Biology, Life Sciences

Conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity are increasing and are serious obstacles to wildlife conservation efforts worldwide. Changing patte...

The development of molecular tools has dramatically increased our knowledge of parasite diversity and the vectors that transmit them. From viruses ...

This completely revised edition provides a synthesis of the forces that shaped the evolution of the human growth pattern, the biocultural factors t...

As governments and institutions work to ameliorate the effects of anthropogenic CO2 emissions on global climate, there is an increasing need to und...

Completely revised new edition of the market-leading HL Biology etext, written for the new 2014 Science IB Diploma curriculum. With four-year stude...

Exploring the fateful chains of events that gave rise to humanity's infectious diseases and pandemics.Why do global pandemics materialize? To addre...

The culmination of more than a decade of fieldwork and related study, this unique book uses analyses of perimortem taphonomy in Ice Age Siberia to ...

In the last decade, research on the previously dormant field of camouflage has advanced rapidly, with numerous studies challenging traditional conc...

Sarcocystis is one of the most prevalent parasites of livestock and also infects many wild mammals, birds, and humans. Written by the authors who p...

Chimpanzees are humanity's closest living relations and are of enduring interest to a range of sciences, from anthropology to zoology. In the West,...

Human activities impact the environment and modify the cycles of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen from local to global scales. In ord...

Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion? If so, then why? Thes...

Just like humans, animals and plants suffer from infectious diseases, which can critically threaten biodiversity. This book describes key studies t...