Zoology and animal sciences Books

Civilization as we know it is built on the ruins of Nature. Already, more than half of the natural world has been destroyed to enable economic growth. What remains will be gone in just 80 years' time. This book addresses what is perhaps the biggest...

The Timeless Manual For The Sport Of Fishing!This deluxe reprint Legacy Edition of Isaak Walton’s The Compleat Angler (Complete Angler) is full of old-time tips and methods for catching that legendary big fish. First published in 1653, this...

The Catfish Bookby Linda CrawfordForeword by Craig ClaiborneHere is everything that any reader, diner, cook, or angler could wish to know about the South's fish of choice. This light-hearted book of catfish facts and folklore offers you the catfish's...

Forests at the wildland-urban interface are at increasing risk due to the impacts of urbanization. Conserving and managing these forestlands for continued ecological and social benefits is a critical and complex challenge facing natural resource...

The capybara is the neotropical mammal with the highest potential for production and domestication. Amongst the favorable characteristics for domestication we can list its high prolificacy, rapid growth rate, a herbivorous diet, social behavior and...

Dr. Allen Carson Cohen's new edition of Insect Diets: Science and Technology continues to provide a current, integrated review of the field of insect diets. It reaffirms and expands upon the belief that the science of diet development and the technology...

The public has a great desire for products that prevent the annoyance of biting insects and ticks, but that desire does not always translate into sensible use of those products. Insect Repellents Handbook, Second Edition summarizes evidence-based...

The concept of this book arises from a symposium entitled "Human-Macaque Interactions: Traditional and Modern Perspectives on Cooperation and Conflict " organized at the 23rd Congress of the International Primatological Society, that was held in Kyoto in...

Until now, information on mammals in South Asia has never been brought together on a single platform providing all‐inclusive knowledge on the subject. This book is the most up‐to‐date comprehensive resource on the mammalian diversity of South Asia. It...

This collection of reviews will be of considerable interests to biologists and MDs working on any aspect of cardiovascular function. With state-of-the-art reviews written by competent experts in the field, the content is also of interest for MSc and PhD...

The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The v- umes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research including advanced...

Begins with in-depth coverage of wildlife behavior concepts as they relate to conservation problems. Topics will focus principally on discussion, critique, and development of behavioral concepts, with particular attention given to published studies on...

When funding agencies and policy organizations consider the role of modeling and simulation in modern biology, the question is often posed, what has been accomplished ?This book will be organized around a symposium on the 20 year history of the CNS...

Introduction and overview.- Morphological and functional development of the ear .- Morphological and functional development of the auditory nervous system.- Development of auditory coding as reflected in psychophysical performance .- Development of...

This book was developed out of a symposium at the XVII International Congress of Entomology held in Hamburg, Germany, on August 21, 1984. This symposium was organized by Drs. William Bradshaw and Hugh Dingle, who subsequently...

Recently, there has been an increased interest in research on personality, temperament, and behavioral syndromes (henceforth to be referred to as personality) in nonhuman primates and other animals. This follows, in part, from a general interest in the...

Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume 2 Volume 1 of this series has made its appearance and dealt forcefully with impor­ tant current topics in the field of plant-microbe interactions. We believe that the quality of those chapters...

When Nancy Beckage and I first met in Lynn Riddiford's laboratory at the University of Washington in the mid 1970s, the fields of parasitology, behavior, and endocrinology were thriving and far-flung--disciplines in no serious...

This volume represents the proceedings of the Fifth Congress of the International Society of Ocular Toxicology (ISOT), which was held at the Grove Park Inn and Resort in Asheville, North Carolina, October 13-17, 1996. We are...

Over the course of the past decade, there has been an enormous augmentation in the amount of information available on the lemurs of Madagascar. These advances are closely coupled with an increase in the number of national and...

Aquaculture is rapidly becoming a major source of fish protein used to meet the nutritional needs of humans. As the aquaculture industry grows, exposure of farmed fish to environmental contaminants, and the need for chemical...

This volume brings together the disciplines of plant and animal genome research, and serves as an opportunity for scientists from both fields to compare results, problems and prospects.

This book, Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Enteric Diseases 2, is an out­ come of the Second International Rushmore Conference on Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Enteric Diseases, held September 3D-October 3, 1998 in Rapid...

From the Chapman & Hall Microbiology Series this unique resource offers specific experimental and practical applications of mathematical modeling in microbial ecology. The text presents a variety of systems, ranging from...

