Zoology and animal sciences

Predation, one of the most dramatic interactions in animals' lives, has long fascinated ecologists.

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Comparative analyses of the anatomy, reproductive physiology, and behaviour of extant primates and other mammals can offer important insights into the origins of human sexual behaviour, allowing us to reconstruct the origins of human mating systems, the evolution of sexual attractiveness, patterns of mate choice, and copulatory behaviour.

With the exception of climate change, biological invasions have probably received more attention during the past ten years than any other ecological topic.

Psychology so relies upon 'experimental' work that first-hand experience of important life-events is held to be worthless.

'Arthur's writing has taught me everything useful I know about keeping chickens.

Psychology so relies upon 'experimental' work that first-hand experience of important life-events is held to be worthless.

This book is a guide to domesticating and cultivating freshwater and marine fishes in Indonesia, offering a concise and comprehensive approach.

This book is a guide to domesticating and cultivating freshwater and marine fishes in Indonesia, offering a concise and comprehensive approach.

Whats in a name?

This book provides a detailed account of the intricate mechanisms and regulation of epithelial chloride transport, offering valuable insights into the regulation of salt balance in various vertebrate epithelial tissues.

This book provides a detailed account of the intricate mechanisms and regulation of epithelial chloride transport, offering valuable insights into the regulation of salt balance in various vertebrate epithelial tissues.

With 233 species worldwide Haliplidae are just a small family of water beetles.

This book is a one-stop resource for teaching entomology at undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as for training field entomologists.

This book is a one-stop resource for teaching entomology at undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as for training field entomologists.

This book reviews the chemical structure, biosynthesis and function of insect juvenile hormone (JH).

Aristotle's De Animalibus was an important source of zoological knowledge for the ancient Greeks and for medieval Arabs and Europeans.

This book reviews the chemical structure, biosynthesis and function of insect juvenile hormone (JH).

This volume presents insights into the mathematics of movement with a focus on applications to animal ecology and cell biology.

This volume presents insights into the mathematics of movement with a focus on applications to animal ecology and cell biology.

This book presents a complete and structured resource on the diagnosis and management of plant parasitic nematodes.

This book presents a complete and structured resource on the diagnosis and management of plant parasitic nematodes.

This book provides a comprehensive view of the insect neuroendocrine system, incorporating recent advances in bioinformatics, comparative genomics, and molecular genetic approaches.

Jeremy Paxman has created the perfect literary catch for fellow angling enthusiasts in this rich and varied anthology.

This book provides a comprehensive view of the insect neuroendocrine system, incorporating recent advances in bioinformatics, comparative genomics, and molecular genetic approaches.

A startling new book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of 'Moby Dick: Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for 'Leviathan'.

How a fascination with animal consciousness, perception, and intelligence shaped American fiction in the twentieth centuryAnimal Minds, Other Minds upends a common assumption: that the minds encountered in fiction are always in some sense fundamentally human.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the silkworm as a biofactory for the mass production of various proteins, shedding new light on its potential beyond traditional silk production.

Among all animal life on earth, insects and their relatives are predominant in both the diversity of species and the total number of individuals.

A unique collection of crochet patterns for the 12 birds of Christmas.

Using vivid extracts from field notebooks and profusely illustrated with photographs as well as paintings and sketches by wildlife artist Jonathan Pomroy, the reader is transported to the beautiful North York Moors National Park.

Regal tells the story of the engagement of philosophers, naturalists, and scientists in what we now call "e;cryptozoology,"e; a much longer history than most appreciate.

Regal tells the story of the engagement of philosophers, naturalists, and scientists in what we now call "e;cryptozoology,"e; a much longer history than most appreciate.

A Clinician's Guide to ADHD in Women provides readers with a toolbox of strategic therapeutic approaches for diagnosing, treating, and working with women with ADHD.

Words are our tools, and, as a minimum, we should use clean tools.

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted-particularly in the areas of physiology, behavior, genetics, and health.

A Clinician's Guide to ADHD in Women provides readers with a toolbox of strategic therapeutic approaches for diagnosing, treating, and working with women with ADHD.

This is a book about the bond between sentient beings.

This is a book about the bond between sentient beings.

How a fascination with animal consciousness, perception, and intelligence shaped American fiction in the twentieth centuryAnimal Minds, Other Minds upends a common assumption: that the minds encountered in fiction are always in some sense fundamentally human.

Written as a stand-alone textbook for students and a useful reference for professionals in government and private agencies, academic institutions, and consultants, Ecology and Conservation of Fishes provides broad, comprehensive, and systematic coverage of all aquatic systems from the mountains to the oceans.

This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous family, Culicidae (Mosquitoes).

Written by experienced contributors from the renowned Mayo Clinic, the Atlas of Sleep and Sleep Medicine covers the history, humanities, and comparative biological aspects of sleep.

The value of the canine nose is well-documented, and working dogs are being utilized for their olfactory skills in an increasing number of fields.

This comprehensive reference book covers non-shivering thermogenesis, metabolic rates, and associated diseases.

Beach-spawning fishes from exotic locations on most continents of the world provide spectacular examples of extreme adaptations during the most vulnerable life cycle stages.

This comprehensive reference book covers non-shivering thermogenesis, metabolic rates, and associated diseases.

This is an up-to-date and comprehensive handbook that presents a wealth of information on the different aspects of one of the largest dipterous family, Culicidae (Mosquitoes).