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Recent advances in genetics over the last quarter of a century, especially in molecular techniques, have dramatically reduced the cost of determining genetic markers and hence opened up a field of research that is increasingly helping to detect, prevent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781333122515Author Museum of Comparative ZoologyFormat PaperbackPage Count 574Imprint Forgotten BooksPublisher Forgotten BooksWeight(grams)...

The study of marine plankton has traditionally focused on those or ganisms that appeared to have obvious ecological significance in un derstanding the major patterns of biological productivity, trophic relations, community structure, and the dynamic...

All ruminants are dependent on the microorganisms that live in their forestomach - the rumen - to break down ingested feed constituents into a form that the host animal can utilize. Protozoa are part of this complex ruminal population and are essential...

This edited volume is a timely and comprehensive summary of the New Zealand lizard fauna. Nestled in the south-west Pacific, New Zealand is a large archipelago that displays the faunal signatures of both its Gondwanan origins, and more recent oceanic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888300039Author William BeebeFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Bibliotech PressPublisher Bibliotech PressWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781786052025Author Martyn LinnieFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Red Stripe PressPublisher Orpen Press

In Remarkable Shrimps, Raymond T. Bauer explores the evolution, natural history, biological diversity, and commercial importance of caridean shrimps--a fascinating and colorful group of aquatic organisms that inhabit freshwater and marine environments...

Nanotechnology of Veterinary Medicine and Livestock Production compiles the most impactful emerging research on the use of nanotechnology in animal sciences. This novel data, methods, and technologies will improve animal health, welfare, production, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780428588199Author Philogene WytsmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 488Imprint Forgotten BooksPublisher Forgotten BooksWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780366048175Author Zoological Society of LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 506Imprint Forgotten BooksPublisher Forgotten BooksWeight(grams)...

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I Principles 1 1 Models of Systems 3 1. 1 Systems. Models. and Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. 2 Uses of Scientific Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1. 3 Example: Island Biogeography . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Minding Animals is concerned not only with the study of animal behaviour, but also with the innumerable ways in which humans interact with and intrude into the lives of our animal kin. The phrase "minding animals" is used in two ways. First, "minding...

* 10,000 entries on plants, animals, micro-organisms and fossils * Complete and up-to-date taxonomic coverage * Authoritative background information on habitat, feeding, reproductive strategies, behaviour and physiology * Handy reference charts giving...

In 1978, Hulse, Fowler, and Honig published Cognitive Processes in Animal Behavior, an edited volume that was a landmark in the scientific study of animal intelligence. It liberated interest in complex learning and cognition from the grasp of the rigid...

This symposium volume highlights current research in the general field of animal behaviour. The contributors have focused on a series of studies confronting wide-ranging issues: sexual selection and mate choice; differential parental investment; apparent...

Many investigators seem to be fascinated by the coat colors of the mam mals with which they work. This seems to be the case particularly for those utilizing isogenic strains of mice, not only because such strains display wide ly different phenotypes,...

Over the course of evolution, multicellular animals - Metazoa - have successfully colonized every conceivable habitat on our planet, thanks to their ability to survive and adapt under adverse or changing conditions. But how is an animal's body structured...

Aquatic Biomes: Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity explores the effects of anthropogenic activities on Earth's aquatic biomes, species, and climate. It summarizes operational and potential monitoring tools to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118884805Author Jason WattersFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Wiley-BlackwellPublisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Notable Books (Nonfiction) 2025.Book InformationISBN 9780593654934Author Arik KershenbaumFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher...

Evolution of Castes in Insects l BERNHARD RENSCH The evolution of organisms in the succession of generations has been primarilly achieved through the appearance of new hereditary variants with minor deviations along with the development of stable...

This is a timely opus. Most of us now are too young to remember the unpleasant ring of a polemic between those who produced "hair-splitting" parcellations of the cortex (to paraphrase one of O. Vogt's favourite expressions) and those who saw the cortex...

Natural selection operates among individual organisms which differ in their genetic constitution. The degree of hereditary variability within a species is greatly enhanced by cross-fertilization. Indeed, the mechanism of sexual reproduction occurred very...

This book is directed at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students-and their teachers-who are involved in those areas of cell biology which require a basic knowledge of cytoskeletal structure, parti cularly with respect to cell motility. It...

Ecophysiology and Ocean Acidification in Marine Mollusks: From Molecule to Behavior provides an extensive overview of the latest research on the various ecophysiological effects of ocean acidification on marine mollusks. This book synthesizes historical...

Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate aims to make the global scientific and academic communities aware of the potential of goats as a livestock of the future. When compared to more popular meat sources like cattle and swine, goats have a...

Primate Adaptation and Evolution, Fourth Edition provides key features of extant families and references to more detailed texts. The book sets the scene and creates space for a thorough updating of exciting developments in primate paleontology and a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143035244Author Gerald DurrellFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm...

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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...

These compelling stories and photographs take us to places like Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, Ivindo National Park in Gabon, and the Tai National Park in Cote d'Ivoire for an intimate and revealing look at the lives of African wild apes -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641161015Author Dominic FassoFormat HardbackPage Count 214Imprint Callisto ReferencePublisher Callisto ReferenceWeight(grams) 739gDimensions(mm) 276mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639895779Author Annie WadeFormat HardbackPage Count 245Imprint States Academic PressPublisher States Academic PressWeight(grams) 803gDimensions(mm) 276mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639890491Author Frederick PerkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 234Imprint States Academic PressPublisher States Academic PressWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682867266Author John FrostFormat HardbackPage Count 206Imprint Syrawood Publishing HousePublisher Syrawood Publishing HouseWeight(grams)...