system functions to prolonged food deprivation in fish.- Frédéric Hervant: Starvation in subterranean species versus surface-dwelling species: crustace-ans, fish, and salamanders.- Marshall D. McCue, Harvey B. Lillywhite, Steven J. Beaupre: Physiolo-gical responses to starvation in snakes.- Rike Cam-pen, Matthias Starck: Cardiovascular circuits and digestive function of intermittent-feeding saurop-sids.- Esa Hohtola: Thermoregulatory adaptations to starvation in birds.- Susanne Jenni-Eiermann and Lukas Jenni: Fasting in birds: general patterns and the special case of endurance flight.- Ulf Bauchinger, Scott R. McWilliams: Tissue-specific mass changes during fasting: the protein turnover hypothesis.- Xueying Zhang et al: Seasonal changes in body mass and energy balance in wild small mammals.- Jehan-Hervé Lignot: Changes in form and function of the gastrointestinal tract during starvation: from pythons to rats.- Edwin R. Price, Teresa G. Valencak: Changes in fatty acid composition during starvation in vertebrates.- Mi-riam Ben-Hamo et al.: Physiological Responses to Fasting in Bats. [...]

Fields of interestsAnimal Physiology; Nutrition



Due May 2012

2012. X, 537 p. 84 illus., 24 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-29055-8

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B. A. Middleton, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA, USA (Ed)

Global Change and the Function and Distribution of WetlandsThe Global Change Ecology and Wetlands book series will highlight the latest research from the world leaders in the field of climate change in wetlands.

Features 7 The first book to contribute to a world view of the potential effects of climate change on wetlands 7 The chapters synthesize information to create a worldwide analysis of climate change and wetlands 7 The book series will encompass many different themes over time, so will eventu-ally become a compendium of definitive literature based on the latest research on the topic 7 All re-searchers and managers working in global change ecology and wetland ecology will want to have the entire series of books

Contents Section 1. Paleoecology and Climate Change. 1. Insights from Paleohistory Illuminate Future Climate Change Effects on Wetlands; Ben A. LePage et al.- Section 2: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Wetlands. 2. Response of salt marsh and mangrove wetlands to changes in atmospheric CO2, climate, and sea level; Karen McKee et al.- Section 3: Atmospheric Emissions and Wetlands. 3. CH4 Dy-namics in Wetlands and Possible responses to Glo-bal Climate Change; Hojeong Kang et al.- Section 4. Drought and Climate Change. 4. The effects of climate-change-induced drought and freshwater wetlands; Beth A. Middleton, Till Kleinebecker.

Fields of interestsFreshwater & Marine Ecology; Climate Change; Earth Sciences, general

Target groupsUpper undergraduate


Due July 2012

2012. VI, 244 p. 45 illus., 7 in color. (Global Change Ecology and Wetlands, Volume 1) Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-94-007-4493-6

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New SeriesGlobal Change Ecology and WetlandsThe Society of Wetland Scientists’ book series, Global Change Ecology and Wetlands, emer-ged from the Society’s Global Change Ecology Section. There is a growing need among wetlands managers and scientists to address problems of climate change in wetlands, and this series will fill an important literature gap in the field of global change as it relates to wetlands around the world. The goal is to highlight the latest research from the world leaders researching climate change in wetlands, to disseminate research findings on glo-bal change ecology, and to provide sound science to the public for decision-making on wetland policy and stewardship. Each volume will address a topic addressed by the annual symposium of the Society’s Global Change Ecology Section




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D. J. Morré, D. M. Morré, Mor-NuCo, LLC, Purdue Research Park, West Lafayette, IN, USA

ECTO-NOX ProteinsGrowth, Cancer, and Aging

This volume documents this unique family of cell surface proteins. Despite masquerading as intractable and difficult to clone and characte-rize, ENOX proteins have and continue to offer remarkable opportunities for research, commer-cial development and outside confirmation of therapeutic, diagnostic and new paradigms to help explain complex biological processes.

