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Behavioral Biology of Laboratory Animals
This 30-chapter volume informs students and professionals about the behavioral biology of animals commonly housed in laboratory and other captive settings. Each species evolved under specific environmental conditions, resulting in unique behavioral patterns, many of which are maintained in captivity even after generations of breeding. Understanding natural behavior is therefore a critical part …
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- 978-0-429-01951-7
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- 560 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 636.514.2 COL b
Livestock Ration Formulation for Dairy Cattle and Buffalo
Livestock Ration Formulation for Dairy Cattle and Buffalo provides an interdisciplinary, integrative perspective and optimization on dairy cattle feed formulation problem solving. It helps dairy farmers by introducing them the right frequency and right amount of balanced diet to be fed to cattle’s and buffaloes at different body condition so that their feeding cost should be decreased and the…
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- 1st
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- 978-1-003-23171-4
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- 138 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 636.514.2 KUN l
Advances in precision livestock farming
The livestock sector is facing increasing pressure to develop more ‘climate-smart’ methods that can be used to prevent the onset of major diseases, whilst also monitoring the efficiency and environmental impact of livestock production. Advances in precision livestock farming provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in the development of precision livestock technologies to monit…
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- 1st
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- 978-1-003-18066-1
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- 442 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 636.514.2 BEN a
Aeroponics : Growing Vertical
Aeroponics: Growing Vertical covers aspects of the emerging technology, aeroponics, which is a sister to hydroponics, involving state-of-the-art controlled environment agriculture. The book begins with an introduction of aeroponics followed by a summary of peer-reviewed technical literature conducted over 50 years involving various aspects of aeroponics. It covers the science and all the pate…
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- 1st
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- 978-0-367-81007-8
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- 272 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 635.98 GUR a
Aeglidae : Life History and Conservation Status of Unique Freshwater Anomuran…
Aeglidae focuses on these unique crustaceans who are endemic to South America. The book is the first to summarize the diverse aspects of the Aeglidae, whose taxonomic features and phylogenetic relationships, evolutionary history and biogeographical background, biological characteristics, and current conservation awareness make them stand out among all other decapods. Addresses the morpholog…
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- 1st
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- 978-1-315-10093-7
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- 296 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 595.3 AEG
Sustainable Brownfield Development : Building a Sustainable Future on Sites o…
While industrial and chemical innovations have contributed extensively to human advancement, the darker part of their legacy has been the hundreds of thousands of polluted sites left behind. Governments at all levels have rallied to support the remediation and reuse of these land resources and put many of the nation’s brownfields back into productive use. This book presents two dozen brownfie…
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- 978-0-429-34278-3
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- 274 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 577.2 Sou s
Surrogate Broodstock Development in Aquaculture
The rapidly changing climatic condition coupled with habitat destruction, aquatic pollution and increasing anthropogenic pressure on water bodies have resulted in decline of many important fish population and some of them even become endangered. As of now the breeding protocol for seed production in captivity is developed for only handful of fish species and mostly their seed is collected from …
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- 978-1-003-09762-4
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- 116 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 619.3 MAJ s
Physiology and Ecology of Fish Migration
Among the roughly 30,000 species of fish, migratory species account for only 165 species, but most of them are very important fisheries resources. This book presents up-to-date innovative research results on the physiology and ecology of fish migration. It focuses on salmon, eels, lampreys, and bluefin tuna
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- 1st
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- 978-0-429-07369-4
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- 196 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 577.6 PHY
Molecular Evolution and Population Genetics for Marine Biologists
Research in modern experimental and theoretical population genetics has been strengthened by advances in molecular techniques for the analysis of genetic variability. The evolutionary relationships of organisms may be investigated by comparing DNA sequences.
