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A. Agarwal, Cleveland Clinic, Center for Reproductive Medicine, OH, USA; N. Aziz, Liverpool Women‘s Hospital, Liverpool, UK; B. Rizk, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA (Eds)

Studies on Women‘s HealthFeatures 7 Aims to keep the physician and research scientist up-to-date on translational research and medical applications 7 Focuses on the involve-ment of a medical issue, oxidative stress, in many pathological situations and diseases 7 First com-prehensive book that explores the involvement of oxidative stress in oogenesis, pregnancy, placental functions, as well as endometriosis and cardiovas-cular disease

Contents Early Embryonic Embryopathies and Oxidative Stress.- Methods for the Detection of ROS in Female Reproductive System.- Oxidative Stress and the Endometrium.- Oxidative Stress, Ooge-nesis and Folliculogenesis.- Placental Vascular Morphogenesis and Oxidative Stress.- The Use of Antioxidants in Pre-eclampsia.- Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Oxidative Stress.- Pre-term Rupture of Membranes and Oxidative Stress.- Endometriosis and Oxidative Stress.- Oxidative Stress Impact on the Fertility of Women with Poly-cystic Ovary Syndrome.- The Menopause and Oxi-dative Stress.- OS in ART (includes IVM, oocyte cryo-preservation and hydrosapinx).- Antioxidant Strategies to Overcome OS in IVF-embryo Trans-fer.- Oxidative Insult after Ischemia/Reperfusion in Older Adults.- Relationship of Oxidative Stress with Cardiovascular Disease.- Female Infertility and Free Radicals: Potential Role in Adhesions and Endometriosis.- Impact of Life Style Factors on Oxidative Stress.

Fields of interestsOxidative Stress; Cell Biology; Reproductive Medicine

Target groupsProfessional/practitioner

Product categoryContributed volume

Due July 2012

2012. XIV, 641 p. 40 illus., 33 in color. (Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 165,80 | € (A) 170,44 | sFr 222,007 approx. € 154,95 | £139.50ISBN 978-1-62703-040-3

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J. J. Alvarado, Centro de Investigacion en Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Costa Rica; F. A. Solis-Marin, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Mexico (Eds)

Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin AmericaFeatures 7 Describes marine environments and oceano-graphic conditions of each country 7 Deals with environmental threats that are affecting popu-lation 7 Has a complete taxonomic list of all echinoderms from the region with depth, habitat and distribution information

Contents Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Echi-noderm Research and Diversity in Latin Ame-rica.- Echinoderms from Mexico: Biodiversity, distribution and current state of knowledge.- Central America Echinoderms: diversity, ecology and future perspectives.- Echinoderm diversity in Panama: 146 years of research across the isthmus.- Echinoderms of Colombia.- .- Echinoderms of Ecuador.- Echinoderms from Venezuela: scientific account, diversity and distribution.- Echinoderms of Peru.- Echinoderm from Brazil: Historical research and the current state of biodiversity knowledge .- Echinoderm Research in Urugu-ay.- Echinoderms from Argentina: Biodiversity, distribution and current state of knowledge.- Echinoderms of the Cuban Archipelago.- Recent echinoderms from Hispaniola Island.- Review of echinoderm research in Puerto Rico, with focus on biological and ecological aspects.- Echino-derms of the Canary Islands.- Latin America echi-noderm biodiversity and biogeography: patterns and affinities.- Index.- Appendix.

Fields of interestsEcology; Oceanography; Animal Systematics/Ta-xonomy/ Biogeography

Target groupsResearch

Product categoryMonograph

Due August 2012

2012. XIII, 712 p. 116 illus., 91 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 139,05 | € (A) 142,94 | sFr 186,507 € 129,95 | £117.00ISBN 978-3-642-20050-2

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T. J. Bach, Université de Strasbourg, France; M. Rohmer, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France (Eds)

Isoprenoid Synthesis in Plants and MicroorganismsNew Concepts and Experimental Approaches

Contents Isoprenoid Bbiosynthesis in Pprokaryotic Orga-nisms.- 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate Synthase (DXS), A Crucial Enzyme for Isoprenoids Bio-synthesis.- Biosynthetic Genes and Enzymes of Isoprenoids Produced by Actinomycetes.- Interac-tions of Isoprenoid Pathway Enzymes and Indirect Stimulation of Isoprenoid Biosynthesis by Pentose Phosphate Cycle Substrates in Synechocystis PCC 6803.- Metabolic Engineering of Monoterpeno-ids Production in Yeast.- Metabolic Engineering of Isoprenoid Production: Reconstruction of Multistep Heterologous Pathways in Tractable Hosts.- Microbially-Derived Semi-synthetic Ar-temisinin.- Artemisinin: Controlling its Produc-tion in Artemisia Annua.- Fosmidomycin as an Antimalarial Agent.- Regulation of Isoprene and Monoterpene Emission.- Involvement of Com-partmentalization in Monoterpene and Sesqui-terpene Biosynthesis in Plants.- Strategies for the Manipulation of Carbocations by Aristolochene Synthase.- Elucidating the Formation of Geranylli-nalool, the Precursor of the Volatile C16-homoter-pene TMTT Involved in Indirect Plant Defense.- Strigolactones: A Cry for Help Results in Fatal Attraction. Is Escape Possible?.- Prenyldiphospha-te Synthases and Gibberellin Biosynthesis.- Gib-berellin Phytohormone Metabolism.- Control of Plastidial Isoprenoid Precursor Supply: Divergent 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate Synthase (DXS) Isogenes Regulate the Allocation to Primary or Secondary Metabolism. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Patho-logy



Due August 2012

2013. XII, 541 p. 171 illus., 40 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 192,55 | € (A) 197,94 | sFr 236,007 approx. € 179,95 | £159.50ISBN 978-1-4614-4062-8

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D. T. Carrell, K. I. Aston, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA (Eds)

Spermiogenesis and SpermatogenesisMethods and Protocols

Contents Methods For Sperm Concentration Determinati-on.- Methods of Sperm Vitality Assessment.- The Hypo-osmotic Swelling Test for Evaluation of Sperm Membrane Integrity.- Sperm Morphology Classification: A Rational Method For Schemes Adopted By The World Health Organization.- Sperm Morphology Assessment Using Strict (Tygerberg) Criteria.- Methods For Direct And Indirect Antisperm Antibody Testing.- Manual Methods For Sperm Motility Assessment.- Com-puter-Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) Of Sperm Motility And Hyperactivation.- The Hemizona Assay For Assessment Of Sperm Function.- The Sperm Penetration Assay for the Assessment of Fertilization Capacity.- Methods For The Assess-ment Of Sperm Capacitation And Acrosome Re-action Excluding The Sperm Penetration Assay.- Sperm DNA Fragmentation Analysis Using the TUNEL Assay.- Sperm DNA Damage Measured by Comet Assay.- Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA®).- Sperm Aneuploidy Testing Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH).- Flow Cytometric Methods For Sperm Assessment.- Human Y Chromosome Microdeletion Analysis By PCR Multiplex Protocols Identifying Only Clinically Relevant AZF Microdeletions.- Sperm Cryopreservation Methods.- Density Gradient Separation Of Sperm For Artificial Insemination.- Recovery, Isolation, Identification and Preparation of Spermatozoa from Human Testis.- Enhan-cement of Sperm Motility Using Pentoxifylline and Platelet-Activating Factor.- Intracytoplasmic Morphology Selected Sperm Injection. [...]

