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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals - A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us

New from the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (?A masterpiece of science writing.? ?Washington Post)...

Bovids of the World - Antelopes, Gazelles, Cattle, Goats, Sheep, and Relatives

Bovids are a diverse group of ruminant mammals that have hooves and unbranched hollow horns. Bovids of the World is the first comprehensi...

The Sixth Extinction - An Unnatural History

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NATIONAL BOO...

Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East - An Identification Guide

"There is no summary for this book at this time"--

Secret Lives of Ants

In the words of the author, "Once you get to know them, you'll love them."

The Lives of Butterflies - A Natural History of Our Planet's Butterfly Life

A beautifully illustrated introduction to the lives of butterflies around the world There are more than fifteen thousand butterfly specie...

Field Guide for Sharks of the Genus Carcharhinus

All known and relevant data and features to enable an identification of sharks of the genus Carcharhinus (BLAINVILLE 1816) are summarised...

Dragonfly Nymphs of North America - An Identification Guide

This monograph is the first of its kind devoted entirely to the dragonfly nymphs of North America north of Mexico, the focus being accura...

Insect Science - Diversity, Conservation and Nutrition

The book discusses the recent advances in basic and applied approaches including research on the genetics of insects, its application in ...

Bacterial Fish Pathogens - Disease of Farmed and Wild Fish Sixth Edition

This book puts emphasis on the isolation, taxonomy, diagnosis (phenotypic, serology and molecular biology), epizootiology, pathogenicity ...

5000 animals (with 4 free CD-Rom)

This book contains stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution for...

The Welfare of Pigs

The domestic pig is perceived as an animal with intelligence and character and yet, in the industrialized world, the majority of people h...

Biology of Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) - Life History, Evolution, Ecology and Distribution

Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) are common elements of the soil biota, living in the litter and deeper soil layers. Although they are one of...

Parrots A Celebration of their Beauty - My personnel look at favourite parrot species

Parrots: A Celebration of their Beauty Rosemary Low: My personal look at favourite parrot species One of the most obvious traits about pa...

Polyembryonic Insects - An Extreme Clonal Reproductive Strategy

This book provides an overview of our current understanding of polyembryony in insects. The study of polyembronic insects has advanced co...

The Puku Antelope - Kobus vardonii

From the contents: » From nose to tail - Morphology and anatomy » History of discovery and the special relationship between puku and kob ...

Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals

Ecological Assessment of the sengi in north-coastal forests of Kenya - Population study of Rhynchocyon chrysopygus and its conservation

This research was conducted from September 2007 to April 2008 on ecological aspects of the golden-rumped elephant-shrew (GRES) in selecte...

The Foundations of Zoölogy

Annelida Basal Groups and Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria I - Volume 1: Annelida Basal Groups and Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria I

This book is the first in a series of 4 volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series about morphology, anatomy, reproduction, development, e...

Shapeshifters - The Wondrous World of Jellyfish

A breathtaking collection of photographs and expert commentary that shed light on the most mysterious creatures of the deep seaJellyfish ...

Atlas of Animal Anatomy and Histology

This atlas presents the basic concepts and principles of functional animal anatomy and histology thereby furthering our understanding of ...

Pheromones of Social Bees

Tales from the Ant World

"Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony," writes E.O. Wilson, one of the world's most beloved scient...

When Animals Dream - The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness

"A ... look at the philosophical and moral implications of animal dreaming"--Provided by publisher.

The Ethnobotanical - A world tour of Indigenous plant knowledge

A stunning history of indigenous plant knowledge, from origin myths to medical applications

Oceanic Birds of the World - A Photo Guide

Oceanic birds are among the most remarkable but least known of all birds, living at sea, far from the sight of most people. They offer un...

Süßwasserfauna von Mitteleuropa, Bd. 7/2-3 Chelicerata - Acari III

For the first time in limnofaunistic bibliography, the present taxonomic knowledge about the different clades of chelicerata having adapt...

The Eurasian Red Squirrel - Sciurus vulgaris

Eurasian red squirrels have an innate appeal and are one of our most popular mammal species. They live in forests, share our parks and ga...

In Beaver World

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in it...

A Field Guide to the Bushcrickets, Wetas and Raspy Crickets of Tanzania and Kenya

This field guide covers northern to central Tanzania, southern Kenya and parts of central Kenya. Most species are illustrated by live spe...

