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Essentials of Disease in Wild Animals
ISBN: 9780813805894 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The interrelationship between wild animal, domestic animals and human health is appreciated now more than ever before. This is because of the recognition of the involvement of wild animals in diseases of humans and domestic animals, the impact of disease on wildlife management and conservation biology, recognition of new forms of environmental contamination, and academic interest in disease as an ecological factor.
This is the first introductory level book about disease in wild animals that deals with basic subjects such as the nature of disease, what causes disease,... The interrelationship between wild animal, domestic animals and human health is appreciated now more than ever before. This is because of the recognit...
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465,61 zł |
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Wolves of the World: Perspectives of Behavior, Ecology and Conservation
ISBN: 9780815509059 / Angielski / Twarda / 474 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the early 1940s, North America has been the focus of studies of free-ranging wolves. Much of Canada and most of Alaska support numerous viable and sometimes thriving wolf populations. This comprehensive text considers the behavior and ecology of wild wolves in North America, Europe, Eurasia, Israel, and Iran. It also discusses wolf behavior in captivity and methods of conservation.
Since the early 1940s, North America has been the focus of studies of free-ranging wolves. Much of Canada and most of Alaska support numerous viable a...
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447,04 zł |
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Tigers of the World: The Biology, Biopolitics, Management and Conservation of an Endangered Species
ISBN: 9780815511335 / Angielski / Twarda / 540 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the last 50 years the tiger population in Asia has plummeted from 100,000 to about 5,000. The number of tigers is dangerously low, and the conservation of the world's remaining tigers is of global concern. Now, in this volume, 40 world authorities on tigers from Asia, Europe, and North America have summarized and identified the management, conservation, and research needs for this endangered species. A new disciplineuconservation biologyuis emerging and this book is an early contribution. It spans and unites theory, laboratory, and field studies with management practices of both the...
In the last 50 years the tiger population in Asia has plummeted from 100,000 to about 5,000. The number of tigers is dangerously low, and the conserva...
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447,04 zł |
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The Roles of Amino Acid Chelates in Animal Nutrition
ISBN: 9780815513124 / Angielski / Twarda / 501 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The latest research results on the roles of amino acid chelates in animal nutrition are covered in this book, with careful attention to scientific detail and accuracy. The book presents the work of 42 international contributors; and will interest nutritionists, veterinarians, and all those concerned with animal feeds and feeding programsuparticularly those supplying mineral supplements to the diet in a form which can be absorbed readily and digested properly.
The latest research results on the roles of amino acid chelates in animal nutrition are covered in this book, with careful attention to scientific det...
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447,04 zł |
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Horse Behavior
ISBN: 9780815514848 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1983, the second edition of this informative book remains the most comprehensive and current overview of the behavioral traits and adaptations of horses. The book integrates findings from hundreds of international researchers to provide the reader a factual synthesis of the behavior of domestic and feral horses. Building on the strengths of the first edition, the author has thoroughly updated coverage of horse ancestry, development, perception, learning, play, social behavior, behavioral manipulation, maintenance activities, and sexual behavior. In this second edition...
First published in 1983, the second edition of this informative book remains the most comprehensive and current overview of the behavioral traits and ...
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432,13 zł |
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Canoe Country Wildlife: A Field Guide to the North Woods and Boundary Waters
ISBN: 9780816645299 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Warblers, wolves, and whirligig beetles the creatures of thecanoecountrywilderness come alive in"CanoeCountryWildlife."In this read-aloud treasure, Sparky Stensaas, naturalist and storyteller, intrigues you with his tales of encounters with the forest inhabitants from tiny toads to majestic moose. "CanoeCountryWildlife, "a friendly field guide, introduces you to thewildlifeyou are most likely to see as you travel in the North Woods. It describes these creatures and their habits accurately so you ll know where and when to look for them. Detailed line drawings illustrate each animal... Warblers, wolves, and whirligig beetles the creatures of thecanoecountrywilderness come alive in"CanoeCountryWildlife."In this read-aloud treasure,... |
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67,64 zł |
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Comparative Cardiovascular Dynamics of Mammals
ISBN: 9780849301698 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides data on the structure and function of the circulatory systems of the different mammalian species. The text explores classic allometry, dimensional analysis, and modern haemodynamics to establish similarity principles. It also examines fluid mechanics, and cardiac and arterial systems.
