著者:Barry Estabrook
出版社: W. W. Norton & Company
発売日: 2015年04月27日
**A Splendid Table Staff Book Pick of the Year
"Estabrook, a reporter of iron constitution and persistence, has dug deep into the truth about the American pork industry without losing his sense of h……続きを見る
Strategies and Tactics of Behavioral Research and Practice focuses on the most effective methods for measuring and evaluating changes in behavior. The authors provide the rationale for different pro……続きを見る
著者:Christie Wilcox
出版社: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
発売日: 2016年08月09日
A thrilling tale of encounters with nature’s masters of biochemistry
From the coasts of Indonesia to the rainforests of Peru, venomous animals are everywhereーand often lurking out of sight. Humans ……続きを見る
著者:Baby Professor
出版社: Speedy Publishing LLC
発売日: 2019年04月15日
Use this ebook for game nights with the family. If you needed, you can also use this to review your human anatomy lessons before an exam. How ever you use it, one thing’s for sure: you are in for a ……続きを見る
著者:Baby Professor
出版社: Speedy Publishing LLC
発売日: 2019年04月15日
Human anatomy can be an easy enough subject with age appropriate resources. This ebook is ideal for fourth graders because of the choice of words and subject matter. In it, you will learn about the ……続きを見る
Healthy waterways and oceans are essential for our increasingly urbanised world. Yet monitoring water quality in aquatic environments is a challenge, as it varies from hour to hour due to stormwater……続きを見る
Do you really know what's going on away from the bird feeder? Discover the private lives of your bird table regulars in this fascinating exposé of the drama behind their everyday survival. There are……続きを見る
Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They underp……続きを見る
著者:Andreas Tjern
出版社: Andreas Tjern
発売日: 2015年05月10日
Zebrafish are beautiful, lively little aquarium fish that are easy to keep. Zebrafish are a great choice for your first aquarium, and the perfect starter fish for anyone who wants to try fish breedi……続きを見る
Read the heartwarming story of Pea Horsley, the UK’s first professional animal communicator, as she tracks lost animals, tackles troublesome pets and helps people to truly understand their devoted f……続きを見る
Sequenced biological macromolecules have revitalized systematic studies of evolutionary history. Molecular Systematics of Fishes is the first authoritative overview of the theory and application of ……続きを見る
Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of b……続きを見る
This book depicts the wonder of the world of Bears in all its glory. Children are given a well-rounded understanding of this fascinating creature: its anatomy, feeding habits and behavior. The follo……続きを見る
Spiders are often underestimated as suitable behavioural models because of the general belief that due to their small brains their behaviour is innate and mostly invariable. Challenging this assumpt……続きを見る
A classic nephrology reference for over 20 years, Seldin & Giebisch’s The Kidney, is the acknowledged authority on renal physiology and pathophysiology. The fourth edition follows the changed focus ……続きを見る
Why do we think that we can understand animal voices - such as the aggressive barking of a pet dog, and the longing meows of the family cat? Why do we think of deep voices as dominant and high voice……続きを見る
Dr J.T.R. Sharrock is uniquely placed to write about the rare birds of Britain and Ireland.
He is a member of all three bodies which adjudicate on such records - honorary secretary of the British Or……続きを見る
Desert Channels is a book that combines art, science and history to explore the ‘impulse to conserve’ in the distinctive Desert Channels country of south-western Queensland. The region is the source……続きを見る
In every domain of reasoning-from time and space, to mental states and physical illness-humans deploy an exceedingly diverse range of intuitive 'theories' about how the world works. Children from di……続きを見る
Over the past 20 years dramatic declines have taken place in UK insect populations. Eventually, such declines must have knock-on effects for other animals, especially high profile groups such as bir……続きを見る
Apes look and act far more like humans than other animals. Apes are super apes, just as apes are super monkeys. Portraits of the apes provide some glimpses into our closest cousins.続きを見る
In the face of accelerating extinctions across the globe, what ought we to do? Amid this sea of losses, what is our responsibility? How do we assess the value of nonhuman species? In this clear-spok……続きを見る
Fur seals and sea lions are charismatic, large carnivores that engage us with both their skill and playful antics. Although all species in Australian waters were harvested to near extinction 200 yea……続きを見る
著者:Brian K. McNab
出版社: University of Chicago Press
発売日: 2012年04月02日
Along with reproduction, balancing energy expenditure with the limits of resource acquisition is essential for both a species and a population to survive. But energy is a limited resource, as we kno……続きを見る
The house mouse is the source of almost all genetic variation in laboratory mice; its genome was sequenced alongside that of humans, and it has become the model for mammalian speciation. Featuring c……続きを見る
This Atlas provides, for the first time, comprehensive maps showing the distribution of all named species of termite found in Australia. Based on records associated with the Australian National Inse……続きを見る
著者:Susan M. Swift
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2010年01月31日
Long-Eared Bats examines the biology, ecology and behaviour of two European bat species - Plecotus auritus and Plecotus austriacus.
This book investigates their behaviour and considers the full rang……続きを見る
著者:R. F. Chapman
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
The Insects has been the standard textbook in the field since the first edition published over forty years ago. Building on the strengths of Chapman's original text, this long-awaited 5th edition ha……続きを見る
A Guide to Academia is a handbook for all those individuals thinking seriously about going to graduate school. Written by an author with extensive experience navigating the academic world, the book ……続きを見る
First published in 1994, The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia was the first ever book of its type in Australia – a complete guide to locating every resident bird species in Australia……続きを見る