Bøger af Robert C Murphy

Embark on a vibrant journey through the enchanting world of macaws with "Vivid Wings." This captivating book offers an in-depth exploration of these majestic and colorful parrots, providing readers with a comprehensive guide to understanding, caring for, and appreciating these extraordinary birds.Dive into the rich history and natural habitat of macaws, discovering the diverse species that inhabit tropical rainforests and beyond. From the brilliant Scarlet Macaw to the playful Blue-and-Gold Macaw, each species is meticulously introduced, highlighting their unique characteristics, behaviors, and distinctive plumage."Vivid Wings" goes beyond the surface, delving into the intricate social structures and intelligent personalities of macaws. Gain valuable insights into their communication methods, complex relationships, and the importance of environmental conservation to ensure their continued well-being in the wild.Whether you're a seasoned avian enthusiast or a novice bird lover, this book is designed to be both informative and accessible. Learn about macaw care, from creating an enriching environment to providing a nutritious diet, ensuring that these remarkable birds thrive in captivity.Featuring stunning photography that captures the essence of these magnificent creatures, "Vivid Wings" is not just a book - it's a visual feast celebrating the kaleidoscope of colors and the extraordinary life of macaws. Immerse yourself in their world and discover why these charismatic birds have captured the hearts of bird enthusiasts worldwide. "Vivid Wings" is the ultimate guide for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of macaws, celebrating their beauty, intelligence, and the importance of conservation efforts to protect these remarkable feathered companions for generations to come.

The emerging field of lipidomics has been made possible because of advances in mass spectrometry, and in particular tandem mass spectrometry of lipid ions generated by electrospray ionization. The ability to carry out basic biochemical studies of lipids using electrospray ionization is predicated upon understanding the behaviour of lipid derived ions following collision induced decomposition and mechanisms of product ion formation. During the past 20 years, a wealth of information has been generated about lipid molecules that are now analysed by mass spectrometry, however there is no central source where one can obtain basic information about how these very diverse biomolecules behave following collisional activation. This book brings together, in one volume, this information so that investigators considering using tandem mass spectrometry to structurally characterize lipids or to quantitate their occurrence in a biological matrix, will have a convenient source to review mechanism of decomposition reactions related to the diversity of lipid structures.A separate chapter is devoted to each of seven major lipid classes including fatty acids, eicosanoids and bioactive lipid mediators, fatty acyl esters and amides, glycerol esters, glycerophospholipids, sphingolipids, and steroids. Mechanistic details are provided for understanding the pathways of formation of major product ions and ions used for structural characterization. In most cases specific ancillary information has been critical to understand the pathways, including isotope labeling and high resolution analysis of precursor and product ions. For a few specific examples such data is missing and pathways are proposed as a means to initiate further mass spectral experiments to prove or disprove pathway hypotheses. While this work largely centres on the lipid biochemistry of animal (mammalian) systems, general principles can be taken from the specific examples and applied to lipid biochemistry found in plants, fungi, prokaryotes and archeal organisms.