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- 1st
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- 978-0-429-17256-4
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- 363 p
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- -
- Call Number
- 577.6 KAR m
Influence of Microplastics on Environmental and Human Health: Key Considerati…
Microplastics have received increased attention in the research world over the last ten years. A number of significant publications by the World Health Organisation, European Union, SAPEA, and GESAMP have highlighted this growing environmental and health emergency. This book provides an accessible introduction to the microplastic problem and details its potential impact both on nature and hu…
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- 1st
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- 978-1-003-10973-0
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- 128 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 616.98 INF
Diseases Of Field Crops And Their Management
The book entitled Diseases of Field Crops and their Management provides most recent information about major diseases of cultivation field crops, their symptoms, pathogen characters, epidemiology, and management. In order to make the book all in one, the importance of major diseases has also been dealt with in brief.
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-003-08419-8
- Collation
- 412 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 632.31 PAR d
Ecological Biomarkers: Indicators of Ecotoxicological Effects
Does a change, which affects a few biological macro-molecules, some cells, or a few individuals within a population, have any ecological significance that would allow the prediction of deleterious effects at higher levels of biological organization, namely the population, community, and ultimately the ecosystem? With contributions from experts in
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-429-11149-5
- Collation
- 464 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 612.804 ECO
Conflicts over Marine and Coastal Common Resources; Causes, Governance and Pr…
This book explores the types of conflicts that occur over marine and coastal resources, the underlying causes, and attempts to prevent them. Despite the emergence of various marine and coastal governance approaches to address the effects of human activities within the marine environment, conflict continues. In this book, the author outlines the reasons conflicts can, and do, arise in the mar…
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1 -315-20642-4
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- 178 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.809 ALE c
Coastal Aquaculture and Mariculture
This book is an effort to consolidate and comprehensively present the coastal aquaculture & mariculture and divided into 39 chapters covering introduction, mariculture scenario, finfish farming, shellfish farming, molluscan farming, seaweed farming, recirculatory aquaculture systems, conservation aspects in mariculture etc. This is an attempt to provide comprehensive information on all areas o…
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-003-14241-6
- Collation
- 244 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.809 ATH c
Climate Change and the Oceanic Carbon Cycle ; Variables and Consequences
This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This valuable compendium provides an overview of the variables and consequences of oceanic carbon cycling in the context of climate change. The chapters highlight the importance of marine plankton in carbon processing as well as the effects of rising CO2 and temperature in their functioning. Marine ecosystems are being increasingly threate…
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-315-20749-0
- Collation
- 304 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 551.51 CLI
Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: Long-Term Effects of Climate and Nutri…
Produced by a Leading Aquatic ScientistA narrative account of how estuaries around the world are being altered by human forces and human-induced global climate changes, Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: Long-Term Effects of Climate and Nutrient Loading on Trophic Organization chronicles a more than 40-year-old research effort
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- 1st
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- 978-0-429-08888-9
- Collation
- 572 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 551.51 LIV c
Chemotherapy and Aquatic Therapeutics
This book deals with different kinds of chemotherapeutants that can be used in the treatment of diseases affecting fish. The mechanism of action behind every therapeutic agent is explained clearly for a better understanding of the basics of the drugs. Effective treatment would be achieved by proper delivery of the compounds at the right time. Different drug delivery methods to be practiced on f…
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-003-10870-2
- Collation
- 200 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 616.994 MAR c
Chemical Ecology: The Ecological Impacts of Marine Natural Products
During the past 20 years, marine chemical ecology has emerged as a respected field of study providing a better understanding of the role natural products play in organisms and their environments. Ample data in this book advocates the conservation of marine environments for future drug discovery efforts while sustaining their overall health. Marine chemical ecology has expanded to include resear…
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-429-45346-5
- Collation
- 416 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 CHE
Broodstock Management and Fish Seed Production
The book entitled “Broodstock Management and Fish Seed Production” provides information relating to commercially cultivable fresh water fishes, broodstock management, fish seed production technology, fish seed quality management including induced breeding with neat illustration. Increasing the aquaculture production can be achieved through the supply of quality fish seed. This book will be …
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-003-11168-9
- Collation
- 158 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 619.3 SUN b
Biotechnology of Penaeid Shrimps
