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Best Sellers in Botany-Zoology

Best Sellers in Botany-Zoology, March 2009 to date as identified by YBP Library Services. Titles are linked to local catalogs when available.
1) An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds Silvertown, Jonathan W. University of Chicago Press 2009. ISBN 0226757730 [9780226757735]. $25
2) Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals Bekoff, Marc University of Chicago Press 2009. ISBN 0226041611 [9780226041612]. $26
3) Pavlov’s Dogs and Schrodinger’s Cat: Scenes from the Living Laboratory Harre, Rom Oxford University Press 2009. ISBN 0199238561 [9780199238569]. $34.95
4) Genial Gene: Deconstructing Darwinian Selfishness Roughgarden, Joan University of California Press 2009. ISBN 0520258266 [9780520258266]. $24.95
5) Social Amoebae: The Biology of Cellular Slime Molds Bonner, John Tyler Princeton University Press 2009. ISBN 0691139393 [9780691139395]. $19.95
6) Extinction in Our Times: Global Amphibian Decline Collins, James P. Oxford University Press 2009. ISBN 0195316940 [9780195316940]. $29.95
7) Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend Buhs, Blu Joshua University of Chicago Press 2009. ISBN 0226079791 [9780226079790]. $29
8) Rise of Amphibians: 365 Million Years of Evolution Carroll, Robert Lynn Johns Hopkins 2009. ISBN 080189140X [9780801891403]. $65 9) Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience Mynott, Jeremy Princeton University Press 2009. ISBN 0691135398 [9780691135397]. $29.95
10) The Lives of Ants Keller, Laurent Oxford University Press 2009. ISBN 0199541868 [9780199541867]. $27.95
11) Sexual Coercion in Primates and Humans: An Evolutionary Perspective on Male Aggression Against Females Muller, Martin N. Harvard University Press 2009. ISBN 0674033248 [9780674033245]. $55
12) Cognitive Biology: Evolutionary and Developmental Perspectives on Mind, Brain and Behavior Tommasi, Luca MIT Press 2009. ISBN 0262012936 [9780262012935]. $50
13) Resource Strategies of Wild Plants Craine, Joseph M. Princeton University Press 2009. ISBN 0691139113 [9780691139111]. $99.50
14) Anatomy of a Beast: Obsession and Myth on the Trail of Bigfoot McLeod, Michael University of California Press 2009. ISBN 0520255712 [9780520255715]. $24.95
15) Maternal Effects in Mammals Maestripieri, Dario University of Chicago Press 2009. ISBN 0226501191 [9780226501192]. $90
16) Cottonwood and the River of Time: On Trees, Evolution, and Society Stettler, Reinhard F. University of Washington Press 2009. ISBN 0295988800 [9780295988801]. $24.95
17) Summer World: A Season of Bounty Heinrich, Bernd Ecco: HarperCollins 2009. ISBN 0060742178 [9780060742171]. $26.99
18) Elephants on the Edge: What Animals Teach Us About Humanity Bradshaw, Gay A. Yale University Press 2009. ISBN 0300127316 [9780300127317]. $28
19) Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness Haupt, Lyanda Lynn Little, Brown 2009. ISBN 0316019100 [9780316019101]. $23.99
20) Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles Losos, Jonathan B. University of California Press 2009. ISBN 0520255917 [9780520255913]. $75

December 03, 2009 in Books & E-Books | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Spring 2010 reserve lists are welcome anytime!

Use the ARes Submission Form. More information for instructors: http://library.wustl.edu/eres/facultyhelp.html. Ruth is eager to assist also, so call or email if you would like help arranging your course reserves. If there are new editions or new books we need to purchase, it would be very useful to have that information as soon as possible. Thank you.

November 30, 2009 in Library News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

3 recommended items on publishing and research

University Public-Access Mandates Are Good for Science, by David Shulenburger in PloS Biology; nice short summary about a growing trend at research universities.

Alliance for Taxpayer Access, Nobel Prize-winning scientists urge Congress to act to ensure free online access to federally funded research results, press release, November 10, 2009.

Ensuring the Integrity, Accessibility, and Stewardship of Research Data in the Digital Age (National Academies Press book, Nov. 2009) There's a 10 minute podcast about this study also. Recommendations are available in the executive summary.