Fields of interestsCell Biology; Embryology; Developmental Biology



Due August 2012

2012. XXII, 586 p. 109 illus., 67 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 927) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,65 | € (A) 120,95 | sFr 146,507 € 109,95 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-62703-037-3

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Z. A. Cheema, M. Farooq, A. Wahid, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan (Eds)

AllelopathyCurrent Trends and Future Applications

Features 7 Written by experts 7 Presents recent ad-vances in allelopathy research 7 Focusses on agricultural applications

Contents Role of Allelopathy during the Invasion process by Alien Invasive Plants in Terrestrial Ecosystems.- Ecological Consequences of Allelopathy.- Evi-dences of Bryophyte Allelochemical Interactions: the Case of Sphagnum.- Plant-mycorrhizae Interactions: Broad spectrum of Allelopathy Stu-dies.- Allelopathic Dynamics in Resource Plants.- Application of Allelopathy in Crop Production: Success Story from Pakistan.- Allelopathy in South China Agroecosystems.- Allelopathy Research in Iran: Experiences, Challenges and Prospects.- Allelopathy of Bangladeshi rice: Application in the Agricultural Systems.- Role of Allelopathy in Weed Management for Sustainable Agriculture.- Applied Allelopathy in Weed Management ‒ an update.- Allelopathy for the Management of Phytopathogens.- Allelopathic Potential of Sor-ghum in Agroecosystems.- Allelopathy and Crop Nutrition.- Potential Allelopathic Crops: an Over-view.- Multi Faceted Attributes of Allelochemicals and Mechanism of Allelopathy.- Microscopy for Modelling of Cell‒Cell Allelopathic Interactions.- Host Allelopathy and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.- Allelopathy and Abiotic Stress Toleran-ce.- Application of Moringa allelopathy in Crop Sciences.- Cyanobacterial and Algal Allelopathy.

Fields of interestsPlant Physiology; Agriculture; Plant Ecology



Due August 2012

2012. IX, 673 p. 50 illus. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 215,007 approx. € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-30594-8

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R. Choukr-Allah, Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Hassan II, Agadir, Morocco; R. Ragab, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK; R. Rodriguez-Clemente, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Studies (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain (Eds)

Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean RegionDialogue towards new strategy

Contents Preface.- Foreword.- PART I. IWRM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION.- Transboundary IWRM Attempts in the Mediterranean Emphasis on the Drin River Case and the Involvement of Stakeholders.- Integrated water management in Tunisia: Meeting the climate change challenges.- Improving Agricultural Water Productivity: A viable response to water scarcity in the dry areas.- Conceptual Frame on Technological Perspective for Water Resources Management in the Mediter-ranean Region.- PART II. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNDER CLIMATE AND LAND USE CHANGES IN THE MEDITERRA-NEAN REGION.- Water Resources Management under Possible Future Climate and Land Use Changes. The application of the Integrated Hydro-logical Modelling System, IHMS.- Challenges and Issues on Measuring, Modelling and Managing the Water Resources under Changing Climate and Land Use.- Water Valuation in Agriculture in the Souss-Massa Basin (Morocco).- PART III. NON CONVENTIONAL WATER MANAGEMENTS AND POLLUTION CONTROL.- Perspectives of Wastewater Reuse in the Mediterranean Region. [...]

Fields of interestsAgriculture; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Environmental Management

Target groupsUpper undergraduate


Due August 2012

2012. XII, 349 p. 72 illus., 64 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 approx. € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-94-007-4755-5

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D. Csermely, L. Regolin, University of Parma, Italy (Eds)

Behavioral Lateralization in VertebratesTwo Sides of the Same Coin

Functional lateralization in the human brain was first identified in the classic observations by Broca in the 19th century. Only one hundred years later, however, research on this topic began anew, discovering that humans share brain lateralizati-on not only with other mammals, but with other vertebrates and even invertebrates.

Features 7 Provides an overview of the research on latera-lisation in vertebrates 7 The chapters, arranged in phylogenetic order, cover almost all vertebrate classes from bony fishes to mammals 7 Stimula-tes future research in this topic

Contents Introduction.- The Effect of Sex and Early Envi-ronment on the Lateralization of the Rainbowfish Melanotaenia duboulayi.- Lateralization in Li-zards: Evidence of Presence in Several Contexts.- Advantages of a Lateralized Brain for Reasoning about the Social World in Chicks.- Avian Visual Pseudoneglect: The Effect of Age and Sex on Visuospatial Side Biases.- Lateralized Social Lear-ning in Chicks.- Organizational and Activational Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Testosterone on Lateralization in the Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).- Navigating Through an Asymmetrical Brain: Lateralization and Homing in Pigeon.- The Right Hand Man: Manual Laterali-ty and Language.

Fields of interestsBehavioural Sciences; Neurosciences



Due July 2012

2012. V, 205 p. 20 illus., 7 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 201,007 approx. € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-3-642-30202-2

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P. J. DeMeo, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; J. W. Costerton, G. D. Ehrlich, Center for Genomic Sciences, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; H. Winkler, Osteitis Centre, Private Clinic Döbling, Wien, Austria (Eds)

Culture Negative Orthopedic Biofilm InfectionsFeatures 7 Introduces the best diagnostic technologies that modern microbiology can provide 7 Two of the editors (Ehrlich and Costerton) are involved in the development of an automated DNA-based sys-tem for the identification of bacteria and fungi in clinical specimens, by Abbott Healthcare 7 Con-stitutes a cogent statement of the reasons for the replacement of traditional culture methods, with DNA-based systems, in all medical speciali-ties 7 Definitive source of the concepts and the preliminary data on which this huge paradigm shift will be based

Contents The Problem of Culture Negative Infections.- Cul-ture Negative Infections in Orthopaedic Surgery.- Improved Diagnosis of Biofilm Infections Using Various Molecular Methods.- Improved Outcomes via Integrated Molecular Diagnostics and Biofilm Targeted Therapy.- Immunological Methods for Staphylococcus aureus Infection Diagnosis and Prevention.- Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infections : Cultures, Molecular Markers, and the Ibis technology.- Infections Associated with Severe Open Tibia Fractures.- Second Generation Molecular Diagnostics and Strategies for Preven-ting Periprosthetic Joint Infections.- Treatment of Orthopedic Infections : Addressing the Biofilm Issue.- Valete : Towards a New Paradigm in the Di-agnosis and Treatment of Orthopedic Infections.

