Life Sciences

Plant Systematics, Third Edition, has made substantial contributions to plant systematics courses at the upper-undergraduate and first year graduate level, with the first edition winning The New York Botanical Garden's Henry Allan Gleason Award for...

This beautiful volume introduces the incredible animals that populated the planet before the Age of the Dinosaurs. Readers voyage to a time, beginning about 370 million years ago, when the first four-footed vertebrates appeared, and ending 200 million...

All the basics for turning out successful taxidermy and tanning projects. Step-by-step instructions are wasy to follow and fully illustrated.Book InformationISBN 9780811722599Author Gerald J. GrantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Stackpole...

For too long marketers have been asking the wrong question. If consumers make decisions unconsciously, why do we persist in asking them directly through traditional marketing research why they do what they do? They simply can't tell us because they don't...

Based on more than 1.8 million records, this Atlas provides the most up-to-date information on the current distributions of both terrestrial and marine mammals in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Many changes over time, such...

All gardeners and farmers should be plant breeders, says author Carol Deppe. Developing new vegetable varieties doesn't require a specialized education, a lot of land, or even a lot of time. It can be done on any scale. It's enjoyable. It's deeply...

This unique, concise and beautifully-illustrated guide allows students to identify over 650 of the common, widespread animals and seaweeds of the shore. User-friendly dichotomous keys are supported by details of diagnostic features and biology of each...

The Burren and the Aran Islands are renowned worldwide for their beautiful wild flowers and plants. Charles Nelson has selected 136 of the most widely occurring plus a number of special plants. By illustrating each plant with a colour photograph, showing...

Developmental biology is seemingly well understood, with development widely accepted as being a series of programmed changes through which an egg turns into an adult organism, or a seed matures into a plant. However, the picture is much more complex than...

An exploration of how plant behavior and adaptation offer valuable insights for human thriving.We know that plants are important. They maintain the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They nourish other living organisms and...

This third edition introduces the exciting world of how human movement is created and how it can be enhanced. The book presents a comprehensive review of the major concepts of biomechanics and summarizes them in nine principles of biomechanics. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262043243Author Wolf SingerFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 27mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936239085Author Joseph P. FarrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.Weight(grams) 374g

From New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonick and Davidson College biology professor David Wessner comes this comprehensive and humorous cartoon guide to topics in biologyDid you faint when your middle school science teacher asked you to dissect a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of National Book Award.Book InformationISBN 9780140047431Author Lewis ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591846611Author Larry YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CurrentPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

This is a field guide covering all species occurring in the country of Chile. Chile holds a great diversity of habitat types, from the Andes in the north down to the tundra and sub-Antarctic rainforest of Tierra del Fuego in the far south. Chile supports...

Plant Ecology & Conservation is an introduction to the world of plant ecology. It includes the main areas of current research including ideas about plant populations, nutrition and plant community ecology and has a particular emphasis on the interactions...

A unique window on the floral wonders of the Mediterranean world The Mediterranean - a land of blue skies, warm sunshine, rugged mountains and azure seas. Yet this familiar image conceals another Mediterranean - a secret landscape populated by a...

When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,600-plus species we recognise today from...

This book considers the natural history and cultural symbolism of a most unusual woodpecker - a species that neither excavates nest holes in trees, nor bores into wood to find insect prey. The Wryneck is best renowned for performing a twisting, writhing...

Pain seems like a fairly straightforward experience - you get hurt and it, well, hurts. But how would you describe it? By the number of broken bones or stitches? By the cause - the crowning baby, the sharp knife, the straying lover? What does a 7 on a...

Written by well-respected experts from the UK and USA, Equine Internal Medicine: Self-Assessment Color Review Second Edition presents more than 200 interesting and challenging cases encountered in equine practice, complete with photographs, imaging, or...

The third edition of this successful title presents current research and commercial uses of controlled atmosphere storage and modified atmosphere packaging of fresh fruit and vegetables to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview. New and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781555819309Author Christopher WalshFormat HardbackPage Count 477Imprint American Society for MicrobiologyPublisher American Society for...

This engaging book tells the story of human evolution, asking if man is indeed the "chosen species" or merely an evolutionary accident. Written by world-renowned paleoanthropologists who are co-directors of the excavations at Atapuerca---a World...

A wonderful comparative introduction to animals and humans for children which is written in Charles Kovacs's warm and expressive style. Charles Kovacs taught in Edinburgh so there is a Scottish flavour to the animals discussed in the first half of...

South Africa's fynbos region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic status as a locus of megadiversity and therefore a place to study the ecological underpinnings of massive evolutionary radiations. Researchers have made great...

Get to know black bears, brown bears, and polar bears like never before-through Stan Tekiela's wildlife photography, personal anecdotes, and years of research. They are icons of our wild places. They are powerful and intimidating, yet they signify...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981854908Author Robert O BeckerFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint CassandraPublisher CassandraWeight(grams) 322g

This spectacular updated edition of Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa is the only guide to cover all 671 butterfly species that occur in South Africa. Fully revised and expanded, it includes notes on size, identification, habitat, flight...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615191970Author Jessica WapnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint The Experiment LLCPublisher The Experiment LLCWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm)...

Animal Learning and Cognition: An Introduction provides an up-to-date review of the principal findings from more than a century of research into animal intelligence. This new edition has been expanded to take account of the many exciting developments...

Offering a concise, illustrated summary of biochemistry and its relevance to clinical medicine, Medical Biochemistry at a Glance is intended for students of medicine and the biomedical sciences such as nutrition, biochemistry, sports science, medical...

Is the emergence of life on Earth the result of a single chance event or combination of lucky accidents, or is it the outcome of biochemical forces woven into the fabric of the universe? And if inevitable, what are these forces, and how do they account...

Myth and media typically cast animals we consider predators or carnivores as unthinking killers-dangerous, unpredictable, and devoid of emotion. But is this portrait valid? By exploring their inner lives, this pioneering book refutes the many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781853411434Author Brian TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Packard Publishing LtdPublisher Liverpool University PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451697728Author Sy MontgomeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Washington Square PressPublisher Washington Square PressWeight(grams)...

To study a plant in detail is to make a fascinating journey of discovery. Even plants we think we know well will often surprise us as we look at the intricacy of their structure and how they are put together. This fascinating guide explains what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547085609Author Jennifer AckermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 140mm...