NHBS Monthly Catalogue: February 2012
Animal & General Biology
ANIMAL ARCHITECTS
Building and the Evolution of Intelligence
James L Gould and Carol Grant Gould
New Paperback Edition
Examines animal architecture across a range of species, from those whose blueprints are largely innate (such as spiders and their webs) to those whose challenging structures seem to require ......
324 pp, b&w illus.
hardcover | 2007 | £15.99 | approx. $26/€20
softcover | 2012 | £11.99 | approx. $19/€15
ANIMAL THINKING
Contemporary Issues in Comparative Cognition
Edited by Randolf Menzel and Julia Fischer
Do animals have cognitive maps? Do they possess knowledge? Do they plan for the future? Do they understand that others have mental lives of their own? This volume provides a state-of-the-art ......
416 pp, colour & b/w illustrations.
hardcover | 2011 | £27.95 | approx. $45/€34
BACTERIAL WILT DISEASE AND THE RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM SPECIES COMPLEX
Edited by Caitilyn Allen, Philippe Prior and AC Hayward
The bacterial wilt diseases caused by members of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex have never been more important. The research presented in this volume reveals a pathogen on the move, ......
528 pp, 51 illustrations.
hardcover | 2005 | £98 | approx. $155/€118
BONES AND CARTILAGE
Developmental Skeletal Biology
Brian K Hall
"Bones and Cartilage" provides the most in-depth review ever assembled on the topic. It examines the function, development and evolution of bone and cartilage as tissues, organs and skeletal ......
792 pp, illustrations.
hardcover | 2005 | £79 | approx. $125/€95
EXTREME MEASURES
The Ecological Energetics of Birds and Mammals
Brian K McNab
Along with reproduction, balancing energy expenditure with the limits of resource acquisition is essential for both a species and a population to survive. But energy is a limited resource, as we ......
336 pp, 7 b/w photos, 97 b/w illustrations, 4 tables.
hardcover | NYP 05/2012 | £64.50 | approx. $102/€78
softcover | NYP 05/2012 | £22.50 | approx. $36/€27
MICROBIOLOGY
An Introduction
Gerard J Tortora, Berdell R Funke and Christine L Case
New Edition
This #1 selling non-majors microbiology textbook is praised for its straightforward presentation of complex topics, careful balance of concepts and applications, and proven art that teaches. In its ......
colour photos, illustrations, tables.
hardcover | 2012 | £111.99 | approx. $177/€134
A PLANET OF VIRUSES
Carl Zimmer
New Paperback Edition
Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, and yet they hold the entire planet in their sway. We're most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or the flu, but viruses also cause a ......
122 pp, 12 colour illustrations.
hardcover | 2011 | £12.99 | approx. $21/€16
softcover | NYP 05/2012 | £7.99 | approx. $13/€10
THE PRIMATE MIND
Built to Connect with Other Minds
Edited by Frans B M de Waal and Pier Francesco Ferrari
"Monkey see, monkey do" may sound simple, but how an individual perceives and processes the behavior of another is one of the most complex and fascinating questions related to the social life of ......
416 pp, 39 b/w photos, 19 b/w illustrations, 4 tables.
hardcover | 2012 | £36.95 | approx. $59/€45
VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY
Donald W Linzey
New Edition
Long recognized as the most readable textbook on vertebrate biology, this comprehensive volume covers subjects ranging from the biology of the smallest shrew to the migration of the largest ......
608 pp, 242 b/w photos, 293 b/w illustrations, 33 maps.
hardcover | NYP 03/2012 | £57 | approx. $90/€69
WORLD OF THE CELL (INTERNATIONAL EDITION)
Jeff Hardin, Gregory Bertoni and Lewis Kleinsmith
New Paperback Edition
Widely praised for its strong biochemistry coverage, Becker's "World of the Cell", Eighth Edition, provides a clear, up-to-date introduction to cell biology concepts, processes, and applications. ......
912 pp, photos, illustrations, tables.
softcover | 2011 | £54.99 | approx. $87/€66
