More and more biologists, chemists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, gov­ ernmental agencies, and "food control" (regulatory) officials around the world ...

The importance of the political sphere for understanding and solving water sector problems is the basic rationale of this book, which is the outcome of ...

Living organisms are separated from the outside world by their membranes, which perform important roles for maintaining their lives. Sterols are indispensable ...

What little we know of the biology of desert invertebrates stems largely from inferences based on intensive and repeated observations. Such informa­ ...

Worldwide concern in scientific, indus hi aI, and governmental com­ munities over traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuffs and in both abiotic and biotic ...

During the intensification of research activities in the Southern Ocean in recent years, both at national levels and through international cooperation ...

That residues of pesticide and other "foreign" chemicals in food­ stuffs are of concern to everyone everywhere is amply attested by the reception accorded ...

Sea otters and polar bears are carnivorous marine mammals that still resemble their terrestrial ancestors. Compared with Cetacea (whales and dolphins) ...

The most important feature of the modern synthetic theory of evolution is its foundation upon a great variety of biological disciplines. -G. L. STEBBINS ...