The Agroecology of Carabid Beetles

Edited by JM Holland

Provides an extensive overview of literature from a number of topics relating to the ecology and behaviour of carabid beetles inhabiting agricultural land, their role in ....

Aig An Oir: At The Edge

The Society of Wildlife Artists Visit Scotland's Atlantic Oakwoods

Robert Burton

The Aig an Oir (At the Edge) project, a collaboration between the Society of Wildlife Artists, Forest Enterprise Scotland and HI-ARTS, is a celebration of the magical but ....

Analysing Ecological Data

Alain F Zuur, Elena N Ieno and Graham M Smith

Provides a practical introduction to analysing ecological data using real data sets collected as part of postgraduate ecological studies or research projects. ....

Analysis of Ecological Communities

Bruce McCune, James B Grace and Dean L Urban

Offers a rationale and guidance for selecting appropriate, effective, analytical methods in community ecology. The book is suitable as a textbook and reference book on methods ....

The Anatomy of Insects and Spiders

Over 600 Exquisite Forms

Claire Beverley and David Ponsonby

Leaf through the pages of this exquisitely illustrated book for a tour of the strange and exotic insect world. Pairing over 600 Victorian engravings, woodcuts, and drawings ....

Animal Eyes

Michael F Land and DE Nilsson

Provides a comprehensive account of all known types of eye, and covers the way they work, from optics to behaviour. The ways that eyes sample the world in space and time ....

Animals Under Logs and Stones

Philip Wheater and Helen J Read

Provides identification keys for the invertebrate communities found underneath stones, logs etc, an introduction to these environments, study techniques, and background ....

Aphids as Crop Pests

H van Emden

Aphids represent one of the world's major insect pests, causing serious economic damage to a range of temperate and tropical crops. These range from grain crops and brassicas ....

Aquatic Biodiversity

A Celebratory Volume in Honour of Henri J Dumont

Edited by Koen Martens

Contributions deal with a wide spectrum of topics related to aquatic biodiversity in fields such as palaeolimnology, taxonomy, and fundamental and applied limnology. ....

Aquatic Biodiversity in Latin America, Volume 1: Amazon Fish Parasites

Vernon E Thatcher

This book covers the following Phyla and Classes: Protozoa (Myxozoa, Sporozoa), Plathelminthes (Trematoda, Monogenoidea, Cestoda), Nematoda, Acanthocephala, Crustacea ....

Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America, Volume 2: Ephemoptera of South America

Eduardo Dominguez et al

Covers all known 14 families, 103 genera and 470 species of the Ephemeroptera from continental South America. It includes updated keys to separate (in English and Spanish) ....

Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America, Volume 3: Neotropical Simuliidae (Diptera: Insecta)

Sixto Coscaron and Arias CL Coscaron

This book is unique in coverage, summarizing all available information concerning the American simuliid fauna south of the United States. It also includes morphological ....

Aquatic Food Webs

An Ecosystem Approach

Edited by A Belgrano, U Scharler, J Dunne and B Ulanowicz

Food webs have always been of interest to ecologists, and remain central to questions about stability and diversity. Furthermore, they are one of the main areas in which ....

Aquatic Insects of North Europe

Edited by Anders Nilsson

This CD-ROM edition contains volumes 1 and 2 of the printed edition published in 1996 and 1997 (both now out of print). Please note this is not an updated edition, it is an ....

Archaeology and Entomology in the Eastern Mediterranean

Research in the History of Insect Synanthropy in Greece and Egypt

E Panagiotakopulu

The Art of Being a Parasite

C Combes

Claude Combes illustrates what it means to be a parasite by considering every stage of its interactions, from invading and reproducing to leaving the host. ....

Arthropod Collection and Identification

Laboratory and Field Techniques

Timothy Gibb and Christian Oseto

Describes effective methods and equipment for collecting, identifying, rearing, examining and preserving insects and mites, and explains how to store and care for ....

