Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volume 5: Monotremes and Marsupials

Don E Wilson, Russell A Mittermeier and Toni Llobet

Platypus, Echidnas, Opossums, Kangaroos, Koalas, Wallabies, and Wombats – Monotremes and marsupials include a host of animals that have intrigued mammal fanciers for centuries. Monotremes are a very distinctive ancient group of mammals ... ....

Handbook of the Mammals of the World, Volumes 1 to 5

Don E Wilson and Russell A Mittermeier

This is a set of the first five volumes in the Handbook of the Mammals of the World Series.

Ring-Tailed Lemurs

A Species Re-Imagined

ML Sauther, F Cuozzo, A Nekaris, L Gould and T O'Mara

Special topic issue of Folia Primatologica 2015, Vol. 86, No. 1-2 For over 50 years, primatologists have conducted studies in the wild on Madagascar's ring-tailed Lemur catta, one of the best-known primates ... ....

Sea Otter Conservation

Shawn E Larson, James L Bodkin and Glenn R VanBlaricom

Sea otters are good indicators of ocean health. In addition, they are a keystone species, offering a stabilizing effect on ecosystem, controlling sea urchin populations that would otherwise inflict damage to kelp forest ecosystems. ....

Voices in the Ocean

Susan Casey

Through dolphins, we can see the best and worst of mankind. On average, seventy four dolphins wash up on the Gulf of Mexico's north shore every year. In the first half of 2012, there were eight hundred and ninety-one of them, with ... ....

What the Dog Knows

Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World

Cat Warren

Cat Warren is a university professor and former journalist with an admittedly odd hobby: She and her German shepherd have spent the last seven years searching for the dead. Solo is a cadaver dog. What started as a way to harness ... ....

Observar Aves es Divertido! Como empezar?

Víctor J Hernandez

Everything you need to know to learn to observe birds and progress in this hobby / passion, which is pursued by millions of people around the world and attracts more and more fans each year. With a dynamic and casual style, accessible to ... ....

A Birdwatching Guide to North East Germany and its Baltic Coast

Roger White

This book details over 70 major sites in North East Germany and the Baltic islands and has detailed information on access, including GPS coordinates. It gives descriptions of habitat and species and has bird and site photographs throughout ... ....

A Guide to the Birds of Nicaragua / Nicaragua - Una Guía de Aves

Juan Martínez-Sanchez, Liliana Chavarría-Duriaux, Francisco Jose Munoz and Augusto S Gomez

The first comprehensive, illustrated bilingual field guide to the more than 750 bird species of Central America's largest country. A Guide to the Birds of Nicaragua is the product of years of work by some of Nicaragua's ... ....

A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Written by an expert with extensive local knowledge, this volume features all species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field, with high quality photographs accompanied by detailed species descriptions that include ... ....

A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of the Philippines

Maia Tanedo, Adrian Constantino, Trinket Constantino and Robert Hutchinson

Written by experts with extensive local knowledge, this volume features all species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field, with high quality photographs accompanied by detailed species descriptions that include ... ....

African Poicephalus Parrots (Booklet + Poster)

Jim Hayward

Four Colour Plates on one poster depicting the species, sub-species, variations, differences in sexes, adult and immature specimens of this increasingly popular group of little parrots. The accompanying 20-page booklet gives ...

Along the Trail of Salim Ali - A Study of Avifauna, Their Habitats and Ecological History

Travancore-Cochin Ornithological Survey 2009

C Sashikumar, CK Vishnudas, S Raju, S Kannan, PA Vinayan, TM Manoharan and BN Nagara

This report presents the result of the 2009 survey of the bird fauna of the Travancore and Cochin areas in Kerala, India. It revisited the same 19 places that were originally surveyed by Dr. Sálim Ali 75 years earlier.

Birding for the Curious

The Easiest Way for Anyone to Explore the Incredible World of Birds

Nate Swick

Birding for the Curious isn't for a birder. It's for the huge audience of people who hike, maybe have bird feeders, and generally enjoy nature. With this book, the naturalist will discover an incredible and rewarding new ... ....

Birding in Greece

Travel Guide to Birdwatching Sites in Greece

Chris Vlachos, Roula Trigou, Lefteris Stavrakas, George Handrinos and Nikos Probonas

The geographical location of Greece, in southeastern Europe and at the crossroad of three continents, its climate and intense relief have all contributed to its rich birdlife. The country also comprises a meeting point for birds of Europe .. ....

Birds of Nashik District

A Conservation Guide

Bishwarup Raha

Nashik district has been blessed with more than 340 species of birds found in forest, grassland and wetlands, out of which 27 birds are listed as threatened bird species (Birdlife International). There are three lBA’s (Important Bird Areas) ... ....

Birds of Western Australia

Field Guide

Simon J Neville

This is an expanded version of the original guide that covered those species found just in the south west region. It is a photographic field guide with over 480 species illustrated and covers the vast majority of resident or visiting birds ... ....

Black-Capped Lories Poster

Jim Hayward

A poster depicting four black-capped lories (Loruis lory jobiensis).

Blue-and-Gold Macaws Poster

Jim Hayward

A poster depicting a pair of blue-and-gold macaws (Ara ararauna).

Collins BTO Guide to Rare British Birds

Paul Sterry and Paul Stancliffe

Collins BTO Guide to Rare British Birds is the companion volume to the Collins BTO Guide to British Birds. It covers all the rare and scarce birds that have occurred in Britain and Ireland five times or more, as of February 2015.

Collins Field Guide to the Birds of South America: Passerines: from Sapayoa to Finches

Bas Van Perlo

This major new field guide to the birds of South America covers all the passerines (perching birds), with all plumages for each species illustrated, including males, females and juveniles. The text gives information on key identification features ... ....

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Waterfowl ID: #1 The Basics

Kevin J McGowan and Waterford Press

Waterfowl can be identified by using information about size, shape, color pattern, markings, behavior, habitat, range and calls. All clues are important, but by far the most important things to concentrate on for this group are shape and ... ....

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Waterfowl ID: #2 Dabbling Ducks & Diving Ducks

Kevin J McGowan and Waterford Press

Waterfowl can be identified by using information about size, shape, color pattern, markings, behavior, habitat, range and calls. All clues are important, but by far the most important things to concentrate on for this group are shape and ... ....

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Waterfowl ID: #3 Sea Ducks & Others

Kevin J McGowan and Waterford Press

Waterfowl can be identified by using information about size, shape, color pattern, markings, behavior, habitat, range and calls. All clues are important, but by far the most important things to concentrate on for this group are shape and ... ....

Cretan Birds of Prey

Anastasios Sakoulis

Crete and birds of prey are closely interlinked. Birdwatchers who visit the island are ready and willing to observe these magnificent and imposing birds, knowing that they appear in great numbers and variety.

Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World (10th Anniversary Edition)

Candace Savage

This revised and expanded edition of Candace Savage's best-selling book about ravens and crows is enhanced by additional paintings, drawings, and photos, as well as a fascinating selection of first-person stories and poems about ... ....

East Africa Birds

A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species in Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda

James R Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

From the various species of storks to the noisy Hadada and, of course, the ostrich, East Africa is a diverse birding destination for birdwatchers and nature lovers interested in the region's nearly 1 400 species living in the forests ... ....

Finding Birds in North-West Turkey

Dave Gosney

Please note: On this occasion there will NOT be a DVD to go with the book. Finding Birds in North-West Turkey describes the best birding sites in exceptional detail, made even clearer by Dave Gosney's ... ....

India Birds

A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species

James R Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

India is a vastly diverse birding destination, drawing international nature lovers hoping to see a Great Indian Hornbill or a Green Avadavat. This laminated, full-color illustrated folding guide depicts more than 100 of the most familiar ... ....

Leadbeater's Cockatoos Poster

Jim Hayward

A poster depicting a pair of leadbeater's cockatoos (Cacatua leadbeateri), also known as Major Mitchell's cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri), or pink cockatoo.

Lebedi Mira: Struktura i Evolyutsiya Signal'nogo Povedeniya [The Swans of the World: Structure and Evolution of Signal B

EN Panov and E Pavlova

A richly illustrated synopsis of swan systematics, ecology, biology, behaviour and distributions.

New Zealand Birds

A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species

James R Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

One of the most unique birding destinations on earth, New Zealand is home to curious species including the worlds largest parrot, small flightless kiwis and even penguins! This guide is the perfect pocket-sized folding guide for the ... ....

Panama Birds, Central Panama

Robert Dean and Mark Wainwright

There have been 894 different species of birds recorded in Panama. This laminated fold-out guide shows 253 of the most commonly seen birds in Central Panama. Scientific, and English and Spanish vernacular names are given for each species ... ....

Panama Birds, Western Panama

Robert Dean and Mark Wainwright

There have been 894 different species of birds recorded in Panama. This laminated fold-out guide shows 259 of the most commonly seen birds in Western Panama. Scientific, and English and Spanish vernacular names are given for each species ... ....

Pilgrims of the Air

John Wilson Foster

This is a story of a scarcely credible abundance, of flocks of birds so vast they made the sky invisible. It is also a story, almost as difficult to credit, of a collapse into extinction so startling to the inhabitants of the New World ... ....

Tales from Concrete Jungles

Urban Birding Around the World

David Lindo

When you think about going birdwatching, you imagine visiting magnificent open countryside, rolling hills, lush woodland or waterlogged marshes. You don't think of towns and cities. In fact, the urban environment is surprisingly rich ... ....

The Conure of Gold (Booklet + Poster)

Jim Hayward

One colour poster depicting a group of golden parakeets (Guaruba guarouba, sometimes known as Queen of Bavaria's Conures). The accompanying 20-page booklet gives details of the birds in the wild, as well as concentrated information ... ....

The Manual of Colour Breeding

Jim Hayward

Ideal for beginners and experienced breeders. Learn how colour works in feathers, about mutated colour, relevant genetic theory and the patterns of inheritance. There are over 360 primary, combination and compound colour varieties ... ....

The Rosellas

The Species, Sub-Species & Colour Varieties of the Genera Platycercus, Barnardius & Purpureicephalus

Jim Hayward

Information on these beautiful and ever popular Australian birds in the wild, and especially how to keep and breed them in the aviary, which describes their character, diets, types of aviaries and nest-boxes, breeding cycle, health and ... ....

The Study and Ringing of Palaearctic Birds at Ngulia Lodge, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, 1969-2012: An Overview and

David L Pearson, Graeme Backhurst and Coiln Jackson

Concentrations of Palaearctic passerines were discovered at the lights of Ngulia Lodge, Tsavo West National Park, Kenya, in December 1969. It was established that such ‘falls’ of southbound migrants occurred regularly each ... ....

The Ultimate Companion for Birding in Southern Africa (2-Volume Set)

Peter Ginn and Geoff McIlleron

The most spectacular collection of Southern African bird photographs ever assembled, this visually stunning two-volume book showcases our abundant birdlife in all its stunning diversity. With more than 1400 photographs of all ...

Undiscovered Owls

A Sound Approach Guide

Magnus Robb and The Sound Approach

Explore the twilight world of owls that you can hear in your garden, the park or woods with this lyrical investigation into their sounds. Listen to previously unpublished digital stereo recordings of the owls of Europe, North Africa and ... ....

Vogels Kijken op Mallorca

Luc Hoogenstein

The island of Mallorca is a beautiful nature destination in the Meditteranean Sea and a true paradise for birdwatchers, photographers and naturalists. Vogels Kijken op Mallorca will be essential luggage for anyone interested in ... ....

