Zoology and animal sciences Books
University of Chicago Press Black Tailed Prairie Dog Social Life of a
Book SynopsisThe author draws on 16 years of research at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, in the USA, to provide this account of prairie dog social behaviour. Through comparisons with more than 300 other animal species, he offers new insights into basic theory in behavioural ecology and sociobiology.Table of ContentsPreface Ch. 1: Prairie Dogs and Coloniality Ch. 2: Taxonomy and Natural History Ch. 3: Burrows Ch. 4: Study Sites and Methods Ch. 5: Costs and Benefits of Coloniality Ch. 6: The Coterie Ch. 7: Infanticide, the Major Cause of Juvenile Mortality Ch. 8: The Antipredator Call Ch. 9: Communal Nursing Ch. 10: Kin Recognition, Social Learning, and Eusociality Ch. 11: Behavioral Observations of Estrus and Copulations Ch. 12: Annual and Lifetime Reproductive Success Ch. 13: Factors That Affect Annual and Lifetime Reproductive Success Ch. 14: Levels of Inbreeding Ch. 15: Do Mothers Manipulate the Sex Ratio of Their Litters? Ch. 16: Demography and Population Dynamics Ch. 17: Behavioral Ecology of Prairie Dogs Appendix A. Common and Scientific Names of Organisms Mentioned in This Book Appendix B. Descriptions of Infanticides by Marauding Females Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press Induced Responses to Herbivory Interspecific
Book SynopsisPlants face a daunting array of creatures which eat them, bore into them and use virtually every plant part for food or shelter. However, plants are far from defenceless under attack, often actively altering their chemistry and physiology. This study offers research on responses to herbivory.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1: An Introduction to the Phenomena and Phenomenology of Induction 2: How a Plant Perceives Damage and Signals Other Ramets, and the Specificity of these Processes 3: Mechanisms of Induced Responses 4: Induced Resistance against Herbivores 5: Induced Defense and the Evolution of Induced Resistance 6: Using Induced Resistance in Agriculture References Index
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The University of Chicago Press Maternal Effects in Mammals
Book SynopsisEvolutionary maternal effects occur whenever a mother's phenotypic traits directly affect her offspring's phenotype, independent of the offspring's genotype. This book reflects advances in genomic, ecological, and behavioral research, as well as fresh understandings of the evolutionary interplay between mothers and their offspring.Trade Review"This book will be useful to anyone studying maternal effects in any species, as well as to everyone studying mammals. The importance of the issues the editors consider is not just restricted to maternal effects, and their application is not just restricted to mammals. Maternal Effects in Mammals will be highly influential. It will set the tone for research on maternal effects for many years to come." - Stephen M. Shuster, Northern Arizona University"
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The University of Chicago Press The Infanticide Controversy
Book SynopsisIdentified in the 1960s as a phenomenon worthy of investigation, infanticide had, by the 1970s, become the focus of serious controversy. Tracing the history of the infanticide debates, this title investigates key theoretical and methodological themes that have characterized field studies of apes and monkeys in the twentieth century.Trade Review"The Infanticide Controversy is an authoritatively researched and attractively written work of historico-sociological analysis of important recent science. It draws on extensive interviews with participants and exhibits a deep knowledge of the technical issues as well as the multiple contexts conditioning debates about them." - Gregory Radick, author of The Simian Tongue"
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The University of Chicago Press Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins
Book SynopsisAlthough bats and dolphins live in very different environments and are vastly different in size, both groups have evolved similar sonar systems, known as echolocation to locate food and navigate seas and skies. This volume compares each group and indentifies future areas of research.
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University of Chicago Press A Little Queer Natural History
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MIT Press Ltd Contraception A Concise History MIT Press
Book SynopsisThe development, manufacturing, and use of contraceptive methods from the late nineteenth century to the present, viewed from the perspective of reproductive justice.The beginning of the modern contraceptive era began in 1882, when Dr. Aletta Jacobs opened the first birth control clinic in Amsterdam. The founding of this facility, and the clinical provision of contraception that it enabled, marked the moment when physicians started to take the prevention of pregnancy seriously as a medical concern. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Donna Drucker traces the history of modern contraception, outlining the development, manufacturing, and use of contraceptive methods from the opening of Dr. Jacobs's clinic to the present. Drucker approaches the subject from the perspective of reproductive justice: the right to have a child, the right not to have a child, and the right to parent children safely and healthily.Drucker describes contraceptive methods a
£13.49
Hachette Books Believe It or Snot The Definitive Field Guide to
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Hachette Books Does It Fart
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£14.45
Hachette Books True or Poo The Definitive Field Guide to Filthy
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£14.40
WW Norton & Co The Liars Tale A History of Falsehood
Book Synopsis"A book too disturbing to be ignored."—Booklist, boxed reviewTrade Review"A detailed but also lucid gallop through the various ways western philosophy has wrestled with the slippery topic of truth." Financial Times "There are splendid features in [Campbell's] book... Some of his portraits of individual thinkers are brilliantly drawn, compellingly written." The Times "Lucid, intelligent, cleverly organised and encyclopedic." Times Literary Supplement (The Liar's Tale).
