Zoology and animal sciences

A stunningly illustrated guide to these extraordinary creatures from a world-renowned paleontologistPaleobiology has advanced from a speculative subject to a cutting-edge science.

This reference book provides updated information about different immunomodulators for managing fish health and sustainable aquaculture.

Several plant bioactives or plant-derived therapeutic molecules have been used against life-threatening diseases and their nanoparticle-mediated delivery greatly improves therapeutic efficacy.

El retorno de Moby Dick nos sumerge en las profundidades del océano en busca de los seres más sorprendentes que lo habitan: los cachalotes.

With the staggering amount of pet health information available on the Internet, it is often difficult to find exactly what you are looking for.

This reference book provides updated information about different immunomodulators for managing fish health and sustainable aquaculture.

A stunningly illustrated guide to these extraordinary creatures from a world-renowned paleontologistPaleobiology has advanced from a speculative subject to a cutting-edge science.

Ammonites are an extinct and charismatic lineage that persisted for over 300 million years.

This book covers biotechnology and applications of diatoms including various applications such as the use of diatom biogenic silica in drug delivery and their cultivation for wastewater remediation.

This book focuses on the impacts of anthropogenic radiation on wildlife and ecosystems and provides an in-depth look at the approaches and available tools we can use to gain information about biological effects of radiation in the environment.

This volume offers the latest research-based findings to equip professionals involved in the breeding and raising of horses.

The book offers a comparative look at the social strategies of five carnivorous social predators (four terrestrial and one marine) that make them successful hunting units.

This book introduces the various aspects of international farm animal protection and wildlife conservation through the lenses of food safety and environmental protection law.

This volume offers the latest research-based findings to equip professionals involved in the breeding and raising of horses.

This unique work is the first reference that provides detailed descriptions of the fully developed larvae of the Odonata suborder Anisoptera, including keys to families and genera, high resolution photographs, distribution maps, and an up-dated list of the dragonfly species from Thailand.

Perception in animals is a fascinating and challenging subject that calls to students from many disciplines.

A wide-ranging account of how birds spend the quiet half of their livesBirds at Rest is the first book to give a full picture of how birds rest, roost, and sleep, a vital part of their lives.

This book covers biotechnology and applications of diatoms including various applications such as the use of diatom biogenic silica in drug delivery and their cultivation for wastewater remediation.

Using antibiotics to promote growth, increase feed efficiency, and reduce mortality in indoor poultry farming is unsustainable and has been implicated in increased antibiotic resistance in humans.

Today molecular data is part of many biological studies, including taxonomic works.

Originally published in 1931, The Intelligence of Animals sets out detailed studies of various birds and beasts, some in the wild, some under domestication, and some under semi-domestication, with a view to illustrating the supreme importance of the "e;mental factor"e; in biology.

A true masterpiece, The Origin of Species laid the foundation of evolutionary biology as early as 1859.

Dragonflies are among the most familiar and popular of all insects, deeply embedded in human cultural history.

This diverse, global, and interdisciplinary volume explores the existing research, practice, and ethical issues pertinent to the field of human-animal interactions (HAIs), interventions, and anthrozoology, focusing on the perceived physical and mental health benefits to humans and the challenges derived from these relationships.

This diverse, global, and interdisciplinary volume explores the existing research, practice, and ethical issues pertinent to the field of human-animal interactions (HAIs), interventions, and anthrozoology, focusing on the perceived physical and mental health benefits to humans and the challenges derived from these relationships.

Some animals and plants injure or kill millions of people annually, others cause trillions of dollars in property damage and loss.

Some animals and plants injure or kill millions of people annually, others cause trillions of dollars in property damage and loss.

This book explores a new approach to understanding the evolution of mind and consciousness by examining the perceptual abilities of animals and the way they experience their world.

This book integrates three decades of owl monkey research conducted since 1994 when the first and only book focused on the genus Aotus was published.

At least 162 species of fish are known to live or spawn in the freshwaters of the Northeast, representing twenty-eight families and sixteen orders.

We share the earth with a wide variety of animal species, each of which brings something special to the diversity of the planet.

Comparative Veterinary Anatomy: A Clinical Approach describes the comprehensive, clinical application of anatomy for veterinarians, veterinary students, allied health professionals and undergraduate students majoring in biology and zoology.

Discover why animals do what they do, based on their genes, physiologies, cultures, traditions, survival and mating advantages, and evolutionary histories-and find out how studying behavior in the animal world helps us understand human behavior.

The narrative of the progression of the 'horse family' through geological time, from dog-sized fruit-eating animals with four toes on their front and three toes on their hind legs, to the valiant long-legged, single-toed modern grazing horses, beloved by racing enthusiasts, is the poster child of evolution.

Neurons communicate with each other by releasing neurotransmitters.

This reference book covers the ecological impact and biotechnological applications of diatoms.

This reference book covers the ecological impact and biotechnological applications of diatoms.

At least 162 species of fish are known to live or spawn in the freshwaters of the Northeast, representing twenty-eight families and sixteen orders.

Self-Face Recognition and the Brain explores a fundamental cornerstone of human consciousness; how recognizing ourselves leads to a better understanding of the brain and higher-order thinking.

This concise, practical text covers the essential information veterinary students and nurses, new graduates and practitioners need to succeed in equine practice, focussing on reproduction and the foal.

Richard Henry Dana dropped out of school and became an ordinary deckhand on the brig Pilgrim.

The narrative of the progression of the 'horse family' through geological time, from dog-sized fruit-eating animals with four toes on their front and three toes on their hind legs, to the valiant long-legged, single-toed modern grazing horses, beloved by racing enthusiasts, is the poster child of evolution.

Self-Face Recognition and the Brain explores a fundamental cornerstone of human consciousness; how recognizing ourselves leads to a better understanding of the brain and higher-order thinking.

Cats are cuddly and adorable, but they are often misunderstood.

This concise, practical text covers the essential information veterinary students and nurses, new graduates and practitioners need to succeed in equine practice, focussing on reproduction and the foal.

Fabre had many scholarly achievements.

Birds, hormones, and extraordinary behavior: The story of the tiny but mighty golden-collared manakin of Panama This book is the story of a remarkable bird, the golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus) of Panama.

This work provides the first overview of mammal species distributions in Africa since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 18 ky) to modern time.