Welcome to Subirdia

Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and Other Wildlife

John M Marzluff and Jack DeLap

Welcome to Subirdia presents a surprising discovery: the suburbs of many large cities support incredible biological diversity. Populations and communities of a great variety of birds, as well as other creatures, are adapting to ... ....

Yellow-Winged Amazons Poster

Jim Hayward

A poster depicting a pair of yellow-winged amazons (Amazona aestiva xanthopteryx), also known as blue-fronted amazon or turquoise-fronted amazon.

A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia

Indraneil Das

South-East Asia is home to one of the most diverse reptile faunas on Earth. A Field Guide to the Reptiles of South-East Asia is the first comprehensive guide to the snakes, lizards, crocodiles, tortoises and turtles of the region.

Amphibien Bestimmen am Land und im Wasser

Burkhard Thiesmeier

In this field-proof and fully waterproof identification guide all 20 native amphibian species, as well as two escaped species, are presented with their larvae in almost 300 photos, as well as distribution maps. It only lists traits used ... ....

Alberta Fishes

A Folding Guide to All Known Native and Introduced Species

Sean M Rogers and Matthew Morris

Addressing all 70 of Alberta's native and introduced species, this guide combines simplicity and up-to-date research to make a great comprehensive reference for professionals and novices alike. It includes informative descriptions on ... ....

An Atlas of Early Stage Fishes in Japan

Muneo Okiyama

Covers more than 1500 species. This volume contains bilingual descriptions and full-color illustrations.

Migratsii ryb v Zaregulirovannykh Rekakh [Fish Migrations in Regulated Rivers]

Dmitrii Sergeevich Pavlov and MA Skorobogatov

Migratsii ryb v Zaregulirovannykh Rekakh analyses and generalizes large amount of material on biological and hydraulic measures facilitating migrations of fish in rivers of Russia under conditions of regulated flow and flow with ... ....

Reef Fish Identification

Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas

Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach

The 4th edition is packed with amazing marine life photographs of 683 species and enough information to keep fish watchers busy for years. The book includes the latest information on what is known about the taxonomy and distribution of ... ....

River Habitats for Coarse Fish

How Fish Use Rivers and How We Can Help Them

Mark Everard

This illustrated guide describes the many ways that coarse fish species depend upon the diversity of habitats in river systems and considers how this dependence changes throughout the stages of their lives – from spawning and eggs ... ....

Sound Communication in Fishes

Friedrich Ladich

Sound Communication in Fishes examines fish sounds that have a proven signal function, as well as sounds assumed to have evolved for communication purposes. It provides an overview of the mechanisms, evolution and neurobiology ... ....

A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies & Dragonflies of Sri Lanka

Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne

Written by an expert with extensive local knowledge, this volume features all species that the amateur naturalist might expect to see in the field, with high quality photographs accompanied by detailed species descriptions that include ... ....

A Systematic Revision of the Land Snails of the Western Ghats of India

Dinazarde C Raheem, Harold Taylor, Jonathan D Ablett, Richard C Preece and Neelavara Anan Aravind

A Systematic Revision of the Land Snails of the Western Ghats of India is the first, major systematic review of this unique and highly-threatened fauna to appear in nearly a century. With 89 full-page colour plates of snails, it ... ....

An Illustrated Guide to the Land Snails of the British Isles

Fred Naggs, Richard C Preece, Roy Anderson, Amritha Peiris, Harold Taylor and Tom S White

The British Isles support a relatively diverse land-snail fauna consisting of 99 species belonging to 27 families and 61 genera. The purpose of this simple laminated fold-out guide is to provide high-quality images of this fauna, enabling ... ....

Catalogue Biogeographique et Taxonomique des Chilopodes (Chilopoda) de France Metropolitaine

Etienne Iorio

This volume in the memoir series gives both a biogeographical and taxonomical overview of centipedes found in metropolitan France.

Catalogue Commente des Crustaces Isopodes Terrestres de France Metropolitaine (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea)

Emmanuel Sechet and Franck Noel

An annotated catalogue of terrestrial isopods found in metropolitan France, focusing on the suborder Oniscidea, or woodlice.

Climatic Risk and Distribution Atlas of European Bumblebees

Pierre Rasmont et al

Bumblebees represent one of the most important groups of pollinators. In addition to their ecological and economic relevance, they are also a highly charismatic group which can help to increase the interest of people in realizing, enjoying ... ....

Cuttlefishes and Squids of the World

Takashi Okutani

This volume covers 444 species out of the currently known 500. For each species it includes distribution maps, the latest taxonomic information, and an exact description.

De Nematoden van Nederland

Tom Bongers

De Nematoden van Nederland is a identification table for freshwater and terrestrial nematodes of the Netherlands. It is an important reference and identification work for specialists dealing with freshwater and soil, and for lay ... ....

Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 58: Plecoptera: Nemouroidea [Chinese]

Ding Yang, Weihai Li and Fang Zhu

The present work deals with the Nemouroidea fauna of China. It consists of two sections, a general section and a taxonomic section. In the general section, a historic review of the classification, taxonomic systems, morphology, phylogeny ... ....

Freshwater Molluscs of Venezuela and their Medical and Veterinary Importance

Jean-Pierre Pointier

The objective of Freshwater Molluscs of Venezuela and their Medical and Veterinary Importance is to bridge a gap in the freshwater malacology of Venezuela which includes native, endemic and introduced species. A special effort ... ....

Het Grote Vlinderboek

Een Nieuwe Kijk op Kleuren, Patronen en Overlevingsstrategieen

Philip Howse

This is Dutch translation of Seeing Butterflies: New Perspectives on Colour, Patterns & Mimicry.

Heterocera Sumatrana, Volume 14 (Green Book): The Euteliidae, Stictopterinae of Sumatra (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea Partim)

Lutz WR Kobes

This volume describes new members of the moth subfamily Stictopterinae in the family Euteliidae (in turn in the superfamily Noctuoidea), found in Sumatra. Including the list of new taxa hitherto described in the Heterocera Sumatrana ... ....

Katalog und Fotoatlas der Bockkaefer Ethiopiens (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

Karl Adlbauer and Robert Beck

Includes all species and subspecies of Cerambycidae known to date from Ethiopia, with their accepted names and synonyms. Both sexes are illustrated for most taxa, with forms also shown for variable species. A total of 561 Cerambycid taxa ... ....

Mating Biology of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

Gudrun Koeniger, Nikolaus Koeniger, Jamie Ellis and Lawrence John Connor

Complex and deadly acrobatics mark the climax of a successful drone's life. Though the honey bee is one of the most broadly and extensively researched insect, the function of the drone and the activities beyond the hive have long eluded ... ....

Moths in Your Pocket

A Guide to the Saturn and Sphinx Moths of the Upper Midwest

Jim Durbin, Frank Olsen and Tom Jantscher

This welcome addition to Iowa's popular series of laminated guides – the twenty-seventh in the series – illustrates fifty-one species commonly found in the Upper Midwest states of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota ... ....

Norges Humler [The Bumblebees of Norway]

Med Humleskolen

Tor Bollingmo

Norges Humler (The Bumblebees of Norway) is the first ever handbook on the bumblebees of Norway. The illustrations and photographs show the main features of the 34 species of bumblebees found in Norway. A new key is based on the ... ....

Papilio

Jason Sargerson

This is a unique A4 booklet describing butterflies in eight countries: Corfu (Ropa Valley), England (Wilberforce Way and Chambers Farm), France (Chamonix Valley), Gibraltar (Alameda Gardens), Hungary (Farm Lator), Italy (Valle Vigezzo) ... ....

Pictorial Keys to Soil Animals of Japan

Aoki Junichi

Covers more than 1150 species.This volume contains bilingual descriptions and full-color illustrations.

Pocket Guide Insects of East Africa

Dino J Martins

Pocket Guide Insects of East Africa forms part of Struik's growing Pocket Guide series. It will fill a gap in the East African market as there is currently no book on the subject for that region. The book covers ... ....

Psylloidea of Taiwan, Volume 2

Family Triozidae

Man-Miao Yang, Daniel Burckhardt and Shan-Jen Fang

Psylloidea of Taiwan, Volume 2 is the second of three planned volumes describing, illustrating and keying the jumping plant-lice psylloidea of Taiwan. This volume is dedicated to the family Triozidae treating 16 genera and 49 species ... ....

Rainbow Dust

Three Centuries of Delight in British Butterflies

Peter Marren

Much more than just another field guide or a natural history of butterflies. Rainbow Dust explores the ways in which butterflies delight and inspire us all, naturalists and non-naturalists alike. In this uniquely eloquent and ... ....

Swiss Butterflies

Jason Sargerson

This is a unique, large format, A4 booklet describing 198 butterfly species found in Switzerland. There are over 100 quality colour photographs illustrating 94 species. It includes recommendations on maps, weather, books and websites ... ....

The Beekeeper's Problem Solver

100 Common Problems Explored and Explained

James E Tew

While keeping bees certainly isn't rocket science, doing it properly does involve decent levels of understanding, commitment, and attention to detail. Getting the basics right is essential, and this demands a solid appreciation of ... ....

The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 2: Lifestyles and Feeding Biology

Martin Thiel and Les Watling

The second volume of The Natural History of the Crustacea Series, covering how crustaceans live in a wide range of environments, with emphasis on how they exploit food sources.

ZooKeys 476: The New World Whirligig Beetles of the Genus Dineutus Macleay, 1825 (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, Gyrininae, Dine

Grey T Gustafson and Kelly B Miller

For the first time, all the New World members of the whirligig beetle genus Dineutus Macleay, 1825 are treated in a single published work. This monograph treats all 18 species and 6 subspecies of the genus found in the New World ... ....

Handbook of Paleoherpetology, Part 3A2: Temnospondyli I

Rainer R Schoch and Andrew R Milner

From the preface: "The present volume, Temnospondyli I by Drs. R. R. Schoch (Stuttgart) and A. R. Milner (London), represents the long-awaited companion to ...

Mesozoic Fishes 5 - Global Diversity and Evolution

Proceedings of the international meeting Saltillo, 2010

Gloria F Arratia, Hans-Peter Schultze and Mark VH Wilson

The Mesozoic was an important time in the evolution of chondrichthyan and actinopterygian fishes because it was then that most of the modern groups first entered the fossil record and began to radiate. By the end of the era, many archaic ... ....

Mesozoic Fishes 6 - Abstracts

6th International Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - Diversification and Diversity Patterns, Vienna, Austria August 4th-10th

Cathrin Schwarz and Juergen Kriwet

The book gives the abstracts for the talks of the sixth symposium on mesozoic fishes, held in Vienna, Austria, from August 4th-10th, 2013.

Palaeo Ichthyologica, Volume 12 [English]

Fish Otoliths from the Paleocene of Bavaria (Kressenberg) and Austria (Kroisbach and Oiching-Graben)

Werner Schwarzhans

Otoliths of 54 teleost species are reported from the Paleocene strata of Kressenberg in Bavaria and Kroisbach in Austria, representing 31 families: 33 new species are described, 7 remain in open nomenclature. Until only 25 years ... ....

Palaeo Ichthyologica, Volume 13 [English]

Werner Schwarzhans and Orangel A Aguilera

From the preface: "The purpose of the present compendium of articles is to establish a frame for research of fossil otoliths primarily from the Neogene period of the tropical Atlantic. This concept was first ...

The Great American Biotic Interchange

A South American Perspective

Alberto Luis Cione, German Mariano Gasparini, Esteban Soibelzon and EP Tonni

South American ecosystems suffered one of the greatest biogeographical events, after the establishment of the Panamian land bridge, called the "Great American Biotic Interchange" (GABI). This refers to the exchange, in several ... ....