Provides data on the structure and function of the circulatory systems of the different mammalian species. The text explores classic allometry, dimens...
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124,92 zł |
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Titanium Alloys: Russian Aircraft and Aerospace Applications
ISBN: 9780849332739 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text offers previously elusive information on state-of-the-art Russian metallurgic technology of titanium alloys. It details their physical, mechanical, and technological properties, as well as treatments and applications in various branches of modern industry, particularly aircraft and aerospace construction. Titanium Alloys: Russian Aircraft and Aerospace Applications addresses all facets of titanium alloys in aerospace and aviation technology, including specific applications, fundamentals, composition, and properties of commercial alloys. It is useful for all students and researchers...
This text offers previously elusive information on state-of-the-art Russian metallurgic technology of titanium alloys. It details their physical, mech...
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1197,60 zł |
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Crustacea and Arthropod Relationships
ISBN: 9780849334986 / Angielski / Twarda / 440 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crustacean and Arthropod Relationships is a valuable collection of research published by international experts in the field. It addresses the important scientific issues relating to this successful animal phylum. It includes research on evolution and diversification and the latest data on phylogenic research, including metazoan phylogenetics. This book also provides a comparative view of appendage loss and regeneration in arthropods, comparative morphology, and current research on ostracods. It addresses the most recent data on relational DNA and mitochondrial genomics and includes new data...
Crustacean and Arthropod Relationships is a valuable collection of research published by international experts in the field. It addresses the importan...
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1093,46 zł |
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Parasitism and Host Behaviour
ISBN: 9780850664980 / Angielski / Twarda / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent ideas and experimental studies suggest that the relationship between parasitism and host behaviour has been a powerful shaping force in the evolution not only of behaviour patterns themselves but, through them, of morphology and population and community dynamics. This book brings together recent work across the disciplines of parasitology and animal behaviour which is revealing the fundamental role of parasitism in the evolution of behaviour. behaviour from pathology and epidemiology to strategies of exploitation and counter exploitation. In doing so the book will traverse the...
Recent ideas and experimental studies suggest that the relationship between parasitism and host behaviour has been a powerful shaping force in the evo...
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1562,09 zł |
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Biological Control of Vertebrate Pests: The History of Myxomatosis, an Experiment in Evolution
ISBN: 9780851993232 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book describes the natural history of myxoma virus in American rabbits and the history of its introduction into European rabbits at length. The changes in rabbit and virus over the last 40 years provide the classical example of coevolution of a virus and its vertebrate host and a paradigmatic model for the understanding of an emerging infectious disease. Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus has been spreading in Australia for only three years, but in some areas has been very effective. Written by leading world experts in animal virology and the history of medicine.
The book describes the natural history of myxoma virus in American rabbits and the history of its introduction into European rabbits at length. The ch...
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746,79 zł |
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The Biology of Animal Stress: Basic Principles and Implications for Animal Welfare
ISBN: 9780851993591 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The subjects of stress and animal welfare are currently attracting immense interest. This book brings together a range of perspectives from biomedical research (including human health and animal models of human stress) on stress and welfare, and assesses new approaches to conceptualising and alleviating stress.
The subjects of stress and animal welfare are currently attracting immense interest. This book brings together a range of perspectives from biomedical...