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Bacteriology; Microbial Ecology



Due July 2012

2012. VIII, 152 p. 47 illus., 40 in color. (Springer Series on Biofilms, Volume 7) Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-3-642-29553-9

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M. Dickinson, The University of Nottingham, UK; J. Hodgetts, The Food and Environment Research Agency, York, UK (Eds)

PhytoplasmaMethods and Protocols

Contents The Phytoplasmas - An Introduction.- Tech-niques for the Maintenance and Propagation of Phytoplasmas in Glasshouse Collections of Catharanthus roseus.- Micropropagation and Maintenance of Phytoplasmas in Tissue Culture.- Dodder Transmission of Phytoplasmas.- Insect Maintenance and Transmission.- Capturing Insect Vectors of Phytoplasmas.- Insect Vector Transmis-sion Assays.- Molecular Identification of Phyto-plasma Vector Species.- Dienes’ Staining and Light Microscopy for Phytoplasma Visualization.- DAPI Staining and Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques for Phytoplasmas.- Visualisation of Phytoplasmas using Electron Microscopy.- Automated DNA Extraction for Large Numbers of Plant Samples.- DNA Extraction from Arborescent Monocots and How To Deal With Other Challenging Hosts.- Nested PCR and RFLP Analysis Based on the 16S rRNA Gene.- PCR and RFLP Analyses Based on the Ribosomal Protein Operon.- Tuf and secY PCR Amplification and Genotyping of Phytoplas-mas.- PCR Analysis of Phytoplasmas Based on the secA Gene.- Single-Strand Conformation Poly-morphism Analysis for Differentiating Phytoplas-ma Strains.- Microarrays for Universal Detection and Identification of Phytoplasmas.- T-RFLP for Detection and Identification of Phytoplasmas in Plants.- Real-Time PCR for Universal Phytoplas-ma Detection and Quantification.- A Real-Time PCR Detection System for the Bois Noir and Fla-vescence Dorée Phytoplasmas and Quantification of the Target DNA.- Real-Time PCR for Specific Detection of Three Phytoplasmas from the Apple Proliferation Group. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Sciences; Plant Genetics & Genomics



Due August 2012

2012. 350 p. 70 illus., 11 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 938) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,65 | € (A) 120,95 | sFr 146,507 € 109,95 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-62703-088-5

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R. Fritsche-Neto, A. Borém, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, MG, Brasil (Eds)

Plant Breeding for Abiotic Stress ToleranceThe rapid population growth and the increase in the per capita income, especially in the group of emerging countries referred to as BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has created huge pressure for the expansion of the agricultural growing area and the crop yields to meet the rising demand. As a result, many areas that have been considered marginal for growing crops, due to their low fertility, drought, salinity, and many other abiotic stresses, have now been incorporated in the production system. Additio-nally, climate change has brought new challenges to agriculture to produce food, feed, fiber and biofuels.

Features 7 Provides a clear overview on recent advances and discoveries applied to breeding for abiotic stresses 7 State-of-the-art contents in plant stresses 7 Excellent reference work for everybo-dy who is interested in learning how to breed for abiotic stresses scenarios

Contents Abiotic Stresses: Challenges for Plant Breeding in the Coming Decades.- Breeding for Stress-Tole-rance or Resource-Use Efficiency?.- The Physiolo-gy of the Abiotic Stresses.- Breeding for Nitrogen Use Efficiency.- Breeding for Phosphorous Use Efficiency.- Breeding for Water Use Efficien-cy.- Breeding for Salinity Tolerance.- Breeding for Aluminum Tolerance.- Breeding Heat-Stress Tolerance.- Breeding Perennial Species for Abiotic Stresses.

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



Due July 2012

2012. VIII, 226 p. 24 illus., 8 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 approx. € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-3-642-30552-8

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J. Houghton, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA (Ed)

Helicobacter SpeciesMethods and Protocols

Contents Introduction.-Helicobacter pylori: An Overview.-Perspectives on Methodology for in vitro Culture of Helicobacter pylori.-Successful Culture Techniques for Helicobacter Species : General Culture Techniques for Helicobacter pylori.-Successful Culture Techniques for Helicobacter Species: Establishing H. pylori Cultures From Infected Rodents.-Successful Culture Techniques for Helicobacter Species: Verification of Helico-bacter Identity Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis.-The Helicobacter pylori cag Pathogeni-city Island.-Genetic Manipulation of a Naturally Competent Bacterium, Helicobacter pylori.-A Method for Short-term Culture of Human Gastric Epithelial Cells to Study the Effects of Helicobac-ter pylori.-Cell Culture Based Assays to Test for Bacterial Adherence and Internalization.-Cell Culture Assays to Evaluate Bacterial Toxicity and Virulence.-Rodent Models of Helicobacter Infec-tion, Inflammation and Disease.-Bacterial Culture and Inoculation of Mice (Simple Infection).-Ad-optive Transfer of Splenocytes to Immunocompro-mised Mice.-Isolation of Gastric Lamina Propria Leukocytes (LPL).-Delayed-type Hypersensitivity Determination.-Necropsy, Blood, Tissue Collec-tion & mRNA Isolation for Detection of Host Cytokine Gene Expression.-Animal Models of He-licobacter Induced Disease – Methods to Success-fully Infect the Mouse.-Verifying and Quantifying Helicobacter pylori Infection Status of Research Mice.-Mouse Models of Helicobacter-induced Gastric Cancer: Use of Cocarcinognes.-Gastric Helicobacter spp. in Animal Models: Pathogenesis and Modulation by Extragastric Coinfections. [...]

