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springer.com Table of Contents 1
Life Sciences
Agriculture ................................................................................................................................................. 2
Animal Genetics and Genomics ................................................................................................................ 3
Animal Physiology ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Animal Systematics / Taxonomy / Biogeography .................................................................................. 4
Applied Ecology ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Bacteriology .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Behavioural Sciences ................................................................................................................................... 5
Biochemistry (general) ............................................................................................................................ 5
Biodiversity .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Bioinformatics (general) ............................................................................................................. 8
Biological Microscopy ................................................................................................................................ 9
Cell Biology ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Ecology (general) ............................................................................................................................ 13
Entomology ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Enzymology ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Evolutionary Biology ........................................................................................................................ 14
Fungus Genetics .................................................................................................................................... 15
Invertebrates ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Life Sciences (general) ............................................................................................................................... 15
Microbial Genetics and Genomics .......................................................................................................... 16
Microbiology (general) .............................................................................................................................. 16
Neurobiology .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Plant Anatomy / Development ................................................................................................................ 17
Plant Breeding / Biotechnology .............................................................................................................. 17
Plant Genetics and Genomics .................................................................................................................. 18
Plant Pathology ....................................................................................................................................... 19
Plant Physiology ........................................................................................................................................ 19
Plant Sciences (general) ............................................................................................................................ 20
Plant Systematics / Taxonomy / Biogeography .................................................................................... 21
Protein Science .......................................................................................................................................... 22
Proteomics .................................................................................................................... 22
Stem Cells ....................................................................................................................................... 22
Zoology (general) .................................................................................................................................. 23
springer.com Agriculture 2
Agriculture
F.M. Brouwer, M.K. Ittersum
Environmental and AgriculturalModeling:Integrated Approaches for Policy ImpactAssessment
Agriculture faces increasingly the challenge of balanc-ing its multiple functions in a sustainable way. Inte-grated assessment and modelling (IAM) can provideinsight into the potential impacts of policy changes.However, concepts to address the wide range of issuesand functions typical for agriculture are still scarce.The volume reviews and presents our current under-standing of integrated and working tools to assess andcompute, ex-ante, alternative agricultural and envi-ronmental policy options, allowing: 1. Analysis atthe full range of scales (farm to European Union andglobal), whilst focusing on the most important issuesemerging at each scale, 2. Analysis of the environmen-tal, economic and social contributions of agriculturalsystems towards sustainable rural development andrural viability, 3. Analysis of a broad range of issues,such as climate change, environmental policies, effectsof an enlarging EU, international competition andeffects on developing countries.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-3618-6Due January 2010
2010. XX, 325 p.978-90-481-3618-6 129,95 €
P. Dion
Soil Biology and Agriculture in theTropicsThe relationships between soils, microbes andhumans are of crucial relevance in the tropics, whereplant stress and microbial activity are exacerbated.
This volume of Soil Biology presents the living com-ponent of tropical soils, showing how it is shaped byenvironmental conditions and emphasizing its dra-matic impact on human survival and well-being. Fol-lowing an introduction to the specificities of tropicalsoils and of their microbial communities, the biolog-ical aspects of soil management are examined, deal-ing with land use change, conservation and slash-and-burn agriculture, the restoration of hot deserts, agro-forestry and paddy rice cultivation. As they are of par-ticular relevance for tropical agriculture, symbiosesof plants and microbes are thoroughly covered, as arethe biodegradation of pesticides and health risks asso-ciated with wastewater irrigation. Lastly, traditionalsoil knowledge is discussed as a key to our sustainablepresence in this world.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-05075-6Due January 2010
2010. XII, 350 p. (Soil Biology, 21)978-3-642-05075-6 approx. 149,95 €
Forthcoming
E. Lichtfouse
Genetic Engineering,Biofertilisation, Soil Quality andOrganic FarmingSustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing fieldaiming at producing food and energy in a sustain-able way for humans and their children. Sustain-able agriculture is a discipline that addresses currentissues such as climate change, increasing food andfuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obe-sity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pestcontrol, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environ-mentally-friendly solutions are proposed based onintegrated knowledge from sciences as diverse asagronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry,toxicology, ecology, economy, and social sciences.Indeed, sustainable agriculture decipher mechanismsof processes that occur from the molecular level tothe farming system to the global level at time scalesranging from seconds to centuries. For that, scien-tists use the system approach that involves studyingcomponents and interactions of a whole system toaddress scientific, economic and social issues. In thatrespect, sustainable agriculture is not a classical, nar-row science. Instead of solving problems using theclassical painkiller approach that treats only nega-tive impacts, sustainable agriculture treats problemsources. Because most actual society issues are nowintertwined, global, and fast-developing, sustainableagriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world.This book series gathers review articles that analyzecurrent agricultural issues and knowledge, then pro-pose alternative solutions. It will therefore help allscientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers andpoliticians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energyand food system for future generations.
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2010. Approx. 400 p. (Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, 4)978-90-481-8740-9 approx. 149,95 €
Forthcoming
T. Lim
Medicinal and Non-medicinalEdible Plants, Vol. 1This work aims to create awareness and interest inthe rich and diverse array of edible medicinal andnon-medicinal plants in a multi-compendium for-mat. The edible species dealt with in the book includeto a larger extent lesser-known, wild and underuti-lized crops and some common and widely growncrops that are consumed as fruits, vegetables, culi-nary herbs, pulses, cereals, spices and condiments,root crops, beverages, mushrooms, edible oils andstimulants. Vegetables covered include species culti-vated for their fruits, seeds, flowers, leaves, petioles,shoots and roots or tubers. All relevant available andup-to-date information collated on more than a thou-sand species of edible, medicinal and non-medicinalplants will be provided in a comprehensive referenceseries fully illustrated with copious coloured images tohelp in edible plant and plant part identification. Eachvolume will cover about a hundred edible species inalphabetical order. Unlike other books on similar sub-jects under each species, there will be coloured plateson edible plant and plant parts followed by detailedinformation arranged in a logical and easy-to-followformat that covers the taxonomy (botanical name andsynonyms), common English and vernacular names;origin and distribution; agroecological requirements;edible plant part and uses; plant habit and descrip-tion; nutritive and medicinal/pharmacological val-ues, uses and relevant research; other non-edible uses;and selected/cited references for further reading. Thiswork will not cover cultivation aspects as the agron-omy of many of the traditional and wild, indigenousspecies has been little studied or published and forthose that are commonly or extensively cultivatedthere is a plethora of information that have been pub-lished in many text and reference books. The first fewvolumes will focus on edible fruit crops used as foodfollowed by those used as vegetables. Besides indicesfor scientific and common names, two glossaries areprovided, one for medical terms and another for otherscientific terms. This work will be of significant inter-est to scientists, researchers, practitioners (medicalpractitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horti-culturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists,herbalogists, herbologists, naturalists, conservation-ists, extension scientists, teachers, lecturers), studentsand the general public.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-8660-0Due March 2010
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2 Agriculture springer.com
springer.com Animal Genetics and Genomics 3
I.H. Williams
Biocontrol-Based Integrated
Management of Oilseed Rape
Pests
Oilseed rape is a major arable crop in both Europe
and North America. It is attacked by unique com-
plexes of insect pests still largely controlled through
the application of chemical insecticides. Crop man-
agement systems for the future must combine sustain-
ability with environmental acceptability to satisfy both
social and economic demands. This book, in its 17
chapters each led by a world expert, reviews research
progress towards developing integrated pest man-
agement systems for the crop that enhance conserva-
tion biocontrol. This approach is particularly timely
because of the development in Europe of insecticide
resistance in the pollen beetle, a major pest of the
crop. The past decade has seen considerable progress
in our knowledge of the parasitoids and predators
that contribute to biocontrol, of their distribution pat-
terns, and their behavioural ecology, both within and
without the crop. There is potential for natural enemy
conservation through modification of within-field
crop husbandry practices, as well as, on the landscape
scale, through habitat manipulation to encourage veg-
etational diversity. This book will prove invaluable as
a text for researchers, university teachers, graduate
scientists, extension workers and growers involved in
integrated pest management.
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Due April 2010
2010. Approx. 500 p. 30 illus. in color.
978-90-481-3982-8 ▶ approx. 169,95 €
Animal Genetics and Genomics
M. Sioud
RNA Therapeutics
Function, Design, and Delivery
Central to the synthesis of proteins, the performance
of catalysis, and many other physiological processes,
the aberrant expression of which can be linked to
human diseases including cancers, RNA has proven
to be key target for therapeutics as well as a tool for
therapy. In RNA Therapeutics: Function, Design,
and Delivery, expert contributors from a broad spec-
trum of scientific backgrounds highlight the roles
that messenger RNAs and small RNAs can play in
biology and medicine. While covering the five major
RNA-based drugs, namely the use of ribozymes to
cleave and/or correct mRNA transcript, the use of
siRNA for targeted silencing of gene transcripts, the
use of aptamers, like short RNA molecules, for neu-
tralizing the protein functions, the use mRNA-trans-
fected DCs to activate immune system against tumor
cells, as well as the use of RNA to reprogram T and/
or DC cell function, this extensive volume brings
together the fields of coding (mRNA) and non-cod-
ing RNA such as ribozymes, RNAse P, siRNAs, and
miRNAs into one convenient source. Written in the
highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™
series format, the cutting-edge protocol chapters con-
tain introductions to their respective topics, lists of
the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step,
readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and practi-
cal tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pit-
falls. Also, the book contains several excellent reviews
for teaching purposes. Authoritative and comprehen-
sive, RNA Therapeutics: Function, Design, and Deliv-
ery provides key models and tools which will assist
researchers in increasing our understanding of RNA
functions, modifications, and their involvement in
diseases in order to lead to the design of vital new
RNA-based therapeutics.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-656-6
Due March 2010
2010. Approx. 485 p. 100 illus. (Methods in Molecular
Biology, 629)
978-1-60761-656-6 ▶ 109,95 €
Animal Physiology
G.A. Gerencser
Epithelial Transport Physiology
The general theme of Epithelial Transport Physi-
ology is epithelial transport of molecules and ions,
which includes the regulation of these mechanisms
either directly, through secondary messengers, or via
nuclear commands. Biologic transport of ions and,
or, molecules across epithelial bio-membranes are
mediated by proteins or protein-based molecules.
Over the past forty to forty-five years, the primary
structures of many of these proteins have been elu-
cidated. One of the universalities that has emerged
during this investigative process is the commonal-
ity of function amongst epithelial transporters up
and down the phylogenetic tree of animals. The cen-
tral subject of Epithelial Transport Physiology is to
provide a comprehensive, contemporary review of
epithelial transport and the responsible transporter
proteins, while elucidating the wide spectrum of new
methods examining epithelial transporters such as
patch clamping, reconstitution, molecular biology
and molecular physiology that are now available for
the application to epithelial plasma membrane sys-
tems. Contributors to this volume were chosen by
the editor, George A. Gerencser, and were selected
for their outstanding accomplishments in the field,
and for their clarity and breadth of presentation.
Epithelial Transport Physiology is directed to both
basic and clinical scientists working in membrane
transport and related areas, to graduate students and
advanced undergraduates seeking a broad purview
of the subject, and to other investigators and poten-
tial investigators seeking a vista of the new frontiers of
molecular epithelial transporters.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60327-228-5
Due January 2010
2010. XII, 488 p. 108 illus., 31 in color.
978-1-60327-228-5 ▶ 199,95 €
4 Animal Systematics / Taxonomy / Biogeography springer.com
Animal Systematics /
Taxonomy / Biogeography
N. Becker, D. Petric, M. Zgomba, C. Boase, M. Madon, C. Dahl,
A. Kaiser
Mosquitoes and Their Control
Mosquitoes and Their Control presents a wealth of
information on the bionomics, systematics, ecology,
research techniques and control of both nuisance and
disease vector mosquitoes in an easily readable style,
providing practical guidelines and important infor-
mation for professionals and laymen alike. Ninety-
two European species and more than 100 globally
important vector and nuisance species are included
in the book. Most of them, including all European
species, are described in the fully illustrated iden-
tification keys, followed by a detailed description
of the morphology, biology, distribution and med-
ical importance of each species, including over 700
detailed drawings. Mosquitoes and Their Control
includes: systematics and biology medical significance
research techniques illustrated identification keys for
larval and adult mosquito genera morphology, ecol-
ogy, and distribution of the species identified in the
keys biological, chemical, physical and genetic con-
trol of mosquitoes Mosquitoes and Their Control is
a valuable tool for vector ecologists, entomologists,
and all those involved with mosquito control, biology,
ecology, and systematics world-wide. It will especially
benefit those professionals, scientists and students
dealing with mosquitoes and their control on a day-
to-day basis. Society as a whole stands to gain from
improved, environmentally responsible mosquito
management programs designed on the basis of a
broader understanding of mosquitoes and their con-
trol, as provided in this enlightening book.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-540-92873-7
Due January 2010
2010. XX, 639 p. 554 illus., 2 in color.
978-3-540-92873-7 ▶ 169,95 €
Applied Ecology
P.W. Atkinson
Vector Biology, Ecology and
Control
The control of mosquitoes and other insect vectors
of human pathogens in an area-wide, environmen-
tally and sustainable way is critical to solving global
health problems in the developing world but also to
industrialized countries that already have in place effi-
cient vector control programs. The rapid spread of
West Nile virus through the United States provides
one example of how even a highly developed coun-
try can be relatively powerless against the spread of
mosquito-borne disease. This volume illustrates how
the efforts over half a century of a single investiga-
tor, Mir S. Mulla, and his students and collabora-
tors have achieved sustainable vector insect control
in regions of the world extending from the south-
western United States to south-east Asia. These con-
trol strategies have been refined over these decades
and now are employed in a diversity of ecosystems.
