Individual plants and animals both draw upon and contribute to the collective memory of their species. This title reinterprets the regularities of nature as being more like habits than immutable laws.

Demonstrates the laboratory and field skills that you need for the practical aspects of your studies. This work covers core skills, including: ELISA assays; digital imaging; sterile technique for eukaroyte cell culture; real-time PCR; bioethics; personal development planning; curriculum choices; avoiding plagiarism; and E-learning.

Introduces the skills needed to succeed in the Life Sciences at University. This book covers advice on topics such as time management, improving your memory, writing essays, and critical analytical thinking.

The Analysis of Biological Data is a new approach to teaching introductory statistics to biology students.

Constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 5th IFIP TC 5, SIG 5.1 International Conference on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture, CCTA 2011, held in Beijing, China, in October 2011. This book covers a range of interesting theories and applications of information technology.

Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 2nd IFIP International Conference on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture. This title covers such topics as: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; and, systems modeling and optimization.

Constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third IFIP TC 12 International Conference on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture, CCTA 2009, held in Beijing, China, in October 2009.