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Bacteriology



Due August 2012

2012. XXIV, 400 p. 28 illus., 8 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 921) Hardcover7 * € (D) 101,60 | € (A) 104,45 | sFr 126,507 € 94,95 | £85.50ISBN 978-1-62703-004-5

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J. L. Keck, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA (Ed)

Single-Stranded DNA Binding ProteinsMethods and Protocols

Contents Functions of Single-Strand DNA-Binding Proteins in DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair.-Structural Diversity Based on Variability in Quaternary Association. A Case Study Involving Eubacterial and Related SSBs.- SB Binding to ssD-NA Using Isothermal Titration Calorimetry.- SSB-DNA Binding Monitored by Fluorescence Inten-sity and Anisotropy.- Single Molecule Analysis of SSB Dynamics on Single Stranded DNA.- Sample Preparation Methods to Analyze DNA-induced Structural Changes in Replication Protein A (RPA).- Structural Studies of SSB Interaction with RecO.- Investigation of Protein-Protein Interac-tions of Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Proteins by Analytical Ultracentrifugation.- Ammonium Sulfate Co-Precipitation of SSB and Interacting Proteins.- Analyzing Interactions Between SSB and Proteins by the Use of Fluorescence Anisotro-py.- Far Western Blotting as a Rapid and Efficient Method for Detecting Interactions Between DNA Replication and DNA Repair Proteins.- Methods for Analysis of SSB/Protein Interactions by SPR.- Use of Native Gels to Measure Protein Binding to SSB.- Identification of Small Molecules That Disrupt SSB/Protein Interactions Using a High-Throughput Screen.- Detection of Post-translatio-nal Modifications of Replication Protein A.- De-tecting Posttranslational Modification of Bacterial SSB Proteins.- Fluorescent SSB as a Reagentless Biosensor for Single-Stranded DNA.- Fluorescent Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Proteins Enable in vitro and in vivo Studies<. [...]

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Protein Structure



Due August 2012

2012. IV, 200 p. 40 illus., 20 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 922) Hardcover7 * € (D) 101,60 | € (A) 104,45 | sFr 126,507 € 94,95 | £85.50ISBN 978-1-62703-031-1

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A. E. Kister, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA (Ed)

Protein Supersecondary StructuresContents Super-secondary Structure: A Historical Perspective.-Hierarchical Representation of Super-secondary Structures Using a Graph-theoretical Approach.-Up, Down and Around: Identifying Recurrent Interactions Within and Between Super Secondary Structures in b-Propellers.-Structure Description and Identification using the Tableau Representation of Protein Folding Patterns.-Computational Prediction of Secondary and Supersecondary Structures.-A Survey of Machine Learning Methods for Secondary and Superse-condary Protein Structure Prediction.-Beyond Supersecondary Structure: The Global Properties of Protein Sequences.-Creating Supersecondary Structures with BuildBeta.-A Modular Perspective of Protein Structures; Application to Fragment Based Loop Modeling.-Residue-residue Contacts: Application to Analysis of Secondary Structure Interactions.-Super-secondary Structures and Modeling of Protein Folds.-Computational Simu-lations of Protein Folding to Engineer Amino Acid Sequences to Encourage Desired Supersecondary Structure Formation.-Protein Folding at Atomic Resolution: Analysis of Autonomously Folding Supersecondary Structure Motifs by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.-Artificial Supersecondary Structures Based on Aromatic Oligoamides.-Cross-b-sheet Super-secondary Structure in Amyloid Folds: Techniques for Detection and Characterization.-Analyzing Oligomerization of Individual Transmembrane Helices and of Entire Membrane Proteins in : A Hitchhiker´s Guide to GALLEX.-Super-secondary Structure Prediction of Transmembrane Beta-Barrel Proteins. [...]

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Protein Structure



Due August 2012

2012. CDLXII, 20 p. 97 illus., 54 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 932) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,65 | € (A) 120,95 | sFr 146,507 € 109,95 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-62703-064-9

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J. Z. Kubiak, CNRS/University Rennes 1, France (Ed)

Mouse DevelopmentFrom Oocyte to Stem Cells

Contents Post-transcriptional control of gene expression during mouse oogenesis.- Polarity and asymmetry during mouse oogenesis and oocyte maturati-on.- Chromatin Structure and ATRX Function in Mouse Oocytes.- Cyclin B in mouse oocytes and embryos: importance for human reproduction and aneuploidy.- Src protein kinases in mouse and rat oocytes and embryos.- Gradual meiosis-to-mitosis transition in the early mouse embryo.- Maternal control of mouse preimplantation development.- Preimplantation mouse embryo: developmental fate and potency of blastomeres.- Creation of trophectoderm, the first epithelium, in mouse preimplantation development.- Cell Lineage Al-location within the Inner Cell Mass of the Mouse Blastocyst.- Formation of distinct cell types in the mouse blastocyst.- Cell Movements in the Egg Cylinder Stage Mouse Embryo.- Balancing the Dose in the Mouse.- Mouse Oviduct Develop-ment.- Cell Lineages, Growth and Repair of the Mouse Heart.- Cellular reprogramming during mouse development.- Differentiation of Definitive Endoderm from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells.- Mouse and human pluripotent stem cells and the means of their myogenic differentiation.- Stem cells and corneal epithelial maintenance – insights from the mouse and other animal models.- Mouse induced pluripotent stem cells.- Aging in the mouse and perspectives of rejuvenation through induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

Fields of interestsDevelopmental Biology; Stem Cells; Cell Biology



Due August 2012

2012. VIII, 489 p. 64 illus., 37 in color. (Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, Volume 55) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 201,007 approx. € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-3-642-30405-7

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G. Ladizinsky, Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel

Studies in Oat EvolutionA Man‘s Life with Avena

The book is based on the author‘s life time experience in exploring and researching the genus Avena. It describes some great events in oat research and minor stories along the way. It will be of interest and value to all those working with oats and to students and scientists of crop evolution, including those dealing with collecting and conserving wild genetic resources. A first part deals with the morphology and taxonomy of the genus and a classification based on the biological species concept is presented. A further part is de-voted to the author’s research accomplishments in this genus. It describes morphological characters distinguishing between diploids and tetraploids of series Eubarbatae, the genetic relationships between them, and the mode of origin of the tet-raploid form. The section Denticulatae, to which the common oat belongs, is extensively treated. Further, oat domestication and the newly domesti-cated protein rich A. magna are described. A third part deals with wild genetic resources of oat.

Features 7 A personal account of a highly dedicated and very well known scientist 7 The author’s writing style is excellent, with appealing personal anecdo-tes 7 Of interest to oat scientists, plant breeders and those interested in oat diversity conservation and utilisation

Contents Oat morphology and taxonomy.- My research fin-dings in Avena.- Collection of Avena wild genetic resources.

