Zoology & Animal Sciences

Invertebrates is a complete, trusted, and engaging textbook whose comprehensive coverage makes it an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and...

Dozens of further filthy animal facts and falsehoods: the follow-through to the international bestselling sensation Does it Fart? How many spiders ...

Recent biodiversity studies, reported here for the first time, have shown that the molluscan fauna of the Gulf of Mexico is far richer and more com...

This book dissects the relationship between the disciplines of Psychology and Education Studies to provide a new and critical perspective on the us...

Großsein ist großartig. Körpergröße ist ungeheuer wichtig. Wer groß ist, erscheint kompetent, verdient mehr Geld, nimmt bevorzugte Positionen in de...

In What Animals Teach Us about Politics, Brian Massumi takes up the question of the animal. By treating the human as animal, he develops a concept ...

From the familiar to the improbable, the gross to the endearing, The Modern Bestiary is a compendium of curious creatures. It includes both animals...

This Volume 1 of a two-volume topical collection highlights reproductive biotechnologies applied to males and females of different animal species. ...

Wildlife professionals can more effectively manage species and social-ecological systems by fully considering the role that humans play in every st...

How animals behave is crucial to their survival and reproduction. The application of new molecular tools such as DNA fingerprinting and genomics is...

How the classic mirror test served as a portal for scientists to explore questions of self-awarenessSince the late eighteenth century, scientists h...

Are zoos an anachronism in the 21st century when we can watch animals from our couches in close-up in their natural habitat without worrying about ...

This book represents the culmination of more than four years of work by many rhino experts, primarily from Africa, Asia, the United States, and Eur...

The animal world is immensely diverse, and our understanding of it has been greatly enhanced by analysis of DNA and the study of evolution and deve...

Neurons communicate with each other by releasing neurotransmitters. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the molecular mechanisms involved ...

World Zoo and Aquarium Architecture Vol. 1 provides an overview of current trends in planning zoos and aquariums. As the curator of this series, th...