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Banggai Cardinalfish
Book SynopsisThe Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, is a fascinating species that possesses a series of remarkable biological characteristics making it unique among coral reef fishes. It has been the focus of studies in reproduction, ecology, population genetics and evolution. In addition, since its rediscovery in the late 1990s, it has become tremendously popular in the international ornamental fish trade, and indiscriminate collecting has led to its inclusion in the 2007 IUCN Red List as an endangered species. This book is divided into three main parts: a general introduction to the fish, including a historical synopsis with an overview of the Banggai Archipelago; a comprehensive treatment of the species' natural history (distribution, morphology, reproduction, embryology, ecology, genetics, systematics and evolution); an account of the conservation of the species, including descriptions of its fishery, attempts to protect it under CITES, and introduction programmes. The book aTrade Review“An authoritative synthesis of everything we know about this important yet endangered ornamental fish that also plays an important ecological role on Indonesian coral reefs.” (Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, 1 June 2012) Table of ContentsPreface x Acknowledgments xiii Part I Introduction 1 1 Introduction 3 1.1 The Banggai cardinalfish and a long rewarding experience 3 2 Historic Review 6 2.1 The improbable first encounter 6 2.2 Rediscovering the “King of the Cardinalfishes,” and a prophecy realized 8 2.3 Other field studies 9 3 The Banggai Archipelago 11 4 Field Research in the Banggai Islands 21 4.1 Introduction 21 4.2 A challenging first expedition 22 Part II Natural History 29 5 Geographic Distribution 31 5.1 Introduction 31 5.2 The geographic distribution of Pterapogon kauderni within its natural range 33 5.3 The Luwuk population 36 5.4 The north Sulawesi populations 38 5.5 Other exotic populations 39 5.6 Discussion 40 6 General Survey of Morphology 46 6.1 Introduction and some particulars of the soft anatomy 46 6.2 Main osteological characteristics (Figure 6.2a, see Tables 6.1, 6.2 for selected body proportions and counts) 49 7 Reproductive Biology 58 7.1 General aspects of reproduction in Apogonidae 58 7.2 The reproductive biology of Pterapogon kauderni 75 8 Ecology 94 8.1 Main ecological aspects of Apogonidae 94 8.2 Habitat and microhabitat preference of Pterapogon kauderni 95 8.3 Common fish assemblages including Pterapogon kauderni 101 8.4 Group structure 102 8.5 Reproductive ecology 104 8.6 Trophic habits 109 8.7 Likely predators of Pterapogon kauderni 119 8.8 Natural occurrence of parasites in Pterapogon kauderni 120 9 Genetics 123 9.1 Introduction 123 9.2 Genetic structure in Pterapogon kauderni 124 9.3 Possible spot polymorphism 125 10 Systematics and Evolution 128 10.1 Introduction 128 10.2 Taxonomy of Pterapogon kauderni 130 10.3 Recent phylogenetic studies and intergeneric relationships of Pterapogon 131 10.4 Direct development and the Banggai-Australian connection: Could ontogeny and paleogeography provide hints about the origin and intergeneric relationships of Pterapogon? 132 10.5 Evolution of Apogonidae. The case for a freshwater-origin of the family 138 Part III Conservation 145 11 The Fishery of Pterapogon kauderni 147 11.1 Introduction: Pterapogon kauderni, a species particularly susceptible to high collection pressure 147 11.2 The history of the trade 149 11.3 Field surveys and a bleak conservation situation 150 11.4 The capture, handling and shipping of Pterapogon kauderni: high mortality explained 152 12 Conservation of Pterapogon kauderni, a Challenge Still Ahead 158 12.1 The unsuccessful proposal for regulating the capture and trade of Pterapogon kauderni 158 12.2 The real significance of Pterapogon kauderni in the local economy. Why the livelihood of the Banggai people should not be used as an excuse to prevaricate the protection of this species 160 12.3 The potential benefits of and resistance to regulate the capture and trade of Pterapogon kauderni 161 13 The Lembeh Conundrum, from a Careless Action to a Grave Conservation Situation 166 13.1 The “Lembeh population” and its impact in the Lembeh Strait 166 13.2 A word for the hobbyists 170 Part IV Appendix 173 14 Captive Breeding and Rearing of Pterapogon kauderni 175 14.1 Introduction 175 14.2 Reproduction 176 14.3 Nutritional aspects 181 14.4 Diseases: a new viral infection 183 References 186 Index 198 COMPANION WEBSITE This book has a companion website: www.wiley.com/go/vagelli/cardinalfish with Figures and Tables from the book for downloading
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Wildlife Search and Rescue
Book SynopsisRescuing wild animals in distress requires a unique set of skills, very different from those used in handling domestic animals. The equipment, degree of handling, the type of caging and level of care a wild animal receives can mean the difference between life and death. Wildlife Search and Rescue is a comprehensive guide on best practices' and suggested standards for response to sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. This valuable resource covers the fundamentals of wildlife rescue, from phone to field', including safe and successful capture strategies, handling and restraint techniques and initial aid. Wildlife Search and Rescue is a must have for anyone interested in knowing what to do when they are face to face with a wild animal in need, or for anyone involved in animal rescue. While the book focuses on wildlife native to North America, much of the information and many of the techniques are applicable to other species, including domestic dogs and cats. Visit