Features 7 Explains the ligand basis of the cell?s biological clock 7 Provides an ENOX-based mechanism for how cells become larger (increase in size) that is both unique and well documented with applications not only to cancer and cancer therapy but for production in agriculture 7 First book to provide a complete overview of this unique family of proteins and their properties

Contents Preface.- The ECTO-NOX protein family.- Mea-surement of ECTO-NOX (ENOX) activities.- The constitutive ENOX1 (CNOX).- Role in plasma membrane electron transport.- Role in the enlar-gement phase of cell growth.- Role as ultradian oscillators of the cells’ biological clock.- Other potential functional roles of ENOX proteins.- ENOX2 (tNOX) and cancer.- Age-related ENOX proteins (arNOX).- The auxin-stimulated ENOX and auxin-stimulation of plant growth.- Cancer therapeutic applications of ENOX2 proteins.- Dia-gnostic applicastions of ENOX2 proteins.- Appen-dix A Epilogue: Remaining challenges.- Appendix B Detailed description of 2-D gel electrophoresis western blot early detection protocol.

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Proteomics; Cell Biology


Product categoryMonograph

Due June 2012

2012. 635 p. 281 illus., 2 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 192,55 | € (A) 197,94 | sFr 236,007 approx. € 179,95 | £159.50ISBN 978-1-4614-3957-8

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J. Normanly, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA (Ed)

High Throughput Phenotyping in PlantsMethods and Protocols

Contents Image-Based Analysis of Light-Grown Seedling Hypocotyls in Arabidopsis.- High Throughput Phenotyping of Plant Shoots.- High Throughput Phenotyping of Root Growth Dynamics.- LEAF GUI: Analyzing the Geometry of Veins and Areoles Using Image Segmentation Algorithms.- Remote Chlorophyll Fluorescence Measurements with the Laser Induced Fluorescence Transient (LIFT) Approach.- Leaf Hue Measurements: A High Throughput Screening of Chlorophyll Content.- High Resolution, Time-Lapse Imaging for Ecosystem-Scale Phenotyping in the Field.- High Throughput Phenotyping of Plant Popula-tions Using a Personal Digital Assistant.- High Throughput Fractionation of Natural Products for Drug Discovery.- Conducting Molecular Biomarker Discovery Studies in Plants.- Highly Sensitive High Throughput Profiling of Six Phy-tohormones Using MS-Probe Modification and Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectro-metry.- Qualitative and Quantitative Screening of Amino Acids in Plant Tissues.- Arabidopsis thaliana Membrane Lipid Molecular Species and Their Mass Spectral Analysis.- ICP-MS as a Tool For High Throughput Analysis of Plants.- The Plant Volatilome: Methods of Analysis.- High Throughput Monitoring of Plant Nuclear DNA Contents via Flow Cytometry.- Transient RNAi Assay in 96-Well Plate Format Facilitates High Throughput Gene Function Studies in planta.- A High Throughput Biological Conversion Assay for Determining Lignocellulosic Quality.- Carbohyd-rate Microarrays in Plant Science.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics



Due July 2012

2012. XV, 410 p. 61 illus., 46 in color. With online files/update. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 918) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 96,25 | € (A) 98,95 | sFr 117,507 approx. € 89,95 | £79.50ISBN 978-1-61779-994-5

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J. R. Moreira, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil; K. M. Ferraz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil; E. A. Herrera, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela; D. W. Macdonald, University of Oxford, Abingdon, UK (Eds)

CapybaraBiology, Use and Conservation of an Exceptional Neotropical Species

Contents Foreword.- Preface.- Part I: Biology, Ecology and Evolution.- Taxonomy, natural history and distri-bution of the capybara.- Paleontology, evolution and systematics of capybara.- Phylogenetics of Caviomorph rodents and genetic perspectives on the evolution of sociality and mating systems in the Caviidae.- Foraging strategies and feeding habits of capybaras.- Capybara digestive adaptati-ons.- Reproductive morphology and physiology of the male capybara.- Morphology and reproductive physiology of female capybaras.- Capybara demo-graphic traits.- Diseases of capybara.- Capybara scent glands and scent-marking behavior.- Ca-pybara social behavior and use of space: patterns and processes.- Part II: Production.- Products and uses of capybaras.- Confined and semi-confined production systems for capybaras.- Social and spa-tial relationships of capybaras in a semi-confined production system.- Feeds and nutrition of farmed capybaras.- The impact of management practices on female capybara reproductive parameters in captivity.- The sustainable management of capybaras.- Part III: Conservation.- Capybaras as a source of protein: utilization and management in Venezuela.- Conservation and use of the capybara and the lesser capybara in Colombia.- Capybara production in Brazil: captive breeding or sustaina-ble management?. [...]