November 30, 2009 in Scholarly Communication | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Biology-related ebooks added, Nov. 2009

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 90th edition, 2009-2010 now online

From ScienceDirect:
Current Topics in Membranes, v.64, 2009
Methods in Enzymology, v.463, 2009: Guide to Protein Purification, 2nd Edition
Methods in Enzymology, v.467, 2009: Computer Methods, Part B
Methods in Enzymology, v.464, 2009: Liposomes, Part F
Methods in Enzymology, v.465, 2009: Liposomes, Part G
Methods in Enzymology, v.466, 2009: Biothermodynamics, Part B
Methods in Enzymology, v.468, 2009: Biophysical, Chemical, and Functional Probes of RNA Structure, Interactions and Folding: Part A
Methods in Enzymology, v.469, 2009: Biophysical, Chemical, and Functional Probes of RNA Structure, Interactions and Folding: Part B
Methods in Cell Biology, v.92, 2009: Cilia: Motors and Regulation

New from Springerprotocols [These are added to Becker Medical Library Catalog]:
Meiosis: Volume 1, Molecular and Genetic Methods (Methods in Molecular Biology, v.557)
Cancer Gene Profiling: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, v.576)
Functional Glycomics: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, v.600)
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, v.584)
Epidermal Cells: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, v.585)

New Ebooks from Springer [These books are added to the library catalog]:
Gene Expression and Its Discontents: The Social Production of Chronic Disease
Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives, Volume 1
Sleep and Sleep Disorders: A Neuropsychopharmacological Approach
Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement, 2nd Edition
Physiology of Cotton
Ecology, Cognition and Landscape: Linking Natural and Social Systems
Lipids in Photosynthesis: Essential and Regulatory Functions (Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, v.30)
Mind the Gap: Tracing the Origins of Human Universals
Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology
Encyclopedia of Biometrics
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Heat Shock Proteins in Infectious Disease
Mechanosensitivity of the Heart (Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues, v.3)
Current Trends in Monoclonal Antibody Development and Manufacturing
Imaging the Brain with Optical Methods
Ecosystem Geography: From Ecoregions to Sites
Epigenetics of Aging
Sustainable Agriculture
Stem Cell Biology in Health and Disease
Optical Sensor Systems in Biotechnology ( Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, v.116)
Inherited Metabolic Diseases: A Clinical Approach
Plant Mites and Sociality: Diversity and Evolution
Phenological Research: Methods for Environmental and Climate Change Analysis

November 30, 2009 in Books & E-Books | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Publications from the WU biology department, Nov. 2009

If you have publications that I have missed, please email info to Ruth Lewis. I would like this list to be as complete as possible. Thank you.

  • Balcerzak P, May VL, Schaal B. 2009. Developing Leadership in a National Cohort of Secondary Biology Teachers: uses of an on-line course structure to develop a geographically distant professional learning community. Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations 11:85-93. Not yet online at the journal site.
  • Braude S, Templeton AR. 2009. Understanding the multiple meanings of 'inbreeding' and 'effective size' for genetic management of African rhinoceros populations. Afr J Ecology 47(4):546-555. Abstract & fulltext for subscribers [WU does not subscribe].
  • Chase JM, Shulman RS. 2009. Wetland isolation facilitates larval mosquito density through the reduction of predators. Ecol Entomol 34(6):741-747. Abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
  • Elvitigala T, Pakrasi HB, Ghosh BK. 2009. Dynamic network modeling of diurnal genes in cyanobacteria. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 393:21-41. Abstract & fulltext for subscribers [WU does not subscribe].
  • Gao X, Xin Y, Blankenship RE. 2009. Enzymatic activity of the alternative complex III as a menaquinol:auracyanin oxidoreductase in the electron transfer chain of Chloroflexus aurantiacus. FEBS Lett 583(19):3275-9. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, free 1 year after publication.
  • Gross BL, Skare KJ, Olsen KM. 2009. Novel Phr1 mutations and the evolution of phenol reaction variation in US weedy rice (Oryza sativa). New Phytol 184(4):842-850. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
  • He Y, Mawhinney TP, Preuss ML, Schroeder AC, Chen B, Abraham L, Jez JM, Chen S. 2009. A redox active isopropylmalate dehydrogenase functions in the biosynthesis of glucosinolates and leucine in Arabidopsis. Plant J 60(4):679-90. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, free 12 months after publication.
  • Minguillon C, Baquero M, Gibson-Brown J, Logan M. 2009. 15-P005 Ancestral Tbx4/5 gene duplication and the origin of vertebrate paired limbs. Mechanisms of Development 126:S248. Fulltext (abstract) for subscribers.
  • Motl JA, Chalker DL. 2009. Subtraction by addition: domesticated transposases in programmed DNA elimination. Genes Dev 23(21):2455-60. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers; free 1 year after publication.
  • Psencík J, Collins AM, Liljeroos L, Torkkeli M, Laurinmäki P, Ansink HM, Ikonen TP, Serimaa RE, Blankenship RE, Tuma R, Butcher SJ. 2009. Structure of chlorosomes from the green filamentous bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus. J Bacteriol 191(21):6701-8. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, free 4 months after publication.
  • Singh AK, Bhattacharyya-Pakrasi M, Elvitigala T, Ghosh B, Aurora R, Pakrasi HB. 2009. A systems level analysis of the effects of light quality on the metabolism of a cyanobacterium. Plant Physiol 151(3):1596-608. PubMed abstract & free fulltext.
  • Tang KH, Feng X, Tang YJ, Blankenship RE. 2009. Carbohydrate metabolism and carbon fixation in Roseobacter denitrificans OCh114. PLoS One 4(10):e7233. PubMed abstract & free fulltext.