Trade Review“Wildlife Search and Rescue: A Guide for First Responders is a compact and practical introduction to the considerations and practicalities of wildlife capture . . . I would suggest this text as a companion to the BSAVA Wildlife Manual which provides complementary and more in-depth information on a number of British wildlife species.” (Animal Welfare, 1 November 2012) “It will also prove useful for students looking at applied ecology scenarios. And, even for a plant ecologist like me, it is a very good, fascinating read.” (British Ecological Society Bulletin, 1 August 2012) Table of ContentsForeword Jay Holcomb xiii Preface xvii 1 Overview of wildlife rescue 1 2 Characterizing wildlife search and rescue 3 3 Laws and regulations governing wildlife rescue in the USA 7 4 Code of practice 10 5 The components of wildlife search and rescue 11 Human safety 11 Environmental hazards 11 Human factor hazards 12 Equipment hazards 13 Health risks 13 Zoonotic diseases 15 Bacterial infections 15 Fungal infections 18 Viruses 19 Parasites 19 Personal protective equipment 22 Protection from hazardous materials 24 Basic safety and preparedness guidelines 26 Operational risk management 27 Outfitting 32 The welfare of the animal 34 Understanding stress 35 Minimizing stress during rescue operations 38 Potential for success 40 The mindset of the hunter and the hunted 42 The importance of natural history 42 The fundamentals of the search 43 The fundamentals of the capture 45 6 Anatomy of a response team 52 7 Overview of wildlife capture equipment 55 The towel 55 Herding boards 55 Nets and netting 57 The hoop net 57 The open-ended hoop net 58 The throw net 60 Land seine 60 Mechanical nets 60 Active land seine 60 The bow net and Q-net 61 The whoosh net 62 Driving, funnel, and walk-in traps 63 The dho-gaza 66 Drop traps 66 Cage traps 68 Projectile-powered nets 68 Lures 69 Catchpole 70 8 Capture, handling, and confinement of wild birds 71 Techniques for capturing wild birds 71 Enticing wild birds using lures 71 The Bartos trap 76 Snare-type traps 76 Bal-chatri 76 The phai trap 78 Noose carpets 79 The single snare 79 Leg snare pole 84 Swan hook 85 Pit traps 85 Mist nets 86 On the water 86 Floating gill nets 88 Floating barriers and submersible pens 89 Spotlighting 90 Special circumstances and particular methods 92 Hummingbirds 92 Loons (Gaviiformes) 93 Grebes (Podicipediformes) 94 Rails and coots (Rallidae) 94 Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) 95 Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae) 97 Waders 97 Alcids 98 Birds trapped in structures 98 Hummingbirds in skylights 99 Window strikes 100 Ducklings in a pool 100 Birds entangled in fishing tackle 104 Rodenticide poisoning 105 Shot through with a projectile 105 Glue traps 109 Avian botulism 110 Lead poisoning 111 Domoic acid poisoning (DAP) 111 ‘‘Sea slime’’ 113 Oil and petroleum products 113 Handling and restraint of wild birds 117 Processing from nets and housing 124 Short-term and temporary housing for wild birds 124 9 Capture, handling, and confinement of land mammals 130 Techniques for capturing wild mammals 130 Chemical immobilization 131 Special circumstances and particular methods 131 Small rodents 131 Large rodents, porcupines, beaver 132 Lagomorphs, rabbits and hares 132 Xenarthrans, anteaters, armadillos 132 Skunks 133 Canids 133 Deer 133 Physical restraint of land mammals 134 Bats 134 Small rodents 135 Talpids, moles and relatives 136 Squirrels 137 Opossums 137 Porcupines 137 Lagomorphs, rabbits and hares 138 Small and medium-sized carnvores 138 Mustelids, badger, otter, weasels 139 Skunks 139 Coyotes and foxes 139 Felids 140 Processing mammals from nets and cages 140 Temporary confinement of land mammals 142 10 Capture and handling of reptiles and amphibians 145 11 Marine mammal rescue 146 Rescuing seals and sea lions 146 Young seals and sea lions 147 Hoop nets 149 Modified open-ended hoop net 149 Wraps, slings, and stretchers 151 The towel wrap 151 Flat webbing cargo net 152 The floating net 153 Physical restraint of seals and sea lions 153 Confinement and transport of pinnipeds 153 Cetaceans 156 12 Basic wildlife first aid and stabilization 158 Performing a cursory physical examination 159 Bleeding 161 Dehydration 161 Fluid therapy 162 Oral fluid administration (mammals) 164 Oral fluid administration (birds) 165 Subcutaneous injections 168 Treating hypothermia 170 Treating Hyperthermia 171 Basic wound care 172 Stabilizing fractures 173 Robert Jones bandage 174 Figure-eight wrap 174 Bird body wrap 176 The ball bandage 176 13 Transporting wildlife 177 14 Field euthanasia 179 15 Life, liberty, and euthanasia 182 16 Rescuing baby birds and land mammals 184 17 Reuniting, re-nesting, and wild-fostering 185 Returning altricial chicks to the wild 187 Returning precocial chicks to the wild 193 Returning baby mammals to the wild 195 Nutritional support 198 18 Offering public service 200 Public relations and the art of shapeshifting 202 Contracting with municipalities 203 Appendix 1 Ready packs 204 Appendix 2 Wildlife observation form 206 Appendix 3 Wildlife trauma equipment and supplies 207 Appendix 4 Instructions for tying nooses 209 Appendix 5 Barn owl box plans and instructions 211 Appendix 6 Sample contract 213 Further reading 220 Index 222
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Plasma Medicine
