The Asian Elephant: Ecology and Management
ISBN: 9780521437585 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Asian elephant has had a unique cultural association with people. Unfortunately, elephants and people have also been in conflict, resulting in the decline in elephants throughout their former range in Southern Asia. This book provides an ecological analysis of elephant human interaction and its implications for the conservation of elephants. The foraging habits of elephants and their impact on vegetation are considered, along with the interactions that occur between elephants and humans. The ecological data provide the basis for recommendations on elephant conservation and management,...
The Asian elephant has had a unique cultural association with people. Unfortunately, elephants and people have also been in conflict, resulting in the...
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The Anatomy and Physiology of the Mammalian Larynx
ISBN: 9780521453219 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this unique book, Sir Donald Harrison draws on his wide-ranging experience as a surgeon and comparative anatomist to produce an authoritative and detailed account of the anatomy and physiology of the mammalian larynx. His investigation of the larynx has involved the study of over 1200 specimens of mammalian larynges from around the world, as well as using data from his own clinical experiences. The comparative morphology of the larynx is discussed from a developmental and functional perspective, and the involvement of the larynx in respiration, locomotion and vocalization is highlighted....
In this unique book, Sir Donald Harrison draws on his wide-ranging experience as a surgeon and comparative anatomist to produce an authoritative and d...
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711,96 zł |
African Mole-Rats: Ecology and Eusociality
ISBN: 9780521771993 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. African mole-rats are a unique taxon of subterranean rodents that range in sociality from solitary-dwelling species to two "eusocial" species, the Damaraland mole-rat and the naked mole-rat. The naked mole-rat is arguably the closest that a mammal comes to behaving like social insects such as bees and termites, with large colonies and a behavioral and reproductive division of labor. As a family, the Bathyergidae represent a model system with which to study the evolution and maintenance of highly social cooperative breeding strategies. In this book, Nigel Bennett and Chris Faulkes provide a...
African mole-rats are a unique taxon of subterranean rodents that range in sociality from solitary-dwelling species to two "eusocial" species, the Dam...
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Australia's Mammal Extinctions: A 50,000-Year History
ISBN: 9780521849180 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Of the forty mammal species known to have vanished in the world in the last 200 years, almost half have been Australian. Our continent has the worst record of mammal extinctions, with over 65 mammal species having vanished in the last 50 000 years. It began with the great wave of megafauna extinctions in the last ice-age, and continues today, with many mammal species vulnerable to extinction. The question of why mammals became extinct, and why so many became extinct in Australia has been debated by experts for over a century and a half and we are no closer to agreement on the causes. This...
Of the forty mammal species known to have vanished in the world in the last 200 years, almost half have been Australian. Our continent has the worst r...
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Galen: On Diseases and Symptoms
ISBN: 9780521865883 / Angielski / Twarda / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Galen's treatises on the classification and causation of diseases and symptoms are an important component of his prodigious oeuvre, forming a bridge between his theoretical works and his practical, clinical writings. As such, they remained an integral component of the medical teaching curriculum well into the second millennium. This edition was originally published in 2006. In these four treatises (only one of which had been previously translated into English), Galen not only provides a framework for the exhaustive classification of diseases and their symptoms as a prelude to his analysis of...
Galen's treatises on the classification and causation of diseases and symptoms are an important component of his prodigious oeuvre, forming a bridge b...
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610,26 zł |
Dolphin Chronicles: One Woman's Quest to Understand the Sea's Most Mysterious Creatures
ISBN: 9780553377781 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For everyone fascinated with the possibilities of human-animal communications comes a moving account of one woman s attempt to unravel the mysteries of the dolphin one of the sea s most enigmatic creatures.
Of all the mammals on earth, none has inspired our affection as much as the dolphin. In 1988, a group of researchers began a revolutionary experiment: They borrowed a pair of wild dolphins from the sea, studied them in captivity, and then set them free to continue studying the animals in their home waters. This is the extraordinary story of that project, an... For everyone fascinated with the possibilities of human-animal communications comes a moving account of one woman s attempt to unravel the myste...