Increased public awareness of global health and the
importance placed on this for the future well-being of
the entire human population makes the deployment
and refinement of these strategies even more timely.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-2457-2
Due January 2010
2010. XII, 260 p.
978-90-481-2457-2 ▶ 129,95 €
Forthcoming
W.J. Junk, M.T. Piedade, F. Wittmann, J. Schöngart, P. Parolin
Amazonian Floodplain Forests
Ecophysiology, Biodiversity and Sustainable
Management
Central Amazonian floodplain forests grow in areas
that are annually flooded by large rivers during mean
periods of up to 8 months and at depths of up to 10
m. Despite this severe stress, these forests consist of
over 1,000 species and are by far the most species-
rich floodplain forests worldwide. The trees show a
broad range of morphological, anatomical, physiolog-
ical, and phenological adaptations that enable them
not only to survive the adverse environmental condi-
tions, but also to produce large amounts of biomass
when the nutrient levels in water and soils are suf-
ficiently high. This is the case in the floodplains of
white-water rivers, which are used for fisheries, agri-
culture, and cattle-ranching but which also have a
high potential for the production of timber and non-
timber products, when adequately managed. This is
the first integrative book on the functioning and eco-
logically oriented use of floodplain forests in the trop-
ics and sub-tropics. It provides a solid scientific basis
for wetland ecologists, foresters, environmentalists,
and wetland managers. It is also an excellent textbook
for students working in Amazonian floodplain forests
and similar forest types in other regions.
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Due May 2010
2010. Approx. 500 p. (Ecological Studies, 211)
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Bacteriology
J. Ramos, A. Filloux
Pseudomonas
Volume 6: Molecular Microbiology, Infection and
Biodiversity
The five previous volumes of Pseudomonas series
covered the biology of pseudomonads in a wide con-
text, including the niches they inhabit, the taxonomic
relations among members of this group, the molecu-
lar biology of gene expression in different niches and
under different environmental conditions, the anal-
ysis of virulence traits in plants, animals and human
pathogens as well as the determinants that make some
strains useful for biotechnological applications and
promotion of plant growth. Pseudomonas volume
6 is intended to collect new information on molec-
ular microbiology, infection and biodiversity. This
sixth volume covers the following topics: transcrip-
tion regulation, virulence control, physiology and
metabolism, bacteriology, microbial genetics and
genomics. Pseudomonas volume 6 will be of use to
researchers working on these bacteria, particularly
those studying genomics, physiology, quorum sens-
ing, life styles, metabolism etc. Advanced students in
biology, medicine and agronomy will also find this
volume a valuable reference during their studies.
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springer.com Behavioural Sciences 5
Behavioural Sciences
N. Anthes, R. Bergmüller, W. Blanckenhorn, H.J. Brockmann,
C. Fichtel, L. Fromhage, J. Frommen, W. Goymann, J. Heinze,
K. Hirschenhauser, H. Hofer, S. Kaiser, P. Kappeler, B. Kempe-
naers, G. Kerth, J.I. Korb, K. Kotrschal, C. Kraus, M. Manser, N.
Michiels, R. Moritz, M. Pahl, D. Penn, N. Sachser, M. Schaefer,
C.P. Schaik, J.M. Schneider, I. Schreiber, M. Taborsky, J. Tautz,
F. Trillmich, S. Zhang, P. Kappeler
Animal Behaviour: Evolution and
Mechanisms
The study of animal behaviour is one of the fastest
growing sub-disciplines in biology. The resulting
diversity of conceptual approaches and methodolog-
ical innovations makes it increasingly difficult for
professionals and students to keep abreast of impor-
tant new developments. This edited volume provides
up-to-date reviews that facilitate orientation in key
areas of animal behaviour, including communication,
cognition, conflict, cooperation, sexual selection and
behavioural variation. The contributions address evo-
lutionary and proximate aspects of behaviour and also
cover both invertebrates and vertebrates. Important
concepts are dealt with in separate glossaries and key
examples highlighted in separate text boxes. Richly
illustrated with colour figures, this volume offers a
well structured overview of all the main developments
in current animal behaviour research. It is ideal for
teaching upper-level courses, where it will be essential
reading for advanced students familiar with basic con-
cepts and ideas.
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Due March 2010
2010. Approx. 620 p. 110 illus. in color.
978-3-642-02623-2 ▶ approx. 42,01 €
S. Gursky-Doyen, J. Supriatna
Indonesian Primates
Edited by two internationally renowned primatolo-
gists, this new text synthesizes current research on
the primates of Indonesia, which include apes, mon-
keys, and prosimians. It is published at a crucial time
as anxiety over the fate of the Indonesian primate
population is rising. One study concluded that more
than 70% of Asian primate species are threatened
with extinction, while 84% of the dozens of Indone-
sian primate species are threatened. In this volume,
the common thread of diversity is inextricably linked
to the theme of conservation. Contributed by key
researchers from around the world, the volume’s
chapters demonstrate the sheer variety in Indonesian
primates, ranging from Nekaris and Munds’ study of
using slow loris facial variation to distinguish species
to Delgado’s discussion of communication patterns
among orangutans. The book’s first section contains
chapters on the endangered orangutans and gibbons.
The orangutan, in its Sumatran and Bornean forms,
is the only Asian great ape; yet in Borneo, Sugardito
and Adhikerana nest densities are severely threat-
ened by logging activity, especially at national park
boundaries. The authors highlight the effectiveness
of community-based patrolling as a protective mea-
sure is becoming an increasingly effective means of
protecting orangutans. The second section of the
text examines the diversity of monkeys in Indone-
sia, with each author in turn stressing the importance
of conservation. Yorzinski uses the critically endan-
gered pig-tailed langur of the Indonesian Mentawai
Islands to demonstrate how isolated island primates
react to predation pressure, while further chapters
explore the relationship between vegetation and pri-
mate densities, habitat quality and its degradation,
and human--simian interaction. A further section
looks at the region’s prosimians and notes that the
taxonomic diversity is only recently being explored.
The cryptic/nocturnal nature of these primates makes
their conservation status even more uncertain. Sharon
Gursky-Doyen is an associate professor of anthropol-
ogy at Texas A&M University. She received her BA
from Hartwick College, her MS from the University
of New Mexico, and her Ph.D. from the State Univer-
sity of New York at Stony Brook. She has been study-
ing Sulawesi tarsiers since 1994. Her present research
is centered on understanding the effects of altitude on
the recently re-discovered pygmy tarsiers. She is the
author of numerous scientific publications including
The Spectral Tarsier, (Prentice Hall 2007); Primate
Anti-Predator Strategies (coedited with Anna Nekaris,
Springer 2007) as well as Tarsiers: Past, Present and
Future (co-edited with Patricia Wright and Elwyn
Simons, Rutgers University Press, 2003). Jatna Supri-
atna received his B.S. in Biology from Universitas
Nasional, Jakarta, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the
University of New Mexico. He has worked for Con-
servation International since 1994 and has served as
the Vice President for Conservation International
Indonesia Program since 2005. In 1999, he received
the Golden Ark Award for his conservation work
from Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. In 2009, he
received a Science Award also known as the Habibie
Award from former Indonesian President B.J. Habi-
bie. He has published 8 books on Indonesian Bio-
diversity and more than 90 articles in international
journals. His books include: Panduan Lapangan Pri-
mata Indonesia (Field Guide of Indonesia Primates),
Conservation Biology and Saving Indonesia's Nature.
The latter two books are among the best-selling envi-
ronment books in Indonesia.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-1559-7
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2010. Approx. 320 p. 74 illus., 14 in color. (Developments in
Primatology: Progress and Prospects, )
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Biochemistry (general)
U. Albrecht
The Circadian Clock
This comprehensive book, written by experts in the
field, provides historical and current information
about the circadian clock, molecular properties of
clock components and their roles in health and dis-
ease. The Circadian Clock includes advances in sev-
eral aspects of clock research with chapters ranging
from gene expression, mathematical modeling, physi-
ology, neuroscience and comparitive biology. It aims
to give an integrated view how the biochemistry and
physiology of an organism is organized over the 24
hours of a day and how disturbance of clock function
can lead to disease. The Circadian Clock is an ideal
book for researchers, clinicians and graduate students
in the fields of biochemistry, cell biology, physiology,
neuroscience and bioinformatics.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-1261-9
Due January 2010
2010. XI, 300 p. 39 illus., 15 in color. (Protein Reviews,
12)
978-1-4419-1261-9 ▶ 119,95 €
6 Biochemistry (general) springer.com
D. Armstrong
Advanced Protocols in Oxidative
Stress II
Expanding upon the research elucidated by the first
volume of this collection, Advanced Protocols in
Oxidative Stress II presents thirty additional cut-
ting-edge chapters focusing on novel techniques for
detecting ROS/RNS, unique AOX technology and
applications, gene expression and biostatistics for
evaluating OS-derived experimental data. The inter-
national panel of authors also provide animal models
and numerous studies concentrating on mitochon-
dria during hypoxic conditions using advanced meth-
ods for pO2, peroxynitrate, reactive S-nitrosothiols,
lipid peroxides, COX, and the mitochondrial mem-
brane potential. Due to the dynamic nature of this
topic, this book is the second of several volumes of
Advanced Protocols in Oxidative Stress, all included
in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biol-
ogy™ series. As part of the series, the chapters of this
volume present brief introductions to the respective
subjects, lists of the necessary materials and reagents,
step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory proto-
cols, and tips on troubleshooting to ensure easy repli-
cation of the technology involved. Authoritative and
convenient, Advanced Protocols in Oxidative Stress
II is an ideal desk reference for scientists wishing to
further the research in this exciting, unique, and vital
field of study.
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Biology, 594)
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K. Balasubramanian, M. Burghard
Carbon Nanotubes
Methods and Protocols
Due to their rare combination of high chemical stabil-
ity, exceptional optical and electrical properties, high
surface-to-volume ratio, and high aspect ratio, carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) have made an enormous impact
on materials science, molecular biology, biomedicine,
and bioanalytical chemistry. Carbon Nanotubes:
Methods and Protocols provides reliable, consistent
protocols on the application of CNTs in molecular
biology-related fields. These are of vital importance,
as the commercially available CNTs differ in purity,
agglomeration state, as well as length and diame-
ter distribution, all of which have a profound influ-
ence on the dispersability and surface properties of
the tubes. The volume contains detailed sections on
functionalization, toxicity, trafficking, scaffolds, and
biosensors, provided by expert researchers from var-
ious fields. Written in the highly successful Methods
in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include
introductions to their respective topics, lists of the
necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily
reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes on trou-
bleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authorita-
tive and cutting-edge, Carbon Nanotubes: Methods
and Protocols serves to contribute to the achievement
of common standards and helps researchers to avoid
discrepancies in future biology-related CNT studies.
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Molecular Biology, 625)
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R.W. Burry
Immunocytochemistry
A Practical Guide for Biomedical Research
Immunocytochemistry is a microscopic method that
uses antibodies to localize proteins in tissue sections
and cell cultures. Dr. Burry’s book is the first prac-
tical guide to planning, performing, and evaluat-
ing immunocytochemical experiments designed for
novice immunocytochemists. This book’s predom-
inant orientation is academic, focusing only on the
most productive methods, with a primary emphasis
on animal-based research tissues. The clear descrip-
tions of the methods are easily followed and the spe-
cific design charts show how to plan an experiment.
Included are a series of experimental cases exploring
actual mistakes that demonstrate the approaches pre-
sented. Immunocytochemistry is no longer consid-
ered a specialized technique - Immunocytochemistry:
A Practical Guide for Biomedical Research showcases
this mainstream morphological approach in an acces-
sible and exciting manner.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-1303-6
Due January 2010
2010. XV, 223 p. 82 illus., 8 in color.
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I.M. Clark
Matrix Metalloproteinase
Protocols
Since the discovery of a collagen-degrading pro-
tease in the tadpole tail in 1962, matrix metallopro-
teinase research has led to the discovery of more than
twenty distinct vertebrate MMPs, along with a vari-
ety of homologues from diverse organisms such as
the sea urchin, plants, insects, and nematode worms.
Fully updating and adding to the popular first edi-
tion, Matrix Metalloproteinase Protocols, Second Edi-
tion includes a series of state-of-the-art techniques
provided by eminent experts in the field. Beginning
with a brief overview of the MMP arena, from how
these enzymes fit into the larger degradome to what
occurs when their expression and function in the
mouse is modulated, the volume continues with sec-
tions on the expression and purification of MMPs and
TIMPs, the detection of MMPs and TIMPs at both
the protein and mRNA level, and our ability to assay
MMP and TIMP activities in a wide variety of circum-
stances. Written in the highly successful Methods in
Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters contain
introductions to their respective topics, lists of the
necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily
reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes on trou-
bleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Compre-
hensive and cutting-edge, Matrix Metalloproteinase
Protocols, Second Edition is an ideal source for many
of the essential laboratory techniques for both novice
and seasoned researchers alike collected in one conve-
nient volume.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60327-298-8
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2010. Approx. 410 p. 48 illus., 4 in color. (Methods in
Molecular Biology, 622)
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springer.com Biochemistry (general) 7
A. Economou
Protein Secretion
Methods and Protocols
Over the past thirty years, many elegant genetic and
biochemical approaches have been combined in order
to advance the study of protein secretion and the
necessary navigation through cell membranes, yet,
despite this progress, less than two hundred mem-
brane protein structures are known, nowhere near
the complete inventory that the discovered protein
export systems suggest. In Protein Secretion: Meth-
ods and Protocols, leading experts in the field pro-
vide robust, well-established protocols to elucidate
the multiplicity of tools that have been developed to
study protein sorting, membrane targeting, trans-
membrane crossing, and secretion across multiple
membranes. With examples involving both prokary-
otic and eukaryotic organisms, the volume covers
subjects ranging from bioinformatics and proteomics
to fundamental enzymology and genetics to cell biol-
ogy, structural analyses, and biophysics. Written in
the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biol-
ogy™ series format, chapters contain introductions to
their respective topics, lists of the key materials and
reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible proto-
cols, and detailed notes on troubleshooting and avoid-
ing known pitfalls. Comprehensive and dependable,
Protein Secretion: Methods and Protocols focuses on
well-characterized paradigms so that scientists study-
ing a vast array of subjects from biochemistry and
genetics to biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals can
benefit and expand upon their vital research.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60327-167-7
Due February 2010
2010. Approx. 395 p. 74 illus., 2 in color. (Methods in
Molecular Biology, 619)
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Forthcoming
J.R. Harris
Cholesterol Binding and
Cholesterol Transport Proteins:
Structure and Function in Health and Disease
Knowledge of cholesterol and its interaction with
protein molecules is of fundamental importance in
both animal and human biology. This book con-
tains 22 chapters, dealing in depth with structural
and functional aspects of the currently known and
extremely diverse unrelated families of choles-
terol-binding and cholesterol transport proteins. By
drawing together this range of topics the Editor has
attempted to correlate this broad field of study for the
first time. Technical aspects are given considerable
emphasis, particularly in relation cholesterol reporter
molecules and to the isolation and study of membrane
cholesterol- and sphingomyelin-rich "raft" domains.
