Taxonomy and systematics

This 2007 third edition is a comprehensive introduction to the anatomy of flowering plants.

This section of the Handbook of Zoology is intended as a comprehensive and exhaustive account of the biology of the taxa Gastrotricha, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa, Rotifera, Seisonida and Acanthocephala, covering all relevant topics such as morphology, ecology, phylogeny and diversity.

In this revision of the calanoid copepod family Heterorhabdidae, 7 genera and 59 species are recognized, and 25 species are described as new.

This book is a reference for botanists and horticulturalists, including an historic account of names and a comprehensive glossary.

Bamboos constitute one of a few select categories of plants which are taxonomically related, very rich in species and of vital economic and ecological importance.

Leaf beetles are one of the largest groups of beetles, with tens of thousands of species worldwide and around 280 in Britain.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History in 1972, and a past president of both the Organization of American Historians and the American Historical Association, Carl Degler is one of America's most eminent living historians.

A thoroughly updated second edition, providing aspiring mycologists with an all-embracing view of the kingdom fungi.

El objetivo de este trabajo fue documentar la diversidad de líquenes cortícolas en el Chocó biogeográfico del Valle del Cauca, con descripciones breves de especies encontradas a lo largo de un gradiente altitudinal (0-3650 m).

Los hongos han sido, son y serán protagonistas de la historia de la tierra y de sus habitantes.

Parasitoid wasps are cosmopolitan, numerous and enormously diverse with probably one million or more species worldwide, most of which occur in the moist tropics.

Dendrology: Cones, Flowers, Fruits and Seeds offers a comprehensive overview of the morphology of reproductive organs of woody plants of Europe in one resource.

A long-awaited update of the standard textbook on insect structure and function, revised by a team of eminent insect physiologists.

The book is the most in-depth account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary significance of the 3.

The dynamic aspect of biological systemsthe birth, growth, and death of individual organisms, the evolution of one form into another over timehas formed the basis for metaphors used in many fields for both artistic and heuristic purposes.

Awarded Best Reference by the New York Public Library (2004), Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE (2003), and AAP/PSP 2003 Best Single Volume Reference/Sciences by Association of American Publishers' Professional Scholarly Publishing Division, the first edition of Encyclopedia of Insects was acclaimed as the most comprehensive work devoted to insects.

An indispensable guide to identification, ecology and study of bumblebees.

A unique collection of concise but detailed information on 10,000 animals, plants, fungi and algae of the British Isles.

A comprehensive and fully illustrated guide, this book is the definitive photographic reference guide for anyone interested in butterflies and moths found in Britain and Ireland.

The Otway region of Victoria, with its temperate rainforests, mountain ash forests, heathlands, plains and coastal dunes, has an extraordinarily rich and diverse flora.

The field of molecular evolution has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, continuous improvements to computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods.

How does death help us understand the living?

From the more than one million square miles of the six eastern provinces of Canada 154 species of freshwater fishes have been reported.

A simple clear introduction to invertebrate biology, with an emphasis on evolution in each group.

In Assembling Life, David Deamer addresses questions that are the cutting edge of research on the origin of life.

ACCOMPANIES THE LANDMARK SERIES NARRATED BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGHFind a world of wonder beyond the ice.

For centuries orchids have been among the most popular of plant families, with thousands of species and hybrids cultivated worldwide for the diversity, beauty, and intricacy of their flowers.

Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems.

Around Australia's highest mountain lies a rare ecosystem, an alpine area of outstanding beauty and diversity, strikingly different from other alpine ecosystems of the world but with common features.

Dictionary of South American Trees provides a single-source reference for botanists, biologists, ecologists, and climatologists on the many native trees in South America.

Ancestral sequence reconstruction is a technique of growing importance in molecular evolutionary biology and comparative genomics.

This book considers the natural history and cultural symbolism of a most unusual woodpecker - a species that neither excavates nest holes in trees, nor bores into wood to find insect prey.

The city of Perth is well known and treasured for its areas of protected bushland in the heart of the city.

An essential guide to the identification of the flowering plants native to northern temperate regions.

Parasitoid wasps are cosmopolitan, numerous and enormously diverse with probably one million or more species worldwide, most of which occur in the moist tropics.

This book documents Willi Hennig''s founding of phylogenetic systematics and the relevancy of his work for the future of cladistics.

In Assembling Life, David Deamer addresses questions that are the cutting edge of research on the origin of life.

Annelids (the segmented worms) exist in a remarkably diverse range of mostly marine but also freshwater and terrestrial habitats, varying greatly in size and form.

A practical guide for botanists worldwide, providing a simple explanation of Latin grammar along with an in-depth vocabulary.

Research conducted in the last fifteen years has placed in question many of the traditional conclusions scholars have formed about human female sexuality.

How does death help us understand the living?

'Species' are central to understanding the origin and dynamics of biological diversity; explaining why lineages split into multiple distinct species is one of the main goals of evolutionary biology.

This edited volume is provides an authoritative synthesis of knowledge about the history of life.

The Pilbara region in Australia's arid northwest is rich in flora that is suited to extreme temperatures and boom and bust cycles of moisture availability.

A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breedingUnnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding-the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man.