Mammals category: 741 books
The Poacher's Moon
A true story of life, death, love and survival from South Africa's Western Cape
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
When wildlife conservationist Richard Peirce learnt about the targeting of three private game reserves in the Western Cape in 2011 and the butchery of some of their rhinos, he embarked on a crusade to raise public awareness about the horrors of rhino poaching. This is the story of Higgins and Lady,...
by Christopher Plumb, Samuel Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Common and exotic, glamorous and ferocious, sociable and sullen: zebras mean many things to many people. But one facet of zebras universally fascinates: their stripes. The extraordinary beauty of zebras’ striped coats has ensured their status as one of the world’s most recognizable and popular...
by Jack Byard
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Goats are a diverse range of beautiful (and sometimes rare) animals. Billy or nanny goats are the source of many a children's story. Goats were taken into the human fold over 10,000 years ago. From some of these animals, we obtain the fiber to create exquisite mohair and cashmere clothing. Others...
Big Cats
Facing Britain's Wild Predators
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2016
Right across Britain, people are making remarkable claims - they are reporting large feral cats resembling panthers, pumas and lynx. Month after month the sightings continue with citizens from all walks of life having surprise encounters with big cats. They may be driving, walking their dog, or riding...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Molecular Aspects of Bioelectricity describes the self-organization in molecular and cellular networks. This book evaluates the chemical representation of ion flux gating in excitable biomembranes and addresses the theoretical implication of liganding reactions in axonal sodium channel gating. It...
Mountain Lions of the Black Hills
History and Ecology
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
Mountain lions, sometimes called pumas or cougars, were once spread throughout the United States, occupying all 48 of the contiguous states. By the 1960s, though, they were almost extinct in central and eastern North America. In Mountain Lions of the Black Hills, Dr. Jonathan A. Jenks, who, along...
by P. Michael Conn
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Pulsatility is now recognized as a nearly ubiquitous functional feature of neuroendocrine systems. This volume presents a comprehensive guide to the established and emerging technologies being used to study the perplexing phenomenon of pulsatility. Molecular, cellular, physiological, and mathematical...
Companions in Conflict
Animals in Occupied Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
An award-winning author explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a surprising lens: the animals trying to survive in occupied hotspots
In August of 2016, Israeli police officers arrested a Palestinian donkey in the Jordan Valley. The charge? Not having the correct paperwork.
It's...
Research on Steroids
Proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the International Study Group for Steroid Hormones
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Research on Steroids contains the proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the International Study Group for Steroid Hormones. The papers explore the production, chemical characterization, and metabolism of steroid hormones and their interactions with proteins. Topics range from the action of estradiol...
by Jutta Person, Paolo Isotta
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 26, 2019
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 26, 2019
Testardi, stupidi, ignoranti. Non sono certo lusinghieri gli aggettivi attribuiti all'asino. Eppure quasi nessun animale ha svolto un ruolo tanto importante in contesti così diversi: in sella a un asino Gesù fece il suo ingresso a Gerusalemme e l’asino di Buridano è assurto a paradigma filosofico...
Neurochemistry of the Retina
Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Neurochemistry of the Retina Held in Athens, Greece, August 28 - September 1, 1979
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Neurochemistry of the Retina covers the proceedings of the International Symposium on the Neurochemistry of the Retina held in Athens, Greece, on August 28 – September 1, 1979. This book mainly focuses on the retina and its neurochemistry.
This text is divided into eight major parts. The first part...
by Sally Coulthard
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2018
Hedgehogs, with their quiet determination and bristling, bumbling ways, are seen by many of one of life's most enduring symbols of the countryside and town gardens. This shy, snuffling, enigmatic animal has captured the imagination of children and adults for centuries – from Beatrix Potter's Mrs...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Central Actions of Angiotensin and Related Hormones investigates the centrally mediated actions of angiotensin and related hormones in the central nervous system (CNS). Topics covered include angiotensin I converting enzyme activity in the choroid plexus and in the retina; peptide regulation of neuronal...
L'Ours brun
Biologie et histoire, des Pyrénées à l'Oural
Language: French
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Unique en son genre, cette monographie de l'Ours brun - Biologie et Histoire, des Pyrénées a l'Oural est promue à devenir la référence en la matière, car elle synthétise pour la première fois toutes les connaissances actuelles publiées à travers le monde, et développe le statut complet...