Natural History Books

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11. The Biology of Squat Lobsters

    Edited by Gary C.B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong, Joanne Taylor

    Series: Crustacean Issues

    Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs. About 1000 species are known. They frequently feature in deep-sea images taken by submersibles and are caught...

    Published December 19th 2011 by CRC Press
12. Phylogeography and Population Genetics in Crustacea

    Edited by Christoph Held, Stefan Koenemann, Christoph D. Schubart

    Series: Crustacean Issues

    Recently, technological progress and the rise of DNA barcoding efforts have led to a significant increase in the availability of molecular datasets on intraspecific variability. Carcinologists and other organismal biologists, who want to use molecular tools to investigate patterns on the scale of...

    Published December 12th 2011 by CRC Press
13. Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time

    Edited by Paul Upchurch, Alistair J. McGowan, Claire S.C. Slater

    Series: Systematics Association Special Volumes

    Biogeography represents one of the most complex and challenging aspects of macroevolutionary research, requiring input from both the earth and life sciences. Palaeogeographic reconstruction is frequently carried out by researchers with backgrounds in geology and palaeontology, who are less likely...

    Published October 23rd 2011 by CRC Press
14. Biomimetics

    Nature-Based Innovation

    By Yoseph Bar-Cohen

    Series: Biomimetics Series

    Mimicking nature – from science fiction to engineering reality Humans have always looked to nature’s inventions as a source of inspiration. The observation of flying birds and insects leads to innovations in aeronautics. Collision avoidance sensors mimic the whiskers of rodents. Optimization...

    Published September 20th 2011 by CRC Press
15. The Biology of Gobies

    Edited by Robert Patzner, James L. Van Tassell, Marcelo Kovacic, B. G. Kapoor

    Among all vertebrates, gobies are second in diversity only to the teleost family Cyprinidae. The Gobiidae consists of more than 200 genera and nearly 2,000 species and make up the largest family of marine fishes. Gobies account for as much as 50% of the energy flow in coral reef communities. Their...

    Published September 1st 2011 by Science Publishers
16. Integrated Molecular Evolution

    By Scott Orland Rogers

    Molecular evolution, phylogenetics, genomics, and other related topics are all critical to understanding evolutionary processes. All too frequently, however, they are treated separately in textbooks and courses, such that students fail to connect all of the concepts, principles, and nuances of the...

    Published July 26th 2011 by CRC Press
17. The Avian Erythrocyte

    Its Phylogenetic Odyssey

    By Chester A. Glomski, Alessandra Pica

    The erythrocyte presents morphologic, cytochemical, and quantitative adaptations as it progresses through its evolutionary continuum. This text is a comprehensive exploration of the evolutionary relationship of the avian erythrocyte with the erythrocytes of the antecedent lower vertebrates—such as...

    Published July 12th 2011 by Science Publishers
18. Animal Behavior Desk Reference

    A Dictionary of Animal Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution, Third Edition

    By Edward M. Barrows

    "Words are our tools, and, as a minimum, we should use clean tools. We should know what we mean and what we do not, and we must forearm ourselves against the traps that language sets us." -- The Need for Precise Terminology, Austin (1957, 7–8) It follows that, for effective and efficient...

    Published April 25th 2011 by CRC Press
19. Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes

    Edited by Robert D. Aldridge, David M. Sever

    Covering a wide range of topics on snake reproduction and phylogeny, this comprehensive book discusses everything from primordial germ migration in developing embryos to semelparity (death after reproduction) in the aspic viper. Beginning with a review of the history of snake reproductive studies,...

    Published April 14th 2011 by Science Publishers
20. Key Transitions in Animal Evolution

    Edited by Rob Desalle, Bernd Schierwater

    Tackling one of the most difficult and delicate of the evolutionary questions, this challenging book summarizes the more recent results in phylogenetics and developmental biology that address the evolution of key innovations in metazoans. Divided into three sections, the first considers the...

    Published December 6th 2010 by Science Publishers