Princeton University Press, 2024. — 288 p. The Lives of Bees provides a one-of-a-kind look at the life and natural history of bees. Blending stunning photographs and illustrations with illuminating profiles of selected species, this incisive guide takes readers inside the world of these marvelous insects, exploring their physiology, behavior, ecology, evolution, and much more....
2nd Edition — Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2018. — 272 p. Ranging from the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores include some of the world's most charismatic, admired, feared, and spectacular creatures. This new edition of Luke Hunter's comprehensive guide profiles all of the world's...
Second Edition — Princeton University Press, 2009. — 816 p. The best-selling field guide that "sets new standards" (New Scientist) and "makes all other field guides for mammals of the United States... and Canada obsolete" (Journal of Mammalogy) is now even better. Covering 20 species recognized since 2002 and including 13 new color plates, this fully revised edition of Mammals...
Princeton University Press, 2024. — 1059 p. Would you like to be able to identify any bird species in Europe, in all plumages, in every season? ID Handbook of European Birds is the resource for you. This identification handbook blends incisive descriptions with stunning high-resolution photos to provide the most comprehensive, in-depth coverage of European birds available....
Oxford University Press, 2019. — 771 p. Invertebrates have proven to be extremely useful model systems for gaining insights into the neural and molecular mechanisms of sensory processing, motor control, and higher functions such as feeding behavior, learning and memory, navigation, and social behavior. A major factor in their enormous contributions to neuroscience is the...
DK Publishing, 2016, 80 p., ISBN: 978-1-4654-5174-3. (DK Eyewitness Books). Discover the world of horses and ponies- from their origins and breeds to their role in human history. Become an expert on horses, one of nature's most beloved animals. This children's book shows how horses have played a pivotal part throughout human history. You will uncover the role of these majestic...
Key Porter Books, Toronto: 2001. - 308 p. Zoologist Ronald Orenstein takes an in-depth look at turtles, tortoises, and terrapins worldwide. With facts, photography, rigorous research, and informative commentary, Survivors in Armor covers all aspects of turtle evolution, life, history, and conservation.
Key Porter Books, Toronto: 2001. - 308 p. Zoologist Ronald Orenstein takes an in-depth look at turtles, tortoises, and terrapins worldwide With facts, photography, rigorous research, and informative commentary, Survivors in Armor covers all aspects of turtle evolution, life, history, and conservation.
Academic Press, 2024. — 2485 p. Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology, Second Edition is a comprehensive, introductory-level reference work that aims to unite readers in the wonders of this discipline. Chapters highlight where physiological systems and processes are conserved across vertebrate groups, which supports the use of fish as a vertebrate model for investigating fundamental...
Princeton University Press, 2024. — 488 p. South America’s wide range of habitats supports a tremendous diversity of plants and animals, including more than 400 species of larger mammals - those the size of a guinea pig or bigger. Many are truly iconic: Jaguar, Puma, Ocelot, and numerous other beautiful cats; the fantastic Maned Wolf; the incomparable Giant Anteater; and an...
1984-2000. A collection of identification atlases with high-quality photographs of butterflies. Atlases: Slamka F. Die Zünslerartigen (Pyraloidea) Mitteleuropas. Palm E. Nordeuropas Pyralider. Bleszynski S. Crambinae. Bengtsson A. The Scythrididae (Lepidoptera) of Northern Europe. Razowski J. Cochylidae. Cochylidae. Pyralidae. Scythrididae.
Clifford B. Frith (Author), Dawn W. Frith (Author). Oxford University Press, 2004. 554 p. ISBN-10: 0198548443, ISBN-13: 978-0198548447. The bowerbirds are unique in the avian world in that the males build elaborate 'bowers': structures of sticks, grasses or other plant stems on or close to the ground, often incorporating objects such as colorful fruits, flowers, feathers,...
Princeton University Press, 2022. — 288 p. Moths are among the most underappreciated insects on the planet, yet they make up the majority of some 180,000 known species of Lepidoptera. Filled with striking images, The Lives of Moths looks at the remarkable world of these amazing and beautiful creatures. While butterflies may get more press than moths, Andrei Sourakov and Rachel...
