The array of colours found on the Scarini tribe (family: Labridae) commonly known as the Parrotfish, is truly astounding and is showcased to breathtaking effect in this book. Michelle Brayshaw reveals the array of colour changes which these fish dis...Daugiau...
A Year of Real and Literary Birds is simultaneously an almanac of bird life, a work of interdisciplinary literary scholarship, and a chronicle of family life....Daugiau...
This book explores the fascinating and complex lives of the honey badger, the African jackals (black-backed jackal and side-striped), African golden wolves and Eurasian golden jackals. It will interest researchers, scientists, and students in wildli...Daugiau...
First published in 1954, The British Seashore is written for those who love to wander along the coast- along the beaches of shingle and sand, the rocky shores, in the salt marshes, and up steep cliff paths....Daugiau...
Although it is the defining organ of Chordates, the notochord is perhaps the least understood of vertebrate organs because it is usually considered a transient structure only present in early embryonic development....Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 22-Aug-2023, Leidėjas: Routledge India, ISBN-13: 9781003427452)
This book delves into the history of the commercialization of wildlife in India. It examines the colonial strategies that were employed in the commodification of wildlife resources specifically for lucrative domestic and international trade during t...Daugiau...
Snakes are fascinating creatures and herpetologists and amateur snake fanciers devote immense time and energy to their study. No one has focused more obsessively on research and discovery than Prof Rick Shine. Spellbinding stories highlight the chal...Daugiau...
This book covers the response of the seabird research community to a biodiversity crisis aiming to contribute towards environmental sustainability. It should provide inspiration to a wide range of professionals and students, including the much neede...Daugiau...
Learned and fixed behaviors underlie many of the patterns we observe in songbirds. But the environmental context in which these patterns occur is changing quickly, often to the detriment of the individual and species. The goal of this book is to wea...Daugiau...
The adverse affects of pesticides and other toxic deterrents on the environment and human health are causing researchers to investigate biological methods for controlling arthropods which negatively affect livestock and poultry. In this volume, scie...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 31-Mar-2021, Leidėjas: Apple Academic Press Inc., ISBN-13: 9781315207117)
Volume Two includes reviews on the neural mechanisms of learning, reproductive behavior, responses to environmental stress and hormones, and neurotransmitters. With contributions from some of the worlds leading experts in the field of molluscan phy...Daugiau...
This book focuses on topics such as domestic animals as comparative models to humans, molecular regulation of growth, metabolic efficiency, reproduction, and the impact of stress on growth and development. The book concludes with a discussion on the...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 31-Mar-2021, Leidėjas: Apple Academic Press Inc., ISBN-13: 9781315207124)
Volume One focuses on shell structure, mineralization, the dynamics of calcium transport, shell drilling, byssus proteins, locomotion, and reproduction. With contributions from some of the worlds leading experts in the field of molluscan physiology...Daugiau...
Acoustic Fish Reconnaissance provides the first overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of acoustic search, detection, interpretation, and population estimation for commercial benefit. This book pays particular attention to the theory and...Daugiau...
Ecology and Management of Blackbirds (Icteridae) in the United States will be the first book that integrates the ecology and management of blackbirds (Icteridae), an ecologically and economically important group of birds in North America. It will su...Daugiau...
With the recent significant increase of international trade, many cerambycid species have become established outside their natural distribution range, causing serious environmental problems at great cost. This book is the first comprehensive text de...Daugiau...
