Taxonomy & Systematics

Leaf beetles are one of the largest groups of beetles, with tens of thousands of species worldwide and around 280 in Britain. They belong mainly to...

Comprehensive photographic guide to the orchids of the region written by leading experts, who between them have decades of orchid field and researc...

This book considers the natural history and cultural symbolism of a most unusual woodpecker a species that neither excavates nest holes in trees, ...

This books targets a wide audience of practitioners and researchers alike. First, it introduces newly developed, dynamic classification concepts ba...

In this second edition, the book has been thoroughly revised eliminating errors and changing some of the contents in the light of recent developmen...

Since the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which pheno...

Climate change has shaped life in the past and will continue to do so in the future. Understanding the interactions between climate and biodiversit...

This second part of Volume 48 of the Flora of Pan-Himalaya is devoted to the single genus, Saussurea of the Asteraceae family, which has wide medic...

This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It provides a compre...

Modern biological classification is based on the system developed by Linnaeus, and interpreted by Darwin as representing the tree of life. But desp...

Willi Hennig (191376), founder of phylogenetic systematics, revolutionised our understanding of the relationships among species and their natural c...

Annelids (the segmented worms) exist in a remarkably diverse range of mostly marine but also freshwater and terrestrial habitats, varying greatly i...

The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Zambia, Malawi,...

We live in the age of big companies where rising levels of power are concentrated in the hands of a few. Yet no government or organisation has the ...

Why would a researcher be willing to subject themselves to scorching heat, frigid conditions, or swarms of Anopheles mosquitoes? For author Michael...

Why would a researcher be willing to subject themselves to scorching heat, frigid conditions, or swarms of Anopheles mosquitoes? For author Michael...

This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unus...

Could the race to de-carbonize our energy systems be leading us closer to environmental disaster? Why did biology choose carbon, in a variety of c...

Neither cellular/molecular nor ecosystem processes can be fully understood without a detailed understanding of the biology of the whole organism. D...

Neither cellular/molecular nor ecosystem processes can be fully understood without a detailed understanding of the biology of the whole organism. D...

This fascinating reference book delves into the origins of the vernacular and scientific names of sharks, rays, skates and chimeras. Each entry off...

If you have tried to identify wildflowers, you'll already know exactly what is meant by the title of this book. Although a lot of plants are relati...