Insect Hormones (Vitamins and Hormones)

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Insect biochemistry and molecular genetics have become enormously important sciences. Molecular genetics of drosophila has paced mammalian genetics and has facilitated many advances in mammalian genetics. Moreover, many life-threatening diseases for man are now carried chiefly by insects and our increasing knowledge of the basic science of insects may help to control these diseases.

There is no more important facet of insect science than insect hormones, the agents that allow for communication between cells and tissues. This volume updates important areas of this subject, namely: hormonal control of ecdysis; ecdysone receptors in agriculture and medicine; molecular structure of the receptor ligand binding site of ecdysone; a molecular genetic approach to the biosynthesis of the molting hormone; non-steroidal ecdysone agonists; molecular actions of juvenile hormone in drosophila, and insect neuropeptide receptors.

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Pheromones of Social Bees
John Brand Free
Manufacturer: Comstock Publishing
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The deity's in the details

Insect Hormones
H. Frederik Nijhout
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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ASIN: 0691059128

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Although insect endocrinology is one of the oldest and most active branches of insect physiology, its classic general texts are long out of date, while its abundant primary literature provides little biological context in which to make sense of the discipline as a whole. In this book, H. Frederik Nijhout's goal is to provide a complete, concise, and up-to-date source for students and nonspecialists seeking an overview of the dynamic and wide-ranging science that insect endocrinology has become since its beginnings nearly eighty years ago in the study of insect metamorphosis.

The author offers a comprehensive survey of the many roles that hormones play in the biology of insects. Among the topics discussed are the control of molting, metamorphosis, reproduction, caste determination in social insects, diapause, migration, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, diuresis, and behavior. The account features a summary of the most current and accurate thinking on the complex roles of ecdysone and juvenile hormone in the control of metamorphosis, a process still misunderstood and misrepresented in biological textbooks and many professional reviews. Throughout, the book's emphasis is on the biology of the organism and the ways in which physiological and developmental regulatory mechanisms are integrated into the insect's life cycle.

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The deity's in the details.......2000-05-13

This book should be read by anyone who loves being knocked out by the Miracle of Life in all its Multiplicities and Ingenuities.

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This book discusses the effects of both natural (e.g., temperature, humidity, and lack of food) and man-induced stressors (e.g., pollution) on insects. Insect neurohormones and metabolism are emphasized, although all aspects of insect biology are examined. The role of ecdysteroids and juvenile hormones in response to thermal and other stressors is featured, and population studies in insect stress are presented. Entomologists, ecologists, ecophysiologists, physiologists, applied entomologists and others will find Hormones and Metabolism in Insect Stress an important reference resource.

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Hormones of Insects
A.B. Saxena
Manufacturer: Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover

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Insect hormones
Vladimir J. A Novak
Manufacturer: Methuen
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Insect Hormones (Carolina Biology Readers)

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Insect Hormones (Carolina Biology Readers)
V. B. Wigglesworth
Manufacturer: Carolina Biological Supply Company
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ASIN: 0892782706

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New Edition is Way Better

Very useful

Exactly what I needed

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running (The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Sports, 21) (The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Sports, 21)
Robert G. Price
Manufacturer: Price World Enterprises
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ASIN: 193254920X

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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Running is the most comprehensive and up-to-date running-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round running-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.

No other running book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book has been designed specially for runners to increase endurance, stamina, speed and strength. By following the programs contained in this book, you will no longer run out of gas before the race is over, but instead you will be able to sprint at record paces until the finish line.

Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!

As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20.

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New Edition is Way Better.......2006-01-23

I'm a multi sport athlete who trains all year round regardless of what sport I play. I bought a few of these Ultimate Guide to Weight Training books, and they definitely helped me train specifically for the different sports that I play. Then about a year later I received an email from amazon that there was a new edition out. These upgraded editions are even better than the originals, with more articles and a lot more sport-specific information. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone who plays a lot of sports or wants to specifically focus on training for one sport in particular.