Fields of interestsPlant Systematics/Taxonomy/ Biogeography; Agriculture; Biodiversity


Product categoryBrief

Due June 2012

2012. X, 80 p. 17 illus., 7 in color. (SpringerBriefs in Agriculture) Softcover7 * € (D) 53,45 | € (A) 54,95 | sFr 66,507 € 49,95 | £44.99ISBN 978-3-642-30546-7

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M. Lambardi, National Research Council, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy; E. A. Ozudogru, Gebze Institute of Technology, Gebze-Kocaeli, Turkey; S. M. Jain, University of Helsinki, Finland (Eds)

Protocols for Micropropagation of Selected Economically-Important Horticultural PlantsContents Micropropagation of Pear (Pyrus sp.).- In Vitro Propagation of Jojoba.- In Vitro Propagation of Olive (Olea europaea L.) by Nodal Segmen-tation of Elongated Shoots.- Micropropagation Systems of Feijoa (Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret).- Micropropagation of Vaccinium sp. by In Vitro Axillary Shoot Proliferation.- In Vitro Propagation of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) by Shoot Tip Culture.- In Vitro Propagation of Persimmon (Diospyrus kaki Thunb.).- Microp-ropagation of Citrus spp. by Organogenesis and Somatic Embryogenesis Benedetta Chiancone and Maria Antonietta Germanà.- Micropropagation of Prunus Species Relevant to Cherry Fruit Pro-duction.- Micropropagation of Peach Rootstocks and Cultivars.- Micropropagation of Rubus and Ribes spp..- Somatic Embryogenesis for Efficient Micropropagation of Guava (Psidium gnajava L.).- Micropropagation of Chokeberry by In Vitro Axillary Shoot Proliferation.- Micropropagation of Lavandula spp.- In Vitro Propagation of Acacia mangium and A. mangium x A. auriculiformis.- In Vitro Propagation of Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) by Somatic Embryogenesis.- Micropropagation of Paradise Tree (Melia azedarach) by In Vitro Culture of Axillary Buds.- In Vitro Propagation of Hydrangea spp..- In Vitro Propagation of Fraser Photinia Using Azospirillum-Mediated Root Development.- Micropropagation of Helleborus Through Axillary Budding. [...]

Fields of interestsPlant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Sciences; Plant Anatomy/Development



Due August 2012

2012. 528 p. 137 illus., 112 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 11013) Hardcover7 * € (D) 133,70 | € (A) 137,45 | sFr 166,507 € 124,95 | £112.50ISBN 978-1-62703-073-1

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I. N. Lavrik, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany (Ed)

Systems Biology of ApoptosisSystems Biology of Apoptosis summarizes all current achievements in this emerging field. Apoptosis is a process common to all multicellular organisms. Apoptosis leads to the elimination of cells via a complex but highly defined cellular programme. Defects in the regulation of apoptosis result in serious diseases such as cancer, autoim-munity, AIDS and neurodegeneration. Recently, a substantial step forward in understanding the complex apoptotic pathways has been made by utilising systems biology approaches. Systems bio-logy combines rigorous mathematical modelling with experimental approaches in a closed loop cycle for advancing our knowledge about complex biological processes.

Features 7 First book to merge Systems Biology and Apo-ptosis research 7 Dr. Inna Lavrik is one of the leading researchers in this emerging area 7 She has published many papers on Systems Biology applications to Apoptosis

Contents Preface.- Modeling formalisms in systems biology of apoptosis.- Systems biology of death receptor-induced apoptosis.- Systematic complexity reduction of signaling models and application to a CD95 signaling model for apoptosis.- Systems Biology of the Mitochondrial Apoptosis Pa-thway.- Systems biology of cell death in hepato-cytes.- Understanding different types of cell death using Systems Biology.- Modeling Single Cells in Systems Biology.- Cytokine-cytokine crosstalk and cell-death decisions.- Genetic and genomic dissection of apoptosis signaling.- Index.

Fields of interestsSystems Biology; Apoptosis; Biomedicine general



Due September 2012

2012. VII, 165 p. 47 illus., 32 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 112,30 | € (A) 115,45 | sFr 137,507 approx. € 104,95 | £93.00ISBN 978-1-4614-4008-6

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L. Monticelli, INSERM, DSIMB, UMR-S 665, Paris, France; E. Salonen, Aalto University, Finland (Eds)

Biomolecular SimulationsMethods and Protocols

Contents Ab initio, Density Functional Theory, and Semi-empirical Calculations.-Ab initio Mo-lecular Dynamics.-Introduction to QM/MM simulations.-Computational Enzymology.-QM and QM/MM Simulations of Proteins.-Classical Molecular Dynamics in a Nutshell.-Enhanced Sampling Algorithms.-Force Fields for Clas-sical Molecular Dynamics.-Polarizable Force Fields.-Electrostatics Interactions in Classical Simulations.-An Introduction to Best Practices in Free EnergyCalculations.-Recipes for Free Energy Calculations in Biomolecular Systems.-Molecular Docking Methodologies.-Simulation Studies of the Mechanism of Membrane Transporters.-Mo-lecular Dynamics Simulations of Lipid Bilayers: Simple Recipe of How to Do It.-Simulations of Lipid Monolayers.-Simulating DNA by Molecular Dynamics: Aims, Methods, and Validation.-Simu-lation of Carbohydrates, From Molecular Docking to Dynamics in Water.-Systematic Methods for Structurally Consistent Coarse-grained Models.-The Martini Coarse-Grained Force Field.-Multis-cale Molecular Modeling.-Coarse-grained Models for Protein Folding and Aggregation.-Elastic Network Models: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations.-An Introduction to Dissipative Par-ticle Dynamics.-Multiscale Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Membrane Proteins.-Vesicles and Vesicle Fusion: Coarse-grained Simulations.

Fields of interestsBioinformatics; Computer Appl. in Life Sciences



Due August 2012

2012. XXX, 600 p. 113 illus., 41 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 924) Hardcover7 * € (D) 133,70 | € (A) 137,45 | sFr 166,507 € 124,95 | £112.50ISBN 978-1-62703-016-8

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P. R. Nair, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; D. Garrity, ICRAF (World Agroforestry Centre), Nairobi, Kenya (Eds)

Agroforestry - The Future of Global Land UseContents Preface.- List of Authors.- List of Reviewers.- Sec-tion I. INTRODUCTION.- Keynote Presenta-tions at WCA2.- Agroforestry, climate change, and habitat protection.- Agroforestry for an ever-green revolution Environmental resilience and agroforestry.- Climate change and agrofo-restry.- Agroforestry and the transition to the future.- Agroforestry and the future of global land use.- Section II. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Based on WCA2 Symposia.- Climate-change mitigation: A low-hanging fruit of agroforestry.- Segregate or integrate for multifunctionality: landscape agroforestry involving rubber in Indonesia and China.- Integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation through agroforestry and ecosystem conservation.- High-carbon-stock rural develop-ment pathways in Asia and Africa: Improved land management for climate change mitigation.- Tree domestication in agroforestry: Progress in the second decade (2003–2012).- Policy support for large-scale adoption of agroforestry practices: Ex-perience from Africa and Asia.- Multifunctional Agriculture and opportunities for agroforestry – Implications of IAASTD.- Section III. REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES.- The future of temperate agrofo-restry in the United States.- Agroforestry research and development in Canada.- Past, present, and future of agroforestry in Europe.- Agroforestry for mine-land reclamation in Germany: Capitalizing on carbon sequestration and bioenergy produc-tion.- The Satoyama landscape of Japan: The future of an indigenous agricultural system in an industrialized society.- South Asian agroforestry: traditions, transformations, and prospects. [...]