Cell biological, biochemical and clinical topics are
included in this book, which serve to emphasize the
acknowledged and important benefits to be gained
from the study of cholesterol and cholesterol-bind-
ing proteins within the biomedical sciences and the
involvement of cholesterol in several clinical disor-
ders. It is hoped that by presenting this topic in this
integrated manner that an appreciation of the fact
that there is much more that needs to be taken into
account, studied and understood than the widely dis-
cussed "bad and good cholesterol" associated, respec-
tively, with the low- and high-density lipoproteins,
LDL and HDL.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-8621-1
Due March 2010
2010. Approx. 400 p. (Subcellular Biochemistry, 51)
978-90-481-8621-1 ▶ approx. 149,95 €
Forthcoming
D.V. Nicolau
Nanodevices Based on Protein
Molecular Motors
An Engineering Approach
This book reviews the state of the art in the design,
fabrication and operation of bio-nano-devices based
on protein molecular motors, as well as the chal-
lenges and the opportunities offered by alternative
architectures and possible applications. The focus of
the review will be on self-propelled machines, which
have the highest chances to develop in autonomous
dynamic nanodevices and systems of devices based on
protein molecular motors.
More on www.springer.com/978-0-387-30755-8
Due May 2010
2010. (Fundamental Biomedical Technologies, 105)
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Forthcoming
P.V. Vignais, P. Vignais
Discovering Life, Manufacturing
Life
How the experimental method shaped life
sciences
This book tells the story of how thinkers, over time,
have dared to explore using experimental devices and
how the experimental method established itself and
took a predominant role in the life sciences. While life
sciences continue to advance and knowledge becomes
more widespread and accessible, philosophers now
focus on problems of ethics particularly with respect
to the reproductive functions that contemporary biol-
ogy is able to manipulate and modify. Looking at the
stunning progress made by scientific thought over
the last five centuries we might ask ourselves what
were the triggering factors that lead to the experi-
mental method. How did this logical and objective
approach to the exploration of various enigmas in
nature arise and spread at a particular moment in
time in the western world? Was there an influence
from the social, religious or political context? Was
the energy of a few individuals sufficient to initiate
such a revolution? The authors of this book take us on
journey of the mind, from the ancient roots of scien-
tific rationality to today’s irresistible trend in genetic
manipulation, particularly focused on human beings.
Inevitably this will lead the reader to view the way
in which science is done today under a new light. A
fascinating discussion, based on concrete examples
and experiments, provides food for thought, not only
with respect to the experimental method itself, but
also regarding the organization of science as it exists
today and how it is perceived. About the authors:
Pierre V. Vignais, a science doctor and a doctor of
medicine, was awarded a scholarship of the Fonda-
tion Roux at the Pasteur Institute of Paris. Profes-
sor emeritus of Biochemistry of the medical college
of the University Joseph Fourier and director of a
URA-CNRS at the CEA (French Atomic Energy Com-
mission), he received the CNRS Silver Medal and
the Grand Prix de l'Académie des Sciences. He died,
aged 80, in September 2006. Paulette M. Vignais, his
wife, received her diploma in chemical engineering
from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de
Paris (ENSCP) and obtained her Ph.D. in biochem-
istry from the University of Paris. She recently retired
from a position of Emeritus director of Research at
the CNRS where she directed a CNRS-CEA Unit at
the CEA.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-3766-4
Due January 2010
2010. VIII, 420 p. 40 illus., 10 in color.
978-90-481-3766-4 ▶ 119,95 €
N.J. de Mol, M.J. Fischer
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Methods and Protocols
While commercial instruments have expanded the
usage and the related literature has increased, the
quality of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) research
has been hindered by a lack of knowledge of the pro-
cesses that influence the SPR signal. In Surface Plas-
mon Resonance: Methods and Protocols, experts in
the field present a wide variety of applications involv-
ing commercially available SPR instruments. The
heart of the SPR technique is to construct a dedicated
surface for an assay. Protocols describe such surfaces
for many needs, including the study of membrane
bound proteins. Beyond the protocols-based chapters,
the volume also highlights the backgrounds of vital
issues in the use of SPR, including processes occur-
ring within the hydrogel environment of sensors and
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on lipid membrane surfaces as well as the analysis of
kinetic information. Written in the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chap-
ters include introductions to their respective topics,
lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-
step, readily reproducible protocols, and notes on
troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Author-
itative and cutting-edge, Surface Plasmon Resonance:
Methods and Protocols fills a need for well-described,
hands-on SPR experimental protocols and promises
to inspire the adaptation of these techniques to fit the
needs of labs around the world.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-669-6
Due April 2010
2010. Approx. 255 p. 77 illus., 6 in color. (Methods in
Molecular Biology, 627)
978-1-60761-669-6 ▶ 94,95 €
Biodiversity
J.M. Cock, K. Tessmar-Raible, C. Boyen, F. Viard
Introduction to Marine Genomics
Marine biology has always played an important role
in biological research, being at the origin of many key
advances. To a certain extent, the influence of marine
biology on the biological sciences was overshad-
owed over a period of several years by the remark-
able advances that were made using powerful model
organisms from terrestrial environments. This situa-
tion is now changing again, however, due primarily to
spectacular developments in genomic methodologies
that have significantly accelerated research in a broad
spectrum of marine biology disciplines ranging from
biodiversity to developmental biology to biotechnol-
ogy. The data generated by marine genomics projects
have had an impact on questions as diverse as under-
standing planetary geochemical cycles, the impact of
climate change on marine fauna and flora, the func-
tioning of marine ecosystems, the discovery of new
organisms and novel biomolecules, and investigation
of the evolution of animal developmental complexity.
This book represents the first attempt to document
how genomic technologies are revolutionising these
diverse domains of marine biology. Each chapter of
this book looks at how these technologies are being
employed in a specific domain of marine research and
provides a summary of the major results obtained to
date. The book as a whole provides an overview of
marine genomics as a discipline and represents an
ideal starting point for exploring this rapidly develop-
ing domain.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-8616-7
Due May 2010
2010. Approx. 370 p. (Advances in Marine Genomics, 1)
978-90-481-8616-7 ▶ approx. 149,95 €
Bioinformatics (general)
H. Bang, X.K. Zhou, H.L. Van Epps, M. Mazumdar
Statistical Methods in Molecular
Biology
While there is a wide selection of 'by experts, for
experts’ books in statistics and molecular biology,
there is a distinct need for a book that presents the
basic principles of proper statistical analyses and
progresses to more advanced statistical methods
in response to rapidly developing technologies and
methodologies in the field of molecular biology. Sta-
tistical Methods in Molecular Biology strives to fill
that gap by covering basic and intermediate statis-
tics that are useful for classical molecular biology set-
tings and advanced statistical techniques that can be
used to help solve problems commonly encountered
in modern molecular biology studies, such as super-
vised and unsupervised learning, hidden Markov
models, methods for manipulation and analysis of
high-throughput microarray and proteomic data, and
methods for the synthesis of the available evidences.
This detailed volume offers molecular biologists a
book in a progressive style where basic statistical
methods are introduced and gradually elevated to
an intermediate level, while providing statisticians
knowledge of various biological data generated from
the field of molecular biology, the types of questions
of interest to molecular biologists, and the state-of-
the-art statistical approaches to analyzing the data.
As a volume in the highly successful Methods in
Molecular Biology™ series, this work provides the
kind of meticulous descriptions and implementation
advice for diverse topics that are crucial for getting
optimal results. Comprehensive but convenient, Sta-
tistical Methods in Molecular Biology will aid stu-
dents, scientists, and researchers along the pathway
from beginning strategies to a deeper understand-
ing of these vital systems of data analysis and inter-
pretation within one concise volume. "Here is a
comprehensive book that systematically covers both
basic and advanced statistical topics in molecular
biology, including parametric and nonparametric,
and frequentist and Bayesian methods. I am highly
impressed by the breadth and depth of the applica-
tions. I strongly recommend this book for both statis-
ticians and biologists who need to communicate with
each other in this exciting field of research." - Robert
C. Elston, PhD., Director, Division of Genetic and
Molecular Epidemiology, Case Western Reserve Uni-
versity "An extraordinary exposition of the central
topics of modern molecular biology, presented by
practicing experts who weave together rigorous the-
ory with practical techniques and illustrative exam-
ples." - George C. Newman, MD, PhD, Chairman,
Neurosensory Sciences, Albert Einstein Medical Cen-
ter "I cannot think of anything we need now in trans-
lation research field more than more efficient cross
talk between molecular biology and statistics. This
book is just on target. It fills the gap." - Iman Osman,
MB, BCh, MD, Director, Interdisciplinary Melanoma
Cooperative Program, New York University Langone
Medical Center
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-578-1
Due February 2010
2010. Approx. 550 p. 117 illus. (Methods in Molecular
Biology, 620)
978-1-60761-578-1 ▶ 124,95 €
O. Carugo, F. Eisenhaber
Data Mining Techniques for the
Life Sciences
Whereas getting exact data about living systems and
sophisticated experimental procedures have primar-
ily absorbed the minds of researchers previously, the
development of high-throughput technologies has
caused the weight to increasingly shift to the problem
of interpreting accumulated data in terms of biologi-
cal function and biomolecular mechanisms. In Data
Mining Techniques for the Life Sciences, experts in
the field contribute valuable information about the
sources of information and the techniques used for
"mining" new insights out of databases. Beginning
with a section covering the concepts and structures
of important groups of databases for biomolec-
ular mechanism research, the book then contin-
ues with sections on formal methods for analyzing
biomolecular data and reviews of concepts for ana-
lyzing biomolecular sequence data in context with
other experimental results that can be mapped onto
genomes. As a volume of the highly successful Meth-
ods in Molecular Biology™ series, this work provides
the kind of detailed description and implementa-
tion advice that is crucial for getting optimal results.
Authoritative and easy to reference, Data Mining
Techniques for the Life Sciences seeks to aid students
and researchers in the life sciences who wish to get a
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condensed introduction into the vital world of biolog-
ical databases and their many applications.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60327-240-7
Due January 2010
2010. XII, 407 p. 89 illus. (Methods in Molecular Biology, 609)
978-1-60327-240-7 ▶ 89,95 €
S.J. Hubbard, A.R. Jones
Proteome Bioinformatics
The field of proteomics moves rapidly, as new meth-
ods, techniques, applications, standards, models and
software appear almost on a daily basis. In Proteome
Bioinformatics, expert researchers explore this ever-
changing field, providing the reader with a mix of
review and methodology chapters which address the
fundamentals of analysis methods, algorithms, data
standards and databases. Chapters include practical
considerations for analyzing database search results,
annotating genomes, speeding up searches, and
responding to specific data processing challenges. As
a volume of the highly successful Methods in Molec-
ular Biology series, this work provides the kind of
detailed description and implementation advice that
is crucial for getting optimal results. Comprehensive
and ground-breaking, Proteome Bioinformatics is an
essential guidebook for the novice and expert alike,
covering topics that address a wide range of data anal-
ysis and management problems.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-443-2
Due January 2010
2010. Approx. 350 p. 92 illus. (Methods in Molecular Biology,
604)
978-1-60761-443-2 ▶ 89,95 €
R. Matthiesen
Bioinformatics Methods in Clinical
Research
Integrated bioinformatics solutions have become
increasingly valuable in past years, as technologi-
cal advances have allowed researchers to consider
the potential of omics for clinical diagnosis, prog-
nosis, and therapeutic purposes, and as the costs of
such techniques have begun to lessen. In Bioinfor-
matics Methods in Clinical Research, experts exam-
ine the latest developments impacting clinical omics,
and describe in great detail the algorithms that are
currently used in publicly available software tools.
Chapters discuss statistics, algorithms, automated
methods of data retrieval, and experimental consid-
eration in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics,
and metabolomics. Composed in the highly success-
ful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, each
chapter contains a brief introduction, provides practi-
cal examples illustrating methods, results, and conclu-
sions from data mining strategies wherever possible,
and includes a Notes section which shares tips on
troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Infor-
mative and ground-breaking, Bioinformatics Methods
in Clinical Research establishes a much-needed bridge
between theory and practice, making it an indispens-
able resource for bioinformatics researchers.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60327-193-6
Due January 2010
2010. X, 387 p. 63 illus. (Methods in Molecular Biology, 593)
978-1-60327-193-6 ▶ 89,95 €
V. Sintchenko
Infectious Disease Informatics
In this book, Vitali Sintchenko brings together a
collection of state-of-the-art reviews of informatics
applications aiming to improve the diagnosis, preven-
tion, treatment and control of infectious diseases. In
response to the need for computational biology tech-
niques geared towards clinical medicine, this volume
covers the emerging domains of translational bioin-
formatics, genomics enabled decision support, intel-
ligent design of vaccines and antimicrobial drugs as
well as new types of biosurveillance. This book is writ-
ten by a diverse, international group of experts in the
field and provides clinicians, pathologists, biomedi-
cal researchers and informaticians with an essential
resource that offers also a fascinating glimpse into the
future of this dynamic field. Vitali Sintchenko (MBBS,
PhD, FRCPA, FACHI) is a clinical microbiologist and
informatician with the Sydney Medical School, The
University of Sydney, Australia.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-1326-5
Due January 2010
2010. XII, 434 p. 66 illus., 11 in color.
978-1-4419-1326-5 ▶ 149,95 €
Biological Microscopy
Forthcoming
C.D. Geddes
Reviews in Fluorescence 2008
Reviews in Fluorescence 2008, the fifth volume of
the book serial from Springer, serves as a compre-
hensive collection of current trends and emerging
hot topics in the field of fluorescence spectroscopy.
It summarizes the year’s progress in fluorescence
and its applications, with authoritative analytical
reviews specialized enough to be attractive to pro-
fessional researchers, yet also appealing to the wider
audience of scientists in related disciplines of fluo-
rescence. Reviews in Fluorescence offers an essential
reference material for any lab working in the fluores-
cence field and related areas. All academics, bench
scientists, and industry professionals wishing to take
advantage of the latest and greatest in the continu-
ously emerging field of fluorescence will find it an
invaluable resource. Key features: Comprehensive
coverage of the year's hottest and emerging topics.
