Зоология

Рассказы об экспедиционных происшествиях и эпизодах жизненного пути известного зоолога Петра Петровича Стрелкова (1931–2012). Вырисовывается портрет российского интеллигента второй половины проше…

В книге рассказано о жизни известного русского ученого-эколога и зоогеографа, профессора Московского университета Александра Николаевича Формозова (1899–1973). Он был писателем и художником-анима…

В книге изложено новое понимание эволюционной доктрины Ламарка. До середины XIX века в языке науки не было понятия наследственности, но было заменяющее понятие природы. Родовые и видовые признаки…

Путь человека. Все о том, как зарождалась, развивалась и видоизменялась жизнь на Земле. Понятно, интересно, научно. Начиная с первой публикации книги Ч. Дарвина «Происхождение видов путем естест…

This book began life as a series of lectures given to second and third year undergraduates at Oxford University. These lectures were designed to give students insights as to how marine ecosystems…

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ARTWORK This concise introductory text provides a complete overview of biodiversity – what it is, how it arose, its distribution, why it is important, human impact upon it,…

Meat has been a long sought after source of nutrients in human diets. Its nutrient-dense composition of protein, fats, vitamins and minerals makes it an integral part to healthy and balanced diet…

Studying Captive Animals outlines the methods that may be used to study the behaviour, welfare and ecology of animals living under the control of humans, including companion animals, feral popula…

Modeling is now one of the most efficient methodologies in life sciences. From practice to theory, this book develops this approach illustrated by many examples; general concepts and the current …

Finding sustainable means of swine nutrition is important to both pork industry personnel and the environment alike. This reference comprehensively covers the most recent advancements in sustaina…

‘Cannabinoids’ is a broad term covering a group of natural products from Cannabis sativa, one of which locks on to specific receptors – protein molecules on the surface of cells – known as cannab…

Ecologists are increasingly tackling difficult issues like global change, loss of biodiversity and sustainability of ecosystem services. These and related topics are enormously challenging, requi…

Biofouling (the colonisation of an interface by a diverse array of organisms) is almost always a problem where it occurs, as it negatively affects surfaces, the materials that they are made from …

Deals with all aspects of adaptive resemblance Full colour Covers everything from classic examples of Batesian, Mullerian, aggressive and sexual mimicries through to human behavioural and microbi…

Insects represent over half of the planet’s biological diversity. This popular textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to this extraordinary diversity, and places entomology central to the…

Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They und…