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Wading for Bugs: Exploring Streams with the Experts by Judith L. Li And Michael T. Barbour Publisher Comments In Wading for Bugs, nearly two dozen aquatic biologists share their memorable encounters with stream insects. The contributors, based primarily in North America, work in diverse environments--from arctic to desert, from mountain streams to river valleys.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.37 New - Trade Paper 
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Environmental Physiology of Livestock by R. J. Collier Publisher Comments Environmental stress is one of the most significant factors affecting livestock performance and health, and it is only expected to increase with effects of global warming. Environmental Physiology of Livestock brings together the latest research on... (read more) Your price: $199.95 New - Hardcover
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Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies by David G. And David Nunnallee James Publisher Comments David G. James and David Nunnallee present the life histories of the entire butterfly fauna of a geographic region in exceptional and riveting detail for the first time in North America in Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies. Virtually all of the 158... (read more) List Price $42.50 Your price: $23.45 New - Trade Paper
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The Animal Kingdom: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Peter Holland Publisher Comments The animal world is immensely diverse, and our understanding of it has been greatly enhanced by molecular biology and the study of evolution and development ("evo-devo"). Moreover, groundbreaking research on genes, and especially key families of genes... (read more) Your price: $11.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Meat Goat Handbook: Raising Goats for Food, Profit, and Fun by Yvonne Zweede-tucker Publisher Comments Whatever your reasons for wanting to raise meat goats might be, if you’re curious about, thinking about, or planning to start a meat goat enterprise, you probably have lots of questions: What kind of goats should you choose? How do you buy them and... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation by Olivia Judson From Powells.com The sex act is, admittedly, a major preoccupation for most humans. But consider the plight of the female stick insect whose mate has been copulating with her for ten weeks straight while all she wants is a good night's sleep, or the male... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Veterinary Science: Current Aspects in Biology, Animal Pathology, Clinic and Food Hygiene by Antonio (edt) Pugliese Publisher Comments Today, veterinary science is witnessing major developments in all its fields as a result of continuous technological advances in diagnostic tools and breakthroughs in applied genomics and biology. This book collects 33 papers that were selected from... (read more) Your price: $189.00 New - Hardcover
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Gerald D. Schmidt's... Foundations of Parasitology (8TH 09 Edition) by Larry S. Roberts Publisher Comments A parasitology text for biology and/or zoology students at the undergraduate level. Emphasizes principles with related information on the biology, physiology, morphology, and ecology of the major parasites of humans and domestic animals. This is not a... (read more) List Price $182.20 Your price: $146.00 Used - Hardcover
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North: The Amazing Story of Arctic Migration by Nick Dowson Publisher Comments A passionate nature lover and a renowned artist trace the awe-inspiring spring migration of millions of creatures to the Arctic--the greatest journey on Earth. At the top of our world is a huge wild place called the Arctic. In the winter, it is a cold... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Principles of Animal Communication (2ND 11 Edition) by Jack W. Bradbury Book News Annotation The second edition of this comprehensive introductory textbook on animal communication provides detailed information on key principles in the fields of neurobiology and communication science and is thoroughly updated to reflect significant advances in... (read more) List Price $99.95 Your price: $91.95 New - Hardcover
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Engineering Animals: How Life Works by Mark Denny Publisher Comments The alarm calls of birds make them difficult for predators to locate, while the howl of wolves and the croak of bullfrogs are designed to carry across long distances. From an engineer’s perspective, how do such specialized adaptations among living... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology #739: Sensing in Nature by Carlos Lopez-larrea Publisher Comments Biological systems are an emerging discipline that may provide integrative tools by assembling the hierarchy of interactions among genes, proteins and molecular networks involved in sensory systems. The aim of this volume is to provide a picture, as... (read more) Your price: $219.75 New - Hardcover
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Wired Wilderness: Technologies of Tracking and the Making of Modern Wildlife (Animals, History, Culture) by Etienne Benson Publisher Comments American wildlife biologists first began fitting animals with radio transmitters in the 1950s. By the 1980s the practice had proven so useful to scientists and nonscientists alike that it became global. Wired Wilderness is the first book-length study of... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: Fully Updated and Revised by Rupert Sheldrake Publisher Comments Many people who have ever owned a pet will swear that their dog or cat or other animal has exhibited some kind of behavior they just can't explain. How does a dog know when its owner is returning home at an unexpected time? How do cats know when it is... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Tracks, Scats and Signs (Take-Along Guide) by Leslie A Dendy Publisher Comments Animal signs are everywhere in nature and this guide will help kids learn all about them. Kids will find out how to spot and identify common clues that 17 wildlife species leave behind in the woods, in fields and along ponds. This guide is a fun way to... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Principles of Animal Locomotion by R. Mcneill Alexander Publisher Comments How can geckoes walk on the ceiling and basilisk lizards run over water? What are the aerodynamic effects that enable small insects to fly? What are the relative merits of squids' jet-propelled swimming and fishes' tail-powered swimming? Why do horses... (read more) Your price: $70.75 New - Trade Paper
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Primate Societies by Barbara B Smuts Publisher Comments Primate Societies is a synthesis of the most current information on primate socioecology and its theoretical and empirical significance, spanning the disciplines of behavioral biology, ecology, anthropology, and psychology. It is a very rich source of... (read more) List Price $68.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Alex Studies : Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (00 Edition) by Irene Maxine Pepperberg Publisher Comments Can a parrot understand complex concepts and mean what it says? Since the early 1900s, most studies on animal-human communication have focused on great apes and a few cetacean species. Birds were rarely used in similar studies on the grounds that they... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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James Cameron's Aliens of the Deep: Voyages to the Strange World of the Deep Ocean by Joseph Macinnis Publisher Comments ALIENS OF THE DEEP The search for life in space begins on the ocean floor... Far beneath the ocean's surface, beyond the reach of the sun, an astonishing community of animals lives in a world of searing heat, intense pressure, and absolute darkness. In... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ruined By Excess, Perfected By Lack: the Paradox of Pet Nutrition by Richard Patton Publisher Comments Discussing the worldwide problem of overweight pets, this comprehensive writing explains how behavior—both of pets and people—is a critical aspect of any proper diet. It discusses how pets are poorly adapted to cope with a constant excess of... (read more) List Price $65.95 Your price: $60.50 New - Mass Market
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