This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series , the emphasis in the book is on the organisms that dominate this harsh environment, although theoretical and experimental aspects as well as conservation and desertification are also considered
Standard Deviants - The Dissected World Of Biology
See endocytosis in a whole new light with these video lessons, which use humorous vignettes to explain the basics of college-level life science. Topics include amino acids and proteins, cell structure and division, photosynthesis and respiration, and more.
Philosophy of Biology (Handbook of the Philosophy of Science)
Philosophy of Biology is a rapidly expanding field. It is concerned with explanatory concepts in evolution, genetics, and ecology. This collection of 25 essays by leading researchers provides an overview of the state of the field. These essays are wholly new; none of them could have been written even ten years ago. They demonstrate how philosophical analysis has been able to contribute to sometimes contested areas of scientific theory making.
This book documents the most up-to-date information on each of the region's mammals. It describes the animals under a series of set headings, which cover distribution and status, habitat, field characteristis, sounds, food and feeding, breeding biology and social systems. Each account is accompanied by a full color photograph(s) of the animal in it's naturalhabitat, plus a distribution map.
