Zoology and animal sciences

Since the first edition was published in 1984 Horse and Stable Management has become the recognised source of reliable information on all aspects of the practical management of horses and ponies.

As the world s population and the demand for seafood increase, the production of seafood from aquaculture has also seen massive increase and is set to continue.

Raptor biology has evolved enormously since the publication of the original edition of this book under the title Veterinary Aspects of Captive Birds of Prey.

As the world's demand for food from aquatic environments continues to increase, the importance of performing aquaculture in an environmentally responsible manner also increases.

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems faced by entomologists working in forest ecosystems.

Recent decades have witnessed strong declines in fish stocks around the globe, amid growing concerns about the impact of fisheries on marine and freshwater biodiversity.

Fascinating and instantly recognisable, flatfishes are unique in their asymmetric postlarval body form.

Essential Animal Behavior provides a comprehensive introduction to all areas of the subject: from the genetic and neurobiological control of behavior to the learning, development, and function of behavior in an evolutionary context.

The 2nd international tagging and tracking symposium was held in San Sebastian, Spain, in October 2007, seven years after the first symposium was held in Hawaii in 2000 (Sibert and Nielsen 2001).

Not so long ago, karyology was considered a vanguard biological discipline, which could solve nearly all problems of systematics and phylogenetics.

Feeding on Non-Prey Resources by Natural Enemies Moshe Coll Reports on the consumption of non-prey food sources, particularly plant materials, by predators and parasitoids are common throughout the literature (reviewed recently by Naranjo and Gibson 1996, Coll 1998a, Coll and Guershon, 2002).

The Welfare of Animals is an exciting book that will stimulate and provoke its readers.

Ecdysone is the steroidal prohormone of the major insect moulting hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone.

Egg Parasitoids in Agroecosystems with emphasis on Trichogramma was conceived to help in the promotion of biological control through egg parasitoids by providing both basic and applied information.

Freshwater eels are almost infinitely improbable creatures.

Transportation of species to areas outside their native ranges has been a feature of human culture for millennia.

The domestic pig is perceived as an animal with intelligence and character and yet, in the industrialized world, the majority of people have had little or no contact with them.

When I conceived this book, what I had in mind was what I did not know about coffee-parasitic nematodes (CPNs).

"e;Encyclopedic Dictionary of General and Applied Entomology"e; has been written keeping in view the fact that different terminology employed in teaching and researchers on different aspects of studies on insects and their management is found in scattered sources.

Deep-water coral reefs are found along large sections of the outer continental shelves and slopes of Europe, from North Cape to the Gulf of Cadiz, and because they also occur along the Atlantic seaboard of USA, the Gulf of Mexico, off Brazil, in the Mediterranean, and off New Zealand, they are currently being targeted by international groups of marine scientists.

Sturgeons are considered "e;living fossils"e;, sharing many morphological and biological features with ancestral fish.

Insect pests remain one of the main constraints to food and fiber production worldwide despite farmers deploying a range of techniques to protect their crops.

The international advanced research workshop funded by NATO and entitled "e;impact of pollutions on animal and animal products"e; was organized at Almaty (Kazakhstan) on 27-30 September 2007.

Life began in the sea, and even today most of the deep diversity of the planet is marine.

Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to improve the welfare of farm animals.

Giardia duodenalis (=G.

The exponential growth in our knowledge on the pathophysiology of hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis and, in particular, of thyroid hormone action, largely stems from the studies on the various syndromes of resistance to the hormones involved in the function of the axis.

Opportunistic Infections: Toxoplasma, Sarcocystis, and Microsporidia will focus on two important Genera of Apicomplexan parasites, Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis species, and the medically important members of the Phylum Microsporida.

This volume acknowledges and celebrates the contributions of Dr.

The structure and function of grasslands worldwide have been disrupted by habitat fragmentation, the removal of native grazers and altered ?

closed seasons or area closure (e.

This book reviews interagency research and development of classical (importation) biological control of Bemisia tabaci (biotype B) conducted in the USA from 1992- 2002.

The book offers a history of the agricultural sciences in Nazi Germany.

Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, but particularly from those in developed countries, who now have the knowledge and resources to be able to offer the best management systems for their farm animals, as well as potentially being able to offer plentiful resources for companion, zoo and laboratory animals.

It is indeed an honour for me to write the foreword to the second edition of Forest Entomology in West Tropical Africa: Forest Insects of Ghana.

Cephalopods are diverse, highly developed molluscs capable of swimming and jet propulsion.

Aquaculture in the Ecosystem - An Introduction The growth of Aquaculture and its future role as a food supplier to human society has environmental, social and economic limitations, affecting marine ecosystems and socio-economic scales from local to global.

I had taught courses in applied ecology, population dynamics, and population management for many years and, like many of my colleagues, had grown acc- tomed to the blank stares of my students as we wove our way through the confused semantics and intricate concepts of traditional ecology and wrestled with elaborate mathematical arguments.

Harmonia axyridis has been described as the "e;most invasive ladybird on Earth"e;.

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry and aquaculture practices can directly interact with and depend upon the surrounding environment.

The world's livestock sector is amidst a major transformation, fuelled by high demand for meat and milk, which is likely to double over the next two decades in developing countries.

The 8 chapters encompass contributions from 27 of the world's leading experts in by-catch reduction.

This book represents the outcome of a symposium held in Indianapolis, Indiana on 28-30 October 2005.

Interest in beetle conservation has long been evident, with many papers treating these abundant, ecologically important and popular insects.

Nectar is the most important reward offered by plants to pollinating animals.

Crater Lake is located in the caldera of Mount Mazama in Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.