Very useful.......2003-10-29

After i finished reading this book, i put it in the front of my collection of running books. This is the most functional and practical book i have ever seen on strength training for runners. the tips on how to weight train for muscular endurance are priceless as i'm beginning to see with my longer distances and lower times. this book has earned my recommendation.

Exactly what I needed.......2003-10-27

After reading through this book, it is clear that it is just what I needed. While running, I usually begin to experience fatigue in my muscles as opposed to my lungs. This book has very good strategies and tips on how to improve muscular endurance- which is exactly what runners need. My leg muscles as well as my upper body muscles have become more durable and I'm able to last much longer without getting tired. The programs in the front of the book provide a tremendous starting point for my weight training. This is a guide, that I recommend to all runners.

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Confusing, missing details, bad attitude

Entertaining

Helpful but feeds the beasts

first time bridesmaid = needs this book

The Perfect Wedding Gift

The Bridesmaid's Guerrilla Handbook
Sarah Stein , and Lucy Talbot
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
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ASIN: 0425156761
Release Date: 2003-12-30

Book Description

In weddings as in war, it always helps to be well prepared. With "biting good humor" (Indianapolis Star), The Bridesmaid's Guerrilla Handbook leads the bridesmaid through her tour of duty. Armed with this guide full of smart strategies and useful maneuvers, the bridesmaid will feel a little less frantic...and have a lot more fun.

Answers the questions:

Â€ Who should give the shower?
Â€ What's expected of me during pre-wedding preparations?
Â€ Am I allowed to object to that hideous dress?
Â€ How much is this going to set me back?
Â€ Can I just say no?

Now, the armed bridesmaid can make the most of a harrowing ordeal-from dress fittings, to pink organza, and back to civvies.

Â€ Includes innovative ideas, such as preparing a bridal emergency kit
Â€ Plus worksheets to help limited budgets

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Confusing, missing details, bad attitude.......2007-05-11

I thought this book had a fun title, so I bought it for my maid of honor for my wedding, and then for myself when I was in her wedding. It is not full of all of the practical advice I had expected.

This book does have some useful tips, but it is way too light on covering protocol for traditional weddings. It glosses over important points too quickly, without the explanation and emphasis they deserve.

Also, it gave some bad advice. It suggested this: if your intended Maid of Honor is married, to make her Matron of Honor, and appoint an additional Maid of Honor! Although I believe in complete flexibility and customization, this was very impractical, and has only led to confusion in my friend's wedding.

Also, it seemed to often take a high-society attitude, and to assume that everyone wants an absolutely traditional wedding (I certainly didn't). I want to be guided by tradition, but everything should ultimately be what the bride prefers (barring "bridezillas", of course). I hoped that a "guerrilla handbook" might be in line with these ideas, but it wasn't.

I am going to look around for other books. There has to be something better.

Entertaining.......2007-03-26

This little book was not only helpful, but entertaining- I bought three different books that were all useful in their own right, but this one seemed to insult one's intelligence a little less, and if it did, it was deliberate and funny. A GREAT gift for a bridesmaid who may or may not know a little about being a bridesmaid. The trouble I had with other books was that they were a little mundane in the details of one's duties. This one laughed at them all.

Helpful but feeds the beasts.......2006-06-06

The bridesmaid's only real duty is to stand up for her friend who is getting married. NO ONE is "obligated" to hold a shower, since these are a gift to a bride, not something she is entitled to have and absolutely must get.

A bridesmaid with sense should ask up front if she has to pay for her own dress, shoes, hair, etc, and a considerate bride will tell her anyway. Only a bridezilla would give this to her maids and say "this is your job. Do it."