Chapters authored by known leading figures in the
fluorescence field. Accessible utility in a single vol-
ume reference. New volume publishes annually Each
Reviews in Fluorescence volume will be citable (ISI)
and indexed. Reviews in Fluorescence 2008 topics
include: Imaging Protein Interactions in Living Cells
using the Fluorescent Proteins. Engineering Green
Fluorescent Proteins Using an Expanded Genetic
Code. The use of Fluorescence Anisotropy to Study
the Preferential Orientation of Fluorophores in Orga-
nized Bi-Dimensional Systems. Fluorescence Imaging
of Calcium Loading and Mitochondrial Depolariza-
tion in Cancer Cells Exposed to Heat Stress. Energy
Transfer in Silica Nanoparticles: An Essential Tool
for the Amplification Fluorescence Signals. Geneti-
cally Encoded Fluorescent and Bioluminescent Probes
for Illuminating Cellular Signaling Pathways. Fluo-
rescent Protein FRET Applications. About the Editor:
Dr Chris D. Geddes, Ph.D., Professor, has extensive
experience in fluorescence spectroscopy, particu-
larly in fluorescence sensing and metal-fluorophore
interactions (Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence), pub-
lishing over 190 papers and 18 books. Dr Geddes is
internationally known in fluorescence for his schol-
arly publications and for the development of fluores-
cence-based plasmonics. He is the editor-in-chief of
the Journal of Fluorescence and founding editor of
the Who’s Who in Fluorescence and Annual Reviews
in Fluorescence volumes. In addition, due to the labs
pioneering efforts in the fields of metallic nanopar-
ticle-fluorophore interactions, Dr Geddes launched
the Springer Journal "Plasmonics" in 2005. Dr Ged-
des is Director of the Institute of Fluorescence at the
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute which
focuses on the nano-bio-technological applications of
fluorescence. Dr Geddes frequently chairs NIH study
sections, is a frequent member of the NIBIB special
emphasis sensing panels and is currently a perma-
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nent member of the NIH EBT study section. http://
theinstituteoffluorescence.com/
More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-0828-5
Due January 2010
2010. Approx. 490 p. 169 illus., 91 in color. (Reviews in
Fluorescence, 2008)
978-1-4419-0828-5 ▶ 139,95 €
Cell Biology
P. Baumann
G-Quadruplex DNA
Methods and Protocols
Recent work has revealed that stabilizing G-quadru-
plexes in telomeric DNA inhibits telomerase activity,
providing impetus for the development of G-quar-
tet-interacting drugs, while G-quartet-containing
oligonucleotides have been recognized as a potent
class of aptamers effective against STAT3 and other
transcription factors implicated in oncogenesis, prov-
ing these guanine-quartets to be a vital and rich area
for future study. In G-Quadruplex DNA: Methods
and Protocols, experts in the field present a collection
of detailed techniques for studying G-quartet forma-
tion, dynamics, and molecular recognition. Writ-
ten in the highly successful Methods in Molecular
Biology™ series format, chapters include brief intro-
ductions to their respective topics, lists of the nec-
essary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily
reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes on trou-
bleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authorita-
tive and cutting-edge, G-Quadruplex DNA: Methods
and Protocols promises to be a useful resource for
those familiar with G-quartets as well as an easy entry
point for those researchers from diverse fields who are
just developing an interest in the exciting implications
of G-quadruplex DNA.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-58829-950-5
Due January 2010
2010. XII, 276 p. 65 illus., 2 in color. (Methods in Molecular
Biology, 608)
978-1-58829-950-5 ▶ 79,95 €
I.M. Conboy, D.V. Schaffer, M.H. Barcellos-Hoff, S. Li
Protocols for Adult Stem Cells
The study of adult stem cells has surged in recent
years. Because they are responsible for the body’s
natural ability to fight diseases, heal and recover, or
fail and succumb to various maladies, it has become
increasingly important to adapt or devise new meth-
ods to identify and obtain these cells in quantity and
purity for further study. In Protocols for Adult Stem
Cells, expert researchers present a variety of meth-
ods for studying five types of clinically-relevant mam-
malian stems cells: mammary, nerve, skeletal muscle,
endothelial and mesenchymal. Culture techniques
have been optimized for managing the growth and
differentiation of stem cells in vitro; as some stem
cells are pluripotent, often the method is to guide the
fate of such cells among the possible differentiation
fates. Chapters include information that will assist
researchers in obtaining, characterizing and study-
ing these cells or adapting them to the stem cells of
choice. Composed in the highly successful Methods
in Molecular Biology™ series format, each chapter
contains a brief introduction, step-by-step meth-
ods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section
which shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding
known pitfalls. Critical and cutting edge, Protocols for
Adult Stem Cells is an essential guide which provides
groundbreaking and novel techniques certain to rede-
fine the field of stem cell biology.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-062-5
Due February 2010
2010. Approx. 200 p. 20 illus., 1 in color. (Methods in
Molecular Biology, 621)
978-1-60761-062-5 ▶ 94,95 €
Forthcoming
S. Ding
Cellular Programming and
Reprogramming
Methods and Protocols
Before the therapeutic potential of cell replacement
therapy or the development of therapeutic drugs for
stimulating the body’s own regenerative ability to
repair cells damaged by disease and injury can be
fully realized, control of stem cell fate, immuno-rejec-
tion, and limited cell sources must be overcome. In
Cellular Programming and Reprogramming: Meth-
ods and Protocols, expert researchers cover the most
recent technologies and their related mechanisms
involved in the programming and reprogramming of
cell fate. Written in the highly successful Methods in
Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include
introductions to their respective topics, lists of the
necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, labo-
ratory protocols, and notes to highlight tips on trou-
bleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Essential
and cutting-edge, Cellular Programming and Repro-
gramming: Methods and Protocols promises to aid
scientists attempting to advance stem cell biology
in order to better treat devastating human diseases,
including cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative
disease, musculoskeletal disease, diabetes, and cancer.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-690-0
Due May 2010
2010. Approx. 350 p. 54 illus., 4 in color. (Methods in
Molecular Biology, 636)
978-1-60761-690-0 ▶ 109,95 €
M. Federico
Lentivirus Gene Engineering
Protocols
Second Edition
Since the publication of the first edition, lentivirus
vector-based technologies, through in vitro and in
vivo gene transfer in eukaryotic animal cells, con-
tinue to offer the most promising opportunities for
curing genetic disorders, as well as cancer and infec-
tious diseases. Lentivirus Gene Engineering Proto-
cols, Second Edition reflects the spectacular progress
made in the field with a set of cutting-edge methods
contributed by highly respected scientists. Beginning
with a thorough overview of the most recent lentivirus
developments, the book continues with detailed pro-
tocols including sections on the advances in lentiviral
vector technology, new lentiviral vector applications,
involving transgenic human embryonic stem cells
and fetal gene therapy among other topics, as well as
the invaluable breakthroughs in LV-mediated expres-
sion of microRNAs. Written in the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chap-
ters include introductions to their respective subjects,
lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-
step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and
notes sections, highlighting tips on troubleshooting
and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and timely,
Lentivirus Gene Engineering Protocols, Second Edi-
tion covers the most relevant issues and techniques of
LV-based gene engineering, thus representing a com-
plete theoretical and practical guide for scientists still
springer.com Cell Biology 11
unfamiliar with LV technologies and those who sim-
ply wish to know more about this vital area of study.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-532-3
Due February 2010
2010. Approx. 260 p. 35 illus. (Methods in Molecular Biology,
614)
978-1-60761-532-3 ▶ 109,95 €
U. Garg, C.A. Hammett-Stabler
Clinical Applications of Mass
Spectrometry
Methods and Protocols
As mass spectrometric methods now offer a level of
specificity and sensitivity unrealized by spectrophoto-
metric- and immunoassay-based methods, mass spec-
trometry has entered the clinical laboratory where it
is being used for a wide range of applications. In Clin-
ical Applications of Mass Spectrometry: Methods and
Protocols, expert researchers provide detailed step-
by-step procedures for the analysis of number of ana-
lytes of clinical importance. This versatile and expan-
sive volume covers mass spectrometry methods for
analytes including a variety of drugs, hormones, and
metabolic compounds spanning the disciplines of tox-
icology, therapeutic drug monitoring, endocrinol-
ogy, and pediatric metabolism. Written in the highly
successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series for-
mat, chapters include brief introductions to the ana-
lytes, lists of the necessary materials and reagents,
readily reproducible analytical protocols, and detailed
notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pit-
falls. Comprehensive and dependable, Clinical Appli-
cations of Mass Spectrometry: Methods and Protocols
offers its readers a wide array of valuable methods for
experienced mass spectrometric labs that are look-
ing to introduce new analyses as well as for those lab-
oratories currently considering the addition of this
resourceful and vital technology.
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603)
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T.D. Hewitson, I.A. Darby
Histology Protocols
With much of what we know about the pathogene-
sis of disease coming from the systematic and careful
study of histological material, histology has proven to
be an incredibly valuable area of study. In Histology
Protocols, expert researchers in the field contribute
detailed methods involving the preparation of tissue,
providing an overview of fixation, embedding, and
processing, along with the required techniques for
the retrieval of RNA from histological sections, fol-
lowed by sections on routine and specialist histolog-
ical staining techniques, including immuno-, lectin,
and hybridization histochemistry, histological stain-
ing, as well as specific methods for the in situ identi-
fication of hypoxia and apoptosis, and details on the
advances in imaging and image analysis. Written in
the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™
series format, chapters include introductions to their
respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and
reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory
protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoid-
ing known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge,
Histology Protocols will provide molecular biologists
with the basic histochemical techniques and histolo-
gists with the molecular techniques necessary to real-
ize the potential of their resource.
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I. Mus-Veteau
Heterologous Expression of
Membrane Proteins
Methods and Protocols
Membrane proteins play a key role in numerous
pathologies such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, epilepsy,
hyperinsulinism, and Alzheimer’s disease, yet stud-
ies on these and other disorders are hampered by a
lack of information about the proteins involved. In
Heterologous Expression of Membrane Proteins:
Methods and Protocols, expert researchers provide an
overview of the different heterologous expression sys-
tems available to produce these proteins for structural
analysis, helping us to understand how these proteins
function, and additionally, how their functions can be
modified through drug treatment. Chapters examine
membrane protein solubilization, purification, and
instability in solution, and investigate the strategies
that helped to determine the structure of the first het-
erologously expressed mammalian membrane pro-
teins. Composed in the highly successful Methods in
Molecular Biology™ series format, each chapter con-
tains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a
list of necessary materials, and a Notes section which
shares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known
pitfalls. Far-reaching and innovative, Heterologous
Expression of Membrane Proteins: Methods and Pro-
tocols, is an essential guide for novice and experi-
enced researchers alike, providing detailed methods
for existing expression systems alongside cutting-edge
strategies for future use in the field.
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S.H. Naik
Dendritic Cell Protocols
Given the vital importance of immune system
research, the gathering of clear, consistent, and infor-
mative protocols involving the study of dendritic cells
is paramount. Bringing the popular first edition fully
up to date, Dendritic Cell Protocols, Second Edition
presents protocols from experts in the field that cover
the basics and more complex forays into the explo-
ration of DC development and function, both in mice
and humans. The first section of the volume involving
humans explores topics such as the isolation of blood
DC subtypes, primary skin Langerhans cells, and the
generation of gene-manipulated human DCs with
the inclusion of more clinically relevant methods as
well, while the second section involving rodent mod-
els delves into DC and precursor generation in vitro,
isolation ex vivo, disease models, as well as DC func-
tions and properties. Written in the highly successful
Methods in Molecular Biology™ series style, chap-
ters include introductions to their respective subjects,
lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-
step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and
notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Dendritic Cell Pro-
tocols, Second Edition aims to become a bench-side
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handbook for both beginners and experts in the field
of DC research and a long-term reference for some of
the most popular methods put forward by those who
lead the field.
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Biology, 595)
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A. Sharon
Molecular and Cell Biology
Methods for Fungi
With the development of fungal transformation sys-
tems and the deciphering of an increasing number of
fungal genomes, this diverse clade of heterotrophic
eukaryotic organisms has proven to be ideal for
molecular work and highly serviceable as model sys-
tems to study basic processes with results that are
applicable to many organisms, including humans.
In Molecular and Cell Biology Methods for Fungi,
experts in the field provide an up-to-date set of prac-
tical protocols covering a range of frequently used
methods used to study molecular and cellular aspects
of fungal biology. The included classical protocols
such as transformation systems and traditional pro-
tein analysis methods, which have been widely used
for many years, alongside the most advanced tech-
niques such as genome amplification, whole genome
knockout methods, and sophisticated in vivo imaging
techniques will prove to be easily adaptable and useful
in a wide range of species. Written in the highly suc-
cessful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format,
chapters include introductions to their respective top-
ics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-
by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols,
and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known
pitfalls. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Molecular
and Cell Biology Methods for Fungi seeks to provide
cutting-edge techniques in order to aid both experi-
enced fungal research laboratories as well as those that
are interested in using fungi as hosts to study their
favorite genes.
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M. Soloviev
Peptidomics
Methods and Protocols
Despite being known and studied for years, peptides
have never before attracted enough attention to neces-
sitate the invention of the term "peptidomics" in order
to specify the study of the complement of peptides
from a cell, organelle, tissue or organism. In Pep-
tidomics: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers
present a comprehensive range of analytical tech-
niques for the analysis of the peptide contents of com-
plex biological samples with an emphasis often on
higher throughput techniques, suitable for the anal-
ysis of large numbers of peptides typically present in
the peptidomes. Encompassing a number of species
ranging from bacteria to man, the methods presented
intensively cover topics such as organism handling,
tissue and organ dissection, cellular and subcellular
fractionation, peptide extraction, fractionation and
purification, structural characterization, molecular
cloning, and sequence analysis. Written in the highly
successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series for-
mat, chapters include introductions to their respective
topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents,
step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory pro-
tocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding
known pitfalls. Comprehensive and cutting-edge,
Peptidomics: Methods and Protocols brings this
ten year old field fully up-to-date in order to inspire
novices and experts alike with the easy-to-follow prac-
tical advice needed to set up and carry out analysis of
the peptide contents of complex biological samples.