The Story of Life in 25 Fossils

Tales of Intrepid Fossil Hunters and the Wonders of Evolution

Donald R Prothero

Every fossil tells a story. Best-selling paleontology author Donald R. Prothero describes twenty-five famous, beautifully preserved fossils in a gripping, scientific history of life on Earth. Recounting the adventures behind the discovery ... ....

Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part E (Revised): Volumes 4 and 5: Hypercalcified Porifera

Paul A Selden, Barry D Webby, Francoise Debrenne, Willard D Hartman, SC Kershaw and Pierre Kruse

Volume 4 covers hypercalcified sponges. After a chapter on living members, the treatise then focuses on fossil hypercalcified chaetetid-type Porifera (Demospongiae), treating their functional morphology, classification and evolution ... ....

A Little Less Arctic

Top Predators in the World's Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson Bay

Steven H Ferguson, Lisa L Loseto and Mark L Mallory

In Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. These include some of the most iconic Arctic animals like ... ....

Daiouika to Shinkai no Seibutsu [Giant Squid and Deep-sea Organisms]

In 2013 the first live recordings of a giant squid were televised. This book tells the story of how the recordings came about, and the squid's biology. It also introduces other unusual denizens of the deep.

Meiobenthology: The Microscopic Motile Fauna in Aquatic Sediments

Olav Giere

Meiobenthology is the science of the tiny animals that live in huge numbers in all aquatic sediments. This fully revised and enlarged second edition emphasizes new discoveries and developments in this field. Major progress has ... ....

Reef Coral Identification

Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas

Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach

Identify the animals that actually form a coral reef. Helps you identify every species of stony coral, gorgonian, fire coral, black coral and even marine plants inhabiting the tropical western Atlantic.

Reef Creature Identification

Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas

Paul Humann, Ned DeLoach and Les Wilk

Identify the Lobsters, crabs, shrimps, jellies, sponges, tunicates and mollusks that inhabit the reefs of Florida, the Caribbean and Bahamas. Reef Creature Identification now includes 900 species beautifully documented ... ....

Underwater Guide to Seychelles

Christophe Mason-Parker and Rowana Walton

The warm tropical waters and coral reefs teeming with fish mean that the Seychelles Islands are a hugely popular diving destination. Divided into three parts, this book provides a general introduction to diving and snorkelling in the ... ....

Vijver, Sloot en Plas

Marten Scheffer and Jan Cuppen

Vijver, Sloot en Plas is a complete guide for amateurs and professionals interested in freshwater flora and fauna, their habits, and the management of lakes, ditches, brooks, rivers, and fens. It includes tips for the creation of ... ....

Across Iceland

With Illustrations and Maps, and an Appendix on the Plants Collected

William Bisiker

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Although a member of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of a number of books on geography, little is known of William Bisiker.

Alexander von Humboldt: Das Graphische Gesamtwerk

Oliver Lubrich

Alexander von Humboldt published two dozen books and over 700 papers, articles, and essays. Less well known is that the naturalist and travel writer was also a draftsman and graphic artist. Around 1,500 illustrations accompanied his writing ... ....

An Introduction to Botany

In a Series of Familiar Letters, with Illustrative Engravings

Priscilla Wakefield

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Coming from a prosperous London Quaker family, the author Priscilla Wakefield (1751-1832) wrote educational books for children, and one work for adults ... ....

Beautiful Earth / Une Terre Inconnue / Nuestra Planeta Tierra

Our Planet Explored from Above

Dirk H Lorenzen

Beautiful, constantly changing yet endangered: this is what our planet looks like from the skies. Beautiful Earth offers a completely new viewpoint on our well-known globe. From fascinating cloud formations caught by weather ... ....

Cherry Blossoms

James T Ulak and Howard S Kaplan

A jewel-like collection of the most exquisite cherry blossoms in Japanese art celebrates the enduring power of spring. This joyous collection of cherry blossoms, drawn from one of the world's finest collections of Japanese art, celebrating ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Chamonix to Zermatt

The Classic Walker's Haute Route

Kev Reynolds

A guidebook to the classic Chamonix to Zermatt trek, 180 km from Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, in the northern slopes of the Pennine Alps, described in 14 stages. Also known as the Walker's Haute Route, in 2 weeks of mountain travel ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks

Vivienne Crow

Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks describes 30 low-level day walks in the valleys, beside the lakes and on the low fells of the Lake District, suitable for walkers of all abilities. Each route is illustrated with OS map ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Shorter Walks in the Dolomites

50 Varied Walks in the Mountains

Gillian Price

A popular guidebook to short walks in the Dolomites of north east Italy. Shorter Walks in the Dolomites describes 50 walks, graded from easy to strenuous, and varying in length from 3 mile strolls to full-day expeditions.

Cicerone Guides: The Julian Alps of Slovenia

Mountain Walks and Short Treks

Roy Clark and Justi Carey

This book contains over 60 walks which explore the best of the Julian Alps of Slovenia. The walks and treks in this guide are organised around five bases in the Julian Alps – Kranjska Gora, Bovec, Kobarid, Bled and Bohinj ... ....

Cicerone Guides: The Mountains of Montenegro

A Walker's and Trekker's Guide

Rudolf Abraham

This book includes a range of day-walks and multi-day treks throughout the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. These mountains are some of the wildest, most spectacular, and least visited in Europe. Nevertheless they are easily accessible, and ... ....

Cicerone Guides: The Tour of Monte Rosa

A Trekker's Guide

Hilary Sharp

This guidebook to walking the Tour of Monte Rosa, explored the Italian-Swiss border region in an 8-stage trek, starts and finishes in Zermatt. Along the way, the Alpine trail takes in spectacular views of the Monte Rosa massif, including ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Tour of the Bernina

9-Day Tour in Switzerland and Italy and Tour of Italy's Valmalenco

Gillian Price

Cicerone Guides: Tour of the Bernina explores two treks in the Bernina region of the Swiss-Italian Alps. The Tour of the Bernina is a 9-stage trek circling the Piz Bernina massif, 119 km long and suitable for beginner trekkers. ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking and Trekking in Iceland

100 Days of Walking and Multi-Day Treks

Paddy Dillon

This walking and trekking guidebook offers a total of 49 day walks and 10 multi-stage treks set right across the magnificent country of Iceland. With three national parks including the mighty Vatnajokull, it is a country of incredible ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking in Cornwall

50 Coast, Country and Moorland Walks

Graham Uney

Cicerone Guides: Walking in Cornwall includes routes to 40 day walks in Cornwall. From short, easy strolls to longer, wilder routes, there is plenty to appeal to both families and experienced walkers. The walks explore the ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking in County Durham

40 Walking Routes and 10 Traffic-Free Cycle Routes

Paddy Dillon

This popular guidebook to walking and cycling in County Durham, in the north east of England, describes 450 miles of walking routes and cycleways. There are 40 day-walks, ranging between 5 and 24 km in length, as well as 10 cycle paths ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking in the Bernese Oberland

Over 100 Walking Routes

Kev Reynolds

Over 100 walking routes in the Bernese Alps are described in this guide. It is an indispensable companion to the Bernese Oberland region that boasts famous peaks such as the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. But there are lesser-known mountains ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking in the Isles of Scilly

Exploring the Best of the Islands with 11 Walks and 4 Boat Trips

Paddy Dillon

This book to walking on the Scilly Isles at the south-western edge of Britain includes 11 day walks and 4 boat trips, perfect for a fortnight away from it all. The walks are between 2 and 16k m long, and explore the larger islands such ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking in the Yorkshire Dales: North and East

42 Circular Walks

Dennis R Kelsall

In this guidebook, 42 circular walks ranging from 3-mile strolls to full-day adventures are explored in the northern and eastern Dales. Few areas in England are as appealing as the Yorkshire Dales and ...

Cicerone Guides: Walking on Jersey

24 Routes and the Jersey Coastal Walk

Paddy Dillon

A walking guidebook to the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands describes 24 walks, parts of many of which can be combined to make up the Jersey Coastal Walk and part of the Channel Islands Way. Famous for sunshine, history and a wonderful ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking on Tenerife

45 Walks Including El Teide and GR131

Paddy Dillon

This book to 45 day walks and treks on Tenerife in the Canary islands explores the coast and mountains of Tenerife with walks ranging between 4 and 32km, with short, easy strolls suitable for walkers of all abilities, to long and challenging ... ....

Cicerone Guides: Walking on the North Wessex Downs

30 Walks Exploring the AONB

Steve Davison

30 walks (half-day and full-day) exploring the peaceful rolling chalk landscape of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) that covers parts of four counties: Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire ... ....

Coast: A Portrait in Pictures and Words

Charlotte Fraser

There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar. Lord Byron The coast is a place of natural beauty. The rolling waves, majestic cliffs and sweeping dunes call to any ... ....

Common Pool Nature in the Mekong Bioregion

Dialogues, Ethics and Justice

Victor Savage, Carl Middleton, Carl Grundy-Warr and Yong Ming Li

Within a bioregion of diverse political-economic state systems and that is home to myriad ethnic groups, Common Pool Nature in the Mekong Bioregion explores the complex human-nature relationships to interrogate the political ... ....

Creatures of the Night

Joe McDonald and Mary Ann McDonald

The secret world of nocturnal wildlife is seldom observed, even by the keenest of nature enthusiasts. This unique book offers a window into the lives of little-known and little-studied creatures and their remarkable behaviour, and the ... ....

Crystal Clear

The Autobiographies of Sir Lawrence and Lady Bragg

AM Glazer and Patience Thomson

Crystal Clear takes you behind the scenes in the life of one of the most prominent scientists of the twentieth century, William Lawrence Bragg (WLB) – an innovative genius, who together with his father, William Henry Bragg ... ....

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (100th Anniversary Edition)

Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England in August 1914. In January 1915, after battling its way for six weeks through a thousand ... ....

Europe's Changing Woods and Forests

From Wildwood to Managed Landscapes

Keith Kirby and Charles Watkins

Our understanding of the ecological history of European forests has been transformed in the last twenty years. Bringing together key findings from across the continent, Europe's Changing Woods and Forests provides a comprehensive ... ....

Exploration and Engineering

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Quest for Mars

Erik M Conway

Although the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has become synonymous with the United States' planetary exploration during the past half century, its most recent focus has been on Mars. Beginning in the 1990s and ... ....

Geoarchaeology: Exploring Terrestrial Archives for Evidence of Human Interaction with the Environment

Max Engel and Helmut Brueckner

Contain the following contributions: Late Quaternary environments and societies: progress in geoarchaeology Engel, Max; Brückner, Helmut p. 1-6

Evidence of (pre-) historic to modern landscape and land use history ...

In the Kingdom of Ice

The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the U.S.S. Jeannette

Hampton Sides

In 1879 the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds and a frenzy of publicity. The ship and its crew, captained by the heroic George De Long, were heading for glory and one of the last unmapped areas of the globe ... ....

John Shaw's Guide to Digital Nature Photography

John Shaw

John Shaw is the author of seven previous photography books published by Amphoto: his authentic voice and trusted advice has helped photographers achieve impressive shots in the great outdoors for decades. In his first-ever book on digital ... ....

Legendary Safari Guides

Susie Cazenove

Twenty-four safari guides are profiled by experienced safari travel promoter, Susie Cazenove. She tells us their stories of adventure and dreams – of following their passion into the wild and of making their guests see Africa in a ... ....

Letters from Alabama (U.S.)

