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Télécharger le livre : Deer of the World
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...

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

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

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2022-08-09
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Hidden Pathways to Extinction
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...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2022-05-17
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences PDF, ePub

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Télécharger le livre : Caterpillars in the Middle
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,...

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

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

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

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

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2021-01-23
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Télécharger le livre : Stingless Bees
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...

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

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

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

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-03-11
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Télécharger le livre : The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque
The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque
Peter M. Kappeler , Jin-Hua Li , Lixing Sun
This open access book summarizes the multi-disciplinary results of one of China’s main primatological research projects on the endemic Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), which had continued for over 30 years, but which had never been reported on systematically....

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-11-18
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Télécharger le livre : Why Every Fly Counts
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...

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

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

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

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-23
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Télécharger le livre : Bird Species
Bird Species
Dieter Thomas Tietze
The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to...

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Parution : 2018-11-19
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Télécharger le livre : Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom
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,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-11-13
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