Zoology and animal sciences

Concise, problem-oriented, and accessibly designed, the Pocket Handbook focuses on the essentials of medicine and surgery of the dog and cat.

The captivating story of how a band of scientists has redrawn the genetic and behavioral lines that separate humans from our nearest cousins.

This authoritative volume represents a complete and comprehensive guide to the husbandry of Australian marsupials and other mammals.

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In a world filled with chaos, find solace in the pages of "e;Whispers of Wisdom.

Kusasi is a three-hundred-pound male who could rip your arms and legs off like daisy petals if he wanted.

Scorpions have captured the imagination of humans from early times, arousing a morbid interest that no doubt stems from their venomous tendencies.

This book brings out the world record of various predatory insects and their role in pestiferous insect management in a safer manner.

Throughout much of the world, frog populations are declining and some species are disappearing totally.

There are 10,500 species of bird worldwide and wherever they occur people marvel at their glorious colours and their beautiful songs.

This detailed and comprehensive guide to the 151 snakes indigenous to southern Africa covers all essential aspects of snake biology and behaviour.

A fascinating look at the world's most numerous inhabitants-with stunning images from the American Museum of Natural History's Rare Book Collection.

A New York Times Bestseller Do fishes think?

Island biogeography is the study of the distribution and dynamics of species in island environments.

Current Therapy in Medicine of Australian Mammals provides an update on Australian mammal medicine.

The sheriff of Epitaph, Texas, Dan Shaye was a hard but just defender of the law -- a devoted husband and father who kept the truth about his violent past from the townfolk he protected.

This detailed and comprehensive guide to the 151 snakes indigenous to southern Africa covers all essential aspects of snake biology and behaviour.

Finding Australian Birds is a guide to the special birds found across Australia's vastly varied landscapes.

Raise a gaggle of geese, the unsung heroes of the small farm While chickens preen in the spotlight, geese are the historic unsung heroes of small farms and homesteads.

La alta bota caucana aún conserva grandes extensiones de bosques naturales que a pesar del incremento en las tasas de deforestación que se viven en todo el país, mantienen una biodiversidad faunística y florística que debe seguir siendo estudiada.

Plunge into the breath-taking world of sharks with this beautiful photographic pictorial.

The experts secrets for success, in their own wordsThe Masters Fly Box brings together comprehensive interviews with fifteen premier practitioners of the sport about how to catch trout across North America.

Rabbit raisers will keep their rabbitries hopping and happy with the advice found in Rabbits, a Hobby Farm book.

Advances in Insect Physiology is committed to publishing volumes containing comprehensive and in-depth reviews on all aspects of insect physiology.

nsects, diseases, and invasive weeds threaten the natural environments as well as homes, gardens, and agriculture.

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Second Edition, has been fully updated and revised to provide the latest information on developments in entomology relating to public health and veterinary importance.

In Birds of a Feather, an informative and beautifully illustrated book, Colin Rees and Derek Thomas portray the changing seasons in the UK and US, bringing their observations together with some startling results.

This classic textbook is a concise introductory guide to the subject of animal behavior.

Famous for their size and elegance in flight, albatrosses are familiar to anyone who has travelled through the southern oceans, and are a flagship family of conservation concern.

“At times sad and at times heartwarming .

The taxonomy of recent mammals has lately undergone tremendous revision, but it has been decades since the last update to Timothy E.

When it comes to family matters, do humans know best?

The book Encyclopaedia of Fruit Flies covers different pest species of economic importance of world and presented alphabetically with latest taxonomic status.

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Second Edition, has been fully updated and revised to provide the latest information on developments in entomology relating to public health and veterinary importance.

This classic text, whose First Edition one reviewer referred to as "e;the ecologists' bible,"e; has been substantially revised and rewritten.

The Field looks at the eco-system of an arable field, complete with photographs from crops, trees, hedgerows and wildflowers, to the wide variety of animals, farmland birds, insects, butterflies and moths that they support; and how they depend on each other; and are all vital for the wonderful environment we need to thrive and enjoy.

The taxonomy of recent mammals has lately undergone tremendous revision, but it has been decades since the last update to Timothy E.

Rabbit raisers will keep their rabbitries hopping and happy with the advice found in Rabbits, a Hobby Farm book.

This highly visual series provides younger children with first facts and pictures about their favourite subjects.

“At times sad and at times heartwarming .

Advances in Insect Physiology is committed to publishing volumes containing comprehensive and in-depth reviews on all aspects of insect physiology.

This revised edition will continue to serve as the most complete and up-to-date guide to the use of the avian embryo in studies of vertebrate development.

The trafficking of wildlife is increasingly recognized as both a specialized area of organized crime and a significant threat to many plant and animal species.

The experts secrets for success, in their own wordsThe Masters Fly Box brings together comprehensive interviews with fifteen premier practitioners of the sport about how to catch trout across North America.

The book Encyclopaedia of Fruit Flies covers different pest species of economic importance of world and presented alphabetically with latest taxonomic status.

Bird flight has always intrigued mankind.