The main objective of this book is to collect comprehensive information on various aspects of physiology and biotechnology focusing mainly on reproduction, growth, disease control and therapeutics of penaeid shrimps. The book covers fundamental aspects and few applied aspects of biotechnology concerning basic genomics and proteomics, reproduction, growth and disease control and therapeutics of …
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- 1st
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- 978-1-003-15596-6
- Collation
- 550 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 612.804 DIW b
Biomarkers for Stress in Fish Embryos and Larvae
The present work evaluates the toxic effects of some environmental stressors on fish eggs and larvae and describes the biomarker responses of fish from locations with varying levels of pollution. Development of the main groups of biomarkers is discussed. The book demonstrates general trends and specific peculiarities of biomarker induction in early
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-429-09052-3
- Collation
- 220 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 612.804 Rud b
Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca
Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry diseases, while many non-marine molluscs are threatened by human impacts which have resulted in more extinctions than all tetrapod vertebrates combined. This book and its companion volume provide the first comprehensive a…
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- 1st
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- 978-1-351-11566-7
- Collation
- 924 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 Pon b
Biology and Ecology of Crayfish
Written by world experts in astacology, this book covers a range of aspects of the biology and ecology of freshwater crayfish. With a strong focus on wild crayfish, the book studies the taxonomy and genetics of this interesting group of animals. Under examination also are crayfish growth and reproduction, with detailed illustrations
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- 978-0-429-08391-4
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- 375 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 Lon b
Biology and Ecology of Bluefin Tuna
This book focuses on latest information on the biology and ecology of the three bluefin tuna species: the Pacific (Thunnus orientalis), Atlantic (T. thynnus), and southern bluefin tuna (T. maccoyii). In the book, the phylogeny and basic ecological information such as early life history, age and growth, and food habits are covered.
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- 1st
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- 978-0-429-07643-5
- Collation
- 433 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 Kit b
Biology and Ecology of Anguillid Eels
Anguillid eels have fascinated biologists for centuries due to their spectacular long-distance migrations between freshwater habitats and their spawning areas far out in the ocean. This book provides a long overdue update on the biology and ecology of anguillid eels and features comprehensive coverage of the key features of the genus Anguilla.
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-429-08334-1
- Collation
- 340 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 Ara b
Biology and Culture of Portunid Crabs of World Seas
Biology and Culture of Portunid Crabs of World Seas provides an abundance of valuable first-hand information about the diversity, biology, ecology culture of the portunid crabs of the word seas. Marine crabs play an important role directly or indirectly in the livelihood of millions of people around the world. They have been reported to make up about 20% of all marine crustaceans caught, far…
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-315-20581-6
- Collation
- 415 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 San b
Aquatic Plants; Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Applications
Aquatic Plants: Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Applications provides a concise description of popular aquatic plants found across the globe. The chapters in this beautifully illustrated, full-color book focus on the aquatic species native to specific continents. Written by a global team of experts, this book explains the distribution, ethnobotanical uses, genome sequencing, chemical compounds, and…
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-429-42909-5
- Collation
- 366 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 Lal a
Aquatic Health and Aquaculture
This book discusses how to use the wastewaters, liquid biowastes and soils unfit for agriculture to economically viable aquaculture practices; and putting the emphasis on, aquaculture posology, the science of quantification and administration of doses in aquatic health and aquaculture management. Broadly, aquaculture practices come across three types of problems each; in the context of water qu…
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-003-11152-8
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- 204 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 Pra a
Diversified Cropping Pattern and Agricultural Development
This book examines how crop diversification strategies can help to ensure sustainable agricultural development across different land-size categories, with a focus on Malda District in West Bengal, India. Using Malda as the study area, a region with nearly 4 million people, the book assesses the extent, pattern, factors and future of crop diversification and its contribution to the development o…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-55728-7
- Collation
- XXXVI, 285p.:ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 338.1 Rah d
Aquaculture Landscapes; Fish Farms and the Public Realm
In the twenty-first century, aquaculture’s contribution to the supply of fish for human consumption exceeds that of wild-caught fish for the first time in history. Aquaculture has emerged as the fastest growing food production sector in the world, but aquaculture has agency beyond simply converting fish to food. Aquaculture Landscapes recovers aquaculture as a practice with a deep history of …
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- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-315-40478-3
- Collation
- 264 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.8 Ezb a
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