The Atlas of Climate Change

Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge

Kirstin Dow and Thomas E Downing

Today's headlines and recent events reflect the seriousness of climate change. Heat waves, droughts, and flooding are causing deaths among vulnerable populations, ....

Atlas of the Water Beetles (Coleoptera) and Water Bugs (Hemiptera) of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South Yorkshire, 1993 - 2005

Robert Merritt

The Atlas includes distribution maps of 174 species of water beetle and 47 species of water bugs, representing approx. 65% and 72% of the British species, respectively. Each ....

The Aurelian's Fireside Companion

An Entomological Anthology

Michael A Salmon and Peter J Edwards

An anthology of more than 200 extraordinary and entertaining contributions from British entomological literature of the past 250 years. ....

Avoiding Attack

The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Warning Signals and Mimicry

G Ruxton, T Sherratt and M Speed

This book discusses the evolution of the mechanisms by which prey avoid attack by their potential predators and questions how such defences are maintained through natural ....

Bayesian Methods for Ecology

Michael A McCarthy

The interest in using Bayesian methods in ecology is increasing, however many ecologists have difficulty with conducting the required analyses. McCarthy bridges that gap, using ....

The Bees of the World

Charles D Michener

In this extensive update of his definitive reference, Charles D. Michener reveals a diverse fauna that numbers more than 17,000 species and ranges from the common honeybee ....

Bees, Ants and Wasps

A Key to Genera of the British Aculeates

P Willmer

A key to the genera of the British Aculeates which combines scientific accuracy with maximum ease of use. ....

Beetle Conservation

Edited by TR New

Interest in beetle conservation has long been evident, with many papers treating these abundant, ecologically important and popular insects. However, this issue of Journal of ....

The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera)

Stewart B. Peck

This book is a synthesis of both previously published information and abundant new data derived from extensive recent field studies on Galapagos beetles, and is a companion to ....

Best Birdwatching Sites: Scottish Highlands

Gordon Hamlett

Great book on the best places to birdwatch in Scotland. Contains 22 birding routes, 164 maps covering car journeys and individual sites, up-to-date birding information, a ....

Biocontrol of Oilseed Rape Pests

David V Alford

Biodiversity

An Introduction

Kevin J Gaston and John I Spicer

This primer is designed for undergraduate students taking short courses in biodiversity and aims to provide an overview of the subject, as well as acting as an entry point to ....

Biogeography

An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

CB Cox and PD Moore

The latest edition of this highly successful and popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in biogeography. It offers ....

Biogeography in a Changing World

Edited by Malte C Ebach and Raymond S Tangney

This is the first volume to fully investigate this rapidly emerging subdiscipline. In addition to providing a critique and an historical perspective, Biogeography in a ....

Biological Atlas of Aquatic Insects

W Wichard, W Arnes and G Eisenbeis

A completely updated and translated edition of the authors' famous Atlas zur Biologie der Wasserinsekten. It includes insects from all continents and examines the 'basic ....

Biology of Blood-Sucking in Insects

M Lehane

Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most debilitating diseases to man including malaria, sleeping sickness, filariasis, dengue, typhus and plague. Additionally these ....

The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands

Arnold G van der Valk

Concise introduction to wetlands. ....

The Biology of Lakes and Ponds

Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson

An accessible overview of freshwater organisms and their biotic interactions which integrates traditional limnology with modern ecological ideas and also includes ....

The Biology of Stingless Bees

Hayo HW Velthius

Covers one of the oldest bees, which, like the honey bee, has attained a high level of social evolution. Includes details on taxonomy, general biology, glands, chemicals and ....

The Biology of Temporary Waters

D Dudley Williams

This new volume updates and replaces the same author's 1987 book, `Ecology of Temporary Waters' (Chapman and Hall, 1987). ....

Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Gall-Inducing Arthropods

Edited by Anantanarayanan Raman, Carl W Schaefer and Toni M Withers

This monograph, a set of 2 volumes places greater emphasis on the biology, behavior, and evolution of the gall-inducing arthropod and of associated organisms; the dynamics of ....