Chiefly Relating to Natural History

Philip Henry Gosse

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse (1810-88) spent nine months in 1838-9 in a small town in Alabama where he was the teacher at the local school ... ....

Manbeasts: A Personal Investigation

Adam Davies and Jeff Meldrum

Adam Davies, one of the world's best known explorers writes: "Manbeasts: A Personal Investigation is not a detailed analysis of the various cryptozoology creatures and their respective merits. Please look to researchers ... ....

Nansen: Explorer and Humanitarian

Marit Fosse and John Fox

Visionary, explorer, researcher, diplomat, humanist – Fridtjof Nansen was no ordinary man. Nansen was a dedicated scientist who made an outstanding contribution to marine zoology and oceanography, an audacious adventurer who pushed ... ....

National Trail Guides: South West Coast Path - Falmouth to Exmouth

Brian Le Messurier and John Macadam

The South West Coast Path follows Britain's stunning coastline for 630 miles around the southern tip of Britain. This volume covers the 172 miles of the National Trail along the south Cornwall and Devon coast from Falmouth to the mouth ... ....

O Legado de Schultz

Uma Vida Dedicada a Botanica

Maria Henriqueta Homrich, Luis Rios de Moura Baptista, Maria Luisa Lorscheitter and Maria Porto

A biography professor Alarich Rudolf Holger Schultz, detailing how he spearheaded the development of the department of Botany at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. What started off as a handful of isolated faculties ... ....

Plague and Empire in the Early Modern Mediterranean World

The Ottoman Experience, 1347-1600

Nukhet Varlik

This is the first systematic scholarly study of the Ottoman experience of plague during the Black Death pandemic and the centuries that followed. Using a wealth of archival and narrative sources, including medical treatises, hagiographies ... ....

Recherches sur les Ossemens Fossiles des Quadrupedes (4-Volume Set)

Georges Cuvier

Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the founding figures of vertebrate palaeontology, pursued a successful scientific career despite the political upheavals in France during his lifetime. In the 1790s, Cuvier's work on fossil mammoths ... ....

Recherches sur les Ossemens Fossiles des Quadrupedes, Volume 1

Georges Cuvier

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the founding figures of vertebrate palaeontology, pursued a successful scientific career despite the political upheavals ... ....

Recherches sur les Ossemens Fossiles des Quadrupedes, Volume 2

Georges Cuvier

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the founding figures of vertebrate palaeontology, pursued a successful scientific career despite the political upheavals ... ....

Recherches sur les Ossemens Fossiles des Quadrupedes, Volume 3

Georges Cuvier

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the founding figures of vertebrate palaeontology, pursued a successful scientific career despite the political upheavals ... ....

Recherches sur les Ossemens Fossiles des Quadrupedes, Volume 4

Georges Cuvier

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), one of the founding figures of vertebrate palaeontology, pursued a successful scientific career despite the political upheavals ... ....

Regenwald

Christian Feest and Christine Kron

"Rainforest" means more than romantic seclusion or a lush, evergreen, tropical environment. People, animals, and plants have adapted their lifestyle to the conditions in the rainforests in an inventive way.

Seeungeheuer und Monsterfische

Sagenhafte Kreaturen auf alten Karten

Chet van Duzer

This is a German translation of Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps.

Shakespeare and Ecology

Randall Martin

Shakespeare and Ecology is the first book to explore the topical contexts that shaped the environmental knowledge and politics of Shakespeare and his audiences. Early modern England experienced unprecedented environmental challenges ... ....

The Adventure Game

A Cameraman's Tales from Films at the Edge

Keith Partridge and Steve Backshall

Keith Partridge is probably the world's most experienced and famous practitioner of a rare trade. His filming has recorded expeditions all over the world in some of its most beautiful and hostile environments.

The Book of the Bothy

Phoebe Smith

A celebration of the very best bothies in the UK as the author shares her memories of 'stone tents' all over the country in remote and wild locations. Packed with expert advice on how to make use of these 'free, old, empty houses ... ....

The Contemporary Art of Nature: Mammals

E Ashley Rooney, Donna Dodson and Carel P Brest van Kempen

In the history of art, animals were the very first subject, as evidenced by the nearly 20 000 year old cave paintings at Lascaux. The human impulse to depict and capture the essence of animals underscores the importance of animals to humans ... ....

The Great Scientists in Bite-Sized Chunks

Meredith MacArdle and Nicola Chalton

All over the globe, in every field, scientists have used experimental methods to explore and verify theories ranging from evolution to general relativity. Beginning with the Ancients, through the pioneers of the Scientific Revolution, to ... ....

The Human Age

The World Shaped By Us

Diane Ackerman

'Our relationship with nature has changed ...radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.'

The Invention of Nature

Alexander Von Humboldt's New World

Andrea Wulf

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) changed the way we see the world. An intrepid explorer and visionary scientist, his restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether climbing the highest volcanoes in the world, risking ... ....

The Kew Gardens Exotic Plants Colouring Book

Arcturus Publishing, Harriet Anne Hooker Thislton-Dyer and Walter Hood Fitch

A gorgeous colouring book which showcases illustrations by accomplished British botanical artists Harriet Anne Hooker Thiselton-Dyer, and Walter Hood Fitch, originally featured in the world-famous Curtis's Botanical Magazine ... ....

The Malay Archipelago

Alfred Russel Wallace and Earl of Cranbrook

Alfred Russel Wallace's The Malay Archipelago is a work of astounding breadth and originality that chronicles the British naturalist's scientific exploration of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and New Guinea between 1854 ... ....

The Miscellaneous Botanical Works of Robert Brown (2-Volume Set)

Robert Brown and John Joseph Bennett

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The botanist and librarian Robert Brown (1773-1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth ... ....

The Miscellaneous Botanical Works of Robert Brown, Volume 1

Robert Brown and John Joseph Bennett

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth century ... ....

The Miscellaneous Botanical Works of Robert Brown, Volume 2

Robert Brown and John Joseph Bennett

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. The botanist Robert Brown (1773-1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth century ... ....

The Nature of Crops

How We Came to Eat the Plants We Do

John Warren

Have you ever wondered why we eat wheat, rice, potatoes and cassava? Why we routinely domesticate foodstuffs with the power to kill us, or why we chose almonds over acorns? Answering all these questions and more in a readable and friendly ... ....

The Spirits of Birds, Bears, Butterflies and All Those Other Wild Creatures

Thomas Williams

This is a unique group of true to life nature tales emphasizing animal and bird interaction and communications with humans. The Spirits of Birds, Bears, Butterflies and All Those Other Wild Creatures starts with a short poem about ... ....

The Tasmanian Tiger

Extinct or Extant?

Michael Williams, Rebecca Lang and Karl PN Shuker

Does the Tasmanian Tiger still roam the island state, parts of the Australian mainland, and the northern land mass of Irian Jaya-Papua New Guinea? Despite being hunted to extinction in the early part of the 20th century, the Tasmanian Tiger ... ....

The Tower of Pelee

New Studies of the Great Volcano of Martinique

Angelo Heilprin

A reprint of a classical work in the Cambridge Library Collection. Born in Hungary, the geologist Angelo Heilprin (1853-1907) moved with his family to the United States as a boy. He later left New York to study natural ... ....

The World Hunt

An Environmental History of the Commodification of Animals

John F Richards, Edmund Burke III and John R McNeill

Presented here is the final and most coherent section of a sweeping classic work in environmental history, The Unending Frontier. The World Hunt focuses on the commercial hunting of wildlife and its profound global impact ...

The World's Best Tropical Dive Destinations

Lawson Wood

This magnificent and comprehensive illustrated reference to the world's most exotic dive locations covers the Caribbean Sea (Bahamas, Mexico, Cuba, Cayman Islands, The Virgin Islands, Belize, Honduras, Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao ... ....

Touring Hot Springs Washington and Oregon

A Guide to the States' Best Hot Springs

Jeff Birkby

Scattered from the rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula to the dry desert lakebeds of the Alvord Desert, the hot springs of Washington and Oregon provide some of the most unique vacation opportunities in the western United States.

Voyage of the Beagle

The Definitive Illustrated History of Charles Darwin's Travel Memoir and Field Journal

Charles Darwin

When the HMS Beagle sailed out of Devonport on December 27, 1831, Charles Darwin was only twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. His journal reveals him to be a naturalist making patient observations concerning geology ... ....

Walking the Nile

Levison Wood

His journey is 4 250 miles long. He is walking every step of the way, camping in the wild, foraging for food, fending for himself against multiple dangers. He is passing through rainforest, savannah, swamp, desert and lush delta oasis. ....

Wendy Tait's Watercolour Flowers

Fresh, Effective and Imaginative Techniques

Wendy Tait

Wendy Tait's Watercolour Flowers showcases bestselling author Wendy Tait's fresh, loose and inspirational flowers in watercolour. Enjoy using your paints to their fullest in producing fresh, loose paintings with Wendy's ... ....

Wild Camping

Exploring and Sleeping in the Wilds of the UK and Ireland

Stephen Neale

From getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, Wild Camping shows how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms. ....

Wilderness

Tim Gardiner

The collection aims to reflect the emotional connection between poet and wildlife, focusing on an array of species including glow-worms, large marsh grasshoppers, oak trees and the destroying angel fungus. Notes and photographs accompany ... ....

A Visitor's Guide to Kafue National Park, Zambia

Peter de Vere Moss

"At last we have an invaluable and long-awaited guide to the Kafue National Park embedded in the heart of Africa, the centre of Zambia; rich in biodiversity, with an enviable list of flora and fauna and intimate, private lodges and ... ....

Australia's Dangerous Animals

A Folding Pocket Guide to Potentially Harmful Species

James R Kavanagh

Perhaps the most dangerous place for humans to live on earth, Australia is home to a variety of creatures that can severely injure humans on land and in the water. From the giant saltwater crocodile and great white shark to the tiny ... ....

Belize Adventure Set

Map & Naturalist Guide

National Geographic and Waterford Press

Belize Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's ... ....

Between the Sunset and the Sea

A View of 16 British Mountains

Simon Ingram

"I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe ... ....

Biodiversidade da Reserva Particular do Patrimonio Natural Maragato

Guia Ilustrado

Marcoandre Savaris and Silvana Lampert

Plants and animals arouse a great fascination and interest in all of us, perhaps their beauty and delicacy of shapes, designs and colors instills in us a desire to get to know them better. The Atlantic Forest in Brazil forms an environment ... ....

Brazil Adventure Set

Map & Naturalist Guide

National Geographic and Waterford Press

Brazil Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's ... ....

Costa Rica Adventure Set

Map & Naturalist Guide

National Geographic and Waterford Press

Costa Rica Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's ... ....

De Jaloerse Waterkip

Sprookjes, Mythen en Legenden over Planten en Dieren

Els Baars

DId you know that the stately Grey Heron is actually of royal descent? Or that the keen eyes of the White-Tailed Eagle are actually stolen goods? Or that the Coot once up on a time was white and flew as swiftly as a pigeon?

East Africa Wildlife

A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species in Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda

James R Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

Noted for its extraordinary diversity of animals packed into an area about the size of Texas, East Africa is home to gorillas, Nile crocodiles, hippos, rhinos, zebras, wildebeests and gazelles. And don't forget the big cats; among the ... ....

Field Guide to the Flora and Fauna of the Golden Monkey National Park / Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China

Cyril C Grueter

Northwest Yunnan in China has been identified as a biodiversity hotspot of global importance, but its plant and animal life remain poorly known among naturalists. This photographic field guide presents a synthesis of information drawn from ... ....