Princeton University Press, 2023. — 600 p. This amazing field guide enables you to identify all 783 families of insects currently recognized in the United States and Canada. Richly illustrated with more than 3,700 stunning photos along with keys to families for many of the orders, Insects of North America features a comprehensive introduction that discusses classification and...
Princeton University Press, 2022. — 288 p. Moths are among the most underappreciated insects on the planet, yet they make up the majority of some 180,000 known species of Lepidoptera. Filled with striking images, The Lives of Moths looks at the remarkable world of these amazing and beautiful creatures. While butterflies may get more press than moths, Andrei Sourakov and Rachel...
The University of Alberta Press, 2019. — 272 p. In The Flying Zoo, Michael Stock gives readers an enthusiastic tribute to birds and the parasites that live in and on them. From the Crozet Archipelago and the Galapagos Islands to our backyards, parasites - fleas, lice, ticks, and flukes - live in a sinister yet symbiotic relationship with their host birds. With a scientist's...
Illustriert von Frantiäck Severa. — Prag: Artia, 1969. — 239 S. The enchanting light of beetles is accessible from behind the scenes. Anyone who carefully follows the bugs in nature will find many surprises, be it in the beauty of shapes and colors or the variety of manifestations of life. The beauty of the beetles in itself brings satisfaction to the newcomers, even before...
Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural), 2006. — Sup. N.º9. — P. 5-139. — ISSN 0870-3876. Being the first of a series dealing with the entomofauna of the Madeira and Selvagens Islands, this catalogue is a list of all Lepidoptera recorded from this region of Macaronesia, with references to the relevant literature. The checklist includes 37 families, 211 genera...
Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal (História Natural), 2006. — Sup. N.º11. — P. 5-167. — ISSN 0870-3876. Based on a revision of the relevant taxonomic and faunistic literature, as well as of previously published and unpublished material, a critically updated catalog of the Staphylinidae of Madeira and the Selvagens is compiled. 25 species are deleted from the list of...
Illustriert von Frantiäck Severa. — Prag: Artia, 1969. — 239 S. The enchanting light of beetles is accessible from behind the scenes. Anyone who carefully follows the bugs in nature will find many surprises, be it in the beauty of shapes and colors or the variety of manifestations of life. The beauty of the beetles in itself brings satisfaction to the newcomers, even before...
Princeton University Press, 2023. — 241 p. — ISBN: 978-0-691-22662-0. When many people think of bees, they are likely to picture the western domesticated honey bee, insects that live in large, socially complex societies inside a hive with a single queen and thousands of workers. But this familiar bee is just one of more than 20,000 species of bees — and almost none of the...
CABI, 2019. — 420 p. — ASIN B07TTCKJWS. This book is the only account of what honeybees see. Bees detect some visual features such as edges and colors, but there is no sign that they reconstruct patterns or put together features to form objects. Bees detect motion but have no perception of what it is that moves, and certainly, they do not recognize "things" by their shapes....
Princeton University Press, 2023. — 512 p. The most comprehensive and up-to-date general reference book on honey bee biology. Honeybees are marvelously charismatic organisms with a long history of interaction with humans. They are vital to agriculture and serve as a model system for many basic questions in biology. This authoritative book provides an essential overview of honey...
William Collins, 2022. — 747 p. — ISBN: 978-0008-3944-79 Everyone worries about the collapse of bee populations. But what about wasps? Deemed the gangsters of the insect world, wasps are winged assassins with formidable stings. Conduits of Biblical punishment, provokers of fear and loathing, inspiration for horror movies: wasps are perhaps the most maligned insect on our...
Reaktion Books, 2019. — 208 p. Our fear and fascination with wasps set them apart from other insects. Despite their iconic form and distinctive colors, they are surrounded by myth and misunderstanding. Often portrayed in cartoon-like stereotypes bordering on sad parody, wasps have an unwelcome and undeserved reputation for aggressiveness bordering on vindictive spite. This...