Botany - Taxonomy & Systematics, Botany - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
The greatest complexity of the immune response is shown by vertebrates which are endowed with innate and acquired immunity. Immunological studies performed mostly in mammals have been the reference for studies in other vertebrates. The study of immunological fish defenses has advanced considerably in recent decades. This has been due to the key status of fish in terms of the evolution of acquired immunity and due to the rapid expansion of aquaculture over this period, wherein disease control is of prime concern. Most of the chapters not only review the current advances on fish immune defenses, but also show perspective for future research. The book will be of interest to scientists involved in fish immunology, fisheries and aquaculture as well as for students of fish biology.Synopsis
In introducing a dozen contributions by scientists from ten countries, the Sharmas (Centre of Advanced Study on Cell and Chromosome Research, and botany, respectively, U. of Calcutta) note the lack of a comprehensive series on plant genomics despite the data surge in this field. In the debut volume of a series intended to redress this gap, authors review the results of application of molecular and traditional techniques in the study of the phylogeny, taxonomy, and distribution of such key plant groups as Brassicaceae, Triticeae, and Rosaceae. Includes color figures. Distributed by Enfeld. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
May 1, 2003
Publisher
Science Publishers
Pages
400
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781578082384