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Z. Wang, B. Yang
MicroRNA Expression Detection
Methods
This book provides comprehensive descriptions of the
innovative strategies and methodologies for detect-
ing miRNA expression, their application in miRNA
research and their potential as tools for clinical diag-
nosis and prognosis. It begins with the introduction of
the overall concept and strategies of miRNA expres-
sion detection methods emphasizing the need of a
wide variety of these methods to suit specific require-
ments for research and clinical examination in labora-
tories. In the following, each single chapter focuses on
an independent, unique method of miRNA detection
and is divided into five subsections: summary, intro-
duction, protocol (including materials, instrument,
reagent, and procedure), application and limitation,
and reference. The development of the technique, the
ideas behind it and the mechanisms underlying the
method are given in the introduction of each chap-
ter. The step-by-step protocols are detailed in the pro-
tocol section. Then, the applications and limitations
of the methods are discussed. Finally, the literature
citations are listed in reference section. Schematic dia-
grams are included where needed and appropriate
for better illustrating the principle of the methodolo-
gies. In addition, flowcharts are also provided to out-
line the protocols for each of the miRNA expression
detection methods. This book is aimed to target both
researchers involved in miRNA research of any fields
in universities and research institutions and medical
practitioners who are interested in developing or uti-
lizing miRNA profiling as a complementary and an
alternative strategy for clinical diagnosis of human
disease.
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Forthcoming
A. Ward, D. Tosh
Mouse Cell Culture
Methods and Protocols
Cultured cells have combined accessibility and the
ability to expand a homogeneous cell population from
a relatively limited source, thus opening up a wealth
of possibilities for researchers. In Mouse Cell Cul-
ture: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers pro-
vide a number of methods for the culture of a wide
range of specific cells and tissues isolated from the key
genetic model of the fetal or adult mouse. Including
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protocols for the explant of fetal tissues and stem cells
that allow developmental processes to be followed ex
vivo as well as protocols for the culture of isolated cell
types that allow for the study of relatively homoge-
neous cell populations, this volume brings together
a selection of the most current methods in order to
make them available in one convenient source. Writ-
ten in the highly successful Methods in Molecular
Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions
to their respective topics, lists of the necessary mate-
rials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible
laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting
and avoiding known pitfalls. Practical and authori-
tative, Mouse Cell Culture: Methods and Protocols
serves as an immediately applicable springboard for
the development of new tissue culture methods in
order to advance the study and treatment of human
disorders.
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V. Weissig
Liposomes
Methods and Protocols, Volume 1:
Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers
With nearly one hundred years of intensive study,
lipids have proven to be a vital and ever-more-
promising area of cell biological research. In Lipo-
somes: Methods and Protocols, leading experts in
the related fields explore cutting-edge experimen-
tal methods involving all aspects of lipids as essential
components of the cell membrane. Volume 1: Phar-
maceutical Nanocarriers focuses on the state-of-the-
art aspects of developing liposome-based nanoscale
drug delivery techniques, delving into the depths of
the emerging field of pharmaceutical and biomedical
nanotechnology. As a volume in the highly success-
ful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series, the chap-
ters include introductions to their respective topics,
lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-
step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and
notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Comprehensive and authoritative, Liposomes: Meth-
ods and Protocols promises to be an essential source
of practical know-how for every investigator, young
and seasoned alike, whose research area involves in
one way or another phospholipids, glycolipids, or
cholesterol.
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Molecular Biology, 605)
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V. Weissig
Liposomes
Methods and Protocols, Volume 2: Biological
Membrane Models
With nearly one hundred years of intensive study,
lipids have proven to be a vital and ever-more-
promising area of cell biological research. In Lipo-
somes: Methods and Protocols, leading experts in
the related fields explore cutting-edge experimen-
tal methods involving all aspects of lipids as essential
components of the cell membrane. Volume 2: Bio-
logical Membrane Models focuses on detailed meth-
ods for the use of liposomes in studying a variety of
biochemical and biophysical membrane phenomena
concomitant with chapters describing a great palette
of state-of-the-art analytical technologies. As a vol-
ume in the highly successful Methods in Molecular
Biology™ series, the chapters include introductions to
their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials
and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible lab-
oratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and
avoiding known pitfalls. Comprehensive and author-
itative, Liposomes: Methods and Protocols promises
to be an essential source of practical know-how for
every investigator, young and seasoned alike, whose
research area involves in one way or another phos-
pholipids, glycolipids, or cholesterol.
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Molecular Biology, 606)
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Ecology (general)
Forthcoming
C.A. Edwards, P. Hendrix, N. Arancon
Biology and Ecology of
Earthworms
This 4th edition updates the latest research on earth-
worms. More than 3,000 species of earthworm exist
in the world. They are considered to be an impor-
tant ally in advancing environmental and biomedical
research. Earthworms play an important role in forest
or agricultural ecosystems and play an increasing role
in biomedical issues. Earthworms are critical to the
environment because they consume huge quantities of
decomposed litter, manure, and other organic matter
deposited on soil -- helping to convert it into rich top-
soil Earthworms can also help reduce soil compaction,
improve permeability--thus providing channels for
root growth, water infiltration, and gas exchange.
Earthworms are also important animals for the assess-
ment of the toxicity of chemicals, such as herbicides
and pesticides, which are deliberately released into the
environment. Earthworms are superb ‘barometers' or
‘sentinels' providing an early warning of deterioration
in soil quality.
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Forthcoming
C. Fang, B. Li, Y. Luo, J. Chen, J. Chen
Ecology in the Yangtze River
Estuary
The Yangtze River estuary is a system where geologi-
cal, biological, and socioeconomic processes actively
interplay. The Yangtze River carries about 5 billion
tons of sediment to the estuary from upstream each
year, providing rich substrates for biological activi-
ties and alluvial processes. An exotic plant species,
Spartina alterniflora was intentionally introduced to
the region in 1979, and has aggressively invaded the
Yangtze River estuary and coastal China. The biolog-
ical invasion alters plant and animal biodiversity and
ecosystem processes. In addition, the Yangtze River
estuary is close to Shanghai, one of the most econom-
ically active cities in China and the world. Fast eco-
nomic development and social transformation exert
great pressure to exploit resources in the estuary. In
the last few decades, scientists from several leading
universities in China have conducted research on
many of geological, biological, and socioeconomic
processes. An increasing number of papers have been
published in international journals. This volume com-
prehensively synthesizes the lessons learned from
various groups. This text not only provides a new
example of ecosystem studies on estuary systems, but
will also serve as a milestone to promote the man-
agement of this important region that will produce
global impacts. Moreover, the book can be used as
a reference book for ecological research in estuarine
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ecosystems of major rivers, such as the Mississippi
and Amazon Rivers.
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978-0-387-76769-7 ▶ approx. 114,75 €
Entomology
J. Amendt, M.L. Goff, C.P. Campobasso, M. Grassberger
Current Concepts in Forensic
Entomology
Twenty years ago the use of entomology in a crime
scene investigation was considered bizarre, despite the
solid scientific background and documented historical
applications. Today, the use of insect evidence is an
accepted sub-discipline in modern forensic science.
Nevertheless, forensic entomology is still growing
and remains a living scientific discipline with many
branches. The present book highlights this diversity
by collecting contributions dealing with novel aspects,
for example, marine biology, chemical ecology and
acarology, as well as the basic disciplines like ento-
motoxiciology and decomposition. It also offers keys
for immature insects, discussions of important pit-
falls and introductions to the statistical evaluation
of data sets. Many topics are covered in depth for
the first time. All the authors are leading experts in
their respective fields of research. Their chapters show
directions for future research for both new and vet-
eran forensic entomologists. Undoubtedly, forensic
entomology will continue to grow and attract new
professionals, students, as well as interested observers.
This book is written for all of them.
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Forthcoming
H.E. Roy, F.E. Vega, D. Chandler, M.S. Goettel, J.K. Pell, E.
Wajnberg
The Ecology of Fungal
Entomopathogens
Understanding of the ecology of fungal ento-
mopathogens has vastly increased since the early
1800’s, but remains challenging. The often complex
interactions between pathogen and host are being
unravelled through eloquent research and the impor-
tance of the often subtle interactions, in determining
the success or failure of biological control, cannot be
underplayed. The realm of ecology is vast and deci-
phering insect-fungal pathogen interactions within
an ecological context will take us on voyages beyond
our imagination. This book brings together the work
of renowned scientists to provide a synthesis of recent
research on the ecology of fungal entomopathogens
exploring host-pathogen dynamics from the con-
text of biological control and beyond. Dr. Helen Roy
leads zoological research in the Biological Records
Centre at the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrol-
ogy, UK. The focus of her research is insect com-
munity interactions with particular emphasis on the
effects of environmental change. She has been work-
ing on the ecological interactions between fungal
entomopathogens and their hosts for 15 years; this
continues to be a source of fascination. She has been
an associate editor of BioControl since 2006. Dr. Dave
Chandler is an insect pathologist at the University
of Warwick, UK. He has studied entomopathogenic
fungi for just over 20 years. He has particular inter-
ests in entomopathogenic fungi as biocontrol agents
of horticultural crops, fungal physiology and ecol-
ogy, and the pathogens of honeybees. Dr. Mark Goet-
tel is an insect pathologist at the Lethbridge Research
Centre of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, special-
izing in the development of fungal entomopathogens
as microbial control agents of insects. In addition to
this research, he has been extensively involved in the
review and revision of the regulations for registration
of microbial control agents and has addressed regu-
latory and safety issues at the international level. He
is currently President of the Society for Invertebrate
Pathology and has been Editor-in-Chief of Biocon-
trol Science & Technology since 2000. Dr. Judith K.
Pell heads the Insect Pathology Group in the Depart-
ment for Plant and Invertebrate Ecology at Rotham-
sted Research, UK. She leads research on the ecology
of fungal entomopathogens, to elucidate their role in
population regulation and community structure and
to inform biological control strategies. Specifically:
intraguild interactions; the relationships between
guild diversity, habitat diversity and ecosystem func-
tion; pathogen-induced host behavioural change. Dr.
Eric Wajnberg is a population biologist specialising
in behavioural ecology, statistical modelling and pop-
ulation genetics. He is also an expert in biological
control, with more than 20 years experience of work-
ing with insect parasitoids. He has been the Editor in
Chief of BioControl since 2006. Dr. Fernando E. Vega
is an entomologist with the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, in
Beltsville, Maryland, USA. He conducts research on
biological methods to control the coffee berry borer,
the most important insect pest of coffee throughout
the world. He is co-editor, with Meredith Blackwell,
of Insect-Fungal Associations: Ecology and Evolution,
published by Oxford University Press in 2005, and
serves as an Editorial Board Member for Fungal Ecol-
ogy.
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Enzymology
J. Yon-Kahn, G. Hervé
Molecular and Cellular
Enzymology
Molecular and Cellular Enzymology addresses not
only experienced enzymologists but also students,
teachers and academic and industrial researchers who
are confronted with enzymological problems during
their fundamental or applied research. In this field
is an urgent need for training in order to meet the
requirements of both research and industrial endeav-
ours. This book consists of several levels. Practical
aspects and elementary explanations are given for the
benefit of non-specialists’ and students’ understand-
ing. In order to facilitate the task of students, two
typographies have been adopted. The main text corre-
sponds to basic knowledge, whereas text in a smaller
font provides more specialised information. Spe-
cialists will also find topics more deeply expounded
with the principal bibliographic references cited. The
bibliography, however, is not exhaustive; the choice
includes general books and review articles as well as
some specialised articles. In this book, for the first
time, the different molecular and cellular aspects of
enzymology are presented together. Until now, there
has been no book available in which these different
aspects are treated in the same volume. In addition,
besides the theoretical developments, this book pro-
vides a wealth of practical information for experimen-
talists.
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2010. XII, 353 p. 290 illus., 47 in color. In 2 volumes, not
available separately.
978-3-642-01227-3 ▶ 239,00 €
Evolutionary Biology
Forthcoming
K. D'Aout, E.E. Vereecke
Primate Locomotion:
Linking Filed and Laboratory Research
Primate locomotion has typically been studied from
two points of view. Laboratory-based researchers have
focused on aspects like biomechanics and energet-
ics, whereas field-based researchers have focused on
(locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Unfortunately,
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to date, there is relatively little scientific exchange
between both groups. With a book, which will be
the result of a symposium on the 2008 Meeting of
the International Primatological Society in Edin-
burgh, we would like to bring together laboratory and
field-based primate locomotion studies. We are con-
vinced this will be beneficial for both research lines.
For example, biomechanists might wonder how fre-
quently the locomotor style they study in the lab actu-
ally occurs in nature, and field workers might use
calculated costs of locomotion to understand why cer-
tain locomotor behaviours are favoured under specific
conditions. Thus, on the one hand, an established link
between both groups may help interpret the results by
using each other’s findings. On the other hand, recent
technological advances (e.g. portable high-speed cam-
eras) make it possible to bridge the gap between lab-
based and field-based research by actually collect-
ing biomechanical data in situ. Again, communica-
tion between both groups is necessary to identify the
specific needs and start up achievable and success-
ful research projects in the field. In order to gener-
ate a wide interest, we have invited biomechanists,
ecologists, and field-based researchers who combine
both disciplines, and we hope their combined con-
tributions will facilitate lasting cooperation between
the mentioned disciplines and stimulate innovative
research in Primatology. We are convinced that the
most appropriate format to publish the different sym-
posium contributions is a conference volume within
an existing book series. Firstly, the chapters will not
only contain new data but will also review existing
data and elaborate on potential future work – more
so than can be done in a journal article. Secondly,
the combination of chapters will form an entity that
is more valuable than the sum of the separate chap-
ters and therefore they need to be presented together.
Lastly, this volume will benefit from the typically long
"shelf life" of a book in a renowned series, allowing it
to be used as reference book for both researchers and
students.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-1419-4
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2010. Approx. 250 p. 90 illus. (Developments in Primatology:
Progress and Prospects, )
978-1-4419-1419-4 ▶ approx. 99,95 €
Fungus Genetics
Y. Gherbawy, K. Voigt
Molecular Identification of Fungi
Fungi enjoy great popularity in pharmaceutical,
agricultural, and biotechnological applications.