Behavior Guide to African Mammals - Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates, 20th Anniversary Edition

"A work of tremendous scope. . . . Amateur naturalists and tourists to the parks of Africa and finally professionals will find this a sti...

Microbes for Sustainable lnsect Pest Management - Hydrolytic Enzyme & Secondary Metabolite ¿ Volume 2

The search for new strategies of pest control with safer molecules is currently of great importance and interest. Microbe-mediated biolog...

Lives of Bees - The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild

Humans have kept honey bees in hives for millennia, yet only in recent decades have biologists begun to investigate how these industrious...

Amazing Arachnids

Amazing Arachnids covers all aspects of arachnid biology, such as anatomy, sociality, mimicry, camouflage, and venoms. You will meet bola...

Faszination Fledermaus - Von einem der auszog, Fledermäuse zu fotografieren. Der Weg des Naturfreuns Bernd Stein zur Tierfotografie

Vielen läut beim bloßen Gedanken an diese Tiere ein kleiner Schauer über den Rücken. Mit Fledermäusen, so denken noch immer manche Mensch...

The elephant (peaceful giant)

The dolphin (prince of the waves)

Steinwild am Großglockner - Alpine Ibex

Der Steinbock als Symbol der Alpen 1960 wurde damit begonnen, im Großglocknergebiet wieder Steinböcke anzusiedeln - der Beginn einer beme...

Dark Banquet - Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-Feeding Creatures

"A witty, scientifically accurate, and often intensely creepy exploration of sanguivorous creatures." —San Francisco Chronicle For centur...

Principles of Animal Behavior

Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this four...

The Walking Whales - From Land to Water in Eight Million Years

Hans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discove...

Guide to the Identification of Marine Meiofauna

Marine meiofauna, the community of smallest animals in marine sediments, is a fascinating and important part of the marine ecosystem. In ...

Zoo Animals - Behaviour, Management, and Welfare

Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of zoo animals, and reveals how we can...

Ornithology - Foundation, Analysis, and Application

Wood, Robert M. Zink, Benjamin Zuckerberg

Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition

A comprehensive update to the first monograph on dog behaviour, evolution and cognition.

The Biology of Camel-Spiders - Arachnida, Solifugae

My initial interest in the Solifugae (camel-spiders) stems from an incident that occurred in the summer of 1986. I was studying the behav...

Feeding in Vertebrates - Evolution, Morphology, Behavior, Biomechanics

This book provides students and researchers with reviews of biological questions related to the evolution of feeding by vertebrates in aq...

The Insect Crisis - The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World

From ants scurrying under leaf litter to bees able to fly higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects are everywhere. Three out of every four ...

Evolution of the Ammonoids

Ammonites are an extinct and charismatic lineage that persisted for over 300 million years. They were used, with other fossils, to corrob...

Sharks - An Eponym Dictionary

This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each...

Marine benthic dinoflagellates - unveiling their worldwide biodiversity

This publication presents the first summary of our knowledge of benthic dinoflagellate species. Dinoflagellates are important primary pro...

Antpittas and Gnateaters

This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guide series, looks in detail at the beautiful antpittas. Elusive study orga...

A Guide to the Breeding of Tropical Silk Moths - Die Zucht von tropischen Wilden Seidenspinnern

Die Zucht tropischer Seidenspinner (Familie Saturniidae) erfreut sich seit vielen Jahren großer Beliebtheit. Hinweise zur Aufzucht der Ra...

Field Guide to Birds of Greater Southern Africa

This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa. Comprising South Afric...

The Age of Deer - Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbours

A stag leaps on an ancient brooch. A doe and a fawn step across a field at first light. A pair of antlers is silhouetted by the side of a...

The Sphagnum Ponds of Simmelried in Germany: A Biodiversity Hot-Spot for Microscopic Organisms

This study describes 656 species of bacteria, protists, and micro-metazoa occurring in the Simmelried, a three hectare-sized moorland nea...

Introduction to Herpetology

Ten Birds That Changed the World

"For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our myth...

Vultures of the World - Essential Ecology and Conservation

"This book contains descriptions of the ecology of the world's twenty-three species of vultures and condors, including their conservation...