Peterson S Graduate Programs In Computational Systems Translational Biology Ecology Environmental Biology Evolutionary Biology And Entomology

Author : Peterson's
Publisher : Peterson's
Page : 419 pages
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Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780768934915

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Peterson's Graduate Programs in Computational, Systems, & Translational Biology; Ecology, Environmental Biology, & Evolutionary Biology; and Entomology by Peterson's Pdf

Peterson's Graduate Programs in Computational, Systems, & Translational Biology; Ecology, Environmental Biology, & Evolutionary Biology; and Entomology contains a wealth of information on universities that offer graduate/professional degrees in these fields. Up-to-date data, collected through Peterson's Annual Survey of Graduate and Professional Institutions, provides valuable information on degree offerings, professional accreditation, jointly offered degrees, part-time and evening/weekend programs, postbaccalaureate distance degrees, faculty, students, degree requirements, entrance requirements, expenses, financial support, faculty research, and unit head and application contact information. Readers will find helpful links to in-depth descriptions that offer additional detailed information about a specific program or department, faculty members and their research, and much more. In addition, there are valuable articles on financial assistance, the graduate admissions process, advice for international and minority students, and facts about accreditation, with a current list of accrediting agencies.

Author : Peterson's Guides Staff,Peterson's
Publisher : Peterson Nelnet Company
Page : 1642 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 0768924065

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Graduate Programs in the Biological Sciences 2008 by Peterson's Guides Staff,Peterson's Pdf

The six volumes of Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study, the only annually updated reference work of its kind, provide wide-ranging information on the graduate and professional programs offered by accredited colleges and universities in the United States and U.S. territories and those in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Africa that are accredited by U.S. accrediting bodies. Books 2 through 6 are divided into sections that contain one or more directories devoted to individual programs in a particular field. Book 3 contains more than 4,000 programs of study in 53 disciplines of the biological sciences.

Author : Editors of peterson's guides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1196 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1560792914

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Graduate & Professional Programs 1994 by Editors of peterson's guides Pdf

Author : Peterson's (Firm : 2006- ),Peterson's Guides
Publisher : Peterson Nelnet Company
Page : 1256 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 0768921570

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Peterson's Graduate and Professional Programs by Peterson's (Firm : 2006- ),Peterson's Guides Pdf

A basic listing of all accredited graduate programs at universitites in the U.S and Canada.

Author : Eberhard O. Voit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : COMPUTERS
ISBN : 0429258518

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A First Course in Systems Biology by Eberhard O. Voit Pdf

This is a textbook designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Its main focus is the development of computational models and their applications to diverse biological systems. Because the biological sciences have become so complex that no individual can acquire complete knowledge in any given area of specialization, the education of future systems biologists must instead develop a student's ability to retrieve, reformat, merge, and interpret complex biological information. This book provides the reader with the background and mastery of methods to execute standard systems biology tasks, understand the modern literature, and launch into specialized courses or projects that address biological questions using theoretical and computational means.

Author : Jason McDermott,Ram Samudrala,Roger Bumgarner,Kristina Montgomery,Reneé Ireton
Publisher : Humana Press
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1607610833

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Computational Systems Biology by Jason McDermott,Ram Samudrala,Roger Bumgarner,Kristina Montgomery,Reneé Ireton Pdf

Computational systems biology is the term that we use to describe computational methods to identify, infer, model, and store relationships between the molecules, pathways, and cells (‘‘systems’’) involved in a living organism. Based on this definition, the field of computational systems biology has been in existence for some time. However, the recent confluence of high-throughput methodology for biological data gathering,genome-scalesequencing,andcomputationalprocessingpowerhasdrivena reinvention and expansion of this field. The expansions include not only modeling of small metabolic (1–3) and signaling systems (2, 4) but also modeling of the relati- ships between biological components in very large systems, including whole cells and organisms (5–15). Generally, these models provide a general overview of one or more aspects of these systems and leave the determination of details to experimentalists focused on smaller subsystems. The promise of such approaches is that they will elucidate patterns, relationships, and general features, which are not evident from examining specific components or subsystems. These predictions are either interesting in and of themselves (e. g. , the identification of an evolutionary pattern) or interesting andvaluabletoresearchersworkingonaparticularproblem(e. g. ,highlightapreviously unknown functional pathway). Two events have occurred to bring the field of computational systems biology to theforefront. Oneistheadventofhigh-throughputmethodsthathavegeneratedlarge amounts of information about particular systems in the form of genetic studies, gene and protein expression analyses and metabolomics. With such tools, research to c- sidersystemsasawholearebeingconceived,planned,andimplementedexperimentally on an ever more frequent and wider scale.