I suggest Bridezilla or a visit to the etiquettehell dot com site for real, free instructions on what one's polite duty is to the bride, and what a considerate bride's responsibilities are to her maids.

first time bridesmaid = needs this book .......2006-02-27

I have never been a bridesmaid before so this book was perfect for me! It was very helpful with timelines, budgetting, and what to expect. Not to mention, it was a great easy read. I sat down and read it all in one go. It gave me more confidence in what I am supposed to do to get ready for my best friends wedding. It was definitely worth it.

The Perfect Wedding Gift.......2004-10-24

My wife gave this book to each of her bridesmaids prior to the wedding (the best day of my life), and they all had a blast utilizing the excellent tips and cute facts. Its a fun, informative well designed book. My wife said it was great for bonding between her bridesmaids, made the whole wedding a lot more enjoyable. I say buy it.

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Nice design
Stays with my planning stuff at all times

The Bridesmaid Handbook
Sharon Naylor
Manufacturer: Sourcebooks
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ASIN: 140220356X

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The ultimate guide to being a great bridesmaid, helping you focus on what you need to do, when to do it, and how to be both economical and fulfill the bride's wishes at the same time.

This comprehensive handbook includes:

What needs to be on your To-Do List: the resonsibilities of bridesmaids

Guidelines on how much time and money you can expect to spend

How to look fabulous on the wedding day

Influencing the choice of bridesmaids' dresses

What to do about bridal showers, engagement parties, bachelorette bashes and other parties

Ceremony etiquette, what to give the bride & groom, the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner

Running interference and otherwise saving the bride's day

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Nice design.......2007-03-26

I bought this book for my style savvy bridesmaid, not for its information... It's not badly written, it's very simple and to the point and, honestly, the typeface and graphic design are what caught my eye. It's very basic and very easy to read and refer to, a good choice for a first time bridesmaid.... probably the one who hasn't really put a lot of thought into what goes into being a wedding in general.

Stays with my planning stuff at all times.......2007-03-04

I'm a Maid Of Honor later this year and this book totally gave me ideas/new twists and brought up things I hadn't thought about. As a long distance MOH, the travel tips and hints were great too. I totally had no idea about some of the extra responsiblities in the reception! Yay for this book!

The Bridesmaid's Handbook: Savvy Advice, Sensational Showers, And Survival Strategies

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This book is FANTASTIC!

The Bridesmaid's Handbook: Savvy Advice, Sensational Showers, And Survival Strategies
Kathy Passero
Manufacturer: Barnes & Noble
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Binding: Hardcover

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This book is FANTASTIC!.......2007-05-08

During my first Bridesmaid experience, I didn't have a clue what to do...but I read this book and it made my duties as a bridesmaid so much clearer. I have used it several times since then and every time it even more helpful! My favorite are the stress-relieving coupons in the back. Now I'm getting married and I bought this book as a gift to each of my bridesmaids...hopefully they'll have as much fun readying it as I did. I would suggest this to any Bridesmaid!

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The Bridesmaid's Guerrilla Handbook
Sarah Stein & Lucy Talbot
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
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Binding: Paperback
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The Bridesmaid's Handbook
confetti.co.uk
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How to Be a Little Bride and a Bridesmaid Too (How to Be Handbooks)

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How to Be a Little Bride and a Bridesmaid Too (How to Be Handbooks)
Lisa Woodruff
Manufacturer: Orchard Books
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ASIN: 1841214817

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This is a fascinating study of the making of the Harley Psalter, an illustrated manuscript which was produced at Christ Church, Canterbury, over a period of about 100 years, from c. 1020 to c. 1130. The Harley Psalter was closely based on the Utrecht Psalter, the most celebrated of all Carolingian illuminated manuscripts. Through meticulous observation of the Harley Psalter, William Noel analyses how the artists and scribes worked with each other and with their manuscript exemplars in making their illustrated text. The author demonstrates that this work is best understood not as a copy of the Utrecht Psalter, but rather as one of a series of Anglo-Saxon manuscript experiments that incorporated its imagery. This is a crucial work for understanding the development of art, script and book making during what has been termed the ‘golden age’ of Anglo-Saxon art.

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