Note: Cover -- Strategic environmental assessment -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. The changing context of environmental impact assessment -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The current state of environmental impact assessment -- 1.3 The need for strategic environmental assessment -- 1.4 Trends in approaches to environmental issues: links with strategic environmental assessment -- 1.5 Conclusions -- Notes -- 2. Strategic environmental assessment and policy appraisal -- 2.1 Strategic environmental assessment in UK policy-making -- 2.2 Strategic environmental assessment as policy appraisal -- 2.3 The tiered approach to environmental impact assessment -- 2.4 Concepts in policy appraisal -- 2.5 Problems with strategic environmental assessment -- 3. Existing and proposed systems of strategic environmental assessment -- 3.1 United States -- 3.2 European Community -- 3.3 Netherlands -- 3.4 United Kingdom -- 3.5 Other countries -- 3.6 International moves towards the implementation of strategic environmental assessment -- 3.7 Trends in systems of strategic environmental assessment -- Notes -- 4. Coastal zones -- 4.1 The importance of coastal zones -- 4.2 Threats to coastal zones -- 4.3 Policies regarding coastal zones -- 4.4 EIAs of projects affecting coastal zones -- 4.5 The need for strategic environmental assessment -- 5. Energy sector -- 5.1 The importance of the energy sector -- 5.2 National policy -- 5.3 Case studies of the energy sector -- 5.4 EIAs of energy-related projects -- 5.5 The need for strategic environmental assessment -- 6. Lowland heath -- 6.1 The importance of lowland heath -- 6.2 Threats to lowland heath -- 6.3 Policies regarding lowland heath -- 6.4 EIAs of projects affecting lowland heath -- 6.5 Application of SEA -- 7. Strategic environmental assessment and global futures. , 7.1 A sustainability-led approach to strategic environmental assessment -- 7.2 Issues and problems with the sustainability-led approach to strategic environmental assessment -- 7.3 Strategic environmental assessment in the future -- Appendix A. Extracts from EC directive 85/337 -- A.1 Projects requiring EIA -- A.2 Content of EIA -- Appendix B. Critique of the proposed EC directive on SEA, Policy Appraisal and the Environment, and Planning Policy Guidance Note 12 -- B.1 Proposed EC directive on SEA -- B.2 Policy Appraisal and the Environment -- B.3 Planning Policy Guidance Note 12 -- Appendix C. Possible methodologies for strategic environmental assessment -- C.1 Introduction and issues -- C.2 Determining the need for a strategic environmental assessment -- C.3 Establishing a work programme -- C.4 Determining the objectives of the PPP -- C.5 Defining the scope of the strategic environmental assessment -- C.6 Environmental analysis -- C.7 Establishing an environmental database -- C.8 Impact evaluation and synthesis -- C.9 Proposing recommendations and preparing an SEA report -- C.10 Monitoring and feedback -- References -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Discipline-Based Professional Development -- Transforming Undergraduate Science Education -- Active Learning and Evidence-Based Teaching Approaches -- Professional Development for Teaching in the University -- Pedagogical Content Knowledge -- The Five PCK Components -- PCK for the Undergraduate Level -- Overview and Brief History of the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) -- Key Contributors to a Disciplinary TLC -- Institutional Levels and External Entities Involved in Change Efforts -- Credibility and Buy-In -- How to Initiate a Disciplinary TLC -- Outline of the Book -- References -- 2 Building Interest and Engagement Through Enrichment Activities -- Visiting Teacher/Scholars -- Characteristics of Visiting Teacher/Scholars -- Activities with Visiting Teacher/Scholars -- Seminars and Workshops -- Guiding