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  • Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islandsby George R. Zug

    University of California Press 2013; US$ 34.95

    The Pacific is not only the world?s largest body of water; its vast expanse also includes an extraordinary number and diversity of oceanic islands, from Palau and the Marianas east of the Philippines to Cocos Island and the Galápagos west of the Americas. The isolation of these islands and the extreme distances between them long prevented scientists... more...

  • Whales: The Gentle Giantsby Joyce Milton

    Random House Children's Books 2013; US$ 3.99

    Illus. in full color. "Milton understands what kids like about whales, and packs a considerable amount of information into the book. This easy-reader leaps with appeal."-- Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.   more...

  • Trying Biologyby Adam R. Shapiro

    University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 30.00

    In Trying Biology , Adam R. Shapiro convincingly dispels many conventional assumptions about the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial. Most view it as an event driven primarily by a conflict between science and religion. Countering this, Shapiro shows the importance of timing: the Scopes trial occurred at a crucial moment in the history of biology... more...

  • The Man Who Plants Treesby Jim Robbins

    Profile 2013; US$ 17.58

    When the oldest trees in the world suddenly start dying - across North America, Europe and the Amazon - it's time to pay attention. Humans have cut down the biggest and best trees and left the runts behind. What does that mean for the genetic fitness of our forests? No one knows for sure, for trees and forests are poorly understood on almost all... more...

  • Plant and Animal Endemism in Californiaby Susan P. Harrison

    University of California Press 2013; US$ 49.95

    California is globally renowned for its biological diversity, including its wealth of unique, or endemic, species. Many reasons have been cited to explain this abundance: the complex geology and topography of its landscape, the special powers of its Mediterranean-type climate, and the historic and modern barriers to the wider dispersal of its flora... more...

  • Birdwatching in New Hampshireby Eric A. Masterson

    University Press of New England 2013; US$ 21.99

    A guide to birding in the Granite State more...

  • Juvenile Hormones and Juvenoidsby James Devillers

    CRC Press 2013; US$ 159.95

    Juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of structurally related sesquiterpenes secreted by the insect corpora allata. They affect most insect life-cycle stages and physiological functions, including embryogenesis, larval and adult development, metamorphosis, reproduction, metabolism, diapause, polyethism, and migration. Juvenoids such as methoprene, hydroprene,... more...

  • Boliviaby John Crabtree; Ann Chaplin

    Zed Books 2013; US$ 26.95

    Since Evo Morales was elected president in 2006 as leader of the MAS, the first social movement to achieve political power in Latin America, Bolivia has seen radical changes and continues to generate huge interest worldwide. In this revealing new book, Crabtree and Chaplin show how ordinary people have responded to the processes of change that have... more...

  • Cryptozoology A To Zby Loren Coleman; Jerome Clark

    Touchstone 2013; US$ 16.00

    The ultimate quest for the world's most mysterious creatures The Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman -- these are the names of the elusive beasts that have caught the eye and captured the imaginations of people around the world for centuries. Recently, tales of these "monsters" have been corroborated by an increase in sightings, and... more...

  • Stung!by Lisa-ann Gershwin; Sylvia Earle

    University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 18.00

    Our oceans are becoming increasingly inhospitable to life?growing toxicity and rising temperatures coupled with overfishing have led many marine species to the brink of collapse. And yet there is one creature that is thriving in this seasick environment: the beautiful, dangerous, and now incredibly numerous jellyfish. As foremost jellyfish expert Lisa-ann... more...