Invertebrates

"Zoo animals" as a population are a diverse array of species from all around the globe. When managed in captivity, it is important that key aspects of natural ecology are factored into animal care, as well as considerations relating to welfare, life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226459561Author Roger HanlonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

Worms are remarkable but often underrated creatures. Exploring their roles from gardener's friend to toothache culprit, this book offers an insight into the mysterious world of worms. The reader is introduced to all manner of 'worms', even though many...

Leaf beetles are one of the largest groups of beetles, with tens of thousands of species worldwide and around 280 in Britain. They belong mainly to the family Chrysomelidae, but also to two small closely related families, the Megalopodidae and...

The second instalment in Emma Read's fun, fresh spider adventure series! PRAISE FOR MILTON THE MIGHTY: 'A charming and thoughtful read' THE SCOTSMAN Milton's superstardom is stressing him out: the...

The definitive guide into the fascinating world of the spiders of Australia.This definitive guide to the subject, written by experts in the field, offers a window into a fascinating world. Notorious species such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnel-web...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226287362Author David G JamesFormat HardbackPage Count 656Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species - but there's a catch. A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2023 'Hopeful and fascinating.' THE TIMES Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive,...

In this sweeping history of more than 3 000 years, beginning with Ancient Egypt, scientist Marcus Byrne and writer, Helen Lunn capture the diversity of dung beetles and their unique behaviour patterns. Dung beetles' fortunes have followed the shifts from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956065506Author Paul Martin ChambersFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Charonia MediaPublisher Charonia MediaWeight(grams) 478gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860982883Author Eva CraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint International Bee Research AssociationPublisher International Bee Research Association

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451697728Author Sy MontgomeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Washington Square PressPublisher Washington Square PressWeight(grams)...

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 9781616465506Author Orin A McMonigleFormat HardbackPage Count 234Imprint Coachwhip PublicationsPublisher Coachwhip PublicationsWeight(grams)...

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...

This study is the first revision in 35 years of the native Hawaiian sphecid wasps of the genus Ectemnius. The author provides an original key to species, diagnoses, descriptions, distributions, and illustrations along with a compilation of all known...

This edited volume on the nematode model Pristionchus pacificus describes an integrative approach to evolutionary biology. It aims for a merger of evolutionary and comparative biology with mechanistic approaches based on genetics and molecular biology...

Comprehensive account of Strepsiptera biology, including their taxonomy, morphology, fine structure, physiology, and behaviour, ranging from genes to phylogeny Beautifully illustrated in full color throughout, with original up-to-date material from the...

Understanding of animal social and sexual evolution has seen a renaissance in recent years with discoveries of frequent infidelity in apparently monogamous species, the importance of sperm competition, active female mate choice, and eusocial behavior in...

Approx.402 pagesWide-ranging physiology reference for researchers working with, and studying, Cladocera, including DaphniaAbout the AuthorNikolai N. Smirnov is Principal Scientist at the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy...

A calm water surface on any freshwater habitat can support a community of animals and plants of great interest. Some live above the water but in regular contact with it, and others hang down from the surface. This handbook deals with the smaller...

To avoid any misunderstandings: this book is not about spiders as pets, but about those spiders that live in our houses and apartments as lodgers. Mostly ignored and sometimes (wrongly) feared, there is hardly a building in the world that does not...

This reference book comprehensively delves into the systematics, taxonomy, morphology, ecology, and behaviour of the Lepidostomatidae (Trichoptera) in India. The chapters cover biogeography and distribution patterns, conservation status, functional...

Authors John E. Copeland and Stan C. Kunigelis explore a unique but important class of animals that may be unfamiliar to many readers: freshwater sponges. Freshwater Sponges of Tennessee provides comprehensive information about sponges in Tennessee...

Annelids (the segmented worms) exist in a remarkably diverse range of mostly marine but also freshwater and terrestrial habitats, varying greatly in size and form. Annelida provides a fully updated and expanded taxonomic reference work which broadens the...

Ants are found everywhere from garden to mountaintop. They are at their most diverse in the tropics, but that does not make the 61 species of our part of the world any less fascinating or significant. As social insects, ants have fascinating life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647400330Author Rose WatsonFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Syrawood Publishing HousePublisher Syrawood Publishing HouseWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641160179Author Jean WilkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 215Imprint Callisto ReferencePublisher Callisto ReferenceWeight(grams) 739gDimensions(mm) 276mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641727013Author Jean WilkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 202Imprint Larsen and Keller EducationPublisher Larsen and Keller EducationWeight(grams)...

The Sipuncula, a group of ocean-dwelling worms related to annelids and mollusks, play a significant role in the bioerosion of coral reefs and are useful indicators of environmental conditions. The 155 species live in a wide variety of marine habitats at...

Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada. It features the first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629487649Author Lee M DavisFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 358g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814211052Author G Thomas WattersFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Ohio State University PressPublisher Ohio State University PressWeight(grams)...

While silk derived from silkworm has been of economic importance for centuries, more recently silkworm has been found to have utility in biomedicine. This has attracted attention for expressing eukaryotic recombinant proteins, which require...

Brought together by Winston F. Ponder and David R. Lindberg, thirty-six experts on the evolution of the Mollusca provide an up-to-date review of its evolutionary history. The Mollusca are the second largest animal phylum and boast a fossil record of over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781496695598Author Jaclyn JaycoxFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 182mm *...

Pearly mussels (Unionoidea) live in lakes, rivers, and streams around the world. These bivalves play important roles in freshwater ecosystems and were once both culturally and economically valuable as sources of food, pearls, and mother-of-pearl. Today,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476795997Author Alexandra HorowitzFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams)...

This revised and updated edition of Ladybirds provides a succinct but comprehensive and accessible overview of the biology of ladybirds and their parasites, focusing on ecology in an evolutionary context. It provides the latest information, coverage of...

"Endlessly fascinating, unpretentiously educational, thoughtfully accessible and beautifully presented" - Alex Tattersall, award-winning underwater photographer and the founder of Underwater Visions.The Coral Triangle, straddling the confluence of the...