02815nam 2200457z- 450 991022005360332120210211(CKB)3800000000216242(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/40282(oapen)doab40282(EXLCZ)99380000000021624220202102d2017 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAdvances in Genomics and Epigenomics of Social InsectsFrontiers Media SA20171 online resource (155 p.)Frontiers Research Topics2-88945-080-5 Social insects are among the most successful and ecologically important animals on earth. The lifestyle of these insects has fascinated humans since prehistoric times. These species evolved a caste of workers that in most cases have no progeny. Some social insects have worker sub-castes that are morphologically specialized for discrete tasks. The organization of the social insect colony has been compared to the metazoan body. Males in the order Hymenoptera (bees, ants and wasps) are haploid, a situation which results in higher relatedness between female siblings. Sociality evolved many times within the Hymenoptera, perhaps spurred in part by increased relatedness that increases inclusive fitness benefits to workers cooperating to raise their sisters and brothers rather than reproducing themselves. But epigenetic processes may also have contributed to the evolution of sociality. The Hymenoptera provide opportunities for comparative study of species ranging from solitary to highly social. A more ancient clade of social insects, the termites (infraorder Isoptera) provide an opportunity to study alternative mechanisms of caste determination and lifestyles that are aided by an array of endosymbionts. This research topic explores the use of genome sequence data and genomic techniques to help us explore how sociality evolved in insects, how epigenetic processes enable phenotypic plasticity, and the mechanisms behind whether a female will become a queen or a worker.Genetics (non-medical)bicsscEusocialgene networksHymenopteraIsopteraparental effectsphenotypic plasticityPolyethismreproductive castesex determinationsterile casteGenetics (non-medical)Greg J. Huntauth1287782Juergen R. GadauauthBOOK9910220053603321Advances in Genomics and Epigenomics of Social Insects3020384UNINA05022nam 2201189z- 450 991055711310332120210501(CKB)5400000000040915(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69294(oapen)doab69294(EXLCZ)99540000000004091520202105d2020 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPharmaceutical Residues in the EnvironmentBasel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20201 online resource (292 p.)3-03943-485-3 3-03943-486-1 Pharmaceuticals, due to their pseudo-persistence and biological activity as well as their extensive use in human and veterinary medicine, are a class of environmental contaminants that is of emerging concern. In contrast to some conventional pollutants, they are continuously delivered at low levels, which might give rise to toxicity even without high persistence rates. These chemicals are designed to have a specific physiological mode of action and to resist frequently inactivation before exerting their intended therapeutic effect. These features, among others, result in the bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals which are responsible for toxic effects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. It is extremely important to know how to remove them from the environment and/or how to implement procedures or treatments resulting in their biological inactivation. Although great advances have been made in their detection in aquatic matrices, there remains limited analytical methodologies available for the trace analysis of target and non-target pharmaceuticals in matrices such as soils, sediments, or biota. There are still many gaps in the data on their fate and behavior in the environment as well as on their threats to ecological and human health. This book has included nine current research and three review articles in this field.Environmental economicsbicsscResearch and information: generalbicssc5-fluorouracilactivated sludge (AS)antibiotic resistanceantibiotic resistance genesantibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB)antibioticsantibiotics, antibiotic resistanceaquatic compartmentsbacterial communityBDD anodechromatographic methodsconstructed wetlandsconstructed wetlands (CWs)conventional wastewater treatmentscyclophosphamidecytostatic drugdetermination of pharmaceuticalsdetermining target pollutants in plant materialsdevelopment of methodsecotoxicityelectrochemical oxidationelectromigration techniquesendocrine disrupting compoundsenvironmental and biological samplesenvironmental contaminantsenvironmental pollutionenvironmental risk assessmentfate in the environmentfate in WWTPsfluoxetinegreen chemistryhydroponic cultivationifosfamideintermediatesionic liquidsLC-MS/MS analysislincomycinmianserinmigrationmonensinmunicipal wastewater treatment plantsparoxetinepharmaceutical residuespharmaceuticalspharmaceuticals in the environmentpharmaceuticals occurrencepharmaceuticals toxicitypoultry farmsremoval efficiencyresidualrisk assessmentroxarsonesample preparationsertralinesewage sludgesoilsolid phase extractionSpirotoxspread of resistancesul genessulfamethoxazolesulfonamidestetracyclinestoxicityultra-high performance liquid chromatographywastewaterwastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)wastewatersEnvironmental economicsResearch and information: generalKumirska Jolantaedt1290947Kumirska JolantaothBOOK9910557113103321Pharmaceutical Residues in the Environment3021677UNINA