Fields of interestsConservation Biology/Ecology; Animal Ecology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management



Due July 2012

2012. X, 406 p. 121 illus., 17 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 139,05 | € (A) 142,94 | sFr 177,007 approx. € 129,95 | £119.50ISBN 978-1-4614-3999-8

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S. Radhakrishna, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India; M. A. Huffman, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan; A. Sinha, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India (Eds)

The Macaque ConnectionCooperation and Conflict between Humans and Macaques

Contents List of Contributors.- Preface.- Acknowledge-ments.- Introduction.- Part 1: Traditional views of macaques.- 1. The Japanese people and the Japanese monkey-Satsue Mito and David Sprague.- 2. Human-macaque interactions as seen through Kannada literature- M Chaitra.- Part 2: Cooperative relationships between humans and macaques.- 3. Macaques and the biomedical dis-course- Neel Ahuja.- 4. Primate tourism – What does it mean for macaques?- Avanti Mallapur.- 5. Macaques as pets, commodities and pathogen transmitters- Agustin Fuentes.- Part 3: Current scenarios of human-macaque conflict.- 6. What do people think of the toque macaque?- Charmalie Nahallage and Michael A Huffman.- 7. Macaque-human interface in Indonesia- Jeffrey Peterson and Erin Riley.- 8. Out of Asia: The singular case of the Barbary macaque- Bonaventura Majolo, Els van Lavieren, Laetitia Marechal, Ann MacLarnon, Garry Marvin, Mohamed Qarro and Stuart Semp-le.- Part 4: How living with and beside humans has affected macaques.- 9. Urban macaques and forest macaques- Sindhu Radhakrishna and Anindya Sinha.- 10. Where have all the macaques gone? Debapriyo Chakraborty and David Glenn Smith.- 11. Human-macaque conflict – Law and policy as mitigating and contributing factor - Nancy Priston.- Index .

Fields of interestsEvolutionary Biology; Behavioural Sciences; Zoology



Due September 2012

2013. Approx. 300 p. 29 illus., 9 in color. (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, Volume 43) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 approx. € 139,95 | £126.50ISBN 978-1-4614-3966-0

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V. S. Rao, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, AP, India; R. Durvasula, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, USA (Eds)

Dynamic Models of Infectious DiseasesVolume 1: Vector-Borne Diseases

Despite great advances in public health worldwide, insect vector-borne infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Diseases that are transmitted by arthropods such as mos-quitoes, sand flies, fleas, and ticks affect hundreds of millions of people and account for nearly three million deaths all over the world.

Features 7 This book addresses several of the major insect vector-borne diseases 7 All of the chapters address critical elements of disease control 7 The reader is provided with a current understanding of research methods directed at control of vector-borne diseases

Contents Predictive Dynamic Modeling for Virological Sur-veillance and Clinical Management of Dengue.- Unstable Dynamics of Vector Borne Diseases: Modeling Through Delay Differential Equations.- West Nile Virus- 10 Years in North America.- Global Impact of Leishmania Infections.- Chagas Disease: Epidemiology and Evolving Strategies for Control.- Filaria Monitoring Visualization System (FMVS) - A New Dimension for Integrated Con-trol of Lymphatic Filariasis.- Integrated Disease Management of Japanese Encephalitis in India.- Global Impact of Malaria and Determinants of Severe Malarial Anemia.- Index.

