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Chalcidoidea of the World

by Austin Baker, Hannes Baur, Julie Böhmová, Matthew L. Buffington, Roger A.Burks, Dr Matthew Cock, Astrid Cruaud, Ana Dal Molin, Natalie Dale-Skey, Dr Christopher Darling, Priscila G. Dias, Tiffany Domer, Chrysalyn Dominguez, Fernando H.A. Farache, Lucian Fusu, Michael W. Gates, Marco Gebiola, Alex V. Gumovsky, Michael Haas, Paul Hanson, Christer Hansson, Judith Herreid, Keith Hopper, J Huber, Martha Hunter, Randa Jabbour, Petr Janšta, Robert Luke Kresslein, Lars Krogmann, Amelia Lindsey, Kerry E. Mauck, Mircea-Dan Mitroiu, Jason L. Mottern, José Luis Nieves-Aldrey, John Noyes, Ryan K. Perry, Ralph Peters, John Pinto, Andrew Polaszek, Alexey A. Polilov, Jean-Yves Rasplus, Javier Torréns, Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Jonah M. Ulmer, Roy G. Van Driesche, Simon van Noort, Ionela-Madalina Viciriuc, Jack Werren, Rachel L. Winston, Y. Miles Zhang ...

The superfamily Chalcidoidea (the jewel wasps) are part of the insect order Hymenoptera. The superfamily comprises more than 27,000 known species, with an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, meaning that the vast majority have yet to be discovered and described. Most of the species are parasitoids, attacking the egg, larval stage or pupal stage of their host, though many other ... Read more

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The superfamily Chalcidoidea (the jewel wasps) are part of the insect order Hymenoptera. The superfamily comprises more than 27,000 known species, with an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species, meaning that the vast majority have yet to be discovered and described. Most of the species are parasitoids, attacking the egg, larval stage or pupal stage of their host, though many other
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The Fig

Botany, Production and Uses

by Alimohammad Yavari, Louise Ferguson, Mohammad Abdolahipour, Fateh Aljane, Azam Amiri, Maria L Amodio, Francisco C Balas, Patrick Brown0, Zeinab Bolboli1, Anshul Chawla2, Pasqualina Colasuonno3, Giancarlo Colelli4, Neda Dalir5, Naser Davatgar6, Birgül Ertan7, Engin Ertan8, Giuseppe Ferrara9, Badii Gaaliche0, Ana I Galván1, A.J Galán2, Carlos A. Alonso Garza3, Jan H. Giliomee4, Phoebe Gordon5, Matthew J. Grieshop6, G Dalkiliç Günver7, Professor Jose Ignacio Hormaza8, Akihiro Hosomi9, Hidetoshi Ikegami0, Ali Akbar Kamgar-Haghighi1, Finn Kjellberg2, Moslem Jafari3, Zhihong Li4, Margarita López Corrales5, Mahshad Maghoumi6, Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza7, Chabane Mazri8, Andrea Mazzeo9, Themis J. Michailides0, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa1, Diganta Narzary2, Mohamed H Neily3, Hitoshi Nogata4, Professor A Aytekin Polat5, Asghar Ramezanian6, Jean-Yves Rasplus7, Maria G.F. Rodrigues8, Sead Sabanadzovic9, Rajwinder K. Sandhu0, Manuel Joaquín Serradilla Sánchez1, Zeinab Shokoohi2, Federica Spagnoli3, Vassilio Stournaras4, Mohammad H. Tarazkar5, Dr Ioannis Tzanetakis6, Simon van Noort7, Hiroshi Yakushiji8, Yue Zhang9, Megan Crivelli0, Tatjana K Kokaj1, Souhila Mahmoudi2, Ilaria Marcotuli3 ...

Series series Botany, Production and Uses
The common fig Ficus carica L. is an ancient fruit native to the Mediterranean. Dried figs have been successfully produced and processed in arid regions with little sophisticated infrastructure for centuries. Figs are rich in fibre, trace minerals, polyphenols and vitamins, with higher nutrient levels than most fruits. Advances in agricultural production and postharvest technologies have not only ... Read more

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The common fig Ficus carica L. is an ancient fruit native to the Mediterranean. Dried figs have been successfully produced and processed in arid regions with little sophisticated infrastructure for centuries. Figs are rich in fibre, trace minerals, polyphenols and vitamins, with higher nutrient levels than most fruits. Advances in agricultural production and postharvest technologies have not only
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Sasol First Field Guide to Butterflies & Moths

by Simon van Noort ...