The recentexplosionofactivity inneural modelingseemsto have beendriven more by advances inthe theories and applicationsoflearning paradigms for artificial neural networks than by advances in our knowledge of real nervous...

Cerebral preconditioning is a phenomenon wherein a mild insult or stress induces cellular and tissue adaptation or tolerance to a later, severe injury, therefore reflecting the efficacy of endogenous mechanisms of cerebrovascular protection. Initially...

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Scope of the Problem: The Prevalence and Significance of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss.- .- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: Challenges for the Military.- Relation Between Noise Exposure and Resulting Anatomical,...

Chapter 1 Introduction: Altruism and Cooperation Robert W. Sussman and C. Robert Cloninger Part I. Cooperation, Altruism and Human Evolution Chapter 2 Part 1 Introduction. Ian Tattersall Chapter 3. The Influence of Predation on Primate and...

1. Advances in Auditory Prostheses - Fan-Gang Zeng.- 2. Bilateral Cochlear Implants - Richard van Hoesel.- 3. Combining Acoustic and Electric Hearing - Christopher Turner and Bruce Gantz.- 4. Implantable Hearing Devices for Conductive and Sensorineural...

1 Invariants of Behavior: Constancy and Variability in Neural Systems andBehavior SummaryAcknowledgementsForewordPart I Invariants of Behavior2 Introduction3 Invariances in Theory4 Empirical Assessmentsof Invariance5 Modeling and Invariance6 Dynamical...

Folding for the Synapse addresses the current view on how protein folding and misfolding, controlled by molecular chaperones, contribute to synapse function and dysfunction. Molecular chaperones have been studied in relation to de novo protein folding,...

This volume contains the papers presented at the 15th International Symposium on Hearing (ISH), which was held at the Hotel Regio, Santa Marta de Tormes, Salamanca, Spain, between 1st and 5th June 2009. Since its inception in 1969, this Symposium has...

It should come as no surprise to those interested in sensory processes that its research history is among the longest and richest of the many systematic efforts to understand how our bodies function. The continuing obsession...

Solid and transparent data analysis is the most important basis for reliable interpretation of experiments. The technique of parallel spike train recordings using multi-electrode arrangements has been available for many decades now, but only recently...

Preface.- Transcriptional Regulation of Activity-Dependent Genes by Birdsong.- To the Nucleus with Proteomics.- Transcriptional Regulation of the Tbr1-CASK-CINAP Protein Complex in Response to Neuronal Activity.- Intracellular Calcium Waves Transmit...

Section I Anatomical Studies of the Monoaminergic System: The Discovery of Multiple Serotonin Receptor Subtypes: A Lesson from Molecular Cloning to Functional Expression.- Distribution of D1-like and D2 Receptors in the Monkey Brain: Implications for...

Dedication.- Contributing Authors.- Preface.- Spatial Processing during Mental Imagery: A Neurofunctional Theory.- The Role of Imagery in Navigation: Neuropsychological Evidence.- Functional Equivalence of Spatial Images Produced by Perception and...

Current Status of Gorillas.- Current Status of Wild Gorilla Populations and Strategies for Their Conservation.- Approaches-On the Ground.- Conservation Medicine for Gorilla Conservation.- Sanctuaries and Reintroduction: A Role in Gorilla Conservation?.-...

Distribution: Ringtailed Lemurs in Madagascar.- The Distribution and Biogeography of the Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar.- A Preliminary Estimate of Lemur catta Population Density Using Satellite Imagery.- Berenty Reserve: A Research Site in...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Practical Horseshoeing is a comprehensive guide to the art of horseshoeing, written by George Fleming and originally published in 1873. The book covers all aspects of horseshoeing, from the anatomy of the horse's foot to the tools and techniques used to...

Theodore Sherman Palmer's book ""Legislation For The Protection Of Birds: Other Than Game Birds"" was published in 1900 and provides a comprehensive overview of the laws and regulations that existed at the time to protect non-game birds. The author...

""Outlines of Zoology: For Junior Classes"" is a book written by William Francis Collier and first published in 1882. The book serves as a guide to the study of zoology, with a focus on providing an introduction to the subject for younger students. The...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Spermatogenesis Of Normal And Hybrid Pigeons (1900) is a scientific book written by Michael Frederic Guyer. The book explores the process of spermatogenesis in pigeons, both normal and hybrid. It delves into the various stages of spermatogenesis,...