Book SynopsisWritten by the world s leading experts, this book focuses major topics like the physics required to develop novel plasma discharges for medical applications, the medicine to apply the technology, and the biology to understand complicated bio-chemical processes involved in plasma interaction with living tissues.Table of ContentsPreface xv Acknowledgements xvii 1 Introduction to Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Plasma Medicine 1 1.1 Plasma medicine as a novel branch of medical technology 1 1.2 Why plasma can be a useful tool in medicine 4 1.3 Natural and man-made, completely and weakly ionized plasmas 5 1.4 Plasma as a non-equilibrium multi-temperature system 7 1.5 Gas discharges as plasma sources for biology and medicine 9 1.6 Plasma chemistry as the fundamental basis of plasma medicine 13 1.7 Non-thermal plasma interaction with cells and living tissues 14 1.8 Applied plasma medicine 15 2 Fundamentals of Plasma Physics and Plasma Chemistry for Biological and Medical Applications 19 2.1 Elementary plasma generation processes 19 2.2 Excited species in plasma medicine: Excitation, relaxation and dissociation of neutral particles in plasma 31 2.3 Elementary plasma-chemical reactions of excited neutrals and ions 39 2.4 Plasma statistics, thermodynamics, and transfer processes 46 2.5 Plasma kinetics: Energy distribution functions of electrons and excited atoms and molecules 58 2.6 Plasma electrodynamics 68 3 Selected Concepts in Biology and Medicine for Physical Scientists 81 3.1 Molecular basis of life: Organic molecules primer 81 3.2 Function and classification of living forms 96 3.3 Cells: Organization and functions 97 3.4 Overview of anatomy and physiology 124 4 Major Plasma Disharges and their Applicability for Plasma Medicine 165 4.1 Electric breakdown and steady-state regimes of non-equilibrium plasma discharges 165 4.2 Glow discharge and its application to biology and medicine 177 4.3 Arc discharge and its medical applications 191 4.4 Radio-frequency and microwave discharges in plasma medicine 208 4.5 Coronas, DBDs, plasma jets, sparks and other non-thermal atmospheric-pressure streamer discharges 232 4.6 Discharges in liquids 253 5 Mechanisms of Plasma Interactions with Cells 269 5.1 Main interaction stages and key players 269 5.2 Role of plasma electrons and ions 272 5.3 Role of UV, hydrogen peroxide, ozone and water 276 5.4 Biological mechanisms of plasma interaction for mammalian cells 281 6 Plasma Sterilization of Different Surfaces and Living Tissues 293 6.1 Non-thermal plasma surface sterilization at low pressures 293 6.2 Surface microorganism inactivation by non-equilibrium high-pressure plasma 295 6.3 Plasma species and factors active for sterilization 304 6.4 Physical and biochemical effects of atmospheric-pressure air plasma on microorganisms 313 6.5 Animal and human living tissue sterilization 320 6.6 Generated active species and plasma sterilization of living tissues 324 6.7 Deactivation/destruction of microorganisms due to plasma sterilization: Are they dead or just scared to death? 329 7 Plasma Decontamination ofWater and Air Streams 339 7.1 Non-thermal plasma sterilization of air streams 339 7.2 Direct and indirect effects in non-thermal plasma deactivation of airborne bacteria 347 7.3 Non-thermal plasma in air-decontamination: Air cleaning from SO2 and NOx 353 7.4 Non-thermal plasma decontamination of air from volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions 361 7.5 Plasma desinfection and sterilization of water 378 8 Plasma Treatment of Blood 389 8.1 Plasma-assisted blood coagulation 389 8.2 Effect of non-thermal plasma on improvement of rheological properties of blood 395 9 Plasma-assisted Healing and Treatment of Diseases 403 9.1 Wound healing and plasma treatment of wounds 403 9.2 Treatment of inflammatory dysfunctions 418 9.3 Plasma treatment of cancer 422 9.4 Plasma applications in dentistry 428 9.5 Plasma surgery 433 10 Plasma Pharmacology 435 10.1 Non-thermal plasma treatment of water 435 10.2 Deionized water treatment with DBD in different gases: Experimental setup 436 10.3 Deionized water treatment with DBD in different gases: Results and discussion 438 10.4 Enhanced antimicrobial effect due to organic components dissolved in water 442 10.5 Summary 446 11 Plasma-assisted Tissue Engineering and Plasma Processing of Polymers 447 11.1 Regulation of biological properties of medical polymer materials 447 11.2 Plasma-assisted cell attachment and proliferation on polymer scaffolds 448 11.3 Plasma-assisted tissue engineering in control of stem cells and tissue regeneration 451 11.4 Plasma-chemical polymerization of hydrocarbons and formation of thin polymer films 453 11.5 Interaction of non-thermal plasma with polymer surfaces 461 References 483 Index 497
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The University of Michigan Press The Changing Environment of Northern Michigan
Book SynopsisHow has northern Michigan evolved over the years? This book shows how the area has changed since pre-European settlement.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press A Guide to Michigans Endangered Wildlife
Book SynopsisProfiles eighty-one of Michigan’s endangered and threatened wildlife species. Detailed descriptive sketches are accompanied by beautiful colour illustrations by some of Michigan’s foremost nature photographers. Also featured are maps that delineate the distribution of endangered and threatened wildlife in Michigan.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Hidden Language of Cats
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Penguin Publishing Group Why Animals Talk
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£19.65
Houghton Mifflin C.G and Birthday Surprise
Book SynopsisGeorge is curious about the party supplies he finds around his house. It must be a birthday! But whose? When the man with the yellow hat tells George that he is planning a surprise, of course George is curious. Before long George finds a hat, noisemakers, decorations, and games. It must be a birthday! But whose birthday is it? That’s the surprise! This paperback edition now includes a maze and a birthday vocabulary seek-and-find.