Author : A. Townsend Peterson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691136882

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Ecological Niches and Geographic Distributions (MPB-49) by A. Townsend Peterson Pdf

Terminology, conceptual overview, biogeography, modeling.

Author : Joseph Alcamo,Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Program)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : UCSC:32106015987487

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Ecosystems and Human Well-being by Joseph Alcamo,Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Program) Pdf

Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is the first product of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a four-year international work program designed to meet the needs of decisionmakers for scientific information on the links between ecosystem change and human well-being. The book offers an overview of the project, describing the conceptual framework that is being used, defining its scope, and providing a baseline of understanding that all participants need to move forward. The Millennium Assessment focuses on how humans have altered ecosystems, and how changes in ecosystem services have affected human well-being, how ecosystem changes may affect people in future decades, and what types of responses can be adopted at local, national, or global scales to improve ecosystem management and thereby contribute to human well-being and poverty alleviation. The program was launched by United National Secretary-General Kofi Annan in June 2001, and the primary assessment reports will be released by Island Press in 2005. Leading scientists from more than 100 nations are conducting the assessment, which can aid countries, regions, or companies by: providing a clear, scientific picture of the current sta

Author : Lee Alan Dugatkin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691207247

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Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology by Lee Alan Dugatkin Pdf

A key way that behavioral ecologists develop general theories of animal behavior is by studying one species or a closely related group of species--''model systems''--over a long period. This book brings together some of the field's most respected researchers to describe why they chose their systems, how they integrate theoretical, conceptual, and empirical work, lessons for the practice of the discipline, and potential avenues of future research. Their model systems encompass a wide range of animals and behavioral issues, from dung flies to sticklebacks, dolphins to African wild dogs, from foraging to aggression, territoriality to reproductive suppression. Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology offers an unprecedented ''systems'' focus and revealing insights into the confluence of personal curiosity and scientific inquiry. It will be an invaluable text for behavioral ecology courses and a helpful overview--and a preview of coming developments--for advanced researchers. The twenty-five chapters are divided into four sections: insects and arachnids, amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals. In addition to the editor, the contributors include Geoff A. Parker, Thomas D. Seeley, Naomi Pierce, Kern Reeve, Gerald S. Wilkinson, Bert Hölldobler and Flavio Roces, George W. Uetz, Michael J. Ryan and Gil Rosenthal, Judy Stamps, H. Carl Gerhardt, Barry Sinervo, Robert Warner, Manfred Milinski, David F. Westneat, Alan C. Kamil and Alan B. Bond, Paul Sherman, Jerram L. Brown, Anders Pape Møller, Marc Bekoff, Richard C. Connor, Joan B. Silk, Christopher Boesch, Scott Creel, A.H. Harcourt, and Tim Caro and M. J. Kelly.