Fields of interestsAgriculture; Ecosystems; Forestry Management

Target groupsUpper undergraduate


Due August 2012

2012. XVIII, 618 p. 73 illus., 46 in color. (Advances in Agroforestry, Volume 9) Hardcover7 * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 € 139,95 | £126.00ISBN 978-94-007-4675-6

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M. E. Noordeloos, Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands; G. M. Gates, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia

The Entolomataceae of TasmaniaThis book is the result of 14 years of collecting Entolomataceae in the native forests of Tasmania, Australia. Although initially involving only the Tasmanian residents Genevieve Gates and David Ratkowsky, who made twice- or thrice-weekly fo-rays into the forests throughout the year, the pro-ject was subsequently joined by agaric specialist Machiel Noordeloos from the Netherlands, and by fungi photographer Michael Pilkington from the United Kingdom.

Features 7 Modern treatment of Entolomataceae 7 Keys to genera and species 7 Full descriptions and colour plates and line drawings

Contents Abstract.- Author Biographies.- Part I. Intro-duction. 1. Introduction. General introduction. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the Entolomataceae. Material and methods. How to study Entolomataceae. The characters used for the delimitation of taxa in Entoloma. Ecology, distribution, and phenology of the Tasmanian species.- Part II. Taxonomic part. 2. Family En-tolomataceae. Synopsis of the Tasmanian species. Key to the genera.- 3. The genus Entoloma. Key to the species. Species descriptions.- 4. The genus Clitopilus. Key to the species. Species descrip-tions.- Index.

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Biodiversity; Forestry



Due August 2012

2012. XVI, 354 p. 212 illus., 106 in color. (Fungal Diversity Research Series, Volume 22) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 approx. € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-94-007-4678-7

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T. M. Phillips, H. Kalish, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA (Eds)

Clinical Applications of Capillary ElectrophoresisMethods and Protocols

Contents An Overview of CE in Clinical Analysis.- Monito-ring of Arrays of Amino Acids in Clinical Samples Using Capillary Electrophoresis with Contactless Conductivity Detection.- The Selective Deter-mination of Sulfates, Sulfonates and Phosphates in Urine by Capillary Electrophoresis – Mass Spectrometry.- Analysis of Neurotransmitter Amino Acids by CE-LIF Detection in Biological Fluids.- Expanded Newborn Screening of Inborn Errors of Metabolism by Capillary Electrophore-sis-Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry (CE-ESI-MS).- Development of an |On-Site Measurement System for Salivary Stress-Related Substances Based on Microchip CE.- Simultane-ous Determination of Atenolol and Amiloride by CZE with Capacitively Coupled Conductivity Detection (C4D).- A Homogeneous Immunoassay of Thyroxine Based on Microchip Electrophore-sis and Chemiluminescence Detection.- High-Throughput Profiling of the Serum N-Glycome on Capillary Electrophoresis Microfluidics Systems.- Screening of Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors by Microanalysis with Fluorescence De-tection.- ABO Genotyping by Capillary Electro-phoresis.- Separation of Hemoglobin Variants by Capillary Electrophoresis.- Newborn Screening for Hemoglobinopathies Using Capillary Electropho-resis.- Application of CZE in the Differentiation of Staphylococcus Aureus Strains.- Multiplex and Quantitative Pathogen Detection with High-Resolution Capillary Electrophoresis-Based Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism.- Applica-tion of CGE to Virus Identification. [...]

Fields of interestsBiochemistry, general; Electrophoresis



Due August 2012

2012. XX, 450 p. 70 illus., 28 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 919) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 96,25 | € (A) 98,95 | sFr 117,507 approx. € 89,95 | £79.50ISBN 978-1-62703-028-1

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P. Pontarotti, University of Aix-Marseille, Marseille, France (Ed)

Evolutionary Biology - Mechanisms and TrendsFeatures 7 An invaluable source of information for scien-tists, teachers and advanced students 7 Written by experts 7 Richly illustrated

Contents The life and work of J.B.S. Haldane.- Cultural cladistics and the early history of North America.- Effects of random and selective mass extinction on community composition in communities of digital organisms.- Co-evolution of gene families – models, algorithms, and systems biology.- Mole-cular phylogenetic trees.- Protein aggregation acts as strong constraint during evolution.- Evolution of cellular pattern formation during early nema-tode embryogenesis.- Environmental regulation of floral color.- Variable risk and the evolution of defense repertoire of the tupelo leafminer.- Reconstruction of the adaptively advantages macro-evolutionary events in the mutualistic symbioses.- Trends of the herbs ecological evolu-tion.- Polymorphism and adaptation of primate colour vision.- Horizontal gene transfer in influen-za strain generation: a comparative evolutionary study.- The repetitive landscape of sauropsid geno-mes.- Evolution of viviparity and genomic imprin-ting in mammals by retrotransposons.- Functional retrogenes in animal genomes.- Evolution of mul-tipartite genomes in Prokaryotes.- Differentiation of CACTA-like elements in Arabidopsis.- Alterna-tive splicing as a source of phenotypic differences between species: protein-level mechanisms.

Fields of interestsEvolutionary Biology; Animal Genetics and Geno-mics; Plant Genetics & Genomics



Due June 2012

2012. IX, 436 p. 87 illus. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 approx. € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-30424-8

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H. Schatten, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA (Ed)

The CentrosomeCell and Molecular Mechanisms of Functions and Dysfunctions in Disease

Contents Centriole Duplication and Inheritance in Droso-phila melanogaster.- Sperm Centrioles and their Dual Role in Flagellogenesis and Cell Cycle of the Zygote Structure, Function and Pathology.- Centrosomal Functions and Dysfunctions in Cat Spermatozoa.- Nuclear-Centrosome Relation-ships During Fertilization, Cell Division, Embryo Development, and in Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) Embryos.- Human Centrosomal Dynamics During Gametogenesis, Fertilization and Embryogenesis and its Impact on Fertility: Ul-trastructure.- Asymmetric Centrosome Behavior in Stem Cell Divisions.- Functional Associations Between the Golgi Apparatus and the Centrosome in Mammalian Cells.- Many Pathways to De-struction: The Centrosome and its Control by and Role in Regulated Proteolysis.- Regulation of the Centrosome Cycle by Protein Degradation.- Mole-cular Links Between Centrosome Duplication and Other Cell Cycle Associated Events.- Regulation of Centrosomes by Cyclin-Dependent Kinases.- Dis-ruption of Centrosome Duplication Control and Induction of Mitotic Instability by the High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Oncoproteins E6 and E7.- Centrosomes, DNA Damage and Aneuploidy.- Centrosome Regulation and Breast Cancer.- The Role of Centrosomes in Multiple Myeloma.- Cen-trosomal Amplification and Related Abnormalities Induced by Nucleoside Analogs.- Mechanisms and Consequences of Centrosome Clustering in Cancer Cells.- Re-Evaluation of the Neuronal Centrosome as a Generator of Microtubules for Axons and Dendrites. [...]

