Mammals category: 741 books
British Bat Calls
A Guide to Species Identification
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Knowledge of bat echolocation and social calls, and identification using ultrasonic ‘bat detectors’ and sound analysis software, has grown significantly in the last decade. In this practical guide Jon Russ and contributors (Kate Barlow, Philip Briggs & Sandie Sowler) present the latest information...
by Vivienne Mathews
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2013
To be read in tandem with (or as an expansion to) "The Sons of Masguard and the Mosque Hill Fortune" this companion guide gives you on an in-depth look at the Kingdom of Secora, its citizens, and its mysteries. Includes glossaries, exclusive concept sketches, and never-before-seen characters.
Melatonin: Current Status and Perspectives
Proceedings of an International Symposium on Melatonin, Held in Bremen, Federal Republic of Germany, September 28-30, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Advances in the Biosciences, Volume 29: Melatonin – Current Status and Perspectives is a compilation of papers by different authors presented in the Proceedings of an International Symposium on Melatonin, held in Bremen, Federal Republic of Germany on September 28-30, 1980.
This volume is divided...
Receptors as Supramolecular Entities
Proceedings of the Biannual Capo Boi Conference, Cagliari, Italy, 7-10 June 1981
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Advances in the Biosciences, Volume 44: Receptors as Supramolecular Entities exemplifies the concept of transmitter and cotransmitter interactions using GABA receptor as a model. The book contains papers on the interaction of sulpiride and other substituted benzamides with dopamine receptors where...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
This book contains up-dated versions of articles which proved very popular when first published in Neurochemistry International. The articles draw attention to developments in a specific field perhaps unfamiliar to the reader, collating observations from a wide area which seem to point in a new direction,...
by Christian Dietz, Andreas Kiefer
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
This concise and definitive guide presents all 45 bat species that regularly occur in Europe (of which 17 are known to breed in the British Isles). The extensive introduction details the remarkable biology of bats and explores the latest findings in bat evolution, behaviour and echolocation.
This...
by Charles Hallmark
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2014
This delightful and informative book records and reflects the adventures, ideas, thoughts, and information that Chuck wanted to leave to his family and friends. All events are true, all photos are genuine. Chuck respected the power and the intelligence of Big Foot, but saw and found no danger in the...
by Daniel Heath Justice
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Fierce, menacing, and mysterious, badgers have fascinated humans as living animals, abstract symbols, or commercial resources for thousands of years—often to their detriment. With their reputation for determined self-defense, they have been brutalized by hunters and sportsmen, while their association...
A Puget Sound Orca in Captivity
The Fight To Bring Lolita Home
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
On August 8, 1970, the Southern Resident orcas of Puget Sound were herded into Penn Cove on Whidbey Island by explosives, spotter planes and speedboats in a coordinated effort to capture seven young whales. Between 1964 and 1976, dozens of these now-endangered orcas were torn from their home and sent...
Peripheral Dopaminergic Receptors
Proceedings of the Satellite Symposium of the 7th International Congress of Pharmacology, Strasbourg, 24-25 July 1978
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Peripheral Dopaminergic Receptors contains the proceedings of the Satellite Symposium of the 7th International Congress of Pharmacology held in Strasbourg, France, on July 24-25, 1978. The papers explore advances that have been made in understanding peripheral dopaminergic receptors and cover topics...
Elephant Memories
Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
Cynthia Moss has studied the elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park for over twenty-seven years. Her long-term research has revealed much of what we now know about these complex and intelligent animals. Here she chronicles the lives of the members of the T families led by matriarchs Teresia,...
Badger Behaviour, Conservation & Rehabilitation
70 Years of Getting to Know Badgers
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
A fascinating insight into the badger’s world. Badger biology, life in the sett, rescue & rehabilitation, consultancy, badgers & farming, and badger-watching with George Pearce – an expert on badgers. George has surveyed over 700 sites, visited 1,500 setts, been consulted as an expert in 120 animal...
Mammal Tracks & Sign
A Guide to North American Species
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
Detailed track and trail data for 135 species with actual-size track illustrations.
by Jack Ballard
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Falcon Pocket Guide: Bighorn Sheep presents readers with substantive yet easily digestible information on this majestic animal. Where do they live? What enemies do they have? How do they communicate?
This book contains all the information you need to know to become familiar with these fascinating...