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Anthropogenic climate change is the defining environmental challenge of this century, posing an existential threat not only to humans but also to the vast array of plants and animals that inhabit our planet. Among these, insects reign as the largest and most diverse...
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OUP Oxford
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2024-02-16
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Bestselling author and acclaimed nature illustrator Clare Walker Leslie invites beginning birdwatchers to hone their observational skills with this easy-to-use visual guide. Using her signature nature journal illustrations, Leslie shows readers the key clues to look...
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Storey Publishing, LLC
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2024-02-06
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Many wild animals in human care live longer than their wild counterparts because of modern care and wellbeing programmes, leading to a growing demographic of ageing animals. This handbook is dedicated to their care. As an innovative expert publication, it integrates all...
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Springer
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2023-12-11
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This accessible book describes a fascinating range of emerging infectious disease outbreaks affecting humans, including rabies, Ebola virus, Lyme disease, bubonic plague, and of course, Covid-19. The book also covers emerging infectious diseases in wildlife, such as...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-12-06
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This book helps us to understand the importance of the microbiome associated with finfish and shellfish inhabiting different locations and varied environmental and biological situations. It covers modern molecular tools for identifying microbiome composition and their...
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Springer
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2023-11-13
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Obwohl die Menschheit bereits das Wissen hat, um unsere Nachbarplaneten aufsuchen zu können, sind ihre Kenntnisse, was die eigene Umgebung anbetrifft, immer noch bruchstückhaft. Dabei gibt es auch auf der Erde noch so viel zu entdecken! Das Wesen von möglichen...
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Springer
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2023-10-31
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This must-read for birders features a complete guide to attracting, understanding, and protecting owls. The call of an owl evokes mystery; seeing one in the wild inspires wonder. Of the top ten birds people hope to see, three are owls. Although they may be out of...
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Timber Press
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2023-10-17
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Birds have and continue to fascinate scientists and the general public. While the avian respiratory system has unremittingly been investigated for nearly five centuries, important aspects on its biology remain cryptic and controversial. In this book, resolving some of...
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Springer
Parution :
2023-09-13
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This book provides a unique blend of data on insect life spans, physiology, enzymology and other molecular features associated with digestion and nutrient absorption to enrich the knowledge on insects and to disclose putative molecular targets for the development of new...
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Springer
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2023-09-04
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A generation or two before Socrates, thinkers classified the world's organisms into three categories: plants, animals, and man. However, Aristotle recognized that some organisms, such as sponges and sea-fans, share properties of both plants and animals. These became...
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Oxford University Press
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2023-07-14
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Dieses reich illustrierte Handbuch deckt alle Aspekte der modernen Katzendermatologie ab, von der Herangehensweise an verschiedene Anzeichen und Symptome bis hin zur Beschreibung der Ätiologie, Pathogenese, klinischen Manifestation, Diagnose und aktuellen Behandlung...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2023-07-12
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This book addresses a global issue of increasing high quality food from ruminant animals while reducing their impacts on the environment. However, one of the main constraints to livestock development and the underlying cause of the low productivity in many developing...
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Springer
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2023-07-04
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This book is the first volume of the bioacoustics series published by the Society for Bioacoustics.This volume provides an overview of the advances and recent topics in acoustic communication in various animals. Most animals produce vibrations and sounds by moving their...
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Springer
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2023-06-17
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Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbour invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans. In our increasingly connected world, with speedy...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-06-07
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Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbour invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans. In our increasingly connected world, with speedy...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2023-05-23
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This edited book presents the emerging sustainable innovations in all areas of aquaculture in Africa with a view to create an opportunity whereby scientific outputs and recommendations can be endorsed for improved aquaculture outputs towards poverty alleviation and food...
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Springer
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2023-05-11
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Uncover on-the-ground reporting on the conflict between conservationists, ranchers, and an iconic predator—and discover the solution that might appease them all. The gray wolf has made an astonishing comeback in Washington. Nearly eradicated by the 1990s,...
Editeur :
Timber Press
Parution :
2023-04-11
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Gegenüber den Säugetieren werden Fische häufig unterschätzt und als weniger komplexe Organismen abgetan. Um diesen voreiligen Schluss zu entkräften, präsentiert Ihnen Horst Bleckmann die hochentwickelten kognitiven Fähigkeiten der Fische.Wussten Sie z.B., dass Fische...
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Springer
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2023-04-04
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Friedrich Frischknecht gives an insight into malaria and the biological complexity of the parasites that trigger it. The author takes the reader on a journey from the historical discovery of the pathogen to the modern methods of vaccine development. He explains how...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2023-03-15
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The textbook builds a bridge between the "neurosciences" (theoretical and experimental neurobiology, neurology) and the "psychosciences" (psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy) and aims to help provide the other disciplines with the most important and scientifically...
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Springer
Parution :
2023-03-13
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