Principals in Developing Seminars and Workshops -- Selecting Seminar and Workshop Topics -- Evaluation of Seminars and Workshops -- PCK Focus of Seminars and Workshops -- PCK 1: Student Understanding of Science -- PCK 2. Science Curriculum -- PCK 3. Instructional Strategies -- PCK 4. Assessment of Student Learning -- PCK 5. Orientation to Teaching Science -- Conclusion -- Implementation Guide -- Tips for Hosting a Successful Teacher/Scholar Visit -- Selecting and Recruiting Visiting Teacher/Scholars -- Publicizing the Visit -- Creating an Agenda of Activities -- Example Seminars and Workshops by PCK Component -- PCK 1: Overcoming Students' Alternative Conceptions in the Chemical and Life Sciences -- PCK 2: Undergraduate Curriculum Innovations in the College of Chemical and Life Sciences -- PCK 3: Blended Learning: What It Is and How to Use It -- PCK 4: As You Can See, But Students Don't: A Closer Look at How Students Read and Interpret Graphic Information. , PCK 5: Identifying the Hallmarks of Effective Teaching to Create a Rubric for Peer Review of Teaching -- Following the Workshop -- References -- 3 Acculturation of New Faculty Members -- Preparation and Work Context of New Faculty Members -- Getting to Know Our New Faculty Members -- Overview of the New Faculty Longitudinal Study -- Analysis of Study Findings by PCK Component -- PCK 1: Student Understanding of Science -- PCK 2: Science Curriculum -- PCK 3: Instructional Strategies -- PCK 4: Assessment of Student Learning -- PCK 5: Orientation to Teaching Science -- Professional Development for New Faculty Members -- Welcome Workshop -- Seminars and Workshops -- Individual Consulting -- Connections to Networks and Faculty Learning Communities -- Funding Opportunities -- Conclusion -- Implementation Guide -- Longitudinal Study: Interview Protocols -- Initial Interview Protocol -- Follow-up Interview Protocol -- Welcome Workshop -- Welcome Workshop Outline -- Welcome Packet -- References -- 4 Consultation for Individuals and Groups of Faculty -- The Need for Ongoing Professional Development -- Bridging the Gap Through Professional Development -- Our Model for Consulting -- Consultation for Individuals -- Consultation for Groups of Faculty -- Informal Groups of Faculty -- Faculty Learning Communities -- Conclusion -- Implementation Guide -- Consultation for Individuals -- PCK 1: Knowledge of Student Understanding -- PCK 2: Knowledge of Science Curriculum -- PCK 3: Knowledge of Instructional Strategies -- PCK 4: Knowledge of Assessment -- PCK 5: Orientation to Science Teaching -- Consultation for Faculty Learning Communities -- PCK 1: Knowledge of Student Understanding -- PCK 2: Knowledge of Science Curriculum -- PCK 3: Knowledge of Instructional Strategies -- PCK 4: Knowledge of Assessment -- PCK 5: Orientation to Science Teaching -- References. , 5 Preparing Graduate Students for Their Teaching Responsibilities -- Need for Training -- Types of Training Currently Offered -- Short Workshops for Beginning GTAs -- Longer Preparatory or Support Course -- Teaching as Professional Development -- Being Observed -- Observation of Experienced Teachers -- Certificate Programs -- National Professional Development Networks -- Professional Development for GTAs in Our University -- Needs Assessment -- Key Findings from the Survey -- Feedback from the Workshop on Roles of the GTA -- Our Professional Development Programs for GTAs -- Seminars and Workshops -- Mandatory Six-Week Courses for New GTAs -- Optional Two-Credit Course -- Certificate Program in Teaching and Learning -- Conclusion -- Implementation Guide -- Workshop: The Role of the GTA -- Summary of GTA Needs Assessment Survey Results -- Conversations on GTA Roles and Challenges -- Conversations on Enhancing GTA Professional Development -- Experiences with Innovative Course Redesigns -- Mandatory Six-Week Teaching Preparatory