Keywords:
Zoology--Research.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (234 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781536101461
Series Statement:
Advances in Animal Science and Zoology (NOT ON COVER)
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4713640
DDC:
619
Language:
English
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.
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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.