Series series Sasol First Field Guide
This new edition of Sasol First Field Guide to Butterflies & Moths of Southern Africa has been fully updated and revised, bringing it in line with the most recent developments in field. It also features new images of all the species and families covered, facilitating quick, easy and accurate identification. With the help of the full-colour photographs and easy-to-read text, the young adult and ... Read more

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This new edition of Sasol First Field Guide to Butterflies & Moths of Southern Africa has been fully updated and revised, bringing it in line with the most recent developments in field. It also features new images of all the species and families covered, facilitating quick, easy and accurate identification. With the help of the full-colour photographs and easy-to-read text, the young adult and
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Wasps of the World

A Guide to Every Family

by Simon van Noort, Gavin Broad ...

Series series A Guide to Every Family
A richly illustrated guide to wasps around the worldWasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one of the world’s largest insect groups. More than 150,000 species have been identified, and while the black-and-yellow insect with a cinched waist may be the most familiar, most wasps are tiny parasitoids that use other insects for food. Wasps of the World provides a breathtaking look at ... Read more

$23.09 USD

A richly illustrated guide to wasps around the worldWasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one of the world’s largest insect groups. More than 150,000 species have been identified, and while the black-and-yellow insect with a cinched waist may be the most familiar, most wasps are tiny parasitoids that use other insects for food. Wasps of the World provides a breathtaking look at
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Insect Pests of Potato

Global Perspectives on Biology and Management

Edited by Andrei Alyokhin ...

Insect Pests of Potato: Biology and Management provides a comprehensive source of up-to-date scientific information on the biology and management of insects attacking potato crops, with an international and expert cast of contributors providing its contents. This book presents a complete review of the scientific literature from the considerable research effort over the last 15 years, providing the ... Read more

$112.49 USD

Insect Pests of Potato: Biology and Management provides a comprehensive source of up-to-date scientific information on the biology and management of insects attacking potato crops, with an international and expert cast of contributors providing its contents. This book presents a complete review of the scientific literature from the considerable research effort over the last 15 years, providing the
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The Complete Dinosaur

by M. K. Brett-Surman, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., James O. Farlow ...

Series series Life of the Past
A new edition of the illustrated compendium that is "a gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts" ( Science).What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did they grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can ... Read more

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A new edition of the illustrated compendium that is "a gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts" ( Science).What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did they grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can
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Pomegranate, The

Botany, Production and Uses

by Nahla Abdel-Fattah Awd, Shinsuke Agehara, Hamid Ahmadpourmir, Mehdi Alizadeh, Mahdi Asgari, Sedigheh Asgary, James Ayars, Zohreh Azadeh, Farhad Azarmi-Atajan, Dhinesh Babu, Julián Bartual, Maria Cano-Lamadrid, Ángle A. Carbonell-Barrachina, Salvador Castillo, John M Chater, Ferdinando Cossio, Morteza Djamali, Sadegh Dodman, Mohammad Hosein Farzaei, Giuseppe Ferrara, Nilesh N Gaikwad, María E. García-Pastor, G A Geetha, Angelica Giancaspro, Seyed Hossein Goldansaz, Fabián Guillén, Mallikarjun M. Harsur, Mohammad Hassani, Fatemeh Hoseinzadeh-chahkandak, Lefeng Hou, Soroush Hozeifi, Diego S Intrigliolo, Eghbal Jasemi, Mahtab Keshvari, Zhenyu Jia, Hamid R. Karimi, Mehdi Khayyat, Jiyu Li, Chunyan Liu, Zahra Lorigooini, Mahshid Sedaghat, Ashish Maity, Girigowda Manjunath, Domingo Martínez-Romero, Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza, Andrea Mazzeo, Jorge Medina, Donald J Merhaut, Mohammad H Mirjalili, Jeff Moersfelder, Saeideh Momtaz, Ziyafet Mustafayeva, Diganta Narzary, Marino Palasciano, Lluís Palou, Shilpa Parashuram, Nita B. Patil, Prakash G Patil, María B Pérez-Gag, Ali Mohammad Pourbagher-Shahri, John Preece, Herminia Puerto, Gaihua Qin, Roja Rahimi, Mehdi Rezaei, Muhammaad A Saeedi, Sara Saeidi Ghavi, Steven A. Sargent, Yahya Selahvarzi, María Serrano, Jyotsana Sharma, Rouhollah Shirazi, Zohreh Shirazi, K.S Shivashankara, Zeinab Shokoohi, Tikam S. Rana, Nripendra V Singh, Asiye Soleymani, Federica Spagnoli, Daniel Valero, Gary Vallad, Feryal Varasteh, Dong Wang, Katia V Xavier, Nima Yazdanbakhsh, Cenap Yilmaz, Pedro J. Zapata, Abdolkarim Zarei ...

