Phytopathology -- Phytopathology or plant pathology is the science of diagnosing and managing plant diseases. It covers all infectious agents that attack plants and abiotic disorders, but does not include herbivory by ... > full article

Pathogen -- A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its ... > full article

Hematophagy -- Hematophagy (sometimes spelled haematophagy) is the habit of certain animals of feeding on ... > full article

Biological pest control -- Biological control of pests and diseases is a method of controlling pests and diseases in agriculture that relies on natural predation rather than introduced ... > full article

Parasitism -- A parasite is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life in or on the living tissue of a host organism and which causes harm to the host without immediately killing it. Parasites also ... > full article

Pest (animal) -- A pest is an animal which has characteristics which people regard as injurious or unwanted. An example of serious pests are those organisms which vector human disease, such as rats and fleas which ... > full article

Mite -- The mites and ticks, order Acarina or Acari, belong to the Arachnid and are among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups, although some way behind the ... > full article

Louse -- Lice (singular: louse) (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Lice attach their eggs to their host's hair with specialized saliva which results in a ... > full article

Animal shell -- The hard, rigid outer calcium carbonate covering of certain animals is called a shell. While many animals, particularly those that live in the sea, produce exoskeletons, usually only those of ... > full article

Water hyacinth -- The seven species of water hyacinths comprise the genus Eichhornia of free-floating perennial aquatic plants native to tropical South America. One of the fastest growing plants known, water hyacinth ... > full article

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology of Plants
Biochemistry Molecular Biology of Plants is a major contribution to the plant sciences literature, superbly edited by three distinguished scientists, Bob B. Buchanan, Wilhelm Gruissem, and Russell ... > read more

The Reef Aquarium: A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tropical Marine Invertebrates (Volume 1)
This book is the "bible" on the subject of Reef Aquarium keeping, covering the biology of coral reefs and relating it to the biological, chemical, and physical parameters considered when creating a ... > read more

West with the Night
One of the most beautifully crafted books I have ever read, with some of the most poetic prose passages I could imagine, such as the following, resonating with a stately and timeless quality so ... > read more

The Cure for All Cancers: Including over 100 Case Histories of Persons Cured
Cancer can now be cured, not just treated We are not accustomed to thinking about a cure for cancer. We think of remission as the only possibility. But this book is not about remission. It is about ... > read more

Diseases of the Breast
Completely revised and updated, with 24 brand-new chapters, the Third Edition of this definitive reference is a must for all clinicians who treat benign or malignant breast ... > read more

The River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most ... > read more

Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research: Diseases (American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine)
This volume and its companion Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research: Biology and Management represent the most comprehensive publications of their type on nonhuman primates. This volume addresses ... > read more

The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night
A breakthrough approach for a good night's sleep--with no tears There are two schools of thought for encouraging babies to sleep through the night: the hotly debated Ferber technique of letting the ... > read more

The Reef Aquarium: A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tropical Marine Invertebrates (Vol 2)
This second volume in the series features the anemones and soft corals associated with reefs, detailing their biology and husbandry requirements, and featuring numerous species descriptions, with the ... > read more

Last Child in the Woods : Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
“I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the electrical outlets are,” reports a fourth grader. But it’s not only computers, television, and video games ... > read more