Biology, life sciences

Atlas of Human Anatomy, Seventeenth Edition, Volume One: Osteology, Arthrology and Syndesmology Myology presents several illustrations of human anatomy to enable students to gain a clear impression of the subject matter.

The book starts by analyzing the problem of how we can see so well despite what, to an engineer, might seem like horrendous defects of our eyes.

The book describes and discusses the numerical methods which are successfully being used for analysing ecological data, using a clear and comprehensive approach.

The objective of this Handbook is to describe the basic synthesis route(s) for the manufacture of 687 pesticides.

The dangers of illegal drugs are well known and rarely disputed, but how harmful are alcohol and tobacco by comparison?

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.

For decades, Emery and Rimoin's Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics has provided the ultimate source for practicing clinicians to learn how the study of genetics can be integrated into practice.

An exciting exploration into how Gaian science can help us to develop a sense of connectedness with the 'more-than-human' world.

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

Spark curiosity in this great big world of ours by discovering how everything works and lives together with our Hands-On Life Science resource for grades 1-5.

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

A new way of understanding our place in the web of life from a scholar praised for his "e;graceful prose"e; (Publishers Weekly).

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

Lynn argues that the condemnation of eugenics in the second half of the 20th century went too far and offers a reassessment.

A bold new theory on what sparked the "e;big bang"e; of human cultureThe abrupt emergence of human culture over a stunningly short period continues to be one of the great enigmas of human evolution.

In our passionate curiosity to unravel the mysteries of the world, life, and the universe, humans have contrived numerous theories, both scientific and religious, with each claiming more relevance than the last.

A unified overview of the dynamical properties of water and its unique and diverse role in biological and chemical processes.

While plant diseases may be caused by environmental factors, viruses, mycoplasma, bacteria, nematodes, a few protozoa, and parasitic higher plants, by far the majority of plant diseases are caused by fungi.

“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 relationships of the nematodes and their close relatives among the protostomian Metazoa are unresolved.