Author: Jennifer Swanson
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429672714
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 18

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"Describes microbes commonly found on the human body"--

Author: John Perritano
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 9781433920585
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Welcome to the newest four-star restaurant for bugs. What's on the menu? Your body! From hair-raising lice to bloodthirsty bedbugs, creepy critters want to make a meal out of you. Although some of these guests are just pests, others are the culprits behind serious diseases. Learn about the scientists who study these creatures and discover the drugs that battle bugs.

Author: Trevor Day
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781429631129
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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"Describes microorganisms and insects that live on and in the human body"--Provided by publisher.

Author: Jennifer Swanson
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429665300
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

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"Describes microbes commonly found on the human body"--

Author: Alix Wood
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1615338438
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Readers will get an up-close and personal view of the creatures that might be crawling around their own bodies even as they read. Full of gross facts and creepy pictures, this book is sure to captivate reluctant readers. Sidebars and an additional resources section enrich the text.

Author: Heather Manley
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781463561895
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Human Body Detectives Merrin and Pearl are at it again. Their magical ability to jump into people's bodies and explore their systems (digestive, skeletal, nervous ( June 2014), circulatory, and immune) combines science with their fun adventures to help kids understand their anatomy and how their bodies work. In Battle with the Bugs, Merrin and Pearl enter their cousin, Max's, immune system to find out why he was sick. During their journey, they travel up Max's nose, ride on a white blood cell into battle against the bacteria that was making Max sick, and use their knowledge of nutrition to successfully end Max's fever. In the end, they not only learn about the different types of white blood cells and what they do to keep us healthy, they also get a firsthand lesson on the functions of the immune system. Battle with the Bugs is one of five stories featured in the Human Body Detectives series, along with, A Heart Pumping Adventure, Osteoblasts to the Rescue, The Lucky Escape, and Brainiacs, debuting in June 2014.

Author: Georg Zappler
Publisher: Texas Parks and Wildlife Press
ISBN: 9781885696274
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Includes pictures and activities about the insects of Texas.

Author: Carla Mucignat-Caretta
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466553413
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 614

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Intraspecific communication involves the activation of chemoreceptors and subsequent activation of different central areas that coordinate the responses of the entire organism—ranging from behavioral modification to modulation of hormones release. Animals emit intraspecific chemical signals, often referred to as pheromones, to advertise their presence to members of the same species and to regulate interactions aimed at establishing and regulating social and reproductive bonds. In the last two decades, scientists have developed a greater understanding of the neural processing of these chemical signals. Neurobiology of Chemical Communication explores the role of the chemical senses in mediating intraspecific communication. Providing an up-to-date outline of the most recent advances in the field, it presents data from laboratory and wild species, ranging from invertebrates to vertebrates, from insects to humans. The book examines the structure, anatomy, electrophysiology, and molecular biology of pheromones. It discusses how chemical signals work on different mammalian and non-mammalian species and includes chapters on insects, Drosophila, honey bees, amphibians, mice, tigers, and cattle. It also explores the controversial topic of human pheromones. An essential reference for students and researchers in the field of pheromones, this is also an ideal resource for those working on behavioral phenotyping of animal models and persons interested in the biology/ecology of wild and domestic species.

Author: M. Lee Goff
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674037687
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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The forensic entomologist turns a dispassionate, analytic eye on scenes from which most people would recoil--human corpses in various stages of decay, usually the remains of people who have met a premature end through accident or mayhem. To Lee Goff and his fellow forensic entomologists, each body recovered at a crime scene is an ecosystem, a unique microenvironment colonized in succession by a diverse array of flies, beetles, mites, spiders, and other arthropods: some using the body to provision their young, some feeding directly on the tissues and by-products of decay, and still others preying on the scavengers. Using actual cases on which he has consulted, Goff shows how knowledge of these insects and their habits allows forensic entomologists to furnish investigators with crucial evidence about crimes. Even when a body has been reduced to a skeleton, insect evidence can often provide the only available estimate of the postmortem interval, or time elapsed since death, as well as clues to whether the body has been moved from the original crime scene, and whether drugs have contributed to the death. An experienced forensic investigator who regularly advises law enforcement agencies in the United States and abroad, Goff is uniquely qualified to tell the fascinating if unsettling story of the development and practice of forensic entomology.

Author: Pamela Hickman
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1525303724
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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A fascinating introduction to the bugs all around us. There are twice as many insects in the world as all other animals combined. They’re everywhere … if we know where to look! This beautifully illustrated book introduces young readers to ants, honeybees, dragonflies and more! It covers their basic body parts, life cycles and habitats. It explains which bugs can be found in each of the four seasons, and where. And it includes a beginner’s bug-watching guide with a series of questions to help kids identify insects in their communities. New and longtime insect-watchers will be buzzing for this one!