Recent advances in the decipherment of whole fun-
gal genomes promise an acceleration of these trends.
This timely book links scientists from different parts
of the world who are interested in the molecular iden-
tification of fungi combined with the exploration of
the fungal biodiversity in different ecosystems. It pro-
vides a compendium for scientists who rely on a rapid
and reliable detection of fungal specimens in environ-
mental as well as clinical resources in order to ensure
the benefit of industrial and clinical applications.
Chapters focus on the opportunities and limits of the
molecular marker-mediated identification of fungi.
Various methods, procedures and strategies are out-
lined. Furthermore, the book offers an update of the
current progress in the development of fungal molec-
ular techniques, and draws attention to potential and
associated problems, as well as integrating theory and
practice.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-05041-1
Due March 2010
2010. Approx. 520 p. 87 illus., 39 in color.
978-3-642-05041-1 ▶ 169,95 €
Invertebrates
Forthcoming
P.A. Stansly, S.E. Naranjo
Bemisia: Bionomics and
Management of a Global Pest
Bemisia tabaci (Gennedius) has distinguished itself
from the more than 1000 whitefly species in the world
by it adaptability, persistence and potential to damage
a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops
in all six of the world’s inhabited continents. B. tabaci
inflicts plant damage through direct feeding, induce-
ment of plant disorders, vectoring of plant viruses and
excretion of honeydew. This book collates multiple
aspects of the pest ranging from basic to applied sci-
ence and molecular to landscape levels of investiga-
tion. Experts in multiple disciplines provide broad,
but detailed summaries and discussion of taxonomy,
genetics, anatomy, morphology, physiology, behavior,
ecology, symbiotic relationships, virus vector associa-
tions and various tactics for integrated management
of this pest insect. The book is focused primarily on
progress during the last 10-15 years and is directed
at workers in the field as well as the informed profes-
sional who may not necessarily specialize in whitefly
research. The book is unique in providing broad cov-
erage in relatively few chapters by recognized experts
that highlight the state-of-the-art in our understand-
ing of this fascinating but troublesome cosmopolitan
pest.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-2459-6
Due March 2010
2010. Approx. 350 p.
978-90-481-2459-6 ▶ approx. 149,95 €
Life Sciences (general)
Forthcoming
D. Favareau
Essential Readings in Biosemiotics
Anthology and Commentary
Synthesizing the findings from a wide range of disci-
plines – from biology and anthropology to philosophy
and linguistics – the emerging field of Biosemiotics
explores the highly complex phenomenon of sign
processing in living systems. Seeking to advance a
naturalistic understanding of the nature and evolu-
tion of sign processes and meaning, contemporary
biosemiotic research and theory holds deep implica-
tions for all those interested in the origins and evo-
lution of life and language, as well as those exploring
related issues such as evolutionary psychology, artifi-
cial intelligence and the rich diversity of non-verbal
human and animal communication processes. Don-
ald Favareau’s Essential Readings in Biosemiotics has
been designed to provide a single-source overview of
the major works informing this new interdiscipline,
including both historical and analytical commentary
on each of the texts presented. The first of its kind,
this book will provide a primary text for students in
biosemiotics, as well as a valuable resource to biosci-
entists and semioticians interested in this emerging
new discipline. Moreover, because of its inherently
interdisciplinary nature and its focus on the ‘big ques-
tions’ of cognition, meaning and evolutionary biology,
this volume should be of interest to anyone working
in the fields of cognitive science, theoretical biology,
philosophy of mind, evolutionary psychology, com-
munication studies and the history of science.
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Forthcoming
J. Seckbach, R. Einav, A. Israel
Seaweeds and their Role in
Globally Changing Environments
Global warming is accelerating faster than the abil-
ity for natural repair, and environmental stresses are
damaging ecosystems, all affecting physical and bio-
logical systems on Earth. A new Nasa-led study shows
that human activity has caused climate changes result-
ing in permafrost thawing, acid rain, and lower pro-
ductivity in lakes as well as increased emissions of
greenhouse gases, including CO2, N20, CH4, CF3,
and CFC. Marine plants play a vital role in maintain-
ing the balance of marine environments, while serv-
ing as a source of food for humankind and important
chemical compounds. Microalgae and seaweed have
enormous potential for reducing global warming and
climate change. During photosynthesis algae grow,
draw CO2 from the atmosphere, release oxygen, and
produce solar biofuel. Experts in the life of marine
plant ecosystems in globally changing environments
contributed chapters to this book. The target read-
ers are phycologists, ecologists, atmospheric scholars,
conservationists, environmentalists, and ecologically
aware laymen.
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2010. Approx. 600 p. (Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme
Habitats and Astrobiology, 15)
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Forthcoming
J. Seckbach, D.J. Chapman
Red Algae in the Genomic Age
This volume covers the modern biology and the
speciation of the red algae (Rhodophyta) from uni-
cellular Cyanidia up to macrocellular sea weeds. A
team of peer reviewers has reviewed all chapters. The
chapters describe a range of topics from cave algae
from Atacama, Chile, to genomes of red algae. Some
chapters deal with the carbohydrates, physiological
mechanisms, and realtionship between red algae and
neurodegenerative disease. Other chapters deal with
organellar - nuclear genes and taxonomic revision.
Emphasis is placed upon the rhodophytan chloro-
plast, its origin, evolution, division machinery and
pigmentation. The reader will find in this book lots of
new information on the red algae.
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Habitats and Astrobiology, 13)
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Forthcoming
J. Seckbach, A. Oren
Microbial Mats
Modern and Ancient Microorganisms in
Stratified Systems
This book provides information about microbial
mats, from early fossils to modern mats located
in marine and terrestrial environments. Microbial
mats – layered biofilms containing different types
of cells – are most complex systems in which rep-
resentatives of various groups of organisms are
found together. Among them are cyanobacteria
and eukaryotic phototrophs, aerobic heterotrophic
and chemoautotrophic bacteria, protozoa, anoxy-
genic photosynthetic bacteria, and other types of
microorganisms.These mats are perfect models for
biogeochemical processes, such as the cycles of chem-
ical elements, in which a variety of microorganisms
cooperate and interact in complex ways. They are
often found under extreme conditions and their study
contributes to our understanding of extremophilic
life. Moreover, microbial mats are models for Precam-
brian stromatolites; the study of modern microbial
mats may provide information on the processes that
may have occurred on Earth when prokaryotic life
began to spread.
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2010. Approx. 500 p. (Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme
Habitats and Astrobiology, 14)
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Microbial Genetics and
Genomics
S.K. Lal
Molecular Biology of the SARS-
Coronavirus
The SARS outbreak in 2002 caused unprecedented
devastation and exhibited unusually high rates of
morbidity and mortality. For the SARS coronavirus,
the transmission vehicle was man. What added to the
spread was man’s convenient, rapid and affordable
ways of travel that caused the virus to spread glob-
ally in a short span of time. The SARS coronavirus
jumped the species barrier, similar to many recent
zoonotic diseases – avian flu, swine flu, Nipah and
encephalitis virus. It is extremely important for us to
understand the enemy before it strikes again in order
to be able to combat such outbreaks as and when they
occur. Molecular mechanisms that the virus exploits
within its host and that result in infection and patho-
genesis are the key to being able to block its trans-
mission cycle. In this book, leading scientists from
around the globe have discussed molecular aspects of
viral entry, replication, viral gene expression, patho-
genesis and host immune response against the SARS
coronavirus.
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2010. XVI, 300 p.
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Microbiology (general)
A.W. Artenstein
Vaccines: A Biography
Recounting the social, cultural, and scientific his-
tory of vaccines, Vaccines: A Biography traces the
lineage—the ‘biography’—of individual vaccines,
originating with deeply rooted medical problems, fol-
lowing ideas as they are conceived and developed,
leading eventually to practical, preventive solutions to
major public health problems in society. Yet these are
not ‘biographies’ in the traditional sense; they do not
trace an individual’s growth and development. These
are epic stories of discovery, of risk-takers. They have
all the trappings of fiction: strong protagonists who
succeed against sometimes great odds, interpersonal
conflicts, deceit, political intrigue, ethical dilemmas,
and dramatic, if not staged events. They are set in the
major centers of Europe and the United States, on
farms and in slums, and in exotic venues from Cal-
cutta to French Indochina to Cairo to Panama. They
occur in the halls of academia, research laboratories,
the chambers of government, and on the battlefields
of war. At its core, Vaccine: A Biography is the his-
tory of individuals advancing medical science, in the
words of the famous physical scientist Isaac Newton,
"by standing on the shoulders of giants".
More on www.springer.com/978-1-4419-1107-0
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springer.com Neurobiology 17
J.F. Atkins, R.F. Gesteland
Recoding: Expansion of Decoding
Rules Enriches Gene Expression
The dynamic nature of decoding the information in
messenger RNA was unanticipated at the time the
genetic code was first deciphered. We now know
that both the meaning of individual codons and the
framing of the readout process can be modified by
information in specific messenger RNAs. This book
describes this "Recoding" phenomenon, revealing
the diversity of an additional layer of information in
mRNAs that serves to enrich the expression of genes.
Knowledge of recoding is essential for understanding
the organization and expression of genes in viruses
and all organisms ranging from bacteria to archeae to
plants to humans, making Recoding pertinent to all
biological sciences.
More on www.springer.com/978-0-387-89381-5
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2010. XX, 466 p. 156 illus., 63 in color. (Nucleic Acids and
Molecular Biology, 24)
978-0-387-89381-5 ▶ 159,95 €
Neurobiology
Forthcoming
T. Hökfelt
Galanin
Galanin is a neuropeptide which is found in the cen-
tral and peripheral nervous system. It is involved in a
number of physiological processes such as regulation
of food intake, metabolism and reproduction, regula-
tion of neurotransmitter and hormone release, noci-
ception, intestinal motility and secretion, and more
recently in nervous system development and response
to injury. The wide diversity of actions is mediated by
several galanin receptor subtypes. This book gives an
overview of the current state of galanin research and
shows how the identification, isolation and charac-
terization of this peptide was brought about and how
the functionality of galanin was revealed as the phar-
macological tools to dissect galaninergic mechanisms
were developed.
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2010. Approx. 300 p. (Experientia Supplementum, 102)
978-3-0346-0227-3 ▶ approx. 149,00 €
Plant Anatomy / Development
Forthcoming
E.C. Pua, M.R. Davey
Plant Developmental Biology -
Biotechnological Perspectives
This work, comprising two volumes, reviews recent
advances in plant developmental biology and explores
the possibility of their biotechnological applica-
tions. The work is a key reference for plant breeders,
researchers and graduate students.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-04877-7
Due March 2010
2010.
978-3-642-04877-7 ▶ 249,00 €
Plant Breeding / Biotechnology
F. Kempken, C. Jung
Genetic Modification of Plants
Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry
Today´s agriculture faces new and difficult challenges.
With modern methods widely applied, it is com-
monly believed that genetic crop improvement is a
key for increasing yields. In spite of the discussion
about the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops
that is still raging in the European Union where the
take-up of the new technology is more limited, the
cultivation of GM plants and crops has exploded all
over the world. Conceived with the aim of sorting
fact from fiction over GM crops, this volume brings
together the knowledge of 30 specialists in the field of
transgenic plants. It covers the generation and detec-
tion of these plants as well as the genetic traits con-
ferred on transgenic plants. In addition, the book
looks at a wide variety of crops, ornamental plants
and tree species that are subject to genetic modifica-
tions, assessing the risks involved in genetic modifi-
cation as well as the potential economic benefits of
the technology in specific cases. The book’s structure,
with fully cross-referenced chapters, gives readers a
quick access to specific topics, whether that is detailed
and comprehensive data on particular species of orna-
mentals, or coverage of the socioeconomic implica-
tions of GM technology. With an increasing demand
for bioenergy, and the necessary higher yields relying
on wider genetic variation, this book supplies all the
technical details required to move forward to a new
era in agriculture.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-02390-3
Due January 2010
2010. XX, 600 p. 34 illus., 10 in color. (Biotechnology in
Agriculture and Forestry, 64)
978-3-642-02390-3 ▶ 249,00 €
C. Kole, C.H. Michler, A.G. Abbott, T.C. Hall
Transgenic Crop Plants
Volume 1: Principles and Development
Development of transgenic crop plants, their utiliza-
tion for improved agriculture, health, ecology and
environment and their socio-political impacts are
currently important fields in education, research and
industries and also of interest to policy makers, social
activists and regulatory and funding agencies. This
work prepared with a class-room approach on this
multidisciplinary subject will fill an existing gap and
meet the requirements of such a broad section of
readers. Volume 1 with ten chapters contributed by
31 eminent scientists from nine countries deliberates
on the basic concepts, strategies and tools for devel-
opment of transgenic crop plants, including topics
such as: explants used for the generation of transgenic
plants, gene transfer methods, organelle transfor-
mation, selection and screening strategies, expres-
sion and stability of transgenes, silencing undesirable
genes, transgene integration, biosynthesis and bio-
transformation and metabolic engineering of path-
ways and gene discovery.
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2010. XXII, 314 p.
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18 Plant Genetics and Genomics springer.com
C. Kole, C.H. Michler, A.G. Abbott, T.C. Hall
Transgenic Crop Plants
Volume 2: Utilization and Biosafety
Development of transgenic crop plants, their utiliza-
tion for improved agriculture, health, ecology and
environment and their socio-political impacts are
currently important fields in education, research and
industries and also of interest to policy makers, social
activists and regulatory and funding agencies. This
work prepared with a class-room approach on this
multidisciplinary subject will fill an existing gap and
meet the requirements of such a broad section of
readers. Volume 2 with 13 chapters contributed by
41 eminent scientists from nine countries deliberates
on the utilization of transgenic crops for resistance to
herbicides, biotic stress and abiotic stress, manipula-
tion of developmental traits, production of biofuel,
biopharmaceuticals and algal bioproducts, ameliora-
tion of ecology and environment and fostering func-
tional genomics as well as on regulations and steps
for commercialization, patent and IPR issues, and
compliance to concerns and compulsions of utilizing
transgenic plants.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-04811-1
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2010. XXII, 494 p.