Birds of Shetland

P Harvey, M Pennington, K Osborn, R Riddington, P Ellis, M Huebeck and D Okill

The Shetland islands are nationally important for their 21 species of breeding seabirds, and other extremely rare or sporadic British breeders such as the Red-necked Phalarope ....

Blowflies

YZ Erzinclioglu

Intended both as an introduction to these species of Diptera, and as keys to their identification. ....

Blue Genes

Sharing and Conserving the World's Aquatic Biodiversity

David Greer and Brian Harvey

Looks at the issues of ownership, governance and trade in aquatic genetic resources. It describes the growing demand for aquatic genetic resources and the desperate need to ....

Bolton's Catalogue of the Ants of the World

1758-2005

Barry Bolton, Gary Alpert, Philip S Ward and Piotr Naskrecki

Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World, published in 1995, was the first attempt in more than one hundred years to collect all taxonomic decisions ....

British Hoverflies

An Illustrated Identification Guide

Alan E Stubbs

New edition of this classic work by Stubbs and Falk. It retains the layout and approach of the original but also includes additional information about the family as a whole, as ....

British Insects

Insect Identification Plates, Complete Set of 48 in a Folder

Peregrine Productions

Contains the complete collection, to date, of A5 laminated insect identification plates plus an introductory page. Presented in a folder for easy reference. Each plate shows ....

British Plant Galls

Identification of Galls on Plants and Fungi

Margaret Redfern, Peter Shirley and Michael Bloxham

Reprinted from Field Studies, Volume 10, No.s 2 and 3 (2002).Contains nearly 200 keys grouped by gall causer (bacteria, mycoplasma and viruses; fungi; plants; ....

The British Potter and Mason Wasps

A Handbook

Michael E Archer

Gives an account of the natural history and conservation needs of the British Potter and Mason Wasps with a key for identification and distribution maps for each species. ....

British Sawflies: A Key to the Adults of Genera Occurring in Britain

(Hymenoptera: Symphyta)

A Wright

A key giving dichotomous keys to adults of 109 genera of British sawflies. ....

British Water Beetles, Volumes I-III

Pisces CD-book edition

Frank Balfour-Browne

3 volume Ray Society monograph, the classic work on water beetles, now available again as a Pisces CD-book - much cheaper than purchasing an original edition at over GBP200 on ....

Bugs on Bushes

An Invertebrate Name Trail

A Bebbington and J Bebbington

An excellent invertebrate name trail of animals that might be found when sweeping long grass or beating trees and bushes. The name trail is full of easy to follow stages with ....

Building a Successful Career in Scientific Research

A Guide for PhD Students and Postdocs

Phil Dee

From PhD student to post-doc, Phil Dee has been sharing his career experiences with fellow scientists in his regular and acclaimed Science Next Wave column since 2000. Now ....

Bumble Bee Mimics

Peregrine Productions

Covers 15 species. ....

Bumble Bees I

Peregrine Productions

Covers 9 species. ....

Bumble Bees II

Peregrine Productions

Covers 9 species. ....

Bumblebee Economics

Bernd Heinrich

Survival for the bumblebee depends on its ability to regulate body temperature, and Heinrich addresses this management of energy resources in his discussions of physiology, ....

Bumblebees

John Feltwell

Over 160 colour photographs of bumblebees in the wild and in the garden capture the essence of bumblebees, showing them on a wide variety of familiar flowers. This is a ....

Bumblebees

Oliver E Prys-Jones and Sarah A Corbet

Bumblebees are attractive and likeable insects and the most amenable to study. Their behaviour is readily observed and they form ideal subjects for field studies. This book ....

Bumblebees

Ted Benton

A detailed and up-to-date account of the behaviour and ecology of bumblebees. ....

Bumblebees

Ecology and Behaviour

Dave Goulson

This is the first comprehensive research monograph on bumblebees for 25 years. Bumblebees are familiar and colourful insects, and they play important roles as ....

