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The last decade has seen a surge of interest among biologists in a range of social animal phenomena, including collective behaviour and social networks. In ‘Animal Social Behaviour’, authors Ashley Ward and Michael Webster integrate the most up-to-date empirical and...
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Springer
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2016-04-20
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Dieses Buch beschreibt außergewöhnliche Wahrnehmungen und unglaubliche Fähigkeiten von Menschen und Tieren, die oftmals einem „siebten Sinn“ zugeschrieben werden, aus der Sicht der heutigen Lebenswissenschaften. Zentrale Themen sind unbewusste Wahrnehmung, die kritische...
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Springer
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2016-04-19
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THE NEUROETHOLOGY OF PREDATION AND ESCAPE To eat and not get eaten is key to animal survival, and the arms race between predators and prey has driven the evolution of many rapid and spectacular behaviours. This book explores the neural mechanisms controlling predation...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-04-01
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Provides an accessible introduction to urban ecology, using established ecological theory to identify generalities in the complexity of urban environments. Examines the bio-physical processes of urbanization and how these influence the dynamics of urban populations,...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-03-02
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Organised into four sections, this text discusses the organisation of the living world. Links Ecology, Biodiversity and Biogeography Bridges modern and conventional Ecology Builds sequentially from the concept and importance of species, through patterns of diversity...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-02-29
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Fully integrative approach to the socibiology of caviomorph rodents Brings together research on social systems with that on epigenetic, neurendocrine and developmental mechanisms of social behavior Describes the social systems of many previously understudied...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-02-24
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In this interdisciplinary work, author Ron Edwards offers an innovative rereading of H. G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Edwards utilizes his twenty-five years in biology and the ethics of animal research to examine the bioethical implications of Wells' work and...
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Oxford University Press
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2016-02-17
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In nature, trickery and deception are widespread. Animals and plants mimic other objects or species in the environment for protection, trick other species into rearing their young, lure prey to their death, and deceive potential mates for reproduction. Cuckoos lay eggs...
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OUP Oxford
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2016-02-04
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In nature, trickery and deception are widespread. Animals and plants mimic other objects or species in the environment for protection, trick other species into rearing their young, lure prey to their death, and deceive potential mates for reproduction. Cuckoos lay eggs...
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OUP Oxford
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2016-02-04
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Stephen Budiansky holds that virtually everything previously written about dogs is either wrong or misguided. Instead he maintains that to understand the true nature of dogs we need to stop interpreting their behaviour in the human terms of loyalty and betrayal. The...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2016-01-28
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On September 26, 1924, the ground collapsed beneath a truck in a back alley in Washington, D.C., revealing a mysterious underground labyrinth. In spite of wild speculations, the tunnel was not the work of German spies, but rather an aging, eccentric Smithsonian...
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Oxford University Press
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2016-01-28
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Reviews key areas in ecological, medical and molecular parasitology Features essays from some of the world's leading parasitologists Each topic is set in context by featuring a key paper from the Journal of Paraistology over the past 100 years
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2016-01-25
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The nervous system is particularly fascinating for many biologists because it controls animal characteristics such as movement, behavior, and coordinated thinking. Invertebrate neurobiology has traditionally been studied in specific model organisms, whilst knowledge of...
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OUP Oxford
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2015-12-17
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This book focuses on the use of microorganisms in relation to agriculture, aquaculture and related fields, ranging from biofertilizers to poultry production. The latest innovations are also included to provide insights into the unlimited potentials of microorganisms in...
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Springer
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2015-12-11
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Entomology as a science of inter-depended branches like molecular entomology, insect biotechnology, has made rapid progress. This also implies that there is an urgent need to manage the available resources. In the past five decades, entomology has taken giant steps...
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Springer
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2015-11-24
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Willy Kükenthal hat 1886 ein halbes Jahr lang handschriftlich ein wissenschaftliches Tagebuch geführt, und zwar als er sich von einem Walfangsegelschiff nach Spitzbergen hat mitnehmen lassen. Er war der einzige Wissenschaftler an Bord, die Besatzung bestand aus einigen...
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Springer Spektrum
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2015-09-18
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Nests, Eggs, and Incubation brings together a global team of leading authorities to provide a comprehensive overview of the fascinating and diverse field of avian reproduction. Starting with a new assessment of the evolution of avian reproductive biology in light of...
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OUP Oxford
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2015-08-13
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Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic...
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Basic Books
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2015-05-05
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Das Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen enthält die wissenschaftlichen, deutschen und englischen Namen aller in der IUCN Red List von 2008 aufgeführten rezenten Säugetierarten sowie einige neuentdeckte oder einer taxonomischen Revision unterzogene Arten – alphabetisch nach...
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Springer Spektrum
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2015-04-30
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Insect science is fast changing as insects are evolving to a plethora of newer chemical molecules, climate change, management tactics and transformation of the landscapes. Through the International Conference, the editors have attempted to gather together newer aspects...
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Springer
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2015-04-28
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