Birds (Britannica Illustrated Science Library)
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica | ISBN: 1593393857 | edition 2008 | PDF | 56 pages | 25,2 mb
The Britannica Illustrated Science Library is a visually compelling set that covers earth science, life science, and physical science in 16 volumes. Created for grades 5-9, each volume provides an overview on the subject and thoroughly explains it through detailed and powerful graphics, turning complex subjects into visual information that students can quickly grasp. Students will be captivated by more than 16,000 unforgettable images—over 1,000 per volume—that simplify and engage, ultimately providing a thorough understanding of each important topic. Each volume contains an Index and a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary help.
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Bernhard Grzimek, Neil Schlager, Donna Olendorf, Melissa C. McDade, "Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition"Gale proudly presents the first completely revised and updated version of this acclaimed set in 30 years. Some reviewers call Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia the best reference work on animals ever published. Others call it the legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover, Bernhard Grzimek. The accolades and praise go on for the newest addition to Gale's line of reference titles. The original 13-vol. set, published in Germany in the late 1960s, is internationally renowned for its scientific reporting, coverage and illustrations, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers and students studying the animal kingdom. Thorough articles familiarize readers with animals found everywhere on the globe, detailing their life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in the animal world. Our new editions of Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia are sure to serve the needs of students at every academic level.
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Cytokinesis in Animal Cells (Developmental and Cell Biology Series)Cambridge University Press | ISBN: 0521401739 | 1996-10-28 | PDF | 400 pages | 19 Mb
This book traces the history of some of the major ideas in the field and gives an account of our current knowledge of animal cytokinesis. It contains descriptions of division in different kinds of cells and the proposed explanations of the mechanisms underlying the visible events. The author also describes and explains experiments devised to test cell division theories. The forces necessary for cytokinesis now appear to originate from the interaction of linear polymers and motor molecules that have roles in force production, motion and shape change that occur in other phases of the biology of the cell. The localization of the force-producing mechanism to a restricted linear part of the subsurface is caused by the mitotic apparatus, the same cytoskeletal structure that insures orderly mitosis.Download
Animal Hunting and Feeding By Natalie Goldstein* Publisher: Chelsea House Publications* Number Of Pages: 110* Publication Date: 2009-05-30* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1604131438* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781604131437Product Description:All animals have to eat, but feeding behaaviour goes far beyond predators and prey. Animals have a variety of ways to find food. Some sit and wait for food to come to them. Others chase or trap their food. Other animals are scavengers and decomposers, breaking down the leftovers of other animals' meals. "Animal Hunting and Feeding" explains these various techniques as well as the importance of food chains and food webs.
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Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs,Second EditionBy Anthony J. Martin* Publisher: Blackwell Pub.* Number Of Pages: 560* Publication Date: 2006-02-17* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405134135* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405134132Product Description:This highly accessible introduction to dinosaurs places scientific method at the crux of the studies, teaching students about scientific research and principles as they learn about dinosaurs. Now in its second edition, the text includes updates on recent finds, increased coverage of evolution and physiology, and an expanded and improved illustration program.Beginning with foundational chapters on the scientific method and the context of dinosaurs, the text then proceeds with detailed discussions of dinosaur anatomy, taphonomy, evolution, physiology and ichnology. The text also examines five select clades of dinosaurs, and finishes by covering birds as modern dinosaurs and dinosaur extinctions. Intended for both majors and non majors, this textbook balances scientific rigor with real world examples that show how dinosaurs lived and died as well as what happened to them after they died.Features of this new edition include:Everyday scenarios at chapter openings set the stage for chapter content, Dedicated web page, blackwellpublishing.com/dinosaurs, with interactive material and all art in downloadable form (art also available to instructors on CD-ROM), End of chapter discussion questions, Easy reference glossary, New references included at the end of each chapter, High-quality, full color figures and photographs throughoutDownloadLink1Link2Link3Link4
Animal Life in Groups (Animal Behavior)By Toney Allman* Publisher: Chelsea House Publications* Number Of Pages: 124* Publication Date: 2009-05-30* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 160413142X* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781604131420Product Description:Living in groups has been an animal survival strategy for millions of years. "Animal Life in Groups" explores the social lives of insects, meerkats, primates, and others, with a special emphasis on how such packs compare to one another and how they benefit individual members. From hives to shellfish herds to complex cultures, the intricacies of community living are both amazing and instructive about the evolution of behavior, cooperation, intelligence, and emotions.Downloadhttp://rapidshare.com/files/317094876/160413142X_Life_in_Groups.rar
Environmental Physiology of Animals,Second EditionBy Pat Willmer, Graham Stone, Ian Johnston* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell* Number Of Pages: 768* Publication Date: 2004-12-15* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405107243* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405107242Product Description:The new and updated edition of this accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of the comparative physiology of animals within an environmental context.Includes two brand new chapters on Nerves and Muscles and the Endocrine System. Discusses both comparative systems physiology and environmental physiology. Analyses and integrates problems and adaptations for each kind of environment: marine, seashore and estuary, freshwater, terrestrial and parasitic. Examines mechanisms and responses beyond physiology. Applies an evolutionary perspective to the analysis of environmental adaptation. Provides modern molecular biology insights into the mechanistic basis of adaptation, and takes the level of analysis beyond the cell to the membrane, enzyme and gene. Incorporates more varied material from a wide range of animal types, with less of a focus purely on terrestrial reptiles, birds and mammals and rather more about the spectacularly successful strategies of invertebrates.
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Product Details* Paperback: 312 pages* Publisher: Taylor & Francis; 2 edition (March 12, 2004)* Language: English* ISBN-10: 1859963250* ISBN-13: 978-1859963258* Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.2 x 0.8 inchesProduct DescriptionInstant Notes titles focus on core information and are designed to helpundergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily.Instant Notes in Animal Biology, Second Edition, is a student-friendly compendium of the essentials of animal biology. In four well-organized sections, the book reviews the Animal Kingdom, phylum by phylum; covers key coordinating principles; describes aspects of comparative physiology; and reviews reproductive physiology and developmental biology from birth through ageing. The new edition has been reviewed and updated and remains a concise, comprehensive overview of the fielddesigned to provide accessible information in a format which is ideal for both ease of learning and rapid revision.DownlaodLink1