November 30, 2009 in WU Biology Dept. Researchers' Publications | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

EJournal access added, Nov. 2009

Scientific American
Full text, v.292, 2005+; WU access only; Nature Publishing Group.
Scientific American Mind
Full text, v.16, 2005+; WU access only; Nature Publishing Group.
Scientific American. Special issues.
Full text, v.15, 2005+; WU access only; Nature Publishing Group.
Symbiosis
Full text, v.49, 2009+; WU access only; Springer.

November 30, 2009 in Journals & E-Journals | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Library hours

Olin Library Holiday and Intersession hours are available at http://library.wustl.edu/about/olinhours2009-2010.html#holi. This year all Danforth Campus libraries will be closed Dec. 25th - Jan. 3rd.

November 30, 2009 in Library News | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Biology paper books, Nov. 2009

Occasionally these titles may still be "in process," but you can still REQUEST so the book will be held for you at the pick-up location of your choice when it is available. You may also be interested in browsing an alternative listings of new books, by broad call number areas. Suggestions for improvement welcome!

Alga Dunaliella : biodiversity, physiology, genomics and biotechnology / editors, Ami Ben-Amotz, Jürgen E.W. Polle, D.V. Subba Rao. Enfield, NH : Science Publishers, c2009.
Applications in ecological engineering / editor-in-chief, Sven Erik Jorgensen. Amsterdam, Netherlands Boston [Mass.] London : Elsevier, 2009.
Bayesian inference : with ecological applications / William A. Link, Richard J. Barker. Amsterdam Boston London : Elsevier/Academic, 2010.
Ecological and behavioral methods for the study of bats, 2nd ed / edited by Thomas H. Kunz and Stuart Parsons. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Ecological modelling : an introduction / S.E. Jørgensen. Southampton Boston : WIT, c2009.
Eponym dictionary of mammals / Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Evolution : the story of life / Douglas Palmer illustrated by Peter Barrett. Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.
Evolution of sleep : phylogenetic and functional perspectives / edited by Patrick McNamara, Robert A. Barton, Charles L. Nunn. Cambridge New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Foundations of ecological resilience / edited by Lance H. Gunderson, Craig R. Allen, and C.S. Holling. Washington, DC : Island Press, c2010.
Greatest show on Earth : the evidence for evolution / Richard Dawkins.
Molecular diagnostics, 2nd ed / edited by George P. Patrinos, Wilhelm J. Ansorge. Amsterdam Boston : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2010.
Natural history of West Indian reptiles and amphibians / Robert W. Henderson and Robert Powell. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2009.
Origin of individuals / Jean-Jacques Kupiec. New Jersey : World Scientific, 2009.
Philosophy of animal minds / edited by Robert W. Lurz. Cambridge, UK New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Plant cell biology : from astronomy to zoology / Randy Wayne. Burlington, MA : Academic Press, c2009.
Quantitative trait loci analysis in animals, 2nd ed/ Joel Ira Weller. Wallingford, UK Cambridge, MA : CABI North American Office, c2009.
Species : a history of the idea / John S. Wilkins.

November 30, 2009 in Books & E-Books | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

ITeach Jan. 14, 2010

I would like to invite you to attend the biannual ITeach faculty-development symposium. The theme of ITeach 2010 is "Conversations on Teaching." It will be held on January 14, 2010, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Seigle Hall, on the Danforth Campus. ITeach 2010 will be a great opportunity to learn about innovative and effective teaching strategies that have been developed here at Washington University. The biannual symposium includes a plenary discussion and 16 concurrent sessions, as well as breakfast, lunch, and a concluding reception. ITeach is coordinated by the Teaching and Technology Partnership (Arts & Sciences, The Teaching Center, and University Libraries). To see the complete ITeach 2010 program, please go to http://iteach.wustl.edu/ITeach2010/program10.html. To register for ITeach 2010, please go to http://library.wustl.edu/iteach/ or contact Mary Stewart at (314) 935-6810.

November 30, 2009 in Library News, Miscellaneous | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Best Science Books lists

Near the end of each year, many publications have best books lists. The Confessions of a Science Librarian is once again collecting these at http://scienceblogs.com/confessions/best_science_books_2009/. Check back a few more times this year and early in 2010 to get more compilations.

November 13, 2009 in Books & E-Books | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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