Biology

Provides and analyzes real examples of how structured decision making (SDM) can help solve complex problems involving natural resources.When faced with complicated, potentially controversial decisions that affect our environment, many resource management...

Should there be warning labels on fast foods? Should employers be allowed to require drug testing? This introductory text teaches you basic concepts of biology in context of critical issues. The Tenth Edition of BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS was...

The preeminent guide to the world's mammals is now enhanced with a dramatically expanded volume covering 19 orders, including such creatures as elephants, armadillos, and manatees.Since its first publication in 1964, Walker's Mammals of the World has...

A call for wildlife conservationists to transcend the boundaries of locality, share best practices, and unite with a common voice to influence global policy.Habitat loss, disease management, predator-human conflict, illegal trade-these are among the many...

This book proposes a new way to think about evolution. The author carefully brings together evidence from diverse fields of science. In the process, he bridges the gaps between many different--and usually seen as conflicting--ideas to present one...

Chloe and Karen are ambitious and independent-minded young scientists, both trying to make their mark in the competitive world of biomedical science. They work in Tom Palmer's lab at a top-tier research institute in the US. Life in the lab is full of...

Learn about the most important discoveries and theories of this science in The Biology Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Biology in this overview...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036585802Author Mourad KharbachFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 640g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783039432363Author Giovanna RiccardiFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 835gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 24mm

Drawing especially on insights emerging from studies of the cellular networks formed by fungi, this book describes the fundamental indeterminacy that enables life forms to thrive in and create inconstant circumstances. It explains how indeterminacy...

Reading the Shape of Nature vividly recounts the turbulent early history of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard and the contrasting careers of its founder Louis Agassiz and his son Alexander. Through the story of this institution and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666712940Author April Maskiewicz CorderoFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Cascade BooksPublisher Cascade BooksWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

To form a strong grounding in human-related sciences it is essential for students to grasp the fundamental concepts of statistical analysis, rather than simply learning to use statistical software. Although the software is useful, it does not arm a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783039219063Author Riccardo PoliFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 9mm

Modern medicine has penetrated Bedouin tribes in the course of rapid urbanization and education, but when serious illnesses strike, particularly in the case of incurable diseases, even educated people turn to traditional medicine for a remedy. Over the...

Look around New York, and you'll probably see birds: wood ducks swimming in Queens, a stalking black-crowned night-heron in Brooklyn, great horned owls perching in the Bronx, warblers feeding in Central Park, or Staten Island's purple martins flying to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452287853Author Christopher Thomas ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524961602Author Michael PrianoPage Count 277Imprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.

Darwin's nineteenth-century writings laid the foundations for modern studies of evolution, and theoretical developments in the mid-twentieth century fostered the Modern Synthesis. Since that time, a great deal of new biological knowledge has been...

This report contains the findings from a rapid biological assessment of the Tepuis in the Upper Nangaritza River Basin in Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador. The purpose of the survey was to provide data to support increased protection for the newly created...

Do the sciences aim to uncover the structure of nature, or are they ultimately a practical means of controlling our environment? This work argues that while physics and chemistry can develop laws that reveal the structure of natural phenomena, biology is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780914868682Author C. VriesendorpFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Field Museum of Natural History,U.S.Publisher Field Museum of Natural History,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556434747Author Donna Jeanne HarawayFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319584566Author James MorrisFormat HardbackImprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan LearningWeight(grams) 2724g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063139138Author Matt RidleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789050112598Author Henk J. VallenduukFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint KNNV PublishingPublisher KNNV PublishingWeight(grams) 343g

With the advent of genetic engineering, "designer" crops might interbreed with natural populations. Could such romances lead to the evolution of "superweeds", as some have suggested? But haven't crops had sex with wild plants in the past? Has such gene...

David E. Alexander's fascination with the many animals and plants that have harnessed the air is evident in Nature's Flyers: Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight, a detailed account of our current scientific understanding of the primary...

Over the past century, the number of species that have been transported to areas outside their native range has increased steadily. New pests and pathogens place biological pressure on valuable resident species, but strict bans may conflict with trading...

Help students study for the AP® exam quickly, efficiently, and effectively. Closely correlated to the print student book with page and chapter cross references to the student book. Includes a diagnostic test, test-taking strategies, course content...

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The book introduces gas explosion technology (GET) and its applications in biomass refineries. In this book an overview of GET is provided, the mechanisms are thoroughly discussed. The chapters also cover the latest processes and equipments of GET,...

In a radical new story about the birth of our species, The Origin of Language argues that it was not hunting, fighting, or tool-making that forced early humans to speak, but the inescapable need to care for our children. Journeying to the dawn of Homo...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783832521158Author Sheku KamaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Logos Verlag Berlin GmbHPublisher Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735213623Author James NestorFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 295g

In three volumes, historian Jole Shackelford delineates the history of the study of biological rhythms - now widely known as chronobiology - from antiquity into the twentieth century. Perhaps the most well-known biological rhythm is the circadian rhythm,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789622094697Author David DudgeonFormat PaperbackPage Count 844Imprint Hong Kong University PressPublisher Hong Kong University PressWeight(grams) 1400g

DNA Microarrays introduces all up-to-date microarray platforms and their various applications. It is written for scientists who are entering the field of DNA microarrays as well as those already familiar with the technology, but interested in new...