£8.46
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reefs and Carbonate Platforms in the Pacific and
Book SynopsisContains 17 of the papers presented at the IAS International Workshop on Reefs and Carbonate platforms in the Pacific and Indian oceans held in Sydney (July 1995). The book covers disciplines related to carbonate geology: sedimentology, geochemistry, geophysics, reef ecology and modelling.Trade Review"This ISA Special Publication contains, without doubt, many interesting and valuable contributions." Journal of Sedimentary ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction. Processes Operating. The Boundaries Of Carbonate Platforms. The Origin Of The Great Barrier Reef. Development And Demise Of Mid-Oceanic Carbonate Platforms, Wodejebato Guyot (NW Pacific). Stable Tropics Not So Stable: Climatically-Driven Extinctions Of Reef-Associated Molluscan Assemblages (Western Indian Ocean, Last Interglacial To Present). Sedimentary Cycles In Carbonate Platform Facies: Fourier Analysis Of Geophysical Logs From ODP Sites 865 And 866. Platform Case Histories. Aptian-Albian Eustatic Sea Levels. Origin Of Massive Replacive Dolomite Within Atolls And Carbonate Platforms. Computer Simulation Of A Cainozoic Carbonate Platform, Marion Plateau, Northeast Australia. Quaternary And Tertiary Subtropical Carbonate Platform Development On The Continental Margin Of Southern Queensland, Australia. Pleistocene Sea-Level Changes And The Consequent Development Of Reefs In The Ryukyu Islands, Southwestern Japan. Oceanic Reef Case Histories. Atolls And Volcanic Islands. Morphology And Sediments Of The Foreslopes Of Mayotte, Comoro Islands: Direct Observations From Submersible. Tectonic And Monsoonal Controls On Coral Atolls In The South China Sea. Modeling Of Interstitial Water Circulation Inside A Reef Platform: Steady State Flow, Heterogeneity Effects And Tidal Transient State. Active Margins; Environmental And Tectonic Influence On Growth And Internal Structure Of A Fringing Reef At Tasmaloum (SW Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides Island Arc, SW Pacific). Passive Margins. Lagoonal Sedimentation On Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef Province. Terrigenous Sediment: A Control On Reef Development?. Comparison Between Subtropical And Temperate Carbonate Elemental Composition: Examples From The Great Barrier Reef, Shart Bay And Tasmania, Australia And The Persian Gulf, UAE
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Capstone Press Animals Communicate
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Pebble Books Animals Communicate
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Chartwell Books The Illustrated Dinosaur Encyclopedia A Visual
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McFarland & Co Inc Encyclopedia of Cryptozoology
Book Synopsis On every continent and in every nation, animals unrecognized by modern science are reported on a daily basis. People passionately pursue these creatures--the name given to their field of study is cryptozoology. Coined in the 1950s, the term literally means the science of hidden animals. When the International Society of Cryptozoology (ISC) was formed in 1982, the founders declared that the branch of science is also concerned with the possible existence of known animals in areas where they are not supposed to occur (either now or in the past) as well as the unknown persistence of presumed extinct animals to the present time or to the recent past…what makes an animal of interest to cryptology is that it is unexpected. This reference work presents a flesh and blood view of cryptozoology. Here, 2,744 entries are listed, the majority of which each describe one specific creature or type of creature. Other entries cover 742 places where unnamed cryptids are said to appear; profiles of 77 groups and 112 individuals who have contributed to the field; descriptions of objects and events important to the subject; and essays on cryptotourism and hoaxes, for example. Appendices offer a timeline of zoological discoveries, annotated lists of movies and television series with cryptozoological themes, a list of crypto-fiction titles and a list of Internet websites devoted to cryptozoology.Trade ReviewThis is an extremely useful guide, with a substantial bibliography for further literary exploration." - Magonia Review of Books
£63.78
DK Handbooks Insects The Most Accessible Recognition
Book SynopsisWritten by noted entomologist George C. McGavin, this comprehensive handbook covers all 29 orders of insect as well as spiders and terrestrial arthropods. It’s packed with hundreds of annotated photographs and illustrations to help you discern the many types of insects and gives you a brief description of each insect family with main characteristics, including life cycles, the environment in which they thrive, and a photographic guide to assist you in categorizing the insect group. It’s an indispensable handbook for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Smithsonian Handbooks are the most visually appealing guides on the natural world in the book marketplace. Featuring more than 500 full-color illustrations and photographs, along with detailed annotations, Smithsonian Handbooks make identification easy and accurate.
