Biology, Life Sciences

The widespread use of mouse models in developmental, behavioural and genetic studies has sparked wider interest in rodent biology as a whole. This ...

The Murray cod is Australia's largest and most iconic freshwater fish. Tales of the species have long been part of Australian folklore and this boo...

The evolution of high-crowned teeth, hypsodonty, is a defining characteristic of many terrestrial herbivores. To date, the most prominent focus in ...

As researchers try to predict the effects of human modification at all trophic levels and mediate the impact of rapid environmental change, it has ...

As researchers try to predict the effects of human modification at all trophic levels and mediate the impact of rapid environmental change, it has ...

Recent social and political psychological research indicates that increased access to ancestry testing has strengthened the notion of genetic essen...

Adopting a novel approach to the topic that links the contents of both biosynthesis and chemical synthesis through mechanistic examination, this bo...

Understanding the symbiosis between plants and pathogenic microbes is at the core of effective disease management for crops and managed forests. At...

Understanding the symbiosis between plants and pathogenic microbes is at the core of effective disease management for crops and managed forests. At...

Essential reading for all studying horticulture and keen gardeners. This clear introduction to the principles underlying the practical applications...

In Measuring and Reasoning, Fred L. Bookstein examines the way ordinary arithmetic and numerical patterns are translated into scientific understand...

Australia and New Zealand are home to a remarkable and unique assemblage of flora and fauna. Sadly though, by virtue of their long isolation, and a...

What do we know about animal evolution in the early twenty-first century? How much more do we know today than Darwin did? What are the most excitin...

Computing is revolutionizing the practice of biology. This book, which assumes no prior computing experience, provides students with the tools to w...

Reflecting the major advances that have been made in the field over the past decade, this book provides an overview of current models of biological...

In recent years, a growing number of scientific careers have been brought down by scientists' failure to satisfactorily confront ethical challenges...

Coastal ecosystems are centres of high biological productivity, but their conservation is often threatened by numerous and complex environmental fa...

Coastal ecosystems are centres of high biological productivity, but their conservation is often threatened by numerous and complex environmental fa...

How does nature work in our human-created city, suburb, and exurb/peri-urb? Indeed how is ecology - including its urban water, soil, air, plant, an...

Positive psychologists focus on ways that we can advance the lives of individuals and communities by studying the factors that increase positive ou...

Understanding the functions and properties of molecules in living systems requires a detailed knowledge of their three-dimensional structures and t...