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The study of insects present in the urban environment is an increasingly important field of entomology. Urban Entomology is the first work devoted to this topic. ... Read more

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The fruit fly Drosophila has been a major research organism in the molecular revolution that has swept through all areas of biology over the last two decades. Profound new insights into general mechanisms underlying animal development, behaviour and evolution have emerged from Drosophila research. Only recently, however, have molecular biologists turned their attention to the many insect pests that plague agriculture and public health worldwide. This book reviews and extends the spectacular research progress with Drosophila and surveys the exciting early results and vast potential of exploiting molecular biology to control pest insects. Topics covered include: the molecular genetics of insect meiosis, tissue differentiation, sex determination and biological rhythms; the molecular basis of insect resistance to chemical insecticides and the development of alternative, genetically engineered microbial insecticides; molecular tools for studying insect systematics and population biology; gene cloning techniques and prospects for genetically engineering insects of economic importance. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A collection of writings detailing the insects and other arthropods such as ticks and lice that infest livestock, transmitting diseases and inflicting wounds. The book covers occurrance statistics, biological implications, and control methods. Topics are organized by type of pest and livestock animal, and are designed to acquaint the student with the broad spectrum of insects and other arthropods that affect production animal husbandry, and to provide a ready reference by which pest problems may be identified and information obtained on the species and systems involved. Examined is the basic plan of insects, biting and non-biting flies, Myiasis-producing flies, ticks, arthropod pests of confined beef, dairy cattle, sheep and horses, and swine pests. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library Historical Monographs collection. ... Read more

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Rice represents a unique opportunity for improvement through genetic engineering. This new book provides a detailed review of past and present developments in the genetic engineering of rice, as well as an informed examination of current genetic engineering material and methods. ... Read more

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In the preface, the author admits that the main body of this book is the fourth of its five chapters, entitled "Rice Transformation", an area in which the author is an undisputed expert. This topic is precededwith Chapter 1 which summarizes the worldwide importance and general botanyof rice, and chapters 2 and 3 which present a historical overview of tissueculture in rice. The author rounds out this book on rice biotechnology withChapter 5 which addresses the introduction of rice genes into other cropsvia genetic engineering. With this book, the author strove to present acomprehensive and up-to-date review of rice biotechnology. Some new andsignificant accomplishments are herein presented. The portion of the bookdedicated to the author's specific expertise was laced with severalinteresting comments from the author's own experience, but was somewhatdifficult to read due to intentional repetition as well as someunintentional errors. The sections on rice transformation, as the"meat" of this book, could be said to be "plentiful andtasty but a bit gristly". However, the "top slice of bread"on the "sandwich", Chapters 1, 2, and 3, was "stale"and had some holes. This book contains much important information, but Iwould suggest that readers supplement its reading with the followingsources: (1) Khush, G.S., and G.H. Toenniessen, eds. 1991. RiceBiotechnology. CAB International, Wallingford. (2) Ayres, N.N. and W.D.Park. 1994. Genetic transformation of rice. Crit. Rev. in Plant Sci.13:219-239. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published 1915.: Access to the digital version of this title and other related titles can be found on CHLA (Core Historic Literature of Agriculture) at http://chla.library.cornell.edu, an electronic collection of core historical materials on US agriculture and rural life published from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. A full list of Cornell University Library's digital collections can be found at http://www.library.cornell.edu. ... Read more

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Other ISBNs in this set include: 0548807779. ... Read more