Zoogeography

Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera

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This section of the Handbook of Zoology is intended as a comprehensive and exhaustive account of the biology of the taxa Gastrotricha, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera, Gnathostomulida, Micrognathozoa, Rotifera, Seisonida and Acanthocephala, covering a…

Placing animals: an introduction to the geography of human-animal …

by Urbanik, Julie

fromHuman geography in the new millennium

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Placing Animals is the first book to survey the ways in which animals have been studied in geography. It includes both a historical overview of the development of animal geography and an assessment of the field today. Through the theme of the role of place in shaping where and w…

Placing animals: an introduction to the geography of human-animal …

by Urbanik, Julie

fromHuman geography in the twenty-first century

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"As Julie Urbanik vividly illustrates, non-human animals are central to our daily human lives. We eat them, wear them, live with them, work them, experiment on them, try to save them, spoil them, abuse them, fight them, hunt them, buy and sell them, love them, and hate them. Pla…

Placing animals: an introduction to the geography of human-animal …

by Urbanik, Julie

fromHuman geography in the twenty-first century

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"As Julie Urbanik vividly illustrates, non-human animals are central to our daily human lives. We eat them, wear them, live with them, work them, experiment on them, try to save them, spoil them, abuse them, fight them, hunt them, buy and sell them, love them, and hate them. Pla…

Placing animals: an introduction to the geography of human-animal …

by Urbanik, Julie

fromHuman geography in the new millennium

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Placing Animals is the first book to survey the ways in which animals have been studied in geography. It includes both a historical overview of the development of animal geography and an assessment of the field today. Through the theme of the role of place in shaping where and w…

Primate anatomy: an introduction

by Ankel-Simons, F.

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This book systematically reviews the biology of all living primates, including humans. It describes their bio-geographical information and provides data pertaining to their body size, fur coloration external distinguishing features, habitat and basic life strategies. Now in its …

Molecular panbiogeography of the tropics

by Heads, Michael J.

fromSpecies and systematics

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Molecular studies reveal highly ordered geographic patterns in plant and animal distributions. The tropics illustrate these patterns of community immobilism leading to allopatric differentiation, as well as other patterns of mobilism, range expansion, and overlap of taxa. Integr…

Pheasants, partidges and grouse: a guide to the pheasants, partridges, quails, gro…

by Madge, Steve, McGowan, Philip J. K., Kirwan, Guy M.

fromHelm Identification Guides

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Bird migration

by Newton, Ian

fromNew naturalist

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The phenomenon of bird migration has fascinated people from time immemorial. The arrivals and departures of different species marked the seasons, heralding spring and autumn, and providing a reliable calendar long before anything better became available.

Bird migration

by Newton, Ian

fromNew naturalist

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The phenomenon of bird migration has fascinated people from time immemorial. The arrivals and departures of different species marked the seasons, heralding spring and autumn, and providing a reliable calendar long before anything better became available.

Polar bears: a complete guide to their biology and behavior

by Lynch, Wayne, Derocher, Andrew E.

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The polar bear, king of the Arctic, is one of the world's most recognizable animals. Images of the majestic beasts roaming across the ice cap, plunging into frigid waters, and playing with furry cubs have come to symbolize the beauty and grandeur of the Arctic. The author and th…

Owls of the world

by Wink, Michael, Weick, Friedhelm, König, Claus, König, Claus

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Owls are enduringly popular birds, but due to their nocturnal habits most species are difficult to see well. The plumages of many species are cryptic and difficult to separate by plumage alone. This problem is compounded by the different morphs that many adopt. This book fully d…

Bats: from evolution to conservation

by Altringham, John D., Hammond, Lucy, McOwat, Tom

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Bats are highly charismatic and popular animals that are not only fascinating in their own right, but illustrate most of the topical and important concepts and issues in mammalian biology. This book covers the key aspects of bat biology, including evolution, flight, echolocation…

Flatfishes: biology and exploitation

fromFish and aquatic resources

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Fascinating and instantly recognizable, flatfishes are unique in their asymmetric postlarval body form. With over 800 extant species recognized and a distribution stretching around the globe, these fishes are of considerable research interest and provide a major contribution to …

Conservation biogeography

by Ladle, Richard J., Whittaker, Robert J.

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The Earth's ecosystems are in the midst of an unprecedented period of change as a result of human action. Many habitats have been completely destroyed or divided into tiny fragments, others have been transformed through the introduction of new species, or the extinction of nativ…