Zoology

In the early 1890s, the theory of evolution gained an unexpected ally: the Edison phonograph. An amateur scientist used the new machine - one of the technological wonders of the age - to record monkey calls, play them back to the monkeys, and watch their...

A field guide to the marvellously diverse creatures of the rainforest, this book includes information on 226 species. It identifies characteristics, similar species, vocalization, behaviour and natural history, geographic range, conservation status,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888397270Author Angus DinsdaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

Wild 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615196470Author Marianne TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint ExperimentPublisher ExperimentWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 142mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949501278Author Mark a HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Anomalist BooksPublisher Anomalist BooksWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

* The first photographic field guide for the birds of Cuba * Includes all 378 recorded species * Updated status and distribution taxonomy Cuba is home to a diverse avifauna, rich with endemic species. The island is also home to a range of regional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528712118Author Charles DarwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm

No creature has been subject to such extremes of reverence and exploitation as the chicken. Hens have been venerated as cosmic creators and roosters as solar divinities. Many cultures have found the mysteries of birth, healing, death and resurrection...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783980436618Author Steffen FoersterFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Gunnar RehfeldtPublisher Gunnar RehfeldtWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 246mm *...

So much has to be crammed into today's biology courses that basic information on animal groups and their evolutionary origins is often left out. This is particularly true for the invertebrates. The second edition of Janet Moore's An Introduction to the...

Bats have long been the focus of fascination, and sometimes fear: they move faultlessly through the darkness and spend the day hanging upside down in gloomy caverns and cracks - most at home where humans are least comfortable. Bats also represent a...

Chimpanzees fascinate people for many reasons. We are struck by the apes' resemblance to humanity, as seen in their use of tools and their complex social lives, and we are moved by the threats that human activity poses to them. Our awareness of our...

"Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony," writes E.O. Wilson, one of the world's most beloved scientists, "their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg." In Tales from the Ant World, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner...

Clad in spiked and scaled armor, lance-like pincers at the ready, alien creatures are in our gardens, our floorboards, and our bedsheets. David M. Phillips has taken his life-long love of insect biology and microscopy and produced a mesmerizing look...

Modern zoos and aquaria are playing an increasingly active and important role in protecting and managing global biodiversity. Many zoos include wildlife conservation in their mission and have started changing the focus of their institutions in order to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Delaware Diamond Award 2021 and Georgia Children's Book Master List 2021.Book InformationISBN 9780525645931Author Sophia SpencerFormat HardbackPage Count...

Can virtuous behavior be explained by nature, and not by human rational choice? "It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've been bad. But why not when we're good? Primates and Philosophers tackles this question by exploring the biological...

The great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans) are our closest living relatives, sharing a common ancestor only five million years ago. We also share key features such as high intelligence, omnivorous diets, prolonged child-rearing and...

What really differentiates us from our relatives in the animal world? And what can they teach us about ourselves? Taking these questions as his starting point, Norbert Sachser presents fascinating insights into the inner lives of animals, revealing what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734920642Author Lyle BlackburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Legendscape PublishingPublisher Legendscape PublishingWeight(grams)...

Dogs and humans have worked side by side for thousands of years, and over the millennia we've come to depend upon our pooches as hunters, protectors, and faithful companions. But when it comes to the extraordinary quality of man's best friend which we...

Exotic pets are more popular than ever before, so make sure you are ready to care for everything from rats to songbirds with Exotic Animal Medicine: A Quick Reference Guide, 2nd Edition. Expanded with three all new chapters and updated content, this new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988604377Author Berdine ArdreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Storydesign LtdPublisher Storydesign LtdWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788496553941Author Josep del Hoyo CalduchFormat HardbackPage Count 968Imprint Lynx EdicionsPublisher Alada Books, S.L.Weight(grams) 4600g

Zoos and aquariums are culturally and historically important places where families enjoy their leisure time and scientists study exotic animals. Many contain buildings of great architectural merit. Some people consider zoos little more than animal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913603168Author J M AlveyFormat PaperbackImprint BOTH PressPublisher BOTH PressWeight(grams) 129g

We 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...

In myths and legends, squids are portrayed as fearsome sea-monsters, lurking in the watery deeps waiting to devour humans. Even as modern science has tried to turn those monsters of the deep into unremarkable calamari, squids continue to dominate the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307957900Author David Allen SibleyFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. KnopfWeight(grams) 1372gDimensions(mm) 247mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888391728Author A.F. AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905723300Author Richard A FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint CFZ PressPublisher CFZ PressWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 156mm * 234mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904846109Author John B. FreeFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Northern Bee BooksPublisher Northern Bee BooksWeight(grams) 337gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616465506Author Orin A McMonigleFormat HardbackPage Count 234Imprint Coachwhip PublicationsPublisher Coachwhip PublicationsWeight(grams)...

This monumental, ground-breaking work is the fruit of a lifetime of observation, research and meditation on humans and our closest animal relatives: mammals.The two volumes set out to answer questions such as:-- Are mammals solely the result of random...

A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes is a comprehensive, current, and accurate identification guide to the more than 1,000 nearshore and offshore fishes that live in brackish and marine waters from Maine to Texas. Val Kells and Kent Carpenter bring decades of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682771167Author Valerie BoddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Creative PaperbacksPublisher Creative PaperbacksWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 211mm...

Brain and behaviour are intrinsically linked. Animals demonstrate a huge and complex repertoire of behaviours, so how can specific behaviours be mapped onto the complicated neural circuits of the brain? Highlighting the extraordinary advances that have...

Bogland habitat, which is often threatened by peat extraction, has enormous natural history value. As well as the better-known plants, dragonflies and birds, it supports a unique community of microscopic animals and plants inhabiting the leaves and...

An elegant analysis of how animals work and function. Professor Schmidt-Nielsen's incisive account gives a clear understanding of comparative physiology in relation to body size, form and function, energy supply, and environment. The author is concerned...