£19.20
St Martin's Press Mole Music Reading Rainbow Books
Book SynopsisA spiritual story about the far-reaching effects of private actions.Mole has always led a simple life, but lately he feels something is missing. When he first hears someone playing a violin, Mole realizes that he longs to make beautiful music, too.Through practice and patience, Mole learns to play. And even though he plays alone, in the privacy of his underground home, his music has an effect on others that is more magical than Mole will ever know.
£8.99
The University of North Carolina Press Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and
Book SynopsisA guide to the amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. It features 189 species of salamanders, frogs, crocodilians, turtles, lizards, and snakes, with photographs, descriptions, and distribution maps for each species. It is suitable for zoologists, amateur naturalists, environmentalists, backpackers, campers, and hikers.
£26.96
University Press of Kentucky Endangered and Disappearing Birds of Appalachia
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The University of Arizona Press A Natural History of the Mojave Desert
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The University of Alabama Press Ecoviews Snakes Snails and Environmental Tales
Book SynopsisThis text studies the ecology of animals, plants and their habitats and promotes awareness of pressing environmental issues. The eight informative chapters deliver environmental messages and supply insights into the natural world and the ecologists who investigate its many mysteries.
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Holiday House Inc Step by Step
Book SynopsisAn adorable guessing-game introduction to baby animals and their footprints!Who walks in the snow? A penguin chick! Who crawls to the ocean? A sea turtle hatchling! In this adorable introduction to animal tracks and habitats, young readers must guess which baby animals have made which footprints. Thirteen different species appear, including--in a final surprise--our own.Published simultaneously in hardcover.
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John Wiley & Sons Wildlife Viewing A Management Handbook
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Picador USA Becoming Wild
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2020In this superbly articulate cri de coeur, Safina gives us a new way of looking at the natural world that is radically different.The Washington PostNew York Times bestselling author Carl Safina brings readers close to three non-human cultureswhat they do, why they do it, and how life is for them.A New York Times Notable Books of 2020Some believe that culture is strictly a human phenomenon. But this book reveals cultures of other-than-human beings in some of Earth's remaining wild places. It shows how if you're a sperm whale, a scarlet macaw, or a chimpanzee, you too come to understand yourself as an individual within a particular community that does things in specific ways, that has traditions. Alongside genes, culture is a second form of inheritance, passed through generations as pools of learned knowledge. As situations change, social lea
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Picador USA Metazoa
Book SynopsisEnthralling . . . breathtaking . . . Metazoa brings an extraordinary and astute look at our own mind's essential link to the animal world. The New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice)A great book . . . [Godfrey-Smith is] brilliant at describing just what he sees, the patterns of behaviour of the animals he observes. Nigel Warburton, Five BooksThe scuba-diving philosopher who wrote Other Minds explores the origins of animal consciousnessDip below the ocean's surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: sea sponges, soft corals, and serpulid worms, whose rooted bodies, intricate geometry, and flower-like appendages are more reminiscent of plant life or even architecture than anything recognizably animal. Yet these creatures are our cousins. As fellow members of the animal kingdomthe Metazoathey can teach us much about the evolutionary origins of not only
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St Martin's Press The New Breed
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McGraw-Hill Education Loose Leaf for Vertebrates Comparative Anatomy
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£140.40
McGraw-Hill Education Laboratory Studies in Integrated Principles of
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£208.31
McGraw-Hill Companies Loose Leaf for Integrated Principles of Zoology
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Symbiosis in Fishes