Course -- Session 1: Introduction and Overview of the Role of the GTA in Undergraduate Education -- Session 2: Student-GTA Communication -- Session 3: Assessing Student Performance -- Session 4: Engaging Students Through Effective Teaching -- Session 5: Evaluation and Expectations of the GTA -- Session 6: Special Topics Based on GTA Interests -- 2-Credit Course for Graduate Students -- Session 1: Introduction to the Course -- Session 2: Overview of Science Education -- Session 3: Student Diversity in Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences -- Sessions 4 and 5: Theories in Science Education -- Session 6: Active Learning and Evidence-Based Teaching Approaches -- Session 7: Assessment, Rubrics, and Grading -- Session 8: Students' Alternative Conceptions -- Session 9: Using Visual Representations-Concept Maps and Models. , Session 10: Using Technology in Science Education -- Session 11: Observation of an Undergraduate Science Class -- Sessions 12-14: Presentations of Teachable Units -- References -- 6 Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Teaching and Learning Center -- The Role of Comprehensive Program Evaluation -- Needs Assessment: A First Step -- Stakeholders and Their Input into the TLC Needs Assessment -- Final Steps of the Needs Assessment Process -- Ongoing Evaluation: Measuring Five Levels of Program Impact -- Level 1: Participation -- How Do Participants Know About the TLC and Its Activities? -- Who Participates and in What Do They Participate? -- Why Do Individuals Participate? -- Level 2: Satisfaction -- Assessing the Achievement of Programmatic Goals -- Assessing Participant Satisfaction -- Level 3: Learning -- Stage 1: Knowledge of Evidence-Based Teaching Practices -- Stage 2: Belief in the Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Teaching Practices in Enhancing Student Learning -- Stage 3: An Understanding of How to Employ Evidence-Based Teaching Practices -- Level 4: Application -- Faculty Self-Reports of the Teaching Practices They Used -- Student Reports of Teaching Practices They Experienced -- Classroom Observations -- Level 5: Impact -- Student Satisfaction with Their Courses and Course Instruction -- Student Attitudes and Beliefs About Science -- Student Learning in Courses and Sequences of Courses -- Conclusion -- Implementation Guide -- Guiding Questions for Departmental Meetings-Needs Assessment -- Sample Completed Faculty Learning Community Observation Protocol -- References -- 7 Concluding Thoughts -- Lessons Learned.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Introduction -- Prologue Interview with Eleanor Galenson -- Prologue Our children, our future: a conversation with Eleanor Galenson -- Part I Symbolisation, Thought, and Language -- Introduction to Part I -- Chapter One A consideration of the nature of thought in childhood play -- Discussion of Chapter One -- Chapter Two The impact of early sexual discovery on mood, defensive organisation, and symbolisation -- Discussion of Chapter Two -- Chapter Three The influence of hostile aggression on the development of expressive language -- Part II Infantile Origins of Sexual Identity -- Introduction to Part II -- Chapter Four Early genital activity and the castration complex -- Chapter Five Object loss and early sexual development -- Discussion of Chapter Five -- Chapter Six Observation of early infantile sexual and erotic development -- Chapter Seven Review of The Infantile Origins of Sexual Identity -- Chapter Eight Review of The Infantile Origins of Sexual Identity -- Part III The Tripartite Therapeutic Model -- Chapter Nine Treatment of psychological disorders of early childhood: a tripartite therapeutic model -- Chapter Ten Gender disturbance in a three-and-a-half-year-old boy -- Chapter Eleven Psychoanalytic approach to psychotic disturbances in very young children: a clinical report -- Index.