Bumblebees

Murdo Macdonald

Discusses the origin of the different types of Scottish names given to bumblebees, such as Bummiebee and Droner, and also discusses conservation methods such as which flowers ....

The Bumblebees of Essex

T Benton

Presents the first book on the bumblebees of any British county. Covers all of the bumblebees of Essex and southern England, plus a selection of insects which mimic ....

Butterflies of South West Scotland

An Atlas of their Distribution

Keith Futter et al

During 1995-2004, a detailed survey of butterflies was undertaken in South West Scotland as part of a national survey throughout Britain and Ireland. This book summarises the ....

Butterflies of Sri Lanka

Arittha Wikramanayake and Ariesha Wikramanayake

This collection of hundreds of magnificent colour photos of more than 160 different butterfly species found in Sri Lanka was compiled over four years by a father-daughter ....

Catalogue of Aleocharine Rove Beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

Nicolas Gouix and Jan Klimaszewski

The first comprehensive catalogue of difficult to identify and poorly known Canadian and Alaskan aleocharine rove beetles is presented. Aleocharine rove beetles represent one of ....

Choosing and Using Statistics

A Biologist's Guide

Calvin Dytham

A handbook for biologists who want to process their data through a statistical package on the computer, to select the most appropriate methods, and extract the important ....

Classification and Ranking of Water Beetle Communities in Britain

GN Foster and MD Eyre

This volume summarises a series of regional surveys and is based on 2102 species lists from Britain and Ireland. Since most water beetle species are predatory and the number ....

Climate Change and Biodiversity

Edited by Thomas E Lovejoy and Lee Hannah

Comprehensive assessment of the state of knowledge on climate change and biodiversity, an essential reference, and now available in paperback. ....

Close Up

Chris Jones and Alex Ball

Familiar objects from the natural world are revealed in a whole new light in this series of very close up SEM photographs, accompanied by informative text from experts at the ....

Close-Up and Macro: A Photographers Guide

Robert Thompson

A comprehensive and fully illustrated guide to taking close-up photographs in the natural world. Suitable for both digital and film users, the book draws on the author's ....

Close-Up on Insects

A Photographers Guide

Robert Thompson

Stunning collection of photographs from accomplished wildlife photographer, naturalist and entomologist Robert Thompson. Thompson captures butterflies, dragonflies and other ....

The Cloudspotter's Guide

Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Humorous introduction to each of the different characters of the cloud family, by their staunchest champion. Gavin Pretor-Pinney is the chairman and founder of The Cloud ....

Cockroach

Marion Copeland

At least since Classical Greece, authors have brought cockroach characters into the foreground to speak for the weak and downtrodden, the outsiders, those forced to survive ....

Cockroaches

Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History

William J Bell, Louis M Roth and Christine A Nalepa

This definitive volume provides a complete overview of suborder Blattaria, highlighting the diversity of these amazing insects in their natural environments. ....

Cognitive Ecology of Pollination

Animal Behaviour and Floral Evolution

Edited by L Chittka and JD Thomson

Important breakthroughs have recently been made in our understanding of the cognitive and sensory abilities of pollinators: how pollinators perceive, memorise and react to ....

A Coleopterist's Handbook

Edited by Jonathan Cooter and MVL Barclay

A completely rewritten edition of the classic handbook, this fourth edition includes several new chapters and 32 pages of colour plates and in addition the text has mostly ....

Collins Bird Guide

Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterstrom and Peter J Grant

Written by one Europe's leading ornithologists and illustrated by two of the world's finest bird illustrators - Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom ( with a translation by ....

Collins Complete British Insects

Michael Chinery

A photographic field guide to all the common and some unusual species of insects across Britain that the keen amateur naturalist is likely to spot. Approximately 1,500 species ....

Collins Field Guide to Wildlife Sounds

Britain & Ireland

Geoff Sample

Covers all identifiable species: over 50 species of deer, bat, whale, dolphin, grasshopper, cricket and bird that can be identified by the sounds they make. The CD ....

