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The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History by Mauricio Anton 9780231102292
RRP: $32.25$23.90In this beautifully illustrated natural history that links extinct larger feline species with those still in existence, collaborators Alan Turner and Mauricio Anton weave together the evidence of modern feline behavior with that of the fossil record... -
Bees: Their Vision, Chemical Senses, and Language by Karl von Frisch
RRP: $33.53$26.88Over half a century of brilliant scientific detective work, the Nobel Prize-winning biologist Karl von Frisch learned how the world, looks, smells, and tastes to a bee. More significantly, he discovered their dance language and their ability to use the... -
Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul
RRP: $24.51$15.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865475915Author Scott WeidensaulFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company Inc -
Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and Ourselves by Caitlin O'Connell
RRP: $25.79$17.96Wild Rituals explores how embracing the rituals of the animal kingdom can make us more connected to ourselves, nature, and others.Behavioral ecologist and world-renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell dives into the rituals of elephants, apes,... -
Thinking Like a Parrot: Perspectives from the Wild by Alan Bond
RRP: $39.99$38.95People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals, with one notable exception: Many people form close and supportive relationships with parrots, even though... -
Studying Invertebrates by C. Philip Wheater
RRP: $25.80$21.19Studying invertebrates is a comprehensive guide to designing and carrying out ecological investigations, especially those involving sampling invertebrates. A highly practical guide to fieldwork, statistical testing and interpretation. The book introduces... -
Scaling: Why is Animal Size so Important? by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen 9780521319874
RRP: $50.30$40.39This book is about the importance of animal size. We tend to think of animal function in chemical terms and talk of water, salts, proteins, enzymes, oxygen, energy, and so on. We should not forget, however, that physical laws are equally important, for... -
Dancing Bees: Karl Von Frisch and the Discovery of the Honeybee Language by Tania Munz
RRP: $33.54$32.57We think of bees as being among the busiest workers in the garden, admiring them for their productivity. But amid their buzzing, they are also great communicators-and unusual dancers. As Karl von Frisch (1886-1982) discovered during World War II, bees... -
Ecology of Butterflies in Europe by Josef Settele 9780521747592
RRP: $70.94$64.96Due to the attractiveness of butterflies, and their usefulness as model systems for biological questions, there has been a considerable amount of material written on butterfly biology, largely in Europe. This book synthesizes all relevant and recent... -
Life in the Pond by Craig Hammersmith 9781429671491
RRP: $12.89$8.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781429671491Author Craig HammersmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
Parasitism: The Diversity and Ecology of Animal Parasites by Timothy M. Goater 9780521122054
RRP: $69.65$62.14Reflecting the enormous advances made in the field over the past ten years, this text synthesizes the latest developments in the ecology and evolution of animal parasites against a backdrop of parallel advances in parasite systematics, biodiversity and... -
Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity by Philip A. Hastings 9780520283534
RRP: $38.70$30.56There are more than 33,000 species of living fishes, accounting for more than half of the extant vertebrate diversity on Earth. This unique and comprehensive reference showcases the basic anatomy and diversity of all 82 orders of fishes and more than 150... -
Bat Conservation: Global evidence for the effects of interventions by Anna Berthinussen
RRP: $28.37$23.18This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of bats. The authors worked with an international group of bat experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that could benefit... -
RSPB Nature Watch: How to discover, explore and enjoy wildlife by Marianne Taylor 9781408139745
RRP: $6.44$5.04Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned wildlife watcher, this book will help you to broaden your enjoyment of your hobby and explore wildlife in a range of different habitats and environments. You'll learn a host of techniques including observing... -
World Atlas of Great Apes and their Conservation by Julian Caldecott 9780520246331
RRP: $70.95$58.45Despite the dedicated efforts of many individuals and organizations, the great apes - our closest living relatives - are on the very edge of extinction. This sweeping atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six... -
Handbook of Ethological Methods by Philip N. Lehner 9780521637503
RRP: $122.54$105.48Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Biological Perspectives on Human Pigmentation by Ashley H. Robins 9780521020206
RRP: $50.30$41.64Skin colour is perhaps the most decisive and abused physical characteristic of humankind. This book presents a multidisciplinary overview of how and why human populations vary so markedly in their skin colour. The biological aspects of the pigment cell... -
How Monkeys See the World: Inside the Mind of Another Species by Dorothy L. Cheney
RRP: $38.70$38.25Cheney and Seyfarth enter the minds of vervet monkeys and other primates to explore the nature of primate intelligence and the evolution of cognition. "This reviewer had to be restrained from stopping people in the street to urge them to read it: They... -
Photographic Guide To Insects Of New Zealand by B Parkinson & D Horne
RRP: $20.64$14.99The popular pocket Photographic Guide covers nearly 20 books. From Alpine Plants to Insects, Freshwater Fish to Rocks and Minerals. Each book has been written by renowned experts in their field with photographs throughout the series. They are compact,... -
The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs by David E. Fastovsky
RRP: $73.52$65.44This 2005 edition of The Evolution and Extinction of the Dinosaurs is a unique, comprehensive treatment of this fascinating group of organisms. It is a detailed survey of dinosaur origins, their diversity, and their eventual extinction. The book can... -
Ruth Heller's How to Hide a Butterfly & Other Insects by RUTH HELLER 9780448404776