Fields of interestsCell Biology; Cell Cycle Analysis; Cell Physiology



Due June 2012

2012. XI, 506 p. 92 illus., 54 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 165,80 | € (A) 170,44 | sFr 240,507 approx. € 154,95 | £139.50ISBN 978-1-62703-034-2

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N. Vaidehi, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA; J. Klein-Seetharaman, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA (Eds)

Membrane Protein StructureMethods and Protocols

Contents Crystallization of Membrane Proteins in Bicelles.-Vapor Diffusion Controlled meso Crystallization of Membrane Proteins.-Solution NMR Studies of Integral Polytopic -helical Membrane Proteins: The Structure Determination of the Seven-helix Transmembrane Receptor Sensory Rhodopsin II, pSRII.-Use of NMR Saturation Transfer Diffe-rence Spectroscopy to Study Ligand Binding to Membrane Proteins.-How to Investigate Interactions Between Membrane Proteins and Ligands by Solid-state NMR.-Identifying and Measuring Transmembrane Helix-helix Inter-actions by FRET.-Studying Substrate Binding to Reconstituted Secondary Transporters by Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Difference Spectroscopy.-UV-Visible and Infrared Methods for Investigating Lipid-Rhodopsin Membrane Interactions.-Proteomic Characterization of Integral Membrane Proteins Using Thermostatted Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry.-LITiCon: A Discrete Con-formational Sampling Computational Method for Mapping Various Functionally Selective Conformational States of Transmembrane Helical Proteins.-Homology Model-assisted Elucidation of Binding Sites in GPCRs.-Comparative Modeling of Lipid Receptors.-Quantification of Structural Distortions in the Transmembrane Helices of GPCRs.-Structure Prediction of G Protein-Coup-led Receptors and Their Ensemble of Functionally Important Conformations.-Target Based Virtual Screening by Docking into Automatically Genera-ted GPCR Models. [...]

Fields of interestsProtein Science; Membrane Biology



Due August 2012

2012. VIII, 416 p. 96 illus., 61 in color. (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 914) Hardcover7 * € (D) 117,65 | € (A) 120,95 | sFr 146,507 € 109,95 | £99.00ISBN 978-1-62703-022-9

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R. Voeks, California State University, Fullerton, CA, USA; J. Rashford, College of Charleston, SC, USA (Eds)

African Ethnobotany in the AmericasFeatures 7 First in-depth study of ethnobotanical know-ledge and skills among the African Diaspora in the Americas 7 Includes original archival and field work 7 Comprehensive visual content, including approximately 105 illustrations and photographs

Contents Introduction.- Seeds of Memory: Botanical Legacies of the African Diaspora.- Did Enslaved Africans Spark South Carolina’s 18th-Century Rice Boom?.- African Origins of Sesame Cultiva-tion in the Americas.- By the Rivers of Babylon: The Lowcountry Basket in Slavery and Freedom.- Gathering, Buying, and Growing Sweetgrass (Muhlenbergia sericea): Urbanization and Social Networking in the Sweetgrass Basket-Making Industry of Lowcountry South Carolina.- Marke-ting, Culture and Conservation Value of NTFPs: A Case Study of Afro-Ecuadorian Use of Piquigua (Heteropsis ecuadorensis, Araceae).- Berimbau de Barriga: Musical Ethnobotany of the Afro-Brazilian Diaspora.- Trans-Atlantic Diaspora Eth-nobotany: Legacies of West African and Iberian Mediterranean Migration in Central Cuba.- What Makes a Plant Magical? Symbolism and Sacred Herbs in Afro-Surinamese Winti Rituals.- Medici-nal and Cooling Teas of Barbados.- Candomble‘s Cosmic Tree and Brazil‘s Ficus Species.- Exploring Biocultural Contexts: Comparative Woody Plant Knowledge of an Indigenous and Afro-American Maroon Community in Suriname, South Ameri-ca.- Ethnobotany of Brazil’s African Diaspora: The Role of Floristic Homogenization.

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



Due August 2012

2013. XIV, 388 p. 105 illus., 69 in color. Softcover7 * € (D) 53,45 | € (A) 54,95 | sFr 66,507 € 49,95 | £44.99ISBN 978-1-4614-0835-2

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A. G. Volkov, Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL, USA (Ed)

Plant ElectrophysiologySignaling and Responses

Features 7 Most comprehensive reference on plant elec-trophysiology – now in two volumes 7 Written by the leading experts in this research area 7 De-scribes how the Venus flytrap and similar plants function

Contents Morphing structures in the Venus flytrap.- Ef-fect of electrical signals on photosynthesis and respiration.- Mathematical modeling, dynamics analysis and control of carnivorous plants.- The Telegraph plant: Codariocalyx motorius (formerly also Desmodium gyrans).- Regulatory mechanism of plant nyctinastic movement: an ion channel-related plant behavior.- Signal transduction in plant-insect interactions: from membrane potenti-al variations to metabolomics.- Phytosensors and phytoactuators.- Generation, transmission and physiological effects of electrical signals in plants.- The role of plasmodesmata in the electrotonic transmission of action potentials.- Moon and cos-mos: plant growth and plant bioelectricity.- Bio-systems analysis of plant development concerning photoperiodic flower induction by hydro-electro-chemical signal transduction.- Actin, myosin VIII and ABP1 as central organizers of auxin-secreting plant synapses.- Ion currents associated with membrane receptors.- Characterisation of root Ca2+-permeable cation channels: techniques and basic concepts.

Fields of interestsLife Sciences, general; Electrochemistry; Plant Biochemistry



Available

2012. XIII, 377 p. 115 illus., 41 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-29109-8

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Plant ElectrophysiologyMethods and Cell Electrophysiology

Features 7 Most comprehensive reference on plant elec-trophysiology – now in two volumes 7 Written by the leading experts in this research area 7 Gi-ves an overview on all relevant methods availa-ble 7 Includes a historical introduction to the topic

Contents At the roots of plant neurobiology.- Plant electro-stimulation and data acquisition.- Plant response to stress: Microelectrode voltage clamp studies.- Application of non-invasive microelectrode flux measurements in plant stress physiology.- Intra-cellular measurements of the electrical properties of walled cells.- Making contact and measuring cellular electrochemical gradients.- Studying membrane transport processes by non-invasive microelectrodes: Basic principles and methods.- Multi-electrode array – a new approach to plant electrophysiology.- Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.- Patch clamp techniques for plant cells.- pH banding in Charophyte algae.- Mem-brane excitation and cytoplasmic streaming as modulators of photosynthesis and proton flows in Characean cells.- Functional characterization of plant ion channels in heterologous expression systems.- Mechanism of passive permeation of ions and molecules through plant.

