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Zoology

  • The Avian Migrantby John H. Rappole

    Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 79.99

    The purpose of migration, regardless of the distance involved, is to exploit two or more environments suitable for survival or reproduction over time, usually on a seasonal basis. Yet individual organisms can practice the phenomenon differently, and birds deploy unique patterns of movement over particular segments of time. Incorporating the latest... more...

  • Food Webs and Biodiversityby Axel G. Rossberg

    Wiley 2013; US$ 82.50

    Food webs have now been addressed in empirical and theoretical research for more than 50 years. Yet, even elementary foundational issues are still hotly debated. One difficulty is that a multitude of processes need to be taken into account to understand the patterns found empirically in the structure of food webs and communities.   Food... more...

  • Animal Wiseby Virginia Morell

    Old Street Publishing 2013; US$ 14.57

    Did you know that ants teach, earthworms make decisions, rats love to be tickled, and chimps mourn? That some dogs have 1000-word vocabularies and that birds practise songs in their sleep? That crows improvise tools and moths remember living as caterpillars? Animal Wise takes the reader on an exhilarating, eye-opening journey into the hearts and minds... more...

  • Megafaunaby Richard A. Fariña; Sergio F. Vizcaíno; Gerry De Iuliis; Sebastián Tambusso

    Indiana University Press 2013; US$ 54.99

    More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell... more...

  • In Defense of Animalsby Peter Singer

    Wiley 2013; US$ 90.95

    Bringing together new essays by philosophers and activists, In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave highlights the new challenges facing the animal rights movement. Exciting new collection edited by controversial philosopher Peter Singer, who made animal rights into an international concern when he first published In Defence of Animals and Animal... more...

  • The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Rabbits of the Worldby Donald W Duszynski; Lee Couch

    Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 99.95

    The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Rabbits of the World is a taxonomic summation of a damaging intestinal parasite found in rabbits and transmissible to other species, including humans. This book conceptually and historically summarizes the world's literature on the parasite and also provides a quick guide to isolation... more...

  • Wildlife Forensic Investigationby John E. Cooper

    CRC Press 2013; US$ 129.95

    Wildlife forensics is the application of forensic science to the conservation and protection of non-domesticated animals, both in the wild and in captivity. Providing an in-depth introduction to this rapidly evolving field, Wildlife Forensic Investigation: Principles and Practice also chronicles aspects of the history of management, conservation, and... more...

  • Essentials of Disease in Wild Animalsby Gary A. Wobeser

    Wiley 2013; US$ 92.99

    The interrelationship between wild animal, domestic animals and human health is appreciated now more than ever before. This is because of the recognition of the involvement of wild animals in diseases of humans and domestic animals, the impact of disease on wildlife management and conservation biology, recognition of new forms of environmental contamination,... 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... more...

  • Scorpions of Southern Africaby Jonathan Leeming

    Random House Struik 2013; US$ 15.00

    A guide to scorpions of southern Africa more...