Biology, life sciences

Seeds of Amazonian Plants is the first field guide to treat the extraordinary diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics.

An ecosystem's complexity develops from the vast numbers of species interacting in ecological communities.

The major subdisciplines of ecology--population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and evolutionary ecology--have diverged increasingly in recent decades.

China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species.

In Moby-Dick, Ishmael declares, "e;Be it known that, waiving all argument, I take the good old fashioned ground that a whale is a fish, and call upon holy Jonah to back me.

Noted biologist and author John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological curiosity to a major model organism--one that is widely studied for clues to the development and evolution of all living things.

The tobacco plant synthesizes nicotine to protect itself from herbivores.

Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores, and resisted a myriad of environmental stresses.

Can virtuous behavior be explained by nature, and not by human rational choice?

The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today.

Since its original publication in 2000, Game Theory Evolving has been considered the best textbook on evolutionary game theory.

In The Medea Hypothesis, renowned paleontologist Peter Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has frightening implications for our future, yet also offers hope.

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Until now there has been no single, comprehensive resource on the status of North America's most threatened birds and what people can do to help protect them.

Everything you ever wanted to know about parasites but were too horrified to askIn What's Eating You?

Extending the human life-span past 120 years.

Since its inception in World War II, the clinical trial has evolved into a standard procedure in determining therapeutic efficacy in many Western industrial democracies.

A richly illustrated and up-close look at the secret lives of spiders and other arachnidsThe American Southwest is home to an extraordinary diversity of arachnids, from spitting spiders that squirt silk over their prey to scorpions that court one another with kissing and dancing.

This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year.

Uncover the mind-blowing complexities of the brain and how it affects our personalities, behaviours and more.

Thousands of people from more than eighty countries have traveled to China since 2001 to undergo fetal cell transplantation.

Since its original publication in 2000, Game Theory Evolving has been considered the best textbook on evolutionary game theory.

From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes an inspirational new book that looks at the 100 plants that have had the greatest impact on humanity, stunningly illustrated throughout.

The major subdisciplines of ecology--population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and evolutionary ecology--have diverged increasingly in recent decades.

A major new look at the evolution of mating decisions in organisms from protozoans to humans The popular consensus on mate choice has long been that females select mates likely to pass good genes to offspring.

One family of viruses is responsible for the infection of many species of vertebrates.

One family of viruses is responsible for the infection of many species of vertebrates.

The Anthropocene era has been marked by such significant human pressure that it has led to the sixth mass extinction.

The Anthropocene era has been marked by such significant human pressure that it has led to the sixth mass extinction.

The erosion of biodiversity is currently highly publicized.

The erosion of biodiversity is currently highly publicized.

Science and faith should be allies, not opponents, in the search for truth.

Extending the human life-span past 120 years.

The first book to comprehensively explore the cognitive foundations of human spatial navigationHumans possess a range of navigation and orientation abilities, from the ordinary to the extraordinary.

Until now there has been no single, comprehensive resource on the status of North America's most threatened birds and what people can do to help protect them.

This comprehensive reference book discusses the convergent and next-generation technologies for product-derived applications relevant to agriculture, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and the environment.

In the summer of 1991, population geneticists and evolutionary biologists proposed to archive human genetic diversity by collecting the genomes of "e;isolated indigenous populations.

Race and Human Diversityis an introduction to the study of human diversity in both its biological and cultural dimensions.

Race and Human Diversityis an introduction to the study of human diversity in both its biological and cultural dimensions.

Birds are everywhere.

This is the first in-depth presentation in book form of both modified atmosphere and sous vide food preservation and packaging technologies and applications.

This is the first in-depth presentation in book form of both modified atmosphere and sous vide food preservation and packaging technologies and applications.

*** THE INSTANT TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***';This spare but elegant account is an unexpected delight, and as soothing as a walk down a tree-dappled lane at sunset' Daily Mail';Gentle and timeless, Paul is the authentic voice of the countryside.

Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about a firefighter s day with this fun-filled non-fiction reader carefully levelled to help children progress.

Master the basics of constructing floral arrangements and explore your creativity with this engaging, reader-friendly text.

DRUGS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM invites you to examine the motivation for drug use, the social implications of drug use, legal ramifications and factors affecting how drugs interact with the human body.