Zoology

Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbour invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans. In our increasingly connected world, with...

British Columbia is the permanent or migratory home of 536 species of birds, including the provincial bird -- the stunning, crested Steller's jay. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes an...

This is a definitive book on the dog family, dealing with many aspects of the biology and conservation of wolves, dogs, jackals and foxes. It covers many topics relevant to modern conservation science, and features detailed case studies of many canid...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781408134719Author Steve SpawlsFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 1420gDimensions(mm) 248mm...

Turns a critical eye on Aesop's Fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are...

The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles. This compact field guide, based on Birds of Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett, Ian Bullock and Tony Disley (Helm 2000), is the only field guide to cover all of the more than 250 species...

ONE OF THE BB/BTO BEST BIRD BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2018 This book represents the definitive photographic guide to gulls, by the world's greatest authority on gull identification. This outstanding new guide covers all of the world's gull species,...

As it begins, The Inner Life of Cats follows the development of the young Augusta while simultaneously explaining the basics of a kitten's physiological and psychological development. As the narrative progresses, McNamee also charts cats' evolution,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909488205Author Karl ShukerFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint CFZ PressPublisher CFZ PressWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 15mm

A large-format, beautifully illustrated look at the natural history of birdsThere are some 10,000 bird species in existence today, occupying every continent and virtually every habitat on Earth. The variety of bird species is truly astounding, from the...

Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life-growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine species to the brink of collapse. And yet there is one creature that is thriving in this seasick environment:...

This unique book brings together research and theorizing on human-animal relations, animal advocacy, and the factors underlying exploitative attitudes and behaviors towards animals.Why do we both love and exploit animals? Assembling some of the world's...

The Peregrine, the fastest bird in the world, has made a remarkable recovery over the past 30 years. As the species re-establishes itself around the world it is becoming a familiar sight in towns and cities. This beautifully illustrated book is the...

How similar are your choices, behaviours, and lifestyle to those of a parrot? We humans are not like other mammals. We look like them, but we don't act like them. In fact, many of our defining human traits: our longevity, intelligence, monogamy and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374536602Author Wendy WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Scientific AmericanPublisher Scientific AmericanWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

Practicing veterinarians, veterinary technicians, professional aquarists, fish researchers, and tropical fish hobbyists will find this thorough yet concise handbook a complete how-to guide for keeping fish under human care healthy and thriving. Whether...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888393357Author Matthew BilleFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

This topical and exciting textbook describes fisheries exploitation, biology, conservation and management, and reflects many recent and important changes in fisheries science. These include growing concerns about the environmental impacts of fisheries,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399534867Author Pamela K. BrodowskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Visitors cannot help but be enchanted by the sea lions of Los Islotes. They emanate finesse and charm without a hint of illusion or wizardry. There is no incantation or voodoo, just an abounding sense of play that inspires every visitor. When it comes to...

From the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores include some of the world's most charismatic, admired, feared and spectacular creatures. This fully updated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781472972088Author Sean WallsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 700g

See the animal kingdom in all its glory, from jellyfish to polar bears, with up-close details of their unique features from head to toe. Filled with magnificent photographs that were specially commissioned for this book and cannot be seen anywhere else...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938398704Author Lyle BlackburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Anomalist BooksPublisher Anomalist BooksWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Bats are highly charismatic and popular animals that are not only fascinating in their own right, but illustrate most of the topical and important concepts and issues in mammalian biology. This book covers the key aspects of bat biology, including...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983173410Author Vilem FlusserFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Atropos PressPublisher Atropos PressWeight(grams) 214gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

Raptors of the World (Helm, 2001) is the definitive handbook to this most popular group of birds. This new field guide uses all of the plates from Raptors of the World, with a concise, revised text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized,...

The ultimate illustrated field guide to the birds of Argentina and the islands of the South-west AtlanticArgentina is one of South America's premier birding destinations, encompassing a range of habitats-from rainforests and pampas grasslands to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781472943569Author Mr Jeff MartinFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Tells the story of John Lilly's discoveries from his early experiments; mapping the brains of monkeys and communication with dolphins, to his experience with consciousness expanding drugs. The book includes an update on Lilly's work on human/dolphin...

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...

An understanding of animal behaviour and welfare is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology, zoology, animal welfare, animal behaviour, psychology and zoo biology. This book is intended as a study and revision...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615190188Author Paul McGreevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm * 25mm

Obaysch: A Hippopotamus in Victorian London tells the remarkable story of Obaysch the hippopotamus, the first 'star' animal to be exhibited in the London Zoo. In 1850, a baby hippopotamus arrived in England, thought to be the first in Europe since the...

Zooarchaeology, the study of ancient animals, is a frequently side-lined subject in archaeology. This 'important and provocative' volume, now available in paperback, provides a crucial reversal of this bizarre situation - 'bizarre' because the...

The Atlas of Drosophila Morphology: Wild-type and Classical Mutants is the guide every Drosophila researcher wished they had when first learning genetic markers, and the tool they wish they had now as a handy reference in their lab research. Previously,...

As our closest primate relatives, chimpanzees offer tantalizing clues about the behavior of early human ancestors. This book provides a rich and detailed portrait of chimpanzee social life in the wild, synthesizing hundreds of thousands of hours of...

Emerging infectious diseases pose an increasingly serious threat to a number of endangered or sensitive species and are increasingly recognized as one of the major factors driving species extinction. Despite the significant impact of pathogens on...

What does -it mean to live and die in relation to other animals? Animal Intimacies posits this central question alongside the intimate--and intense--moments of care, kinship, violence, politics, indifference, and desire that occur between human and...

This edited collection explores our often-surprising modes of co-inhabiting the cultural and aerial worlds of birds. It focuses on our encounters with non-captive birds and the cultural geographies of feathered flight. This book offers a timely...