Four Acres

A Natural History of Taston - Observations of North Cotswold Wildlife 1993 to 2010

Glyn Frewer

Four Acres is a natural history volume from the acclaimed and well published author Glyn Frewer. It chronicals 7 years of the authors efforts to encourage and record the wildlife, flora and fauna in this corner of Oxfordshire. This book ... ....

Galapagos Islands Adventure Set

Map & Naturalist Guide

National Geographic and Waterford Press

The Galápagos Islands Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to ... ....

Great Canadian Rockies Adventure Set

Map & Naturalist Guide

National Geographic and Waterford Press

The Great Canadian Rockies Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find ... ....

Guide to the Wildlife of Perth and the South West

Simon J Neville

This is a field guide covering the major domains of the wildlife and plant world. The major categories covered include the Mammals, Bats, Reptiles, Frogs, Birds, Invertebrates (insects and other invertebrates), Wildflowers and Fungi. ....

Hawaiian Islands Adventure Set

Map & Naturalist Guide

National Geographic and Waterford Press

Hawaiian Islands Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of ... ....

India Adventure Set

Map & Naturalist Guide

National Geographic and Waterford Press

India Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's ... ....

India Wildlife

A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals

James R Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

Beyond the famed Taj Mahal lies the lure of India's jungles, beaches, mountains and plains. Millions of visitors each year seek personal experiences with tigers, elephants and camels, or trek to spectacular landscapes such as the Himalayas ... ....

Kinabalu: The Natural History, Ecology and Biodiversity of a World Heritage Mountain

KM Wong and CL Chan

For very many explorers, naturalists and conservationists, there is no parallel to the spectacular Kinabalu and its special biological richness. During its genesis, this geologically young mountain attained remarkable height to over ... ....

Lakes, Loughs and Lochs

Brian Moss

The study of life in British lakes and rivers has been traditionally neglected in natural history publications, and yet the intricacies of plant and animal ecology as a whole can be readily studied in a pond or lake. Not since Macan and ... ....

Nature Guide to Yellowstone National Park

Ann Simpson and Rob Simpson

This field guide dedicated to wildlife of Yellowstone National Park is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to the animals, plants, insects and more that reside in Yellowstone National Park in a colorful ... ....

Nature Guide to Yosemite National Park

Ann Simpson and Rob Simpson

This field guide dedicated to wildlife of Yosemite National Park is an information-packed, pocket-sized book that introduces park visitors to the animals, plants, insects and more that reside in Yosemite National Park in a colorful and ... ....

New Zealand Adventure Set

Map & Naturalist Guide

National Geographic and Waterford Press

New Zealand Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the ... ....

New Zealand Wildlife

A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals

James R Kavanagh and Raymond Leung

This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, fishes and butterflies and the top wildlife viewing areas in the country. Laminated for durability, this handy guide is a ... ....

Plant Resources of Russia, Volume 6: Families Butomaceae to Typhaceae [Russian]

Wild Flowering Plants, their Component Composition and Biological Activity

AL Budantsev

This volume contains information on component composition and biological activity of 451 species of monocots belonging to 163 genera and 33 families from Butomaceae to Typhaceae. Descriptions are based on a generalization of domestic and ... ....

Sirens and Seriemas

Photographs and Poems of the Amazon and the Pantanal

Paul Brooke

Within Sirens and Seriemas, Paul Brooke explores the wild places of Brazil through photography and poetry. A former biologist and naturalist, Brooke travelled the Amazon and Pantanal regions of Brazil studying culture, history ... ....

The Magaliesberg (Biosphere Edition)

Vincent C Carruthers

The Magaliesberg by Vincent Carruthers was first published in 1990. A second edition was published in 2000 and reprinted in 2007. It has now been revised again for publication to coincide with the international proclamation of the ... ....

The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White and Anne Secord

Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne (1789) reveals a world of wonders in nature. Over a period of twenty years White describes in minute detail the behaviour of animals through the changing seasons in the rural Hampshire ... ....

The Nature of God's Acre

Miles King, Mark Betson, The Nature of God's Acre Project Team and Martin Warner

Churchyards hold a special place in the heart of communities. They are potent symbols of community, and provide places for people to remember their loved ones and contemplate on the big questions of our lives. Many churchyards have existed ... ....

Yorkshire Dales

John Lee

The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a special place: its outstanding scenery and the diversity of habitats is perhaps unrivalled in any other National Park in Britain. This rich biodiversity has provided a great attraction for ... ....

A Gardener's Latin

The Language of Plants Explained

Richard Bird

Every gardener needs to know their Latin names. They may look confusing at first, but once you understand what certain key words mean, impenetrable-sounding and hard-to-pronounce species names are suddenly demystified. Many Latin names have ... ....

A Guide to Dendrobium of the Philippines

Jim Cootes and George Tiong

The genus Dendrobium was named by Olof Swartz in 1799. The generic epithet refers to the epiphytic habit of the majority of the species. With about 1 580 species, it is the second largest orchid genus, behind only ...

Algae of Australia: Marine Benthic Algae of North-Western Australia, Volume 1: Green and Brown Algae

John M Huisman

Australia's vast north-west coast can justifiably be described as a frontier wilderness: sparsely populated, incredibly beautiful but often inhospitable, with a rich but largely undocumented biodiversity. For over a decade, Dr John Huisman ... ....

All About Roses

A Guide to Growing and Loving Roses

Diana Sargeant

Roses have been grown in gardens around the world for thousands of years and are still the most popular flower in the world. When you follow Diana Sargeant's advice in All About Roses, you will grow the most gorgeous roses ... ....

Alternative Respiratory Pathways in Higher Plants

Kapuganti Jagadis Gupta, Luis AJ Mur and Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne

Rapid developments in molecular and systems biology techniques have allowed researchers to unravel many new mechanisms through which plant cells switch over to alternative respiratory pathways.

Atlas of Wood Diversity in the Cerrado of Sao Paulo / Atlas da Diversidade de Madeiras do Cerrado Paulista

Jim Ratter, Royal Botanic Garden Edinbugh: "This splendid work on the Brazilian Cerrado flora appears at a very appropriate time when focus on conserving the remaining areas of this extremely endangered vegetation is ever ... ....

Boissiera, Volume 67: Georg Bojung

A Transliteration from the Original German Texts

Eva Maier, Michelle J Price, George Bojung Lantzius-Beninga and Rudolf Bielefeld

The two works of Georg Bojung “Scato” Lantzius–Beninga on the anatomy of moss capsules, entitled Beiträge zur Kenntnis des innern Bauer der ausgewachsenen Mooskapsel, insbesondere des Peristomes, of 1847 ... ....

Bulbophyllum of Borneo

Jaap Jan Vermeulen, Peter O'Byrne and Anthony Lamb

The present volume in fact marks the completion of a project started as early as 1986. At that time, the Kew herbarium, in collaboration with orchid enthusiasts in Sabah and elsewhere, started the 'Orchids of Borneo' initiative ... ....

Conceptualist Landscapes

An Alternative Way to Design Gardens

Paul Cooper

Conceptual gardens depend on inspiration, which is the result of an exhaustive intellectual Conceptual gardens depend on inspiration, which is the result of an exhaustive intellectual process. The starting point is an idea or stimulus ... ....

Designing Gardens on Slopes

Elizabeth Davies and Ruth Chivers

Designing real gardens on slopes for real people forms the central core of Designing Gardens on Slopes. It demonstrates that making plans for gardens on slopes of all types really works. Not only that, they are a necessary part ... ....

Ekologiiai Rastanihoi Nodiri Tojikiston: Ba 25-Solagii Kafedrai Ekologiiai DMT Bakhshida Meshavad [The Ecology of Rare P

Murod Qurbonovich Saidov

Discusses the ecology of rare plants in Tajikistan.

Essential Perennials

The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden

Ruth Rogers Clausen, Thomas Christopher, Alan Detrick and Linda Detrick

Perennials are the mainstay of any garden. But how do you choose from the thousands available, and care for the ones you already have? Essential Perennials focuses on what every gardener needs to know. Trusted garden ...

Field Guide to Seaweeds of the Pacific Northwest

Bridgette Clarkston

Rich in nutrients, used in products from cosmetics to explosives to fertilizers, and vital to our coastal marine ecosystems, seaweeds can be found on any rocky shore or beach in the Pacific Northwest. The pocket-sized Field Guide to Seaweeds ... ....

Flora Algarum Sinicarum Aquae Dulcis, Volume 20: Chlorophyta: Chlorophyceae: Order Volvocales (II) Genus Chlamydomonas [

Hu Hongjun

Volume 20 deals with 113 species and 16 variants of the genus Chlamydomonas.

Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial, Volume 11: Bromelianae - Juncanae

Claves de Plantas Vasculares de Annobon, Bioko y Río Muni

Mauricio Velayos

The Flora of Equatorial project continues, presenting the first of 3 volumes of Monocotyledons. Here a total of 232 taxa are included, comprising 15 families, from Bromeliaceae to Cyperaceae, following the classification proposed by ... ....

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 181

Familia Fagaceae

Silvia Romero Rangel, Ezequiel Carlos Rojas Zenteno and Liliana Elizabeth Rubio Licona

Volume 181 treats the family Fagaceae, which consists of 9 genera with about 1 000 species worldwide. The most species-rich genus is Quercus.

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 182

Familia Myrsinaceae

Eleazar Carranza Gonzalez

Volume 182 treats the family Myrsinaceae, which consists of 50 genera with some 1 500 species worldwide. In Mexico it is represented by 10 genera and an estimated 130 species.

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 183

Familia Ericaceae

M Socorro Gonzalez Elizondo and Martha Gonzalez Elizondo

Volume 183 treats the family Ericaceae, which consists of 120-160 genera with some 4 100 to 4 500 species worldwide. In Mexico it is represented by 12 genera and 29 species.

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 184

Calochortaceae

Clara Estela Martinez Domínguez and Raquel Galvan Villanueva

Volume 184 treats the family Calochortaceae, which is an American genus with 73 species. In Mexico it is represented by six species of Calochortus.

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 185

Familia Azollaceae

Karina Magdalena Grajales-Tam

Volume 185 treats the family Azollaceae, which consists of just one genus and seven species worldwide of which two, Azolla filiculoides and A. cristata, are found in the study area.

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 186

Familia Gramineae Subfamilia Bambusoideae

Eduardo Ruiz-Sanchez and Lynn G Clark

Volume 186 treats the family Gramineae, subfamily Bambusoideae. This subfamily, with three tribes in it, is found on all continents except for Europe and Antarctica and consists of 115 genera and 1 439 species worldwide. In Mexico it is ... ....

Flora of Samothraki [English]

Burkhard Biel and Kit Tan

The flora and vegetation of Samothraki, a small but phytogeographically distinct island in the North Aegean area, are presented in Flora of Samothraki based on extensive field work conducted by the authors and their colleagues ... ....

Flora of Samothraki [Greek]

Burkhard Biel and Kit Tan

The flora and vegetation of Samothraki, a small but phytogeographically distinct island in the North Aegean area, are presented in Flora of Samothraki based on extensive field work conducted by the authors and their colleagues ... ....

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, Caricaceae

S Ntore

The family Caricaceae is represented in Central Africa by one species that is cultivated and regularly escapes into the wild, Carica papaya, or the papaya.

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, Colchicaceae

Daniel Geerinck

The Colchicaceae form a family of herbaceous plants, with sometimes spectacular flowers. Gloriosa superba is cultivated to be sold in flower shops. In Central Africa this family is represented by four species and two genera. ....