Note: Cover image -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Copyright page -- Contents of Volume 2 -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Patterns of Development in Insect Parasites -- I Introduction -- II The Idiobiont-Koinobiont Dichotomy -- III Patterns of Parasite Development and Growth -- IV Parasite Development and Host Ecology -- V Developmental Strategies -- VI Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 2: Games Parasites Play: The Dynamic Roles of Proteins and Peptides in the Relationship between Parasite and Host -- I Parasitism-Induced Changes: Host Responses or Parasite-Directed Host Manipulation? -- II Parasitism- and Polydnavirus-lnduced Peptides and Proteins in Insect Hosts -- III Parasitic Effects on Endogenous Proteins, Enzymes, and Peptides -- IV Comparisons with Parasitism- and Virus-Induced Changes in Other Systems -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 3: Hormonal Interactions between Insect Endoparasites and Their Host Insects -- I Introduction and Terminology -- II Hormones Controlling Insect Development: An Overview -- III Parasite Hormones Relative to Those of Their Hosts -- IV Direct or Indirect Host Endocrine Effects on Endoparasites -- V Direct or Indirect Effects of Endoparasites on Host Endocrine System -- VI Limitations -- VII Possible Solutions -- VIII Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 4: Reproductive Disturbances Induced by Parasites and Pathogens of Insects -- I Introduction -- II Microparasites -- III Nematodes -- IV Cestodes -- V Endoparasitic Insects -- VI Conclusions -- Chapter 5: Behavioral Effects of Parasites and Pathogens in Insect Hosts -- I Introduction -- II Review of Altered Behavior in Parasitized Insects -- III Potential Benefits to Parasite -- IV Potential Benefits to Host -- V Considerations for Future Research -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 6: Redirection of Host Metabolism and Effects on Parasite Nutrition. , I Introduction -- II Insect Parasitism and Host Viability -- III Altered Metabolite Levels in Host Tissues -- IV Metabolic Alteration in Insect Hosts -- V Basis for Metabolic Alterations: Hormones, Viruslike Particles, and Parasite Mediation -- VI Nutritional Consequences of Metabolic Redirection and Physiological Alteration -- VII "Host Regulation" and Its Role in Redirecting Host Metabolism and Physiology -- VIII Enantiostasis and Metabolic Regulation -- IX Conclusion -- Chapter 7: Teratocytes: Developmental and Biochemical Characteristics -- I Introduction -- II Origins -- III Distribution within Taxonomic Groups -- IV Developmental Characteristics -- V Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics -- VI Interactions of Teratocytes, Venoms, and Polydnavirus -- VII Conclusion and Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 8: The Polydnavirus Life Cycle -- I Introduction -- II Life Cycle -- III Future Directions -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 9: Polydnavirus Genome Organization -- I Introduction -- II Polydnaviruses as Part of Biological Systems -- III Multipartite Genome Structure -- IV Genome Packaging -- V Intraspecific Genomic Complexity -- VI Transcription and Gene Families -- VII Polydnavirus Transmission, Integration, and Replication -- VIII Polydnavirus Evolution -- IX Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 10: Venoms of Parasitic Hymenoptera as Investigatory Tools -- I Introduction -- II Uses of Venoms in Addressing Questions in Various Scientific Fields -- III Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 11: Biochemical and Molecular Basis of Mosquito Susceptibility to Plasmodium and Filarioid Nematodes -- I Introduction -- II Immune Mechanisms in Mosquitoes -- III Genetic Control of Susceptibility/Refractoriness -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 12: Cellular Defense Responses of Insects: Unresolved Problems -- I Introduction. , II Main Events in Insect Immune Reactivity -- III Specific Problems in Insect Immunity -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 13: The Response to Foreign Tissue Transplants in Insects -- I Introduction: What Is the Significance of Studying Graft Rejection in Insects? -- II Historical Perspective -- III Mediation and Regulation of the Roach Graft Response -- IV Discussion and Conclusions: Where Do We Go from Here? -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 14: Regulation of Insect Hemolymph Phenoloxidases -- I Introduction -- II Prophenoloxidase Activation -- III Control Mechanisms of the Cascade -- IV Conclusion -- Index to Volumes 1 and 2.