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E.C. Pua, M.R. Davey
Plant Developmental Biology -
Biotechnological Perspectives
Volume 2
Understanding the mechanisms whereby plant devel-
opment is regulated is crucial for crop improvement
using genetic engineering. This work, comprising two
volumes, reviews recent advances in plant develop-
mental biology and explores the possibility of their
practical applications from biotechnological perspec-
tives. Volume 1 deals with the plant model and its life
cycle. Topics include the formation of shoots, roots,
flowers and gametes, pollen germination, fertiliza-
tion, fruit development and ripening, seed develop-
ment, dormancy and germination, apomixis, male
sterility and self-incompatibility. Volume 2 focuses on
development-related areas, including tissue culture
(somatic embryogenesis, microspore embryogene-
sis, somaclonal variation), plant processes (photosyn-
thesis, seed maturation and seed proteins, fatty acids,
vitamins, alkaloids, flower pigments and scent), sig-
nalling (amino compound-containing lipids, auxins,
cytokinins and light), and molecular genetics of devel-
opmental regulation (RNA silencing, DNA methy-
lation, epigenetics, activation tagging, homologous
recombination and synthetic promoter engineer-
ing). This work is a key reference for plant breed-
ers, researchers and graduate students in the fields of
plant biotechnology, agronomy, horticulture, genetics
and functional genomics, and cell and molecular biol-
ogy.
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U.B. Zehr
Cotton
Biotechnological Advances
The growing global population poses the challenge
to the scientific community of doubling or tripling
the food, feed and fiber production by the year 2050.
Biotechnology can make a significant contribution
to this effort. This volume reviews the use of biotech-
nology in cotton, which is the leading plant fiber crop
worldwide and grown commercially in more than 50
countries. Renowned experts highlight the success of
Bt cotton, the introduction of second and third gen-
eration traits and the impact at all levels of farming.
Furthermore, the molecular advances being made in
cotton biotechnology and the potential traits that will
come to market in the next decade are described in
detail.
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2010. X, 230 p. 30 illus., 13 in color. (Biotechnology in
Agriculture and Forestry, 65)
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Plant Genetics and Genomics
S. Jansson, R.P. Bhalerao, A.T. Groover
Genetics and Genomics of Populus
Trees are truly amazing! Woody species underpin
vital terrestrial ecosystems, present a complex array
of evolutionary novelties, and provide essential ben-
efits and commodities. Trees play a key role in the
major biogeochemical cycles, including water, oxy-
gen, and nitrogen. Notably, forests are second only to
oceans in the biological sequestration of carbon, and
forests are recognized for their vital role in regulating
the concentration of the greenhouse gas, CO2. At the
same time, forests are threatened by land clearing for
development and agriculture, introduced pathogens
and insects, and by climate change. A fundamental
need encompassing all of these scientific, economic,
and management issues is a better understanding
of the basic biology of forest trees. As the power of
genetic model systems for biological research became
increasingly obvious, the need for a good tree model
system grew. Gradually, Populus – a genus consist-
ing of over 30 species with a wide geographic distri-
bution - developed into the prime model system for
tree research. With the advent of Populus as a full-
fleshed model system for plant genetic and genomics,
tools are now available for plant researchers to explore
these fascinating aspects of tree biology. Genetics and
Genomics of Populus provides an indepth descrip-
tion of the genetic and genomic tools and approaches
for Populus, examines the biology that has been elu-
cidated using genomics, and looks to the future of
this unique model plant. This volume is designed to
serve both experienced Populus researchers and new-
comers to the field. Contributors to the volume are
a blend of researchers, some who have spent most
of their research career on Populus and others that
have moved to Populus from other model systems.
Research on Populus forms a useful complement to
research on Arabidopsis. In fact, many plant species
found in nature are – in terms of the life history and
genetics – more similar to Populus than to Arabidop-
sis. Thus, the genetic and genomic strategies and tools
developed by the Populus community, and showcased
in this volume, will hopefully provide inspiration for
researchers working in other, less well developed,
systems. Stefan Jansson is Professor at Umeå Plant
Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology,
Umeå University. He was the European coordina-
tor during the Populus genome sequencing initia-
tive, and has a research focus on natural variation and
autumn senescence. Andrew T. Groover studies the
developmental biology of forest trees, with a primary
focus on secondary growth and wood formation. He
is a Geneticist and Director of the Institute of For-
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est Genetics, US Forest Service, in Davis California.
Rishikesh P. Bhalarao is Professor at Umeå Plant Sci-
ence Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant
Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sci-
ences. His primary research interests are auxin signal-
ing and seasonal activity/dormancy transitions of the
cambium.
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2010. Approx. 385 p. 49 illus. (Plant Genetics and Genomics:
Crops and Models, 8)
978-1-4419-1540-5 ▶ 149,95 €
Plant Pathology
A. Ciancio, K. Mukerji
Integrated Management of
Arthropod Pests and Insect Borne
Diseases
The fifth and last Volume of this IPMD series reviews,
in a multi-disciplinary approach, recent achievements
in crop protection and integrated management of
arthropod pests. The volume is organized in a first
section covering IPM in citrus productions, a Sec-
ond one dealing with advancements in the integra-
tion of management technologies and a last section
covering mites and their biological control agents. As
for the previous volumes, we attempted to provide
an informative coverage for a broad range of agricul-
tural systems and situations. The chapters are mainly
organized and centered on crops, with a particular
emphasis on citrus. This is one of the main crops in
which biological control and IPM approaches were
tested successfully, and the experience gained herein
may indeed result helpful for IMP efforts deployed
worldwide on other crops and/or cropping systems.
Chapters in Section 2 review the integration of insect
and disease management options in pecan crops, the
application of remote sensing technologies, the sta-
tus of knowledge about plant defense compounds
and their potentials. For IPM of invasive species, an
update is provided on the experience gained on the
Red Palm Weevil (RPW) in Egypt. Long-term tech-
nological solutions for IPM in forests and park areas
through aerial treatments with Bt spores concludes
this Section. Finally, in Section 3, updated reviews
about biological control agents of mites are provided.
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2010. XIV, 362 p. (Integrated Management of Plant Pests
and Diseases, 5)
978-90-481-2463-3 ▶ 149,95 €
Forthcoming
R. Ehlers
Regulation of Biological Control
Agents in Europe
Biological control agents can substitute hazardous
pesticides and provide environmentally safe and sus-
tainable control of pests, diseases and weeds. Often,
exaggerating registration requirements prevent or
delay market introduction of micro-organisms,
semiochemicals and botanicals. This book is the result
of the Europe-wide, two-year policy support action
REBECA, a forum for representatives of academia,
regulation authorities and biocontrol industry to dis-
cuss improved regulation rules. It provides a com-
prehensive review on existing data requirements and
registration procedures. Risks and benefits of bio-
control in relation to trade-off effects resulting from
unbalanced regulation are discussed. As a result, pro-
posals for innovative and balanced regulation pro-
cedures are presented including recommendations
how to accelerate the authorisation process. Consid-
ering concerns about possible non-target effects of
beneficial insects, mites and nematodes this book pro-
poses harmonisation of regulation rules and provides
comprehensive material on the data requirements for
authorisation, including guidelines for completion of
possible application forms for macro-organisms. This
book is a valuable source on state-of-the-art registra-
tion practice and possible policy steps to promote fur-
ther introduction of biocontrol in agriculture practice.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-3663-6
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2010. Approx. 325 p.
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Plant Physiology
Forthcoming
V. Demidchik, F. Maathuis
Ion Channels and Plant Stress
Responses
This book aims to provide a range of perspectives on
an area that is very topical at present in plant biol-
ogy: the role of ion channels in plant stress responses.
Functions of cation and anion channels in the sens-
ing and encoding of major biotic and abiotic stimuli,
stress signal transduction and metabolism adjustment
are examined at the cellular and molecular levels. Par-
ticular emphases of the book are on new insights into
plant Ca2+ signaling, salinity tolerance mechanisms,
cyclic nucleotide gated channels and the regulation of
stress reactions among oxygen-derived species.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-10493-0
Due February 2010
2010. X, 240 p. 28 illus., 15 in color. (Signaling and
Communication in Plants, )
978-3-642-10493-0 ▶ 129,95 €
R. Hell, R. Mendel
Cell Biology of Metals and
Nutrients
Plants are composed of 17 essential and at least 5 ben-
eficial elements, and these must be taken up as metal
or nutrient ions to allow for growth and cell divi-
sion. Much effort has been devoted to studying the
physiology and biochemistry of metals and nutrients
in plants. The aspect of cell biology, however, is an
emerging new field and much needs to be learned
about sensing, long-distance communication within
plants, and cellular signal transduction chains in
response to environmental stress. Cellular malfunc-
tion and consequently disease result when any of the
key steps in metal and nutrient homeostasis are dis-
rupted. Working together, leading experts in their
respective fields provide a new concept that reaches
beyond plant nutrition and plasmalemma transport
into cellular physiology. Each chapter contains basic
information on uptake, physiological function, defi-
ciency and toxicity syndromes, long-distance and
intracellular transport. The discussion is devoted to
metals and nutrients where recent progress has been
made and highlights the aspects of homeostasis and
sensing, signaling and regulation, drawing parallels to
other organisms including humans. Finally, the book
identifies gaps in our current knowledge and lays out
future research directions.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-10612-5
Due February 2010
2010. Approx. 300 p. 23 illus., 15 in color. (Plant Cell
Monographs, 17)
978-3-642-10612-5 ▶ 129,95 €
20 Plant Sciences (general) springer.com
S. Mancuso, S. Shabala
Waterlogging Signalling and
Tolerance in Plants
Waterlogging is a major problem for plant cultivation
in many regions of the world. This book combines
both academic and practical aspects of this topic.
Based on recent progress in cell and molecular biol-
ogy, various facets of waterlogging signalling and tol-
erance are addressed, starting from the molecular
level, through membrane transport, cells and plant
organs, up to the whole organism. Leading scientists
contribute 13 chapters grouped into the following
main parts: Whole-Plant Regulation Intracellular Sig-
nalling Membrane Transporters in Waterlogging Tol-
erance Agronomical and Environmental Aspects This
work offers a universal handbook for any researcher
or agronomist interested in the impact of waterlog-
ging in plants.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-10304-9
Due April 2010
2010. Approx. 310 p. 32 illus., 12 in color.
978-3-642-10304-9 ▶ 149,95 €
K. Ramawat
Desert Plants
Biology and Biotechnology
Vast areas of Earth's landmass exist as deserts, repre-
senting quite distinct ecosystems. Desert plants and
animals have evolved specialised survival strategies
to cope with the harsh environment of high temper-
atures and scarce water resources. The life-support-
ing vegetation of deserts is characterised by its unique
reproductive biology, metabolism and adaptive char-
acters. Plants like Prosopis cineraria and date palm
form the basis of the rural economy in many coun-
tries, and are of great cultural importance; Jojoba
and Jatropha have attracted interest as non-conven-
tional sources of industrial oil and biodiesel. This
book includes chapters on the seed biology, reproduc-
tion, mycorrhizae, stress physiology, and metabolism
of desert plants, and describes current biotechnolog-
ical approaches to their cultivation. It will be useful
to researchers, teachers and students in the fields of
plant sciences, agriculture, and forestry, and those
involved in the management and conservation of
desert ecosystems.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-642-02549-5
Due January 2010
2010. XXI, 503 p. 144 illus., 1 in color.
978-3-642-02549-5 ▶ 169,95 €
Forthcoming
C.A. Rebeiz, C. Benning, H.J. Bohnert, H. Daniell, J.K. Hoober,
H.K. Lichtenthaler, A.R. Portis, B.C. Tripathy
The Chloroplast
Basics and Applications
The world population is expected to increase to 9 bil-
lion by the year 2050 which will generate food and
fuel shortages. Since it will be difficult to increase
the land area under cultivation without serious envi-
ronmental consequences, higher productivity for
biomass is required. Improvement in photosynthetic
efficiency would require increased knowledge and
deeper understanding of :(a) the biosynthesis of pho-
tosynthetic membrane components such as hemes,
chlorophylls, carotenoids, quinones, and lipids; (b)
photosynthetic membrane apoprotein biosynthe-
sis; (c) the biosynthesis and regulation of the assem-
bly of pigment-apoprotein complexes; and (d) the
complexities of carbon sensing, biosynthesis and
allocation. These goals may be accomplished by bio-
engineering of chloroplasts with higher photosyn-
thetic efficiency and superior adaptation to various
stresses and/or alteration of the kinetic properties of
the CO2-assimilating enzyme, Rubisco. Advances
towards this goal are addressed in this volume that
will foster cooperation between biochemists and
molecular biologists, scientists involved in photosyn-
thesis research and biotechnologists involved in plant
and plastid genomics and transformation. We envi-
sion future research to focus attention on "Chloro-
plast Bioengineering" as an integrated novel field
of research. This book is designed for graduate stu-
dents and researchers in chlorophyll metabolism,
integrative plant biology, plant physiology, plant bio-
chemistry, plant molecular biology, biotechnology,
bioenergy and biofuels.
More on www.springer.com/978-90-481-8530-6
Due April 2010
2010. Approx. 500 p. (Advances in Photosynthesis and
Respiration, 31)
978-90-481-8530-6 ▶ approx. 209,00 €
Plant Sciences (general)
B. Boller, U.K. Posselt, F. Veronesi
Fodder Crops and Amenity
Grasses
Grassland provides the forage basis to feed ruminant
animals for the production of meat and milk ever
since their domestication. With the introduction of
improved crop rotations at the end of the sixteenth
century, grasses and legumes began to be also grown
to an important extent as forage crops on arable land.