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, Flagellariaceae

Daniel Geerinck

The small herbaceous family of Flagellariaceae is represented in Central Africa by just a single species: Flagellaria guineensis.

Flore d'Afrique Centrale: Spermatophytes, Restionaceae

Henk J Beentje and Paul Bamps

This mostly South African family of grassy plants is represented in Central Africa by one species: Platycaulos mahonii.

Garden and Landscape

The Lectures of Anthony Du Gard Pasley

Anthony du Gard Pasley and John Brookes

Garden and Landscape contains the distilled experience of a lifetime working in landscape, and particularly in gardens. Based on Mr Pasley's lectures at the English Gardening School and elsewhere, it is written for students ... ....

Grasses of the Northeast

A Manual of the Grasses of New England and Adjacent New York

Dennis Magee

Grasses of the Northeast is designed to serve as a reference work, classroom textbook, and field manual for botanists, naturalists, and students interested in learning to identify and learn about the distinguishing features of ... ....

Halophytes: An Integrative Anatomical Study

Marius-Nicusor Grigore, Lacramioara Ivanescu and Constantin Toma

Halophytes: An Integrative Anatomical Study focuses on morphological and anatomical strategies developed by halophytes during evolution that allow them to survive in high-salt environments. These adaptive strategies refer to ... ....

Holzartenerkennung an Stammscheiben

Heinz Frommhold

Holzartenerkennung an Stammscheiben is intended for students and interested readers who want to identify wood species or species groups by comparing images. Trunk sections play an important role in this because they show the ... ....

Kangrian Medicinal Flora

Vikrant Arya and Ranjeet Kaur

This is the first edition designed to provide valuable information about the medicinal flora occurring in abundance in the Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh, India. The book includes about 180 plants of medicinal use. The format for ... ....

Les Botanistes

Contribution a une Ethnologie des Passions Naturalistes

Sylvie Magnanon

The observation of plants forms a particularly broad field that, through the ages, has brought together a multitude of protagonists, particularly explorers, naturalists, biologists, gardeners, doctors and artists. This multitude of ... ....

Magical World of Moss Gardening

Annie Martin

Among the oldest plants on earth, mosses are a gardener's dream – they provide a lush backdrop in almost any setting and are easy to keep healthy with regular maintenance. In The Magical World of Moss Gardening, moss .. ....

Medicinal Plants of Arunachal Pradesh

Rama Shankar and MS Rawat

Medicinal plants of Arunachal Pradesh gives an introductory account of land topography, geology and climate along with the people and the life of the tribal inhabitants. The floristic vegetation is distributed into tropical ... ....

Out of the Woods

The Armchair Guide to Trees

Will Cohu

Can you identify that tree outside the window? Probably not. Most of us don't know an oak from a sycamore, let alone a beech from a birch. Perhaps it is time to turn over a new leaf...Out of the Woods is an affectionate ... ....

Plant Endocytosis

Jozef Samaj, Frantisek Baluska and Diedrik Menzel

Endocytosis is a fundamental biological process, which is conserved among all eukaryotes. It is essential not only for many physiological and signalling processes but also for interactions between eukaryotic cells and pathogens or symbionts. ....

Planting and Design for Seaside and Shelter

Deborah Jolley

Designing a garden by the sea poses special problems for the designer. High winds and salt spray can wreak havoc with planting schemes. The need to provide sheltered areas for sitting and entertaining may be difficult to achieve.

Polish Charophytes

An Illustrated Guide to Identification

Jacek Urbaniak and Maciej Gabka

With Polish Charophytes, the authors contribute to the material for the identification of charophyte species, often quite correctly considered difficult to distinguish. Polish Charophytes concentrates on charophytes that ... ....

Relevance and Sustainability of Wild Plant Collection in NW South America

Insights from the Plant Families Arecaceae and Krameriaceae

Grischa Brokamp

This study focuses on understanding the socio-economic relevance of plant resources collected from the wild and its relation to current patterns of trade and sustainability. Grischa Brokamp reviews and analyzes the current extent of ... ....

Russularum Icones: Eine Taublingsikonografie (2-Volume Set) [German / French]

Helga Marxmueller, Andreas Bresinsky and Henri Romagnesi

This monograph is an extensive iconography of the genus Russula, based on 46 years of research by the author. Thus, the book could also have been titled: "The genus Russula and the changing fortunes of time ... ....

Syllabus of Plant Families, Volume 2/1: Photoautotrophic Eukaryotic Algae

Glaucocystophyta, Cryptophyta, Dinophyta/Dinozoa, Haptophyta, Heterokontophyta/Ochrophyta, Chlorarachniophyta/Cercozoa,

Wolfgang Frey

Engler's Syllabus of Plant Families, Volume 2/1: Photoautotrophic Eukaryotic Algae (except Rhodobionta) [Glaucocystophyta, Cryptophyta, Dinophyta/Dinozoa, Haptophyta, Heterokontophyta/Ochrophyta, Chlorarachniophyta/Cercozoa ... ....

The Basics of Planting Design

Lucy Huntington

Planting design is the selection and use of plants to achieve a designer's objectives. There are now many new and interesting planting ideas and fashions, but municipal planting in particular and some gardens as well, can be pretty ... ....

The Creeping Garden

Jasper Sharp and Tim Grabham

The Creeping Garden is an introduction to the mysterious world of myxomycetes, or plasmodial slime moulds. They are all around us in the natural world, but we remain blithely indifferent to each other's presence.

The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration

Christabel King

Kew is eminent worldwide in botanical science and the study and preservation of plant species, and Christabel King has been doing illustrations for them for 40 years and is their foremost botanical artist. Here she explains both scientific ... ....

The Mycota, Volume 7B: Systematics and Evolution

David J McLaughlin and Joseph W Spatafora

The Mycota, Volume 7B: Systematics and Evolution includes treatments of systematics and related topics for both fungi and fungus-like organisms in four eukaryotic supergroups, as well as specialized chapters on nomenclature ... ....

The Wild Flowers of Jersey

Deirdre A Shirreffs

Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands. Although only 45 square miles in area, it has a wealth of natural habitats and many wild flower species. The Wild Flowers of Jersey is an introduction to these plants, covering over ... ....

Vascular Plants of Afghanistan

An Augmented Checklist

Siegmar-W Breckle, IC Hedge, M Daud Rafiqpoor and A Dittmann

Vascular Plants of Afghanistan, written mainly in English, partly in Dari, gives a synoptic overview of all the known vascular plants in Afghanistan. It is the first augmented checklist for the country and was compiled from many ... ....

Vidy i Formy Khvoinykh, Kul'tiviruemye v Rossii: Chast' 3: Abies Mill., Chamaecyparis Spach [Types and Forms of Conifer

DL Matiukhin and OS Manina

This volume contains detailed information on 35 species and 81 forms of conifers of section Abies and section Chamaecyparis cultivated in Russia. The book describes in detail the structure of vegetative organs and decorative forms, and ... ....

Water Dynamics in Plant Production

Wilfried Ehlers and Michael J Goss

This new edition describes the basic scientific principles of water transport in the soil-plant- atmosphere continuum. It explains the linkage between transpirational water use and dry matter production paying particular attention to the ... ....

Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Industrial Crops

Industrial Crops

Chittaranjan Kole

Wild crop relatives are now playing a significant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivated counterparts. Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources  includes comprehensive ... ....

Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources: Plantation and Ornamental Crops

Plantation and Ornamental Crops

Chittaranjan Kole

Alcamo's Laboratory Fundamentals of Microbiology

Jeffrey C Pommerville

This popular lab manual offers thirty-four multi-part lab exercises designed to provide students with basic training in the handling of microorganisms, while exploring microbial properties and uses. This lab manual can also be used independently ... ....

An Introduction to Genetic Analysis

Anthony JF Griffiths, Susan R Wessler, Sean B Carroll and John Doebley

With each edition, An Introduction to Genetic Analysis evolves discovery by discovery with the world of genetic research, taking students from the foundations of Mendelian genetics to the latest findings and applications by focusing ... ....

Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 1: Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora

Martin EL Scriba

The Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....

Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 2: Hemichordata (Enteropneusta, Pterobranchia)

Martin EL Scriba

The Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....

Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 3: Lophophorata (Phoronida, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa)

Martin EL Scriba

The Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....

Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 4: Echinodermata I (Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea)

Martin EL Scriba

The Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....

Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology, Volume 5: Echinodermata II (Echinoidea, Holothuroidea)

Martin EL Scriba

The Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ontogenies this collection supplies ... ....

Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology: The Archicoelomata Theory (5-Volume Set)

Martin EL Scriba

The Atlas of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology of Comparative Invertebrate Embryology has two aims. Firstly, it describes embryonic development or ontogeny of several species within a phylum. Secondly, by comparing the different ... ....

Bacterial Genomics

Genome Organization and Gene Expression Tools

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee

The study of bacterial genetics has revolutionised with the development of genome sequencing, which let us catalogue the gene content of various clinically and industrially important bacteria and opened up the field of comparative genomics ... ....

BioBuilder: Synthetic Biology in the Lab

Natalie Kuldell, Rachel Bernstein, Karen Ingram and Kathryn Hart

BioBuilder covers the emerging discipline of synthetic biology, a field that's forcing us to reconsider our relationship to the natural living world. In a future where technicians can write genomes from scratch and print the ... ....

Biology: The Dynamic Science (International Edition)

Peter J Russell, Paul E Hertz and Beverly McMillan

Learn how to think and engage like a scientist! Biology: The Dynamic Science, 3E, International Edition allows you to develop a deep understanding of the core concepts in Biology and builds a strong foundation for future courses ... ....

Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare

Donald M Broom and Andrew F Fraser

Humans have a natural interest in animals; through a long history of domestication, they have become tools, a food source and even friends. Behaviour is a significant indicator of animal health and well-being, and understanding this behaviour ... ....

Equine Reproductive Physiology, Breeding and Stud Management

Mina CG Davies Morel

The fourth edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive account of how to successfully breed horses. Updated throughout, the new edition will cover techniques such as cloning, intra-cytoplasmic sperm injections (ICSI), in ... ....

Life Unfolding

How The Human Body Creates Itself

Jamie A Davies

Where did I come from? Why do I have two arms but just one head? How is my left leg the same size as my right one? Why are the fingerprints of identical twins not identical? How did my brain learn to learn? Why must I die?

Linking Phenotypes and Genotypes

How to Infer of Genetic Architecture from Perturbation Studies

Florian Markowetz and Michael Boutros

Whereas genetic studies have traditionally focused on explaining heritance of single traits and their phenotypes, recent technological advances have made it possible to comprehensively dissect the genetic architecture of complex traits ... ....

Salamanders in Regeneration Research

Methods and Protocols

Anoop Kumar and Andres Simon

This detailed volume focuses on best practices and conditions for maintaining the most commonly used salamander species in the laboratory. Salamanders in Regeneration ResearchMethods and Protocols guides readers through experiments ... ....

Sexual Differentiation of Vertebrate Reproductive Organs

MB Renfree and H H-C Yao

Special topic issue of Sexual Development 2014, Vol. 8, No. 5 Sexual Differentiation of Vertebrate Reproductive Organs continues and complements the story that was first taken up in a previously published issue ... ....

Size Control in Biology

From Organelles to Organisms

Rebecca Heald, Iswar Hariharan and David Wake

How organisms regulate the size of their components is an important question in biology and applies to everything from cells and subcellular compartments to organs and even the organism itself. Size Control in Biology examines ... ....

The Language of Genetics

David Botstein

Genetics is the science of biological inference from regularities in patterns of inheritance. It is a fundamentally analytical enterprise. It has become clear, especially in the last 50 years, that many important things about biology can ... ....