Note: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- INTRODUCTION -- Creating Habitat -- Native Nectar Plants for Butterflies -- Involve Your Kids -- Quick ID Tips -- PROFILES OF BACKYARD BUTTERFLIES -- Butterflies by Region -- Swallowtails -- Pipevine Swallowtail -- Zebra Swallowtail -- Black Swallowtail -- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -- Western Tiger Swallowtail -- Spicebush Swallowtail -- Giant Swallowtail -- Oranges and Sulphurs -- Sleepy Orange -- Clouded Sulphur -- Southern Dogface -- Whites -- Checkered White -- Cabbage White -- Harvesters -- Harvester -- Coppers -- American Copper -- Purplish Copper -- Hairstreaks -- Coral Hairstreak -- Banded Hairstreak -- Brown Elfin -- Eastern and WesternPine Elfin -- Gray Hairstreak -- Blues -- Eastern and WesternTailed-Blue -- Spring Azure -- Snouts -- American Snout -- Monarchs -- Monarch -- Fritillaries -- Variegated Fritillary -- Meadow Fritillary -- Great Spangled Fritillary -- Aphrodite Fritillary -- Admirals -- White Admiral andRed-Spotted Purple -- Viceroy -- Emperors -- Hackberry Emperor -- Tawny Emperor -- Ladies -- American Lady -- Painted Lady -- Red Admiral -- Tortoiseshells and Commas -- Milbert's Tortoiseshell -- Mourning Cloak -- Question Mark -- Eastern Comma -- Buckeyes -- Common Buckeye -- Crescents -- Pearl and Northern Crescent -- Satyrs -- Common Ringlet -- Little Wood Satyr -- Common Wood-Nymph -- Spread-Wing Skipper -- Silver-Spotted Skipper -- Northern Cloudywing -- Juvenal's and Horace'sDuskywings -- Common Checkered-Skipper -- Grass Skippers -- Least Skipper -- Peck's Skipper -- Tawny-Edged Skipper -- Dun Skipper -- Hobomok Skipper -- Zabulon Skipper -- Delaware Skipper -- BEYOND THE BACKYARD: BUTTERFLY HOTSPOTS -- RESOURCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z. , MEET ERIN GETTLER -- PHOTO CREDITS.

Note: Front Cover -- Trap Responses of Flying Insects -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Light traps -- 1.1 Introduction and background -- 1.2 Basic components and design of light traps -- 1.3 Experimental studies on light trap performance -- 1.4 Moonlight and light trap performance -- 1.5 Use of additional sampling methods to interpret light trap data -- Chapter 2. Suction traps -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Rothamsted insect survey 12 in suction trap -- 2.3 The Rothamsted suction trap: trap performance and insect reaction -- 2.4 Suction traps for mosquitoes -- 2.5 Suction trap experiments with blackflies (Simulium) -- 2.6 Remote sensing devices to check trap efficiency -- Chapter 3. Pheromone-based and sex lure traps -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Development of pheromone-based traps for the spruce budworm Choristoneura fumiferana -- 3.3 Pheromone research: Select examples of trapping experience -- 3.4 Behavioural impact of multi-component pheromones -- 3.5 Role of competition on trap efficiency -- 3.6 Pheromones as disruptors to sexual communication -- Chapter 4. Light traps versus pheromone traps -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Experiences in trapping the European cornborer (Ostrinia nubialis) -- 4.3 Comparison involving two different types of pheromone trap -- 4.4 Seasonal changes in reaction to the two trap types. Experiments with the w-marked cutworm (Spaelotis clandestina) -- 4.5 Comparison of blacklight trap with two types of pheromone trap for the western bean cutworm {Loxagrotis albicosta) -- 4.6 Observations on Helicoverpa armigera in India -- 4.7 Australian experiences with trap comparisons -- Chapter 5. Flight traps and interceptor traps -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Malaise traps -- 5.3 Flight traps and interceptor traps for mosquitoes -- 5.4 Window traps for bark beetles. , 5.5 Truck or vehicle-mounted traps -- 5.6 Tow nets -- Chapter 6. Plant pest responses to visual and olfactory 'sticky' traps -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Response to colour and coloured sticky surfaces -- 6.3 Responses to two- and three-dimensional sticky traps -- 6.4 Traps based primarily on synthetic chemical attractants for males -- Chapter 7. Responses of blood-sucking flies to visual traps -- 7.1 Introduction to 'animal-model' traps -- 7.2 Silhouette traps for blackflies (Simulium) -- 7.3 Tsetse fly response to visual traps -- 7.4 The Manitoba horse-fly trap, three-dimensional silhouette -- 7.5 Impact of background on visual traps -- 7.6 Visual responses of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, and allied muscids to traps -- 7.7 Mosquito reaction to visual targets and traps -- Chapter 8. Animal-baited traps and animal odours -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The drop net or falling cage -- 8.3 Automatic trapping of insects attracted to live bait -- 8.4 Trapping based on odour responses of tsetse flies -- 8.5 Wind tunnel experiments on effect of CO2 and other odour components on Stomoxys -- 8.6 Odour responses of blackflies (Simulium) -- Chapter 9. Attraction of blowflies and their allies to carrion-based traps -- 9.1 Introduction: The Australian sheep blowfly {Lucilia cuprina) and the American screwworm fly (Cochliomyia spp) -- 9.2 The Australian sheep blowfly -- 9.3 Trapping bushfly Musca vetustissima -- 9.4 Screwworm flies -- References -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Biotechnology-Derived Alternatives to Prevent and Treat Bacterial Infections in Animal Production -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Bacterial Agents Affecting Food- -- Producing Animals -- Antibiotics in Food-Producing Animals -- Antibiotic Growth Promoters and the Emergence of Bacterial Resistances -- Alternatives to Preventive and Therapeutic Antibiotics Use -- Bacteriophages -- Bacteriophage Enzymes - Endolysins -- Antimicrobial Peptides -- Immunostimulant Agents: Antibacterial Vaccines and Others -- Pre-, Pro- and Symbiotics -- Biofilms Control Strategies -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Medical Applications of Marine Natural Products -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Oceans: The Origin of Life -- Marine Natural Products -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Nutrient Ecology and the -- Dynamics of Deer Herbivory in a Temperate Ecosystem -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Case Study -- Methods -- Browse Preference -- Browse Chronology -- Browse Exclusion -- Results -- Browse Preference -- Browse Chronology -- Browse Exclusion -- Conclusion -- Conservation Implications -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Chapter 4 -- Impacts of Outfitters on Free Access to White-Tailed Deer Habitat, Hunting Opportunities, and Local Residents in Illinois -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Outfitter Trends of Deer Habitat and Number of Hunters -- Mail Surveys -- Results -- Outfitter Trends of Deer Management -- Mail Surveys -- Discussion -- Impacts of Outfitters on Deer Management -- Impacts on Deer-Hunting Opportunities -- Impacts on Pike and Adams County Deer Hunters -- Impacts on Local Residents in Pike and Adams County -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Note -- Biographical Sketch -- Chapter 5. , A Note on the Distribution and Ecology of Nematodes Belonging to the Families Longidoridae and Trichodoridae( -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Results and Discussion -- References -- Chapter 6 -- GPS Aerial Survey: Decline of Elephants in Laikipia-Samburu-Marsabit Ecosystem, Northern Kenya -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Study Area -- Aircrafts, Flight Paths and Crew -- Data Recording -- Experimental Blocks -- Post Flight Procedures -- Analyses -- Results -- Aerial Census Effort -- Status and Trends of Elephants -- The Distribution and Density of Elephants -- The Number and Distribution of Elephant Carcasses -- Discussion -- Comparison of Aerial and Ground Carcass Sightings -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Comments on Genome Size, Heterochromatin and Species Diversity in Salamanders and Other Vertebrates -- Abstract -- Introdcution And Discussion -- Variation of Genome Size and Species Diversity in Salamander Families -- Heterochromatin and Euchromatin Compartmentalization of Essential Genomic Functions -- DNA Replication Timing and Compartmentalization of Mutation Rates -- Heterochromatin and Genome Size in Speciation and Evolution -- Other Limits to Genome Size: Physiological and Evolutionary Consequences of Large Genomes -- Final Remarks: Genome Size Diversity, Geographic Isolation and Speciation -- References -- Index -- Blank Page.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Original Title -- Original Copyright -- CONTENTS -- 1 Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1 Zoogeography -- 2 Environmental Factors -- 3 Tropical Forest -- 4 Savannah -- 5 Desert -- 6 Steppe -- 7 Temperate Forest -- 8 Taiga -- 9 Tundra And Snowlands -- 10 Mountains -- 11 Microenvironments -- 12 Fresh Waters -- 13 The Selective Influence Of The Habitat -- 14 The Influence Of The Organism On Its Habitat -- 15 Ecological Regulation -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Classification of World Climates and Vegetation -- Appendix 2: The Deserts of the World -- Index to Authors Cited -- General Index.