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God's Dog: A Celebration of the North American Coyote
ISBN: 9780595350360 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For two years naturalist/photographer Hope Ryden camped in remote areas of the West observing and photographing coyotes. With eloquence and clarity, she describes the private life of this much-maligned animal in a book that has been heralded as the classic treatise on the subject. While observing her controversial subjects, Hope endured hardships and peril, events she weaves into her beautiful story. "Full of charm and tenacious inquisitiveness as the appealing animal she pleads is allowed to live." "--The Washington Post" "A faultless and reasoned attitude." "--The New York... For two years naturalist/photographer Hope Ryden camped in remote areas of the West observing and photographing coyotes. With eloquence and clarity... |
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Coyote: Seeking the Hunter in Our Midst
ISBN: 9780618619290 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study of the eastern coyote traces its first emergence in New England in the 1970s to its life there today. Reid shows that during its migration from the Southwest, the eastern coyote picked up wolf DNA and acquired little-understood behaviors of pack allegiance and prey.
This study of the eastern coyote traces its first emergence in New England in the 1970s to its life there today. Reid shows that during its migration ...
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68,33 zł |
A Desert Calling: Life in a Forbidding Landscape
ISBN: 9780674007475 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume affords an intimate understanding of the biologists vocation. As he astonishes the reader with the range and variety of knowledge to be acquired through the determined investigation of little-known habitats, Michael Mares opens a window on his uncommon life.
This volume affords an intimate understanding of the biologists vocation. As he astonishes the reader with the range and variety of knowledge to be ac...
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194,78 zł |
Built for Speed: A Year in the Life of Pronghorn
ISBN: 9780674011427 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. North America's fastest mammal, the pronghorn, can accelerate explosively from a standing start to a top speed of 60 miles per hour - but it can also cruise at 45 miles per hour for many miles. What accounts for the speed of this extraordinary animal, a denizen of the American outback, and what can be observed of this creature's way of life? And what is it like to be a field biologist dedicating twenty years to studying this species? Here, John A. Byers answers these questions as he draws an intimate portrait of the most charismatic resident of the American Great Plains. bison from the brink...
North America's fastest mammal, the pronghorn, can accelerate explosively from a standing start to a top speed of 60 miles per hour - but it can also ...
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Chimpanzee Cultures: With a Foreword by Jane Goodall
ISBN: 9780674116634 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do chimpanzees have something akin to culture? Bringing together studies of behavioral variation within and among chimpanzees and bonobos --the sibling species of the genus Pan--this book provides the basis for answering this question. In Chimpanzee Cultures, the world's leading authorities on chimpanzees and bonobos chronicle the animals' behaviors from one study site to the next, in both captive and wild groups, in laboratory and field settings.
Do chimpanzees have something akin to culture? Bringing together studies of behavioral variation within and among chimpanzees and bonobos --the siblin...
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Of Wolves and Men
ISBN: 9780684163222 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1978, this classic exploration of humanity's complex relationship with and understanding of wolves returns with a new afterword by the author. Humankind's relationship with the wolf is based on a spectrum of responses running from fear to admiration and affection. Lopez's classic, careful study won praise from a wide range of reviewers and went on to improve the way books about wild animals are written. Of Wolves and Men reveals the uneasy interaction between wolves and civilization over the centuries, and the wolf's prominence in our thoughts about wild creatures....
Originally published in 1978, this classic exploration of humanity's complex relationship with and understanding of wolves returns with a new afterwor...