In the last decades the importance of amenity grasses
increased markedly, due to the demand of the soci-
ety for new usages like landscape protection. Some
milestones in forage crop breeding since it’s begin-
ning around 1900 were the invention of the polycross
leading to the replacement of open pollinated vari-
eties by synthetic varieties, progeny testing, breed-
ing of amenity grasses, induction of tetraploidy in
the ryegrasses and red clover, and the introduction
and application of molecular tools. The invention of
the forage plot harvester, computers, NIRS and other
new technologies have led to a tremendous increase
in breeding intensity. The aim of "Fodder Crops and
Amenity Grasses", the fifth volume in the book series
"Handbook of Plant Breeding", is to collect current
knowledge in breeding research to serve breeders as
well as researchers, students, but also their academic
teachers. It may be regarded as a scientific knowl-
edge platform which provides practical plant breed-
ers with new scientific information, but also to make
molecular biologists more familiar with the peculiar-
ities of breeding the various species of fodder crops
and amenity grasses. Because forage crops have many
topics in common and to avoid redundancy, the vol-
ume starts with 9 general chapters devoted to: the
role of forage crops in multifunctional agriculture,
genetic resources, breeding methodology, molec-
ular tools, breeding objectives in forages as well as
amenity grasses, breeding for seed yield, variety test-
ing and release, and an outlook into the future. The
second part comprises the 9 most important groups
of temperate species among the grasses, clovers and
alfalfa. The chapters have been written by outstand-
ing breeders and scientists with wide experience in
their crops and topics. About the editors: They are
the acting (BB), past (UKP) and past-past (FV) chair-
man of the section ‘Fodder Crops and Amenity Grass
Breeding’ of EUCARPIA, the European Association
for Research on Plant Breeding. Beat Boller is a clover
and grass breeder at Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon
in Zürich, a research station of the Swiss Federal
Department of Economic Affairs. Between 1989 and
2009, he created and released 60 registered cultivars of
11 species, including red and white clover, ryegrasses,
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fescues, and cocksfoot, which are listed in many Euro-
pean countries. He also has wide experience in genetic
resources of forages, having acted as chairman of the
Forages Working Group of ECPGR between 2002
and 2007. Since 2008, he is President designate of
EUCARPIA. Ulrich K. Posselt is a research plant
breeder and was head of the forage research group at
the State Plant Breeding Institute of the University of
Hohenheim until his retirement in 2008. His research
activities were on the ryegrasses and mainly devoted
to breeding methodology, disease resistance, appli-
cation of biotechnological techniques and molecular
tools. This lead to more than 50 scientific publications
in reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He
was involved in teaching forage crop breeding and
training of Ph.D. and MS students. Fabio Veronesi
is professor of plant biotechnologies and chair of the
MS degree in human feeding and nutrition sciences
at University of Perugia., where he is also in charge
of the PhD program in botany and agroenvironmen-
tal, animal and food biotechnologies. His research
activities have been mainly devoted to forage plant
breeding (with special emphasis for alfalfa), meiotic
mutations, transformation technologies applied to
alfalfa, germplasm collection, conservation and eval-
uation, environmental and human impacts of genet-
ically engineered plants. This lead to more than 70
technical papers in reviewed journals.
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S.M. Jain, S.J. Ochatt
Protocols for In Vitro Propagation
of Ornamental Plants
While ornamental plants are produced mainly for
their aesthetic value, the propagation and improve-
ment of quality attributes such as leaf types, flower
colour and fragrance, longevity and form, plant shape
and architecture, and the creation of novel variation
are important economic goals for the expanding orna-
mental industry. In Protocols for In Vitro Propaga-
tion of Ornamental Plants, leading researchers in the
field compile step-wise protocols for rapid plant mul-
tiplication and in vitro storage of major commercially
viable ornamental plants. Divided into two sections,
Section A contains chapters mainly on micropropa-
gation of cut and pot flowers with detailed protocols
involving in vitro culture-explants, medium prepara-
tion, detailed medium table, shoot initiation and pro-
liferation, root induction, in vitro plant hardening,
and field transfer, and Section B delves into reviews
on topics such as in vitro production of sweet peas,
the status of transgenics in ornamental plants, in vitro
conservation, the status of floriculture in Europe,
azalea phylogeny, and thin cell layers. As part of the
highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™
series, chapters include introductions to their respec-
tive topics, lists of the necessary materials, step-by-
step laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshoot-
ing and avoiding known pitfalls.Comprehensive and
clear, Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamen-
tal Plants presents key techniques that will be of great
use to floriculturists, researchers, commercial com-
panies, biotechnologists, and students dealing with
ornamental plants.
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Molecular Biology, 589)
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I. Kovalchuk, F.J. Zemp
Plant Epigenetics
Methods and Protocols
The past fifteen years have witnessed major advances
in epigenetics, one of the most popular and quickly
evolving fields of modern science. In Plant Epigenet-
ics: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers explore
the most recent developments, examining in great
detail the contribution of epigenetic regulation to cell
function in plants. Chapters include a variety of pro-
tocols for studying the function of small non-coding
RNAs, DNA methylation, and histone modifications
in plants, often in different degrees of complexity.
This volume describes bioinformatic approaches to
the analysis of high-throughput data, such as bisul-
fite sequencing and Chip-on-chip assays. It features
much-desired protocols for plant transgenesis and the
analysis of genome stability, with a detailed discus-
sion of their applications to epigenetic studies. Com-
posed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular
Biology™ series format, each chapter contains a brief
introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary
materials, and a Notes section which shares tips on
troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Wide-
ranging and innovative, Plant Epigenetics: Methods
and Protocols is an invaluable manual designed to
help researchers uncover the undiscovered and unex-
plained phenomena in plant biology.
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Molecular Biology, 631)
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S.S. Yadav, D.L. McNeil, R. Redden, S.A. Patil
Climate Change and Management
of Cool Season Grain Legume
Crops
Legumes are a major source of food, nutrition and
feed worldwide particularly in developing nations.
Climate change is likely to exacerbate the effects
of heat and drought stress in the future as well as
push legumes production into more marginal lands.
The goal of this book is to present an analysis of the
production and science issues we are likely to face
now and in the future. This book covers all aspect
of legume production management technologies,
plant ecological response, nutrients management,
biological nitrogen fixation, molecular approaches,
potential cultivars, biodiversity management under
climate change. Also covered are various aspects
of legume management under climate change and
include; Production management technology, ecol-
ogy & adaptation, diseases, and international trade.
Physiology and crops response to nutrients, drought,
salinity, and water use efficiency. Biodiversity man-
agement, molecular approaches and biological Nitro-
gen fixation. Climate change and strategies This
book presents the most comprehensive and up to
date review of research on different cool season grain
legume crops, nutrients management, biotic and abi-
otic stresses management, agronomical approaches
for drought management, salinity, drought, weed
management and water use efficiency, impact on
international trade around the world. This book will
be of great value to legume breeders, grain producers,
agronomists, scientists, academic researchers, gradu-
ates students, traders, and farmers in the developing
and the developed world.
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Plant Systematics / Taxonomy /
Biogeography
Forthcoming
K. Ammann
Sorghum Biology
Sorghum is Africa's contribution to the world's
top crops and belongs to the elite handful of plants
22 Protein Science springer.com
that collectively provide more than 85 percent of
all human energy. Today, it is the dietary staple of
more than 500 million people in more than 30 coun-
tries. Only rice, wheat, maize, and potatoes surpass
it in feeding the human race. Nevertheless Sorghum
receives merely a fraction of the attention it warrants
and produces merely a fraction of what it could. A
growing number of researchers already see that a new
and enlightened Sorghum era is just around the cor-
ner. Accorded research support at a level comparable
to that devoted worldwide to wheat or rice or maize,
Sorghum could contribute a great deal more to food
supplies than it does at present. And it would con-
tribute most to those regions and peoples in greatest
need. The book presented should help to synthesize
the literature and achievements in the research on the
biology of Sorghum in the wake of the 21st century.
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Forthcoming
M. Zahran
Climate - Vegetation:
Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea Coastal
Lands
Deserts are unique ecosystems with their own biotic
and abiotic components, and are often rich in renew-
able natural resources, the appropriate management
of which can contribute significantly to the sustain-
able management of desert regions for the welfare of
the people. Yet while there are many books on the
flora of the countries fringing the important desert
countries of the Mediterranean and Red Seas, there
or few books reporting on their ecophysiology and
vegetation ecology. This book presents the vegeta-
tion types of the African and Asian countries of the
Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal regions, and dis-
cusses the ecological threats and economic appli-
cations of these critical resources. In particular, it
examines the relationships between climate and vege-
tation, and discusses these within the context of deser-
tification, agro-industrial applications, ecotourism
and sustainable development. The book will provide
a valuable reference for researchers and graduate stu-
dents involved in plant ecology, biogeography, eco-
nomic botany and environmental management in
the Afro-Asian Mediterranean and Red Sea coastal
regions, as well as other desert regions around the
world.
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Due January 2010
2010. Approx. 500 p. (Plant and Vegetation, 4)
978-90-481-8594-8 ▶ approx. 149,95 €
Protein Science
Y. Endo, K. Takai, T. Ueda
Cell-Free Protein Production
Methods and Protocols
During the past decade as the data on gene sequences
and expression patterns rapidly accumulated, cell-
free protein synthesis technology has also experi-
enced a revolution, becoming a powerful tool for
the preparation of proteins for their functional and
structural analysis. In Cell-Free Protein Production:
Methods and Protocols, experts in the field contribute
detailed techniques, the uses of which expand deep
into the studies of biochemistry, molecular biology,
and biotechnology. Beginning briefly with basic meth-
ods and historical aspects, the book continues with
thorough coverage of protein preparation methods,
the preparation of proteins that are generally difficult
to prepare in their functional forms, applications of
the cell-free technologies to protein engineering, as
well as some methods that are expected to constitute a
part of future technologies. Written in the highly suc-
cessful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format,
the chapters include introductions to their respective
topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents,
step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory pro-
tocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding
known pitfalls. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Cell-
Free Protein Production: Methods and Protocols aims
to help researchers continue the growth of the vital
exploration of cell-free sciences and technologies in
order to better understand the dynamic lives of cells.
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Due January 2010
2010. XI, 261 p. 65 illus., 3 in color. (Methods in Molecular
Biology, 607)
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Proteomics
Forthcoming
F. Liu, S. Altman
Ribonuclease P
Ribonuclease P (RNaseP), a ribonucleoprotein, is an
essential tRNA processing enzyme found in all living
organisms. Since its discovery almost 40 years ago,
research on RNase P has led to the discovery of the
catalytic properties of RNA, and of the only known,
naturally occurring RNA enzymes, RNase P catalytic
RNA. The description of the catalytic properties of
RNA has provided fundamental insight into the RNA
world and these catalytic properties are being har-
nessed as therapeutic and prevention strategies for
acquired and inherited diseases. Ribonuclease P is the
first book to provide a comprehensive collection cov-
ering all aspects of current research on RNase P. The
topics include kinetic and structural analysis, mech-
anism of catalysis, and its regulation and biogenesis
in prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and organelles. Further-
more, research progresses on developing RNase P
as a potential drug target for antimicrobial develop-
ment and as a gene-targeting tool for anti-infective
and anticancer therapy are also included. This book
should be of general interests to molecular biologists
and biochemists in both the academic section and
pharmaceutical industry.
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Due January 2010
2010. XVI, 284 p. 53 illus., 23 in color. (Protein Reviews, 10)
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Stem Cells
S. Efrat
Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes
Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes, one of the latest
installments of the Stem Cell Biology and Regen-
erative Medicine series, reviews the three main
approaches for generation of sufficient numbers of
insulin-producing cells for restoration of an adequate
beta-cell mass: beta-cell expansion, stem-cell differen-
tiation, and nuclear reprogramming. Adeptly collect-
ing the research of the leading scientists in the field,
Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes compares the mer-
its of employing autologous versus banked allogeneic
cell sources for generation of surrogate beta cells, and
addresses tissue engineering and ways for cell protec-
tion from recurring autoimmunity and graft rejection.
Sure to pique the interest of investigators, clinicians,
and students of stem-cell application in regenera-
tive medicine, and cell therapy of diabetes, Stem Cell
Therapy for Diabetes provides essential reading for
those especially interested in tracking the progress
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in applying of one of the most exciting new develop-
ments in bio-medicine towards a cure for diabetes.
More on www.springer.com/978-1-60761-365-7
Due January 2010
2010. XI, 291 p. 58 illus., 20 in color. (Stem Cell Biology and
Regenerative Medicine, )
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Zoology (general)
Forthcoming
I.J. Duncan, P. Hawkins
The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and
Other Captive Birds
This book describes the welfare implications of keep-
ing wild and domesticated birds in captivity. The
environmental and social requirements of various
avian species are discussed and suggestions made for
appropriate housing and management techniques.
Particular attention is paid to human-bird interac-
tions and their impact on the behaviour and welfare
of the birds involved. Training methods for compan-
ion birds are also described. Possible future trends in
keeping birds in captivity are discussed in relation to
evolving laws and codes for both wild and domesti-
cated birds and in the light of developing ethical atti-
tudes to animals. The book will be invaluable to all
those who keep birds including poultry farmers, pet
owners, and managers and caretakers of birds kept in
laboratories, zoos, wildlife aviaries, and rehabilitation
centres. It will also be of great interest to poultry pro-
duction, zoology, wildlife and veterinary students.
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Due January 2010
2010. Approx. 290 p. (Animal Welfare, 9)
978-90-481-3649-0 ▶ 129,95 €
R. Gerecke
Süßwasserfauna von
Mitteleuropa, Bd. 7/2-2
Chelicerata
Acari 2
Chelicerata are a basically terrestrial group of inver-
tebrates, including many clades whose representa-
tives have never found an evolutionary way to aquatic
live. An exception is made by some spiders and the
highly diverse aquatic mites which in inland water
habitats are represented by members of numerous dif-
ferent clades having evolved an aquatic or amphibi-
ous lifestyle along various evolutionary pathways.
For the first time in limnofaunistic bibliography, the
present taxonomic knowledge about these differ-
ent groups of invertebrates is brought together in an
overview for the Central-European fauna. This sec-
ond volume includes taxonomic keys and ecological
information for the two species-rich superfamilies
Hydryphantoidea and Lebertioidea of the freshwa-
ter mites (Hydrachnidia). A further volume in prepa-
ration will include the remaining two superfamilies,
Hygrobatoidea and Arrenuroidea. The chelicerata
volumes of this series are a basic tool for all limnolo-
gists interested in diversity and ecology - in particu-
lar for biologists investigating the ecotones between
ground- and surface water, between benthos and
plankton, and between water and land.
More on www.springer.com/978-3-8274-1894-4
Due March 2010
2010. Approx. 240 p. (Süßwasserfauna von Mitteleuropa, )
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