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663,20 zł |
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Bivalve Molluscs: Biology, Ecology and Culture
ISBN: 9780852382349 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bivalve Molluscs is an extremely comprehensive book covering all major aspects research,
Bivalve Molluscs is an extremely comprehensive book covering all major aspects research,
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1145,26 zł |
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Goldfish Varieties and Genetics: Handbook for Breeders
ISBN: 9780852382653 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The goldfish, Carassius auratus, a member of the Carp family, Cyprinidae, has been domesticated for many hundreds of years, as a food fish, a laboratory animal and now most important commercially, for ornamental and aesthetic purposes. There are now many scores of recognised varieties, which have been produced over time by selection processes and other methods described in detail in this stimulating book.
Goldfish Varieties and Genetics covers all major aspects relating to goldfish breeding and genetics in a readable and user-friendly style. An account is presented of the... The goldfish, Carassius auratus, a member of the Carp family, Cyprinidae, has been domesticated for many hundreds of years, as a food fish, a laborato...
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843,80 zł |
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Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach
ISBN: 9780865427310 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Intended for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses in behavioural ecology where students are already familiar with the basic ideas, this book continues to define the subject. A completely new set of contributions has been brought together once more to take account of the many exciting new developments in the field. Each chapter presents a balanced view of the subject, integrating a clear exposition of the theory with a critical discussion of how predictions have been tested by experiments and comparative studies. In addition, the book points to unreconciled issues and possible future...
Intended for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses in behavioural ecology where students are already familiar with the basic ideas, this book...
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372,44 zł |
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Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds
ISBN: 9780865475915 / Angielski / Miękka / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bird migration is the world's only true unifying natural phenomenon, stitching the continents together in a way that even the great weather systems fail to do. Scott Weidensaul follows awesome kettles of hawks over the Mexican coastal plains, bar-tailed godwits that hitchhike on gale winds 7,000 miles nonstop across the Pacific from Alaska to New Zealand, and myriad songbirds whose numbers have dwindled so dramatically in recent decades. Migration paths form an elaborate global web that shows serious signs of fraying, and Weidensaul delves into the tragedies of habitat degradation and... Bird migration is the world's only true unifying natural phenomenon, stitching the continents together in a way that even the great weather systems... |
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81,99 zł |
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The Politics of Zoos : Exotic Animals and Their Protectors
ISBN: 9780875803647 / Angielski / Twarda / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the 1960s, zoos and aquariums have been challenged by animal rights activists, regulatory agencies, anti-tax advocates, and an assortment of litigators. This study draws upon interviews, archival sources, Congressional records, court cases, regulatory hearings, media accounts, and the authors' field research.
Since the 1960s, zoos and aquariums have been challenged by animal rights activists, regulatory agencies, anti-tax advocates, and an assortment of lit...
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308,39 zł |
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The Politics of Zoos
ISBN: 9780875806136 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the 1960s, zoos and aquariums have been repeatedly challenged by animal rights activists, regulatory agencies, anti-tax advocates, and an assortment of litigators. Working through the American Zoological Association, these institutions learned to use the U.S. political system to their advantage and, simultaneously, crafted a more progressive public mission. This original study draws upon interviews, archival sources, Congressional records, court cases, regulatory hearings, media accounts, and the authors' ongoing field research.
Since the 1960s, zoos and aquariums have been repeatedly challenged by animal rights activists, regulatory agencies, anti-tax advocates, and an assort...
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124,92 zł |
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The Crawfish Book
ISBN: 9780878055999 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. American Indians worshiped them as creators of the world, Napoleon ate them to celebrate his victories, Swedes have them shipped in from halfway around the world, and for Louisiana's Cajuns the humble crawfish is the centerpiece of cuisine, a symbol of ethnic pride, a staple commodity for thriving business ventures, and an inextricable part of folklore.
Research and interviews spice this delightful book that details the relationship between crawfish and humans--from antiquity to the New York markets of the 1880s; from Depression-era pauper's feast to gourmet entree of the 1980s Cajun... American Indians worshiped them as creators of the world, Napoleon ate them to celebrate his victories, Swedes have them shipped in from halfway aroun...
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157,34 zł |
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The Life of the Spider
ISBN: 9780898753462 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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120,59 zł |
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