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Télécharger le livre :  Deer of the World
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Deer of the World


Stefano Focardi , Mario Melletti


This book is the first comprehensive reference work ever published on the systematics, ecology, conservation status, and management of all the world's deer species. Covering all 53 deer species worldwide, this volume brings together the contributions of 160...

Parution : 2025-06-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Tapirs of the World
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Tapirs of the World


Patrícia Medici , Mario Melletti , Rafael Reyna-Hurtado


This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive work ever published on all four tapir species worldwide, filling a gap in the scientific literature. The book provides information on the systematics, phylogeny, evolution, ecology, conservation, and...

Parution : 2024-12-03
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Télécharger le livre :  Wolves and Dogs
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Wolves and Dogs


Friederike Range , Sarah Marshall-Pescini


Various parallels have been drawn between wolves and humans from the perspective of their social organisation. Therefore, studying wolves may well shed light on the evolutionary origins of complex human cognition and, in particular, on the role that cooperation played...

Parution : 2022-08-09
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Télécharger le livre :  Hidden Pathways to Extinction
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Hidden Pathways to Extinction


Giovanni Strona


This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the fundamental roles that ecological interactions play in extinction processes, bringing to light an underground of hidden pathways leading to the same dark place: biodiversity loss. We are in the...

Parution : 2022-05-17
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Télécharger le livre :  Caterpillars in the Middle
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Caterpillars in the Middle


Suzanne Koptur , Robert J. Marquis


Caterpillars are excellent model organisms for understanding how multiple selective forces shape the ecology and evolution of insects, and organisms in general. Recent research using the tools of modern molecular biology, genetics, metabolomics, microbial ecology,...

Parution : 2022-04-22
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Télécharger le livre :  Insect Diversity, Declines and Conservation in Australia
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Insect Diversity, Declines and Conservation in Australia


Tim R. New


Problems of insect enumeration and assessment of needs are addressed in the contexts of rapid and substantial losses and changes to all key Australian terrestrial and freshwater environments and promoting awarenesss of the importance of insects. Further definition of...

Parution : 2022-03-02
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Télécharger le livre :  Paleogene Fossil Birds
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Paleogene Fossil Birds


Gerald Mayr


This second, completely revised edition of “Paleogene fossil birds” gives a comprehensive, updated overview of the avian fossil record from a geological period that lasted from the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event (66 million years ago) to the end of the Oligocene...

Parution : 2022-02-12
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Télécharger le livre :  Soul Mate Biology
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Soul Mate Biology


Gregor Majdic


Love, one of the most profound of human emotions, love that accompanies us from puberty to old age, love that follows us from ancient times to modern, from ancient writings, through the Bible and the texts of medieval scribes to modern day books and movies. Through the...

Parution : 2021-02-26
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Télécharger le livre :  50 Years of Bat Research
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50 Years of Bat Research


Collectif


With more than 1,400 species, bats are an incredibly diverse and successful group of mammals that can serve as model systems for many unique evolutionary adaptations. Flight has allowed them to master the sky, while echolocation enables them to navigate in the dark....

Parution : 2021-01-23
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Télécharger le livre :  Stingless Bees
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Stingless Bees


Christoph Grüter


Stingless bees (Meliponini) are the largest and most diverse group of social bees, yet their largely tropical distribution means that they are less studied than their relatives, the bumble bees and honey bees.Stingless bees produce honey and collect pollen from tens of...

Parution : 2020-12-03
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Télécharger le livre :  Why Gut Microbes Matter
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Why Gut Microbes Matter


Harry J. Flint


Given the at times confusing new information concerning the human microbiome released over the last few years, this book seeks to put the research field into perspective for non-specialists. Addressing a timely topic, it breaks down recent research developments in a way...

Parution : 2020-05-18
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Télécharger le livre :  Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes
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Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes


Ana Carolina Carnaval , Valentí Rull


This book provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of biodiversity in various neotropical ecosystems, as well as a discussion on their historical biogeographies and underlying diversification processes. All chapters were written by prominent researchers in the...

Parution : 2020-03-30
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Télécharger le livre :  The Evolution of Feathers
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The Evolution of Feathers


Christian Foth , Oliver W. M. Rauhut


Feathers are one of the most unique characteristics of modern birds and represent the most complex and colourful type of skin derivate within vertebrates, while also fulfilling various biological roles, including flight, thermal insulation, display, and sensory...

Parution : 2020-03-11
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Télécharger le livre :  Why Every Fly Counts
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Why Every Fly Counts


Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus


What exactly is our relationship with insects? Are they more beneficial or harmful?What role do they play in the world?What are the effects of climate change: Will the number of insects continue to increase? This book discusses the beneficial and harmful effects of...

Parution : 2019-11-01
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Télécharger le livre :  Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution
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Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution


José M. Martín-Durán , Bruno C. Vellutini


Animal evolution has always been at the core of Biology, but even today many fundamental questions remain open. The field of animal ‘evo-devo’ is leveraging recent technical and conceptual advances in development, paleontology, genomics and transcriptomics to propose...

Parution : 2019-07-22
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Télécharger le livre :  Feeding in Vertebrates
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Feeding in Vertebrates


Vincent Bels , Ian Q. Whishaw


This book provides students and researchers with reviews of biological questions related to the evolution of feeding by vertebrates in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Based on recent technical developments and novel conceptual approaches, the book covers...

Parution : 2019-04-23
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Télécharger le livre :  Heads, Jaws, and Muscles
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Heads, Jaws, and Muscles


Raul E. Diaz Jr , Rui Diogo , Janine M. Ziermann


The vertebrate head is the most complex part of the animal body and its diversity in nature reflects a variety of life styles, feeding modes, and ecological adaptations. This book will take you on a journey to discover the origin and diversification of the head, which...

Parution : 2019-01-23
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Télécharger le livre :  Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom
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Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom


Jane Gray Morrison , Michael Charles Tobias , Ugyen Tshewang


This compact and elegant work (equally fitting for both academic as well as the trade audiences) provides a readily accessible and highly readable overview of Bhutan’s unique opportunities and challenges; all her prominent environmental legislation, regulatory statutes,...

Parution : 2018-11-13
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Télécharger le livre :  Unraveling the Voynich Codex
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Unraveling the Voynich Codex


Jules Janick , Arthur O. Tucker


Unraveling the Voynich Codex reviews the historical, botanical, zoological, and iconographic evidence related to the Voynich Codex, one of the most enigmatic historic texts of all time. The bizarre Voynich Codex has often been referred to as the most mysterious book in...

Parution : 2018-08-16
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Télécharger le livre :  Avian Brood Parasitism
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Avian Brood Parasitism


Manuel Soler


Brood parasitism has become one of the most flourishing areas of research in evolutionary ecology and one of the best model systems for investigating coevolution. This subject has undergone remarkable advances during the last two decades, but has not been covered by any...

Parution : 2018-05-02
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