JUNGLE features exotic animals in vivid colour and vibrant motion: A tree frog blinks his big red eyes. A tiger stalks his prey. A blue leaf monkey scratches his back. A tarantula scurries across the ground. A butterfly drinks from a tropical flower... Zobraziť viac
This book teaches not only the 'how' for statistical analysis of organismal size and shape, but also the 'when' and the 'why'. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, it covers the whole range of today's best techniques while always emphasizing the... Zobraziť viac
This book provides an accessible introduction to the principles and tools for modeling, analyzing, and synthesizing biomolecular systems. It begins with modeling tools such as reaction-rate equations, reduced-order models, stochastic models, and... Zobraziť viac
Anyone interested in the history of life-from paleontologists to inquisitive birders-will find Birds of Stone an irresistible feast for the eyes and mind. Zobraziť viac
Cancer is extremely common and in many situations a truly frightening disease, but for too long the psychological aspects and effects have been ignored. An Introduction to Psycho-Oncology deals in a clear and simple manner with the reactions of cancer... Zobraziť viac
Social insects--ants, bees, termites, and wasps--can be viewed as powerful problem-solving systems with sophisticated collective intelligence. Composed of simple interacting agents, this intelligence lies in the networks of interactions among... Zobraziť viac
The relationships between humans, animals and the natural world across history and between cultures. Zobraziť viac
A thoroughly updated and expanded step-wise guide to the study of animal behaviour. Zobraziť viac
Wer einen Blick in die hervorragend künstlerisch gestalteten Bestimmungsbücher von Professor Amann wirft, wird sich der Faszination, die von der Farbqualität und der naturgetreuen Wiedergabe der Abbildungen ausgeht, nicht entziehen können... Zobraziť viac
The population genetics and speciation of fungi is a rapidly developing field, heavily dependent upon the use of molecular markers. No basic text exists which describes the methods employed or the findings obtained from such investigations. This book... Zobraziť viac
Concise introduction to a major technique of cell biology laboratories for those new to the field. Zobraziť viac
The aim of this book is to examine a variety of problems in the understanding of the evolutionary history of the marsupials. In his exposition, the author covers developmental and reproductive biology, the cranio-skeletal system (including dentition,... Zobraziť viac
