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Sensing in Nature

  • Provides a picture of the current state of knowledge of sensory systems in nature
  • Presents an intersection of evolutionary biology, cell and molecular biology, physiology and genetics
  • Written by a distinguished panel of specialists and is intended to be read by biologists, students, scientific investigators and the medical community

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 739)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Thermosensorsy Stems in Eubacteria

    • Wolfgang Schumann
    Pages 1-16
  3. Molecular Plant Volatile Communication

    • Jarmo K. Holopainen, James D. Blande
    Pages 17-31
  4. Eusocial Evolution and the Recognition Systems in Social Insects

    • Michelle O. Krasnec, Michael D. Breed
    Pages 78-92
  5. Magnetoreception

    • Roswitha Wiltschko, Wolfgang Wiltschko
    Pages 126-141
  6. The Molecular Basis of Mechanosensory Transduction

    • Kara L. Marshall, Ellen A. Lumpkin
    Pages 142-155
  7. The Evolution of Vertebrate Color Vision

    • Gerald H. Jacobs
    Pages 156-172
  8. Neurobiology of Sociability

    • Heather K. Caldwell
    Pages 187-205
  9. Molecules and Mating: Positive Selection and Reproductive Behaviour in Primates

    • Leslie A. Knapp, Simeon H. S. Innocent
    Pages 218-236
  10. Immune Systems Evolution

    • Ramón M. Rodríguez, Antonio López-Vázquez, Carlos López-Larrea
    Pages 237-251
  11. Involvement of Sirtuins in Life-Span and Aging Related Diseases

    • Ulrich Mahlknecht, Barbara Zschoernig
    Pages 252-261
  12. Molecular Diversity of Dscam and Self-Recognition

    • Lei Shi, Tzumin Lee
    Pages 262-275
  13. Hallmarks of Consciousness

    • Ann B. Butler
    Pages 291-309

About this book

Biological systems are an emerging discipline that may provide integrative tools by assembling the hierarchy of interactions among genes, proteins and molecular networks involved in sensory systems. The aim of this volume is to provide a picture, as complete as possible, of the current state of knowledge of sensory systems in nature. The presentation in this book lies at the intersection of evolutionary biology, cell and molecular biology, physiology and genetics. Sensing in Nature is written by a distinguished panel of specialists and is intended to be read by biologists, students, scientific investigators and the medical community.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

    Carlos López-Larrea

About the editor

Carlos Lopez‑Larrea is Professor of Immunology (Oviedo, Spain) and currently Head of the Department of Immunology at the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (Oviedo, Spain). He is a world expert on spondyloarthropathies (SpA), in particular MHC and genetic factors that influence the development of the disease. The main research interests of his group also currently include the study of epigenetic mechanisms involved in autoimmune diseases and the role of innate immunity in organ transplantation tolerance. He is a member of several international scientific organizations and board member of several scientific journals. He has published more than 150 international papers and book chapters related to immunology and spondylaorthropathies.

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