The Mysterious World of the Human Genome

Frank Ryan

Your genome defines you at the most profound level. That same genome is present in every one of the approximately 100 000 billion cells that make you who you are as an individual member of the human species. An important ingredient of the ... ....

The TGF-B Family

Rik Derynck and Kohei Miyazono

Members of the transforming growth factor ß (TGFß) family, which include activins and bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), are essential intercellular signaling molecules that control of cell proliferation and embryonic development ... ....

The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 2

Structure, Design and Function

Theagarten Lingham-Soliar

The emphasis in The Vertebrate Integument, Volume 2 is on the structure and functional design of the integument. The book starts with a brief introduction to some basic principles of physics (mechanics) including Newton's ... ....

Tools for Critical Thinking in Biology

Stephen H Jenkins

Featuring a new approach to an undergraduate biology text, Tools for Critical Thinking in Biology emphasizes and is organized around methods and different ways of experimentation, rather than around biological topics. The result ... ....

Veterinary Mycology

Indranil Samanta

Veterinary Mycology is a comprehensive overview of the fungi that are clinically relevant for animals and humans. It is divided in three major parts: the first part comprises the history of veterinary and medical mycology ... ....

The Next Species

The Future of Evolution in the Aftermath of Man

Michael Tennesen

While examining the history of our planet and actively exploring our present environment, science journalist Michael Tennesen describes what life on earth could look like after the next mass extinction. A growing number of scientists ... ....

Atlas de Suelos de America Latina y el Caribe

European Union (EU)

Soil is a resource of great importance globally, and in the case of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is considered essential to meet the needs of a human population in continuous and rapid growth. It is estimated that the agricultural ... ....

Civilizing Nature

National Parks in Global Historical Perspective

Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine Hoehler and Patrick Kupper

National Parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of this ... ....

Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes Fasciculos Complementarios, Volume 29

El Bosque Tropical Caducifolio en la Cuenca Lacustre de Patzcuaro (Michoacan, Mexico)

Jerzy Rzedowski, Sergio Zamudio-Ruiz, Graciela Calderon de Rzedowski and Anna Paizanni

The presence of secondary vegetation derived from tropical deciduous forest is recorded in the lacustrine basin of Pátzcuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán. It is postulated that this forest, widely distributed at altitude ... ....

Getting Started in Your Own Wood

Julian Evans and Will Rolls

Owning a small wood or being able to help look after one well has become an increasingly popular subject. Getting Started in Your Own Wood has all you need to know about the basics. It is written by experts committed to the care ... ....

Glaciers: The Politics of Ice

Jorge Daniel Taillant

Though not traditionally thought of as key natural resource, glaciers are a crucial part of both our global ecosystem and the sustaining of life around the world. Comprising three quarters of the world's fresh water, they freeze in ... ....

Managing Open Habitats in Upland Forests

Forestry Commission (FC)

The proportion of open space in many forests and woodlands is increasing as forest management plans are implemented and forests are restructured. Landowners and forest managers are increasingly being encouraged to manage this ground for ... ....

Mountains: A Very Short Introduction

Martin F Price

Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth's land surface and are home to about 12 percent of the global population. They are the sources of all the world's major rivers, affect regional weather patterns, provide centres of biological ... ....

Our Common Seas

Coasts in Crisis

Don Hinrichsen

Originally published in 1990. Most of the world's population lives on or near the coasts. Every nation not completely landlocked has used the sea as its supposedly self-cleansing garbage dump. Now the effects are being felt ... ....

Soil: The Skin of the Planet Earth

Miroslav Kutílek and Donald R Nielsen

The main focus of Soil: The Skin of the Planet Earth is to explain the important role of soil and the environment to a broad audience. Soil is one of the five essential factors crucial for human life. On the one hand the authors ... ....

Steppes: The Plants and Ecology of the World's Semi-Arid Regions

Michael Bone, Dan Johnson, Panayoti Kelaidis, Mike Kintgen and Larry G Vickerman

Steppes – semi-arid biomes dominated by forbs, grasses, and grass-like species, and characterized by extremes of cold and heat – occupy enormous areas on four continents. Yet these ecosystems are among the least studied on our ... ....

Taming the Flood

Jeremy Purseglove

In 2014 the Somerset Levels suffered from the worst flooding in over twenty years. Inevitably the residents asked for more drainage, more dredging and more money. This timely new edition of the acclaimed classic brings the story up-to-date ... ....

The Future Use of Nordic Forests

A Global Perspective

Erik Westholm, Karin Beland Lindahl and Florian Kraxner

Diverse as they are in their histories and in the organization of their forest sectors, most Nordic countries have this in common: their economies and cultures are substantially based on the utilization of various forest resources. ....

The Soils of Taiwan

Zueng-Sang Chen, Zeng-Yei Hseu and Chen-Chi Tsai

Taiwan is located at the convergent boundary between the Philippine Sea plate and the continental margin of the Eurasian plate. The collision by oblique plate convergence began at around 5 to 6 million years and is ongoing with continual ... ....

Tracking the Great Bear

How Environmentalists Recreated British Columbia's Coastal Rainforest

Justin Page

Encompassing more than six million hectares of globally rare coastal rainforest, the Great Bear Rainforest in coastal British Columbia is home to thousand-year-old trees, rich runs of salmon, abundant species, including Kermode bears ... ....

Tree and Forest Measurement

Phil W West

Forests must be measured if they are to be managed and conserved properly. Tree and Forest Measurement describes the essential principles of modern forest measurement, whether using simple hand-held equipment or sophisticated ... ....

Tree-Crop Interactions

A Physiological Approach

Chin K Ong, Colin Black and Julia Wilson

This new edition provides an update on the considerable amount of evidence on tree-crop interactions which has accumulated during the last two decades, especially on the more complex multi-strata agroforestry systems, which are typical of ... ....

100 Under 100

The Race to Save the World's Rarest Living Things

Scott Leslie and Stuart Pimm

Scientists estimate that the total biodiversity on Earth is between 10 million and 100 million species. Of these, just over 1.6 million and counting have actually been catalogued and described. One percent, or 16,306, of those species are ... ....

Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna

Doug P Armstrong, Matthew W Hayward, Dorian Moro and Philip J Seddon

The publication of Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna nearly 20 years ago introduced the new science of 'reintroduction biology'. Since then, there have been vast changes in our understanding ...

Biodiversity Spectrum of North-East India

Proceedings of the National Seminar 2012

Northeast India occupies a momentous part in biodiversity evaluation and conservation. Due to decades of socio-political unrest, inaccessible terrain and lack of funds, the highly pristine habitats of this region remain unexplored and ... ....

Conservation of Threatened Desert Plants [in India]

Suresh Kumar and Chandan Singh Purohit

Rescue, recovery and rehabilitation of threatened plants and other vulnerable plant genetic resources is essential to halt unprecedented loss of biodiversity in the recent past, more so in stressed biomes like deserts. Vulnerability of ... ....

Keeping the Bees

Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them

Laurence Packer

From the jungles of South America to the deserts of Arizona, one thing remains consistent: bees are disappearing. A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer flowers. But that's not all – bees are responsible ... ....

Life Amongst the Thorns

Biodiversity and Conservation in Madagascar's Spiny Forest

Louise Japser, Charlie Gardner and Sir David Attenborough

Produced in collaboration with WWF-Madagascar, this beautiful book provides a fascinating treasures, the unique but highly threatened Spiny Forest. Lavishly illustrated with stunning images and including an authoritative, fully-referenced ... ....

Perspectives on Biodiversity of India, Volume 1

A Biju Kumar, PG Rajendran, CK Peethambaran, KG Ajitkumar and NS Pradeep

Biodiversity, the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems that constitute life on Earth and the intricate interrelations of living creatures and the environment that evolved along with time, is the basis of human development and sustenance ... ....

Postcards from the Middle East

How Our Family Fell in Love with the Arab World

Chris Naylor

Can hunters be persuaded to stop shooting birds of prey? Why would a village decide to restore its forests instead of felling them? Could landowners, farmers and nomadic herdsmen agree to extend a wetland instead of draining and burning ... ....

The Man Who Plants Trees

Jim Robbins

This is an extraordinary investigation into the world of trees – and the inspiring story of one man's quest to help save the world's oldest and greatest specimens. When the oldest trees in the world suddenly start dying ... ....

Wildlife Conservation on Farmland (2-Volume Set)

David W Macdonald and Ruth E Feber

This innovative two-volume book highlights and examines the most important challenges facing farmers, conservationists, and policy makers, using examples of real-life, linked studies from a farmed landscape, which bridge the divide between ... ....

Wildlife Conservation on Farmland, Volume 1

Managing for Nature in Lowland Farms

David W Macdonald and Ruth E Feber

Using more than 30 years research from the author team at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Wildlife Conservation on Farmland, Volume 1: Managing for Nature in Lowland Farms reveals how agricultural systems and ... ....

Wildlife Conservation on Farmland, Volume 2

Conflicts in the Countryside

David W Macdonald and Ruth E Feber

Many of the encounters between farming and wildlife, especially vertebrates, involve some level of conflict which can cause disadvantage to both the wildlife and the people involved. Through a series of WildCRU case-studies ...

Climate Change Geoengineering

Philosophical Perspectives, Legal Issues, and Governance Frameworks

Wil CG Burns and Andrew L Strauss

The international community is not taking the action necessary to avert dangerous increases in greenhouse gases. Facing a potentially bleak future, the question that confronts humanity is whether the best of bad alternatives may be to ... ....

Climate Change and Public Health

Barry S Levy and Jonathan A Patz

Climate change is causing, and will increasingly cause, a wide range of adverse health effects, including heat-related disorders, infectious diseases, respiratory and allergic disorders, malnutrition, mental health problems, and violence ... ....

Climatology versus Pseudoscience

Exposing the Failed Predictions of Global Warming Skeptics

Dana Andrew Nuccitelli

Although some politicians, pundits, and members of the public do not believe it, global warming predictions by mainstream climate scientists have been remarkably accurate while those made by climate deniers have not. And if mainstream ... ....

Coping with Climate Change

Principles and Asian Context

Ramesha Chandrappa, Sushil Gupta and Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha

The environmental and climatic issues vary from continent to continent and are unique to Asia. Understanding the issues needs a lot of research and study material which students may not be able to gather due to shortage of time and resources ... ....

DDT Wars

Rescuing Our National Bird, Preventing Cancer, and Creating EDF

Charles F Wurster

During the 1950s and 60s, scientists began to question the widespread use of DDT, a pesticide used indiscriminately for agricultural purposes because of its efficiency in killing insects. Researchers were discovering that contact with the ... ....

Impact of Climate Changes on Marine Environments

Tymon Zielinski, Marcin Weslawski and Karol Kulinski

Impact of Climate Changes on Marine Environments contributes to the current discussion on global environmental changes by discussing modifications in marine ecosystems related to global climate changes. In marine ecosystems, rising ... ....

Nitrogen and Climate Change

An Explosive Story

Dave Reay

It is the perfect storm. Limited food, water and energy unequally spread between an expanding population, and a warming climate as the bitter icing on the cake. In all these global challenges nitrogen has a leading role to play.

Poison Spring

The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA

EG Vallianatos and McKay Jenkins

Imagine walking into a restaurant and finding chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides, or neonicotinoid insecticides listed in the description of your entree. They may not be printed in the menu, but many are in your food.

