Zoology category: 2375 books
LIZARD MAN
The True Story of the Bishopville Monster
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
From the swamplands near Bishopville, South Carolina, come reports of a seven-foot-tall, scaly humanoid creature the locals call the “Lizard Man.” Over the years, the creature has been seen by numerous witnesses, including a teenager who claimed it attacked him one night near a remote area called...
Boar Reproduction
Fundamentals and New Biotechnological Trends
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Latent knowledge in the field of pig reproduction is vast but scattered, making it difficult to take in all information at a glance. Moreover, nascent branches in biotechnology cannot grow if deprived of roots. The book Boar Reproduction: Fundamentals and New Biotechnological Trends links the past,...
The Role of Biotechnology in Improvement of Livestock
Animal Health and Biotechnology
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
This book examines how biotechnology can improve livestock breeding and farming, and thereby also animal products. In the first chapters the reader will discover which techniques and approaches are currently used to improve animal breeding, animal health and the value of animal products. Particular...
Short Views on Insect Genomics and Proteomics
Insect Genomics, Vol.1
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Entomology as a science of inter-depended branches like molecular entomology, insect biotechnology, has made rapid progress. This also implies that there is an urgent need to manage the available resources. In the past five decades, entomology has taken giant steps ahead. The aim of this work is to...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
This book discusses the role of probiotics and prebiotics in maintaining the health status of a broad range of animal groups used for food production. It also highlights the use of beneficial microorganisms as protective agents in animal derived foods. The book provides essential information on the...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Inchworms, tiger moths, underwings, owlet moths, silkworms,sphinx moths, grass moths, and butterflies. Collectively, these and many others are the Lepidoptera, one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet.
Lepidoptera can be found in the highest tropical canopies,the driest deserts,...
Lion Hearted
The Life and Death of Cecil & the Future of Africa's Iconic Cats
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
“Until the lion has its own storyteller, tales of the lion hunt will always glorify the hunter.” —Zimbabwean proverb
In 2015, an American hunter named Walter Palmer shot and killed a lion named Cecil. The lion was one of dozens slain each year in Zimbabwe, which legally licenses the hunting...
Among the Great Apes
Adventures on the Trail of Our Closest Relatives
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
“A fantastic book. . . . Anyone who cares about animals will benefit hugely from reading it.” —Shaun Ellis, star of Animal Planet's "Living with the Wolfman" and author of The Man Who Lives with Wolves
Award winning adventure journalist Paul Raffaele’s Among the Great Apes...
The Goodness Paradox
The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
“A fascinating new analysis of human violence, filled with fresh ideas and gripping evidence from our primate cousins, historical forebears, and contemporary neighbors.”
—Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature
We Homo sapiens can be the nicest of species and also the...
by Mark Norman, Amanda Reid
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2000
The Australasian region is home to the greatest diversity of cephalopods — squid, cuttlefish, octopuses — in the world. Yet, we know very little about these fascinating marine animals. This book provides insights into the biology and behaviour of more than 60 species. From the Giant Squid to the...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
The remote, beautiful and poorly known rainforests of Cape York Peninsula tell a special story about Australia’s historic and present-day connections to New Guinea. Life in the Cape York Rainforest highlights these connections by examining the fascinating biology of some of the most spectacular animals...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2007
Cockatoos are large, intelligent and attractive birds. Of the 21 recognised species, 14 occur in Australia, with three of these also found in New Guinea. Seven species are distributed across the islands of south-east Asia. While many species are common or abundant, an increasing number face extinction...
Where Song Began
Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
An authoritative and entertaining exploration of Australia’s distinctive birds and their unheralded role in global evolution Renowned for its gallery of unusual mammals, Australia is also a land of extraordinary birds. But unlike the mammals, the birds of Australia flew beyond the continent’s boundaries...
by Mark Cocker
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
There are 10,500 species of bird worldwide and wherever they occur people marvel at their glorious colours and their beautiful songs. We also trap and consume birds of every kind.
Yet birds have not just been good to eat. Their feathers, which keep us warm or adorn our costumes, give birds...