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  • The Nature of Fear

    Survival Lessons from the Wild

    de Daniel T. Blumstein ...
    An Open Letters Review Best Book of the YearA leading expert in animal behavior takes us into the wild to better understand and manage our fears.Fear, honed by millions of years of natural selection, kept our ancestors alive. Whether by slithering away, curling up in a ball, or standing still in the presence of a predator, humans and other animals have evolved complex behaviors in order to survive ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Escaping From Predators

    An Integrative View of Escape Decisions

    Edición de William E. Cooper, Jr, Daniel T. Blumstein ...
    When a predator attacks, prey are faced with a series of 'if', 'when' and 'how' escape decisions – these critical questions are the foci of this book. Cooper and Blumstein bring together a balance of theory and empirical research to summarise over fifty years of scattered research and benchmark current thinking in the rapidly expanding literature on the behavioural ecology of escaping. The book ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril

    A Biological Evaluation

    Edición de 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 ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Paura

    Lezioni di sopravvivenza dalla natura selvaggia

    de Daniel T. Blumstein ...
    La paura, affinata da milioni di anni di selezione naturale, ha mantenuto in vita i nostri antenati. Ma abbiamo ancora molto da imparare su come gestire la nostra risposta al pericolo. Da più di trent’anni, Daniel Blumstein studia le risposte di paura degli animali. Le sue osservazioni portano a una conclusione definitiva: la paura preserva la sicurezza, ma a caro prezzo. Uno stormo di uccelli in ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

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  • The Domestic Dog

    Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions with People

    Edición de 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 ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Comparative Social Evolution

    Edición de 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 ... Leer más

    $65.99 USD

  • Living in a Seasonal World

    Thermoregulatory and Metabolic Adaptations

    Edición de Thomas Ruf, Claudia Bieber, Walter Arnold, Eva Millesi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book summarises the newest information on seasonal adaptation in animals. Topics include animal hibernation, daily torpor, thermoregulation, heat production, metabolic depression, biochemical adaptations, neurophysiology and energy balance. The contributors to this book present interdisciplinary research at multiple levels ranging from the molecular to the ecophysiological, as well as ... Leer más

    $188.99 USD

  • Phylogenetic Perspectives on the Vertebrate Immune System

    Edición de Manickam Sugumaran, Edwin L. Cooper, Gregory Becker ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book contains the proceedings of the first meeting on invertebrate immunity ever sponsored as a summer research conference by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). The conference was held in Copper Mountain, CO from July 11-16, 1999. It was a an extension of a New York Academy of Sciences meeting entitled "Primordial Immunity: Foundations for the Vertebrate ... Leer más

    $188.99 USD

  • Studies on Experimental Models

    Edición de Samar Basu, Lars Wiklund ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    There is a widespread consensus that use of antioxidants as a therapeutic approach may counteract free radical mediated pathologies. However, the role of antioxidants in normal physiology and redox signaling is still in its infancy. Since oxidative stress is related to various diseases and pathologies, scientists are eager to study the disease in humans, but it is not always ethical to study all ... Leer más

    $188.09 USD

  • Zoobiquity

    What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing

    de Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers ...
    A revelatory depiction of what animals can teach us about the human body and mind, exploring how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species."Full of fascinating stories.” —Atul Gawande, M.D.Do animals overeat? Get breast cancer? Have fainting spells? Inspired by an eye-opening consultation at the Los Angeles Zoo, which revealed that a monkey ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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  • The Domestic Cat

    The Biology of its Behaviour

    Edición de Dennis C. Turner, Patrick Bateson ...
    The most commonly kept domestic animal in the developed world, the cat has been a part of human life for thousands of years. Cats have been both worshipped and persecuted over this long period - either loved or hated for their enigmatic self-reliance and the subject of numerous myths and fables. Highlighting startling discoveries made over the last ten years, this new edition features ... Leer más

    $43.99 USD

  • Comparative Cognition

    de 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 ... Leer más

    $56.99 USD