Fields of interestsSystems Biology; Infectious Diseases; Bioinfor-matics



Due July 2012

2012. X, 258 p. 62 illus., 44 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,85 | € (A) 154,06 | sFr 217,507 approx. € 140,05 | £126.00ISBN 978-1-4614-3960-8

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A. H. Paterson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA (Ed)

Genomics of the SaccharinaeFeatures 7 Covers all aspects of the Saccharinae 7 All chapters are written by experts in their fields 7 Includes unique illustrations and pho-tographs

Contents Phylogenetic relationships of Saccharinae and Sorghinae.- The gene pool of Sorghum bicolor and its improvement.- The gene pool of Saccharum species and their improvement.- The gene pool of Miscanthus species and its improvement.- The Sorghum genome sequence: a core resource for Saccharinae genomics.- Transcriptome analysis in the Saccharinae.- Sorghum and Sugarcane Proteomics.- Gene mutagenesis systems and re-sources for the Saccharinae.- Association Genetics Strategies and Resources.- Sorghum transformati-on: overview and utility.- Genetic engineering of Saccharum.- Genetic engineering of Miscanthus.- Saccharinae Bioinformatics Resources.- Bridging Classical and Molecular Genetics of Sorghum Plant Stature and Maturity.- Bridging classical and molecular genetics of sorghum disease resistance.- Bridging Conventional and Molecular Genetics of Sorghum Insect Resistance.- Genetic enhancement of sorghum for biomass utilization.- Comparative genomics of grasses: A Saccharinae-centric view.- Comparative genomic analysis of C4 photosynthesis pathway evolution in grasses.- Dif-ferentiation of seed, sugar, and biomass-producing genotypes in Saccharinae species.- Perennialism and Weediness in the Saccharinae.- Bringing the benefits of sorghum genomics to Africa.- Synthe-sis: Fundamental insights into plant biology from the Saccharinae clade.

Fields of interestsPlant Genetics & Genomics; Plant Sciences; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology



Due August 2012

2012. 451 p. 62 illus., 12 in color. (Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models, Volume 11) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 165,80 | € (A) 170,44 | sFr 206,507 approx. € 154,95 | £139.50ISBN 978-1-4419-5946-1

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R. Schnell, USDA-ARS, Miami, FL, USA; P. Priyadarshan, Rubber Research Institute of India, Ranni, Kerala, India (Eds)

Genomics of Tree CropsTrees that are indispensably supportive to human life pose a formidable challenge to breed them to suit to human needs. From soft drinks to bre-weries to beverages to oil to tires, the value added products from trees give a spectrum of products to human kind. While attempts to tap these resour-ces through conventional breeding are underway, the quick and elegant way of manipulating the genetic systems at the genome level is an essential chapter of modern science. Books featuring ge-nomics of tree crops are few, and genomics is such a science that changes rapidly. Genomics of Tree Crops is an earnest attempt towards compiling genomics of tree crops.

Features 7 Cover a wide area of concepts and me-thods 7 Written by a panel of renowned experts in the field 7 An indispensable guide for scien-tists, advanced students, and teachers studying tree genomics

Contents The state of the art: Molecular Genomics and Marker-Assisted-Breeding.- Bioinformatics techniques for understanding and analyzing tree gene expression data.- Functional genomics of flowering time in trees.- Gene flow, spatial structure, local adaptation and assisted migration in trees.- Genetic Transformation of Fruit Trees.- Genomics of Temperate Fruit Trees.- Genomics of Tropical Fruit Tree Crops.- Papaya Genome and Genomics.- Genomics of Hevea rubber.- Coconut, Date and Oil Palm Genomics.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Anato-my/Development



Due July 2012

2012. XII, 356 p. 24 illus., 20 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-1-4614-0919-9

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V. Sejian, S. Naqvi, Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, India; T. Ezeji, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, USA; J. Lakritz, R. Lal, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA (Eds)

Environmental Stress and Amelioration in Livestock ProductionFeatures 7 This book is the first of its kind to address in detail all aspects of environmental physiology and livestock adaptation 7 The contributors are world class professionals with vast experience in the chosen field 7 A valuable reference material for researchers, university teachers, and professio-nals involved in livestock production