Collins Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

Tom Tolman and Richard Lewington

Covering the whole of Europe and North Africa, written by one of Europe's leading lepidopterists, and illustrated by one of the world's leading butterfly illustrators, ....

Collins Field Guide to the Insects of Britain and Northern Europe

Michael Chinery

Fully revised edition of Chinery's classic work. Not to be confused with Chinery's Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe, this book is a ....

Collins Field Guide to the Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe

Michael J Roberts

Major identification guide to 450 species of spider, designed for easy use without any complicated keys or equipment. Each species is described in detail and illustrated in ....

Collins Guide to Scottish Birds

Valerie Thom

Illustrated by Norman Arlott. This is an ideal pocket guide to over 180 species of bird found throughout Scotland. Each bird is illustrated with colour photos, followed by ....

Collins Guide to Scottish Wild Flowers

Michael Scott

A pocket guide to over 350 plant species found throughout Scotland. Each species is illustrated in full colour with a comprehensive description, plus the plant's English, ....

The Common Ant Genera of Texas

SB Vinson, S O'Keefe and J Cook

This comprehensive guide makes it easy for anyone to identify the common ants of Texas. For each species there is a colour photograph and information on biology and behaviour, ....

Community Ecology

Peter J Morin

Standard textbook for community ecology and population, and community ecology courses. Revised edition in preparation, due to be published at the end of 2007. ....

The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia

Günther Theischinger and John Hawking

Dragonflies and damselflies are conspicuous insects - many are large and brightly coloured. Here for the first time is a comprehensive guide to the Australian dragonfly ....

A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Close-Up Photography

John Clements

Macro and close-up photography has been revolutionised by recent developments in digital ....

Conceptual Ecology and Invasion Biology: Reciprocal Approaches to Nature

Edited by Marc William Cadotte, Sean M McMahon and Tadashi Fukami

The conservation threat represented by invasive species is well-known, but the scientific opportunities are underappreciated. Invasion studies have historically been ....

Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland

M Townsend and P Waring

Nearly all the resident and migrant British and Irish species of macro-moths have been illustrated and described in this portable guide. Concise field descriptions written by ....

Connectivity Conservation

Edited by Kevin R Crooks and M Sanjayan

One of the biggest threats to the survival of many plant and animal species is the destruction or fragmentation of their natural habitats. The conservation of landscape ....

Conservation Education and Outreach Techniques

Susan K Jacobson, Mallory D McDuff and Martha C Monroe

The conservation of biological diversity depends on people's knowledge and actions. This book presents the theory and practice for creating effective education and outreach ....

The Conservation Handbook

Research, Management and Policy

William J Sutherland

Textbooks on the principles of conservation biology abound, but how does one put this theoretical knowledge into practice? The aim of The Conservation Handbook is to ....

Conservation of Wildlife Populations

Demography, Genetics, and Management

L Scott Mills

Conservation of Wildlife Populations provides an accessible introduction to the most relevant concepts and principles for solving real-world management problems in ....

Consumer-Resource Dynamics

William W Murdoch, Cheryl J Briggs and Roger M Nisbet

The core of the book synthesizes and extends the authors' own models involving insect parasitoids and their hosts, and explores in depth how consumer species compete for a ....

Crop Pollination by Bees

Keith S Delaplane and Daniel F Mayer

The collapse of the ubiquitous honey bee population during the past 20 years has caused a pollination vacuum for many crops. Surveys and grower experience indicate that a ....

Cutting Away: The Linocuts of Robert Gillmor

Robert Gillmor

After describing his working methods, the author writes of the inspiration behind the 90 prints illustrated. This often evokes memories which allow him to wander into ....

Dawkins vs. Gould

Survival of the Fittest

Kim Sterelny

Sterelny moves beyond caricature to expose the real differences between the conceptions of evolution of these two leading scientists. He shows that the conflict extends beyond ....