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The Life of Mammals
ISBN: 9780691113241 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the under-snow tunnels of Arctic lemmings to the egg nests of the bizarre Australian echidna, from the Pacific waters inhabited by sea otters and whales to the subways of major cities, this extraordinary and attractive book brings us into the homes and lives of some of earth's most fascinating animals. Published in conjunction with a ten-part television series that will air on the Discovery Channel, The Life of Mammals brings us nose-to-nose with mammals in all of their beauty and immense variety. Renowned naturalist, writer, and filmmaker David Attenborough treks... From the under-snow tunnels of Arctic lemmings to the egg nests of the bizarre Australian echidna, from the Pacific waters inhabited by sea otters ... |
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Anatomy and Dissection of the Fetal Pig
ISBN: 9780716726371 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Careful step-by-step explanations, helpful diagrams and illustrations, and detailed discussions of the structure and function of each system make this an optimal laboratory resource. Custom Publishing
Create a customized version of this text or mix and match it with similar titles with W.H. Freeman Custom Publishing Careful step-by-step explanations, helpful diagrams and illustrations, and detailed discussions of the structure and function of each system make this...
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Of Wolves and Men
ISBN: 9780743249362 / Angielski / Miękka / 323 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1978, this special twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the National Book Award finalist includes an entirely new afterword in which the author considers the current state of knowledge about wolves and recent efforts to reintroduce wolves to their former habitats in American wilderness areas.
Humankind's relationship with the wolf is based on a spectrum of responses running from fear to admiration and affection. Lopez's classic, careful study won praise from a wide range of reviewers and went on to improve the way books about wild animals are written. Of Wolves... Originally published in 1978, this special twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the National Book Award finalist includes an entirely new afterword in ...
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The Tribe of Tiger
ISBN: 9780743426893 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the plains of Africa to her very own backyard, noted author and anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas explores the world of cats, both large and small in this classic bestseller. Inspired by her own feline's instinct to hunt and supported by her studies abroad, Thomas examines the life actions, as well as the similarities and differences of these majestic creatures. Lions, tigers, pumas and housecats: Her observations shed light on their social lives, thought processes, eating habits, and communication techniques, and reveal how they survive and coexist with each other and with humans.
From the plains of Africa to her very own backyard, noted author and anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas explores the world of cats, both large a...
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85,26 zł |
Worker Wellbeing in a Changing Labor Market
ISBN: 9780762308330 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do workers fare in a continually changing labour market? This volume contains 15 papers, each examining how socio-economic changes affect worker wellbeing. occur among women with high husbands' earnings, dispelling the myth that shrinking husbands' relative earnings cause women's work activities to rise; increased globalization equalizes pay between but expands pay within corporate establishments; high quality colleges widen the earnings distribution for top earners but only negligibly affect earnings for low wage earners; mathematical success depends on school quality more so than verbal...
How do workers fare in a continually changing labour market? This volume contains 15 papers, each examining how socio-economic changes affect worker w...
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Revolutionary Biology : The New, Gene-centered View of Life
ISBN: 9780765809636 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is a revolution underway in biology. It is based on a new perception of bodies and genes, in which the former are the end product of the latter within the continuum of evolution. Twenty fi ve years after Richard Dawkins helped revolutionize our thinking about "selfi sh genes," it is time to reevaluate. Revolutionary Biology explains in simple, vivid terms what this exciting approach has to off er, and then applies its stunning insights to human beings. Th is novel perspective, galvanizes our understanding of how evolution works, what living things are all about and,...
There is a revolution underway in biology. It is based on a new perception of bodies and genes, in which the former are the end product of the latter ...
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The Coyote
ISBN: 9780791091142 / Angielski / Twarda / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The coyote has long been seen as both a daring trickster and a dangerous pest. Although revered by Native American cultures, coyotes have often been hunted to ensure the safety of farm animals and poets. Despite government bounty programs, the creatures have survived and even enlarged their territory. Follow the pawprints of the clever "little wolf" with this lively new nature guide.
The coyote has long been seen as both a daring trickster and a dangerous pest. Although revered by Native American cultures, coyotes have often been h...
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The Squirrel
ISBN: 9780791091166 / Angielski / Twarda / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Because squirrels can be seen almost every where, people may not give them much thought, but they are a fascinating part of North American wildlife. Squirrels have learned to live in close contact with humans, and some even depend on humans for the food they need to survive. The Squirrel shows how they have learned to adapt to and thrive in a changing environment.
Because squirrels can be seen almost every where, people may not give them much thought, but they are a fascinating part of North American wildlife. S...
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