Book SynopsisSymbiosis in Fishes provides comprehensive coverage of the biology of partnerships between fishes and invertebrates, ascending the phylogenetic scale, from luminescent bacteria, sponges and coelenterates to molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms. Both facultative and obligatory partnerships are reviewed with emphasis on the behavioral, ecological and evolutionary aspects of fish symbiosis. Each of the eight chapters of this book focuses on a different group of partners. The structure, physiology and anti-predatory strategies of each group are described to provide the necessary background for the understanding of their partnerships with fishes. The formation of the associations, the degree of partner specificity and its regulation, as well as the benefits and costs for the fishes and their associates, communication between partners and their possible co-evolution are discussed in each chapter. This is the first attempt to critically review in a single volume all associatTrade Review�Overall, Symbiosis in Fishesis a valuable scientific contribution because although symbiotic interactions interactions involving fish are common worldwide and can affect the dynamics of many ecosystems, this is the first comprehensive review of the topic.� (The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1 June 2015) "Overall, the book reflects an exceptional breadth of knowledge and depth of integrative thinking, together with a deep appreciation for the subject of interspecific partnerships in fishes. As such, the book provides a superb resource and foundation for learning, teaching and further scientific inquiry." ( Journal of Fish Biology, 2015)Table of ContentsPreface x Introduction 1 1 The Associations between Fishes and Luminescent Bacteria 6 Luminescent Bacteria 6 Symbiotic Luminescent Bacteria in Fish Light Organs 8 Flashlight Fishes 11 Taxonomy and Distribution 11 The Light Organs 13 The Eye and the Light Organ 17 Reproduction, Larval and Light Organ Development 18 The Photophobic Response 20 The Use of Light by Flashlight Fishes 21 School Formation 22 Territorial Defense 22 Sexual Signaling 22 Deep Sea Ceratioid Anglerfishes 24 Structure, Diversity and Distribution 24 Reproductive Strategies 25 Obligatory Sexual Parasitism 26 Temporary Associations 28 Facultative Sexual Parasitism 29 Light Organ Structure and Development: Light and the Mechanisms Controlling its Emission 29 The Use of Lures by Anglerfishes 34 Ponyfishes 37 Structure, Distribution and Taxonomy 37 The Light Organ System (LOS) and Diversity of the Generated Light Patterns 38 Disruptive Illumination 40 Discrete Projected Luminescence (DPL) 41 Ventral Body Flash 41 Opercular Flash 42 Buccal Luminescence 42 Sex-Specific Signaling 43 Inception of the Association between Luminescent Bacteria and Ponyfishes 43 Sexual Dimorphism of the LOS, Sex-Specific Signaling and the Role of Sexual Selection in the Evolution of Leiognathid Fishes 44 Specificity of the Partnerships between Luminescent Bacteria and Fishes 47 Optimization of the Benefits to Fishes from their Association with Bacteria 48 The Evolution of the Partnerships between Fishes and Luminescent Bacteria 49 References 52 2 The Associations between Fishes and Sponges 58 Sponges 58 Predator Deterrence by Sponges 59 Multiple Species Assemblages in Sponges 61 Obligatory Fish Symbionts and Adaptations for Living in Association with Sponges 62 Nutrition, Reproduction and Sponge Occupation by Obligatory Symbiotic Fishes 68 Partner Specificity and Sponge Sharing by Obligatory Symbiotic Fishes 69 Evolution of the Partnership Between Obligatory Fish Symbionts and Sponges 70 Sponges as Living Incubators of Fish Eggs 72 Facultative Partnerships Between Fishes and Sponges 74 References 75 3 The Associations between Fishes and Anthozoans 79 Sea Anemones 79 The Stinging Cells and their Release Mechanism 80 Obligatory Associations with Sea Anemones of Fishes of the Genera Amphiprion and Premnas 81 The Taxonomy, Distribution and Ecology of Host Sea Anemones and their Associated Fishes 81 The Protection of Anemone Fishes from Sea Anemones 86 Recognition, Attraction to and Selection of Sea Anemones by Anemone Fishes 93 Partner Specificity 104 Host Preference 106 Competitive Interactions 106 Stochastic Processes 109 Habitat Preference 109 Geographical Overlap 109 Protection from Sea Anemones 109 Species Coexistence 110 Adaptations of Anemone Fishes for Living with Sea Anemones 111 Protandric Sex Reversal 111 Monogamy and Mate Recognition 114 Step-fathering 118 Social Control of Growth and the Tolerance of Nonbreeders by the Breeders 118 Fish Territoriality, Aggression and the Sea Anemone 121 Limited Larval Dispersal and Natal Recruitment 124 Benefits and Costs to Anemone Fishes and Sea Anemones from being Associated and their Short-term Mutual Impacts 128 The Evolution of the Anemone Fish–Sea Anemone Partnership 134 The Facultative Associations Between Fishes and Sea Anemones 135 Protection from Sea Anemones 140 Partner Specificity 141 Settlement and Recruitment of D. trimaculatus to Sea Anemones 142 The Sharing of Sea Anemones with Anemone Fishes 143 Benefits and Costs to Facultative Fish Partners and Sea Anemones 144 The Associations Between Fishes and Scleractinian Corals 145 Scleractinian Corals 145 Microhabitat Selection by Coral Dwelling Fishes 146 Attraction of Pomacentrid Fishes to Corals 146 Attraction of Pomacentrids to Corals Inhabited by Conspecifics 150 Coral Occupation, Competiton and Coexistence of Coral dwelling Gobies 153 Adaptations to Habitat by Coral Dwelling Gobies 157 Small Size and Morphology 157 Noxious Skin 158 