Digital Macro Photography

Ross Hoddinott

Macro photography is one of the most popular photographic disciplines. Spectacular images are within the grasp of every photographer, and you don't need to invest in kit ....

Discover Butterflies in Britain

David E Newland

The aim of this book is to help readers discover butterflies. It has detailed descriptions and photographs of 66 good places to find butterflies. They have been ....

Discovering Evolutionary Ecology

Bringing together ecology and evolution

Peter J Mayhew

Why are some kinds of organism species-rich and others species-poor? How do new species arise and why do some go extinct? Why do organisms grow and behave the way they do? This ....

The Diversity of Life

Edward O Wilson

An inspiring work by this eminent scientist and conservationist. Wilson traces the processes that create new species in bursts of adaptive radiation, and identifies the ....

Dragonflies

Peter L Miller

Plates by RR AskewThis fully revised edition also features colour illustrations drawn from Askew's The Dragonflies of Europe. All aspects of the natural history of this ....

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain - DVD

A 90-minute guide to the identification of the "birder's insect" with footage of almost every British species. The DVD also offers hints and tips on dragonfly watching. 42 ....

The Dragonflies of Essex

Ted Benton and John Dobson

The book includes accounts and distribution maps of all resident and migrant species with colour photographs of all species resident in the county. Also included are ....

The Dragonflies of Europe

RR Askew

First published 15 years ago, this is the only book in English to cover the entire European fauna, comprising 124 species of resident damselfly and dragonfly. All species ....

The Dragonflies of Mortimores Wood

(and surrounding area)

Damian K Pinguey

Photo identification guide to the 10 dragonflies and 9 damselflies that have been recorded in Mortimores Wood in Wiltshire. Species accounts include several photos, notes ....

Dragonflies of the World

Jill Silsby

Unique work covering the evolution, ecology, behaviour, physiology and taxonomy of more than 300 species of odonata. The majority are illustrated in their adult form, but many ....

Dragonfly Genera of the New World

An Illustrated and Annotated Key to the Anisoptera

Rosser W Garrison, Natalia von Ellenrieder and Jerry A Louton

Dragonfly Genera of the New World is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to the taxonomy and ecology of dragonflies in North, Middle, and South America. A ....

Drosophila

A Guide to Species Identification and Use

Therese Markow and Patrick O'Grady

Anyone wishing to tap the research potential of the hundreds of Drosophila species in ....

Earth Story - DVD

The Shaping of Our World

David Sington and Simon Lamb

Earth Story unravels the secrets of our planet and brings it alive. The series took three years to make, cost œ3 million and was filmed all over the world, from the craters ....

Ecological Census Techniques

A Handbook

Edited by William J Sutherland

The revised second edition of this bestselling text is still an invaluable aid for all those involved in field ecology and conservation. ....

Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting

Edited by Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore

While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront ....

Ecological Genetics

Design, Analysis and Application

Paul Ashton, Stephen Harris and Andrew Lowe

The use of molecular markers has revolutionised ecological genetics in the last 20 years. The fundamental problem facing new researchers is which of the many markers ....

Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation

Oswald J Schmitz

Meeting today's environmental challenges requires a new way of thinking about the intricate dependencies between humans and ....

Ecology of Streams and Rivers

Eugene Angelier

Illuminates the role of dominant ecological factors and of human activities on the organisms present in a range of watercourses and on the functioning of these ecosystems. ....

Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems

Michael Begon, Colin R Townsend and John Harper

The fourth edition of a book that has been widely acknowledged as the higher-level ecology text of choice throughout the world for almost 20 years. The latest revision has ....

Edinburgh Rock

The Geology of Lothian

Euan Clarkson and Brian Upton

Looking at Edinburgh Castle it is easily appreciated that it embodies a thousand year's worth of history. By investigation of soils and erosional features we can extend ....

Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Collembola

CW Heckman

Includes all species known from South America by the end of the 1990s and permits a state-of-the-art identification to species. In the case of specimens belonging to ....

Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Ephemeroptera

Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America

Charles, W Heckman

After a general introduction to the study of Ephemeroptera, the mayflies, it provides illustrated keys for the identification of all species in South America that were ....

Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Odonata - Anisoptera

Illustrated Keys to Known Families, Genera, and Species in South America

Charles W Heckman

Anisoptera is the first of two volumes on the Odonata in the series Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects. The second will treat the Zygoptera. ....

Encyclopedia of South American Aquatic Insects: Plecoptera

Charles W Heckman

Includes all Plecoptera species known from South America as of the year 2002 and enables identification. In the case of specimens belonging to undescribed species or those not ....

Essential Entomology

An Order-by-Order Introduction

George C McGavin

Concise guide to the insect orders and to what makes insects special and successful with illustrations by Richard Lewington. The book is in three sections: a straightforward ....

Essential Forensic Biology

Animals, Plants and Microorganisms in Legal Investigations

A. Gunn

This book provides a concise, accessible introduction to the essentials of forensic biology for undergraduate students. The book finally fills the gap for a resource, which ....

Essentials of Conservation Biology

Richard B Primack

Essentials of Conservation Biology, Fourth Edition combines theory and applied and basic research to explain the connections between conservation biology and environmental ....

The European Families of the Diptera

Identification, diagnosis, biology

Pjotr Oosterbroek

Presents an identification key and family descriptions of all 132 families of Diptera (midges, mosquitoes, gnats, true flies) occurring in Europe . It is written by a ....

Evolution

A Scientific American Reader

Edited by Scientific American

From the Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925 to the court ruling against the Dover Area School Board's proposed intelligent design curriculum in 2005, few scientific topics have ....

Evolution of the Insects

David Grimaldi and Michael Engel

Major new reference, the most complete evolutionary history of insects available. ....

Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites

Robert Poulin

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and ....

Evolutionary Pathways in Nature

A Phylogenetic Approach

John C Avise

Reconstructing phylogenetic trees from DNA sequences has become a popular exercise in many branches of biology, and here the well-known geneticist John Avise explains why. ....

Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

Gerry P Quinn and Michael J Keough

Topics covered include linear and logistic regression, simple and complex ANOVA models (for factorial, nested, block, split-plot and repeated measures and covariance designs), ....

Experimental Design for the Life Sciences

Graeme D Ruxton and Nick Colegrave

Experimental Design for the Life Sciences teaches the reader how to effectively design experiments, to ensure that today's students are equipped with the skills they need to ....

The Extended Phenotype

The Long Reach of the Gene

Richard Dawkins

`I regard this book as my most important and original contribution' Richard Dawkins`Although Dawkins has aimed his second book primarily at professional ....

Extreme Nature

M Cawardine

A beautiful and fascinating portrait of the world's most extreme wildlife, from the sexiest beast to the smelliest plant. ....

Female Control: Sexual Selection by Cryptic Female Choice

William G Eberhard

A growing body of evidence has begun to reveal the flaws in the traditional assumption of female passivity after copulation has begun. The author has compiled an impressive ....

Field Guide to Dragonflies of Hong Kong

Keith DP Wilson

111 species have now been recorded in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and all of them are illustrated in this 2nd edition. Good, clear photographs of ....

Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain and Ireland

Mike Edwards and Martin Jenner

Excellent photographic field guide bumblebees of Britain and Ireland published in association with English Nature. The guide contains a quick identification chart, ....

A Field Guide to the Damselflies of South Africa

Warwick Tarboton and Michele Tarboton

A companion volume to the superb Fieldguide to Dragonflies of South Africa. Sixty seven damselfly species (Zygoptera) are currently recognised as occurring in ....

Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland

Steve Brooks

Illustrations by Richard LewingtonDescribes and illustrates all of Britain's 38 resident and 11 migrant species (2nd edition includes the Small Red-eyed Damselfly and ....

Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe

Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra

Identification guide to all resident and m