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This Is Your Brain on Musicby Daniel J. Levitin
Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 12.99In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music?its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it?and the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen, Levitin reveals: ? How composers produce some of the most pleasurable effects of listening to music by exploiting the way our brains make sense of the world ? Why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre ? That practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise ? How those insidious little jingles (called earworms... more...
Earthworm Identifierby Geoff Baker; Vicki Barrett
CSIRO Publishing 1995; US$ 8.45What sort of worms live in your garden or paddocks? Are they orange, red, cream, pink, green, or brown and purple stripes? This booklet provides a simple identification key for most common worm species in Australia, and outlines their role in enhancing soil productivity. Tips on how to collect and preserve earthworms, and maps of the known distribution of some species are included. more...
Birds of East Asiaby Mark Brazil
A&C Black 2009; US$ 38.99This is the first single volume guide ever devoted to the eastern Asianavifauna. The eastern Asian region, centring especially on the majorislands off the continental coast (including Japan and Taiwan) and theimmediately adjacent areas of the Asian continent from Kamchatka in thenorth and including the Korean Peninsula are an important centre ofendemism. Birds endemic to this region include representatives of manyof the major families, from the world's largest eagle - Steller's SeaEagle - to the tiny Formosan Firecrest. The east Asian continentalcoast and the offshore islands also form one of the world's majorinternational bird migration routes, especially for waterfowl,shorebirds and raptors, while the east Asian continental mainlanditself... more...
The Universe Inside Youby Brian Clegg
Icon Books 2012; US$ 11.65Fascinating facts and mind-boggling science of the human body. Built from the debris of exploding stars that floated through space for billions of years, home to a zoo of tiny aliens, and controlled by a brain with more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe, the human body is the most incredible thing in existence. In the sequel to his bestselling Inflight Science, Brian Clegg explores mitochondria, in-cell powerhouses which are thought to have once been separate creatures; how your eyes are quantum traps, consuming photons of light from the night sky that have travelled for millions of years; your many senses, which include the ability to detect warps in space and time, and why meeting an attractive person can turn you... more...
The Koalaby Roger Martin; Kathrine Handasyde
University of NSW Press 1999; US$ 11.35Perhaps the most long-awaited new edition in the Australian Natural History Series, this is a substantially different book from the previous edition by Tony Lee and Roger Martin. The contents cover the history of the koala; its distribution and abundance; nutrition; behaviour, sociality and life cycle; predators, parasites and pathogens; population biology; and conservation and management. Illustrations are widely used including eight pages of colour plates. The book places a strong emphasis on conservation and management issues, and candidly addresses issues of koala overpopulation in such areas as Kangaroo Island (South Australia) and Framlingham and French Island (Victoria). more...
A History of the Life Sciencesby Lois N. Magner
Marcel Dekker Inc 2002; US$ 79.95This volume addresses the development and significance of scientific methodologies, the relationship between science and society, and the diverse ideologies and current paradigms affecting the evolution and progression of biological studies. more...
Conserving Living Natural Resourcesby Bertie Josephson Weddell
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 53.00An introductory textbook for students of conservation biology and resource management. No prior knowledge of biological sciences or natural resource management is assumed. Three seminal concepts of conservation are discussed in an historical context, and the limitations and advantages of each approach are explained. more...
Cactiby Park S. Nobel
University of California Press 2002; US$ 15.95The Cactaceae family, with about sixteen hundred species, is cultivated worldwide for fruits, forage, fodder, and even as a vegetable. Cacti are recognized for their attractive flowers, special stem shapes, and ability to tolerate drought. Because of their efficient use of water and other adaptations, biological and agronomic interest in cacti has soared. more...
Biological Physics of the Developing Embryoby Gabor Forgacs; Stuart A. Newman
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 89.00This book shows how physics can be used to analyze the changes that cells and tissues undergo during development. Major stages and components of the biological development process are introduced and analyzed. Full-color throughout, this comprehensive textbook is suitable for graduate and upper-undergraduate courses in physics and biology. more...
Methods in Human Growth Researchby Roland C. Hauspie; Noël Cameron; Luciano Molinari; C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor; R. A. Foley; Nina Jablonski; Karen Strier; Michael Little; Kenneth M. Weiss
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 40.00This volume is a review of up-to-date methods used in human growth research. Aimed at junior and senior researchers in human biology, anthropology, epidemiology and paediatrics, it provides a minimum of the mathematics behind the methods, and focuses on concepts, possibilities, limitations and applications. more...









