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“jan a van gils”

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  • The Flexible Phenotype

    A Body-Centred Integration of Ecology, Physiology, and Behaviour

    de Theunis Piersma, Jan A. van Gils ...
    The Flexible Phenotype attempts a true synthesis of physiology, behaviour, and ecology by developing an empirical argument that describes the intimate connections between phenotypes and their environments. It portrays an ecological angle to the rapidly growing extended synthesis in evolutionary biology that incorporates developmental processes, self-organization, and the multiple dimensions of ... Leer más

    $66.59 USD

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  • Animal Madness

    How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves

    de Laurel Braitman ...
    ****“Science Friday” Summer Reading Pick****Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads****People magazine Best Summer Reads**“A lovely, big-hearted book…brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals well” (The New York Times).**Have you ever wondered if your dog might be a bit depressed? How about heartbroken or homesick? Animal Madness takes ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • How the Zebra Got Its Stripes

    de Léo Grasset ...
    Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian Just So stories. Complex natural phenomena are ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Evolutionary Biomechanics

    Selection, Phylogeny, and Constraint

    de Graham Taylor, Adrian Thomas ...
    Series series Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
    Evolutionary biomechanics is the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems. Its unique advantage is the precision with which physical constraints and performance can be predicted from first principles. Instead of reviewing the entire breadth of the biomechanical literature, a few key examples are explored in depth as vehicles for discussing fundamental concepts, analytical ... Leer más

    $42.29 USD

  • Cuckoo

    Cheating by Nature

    de Nick Davies ...
    A gifted biologist's careful and beguiling study of why cuckoos have got away with tricking other birds into hatching and raising their young for thousands of years.The familiar call of the common cuckoo, “cuck-oo,” has been a harbinger of spring ever since our ancestors walked out of Africa many thousands of years ago. However, for naturalist and scientist Nick Davies, the call is an invitation ... Leer más

    $15.49 USD

  • The Inner Bird

    Anatomy and Evolution

    de Gary W. Kaiser ...
    Birds are among the most successful vertebrates on Earth. An important part of our natural environment and deeply embedded in our culture, birds are studied by more professional ornithologists and enjoyed by more amateur enthusiasts than ever before. However, both amateurs and professionals typically focus on birds’ behaviour and appearance and only superficially understand the characteristics ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Primate Sexuality

    Comparative Studies of the Prosimians, Monkeys, Apes, and Humans

    de Alan F. Dixson ...
    Primate Sexuality provides an authoritative and comprehensive synthesis of current research on the evolution and physiological control of sexual behaviour in the primates - prosimians, monkeys, apes, and human beings. This new edition has been fully updated and greatly expanded throughout to incorporate a decade of new research findings. It maintains the depth and scientific rigour of the first ... Leer más

    $82.99 USD

  • Reconstructing Mobility

    Environmental, Behavioral, and Morphological Determinants

    Edición de Kristian J. Carlson, Damiano Marchi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Assembles a collection of experts to provide a current account of different approaches (e.g., traditional, comparative and experimental) being applied to study mobility. Moreover, the book aims to stimulate new theoretical perspectives that adopt a holistic view of the interaction among intrinsic (i.e. skeletal) and extrinsic (i.e. environmental) factors that influence differential expression of ... Leer más

    $143.09 USD

  • Sodium and Water Homeostasis

    Comparative, Evolutionary and Genetic Models

    Edición de Kelly Anne Hyndman, Thomas L. Pannabecker ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book presents cutting edge methods that provide insights into the pathways by which salt and water traverse cell membranes and flow in an orchestrated fashion amongst the many compartments of the body. It focuses on a number of molecular, cellular and whole animal studies that involve multiple physiological systems and shows how the internal milieu is regulated by multifactorial gene ... Leer más

    $143.99 USD

  • Ontogeny and Phylogeny of the Vertebrate Heart

    Edición de David Sedmera, Tobias Wang ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This collection of reviews will be of considerable interests to biologists and MDs working on any aspect of cardiovascular function. With state-of-the-art reviews written by competent experts in the field, the content is also of interest for MSc and PhD students in most fields of cardiovascular physiology. ... Leer más

    $143.09 USD

  • The Social Life of Greylag Geese

    Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System

    Edición de Isabella B. R. Scheiber, Josef Hemetsberger, Kurt Kotrschal, Brigitte M. Weiß ...
    The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex ... Leer más

    $62.39 USD

  • Cockatoos

    Edición de Matt Cameron ...
    Cockatoos are large, intelligent and attractive birds. Of the 21 recognised species, 14 occur in Australia, with three of these also found in New Guinea. Seven species are distributed across the islands of south-east Asia. While many species are common or abundant, an increasing number face extinction due to habitat loss, the illegal bird trade and global warming. Extensively illustrated, ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD