Biology category: 3817 books
Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands
A Comprehensive Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
The Pacific is not only the world’s largest body of water; its vast expanse also includes an extraordinary number and diversity of oceanic islands, from Palau and the Marianas east of the Philippines to Cocos Island and the Galápagos west of the Americas. The isolation of these islands and the...
Marine Mammals of the World
A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
This new edition of Marine Mammals of the World describes and illustrates newly discovered and rarely photographed species, making it the most comprehensive and up-to-date identification guide available.
This edition continues to meet the research-focused needs of marine biologists and conservation...
The Universal Sense
How Hearing Shapes the Mind
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Every day, we are beset by millions of sounds-ambient ones like the rumble of the train and the hum of air conditioner, as well as more pronounced sounds, such as human speech, music, and sirens. How do we know which sounds should startle us, which should engage us, and which should turn us off?
Why...
by Nicoladie Tam
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2015
“Reproductive System” is a part of the college-level Principles of Biology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the anatomy and physiology of the sexual and asexual reproductive system, sexual functions, sexual response cycle, menstrual...
Beaked Whales
A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Conservation
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
Beaked whales have been shrouded in mystery for most of the twentieth century. Denizens of deep, remote ocean waters and highly resistant to life in captivity, they have proven notoriously difficult for humans to observe. Over the past few decades, however, scientists have gained a better understanding...
Evolution
Components and Mechanisms
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
Evolution: Components and Mechanisms introduces the many recent discoveries and insights that have added to the discipline of organic evolution, and combines them with the key topics needed to gain a fundamental understanding of the mechanisms of evolution. Each chapter covers an important topic or...
How Men Age
What Evolution Reveals about Male Health and Mortality
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
While the health of aging men has been a focus of biomedical research for years, evolutionary biology has not been part of the conversation—until now. How Men Age is the first book to explore how natural selection has shaped male aging, how evolutionary theory can inform our understanding of male...
Chemical Communication
The Language Of Pheromones
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1992
A wounded minnow attempts to rejoin its school and the other minnows scatter in panic; a single beetle finds a pine tree to its liking and soon thousands of beetles swarm that tree and others in the vicinity; a male Syrian golden hamster is drawn along an invisible trail to a burrow where a female...
by Alana Monet-Telfer
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2013
The Body System Series: The Immune System and its Functions Having Trouble on Biology? Need to find out information about the organ systems and how they work? This book on the Immune System will help you to learn and understand the Immune System, and how its functions help protect our bodies and...
How Evolution Shapes Our Lives
Essays on Biology and Society
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
It is easy to think of evolution as something that happened long ago, or that occurs only in "nature," or that is so slow that its ongoing impact is virtually nonexistent when viewed from the perspective of a single human lifetime. But we now know that when natural selection is strong, evolutionary...
Circulatory System: A Tutorial Study Guide
A Tutorial Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
“Circulatory System” is a part of the college-level Principles of Biology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, including the heart, cardiovascular system, neural control of the heart,...
Evolution Driven by Organismal Behavior
A Unifying View of Life, Function, Form, Mismatches and Trends
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
This book proposes a new way to think about evolution. The author carefully brings together evidence from diverse fields of science. In the process, he bridges the gaps between many different--and usually seen as conflicting--ideas to present one integrative theory named ONCE, which stands for Organic...
microRNA: Medical Evidence
From Molecular Biology to Clinical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
This volume explores microRNA function in a wide array of human disorders, providing a clinical basis for precision medicine and personalized therapies using these molecules. The twenty-one chapters, all authored by internationally-renowned experts, open with an introduction contextualizing microRNA...
by Klaus Kaestner
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2010
Understanding how digestive organs develop, their physiology and structure is important for determining new therapies to combat diseases of the digestive organs. Development, Differentiation, and Disease of the Luminal Gastrointestinal Tract reviews the latest research and developments in this field.
Discusses...