Zoology and animal sciences

Revised and updated edition of graduate level overview, describing biological basis of behaviour and personality.

An examination of dental studies in archaeology and related disciplines, first published in 2005.

This book is about how and why animals communicate, covering several different animal groups and types of signal.

This account explores how to promote biodiversity without compromising agricultural production in highly managed agricultural ecosystems.

It addresses the threats insect populations face and explores ways insects and their habitats are prioritised, mapped, monitored and conserved.

Edited work on behavioural strategies of primates in foraging for food, and avoiding being eaten.

This colourful textbook introduces students to conservation biology, the science of preserving biodiversity.

Introduction to chemical communication and pheromones.

First published in 2005, this text introduces students and research workers to insect herbivore–host dynamics using the interaction between aphids and trees.

This book explores the complex interactions between plants, their herbivores and natural enemies.

This book examines the relationships between humans and other primates and the implications for primate conservation.

Problem-based approach to conservation biology using birds as examples.

Compares brain lateralization among lower vertebrates, birds, nonprimate mammals and primates, including humans.

Analysis of impact of infanticide on social organization and reproductive behavior in primates including humans.

First published in 2002, this book compares and contrasts pretending and imaginative abilities in children and nonhuman primates.

A comprehensive and comparative reference work on the permanent and deciduous dentitions of extant primates.

This book explores the importance of understanding developmental processes in analyses of bat ecology and evolution.

A fascinating popular account of the intricate relationships between meat-eaters and humankind.

The unique blend of theoretical and practical concepts makes this book equally suitable for managers, educators, and research biologists.

A fascinating text describing the behavioural diversity of chimpanzees and bonobos (the pygmy chimpanzee).

A unique multidisciplinary volume offering truly comparative perspective on gorilla populations.

Theory and methods of exploring sex ratios in plants, animals and microbes.

This interesting 1999 study sets gorilla and orangutan cognitive abilities in context with the other great apes and humans.

A balanced guide to the theoretical issues that need to be considered in applying biological control.

This book presents an analysis of motivated behaviour from a biological perspective.

This 1998 book is a lucid discussion of statistical and sampling techniques of relevance to field biologists.

Comprehensive review of the ecology of freshwater bivalves and gastropods worldwide.

This book sets the ecological themes of abundance, distribution, and population dynamics in an evolutionary context.

Draws together exciting new and controversial findings from field research on a wide variety of primates including humans.

Fascinating and controversial examination of how evolutionary theory sheds light on human nature using reproductive issues as a focus.

Readable and practical account of wetland bird ecology and conservation.

A broad-ranging, authoritative and accessible review of exciting discoveries in this area.

Comprehensive and unique volume exploring the differences and similarities between primate communities worldwide.

This book explains physiological concepts through the use of simple calculations and accessible language.

Offers a unified evolutionary and developmental perspective of animal behaviour, beyond the ''selfish gene''.

Describes the cognitive and sensory abilities of pollinating animals and their implications for floral evolution.

Leadership Coaching with Horses offers a transformative approach to leadership development, combining the intuitive power of equine-assisted learning with the precision of biometric technology and psychometric profiling.

Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy Evolution and Adaptation Second Edition Ann B.

The definitive field guide to North American saltwater fish-from the absolute authority on sportfishing Before you head out to the open seas, listen up: Your tackle box is not complete without Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish!

This important book contains a great wealth of practical information on trout and salmon, species of fish that are of huge scientific and commercial interest.

The goldfish, Carassius auratus, a member of the Carp family, Cyprinidae, has been domesticated for many hundreds of years, as a food fish, a laboratory animal and now most important commercially, for ornamental and aesthetic purposes.

Any events that challenge the survival of living organisms may be classified as stressors.

Any events that challenge the survival of living organisms may be classified as stressors.

The study of animal cognition has been largely confined to birds and mammals; a historical bias which has led to the belief that learning plays little or no part in the development of behaviour in fishes and reptiles.

Atlantic Salmon is a cultural icon throughout its North Atlantic range; it is the focus of probably the World s highest profile recreational fishery and is the basis for one of the World s largest aquaculture industries.

Domestic Animal Behavior, Fifth Edition is a fully updated revision of this classic text, with chapters examining key behavior issues ranging from communication to social structure.

Domestic Animal Behavior, Fifth Edition is a fully updated revision of this classic text, with chapters examining key behavior issues ranging from communication to social structure.

This book brings together contributions from key investigators in the area of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channel structure and function.

This is the first book focusing on the chemoecology of insect eggs and egg deposition.

Written by a team of leading international specialists, Behavioral Ecology of Insect Parasitoids examines the optimal behaviors that parasitoids exhibit in order to maximize long term offspring production.