Poisoned Planet

How Constant Exposure to Man-made Chemicals is Putting Your Life at Risk

Julian Cribb

We want things to be cheap, convenient and useful. Our food arrives contaminated with pesticides and wastes, wrapped in plastic made of hormone-disrupting chemicals. We bathe and dress our children in petrochemicals. Even our coffee contains ... ....

The Adaptive Challenge of Climate Change

Karen L O'Brien and Elin Selboe

The Adaptive Challenge of Climate Change presents a new perspective on adaptation to climate change. It considers climate change as more than a problem that can be addressed solely through technical expertise. Instead, it approaches ... ....

Urban Lighting, Light Pollution and Society

Josiane Meier, Ute Hasenohrl, Katharina Krause and Merle Pottharst

After decades "in the shadows", urban lighting is re-emerging as a matter of public debate. Long-standing truths are increasingly questioned as a confluence of developments affects lighting itself and the way it is viewed. ....

Earth's Evolving Systems

The History of Planet Earth

Ronald L Martin

Earth's Evolving Systems: The History of Planet Earth is intended as an introductory text that examines the evolution of the Earth and its life from a systems point of view. The text covers major topics like the lithosphere ... ....

Geodiversidade do Estado de Minas Gerais

Marcely Ferreira Machado and Sara Fernandes da Silva

Geodiversidade do Estado de Minas Gerais is designed to offer different segments of the mining industry an introduction to the current geoscientific knowledge of the region, for use in planning, implementation, management and ... ....

Helium: The Disappearing Element

Jr.,Wheeler M Sears

The subject of the book is helium, the element, and its use in myriad applications including MRI machines, particle accelerators, space telescopes, and of course balloons and blimps. It was at the birth of our Universe, or the Big Bang ... ....

Human Universe

Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen

The nation's favourite scientist looks at the origins of life in our Universe. For somehow the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars and wonder where it came from. In this spectacular new book ... ....

Moons: A Very Short Introduction

David A Rothery

Our Solar System contains more moons than planets. They show astonishing variety, and some look more likely than Mars to host microbial life. David Rothery describes these fascinating small worlds, their discovery, names, and what they ... ....

Past to Present Quaternary Landform Change

Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers

Juergen Wunderlich and Peter Houben

Contains the following contributions: Past to Present Quaternary Landform Change: Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers Wunderlich, Jürgen; Houben, Peter p. 1-2

Mining and its impact on the earth surface in the Ruhr ...

Sandstone Geomorphology

Landscape Formation, Field Mapping, Research Methods

Piotr Migon and Heather A Viles

The volume consists of 12 papers which address different issues related to the geomorphology of sandstone terrains. Although we decided not to formally divide the content into sections, there is a logic behind the order of ...

Stories in the Stars

An Atlas of Constellations

Susanna Hislop and Hannah Waldron

Travel the night sky and discover the stories in the stars. Look up: above us is a jet-black canvas pricked with white dots, and a carnival of animals, mythical creatures, gods and goddesses in its shining constellations.

Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World

Gillen D'Arcy Wood

When Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano's massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling temperatures ... ....

The Science of Interstellar

Kip Thorne and Christopher Nolan

Interstellar, from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar, Kip Thorne, the physicist who assisted Nolan on the scientific ... ....

The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time

A Proposal in Natural Philosophy

Roberto Mangabeira Unger and Lee Smolin

Cosmology is in crisis. The more we discover, the more puzzling the universe appears to be. How and why are the laws of nature what they are? A philosopher and a physicist, world-renowned for their radical ideas in their fields, argue for ... ....

The Stargazer's Handbook

The Definitive Field Guide to the Night Sky

Giles Sparrow

From the craters of the Moon to the far reaches of Orion, The Stargazer's Handbook will enable you to explore space without leaving the comforts of Earth. All you need are a pair of binoculars and a clear night sky to experience the ... ....

Time and Navigation

The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There

Andrew K Johnston, Roger D Connor, Carlene E Stephens and Paul E Ceruzzi

If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and place is explored in Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There, the companion book to the National ... ....

Women in the Geosciences

Practical, Positive Practices Toward Parity

Mary Ann Holmes, Suzanne O'Connell and Kuheli Dutt

The geoscience workforce has a lower proportion of women compared to the general population of the United States and compared to many other STEM fields. Women in the Geosciences explores issues pertaining to gender parity in the ... ....

Animal Theory

A Critical Introduction

Ryan Derek

Presents a critical introduction to theoretical approaches to the animal in modern and contemporary philosophy. This text outlines the significance of the animal for thinkers including Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida ... ....

Being-In-Creation

Human Responsibility in an Endangered World

Brian Treanor, Bruce Benson and Norman Wirzba

What is the proper relationship between human beings and the more-than-human world? This philosophical question, which underlies vast environmental crises, forces us to investigate the tension between our extraordinary powers, which seem ... ....

Biodiversity and Climate Change

Linkages at International, National and Local Levels

Frank Maes, An Cliquet, Willemien du Plessis and Heather McLeod-Kilmurray

This insightful book deals with the complexity of linking biodiversity with climate change. It combines perspectives from international, national and local case studies, and also addresses the central question using a thematic approach. ....

Coastal Fishery Resources of India

Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation

B Meenakumari, MR Boopendranath, Leela Edwin, TV Sankar, Nikita Gopal and George Ninan

The Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) aims to promote the cause of fisheries in general and fisheries technology in particular. The Society provides a forum for fisheries scientists and technologists to meet and discuss problems ... ....

Devoted to Nature

The Religious Roots of American Environmentalism

Evan Berry

Devoted to Nature explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism, tracing the theological character of American environmental thought from their Romantic foundations to contemporary nature spirituality.

Dynamic Models of Infectious Diseases, Volume 2

Non Vector-Borne Diseases

Vadrevu Sree Hari Rao and Ravi Durvasula

Though great advances in public health are witnessed world over in recent years, infectious diseases, besides insect vector-borne infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Control of the epidemics caused by ... ....

European Continental Hydrosystems under Changing Water Policy

Gilles Arnaud-Fassetta, Eric Masson and Emmanuel Reynard

Hydrosystems strongly interact with society in terms of natural resource management, water quality/quantity management, or natural risks. During recent decades, population increase and economic growth, notably in flatter regions, have ... ....

Handbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and Development

Stuart J Smyth, Peter WB Phillips and David Castle

Handbook on Agriculture, Biotechnology and Development is a compendium of knowledge, experience and insight on agriculture, biotechnology and development. Beginning with an account of GM crop adoptions and attitudes towards them ... ....

International Environmental Law and the Global South

Shawkat Alam, Sumudu Atapattu, Carmen G Gonzalez, Jona Razzaque and Christopher Weeramantry

The unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems is among the most pressing issues confronting the international community. Despite the proliferation of legal instruments to combat environmental problems, conflicts between ... ....

Lyme Disease

Why it's Spreading, How it Makes You Sick, and What to Do About it

Alan G Barbour

Once restricted to small forested areas in the northeast and north-central United States, Lyme disease is now a common infection in North America and Europe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than ... ....

NAFTA and Sustainable Development

The History, Experience, and Prospects for Reform

Hoi L Kong and L Kinvin Wroth

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its companion agreement, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), provide important and often underappreciated protection for the environmental laws of the ... ....

Planet Dialectics

Explorations in Environment and Development

Wolfgang Sachs and Susan George

All effects of human action will inevitably be played out within our planet's limits; any hope of infinity is an illusion. And yet, as Wolfgang Sachs warned almost twenty years ago, environmental concerns have been assimilated into ... ....

Southern Forages

Modern Concepts for Forage Crop Management

Donald M Ball, CS Hoveland, Garry D Lacefield and International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)

Southern Forages was first published in 1991 with a wide range of audiences in mind. This Fifth Edition is substantially updated from the widely acclaimed Fourth Edition released in 2007. Southern Forages remains a ... ....

The Ethics of Nuclear Energy

Risk, Justice and Democracy in the post-Fukushima Era

Behnam Taebi and Sabine Roeser

Despite the nuclear accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant in Japan, a growing number of countries are interested in expanding or introducing nuclear energy. However, nuclear energy production and nuclear waste disposal give rise to ... ....

The Indispensable Excess of the Aesthetic

An Evolution of Sensibility in Nature

Katya Mandoki

The Indispensable Excess of the Aesthetic: An Evolution of Sensibility in Nature traces the evolution of sensibility from the most primal indications detectable at the level of cellular receptors and plant tendril sensitivity ... ....

The Meaning of Human Existence

Edward Osborne Wilson

Searching for meaning in what Nietzsche once called the rainbow colors around the outer edges of knowledge and imagination, Edward O. Wilson bridges science and philosophy to create a twenty-first-century treatise on human existence. ....

The Population Biology of Tuberculosis

Christopher Dye

Despite decades of developments in immunization and drug therapy, tuberculosis remains among the leading causes of human mortality, and no country has successfully eradicated the disease. Reenvisioning tuberculosis from the perspective ... ....

This Is Our Land

Grassroots Environmentalism in the Late Twentieth Century

Cody Ferguson

In the last three decades of the twentieth century, the environmental movement experienced a quiet revolution. In This Is Our Land, Cody Ferguson documents this little-noted change as he describes the efforts of three representatives ... ....

Water: A Very Short Introduction

John Finney

Water dominates the surface of Earth and is vital to life on our planet. It is a remarkable liquid which shows anomalous behaviour. In this Very Short Introduction John Finney introduces the science of water, and explores how the ... ....

Advances in Earth Observation of Global Change

Emilio Chuvieco, Jonathan Li and Xiaojun Yang

Global Change studies are increasingly being considered a vital source of information to understand the Earth Environment, in particular in the framework of human-induced climate change and land use transformation.

Bayesian Models

A Statistical Primer for Ecologists

N Thompson Hobbs and Mevin B Hooten

Bayesian modeling has become an indispensable tool for ecological research because it is uniquely suited to deal with complexity in a statistically coherent way. Bayesian Models provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction ... ....

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics

Jonathan Pevsner

Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Third Edition is the latest revision of this bestselling and indispensible text book. Thoroughly updated to encompass the latest advances in the field the book retains its broad and accessible ... ....

Cell Death Techniques

A Laboratory Manual

Ricky Johnstone and John Silke

Cell death plays a critical role in development, normal physiology and many diseases, including cancer. Research in this area is rapidly advancing and involves a variety of specific techniques.

Data Management for Researchers

Kristin Briney

A comprehensive guide to everything scientists need to know about data management, this book is essential for researchers who need to learn how to organize, document and take care of their own data.

Researchers in all disciplines ... ....

Introductory Digital Image Processing

A Remote Sensing Perspective

John R Jensen

For junior/graduate-level courses in Remote Sensing in Geography, Geology, Forestry, and Biology. Introductory Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective focuses on digital image processing of aircraft- and satellite ... ....

R for Dummies

Andrie de Vries and Joris Meys

Mastering R has never been easier. Picking up R can be tough, even for seasoned statisticians and data analysts. R for Dummies, 2nd Edition provides a quick and painless way to master all the R you'll ever need.

Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation

Thomas M Lillesand, Ralph W Kiefer and JW Chipman

Remote sensing and its kindred technologies, such as geographic information systems (GIS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS), are having a pervasive impact on the conduct of sciences, government, and business alike.

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals

Stephen M Jackson and Colin Groves

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian mammals undertaken to date. It proposes significant ... ....

Planning Your Postgraduate Research

Margaret Walshaw

Planning Your Postgraduate Research provides researchers with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully accomplish milestones during the early stages of research activity. Specifically, it assists researchers in developing ... ....