Hypoxia Tolerance and Air Breathing 158 Bidirectional Sex Reversal 159 Monogamy 161 Social Control of Growth 162 Multiple Species Assemblages Involving Coral Dwelling Gobies and Crustaceans 164 Benefits and Costs to Fishes and Corals for being Associated 169 Benefits to Fishes 169 Costs to Fishes 173 Benefits to Corals 177 Costs to Corals 180 Social Structure and Mating System Evolution in Coral Dwelling Damselfishes of the genus Dascyllus 181 References 186 4 The Associations between Fishes and Siphonophores 202 Siphonophores 202 Physalia physalis −the Portuguese Man-of-War 203 Fishes Associated with Siphonophores other than Physalia physalis 204 Fishes Associated with Physalia physalis 207 References 209 5 The Associations between Fishes and Scyphozoan Medusae 212 Scyphozoan medusae 212 Predation on Scyphozoan Medusae and their Structural and Behavioral Antipredator Defenses 214 Fishes Associated with Scyphozoan Medusae 215 The Protection of Fishes from Scyphozoan Medusae 217 Recognition and Attraction to Scyphozoan Medusae by Associated Fishes 217 Partner Specificity, Duration of the Medusa–Fish Bond and the Effects of the Medusae Size on the Associated Fishes 219 Benefits and Costs to Fishes and Medusae from being Associated 221 The Effects of Medusae on Fish Recruitment 225 The Association of Fishes with Floating Objects and the Fish–Medusa Partnership 226 References 227 6 The Associations between Fishes and Molluscs 230 The Association between Fishes and Cephalopods 230 Cephalopods 230 Octopus Dens, Foraging and Antipredatory Behavior 231 Scavenging Fishes Associated with Octopus Dens 233 Fishes Associated with Foraging Octopuses 234 Octopuses and Cleaning Symbiosis 238 Transport Associations between Octopuses and Fishes 239 Fishes Associated with Squid Schools 239 The Association between Fishes and Gastropods 241 Gastropods 241 Predation on Conchs, Antipredatory Strategies and Foraging in Conchs 241 The Association between Cardinal Fishes and Conchs 242 The Association between Nudibranchs and Gobiid Fishes 245 The Association between a Pearlfish and an Opisthobranch Gastropod 246 The Association between Fishes and Bivalves 246 Bivalves 246 The Glochidia Larvae of Freshwater Mussels and their Host Fishes 247 Bitterlings and their Freshwater Mussel Hosts 248 Attraction of the European Bitterling to Mussels and Choice of Oviposition Sites 250 Adaptations of Bitterling for Development Inside Freshwater Mussels 252 Male Reproductive Behavior and the Mussel 254 Female Reproductive Behavior and the Mussel 257 Host Utilization by Sympatric Bitterling Species 260 Costs and Benefits for the Mussel and Possible Coevolution of the Bitterling–Mussel Partnership 263 Pearl Fishes Associated with Bivalves 265 The Association of Snailfish and Red Hake with Sea Scallops 265 References 269 7 The Associations between Fishes and Crustaceans 276 The Associations between Fishes and Cleaner Shrimps 276 Cleaning Symbiosis and Shrimp 276 Taxonomy, Morphology, Coloration and Distribution of Cleaner Shrimp 276 Cleaner Shrimp Activity 287 Associations between Cleaner Shrimp and Sea Anemones 288 Communication between Fishes and Cleaner Shrimp 292 Removal of Parasites versus Mucus by Cleaner Shrimp 294 Costs and Benefits for Cleaner Shrimp and Fish Clients and the Proximate Mechanisms for Cleaning 296 The Evolution of the Cleaner Shrimp–Fish Partnership 298 Feeding associations between fishes and crustaceans 299 Mixed Species Schools of Fishes and Crustaceans 300 Liparid Fishes Associated with Lithodid Crabs 301 The Associations between Fishes and Burrowing Brachyuran Crabs 303 Gobiid Fishes Associated with Burrowing Thalassinid Shrimp 305 Thalassinid Shrimp and their Burrows 305 The Facultative Association of Clevelandia ios with Callianassa californiensis and Upogebia pugettensis 307 The Obligatory Association of the Blind Goby Typhlogobius californiensis with Callianassa affinis 311 The Obligatory Association of Austrolethops wardi with Neaxius acanthus 313 The Obligatory Association of Didogobius amicuscardis with Axiopsis serratifrons 314 Gobiid Fishes Associated with Burrowing Alpheid Shrimps 316 Systematics of Gobies and Shrimps 316 Biogeography 318 Diet and Feeding Behavior 319 Habitat Specificity 322 Population Structure and Dynamics 324 Burrow Structure, Construction and Dynamics 326 Activity Rhythms 330 Aggressive Behavior and Territoriality of Goby and Shrimp 334 Reproduction of Goby and Shrimp 336 Interspecific Communication 338 Communication under Natural Conditions in Indo-Pacific Partnerships 338 Warning Signal Generation by Indo-Pacific Gobies in Response to Predators and Models of Predators 340 Sequence and Information Analyses in Indo-Pacific Partnerships 342 Film Analysis of the Communication between the Goby Amblyeleotris steinitzi and the Shrimp Alpheus purpurilenticularis 344 Communication between Gobies and Shrimp in the Western Atlantic 347 Partner Specificity 349 Field 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Fishes Sheltering among Sea Star Spines 421 Pearlfishes Associated with Sea Stars 421 References 423 Species Index 431 Subject Index 443
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