Wildlife: general interest

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world.

Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world's most feared and dangerous creatures.

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify.

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify.

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island.

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island.

Bees are the darlings of the insect world.

Most Australian stag beetles live secretive lives, spending the majority of their life cycle inside decaying timber or under logs sunken in the soil.

Australian Alps is a fascinating guide to Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks.

We can’t avoid insects.

As fascinating as they are beautiful, butterflies are a pleasure to watch and an important group of invertebrates to study.

As fascinating as they are beautiful, butterflies are a pleasure to watch and an important group of invertebrates to study.

Water is scarce in the Lake Eyre Basin in the heart of Australia.

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen.

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists?

Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay, 200km south of Sydney, attracts over 450,000 visitors each year.

Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay, 200km south of Sydney, attracts over 450,000 visitors each year.

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon.

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon.

Cockroaches!

Birds of the Darwin Region is the first comprehensive treatment of the avifauna of Darwin, a city located in Australia's monsoon tropics, where seasons are defined by rainfall rather than by temperature.

The Dingo Debate explores the intriguing and relatively unknown story of Australia's most controversial animal - the dingo.

In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be.

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian mammals undertaken to date.

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian mammals undertaken to date.

Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs presents the current state of knowledge of the ecology of important elements of southern Australian sub-tidal reef flora and fauna, and the underlying ecological principles.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

Wildlife The South African Way takes the reader on a journey through the wildlife found in South Africa, including the big five.

Because of Nickel, the adventures of a Used Turtle Salesman, is the storyof the authors lifelong attachment to his animal friends and his decadelong quest to fi nd homes for non- releasable sea turtles like his friendNickel the sea turtle at Chicagos Shedd Aquarium.

Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvelously illustrated how-to guideInsects are the most abundant wildlife on the planetbut also the least observed.

The Biology of the Guinea Pig focuses on the use of the guinea pig as a substrate in research.

The Atlas of the Prenatal Mouse Brain is the latest addition to Academic Press' list of atlases for neuroscientists and neuroscience students.

Pulsatility is now recognized as a nearly ubiquitous functional feature of neuroendocrine systems.

Salivary Glands and their Secretions covers the proceedings of the conference held at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, U.

Developmental Neuropsychobiology is a compendium of papers that deals with developmental neuroscience and developmental psychology, as well as the broad range of approaches toward brain-behavior development.

This book contains up-dated versions of articles which proved very popular when first published in Neurochemistry International.

Molecular Approaches to Neurobiology deals with molecular approaches to the analysis of the nervous system.

Advances in the Biosciences, Volume 82: Presynaptic Receptors and Neuronal Transporters documents the proceedings of the Official Satellite Symposium to the IUPHAR 1990 Congress held in Rouen, France on June 26-29, 1990.

Developmental Aspects of Oral Biology assembles within one volume selected contributions from highly competent investigators currently engaged in research on developmental problems in oral tissues.

Clinical Neuroendocrinology, Volume II discusses neuroendocrine science and its application to the analysis of human physiology and behavior.

The Squirrel Monkey is devoted to the common South American squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus.

Muscle and Nonmuscle Motility, Volume 2 is concerned with the study of the contraction and the mechanism of movement of muscle cells in a variety of biological systems.

Immunobiology of the Macrophage presents an account of the state of knowledge of the immunobiology of the macrophage.

Lymphocyte Differentiation, Recognition, and Regulation provides an overview of the state of knowledge on cellular immunology.

Birds: Brain and Behavior is a collection of papers that discusses brain-behaviors problems concentrating on the bird's complex and well-integrated central nervous system.

The Antibody Molecule reviews the literature leading to current knowledge of the structure of immunoglobulins.