Contents Introduction.- Factors influencing livestock productivity.- Heat stress impact on livestock production.- Walking stress influence on livestock production.- Environmental stresses and livestock reproduction.- Concept of multiple stresses and its significance on livestock productivity.- Ame-liorative measures to counteract environmental stresses.- Nutritional manipulations to optimi-ze productivity during environmental stresses in livestock.- Role of pineal gland in relieving environmental stress.- Basic principles involved in adaption of livestock to climate change.- Neu-roendocrine regulations of adaptive mechanisms in livestock.- Molecular mechanisms of livestock adaptation.- Genetic adaptability of livestock to environmental stresses.- Genes involved in the thermal tolerance of livestock.- Impact of climate change on livestock production.- Global climate changes: Enteric methane reduction strategies in livestock.- Conclusions and Researchable Priorities.

Fields of interestsAnimal Ecology; Animal Physiology



Due June 2012

2012. XXXIII, 849 p. 50 illus., 16 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 181,85 | € (A) 186,94 | sFr 226,507 € 169,95 | £153.00ISBN 978-3-642-29204-0

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T. Ruf, C. Bieber, W. Arnold, E. Millesi, University of Vienna, Austria (Eds)

Living in a Seasonal WorldThermoregulatory and Metabolic Adaptations

Contents A single origin of heterothermy in mammals. - Af-rotropical heterothermy: a continuum of possibi-lities. -Tropical heterothermy - does the exception prove the rule or force a re-definition? Hiberna-tion in free-ranging African woodland dormice, Graphiurus murinus.- Evolutionary ecology of mammalian hibernation phenology.- Inter-rela-tionships among timing of hibernation, reproduc-tion, and warming soil in free-living female arctic ground squirrel.- Assessing the effect of climate change on hibernating mammals using computer intensive methods.- Impact of climatic variation on the hibernation physiology of Muscardinus avellanarius.- Comparison of variables of torpor between populations of a hibernating subtrop-ical/tropical bat at different latitudes.- The Other Functions of Torpor.- Survival, aging, and life-history tactics in mammalian hibernators.- Does Age matter? Effects of age on hibernation patterns in edible dormice (Glis glis).- Sex and seasona-lity: reproduction in the echidna (Tachylossus aculeatus).- Sex differences in foraging behavior, body fat, and hibernation patterns of free-ranging Common hamsters .- Summer sexual segregation and true winter hibernation by a subtropical bat.- Heterothermy in caprimulgid birds: a review of inter- and intraspecific variation in free ranging populations.- The brain at low temperature: tau hyperphosphorylation dynamics in hibernation and torpor.- The hibernation-related peptide TSKY acts as a neuroprotector in cultured pond snail neurons. [...]

Fields of interestsAnimal Physiology; Animal Ecology; Animal Biochemistry



Due May 2012

2012. XIV, 563 p. 135 illus., 17 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 181,85 | € (A) 186,94 | sFr 226,507 € 169,95 | £153.00ISBN 978-3-642-28677-3

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G. D. Smith, J. E. Swain, University of Michigan, MI, USA; T. B. Pool, Fertility Center of San Antonio, TX, US (Eds)

Embryo CultureMethods and Protocols

Features 7 Sets the stage for future research and laborato-ry application involving embryo culture 7 Provi-des step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results 7 Contains key notes and implementati-on advice from the experts

Contents Historical Background of Gamete and Embryo Culture.-Utility of Animal Models for Human Embryo Culture Development – Rodents.-Utility of Animal Models for Human Embryo Culture Development—Domestic Species.-Utility of Animal Models for Human Embryo Culture: Non-Human Primates.-Media Composition: Salts and Osmolality.-Media Composition: Energy Sources and Metabolism.-Media Composition – Amino Acids and Cellular Homeostasis.-Media Com-position: Macromolecules and Embryo Growth.-Media Composition- Antioxidants/Chelators and Cellular Function.-Media Composition: pH and Buffers.-Media Composition, Growth Factors.-Culture Systems – Single Step.-Culture Systems - Sequential.-Embryo Coculture.-Low Oxygen Culture.-Culture Methods – Embryo Density.-Cul-ture Medium - Air Quality.-Mineral Oil Overlay and Embryo Culture.-Physiological and Environ-mental Factors That Can Affect the Outcome of Human ART.-Culture Systems: Fluid Dynamic Embryo Culture Systems (Microfluidics.-Human Embryo Culture Media Comparisons.-Embryo Culture and Monozygotic Twinning.-Embryo Culture and Epigenetics.

