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The Human Zoo
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Desmond Morris |
Morris looks closely at the human species under the stresses and pressures of urban living.This study concerns the city dweller. Morris finds remarkable similarities with captive zoo animals and look… |
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Animal ecology
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Charles S. Elton |
"In this book Elton introduced and drew together many principles still central to ecology today, including succession, niche, food webs, and the links between communities and ecosystems, each of whic… |
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Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology
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Tim Caro |
1. The Significance of Behavioral Ecology for Conservation Biology, Tim CaroPart I: Baseline Behavioral Ecological Data and Conservation Problems 2. The Role of Individual Identification in Conservat… |
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The physics of foraging
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Gandhimohan M. Viswanathan |
"Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion? If so, then why? These questions have attracted the attention of scienti… |
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Wild animal atlas
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National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
Combines informational text, facts, maps, and photographs to teach children about geography, animals, habitats, endangered species, and more. |
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Resource Ecology
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Herbert H.T. Prins |
This multi-author book deals with 'resource ecology', which is the ecology of trophic interactions between consumers and their resources. Resource ecology is perhaps the most central part of ecology.… |
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Partners for life
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Margery Facklam |
Examines partnerships between two different species of animals that provide one or both of the partners with food, protection, transportation, or a way to keep clean. |
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Wildlife study design
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Michael L. Morrison |
"Despite the large number of wildlife and conservation studies that are conducted, researchers and resource managers have not had a comprehensive guide to planning new studies. Wildlife Study Design … |
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Cannibalism
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Bernard J. Crespi |
361 p. : 25 cm |
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Pot-Honey
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Patricia Vit |
<p>The meliponines, stingless honey-making bees, encircle the tropical world and penetrate every forest there. This book brings together and synthesizes, on a global scale and for the first time, inf… |
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Atlas of animal adventures
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Rachel Williams |
Head off on a journey of discovery with this follow-up to the best-selling Atlas of Adventures. This book collects together nature's most unmissable events from between the two poles, including epic … |
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Incredible animals
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Sally Morgan |
Presents information on the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycles of more than twenty different kinds of animals, including orangutans, whales, and owls. |
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Behavioural Ecology
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British Ecological Society. Symposium |
ix, 620 pages : 25 cm |
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Pyramids of life
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Harvey Croze |
"Pyramids of Life opens a window on nature, taking Africa, with its unique richness in pattern, structure and process, as its focus. Examining every level of existence, and taking into account the re… |
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In the forest
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Ann Cooper |
Describes the lives of animals that live in the forest, including mice, deer, bats, birds, opossum, salamanders, owls, bobcats, and rabbits. |
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"Fitting in"
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Gilda Berger |
Describes ways in which various animals have adapted to their environments over the years. |
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The island ponies
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Barbara Ford |
Describes the scientific study being undertaken on the wild ponies of Assateague Island which explores their role in the ecology of the barrier island. |
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At home in its habitat
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Phyllis S. Busch |
Photographs and simple text describe the interrelationship of living things and their environment. |
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The Giant Book of Animal Worlds
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Anita Ganeri,Butler, John,John Butler |
Explores six principal environments of the earth and the animals inhabiting them, including the ocean, desert, and rain forest. On board pages. |
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Animals underground
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Charlotte Ruffault |
Focuses on the natural history of animals that live underground. |
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