Zoology

Flocks of birds, schools of fish and swarms of locusts display amazing forms of collective motion, while huge numbers of glow worms can emit light signals with almost unbelievable synchronization. These and many other collective phenomena in animal...

A fascinating exploration into the world of minibeasts, this book introduces early learners to the basic characteristics of minibeasts, the food they eat and the different habitats they live in.Book InformationISBN 9781910512326Author Jim PipeFormat...

This book will help beekeepers understand the fundamentals of beekeeping science. Written in plain and accessible language by actual researchers, it should be part of every beekeeper's library. The respective chapters not only present raw data; they also...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782872250073Author Francoise Dowsett-LemaireFormat PaperbackPage Count 713Imprint Tauraco & AvesPublisher Tauraco & Aves

The California Tortoiseshell, West Coast Lady, Red Admiral, and Golden Oak Hairstreak are just a few of the many butterfly species found in the floristically rich San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley regions. This guide, written for both beginning and...

This 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...

Islands are special places; they can be havens for unique plants and animals and refuges for wildlife. This book investigates the biogeography of butterfly species over the British islands, particularly the factors that influence their presence on the...

The pelecaniformes are a large and important group of seabirds, containing many spectacular species. This book addresses the breeding biology of the six pelecaniform families, which comprise the closely-related core groups (pelicans, cormorants/shags,...

While social wasps, like hornets and yellow jackets, garner most of the publicity (most of it negative), the vast majority of wasp species, including digger wasps, spider wasps, and mud-daubers, are solitary. Elegant in appearance and distinctive in...

Called 'a milestone in insect photography' and 'simply bigger, prettier and more comprehensive than any previous publication on insects', Professor Stephen Marshall's Insects is now in a new edition, with more than 500 changes to reflect the latest...

This 1998 book describes the sampling and statistical methods used most often by behavioral ecologists and field biologists. Written by a biologist and two statisticians, it provides a rigorous discussion together with worked examples of statistical...

Again rapid advances in the brain sciences have made it necessary, after only a few years, to issue a revised edition of this text. All the chapters have been reviewed and brought up to date, and some have been largely rewritten. The major revision has...

Insect overwintering is a fascinating process involving many physiological, epidemiological, biochemical and behavioural changes. The study of the overwintering process can offer an insight into the development of insects, as well as help us to predict...

The tawny frogmouth is one of Australia's most intriguing and endearing birds. Written by award-winning author Gisela Kaplan, one of Australia's leading authorities on animal behaviour and native birds, this second edition of Tawny Frogmouth presents an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848109063Author Miles KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Miles Kelly Publishing LtdPublisher Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd

Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave. "The Mind of the Chimpanzee" brings...

Ecological Applications presents a broad range of methods and techniques for managing environmental sustainability. This book examines ecological theory at the individual, populations, and community levels, and is an excellent resource for anyone looking...

Animal Traditions maintains that the assumption that the selection of genes supplies both a sufficient explanation of the evolution and a true description of its course is, despite its almost universal acclaim, wrong. Eytan Avital and Eva Jablonka...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390058648Author Esther Birdsall DarlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

A Guide to Academia is a handbook for all those individuals thinking seriously about going to graduate school. Written by an author with extensive experience navigating the academic world, the book explains all the steps and potential bumps in the road...

New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the...

Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus), otherwise known as pygmy chimpanzees, are the only two species of the genus Pan. As they are our nearest relatives, there has been much research devoted to investigating the similarities and...

This new book summarises decades of research and collation of distributional data. From the tiny Freyeria trochylus (Grass Jewel), Europe's smallest butterfly, to the magnificent, newly arrived Papilio demoleus (Lime Swallowtail), this comprehensively...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888391094Author Lori R. ArentFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most debilitating diseases to man including malaria, sleeping sickness, filariasis, dengue, typhus and plague. Additionally these insects cause major economic losses in agriculture by direct damage to livestock...

Comparative Veterinary Anatomy: A Clinical Approach describes the comprehensive, clinical application of anatomy for veterinarians, veterinary students, allied health professionals and undergraduate students majoring in biology and zoology. The book...

This issue of History of Universities, Volume XXXIII / 1, contains the customary mix of learned articles and book reviews which makes this publication such an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789585865Author Isabel PopeFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Imagine That Publishing LtdPublisher Imagine That Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780603571923Format PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Dean & SonPublisher Egmont UK LtdWeight(grams) 1000g

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Tolley's Income Tax, now past its 110th edition but fully tailored to the 21st century, is the definitive work on the subject, providing comprehensive, but straightforward and concise coverage of the relevant statute law, case law and HMRC practice for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845359027Format HardbackPage Count 112Imprint D.C.Thomson & Co LtdPublisher D.C.Thomson & Co LtdWeight(grams) 550gDimensions(mm) 285mm * 215mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781413494532Author Lewy Crosby LewyFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint XlibrisPublisher XlibrisWeight(grams) 254g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781974577835Author John D ForliniFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798689464725Author Yellowdot PublishingFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798680158715Author Kenneth I EgbunuFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524962203Author Randy KochFormat PaperbackImprint Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.Publisher Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839960505Author KaplanFormat PaperbackImprint Kaplan PublishingPublisher Kaplan Publishing

SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS, Metric, 9th Edition, provides you with the strongest foundation for a STEM future. James Stewart's Calculus series is the top-seller in the world because of its problem-solving focus, mathematical precision and accuracy, and...

This compelling and candid memoir by Mindy Weisel, an internationally acclaimed artist and author, traces her search to find beauty in her life, which began as a child born in the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Person's Camp to parents who had survived the...