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“mary c olmstead”

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  • Comparative Cognition

    by Mary C. Olmstead, Valerie A. Kuhlmeier ...
    Integrating developments from psychology, ethology and neuroscience, this is an undergraduate introduction to cognitive processes across species. The authors merge classic studies and contemporary research to give students a full picture of the evolving field of comparative cognition. Engaging students in the discipline from its roots in animal learning and evolutionary biology through to current ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

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  • The Domestic Dog

    Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions with People

    Edited by James Serpell ...
    Why do dogs behave in the ways that they do? Why did our ancestors tame wolves? How have we ended up with so many breeds of dog, and how can we understand their role in contemporary human society? Explore the answers to these questions and many more in this study of the domestic dog. Building on the strengths of the first edition, this much-anticipated update incorporates two decades of new ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation

    by Patrick Bateson, Paul Martin ...
    What role does playful behaviour and playful thought take in animal and human development? How does play relate to creativity and, in turn, to innovation? Unravelling the different meanings of 'play', this book focuses on non-aggressive playful play. The authors emphasise its significance for development and evolution, before examining the importance of playfulness in creativity. This discussion ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Planning and Designing Research Animal Facilities

    Edited by Jack Hessler, Noel Lehner ...
    Series series American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
    Research institutions have or are planning to build, expand and renovate animal research facilities to keep up with the demands of biomedical research caused in part by growth in the use of genetically altered rodents and the upsurge of research in infectious diseases. Properly designed facilities greatly facilitate effective management and high-quality day-to-day animal care that is required to ... Read more

    $203.19 CAD

  • Canine and Feline Skin Cytology

    A Comprehensive and Illustrated Guide to the Interpretation of Skin Lesions via Cytological Examination

    by Francesco Albanese ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book discusses canine and feline skin cytology and the importance of this diagnostic tool in interpreting skin lesions. With more than 600 clinical and cytological color pictures, it explains the cytological patterns observed in all cutaneous inflammatory and neoplastic lesions in cats and dogs, as well as cutaneous metastasis of non-primary skin neoplasms. The first part of the book ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Systems Biology in Animal Production and Health, Vol. 2

    Edited by Haja N. Kadarmideen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This two-volume work provides an overview on various state of the art experimental and statistical methods, modeling approaches and software tools that are available to generate, integrate and analyze multi-omics datasets in order to detect biomarkers, genetic markers and potential causal genes for improved animal production and health. The book will contain online resources where additional data ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

  • Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril

    A Biological Evaluation

    Edited by Benjamin Geffroy, Diogo S. M. Samia, Eduardo Bessa, Daniel T. Blumstein ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Intended as a guide for wildlife managers and ecotourism operators, as well as interested ecotourists, this book addresses the biological principles governing how ecotourism affects wildlife. The introductory chapters focus on four key responses to human visitation—behavioral, physiological, ecological, and evolutionary. Readers will discover ecotourism’s effects on biodiversity in connection with ... Read more

    $44.99 CAD

  • The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Turtles of the World

    by Johnica J. Morrow, Donald W. Duszynski ...
    The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Turtles of the World is an invaluable resource for researchers in protozoology, coccidia, and parasitology, veterinary sciences, animal sciences, zoology, and biology. This first-of-its-kind work offers a taxonomic guide to apicomplexan parasites of turtles that enables easy parasite identification, with a summary of virtually ... Read more

    $62.39 CAD

  • Oxytocin, Vasopressin and Related Peptides in the Regulation of Behavior

    Edited by Elena Choleris, Donald W. Pfaff, Martin Kavaliers ...
    The mammalian neurohypophyseal peptide hormones oxytocin and vasopressin act to mediate human social behavior - they affect trust and social relationships and have an influence on avoidance responses. Describing the evolutionary roots of the effects that these neuropeptides have on behavior, this book examines remarkable parallel findings in both humans and non-human animals. The chapters are ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • The Lives of Lepidopterists

    Edited by Lee A. Dyer, Matthew L. Forister ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Inchworms, tiger moths, underwings, owlet moths, silkworms,sphinx moths, grass moths, and butterflies. Collectively, these and many others are the Lepidoptera, one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet.Lepidoptera can be found in the highest tropical canopies,the driest deserts, and at the leading edge of science. The adults include some of the most beautiful insects that have ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Comparative Social Evolution

    Edited by Dustin R. Rubenstein, Patrick Abbot ...
    Darwin famously described special difficulties in explaining social evolution in insects. More than a century later, the evolution of sociality - defined broadly as cooperative group living - remains one of the most intriguing problems in biology. Providing a unique perspective on the study of social evolution, this volume synthesizes the features of animal social life across the principle ... Read more

    $73.99 CAD

  • The Laboratory Mouse

    Edited by Hans Hedrich ...
    The Laboratory Mouse, Second Edition is a comprehensive book written by international experts. With inclusions of the newly revised European standards on laboratory animals, this will be the most current, global authority on the care of mice in laboratory research. This well-illustrated edition offers new and updated chapters including immunology, viruses and parasites, behavior, enrichment and ... Read more

    $264.79 CAD