Fields of interestsCell Biology; Embryology



Due July 2012

2012. XV, 405 p. 40 illus., 18 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 912) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,65 | € (A) 120,95 | sFr 146,507 € 109,95 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-61779-970-9

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U. Storz, Michalski Huettermann & Partner Patent Attorneys, Duesseldorf, Germany; W. Flasche, immatics biotechnologies, Martinsried, Germany; J. Driehaus, Viering, Jentschura & Partner, Duesseldorf, Germany

Intellectual Property IssuesTherapeutics, Vaccines and Molecular Diagnostics

SpringerBriefs in Biotech Patents present timely reports of intellectual properties (IP) issues and patent aspects in the field of biotechnology. This new volume in the series focuses on the particular IP issues of therapeutics, vaccines and molecular diagnostics. The first chapter concentrates on ba-sics principles for protecting antibody compounds. Additional ways to create follow-up protection for antibody therapeutics are also discussed. The second chapter gives an overview of the patent landscape in molecular diagnostics, and discusses issues of patentability with respect to the different technologies and compounds used therein. The third chapter gives a broad overview of areas of law that are particularly relevant to the patenting of peptide vaccines and therapeutic peptides as products and in compositions. The scope of paten-table subject matter is discussed, as it has been the focus of much wrangling and debate in the courts.

Features 7 Highlights IP issues of particular biotechno-logy products 7 Improves the understanding of patent issues 7 Written by internationally active experts

Contents Ulrich Storz: IP Issues of Therapeutic Antibo-dies.- Wolfgang Flasche: Peptide Vaccines and Peptide Therapeutics.- Johanna Driehaus: Patent Landscape in Molecular Diagnostics.

Fields of interestsCell Biology; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technolo-gy; Biotechnology


Product categoryBrief

Due May 2012

2012. V, 105 p. 2 illus. (SpringerBriefs in Biotech Patents) Softcover7 * € (D) 53,45 | € (A) 54,95 | sFr 66,507 € 49,95 | £44.99ISBN 978-3-642-29525-6

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S. Shabala, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia; T. A. Cuin, INRA-SupAgro, BPMP-IBIPGC, Montpellier, France (Eds)

Plant Salt ToleranceMethods and Protocols

Contents Patch-Clamp Protocols to Study Cell Ionic Homeostasis under Saline Conditions.- Studying Plant Salt Tolerance with the Voltage Clamp Tech-nique.- Using the Multifunctional Xylem Pprobe for In situ Studies of Plant Water and Ion Relations under Saline Conditions.- Measuring Intracellular Ion Concentrations with Multi-Barrelled Micro-electrodes.- Single-Cell Sampling and Analysis (SiCSA).- Non-Invasive Flux Measurements Using Microsensors: Theory, Limitations and Systems.- Quantifying Kinetics of Net Ion Fluxes from Plant Tissues by Non-Invasive Microelectrode Measu-ring MIFE Technique.- Quantitative Cryo-Ana-lytical Scanning Electron Microscopy (CEDX): An Important Technique Useful for Cell-Specific Lo-calization of Salt.- Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM) Measurements in Salinity Research.- Cyto-solic Ca2+ Determinations in Studying Plant Re-sponses to Salinity and Oxidative Stress.- Infrared Thermography in Plant Phenotyping for Salinity Tolerance.- In vivo Imaging of Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species Using Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy.- Metabolomics for Salinity Research.-Purification of Plant Plasma Membra-nes by Two-Phase Partitioning and Measurement of H+ Pumping.-Determination of Reactive Oxygen Species in Salt-Stressed Plant Tissues.-Quantification of the Antioxidant Activity in Salt-Stressed Tissues.-Quantification of Abscisic Acid, Cytokinin and Auxin Content in Salt-Stressed Plant Tissues.-Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting for Analysis of Cell Type-Sspecific Responses to Salinity Stress in Arabidopsis and Rice. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics



