Zoology & Animal Sciences

Microbial ecology is the study of interactions among microbes in natural environments and their roles in biogeochemical cycles, food web dynamics, ...

Shallow subterranean habitats (SSHs) are areas of habitable space that are less than 10 m in depth from the surface. These range from large areas s...

An essential reference book for every collector and researcher of American seashells, Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells is a complete sourcebook and ...

The Heliconius butterflies are one of the classic systems in evolutionary biology and have contributed hugely to our understanding of evolution ove...

Deep inside caves, at the bottoms of oceans and lakes, beneath the ground: these concealed habitats are absent of sunlight. This strange and fascin...

Elephants have fascinated humans for millennia. Aristotle wrote of them with awe; Hannibal used them in warfare; and John Donne called the elephant...

Reptiles demonstrate remarkable diversity across the landscape. From inland habitats of deserts and grasslands to coastal plains and oceans, the un...

''Thrilling, compellingly readable and paradigm-shattering'' - Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast''Beautifully written and filled with mind-bo...

As seen on ITV's This Morning'You really can learn to talk to your pet' - Daily MailWe all want what's best for our pets, but what if we simply don...

'Beautifully written and filled with mind-boggling wonders' - Dave Goulson, author of A Sting in the Tale'Thrilling, compellingly readable and para...

The Good Boys Guide to Being Good is an entertaining account of a dog trying to understand his human and live his best life. Written from the point...

Completely updated and revised, and synthesizing the recent explosion in animal welfare literature, the sixth edition of this best-selling textbook...

Completely updated and revised, and synthesizing the recent explosion in animal welfare literature, the sixth edition of this best-selling textbook...

The book is a themed, mutually referenced collection of articles from a very high-powered set of authors based on the workshop on Current developme...

Monkey see, monkey do may sound simple, but how an individual perceives and processes the behavior of another is one of the most complex and fascin...

Primatology draws on theory and methods from diverse fields, including anatomy, anthropology, biology, ecology, medicine, psychology, veterinary sc...

Are you looking for more Grace in your life? Grace as a word is familiar, but do we really know what grace is and what it takes not only to achi...

Dip into the intriguing world of shells with this beautifully illustrated guide to 75 weird and wonderful examples. When we pick up a shell on the ...

A compendium of slimy and repulsive facts from the authors of Does it Fart?What is hyena butter, and would you want to put it on toast? A hagfish c...

How did wolves evolve into dogs? When did this happen, and what role did humans play? Oxford geneticist Bryan Sykes used the full array of modern t...

It can seem like the end of the world when the vet tells you that, sadly, your beloved dog is going blind; its natural to put yourself in their pla...

What separates your mind from an animals? Maybe you think its your ability to design tools, your sense of self, or your grasp of past and futureall...

The evolution of dogs and the forces that drove its amazing transformation from a fierce wild carnivore, the wolf, to the astonishing range of comp...

A World Book Night book. A New York Timesbestselling book about the extraordinary abilities of mans best friend. When Cat Warren adopted Solo, an u...

This volume represents a short, yet systematic introduction to the topic of animal communication, in a way that blends natural sciences and humanit...

This volume provides a modern introduction to the soil fauna and their contributions to ecosystem function, the mechanisms that structure soil faun...

This book consolidates current knowledge in the field and discusses psychiatric disorders among the elderly, while bridging the gap between clinica...

What does your dog really think about you? To find out, Gregory Berns became the first neuroscientist to persuade dogs to lie in an MRI machine wi...

With their large brains, elaborate sense organs and complex behaviour, cephalopods are among the world's most highly evolved invertebrates. This se...

The One Minute Cat Manager suggests 60-second techniques that anyone can practise with their cat. With expert insight into the inner workings of t...