Series series Botany, Production and Uses
The pomegranate, Punica granatum L., is one of the oldest known edible fruits and is associated with the ancient civilizations of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive book covering the botany, production, processing, health and industrial uses of the pomegranate. The cultivation of this fruit for fresh consumption, juice production and medicinal purposes has expanded more than tenfold ... Read more

$178.99 USD

The pomegranate, Punica granatum L., is one of the oldest known edible fruits and is associated with the ancient civilizations of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive book covering the botany, production, processing, health and industrial uses of the pomegranate. The cultivation of this fruit for fresh consumption, juice production and medicinal purposes has expanded more than tenfold
... Read more
Beaded Bugs

Make 30 Moths, Butterflies, Beetles, and Other Cute Critters

by Nicola Tedman, Jean Power ...

Build your beading skills with this step-by-step guide to capturing the delightful shapes and vibrant colors of beautiful bugs.Beaded Bugs features thirty fun, easy, and creative projects designed to help beginners learn new beading skills. Based on just six basic prototypes, the projects are graded by difficulty level, so you can start with a quick and simple butterfly before moving on to more ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Build your beading skills with this step-by-step guide to capturing the delightful shapes and vibrant colors of beautiful bugs.Beaded Bugs features thirty fun, easy, and creative projects designed to help beginners learn new beading skills. Based on just six basic prototypes, the projects are graded by difficulty level, so you can start with a quick and simple butterfly before moving on to more
... Read more
Pterosaurs

Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy

by Mark P. Witton ...

The most authoritative illustrated book on flying reptiles availableFor 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds—they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian dinosaurs until their extinction 65 million years ago. Some pterosaurs, such as the giant azhdarchids, were the largest flying animals of all time, with ... Read more

$28.79 USD

The most authoritative illustrated book on flying reptiles availableFor 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds—they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the nonavian dinosaurs until their extinction 65 million years ago. Some pterosaurs, such as the giant azhdarchids, were the largest flying animals of all time, with
... Read more
Desert Olive Oil Cultivation

Advanced Bio Technologies

by Zeev Wiesman ...

Due to the adverse stress conditions typical of olive cultivation in desert conditions, the olive tree is responding with production of high levels of antioxidant substances. Among these substances are polyphenols, tocopherols, and phytosterols. Studies have shown that saline irrigated varieties of olives have demonstrated advantages over those irrigated with tap water. This is just one of the ... Read more

$73.79 USD

Due to the adverse stress conditions typical of olive cultivation in desert conditions, the olive tree is responding with production of high levels of antioxidant substances. Among these substances are polyphenols, tocopherols, and phytosterols. Studies have shown that saline irrigated varieties of olives have demonstrated advantages over those irrigated with tap water. This is just one of the
... Read more
Knowledge Encyclopedia Dinosaur!

by DK ...

Series series DK Knowledge Encyclopedias
DK’s best-selling illustrated encyclopedia series takes you back to the Mesozoic Era, when fearsome dinosaurs roamed the land, sea, and skies.Discover dinosaurs as you've never seen them before through jaw-dropping 3D illustrations in this dinosaur encyclopedia for kids ages 9+.Did you know that Velociraptor had three large "killer claws" on each foot to hunt down prey? Or that the long-necked ... Read more

$11.99 USD

DK’s best-selling illustrated encyclopedia series takes you back to the Mesozoic Era, when fearsome dinosaurs roamed the land, sea, and skies.Discover dinosaurs as you've never seen them before through jaw-dropping 3D illustrations in this dinosaur encyclopedia for kids ages 9+.Did you know that Velociraptor had three large "killer claws" on each foot to hunt down prey? Or that the long-necked
... Read more
Herpetology

An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles

by Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee P. Caldwell ...

This third edition, now fully revised and updated by two of Dr. Zug's colleagues, provides herpetology students and amateur reptile and amphibian keepers with the latest taxonomy and species developments from around the world. Herpetology is a rapidly evolving field, which has contributed to new discoveries in many conceptual areas of biology. The authors build on this progress by updating all ... Read more

$74.69 USD

This third edition, now fully revised and updated by two of Dr. Zug's colleagues, provides herpetology students and amateur reptile and amphibian keepers with the latest taxonomy and species developments from around the world. Herpetology is a rapidly evolving field, which has contributed to new discoveries in many conceptual areas of biology. The authors build on this progress by updating all
... Read more

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