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Price: $110.00
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Sale: $79.20
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Adam Miklosi
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 636.7
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Publication Date: 2008-02-09
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: This is the first book to collate and synthesise the recent burgeoning primary research literature on dog behaviour, evolution and cognition. The author presents a new ecological approach to the understanding of dog behaviour, demonstrating how dogs can be the subject of rigorous and productive scientific study without the need to confine them to a laboratory environment.
Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition starts with an overview of the conceptual and methodological issues associated with the study of the dog, followed by a brief description of their role in human society--almost a third of human families share their daily life with a dog! An evolutionary perspective is then introduced with a summary of current research into the process of domestication. The central part of the book is devoted to issues relating to the cognitive aspects of behavior which have received particular attention in recent years from both psychologists and ethologists. The book's final chapters introduce the reader to many novel approaches to dog behavior, set in the context of behavioral development and genetics.
Directions for future research are highlighted throughout the text which also incorporates links to human and primate research by drawing on homologies and analogies in both evolution and behavior. The book will therefore be of relevance and use to anyone with an interest in behavioral ecology including graduate students of animal behavior and cognition, as well as a more general audience of dog enthusiasts, biologists, psychologists and sociologists.
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Price: $28.00
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Sale: $20.01
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Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Victor Rico-Gray::Paulo S. Oliveira
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 595.796
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Publication Date: 2007-07-15
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: Ants are probably the most dominant insect group on Earth, representing ten to fifteen percent of animal biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. Flowering plants, meanwhile, owe their evolutionary success to an array of interspecific interactions—such as pollination, seed dispersal, and herbivory—that have helped to shape their great diversity. The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions brings together findings from the scientific literature on the coevolution of ants and plants to provide a better understanding of the unparalleled success of these two remarkable groups, of interspecific interactions in general, and ultimately of terrestrial biological communities.
The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions synthesizes the dynamics of ant-plant interactions, including the sources of variation in their outcomes. Victor Rico-Gray and Paulo S. Oliveira capture both the emerging appreciation of the importance of these interactions within ecosystems and the developing approaches that place studies of these interactions into a broader ecological and evolutionary context. The collaboration of two internationally renowned scientists, The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions will become a standard reference for understanding the complex interactions between these two taxa. |
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Price: $27.50
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Sale: $17.69
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Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Donald R. Griffin
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 591.5
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Publication Date: 2001-05-01
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Reading Level: 376
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Description: Do animals think? According to Cartesian models of science that have long influenced the Western view of the natural world, they do not: they merely react to external stimuli, the responses to which they cannot control. A different view has emerged in recent years, one that draws on findings from experimental psychology, biology, linguistics, and cognitive ethology. Writes Donald Griffin, an associate at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology, "Communicative behavior is not a human monopoly." Animal communication--from the dance language of the bees to the vocalisms of parrots and bonobos--suggests that there is more than a ghost in the machine. For underlying that communicative ability are other powers that humans have no easy way of gauging: a sense of time and futurity, a complex memory, an ability to lie, even consciousness itself. Griffin examines recent studies that show that many species are able to discern and classify colors, shapes, materials, and "sameness," and that many other species are able to adapt their communications systems to account for novel situations. Warning that our understanding of animal minds is still ill-formed and that much work remains to be done in the field before we can confidently answer that ancient question one way or the other, he argues that "animals are best viewed as actors who choose what to do, rather than as objects totally dependent on outside influences." --Gregory McNamee
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Price: $60.00
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Sale: $31.02
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Mike Service
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Edition: 4
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Dewey Decimal Number: 614.432
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Publication Date: 2008-03-17
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Reading Level: 306
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Description: Arthropod vectors of human infections, such as malaria, filariasis, West Nile virus, Lyme disease and typhus, are a continuing threat to human health. Medical Entomology for Students provides basic information on the recognition, biology, ecology, and medical importance of the arthropods that affect human health. The fourth edition of this popular textbook is completely updated, and now incorporates the latest strategies for controlling insects, ticks and mites. Extensive illustrations, with new colour photographs of some of the most important vectors and pests, will assist readers in recognizing arthropods such as mosquitoes, flies, and myiasis causing larvae. With a clear presentation and concise style, this text is specifically aimed at students of medical entomology, tropical medicine, parasitology, and pest control. It will also be essential reading for physicians, nurses, health officials, and community health workers
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Price: $115.00
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Sale: $56.64
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Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: R. S. K. Barnes::Peter P. Calow::P. J. W. Olive::D. W. Golding::J. I. Spicer
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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 592
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Publication Date: 2001-10-15
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Reading Level: 512
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Description: The majority of undergraduate texts in invertebrate zoology (of which there are many) fall into one of two categories. They either offer a systematic treatment of groups of animals phylum by phylum, or adopt a functional approach to the various anatomical and physiological systems of the better known species. The Invertebrates is the first and only textbook to integrate both approaches and thus meet the modern teaching needs of the subject.
- This is the only invertebrate textbook to integrate systematics and functional approaches.
- The molecular systematics sections have been completely updated for the new edition.
- Strong evolutionary theme which reflects the importance of molecular techniques throughout.
- Distills the essential characteristics of each invertebrate group and lists diagnostic features to allow comparisons between phyla. New phyla have been added for the new edition.
- Stresses comparisons in physiology, reproduction and development.
- Improved layout and illustration quality.
- Second edition has sold 14000 copies.
Nature of the first edition:
'Students will like this book. It deserves to succeed.'
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Price: $49.95
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Sale: $29.35
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Manufacturer: Psychology Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John M. Pearce
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Publisher: Psychology Press
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 591.513
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Publication Date: 2008-02-26
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Reading Level: 420
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Description: "Animal Learning and Cognition: An Introduction" provides an up-to-date review of the principal findings from more than a century of research into animal intelligence. This new edition has been expanded to take account of the many exciting developments that have occurred over the last ten years. The book opens with a historical survey of the methods that have been used to study animal intelligence, and follows by summarizing the contribution made by learning processes to intelligent behavior. Topics include Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning, discrimination learning, and categorization.The remainder of the book focuses on animal cognition and covers such topics as memory, navigation, social learning, language and communication, and knowledge representation. Expanded areas include extinction (to which an entire chapter is now devoted), navigation in insects, episodic memory in birds, imitation in birds and primates, and the debate about whether primates are aware of mental states in themselves and others. Issues raised throughout the book are reviewed in a concluding chapter that examines how intelligence is distributed throughout the animal kingdom.The broad spectrum of topics covered in this book ensures that it will be of interest to students of psychology, biology, zoology, and neuroscience. Since very little background knowledge is required, the book will be of equal value to anyone simply interested in either animal intelligence, or the animal origins of human intelligence. This textbook is accompanied by a CD-ROM of instructor resources which is free of charge to departments who adopt this book as their text. It includes chapter-by-chapter lecture slides, an interactive chapter-by-chapter multiple-choice question test bank, and multiple-choice questions in paper and pen format.
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Price: $45.00
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Sale: $33.84
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: David L. Strayer
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Publisher: University of California Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 594.4176
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Publication Date: 2008-06-10
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Reading Level: 216
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Description: Pearly mussels (Unionoidea) live in lakes, rivers, and streams around the world. These bivalves play important roles in freshwater ecosystems and were once both culturally and economically valuable as sources of food, pearls, and mother-of-pearl. Today, however, hundreds of species of these mussels are extinct or endangered. David L. Strayer provides a critical synthesis of the factors that control the distribution and abundance of pearly mussels. Using empirical analyses and models, he assesses the effects of dispersal, habitat quality, availability of fish hosts, adequate food, predators, and parasites. He also addresses conservation issues that apply to other inhabitants of fresh waters around the globe and other pressing issues in contemporary ecology.
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Price: $99.95
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Sale: $75.00
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Manufacturer: CRC
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: CRC
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 597.92
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Publication Date: 2002-12-16
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Reading Level: 496
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Description: The success of the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles revealed a need for broad but comprehensive reviews of major recent advances in sea turtle biology. Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II emphasizes practical aspects of biology that relate to sea turtle management and to changes in marine and coastal ecosystems. These topics include the interactions of humans and sea turtles, an introduction to sea turtle anatomy, sensory and reproductive biology, sea turtle habitat use and ecology, stress and health, and the maintenance of captured animals. This volume provides both historical and up-to-date information.
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Price: $7.95
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Sale: $4.25
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Manufacturer: Naturegraph Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Hap Gilliland
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Publisher: Naturegraph Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 599.049
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Publication Date: 1990-03
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Reading Level: 142
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Description: Who hasn't gone for a winter walk only to come upon a mystery of hoof or paw prints left on the snow. We are given clues so we can decipher the silent language of animal tracks with illustrations of the tracks and the animals that left them. Entertaining reading with the numerous mysteries he eventually solved.
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Sale: $27.61
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Stephen A Miller::John P Harley::Stephen Miller::John Harley
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Edition: 6
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Dewey Decimal Number: 590
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Publication Date: 2004-03-26
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Reading Level: 576
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Description: Principles-oriented introductory zoology text for non-majors or combined majors/non-majors (freshman-sophomore level). An introductory general zoology text that is manageable in size and adaptable to a variety of course formats
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