RRP: $7.73$5.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448404776Author Ruth HellerFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 85gDimensions(mm)... -
Mammal Societies by Tim Clutton-Brock 9781119095323
RRP: $65.73$59.22The book aims to integrate our understanding of mammalian societies into a novel synthesis that is relevant to behavioural ecologists, ecologists, and anthropologists. It adopts a coherent structure that deals initially with the characteristics and... -
The Pygmy Hippo Story: West Africa's Enigma of the Rainforest by Phillip T. Robinson 9780190611859
$117.05Though the pygmy hippopotamus has been designated as a flagship species of West African forests (meaning that by raising conservation efforts for a single species, an entire ecological region could benefit), very little research has been published on the... -
Physiological Systems in Insects by Marc J. Klowden
RRP: $121.25$108.59Physiological Systems in Insects, Fourth Edition explores why insects have become the dominant animals on the planet. Sections describe the historical investigations that have led us to our current understanding of insect systems. Integrated within a... -
Cephalopod Behaviour by Roger Hanlon
RRP: $74.81$63.95With their large brains, elaborate sense organs and complex behaviour, cephalopods are among the world's most highly evolved invertebrates. This second edition summarises the wealth of exciting new research data stemming from over five hundred papers... -
Orangutans: Geographic Variation in Behavioral Ecology and Conservation by Serge A. Wich 9780199213276
$138.66This book describes one of our closest relatives, the orangutan, and the only extant great ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that orangutan populations show extensive variation in behavioural ecology, morphology, life history, and genes. Indeed, on... -
A Different Nature: The Paradoxical World of Zoos and Their Uncertain Future by David Hancocks
RRP: $36.12$28.12Humanity has had an enduring desire for close contact with exotic animals - from the Egyptian kings who kept thousands of animals, including monkeys, wild cats, hyenas, giraffes, and oryx, to the enormously popular zoological parks of today. This book,... -
The Biology of Reproduction by Giuseppe Fusco 9781108731713
RRP: $55.46$48.66Reproduction is a fundamental feature of life, it is the way life persists across the ages. This book offers new, wider vistas on this fundamental biological phenomenon, exploring how it works through the whole tree of life. It explores facets such as... -
Kingdoms and Domains: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth by Lynn Margulis 9780123736215
RRP: $87.71$80.17Now published by Academic Press and revised from the author's previous Five Kingdoms Third edition, this extraordinary, all inclusive catalogue of the world's living organisms describes the diversity of the major groups, or phyla, of nature's most... -
Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations by Richard Frankham 9780198783404
RRP: $81.27$75.54One of the greatest unmet challenges in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of threatened animal and plant species. More than a million small, isolated, population fragments of threatened species are likely suffering... -
Elephant Seals: Pushing the Limits on Land and at Sea by Bernard J. Le Boeuf
RRP: $83.84$75.01How did the elephant seal survive being driven to the brink of extinction in the nineteenth century? What variables determine the lifetime reproductive success of individual seals? How have elephant seals adapted to tolerate remarkable physiological... -
Incompressible Fluid Dynamics by P. A Davidson 9780198869092
RRP: $122.55$116.05Incompressible Fluid Dynamics is a textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of engineering, applied mathematics, and geophysics. The text comprises topics that establish the broad conceptual framework of the subject, expose key... -
Homosexual Behaviour in Animals: An Evolutionary Perspective by Volker Sommer 9780521182300
RRP: $65.78$54.75Behavioural observations from both the field and captivity indicate that same-sex sexual interactions are widespread throughout the animal kingdom, and occur quite frequently in certain non-human species. Proximate studies of these phenomena have yielded... -
Wild Moms: Motherhood in the Animal Kingdom by Dr. Carin Bondar
RRP: $25.80$16.59Being a mom is a tough job-but imagine doing it in the jungle or out on the safari, faced by the ravages of the elements, a scarcity of resources and the threat of predators prowling at all times of the day and night. In Wild Moms, Dr. Carin Bondar takes... -
Wild and Exotic Animal Ophthalmology: Volume 1: Invertebrates, Fishes, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds by Fabiano Montiani-Ferreira 9783030713010
RRP: $141.89$93.11This Volume 1 of a two-volume work is the first textbook to offer a practical yet comprehensive approach to clinical ophthalmology in wild and exotic invertebrates, fishes, amphibia, reptiles, and birds. A phylogenetic approach is used to introduce the... -
Wild Connection: What Animal Courtship and Mating Tell Us About Human Relationships by Jennifer L. Verdolin 9781616149468
RRP: $19.34$16.81Wild Kingdom meets Sex and the City in this scientific perspective on dating and relationships. A specialist in animal behavior compares the courtship rituals and mating behaviors of animals to their human equivalents, revealing the many and often... -
Ethics on the Ark: Zoos, Animal Welfare, and Wildlife Conservation by Bryan G. Norton
RRP: $28.38$20.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781560986898Author Bryan G. NortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 1g -
Bumblebee Economics: With a New Preface, Revised Edition by Bernd Heinrich
RRP: $36.06$28.57Here is a brilliant introduction to insect and plant ecology focusing on one of nature's most adaptive creatures, the bumblebee. Survival for the bumblebee depends on its ability to regulate body temperature through a complex energy exchange, and it is... -
The Archaeology of Animals by Simon J. M. Davis
RRP: $54.17$47.41Ever since the discovery of fossil remains of extinct animals associated with flint implements, bones and other animal remains have been providing invaluable information to the archaeologist. In the last 20 years many archaeologists and zoologists have... -
The Triumph of Sociobiology by John Alcock 9780195143836
RRP: $32.24$25.79In The Triumph of Sociobiology, John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson's classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis. Denounced vehemently as an...