Due July 2012

2012. XVIII, 640 p. 59 illus., 32 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 913) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 112,30 | € (A) 115,45 | sFr 137,507 approx. € 104,95 | £93.00ISBN 978-1-61779-985-3

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Y. Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

Ascorbic Acid in PlantsBiosynthesis, Regulation and Enhancement

Ascorbate acid (AsA) is an important antioxi-dant in plants, playing important roles in various physiological processes. Humans have lost the ability to synthesize AsA because of the lack of L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidoreductase, and thus have to absorb ascorbate from diet including fresh fruits and vegetables, as they are the major sources of ascorbate. Several pathways for AsA biosyn-thesis and metabolism have been identified in plants since 1998. More attention has been paid to improving ascorbate content in plants especially in fruits and vegetables. Significant progresses have been made on key enzymes and genes involved in the AsA biosynthesis and metabolism.

Feature 7 New addition to the SpringerBrief in Plant Sciences series Covers the newest advances in this important protein Comprehensive and up-to-the-minute information

Contents Preface.- Chapter 1. Chemical feature.- Chapter 2. The biological role of ascorbate in plants.- Chap-ter 3. Ascorbate biosynthesis in plants.- Chapter 4. The oxidization and metabolism of ascorba-te.- Chapter 5. Recycling of ascorbate.- Chap-ter 6. Transport of ascorbate.- Chapter 7. Key enzymes involved in ascorbate biosynthesis and metabolism.- Chapter 8. Regulation of ascorbate biosynthesis. - Chapter 9. Ascorbate in tomato, a model fruit. - Chapter 10. Metabolic modification of ascorbate in plants.- Chapter 11. Regulating ascorbate biosynthesis and metabolism for abiotic stress tolerance in plants.- References.- Index.

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Biochemistry



Due April 2012

2012. Approx. 90 p. 12 illus., 9 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Plant Science, 0) Softcover7 * € (D) 53,45 | € (A) 54,95 | sFr 66,507 € 49,95 | £44.99ISBN 978-1-4614-4126-7

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L. Yee-Ki, S. Chung-Wah, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Calcium Handling in hiPSC-Derived CardiomyocytesCalcium is crucial in governing contractile activities of myofilaments in cardiomyocytes, any defeats in calcium homeostasis of the cells would adversely affect heart pumping action. The characterization of calcium handling properties in human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPS-CMCs) is of significant interest and pertinent to the stem cell and cardiac regenerative field because of their potential pa-tient-specific therapeutic use.

Feature 7 With numerous color figures

Contents Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure.- Em-bryonic Stem Cells/ Pluripotent Stem Cells.- Hu-man Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (hiPSC)-derived Cardiomyocytes as a Source for Cardiac Regeneration.- Calcium Homeostasis in Cardio-myocytes.- Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR) Governs Maturity of Cardiomyocytes.- SR Junctional Prote-ins Play a Role in Calcium Flux Between Cytosol and SR.- Spatial and Temporal Ca2+ Wavefront Dictated by T-tubule Structure.- IP3-Mediated Calcium Release Contributes to Whole-Cell Cal-cium Transients.- Calcium Handling Properties of hES-derived Cardiomyocytes.- iPSC-derived Car-diomyocyte as A Potential Platform for Disease Modellig of Impaired Calcium-Handling Related Syndrome.- Measurement of Cytosolic [Ca2+] by Fluorescence Confocal Microscopy.- Excitation-Contraction (EC) Coupling Assessment.- Limita-tion and Future Studies.

Fields of interestsStem Cells; Cardiology; Cell Biology



Due June 2012

2012. VIII, 45 p. 18 illus., 15 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Stem Cells) Softcover7 * € (D) 53,45 | € (A) 54,95 | sFr 66,507 € 49,95 | £44.99ISBN 978-1-4614-4092-5

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