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Sustainable Swine Nutrition

by Lee I. Chiba

• Comprehensively covers the most recent advancements in sustainability to promote reduced pork production costs and waste
• Covers recent topics such as alternative feedstuffs, feed additives, and bioavalability...

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates

by James H. Thorp & Alan P. Covich

The 3e of Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates continues the tradition of in-depth coverage of the biology, ecology, phylogeny, and identification of freshwater invertebrates...

Freshwater Game Fish of North America

by Peter Thompson

Freshwater Game Fish of North America is an illustrated encyclopedia of freshwater game for anglers, scientists, and nature lovers. In this first book from Fly Rod & Reel Books, Peter Thompson provides the most...

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...

The Living Gut

by W. N. Ewing & L. A. Tucker

Fully revised and updated, this study is a significant contribution to the understanding of animal nutrition, health, and productivity. Covering an array of modern topics—from the biology of the gastrointestinal...

The Song of the Ape

by Andrew R. Halloran

An absorbing investigation of chimpanzee language and communication by a young primatologist

While working as a zookeeper with a group of semi-wild chimpanzees living on an island, primatologist Andrew Halloran...

Second Nature

by Jonathan Balcombe & J. M. Coetzee

For centuries we believed that humans were the only ones that mattered. The idea that animals had feelings was either dismissed or considered heresy. Today, that’s all changing. New scientific studies of animal...

Lonesome George

by Henry Nicholls

Lonesome George is a 5ft long, 200lb tortoise aged between 60 and 200. In 1971 he was discovered on the remote Galapagos island of Pinta, from which tortoises had supposedly been exterminated by greedy whalers...

Fighting for Birds: 25 years in nature conservation

by Mark Avery

Devoted to birds and wildlife since childhood, Mark's early scientific research at Oxford, Aberdeen and the RSPB provided a solid background for his management, ambassadorial, and political lobbying activities...

British Bat Calls: A Guide to Species Identification

by Jon Russ

Knowledge of bat echolocation, calls and identification using bat detectors and programs such as BatSound has grown significantly in the last decade. In this practical guide Jon Russ and contributors (Kate Barlow,...

Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition

by David M. Armstrong, Carron A. Meaney & James P. Fitzgerald

Co-published with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Thoroughly revised and updated, Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition is a comprehensive reference on the nine orders and 128 species of Colorado's recent...

Adiponectin

by Gerald Litwack

First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press.

Under the capable and qualified editorial leadership of Dr. Gerald Litwack, Vitamins and Hormones continues...

Video Surveillance of Nesting Birds

by Pamela Jo Pietz, Christine Ann Ribic & Frank Richard, III Thompson

Declining bird populations, especially those that breed in North American grasslands, have stimulated extensive research on factors that affect nest failure and reduced reproductive success. Until now, this...

Emerging Avian Disease: Published for the Cooper Ornithological Society

by Ellen Paul

In this volume, new human disease pandemics, arising from animals stimulated by ongoing environmental change, demonstrate the value of ornithological research into avian diseases. A group of 29 researchers addresses...

Return to the Sea: The Life and Evolutionary Times of Marine Mammals

by Annalisa Berta, James L. Sumich & Carl Buell

Return to the Sea portrays the life and evolutionary times of marine mammals-from giant whales and sea cows that originated 55 million years ago to the deep diving elephant seals and clam-eating walruses of...

The Evolutionary Biology of Flies

by Brian Wiegmann & David K. Yeates

Flies (Dipteria) have had an important role in deepening scientists' understanding of modern biology and evolution. The study of flies has figured prominently in major advances in the fields of molecular evolution,...

Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe

by Jane Goodall

Through aWindow is the dramatic saga of thirty years in the life of an intimately intertwined community—one that reads like a novel, but is one of the most important scientific works ever published.The community...

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals

by Temple Grandin & Catherine Johnson

How can we give animals the best life-- for them? What does an animal need to be happy? In her groundbreaking, best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism...

Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death

by Bernd Heinrich

Bernd Heinrich receives a letter from a severely ill friend asking if he might have a "green burial" at Heinrich's hunting camp, and the acclaimed biologist/author sets out to explore exactly how the animal...

Bats Sing, Mice Giggle: The Surprising Science of Animals' Inner Lives

by Karen Shanor & Jagmeet Kanwal

Drawing upon the very latest scientific research, Karen Shanor and Jagmeet Kanwal show how animals build, create and entertain themselves and others; how they express grief, joy, anger and fear; how animal ‘friends’...