Author : David P. Hughes,Jacques Brodeur,Frédéric Thomas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199642236

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Host Manipulation by Parasites by David P. Hughes,Jacques Brodeur,Frédéric Thomas Pdf

Parasites that manipulate the behaviour of their hosts represent striking examples of adaptation by natural selection. This text provides an authoritative review of host manipulation by parasites that assesses developments in the field and lays out a framework for future research.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2576 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : American literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025417838

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Books in Print Supplement by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pacific Forestry Centre,Mountain Pine Beetle Initiative (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Forest management
ISBN : 0662426231

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The Mountain Pine Beetle by Pacific Forestry Centre,Mountain Pine Beetle Initiative (Canada) Pdf

"This book presents a synthesis of published information on mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins [Coleoptera: Scolytidae]) biology and management with an emphasis on lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia Engelm.) forests of western Canada. Intended as a reference for researchers as well as forest managers, the book covers three main subject areas: mountain pine beetle biology, management, and socioeconomic concerns. The chapters on biology cover taxonomy, life history and habits, distribution, insect-host tree interactions, development and survival, epidemiology, and outbreak history. The management section covers management strategy, survey and detection, proactive and preventive management, and decision support tools. The chapters on socioeconomic aspects include an economic examination of management programs and the utilization of post-beetle salvage timber in solid wood, panelboard, pulp and paper products."--Publisher's description.

Author : Russell K. Monson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461475007

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Ecology and the Environment by Russell K. Monson Pdf

In this book, plant biology is considered from the perspective of plants and their surrounding environment, including both biotic and abiotic interactions. The intended audience is undergraduate students in the middle or final phases of their programs of study. Topics are developed to provide a rudimentary understanding of how plant-environment interactions span multiple spatiotemporal scales, and how this rudimentary knowledge can be applied to understand the causes of ecosystem vulnerabilities in the face of global climate change and expansion of natural resource use by human societies. In all chapters connections are made from smaller to larger scales of ecological organization, providing a foundation for understanding plant ecology. Where relevant, environmental threats to ecological systems are identified and future research needs are discussed. As future generations take on the responsibility for managing ecosystem goods and services, one of the most effective resources that can be passed on is accumulated knowledge of how organisms, populations, species, communities and ecosystems function and interact across scales of organization. This book is intended to provide some of that knowledge, and hopefully provide those generations with the ability to avoid some of the catastrophic environmental mistakes that prior generations have made.

Author : Peter R. Grant,B. Rosemary Grant
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691160467

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40 Years of Evolution by Peter R. Grant,B. Rosemary Grant Pdf

An important look at a groundbreaking forty-year study of Darwin's finches Renowned evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have produced landmark studies of the Galápagos finches first made famous by Charles Darwin. In How and Why Species Multiply, they offered a complete evolutionary history of Darwin's finches since their origin almost three million years ago. Now, in their richly illustrated new book, 40 Years of Evolution, the authors turn their attention to events taking place on a contemporary scale. By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, they uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. The authors used a vast and unparalleled range of ecological, behavioral, and genetic data—including song recordings, DNA analyses, and feeding and breeding behavior—to measure changes in finch populations on the small island of Daphne Major in the Galápagos archipelago. They find that natural selection happens repeatedly, that finches hybridize and exchange genes rarely, and that they compete for scarce food in times of drought, with the remarkable result that the finch populations today differ significantly in average beak size and shape from those of forty years ago. The authors' most spectacular discovery is the initiation and establishment of a new lineage that now behaves as a new species, differing from others in size, song, and other characteristics. The authors emphasize the immeasurable value of continuous long-term studies of natural populations and of critical opportunities for detecting and understanding rare but significant events. By following the fates of finches for several generations, 40 Years of Evolution offers unparalleled insights into ecological and evolutionary changes in natural environments.

Author : David Edward Bignell,Yves Roisin,Nathan Lo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048139774

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Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis by David Edward Bignell,Yves Roisin,Nathan Lo Pdf

Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography. In this new volume, David Bignell, Yves Roisin and Nathan Lo have brought together leading experts on termite taxonomy, behaviour, genetics, caste differentiation, physiology, microbiology, mound architecture, biogeography and control. Very strong evolutionary and developmental themes run through the individual chapters, fed by new data streams from molecular sequencing, and for the first time it is possible to compare the social organisation of termites with that of the social Hymenoptera, focusing on caste determination, population genetics, cooperative behaviour, nest hygiene and symbioses with microorganisms. New chapters have been added on termite pheromones, termites as pests of agriculture and on destructive invasive species.