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White-Tailed Deer Habitat: Ecology and Management on Rangelands

by José Alfonso Ortega-Santos & Timothy Edward Fulbright

The original, 2006 edition of Timothy Edward Fulbright and J. Alfonso Ortega-S.’s White-Tailed Deer Habitat: Ecology and Management on Rangelands was hailed as “a splendid reference for the classroom and...

Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom

by Daphne J. Fairbairn

While we joke that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, our gender differences can't compare to those of other animals. For instance: the male garden spider spontaneously dies after mating with a female...

Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals

by Temple Grandin & Mark J. Deesing

Behavior is shaped by genetics and experience--nature and nurture. This book synthesizes research from behavioral genetics and animal and veterinary science, bridging the gap between these fields. The objective...

The Science of Meat Quality

by Chris R. Kerth

Meat has been a long sought after source of nutrients in human diets. Its nutrient-dense composition of protein, fats, vitamins and minerals makes it an integral part to healthy and balanced diets.  As demand...

Insect Molecular Genetics: An Introduction to Principles and Applications

by Marjorie A. Hoy

Insect Molecular Genetics, Third Edition, summarizes and synthesizes two rather disparate disciplines-entomology and molecular genetics. This volume provides an introduction to the techniques and literature...

Anorexia

by Gerald Litwack

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal...

Your Ideal Cat: Insights into Breed and Gender Differences in Cat Behavior

by DVM, PhD, Benjamin L. Hart & PhD, Lynette A. Hart

For a happy relationship with your cat, go beyond the looks and make your pick based on demonstrated breed behavior. This is the advice of the Harts, two experts in animal communication and behavior, whose new...

Frankenstein's Cat

by Emily Anthes

One of Barnes and Noble’s Best Books of March 2013

One of Amazon’s Best Nonfiction Books for March 2013

One of Publishers Weekly’s Top Ten Spring 2013 Science Books

For centuries, we’ve toyed with our...

Atlas of Drosophila Morphology: Wild-type and Classical Mutants

by Sylwester Chyb & Nicolas Gompel

The Atlas of Drosophila Morphology: Wild-type and Classical Mutants is the guide every Drosophila researcher wished they had when first learning genetic markers, and the tool they wish they had now as a handy...

The Mandarin Duck

by Christopher Lever

The Mandarin Duck is a small and (in the case of the males) spectacularly colourful species of waterfowl. Widely kept in aviaries around the world, populations often escaped to form wild colonies. One of the...

Red Fox: The Catlike Canine

by J. David Henry

In this engaging introduction to the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), J. David Henry recounts his years of field research on this flame-colored predator. With its catlike whiskers, teeth, and paws, as well as vertical-slit...

Primate Adaptation and Evolution: 3rd Edn

by John G. Fleagle

For many years John Fleagle's text on the adaptation and evolution of primates and early hominoid fossils was the the text of choice for teachers and research workers alike. Now, as the only such work in print,...

Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals

by Rebecca Krisher

Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals reviews the most recent advances in the research of physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying oocyte growth and development, providing readers...

Target Receptors in the Control of Insect Pests: Part I

by Ephraim Cohen

The latest volume in this series contains articles on insect growth disruptors. The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future.

*Contributions from the leading researchers in entomology...

The Illustrated Guide to Pigs: How to choose them - How to keep them

by Celia Lewis

The Illustrated Guide to Pigs covers the 35 most familiar breeds of pigs in Europe and North America. The breed profiles are written in engaging text that covers the history of each breed, its main characteristics...

The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals

by Jonathan Kingdon

This ebook is the complete guide to the mammal fauna of Africa. Optimised for iPad, this guide will enable identification of all 460 land mammals likely to be seen anywhere in Africa.

Detailed accounts, with...

The Snowy Owl

by Eugene Potapov & Richard Sale

The Snowy Owl - possibly the world's sexiest bird - needs little

introduction. This massive white owl breeds throughout the Arctic,

wherever there are voles or lemmings to hunt, from Scandinavia through

northern...

Obesity

by Gerald Litwack

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone action, vitamin action, X-ray crystal...

Modeling of Living Systems: From Cell to Ecosystem

by Alain Pav?

Modeling is now one of the most efficient methodologies in life sciences. From practice to theory, this book develops this approach illustrated by many examples; general concepts and the current state of the...

Insect Growth Disruptors

by Tarlochan Dhadialla

This latest volume in this series contains articles on Arachnid Physiology and Behaviour.The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the future.

The latest volume in this series contains articles...