Fields of interestsLife Sciences, general; Electrochemistry; Plant Biochemistry



Available

2012. XII, 359 p. 87 illus., 21 in color. Hardcover7 * € (D) 160,45 | € (A) 164,94 | sFr 200,007 € 149,95 | £135.00ISBN 978-3-642-29118-0

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Plant ElectrophysiologyThis is a two-volume set consisting of the two companion volumes “Plant Electrophysiology - Methods and Cell Electrophysiology” and “Plant Electrophysiology - Signaling and Responses”

Features 7 Most comprehensive reference on plant elec-trophysiology – two volume set 7 Written by the leading experts in this research area 7 Also available as two single volumes

Fields of interestPlant Physiology



Due June 2012

2012. 800 p. (3-volume-set)7 approx. * € (D) 256,75 | € (A) 263,94 | sFr 319,507 approx. € 239,95 | £216.00ISBN 978-3-642-30676-1

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M. Watve, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India

Doves, Diplomats, and DiabetesA Darwinian Interpretation of Type 2 Diabetes and Related Disorders

Darwinian medicine looks at the ecological and evolutionary roots of disease. A disease is an inter-action between a genome and its biotic or abiotic environment and therefore a disease is essentially an ecological process.

Features 7 Exposes the gaps in our understanding and suggest alternative ways of thinking about diabetes 7 Explains the diversity of processes in a coherent manner 7 Forms a new and more robust skeleton around which the body of future research can be built

Contents 1. A Darwinian Way of Thinking.- 2. Diabetes in a Textbook.- 3. Diabetes in an Undergraduate Class.- 4. The Rise and Fall of Thrift.- 5. Of Hawks and Doves.- 6. Of Soldiers and Diplomats.- 7. The Physiology of Aggression.- 8. Deploying the Immunological Garrison.- 9. Why Population Density Matters.- 10. Time to Give up Stress.- 11. Fat: Beyond Energy Storage.- 12. Why Blood Sugar Goes up.- 13. Beating Around the ‘Wrong’ Bush?.- 14. Behavioral Deficiencies and Behavioral Supplementation:.- 15. Where do we Go From Here?.- Appendix I. Genes/molecules that are associated with aggression and also associated with some component of metabolic syndrome.- Appendix II. Network model of type 2 diabetes.- Appendix III. Model for the Effect of population density on aggression.- Appendix IV. Glucose homeostasis model.

Fields of interestsEvolutionary Biology; Diabetes; Human Physio-logy

Target groupsGraduate


Due September 2012

2012. X, 350 p. 44 illus., 31 in color. Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 149,75 | € (A) 153,94 | sFr 186,507 approx. € 139,95 | £126.50ISBN 978-1-4614-4408-4

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H. Yukawa, M. Inui, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Kyoto, Japan (Eds)

Corynebacterium glutamicumBiology and Biotechnology

Contents Alain A. Vertès, Masayuki Inui, and Hidea-ki Yukawa: The biotechnological potential of Corynebacterium glutamicum, from umami to chemurgy.- Miroslav Patek, Jan Nesvera: Promo-ters and Plasmid Vectors of Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Nobuaki Suzuki, Masayuki Inui: Genome engineering of Corynebacterium gluta-micum.- Masato Ikeda, Seiki Takeno: Amino Acid Production by Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Toru Jojima, Masayuki Inui, Hideaki Yukawa: Biorefinery Applications of Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Volker F. Wendisch, Tino Polen: Transcriptome/proteome analysis of Corynebac-terium glutamicum.- Judith Becker, Christoph Wittmann: Pathways at Work – Metabolic Flux Analysis of the Industrial Cell Factory Corynebac-terium glutamicum.- Jasmin Schröder, Andreas Tauch: The transcriptional regulatory network of Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Haruhiko Teramoto, Masayuki Inui: Regulation of Sugar Uptake, Glycolysis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Mi-chael Bott, Bernhard J. Eikmanns: TCA cycle and glyoxylate shunt of Corynebacterium glutami-cum.- Kazunobu Matsushita: Respiratory Chain and Energy Metabolism of Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Masaaki Wachi: Amino acid expor-ters in Corynebacterium glutamicum.- Alain A. Vertès: Protein Secretion Systems of Corynebac-terium glutamicum.- Michal Letek, Maria Fiuza, Almudena F. Villadangos, Luis M. Mateos, Jose A. Gil: Cell division mechanism of Corynebacterium glutamicum.

Fields of interestsMicrobiology; Biotechnology; Applied Microbio-logy



Due July 2012

2012. X, 449 p. 73 illus., 21 in color. (Microbiology Monographs, Volume 23) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 139,05 | € (A) 142,95 | sFr 186,507 approx. € 129,95 | £117.00ISBN 978-3-642-29856-1

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G. Zhegunov, Kharkov State Veterinary Academy, Kharkov region, Ukraine

The Dual Nature of LifeInterplay of the Individual and the Genome

Life is a diverse and ubiquitous phenomenon on Earth, characterized by fundamental features dis-tinguishing living bodies from nonliving material. Yet it is also so complex that it has long defied precise definition. This book from a seasoned bio-logist offers new insights into the nature of life by illuminating a fascinating architecture of dualities inherent in its existence and propagation. Life is connected with individual living beings, yet it is also a collective and inherently global phenome-non of the material world. It embodies a dual exis-tence of cycles of phenotypic life, and their unseen driver — an uninterrupted march of genetic infor-mation whose collective immortality is guaran-teed by individual mortality. Although evolution propagates and tunes species of organisms, the beings produced can be regarded merely as tools for the survival and cloning of genomes written in an unchanging code. What are the physical versus informational bases and driving forces of life, and how do they unite as an integrated system?

Features 7 Novel attempt to explain the driving forces of life 7 Accessible treatment of many fundamental questions about the living state 7 Provides much food for thought, for laypersons and scientists alike

Contents The Phenomenon of Life. Essentials.- Living Bodies – Carriers of Life.- How Life Works – Me-chanisms and Processes of Living Bodies.- Mecha-nisms of the Invisible World of Information.- Du-ality of Life.

Fields of interestsEvolutionary Biology; Popular Science, general; Cell Biology


Product categoryPopular science

Due July 2012

2012. 300 p. 45 illus. (The Frontiers Collection) Hardcover7 approx. * € (D) 42,75 | € (A) 43,95 | sFr 57,507 approx. € 39,95 | £36.99ISBN 978-3-642-30393-7

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