Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition

Bernhard Grzimek, Neil Schlager, Donna Olendorf, Melissa C. McDade, "Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition"

Gale proudly presents the first completely revised and updated version of this acclaimed set in 30 years. Some reviewers call Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia the best reference work on animals ever published. Others call it the legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover, Bernhard Grzimek. The accolades and praise go on for the newest addition to Gale's line of reference titles. The original 13-vol. set, published in Germany in the late 1960s, is internationally renowned for its scientific reporting, coverage and illustrations, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers and students studying the animal kingdom. Thorough articles familiarize readers with animals found everywhere on the globe, detailing their life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in the animal world. Our new editions of Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia are sure to serve the needs of students at every academic level.



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Birds (Britannica Illustrated Science Library)

Birds (Britannica Illustrated Science Library)
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica | ISBN: 1593393857 | edition 2008 | PDF | 56 pages | 25,2 mb

The Britannica Illustrated Science Library is a visually compelling set that covers earth science, life science, and physical science in 16 volumes. Created for grades 5-9, each volume provides an overview on the subject and thoroughly explains it through detailed and powerful graphics, turning complex subjects into visual information that students can quickly grasp. Students will be captivated by more than 16,000 unforgettable images—over 1,000 per volume—that simplify and engage, ultimately providing a thorough understanding of each important topic. Each volume contains an Index and a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary help.

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Zoology, 8th Edition

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 5 edition

ISBN : 0072504943
July 14, 2001
Language: English
560 pages
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Zoology is an exciting and dynamic scientific field. The fifth edition of Zoology incorporates content and style to enhance the readability of the textbook, realizing that authority and detail of content are of little consequence if students do not read the book because they do not enjoy the style. This introductory general zoology textbook is manageable in size and adaptable to a variety of course formats. It's friendly, informative writing style has attracted instructors and students through the first four editions.

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Instant Notes in Animal Biology, 2nd Edition

Richard Jurd, "Instant Notes in Animal Biology, 2nd Edition"
Taylor & Francis | March 2004 | ISBN: 1859963250 | PDF | 312 pages | 5 MB

Instant Notes titles focus on core information and are designed to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily.

Instant Notes in Animal Biology, 2nd Edition is a student-friendly compendium of the essentials of animal biology. In four well-organized sections, the book reviews the Animal Kingdom, phylum by phylum; covers key coordinating principles; describes aspects of comparative physiology; and reviews reproductive physiology and developmental biology from birth through ageing.
The new edition has been reviewed and updated and remains a concise, comprehensive overview of the field designed to provide accessible information in a format which is ideal for both ease of learning and rapid revision.

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Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare

Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare 
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell | 2003-10-03 | 432 pages | ISBN: 1405111593 | 2.36 MB | PDF | Rapidshare&Megaupload

This third edition of the bestseller Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management & Welfare has been fully revised and updated making it an essential handbook for all those working with animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986. Designed to be a practical reference book, it covers every area of animal care and aims to improve animal welfare through best practice and refinement of techniques. It covers principles applicable to all species, including training of licensees, the regulatory framework, euthanasia, management of pain and stress, anaesthesia and surgery, and also includes specific sections on biology and husbandry.

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Small Animal Oncology: An Introduction

Susan M. North BSc(Hons) PhD DVM DipACVIM(Med Onc) DipECVIM-CA(Int Med and Med Onc) MRCVS, Tania Ann Banks BVsc FACVSc(Small Animal Surgery) MRCVS, "Small Animal Oncology: An Introduction"
Saunders Ltd. | ISBN: 0702028002 | July 9, 2009 | 304 pages | PDF | 22 MB

A highly practical guide suitable for in-clinic reference, Small Animal Oncology has been designed for maximum ease of use and accessibility of information. Whilst giving clear and up-to-date briefing for the busy practitioner, it also is a valuable resource to the student with a special interest in oncology. This Introduction gives an overview of cancer biology and explains the principles of available therapies. There is up to date discussion on new and developing techniques and treatments, and guidance on when these are indicated. The book covers all common, most less common and some rare aspects of small animal oncology.

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Readings in Animal Cognition (Bradford Books)

Readings in Animal Cognition (Bradford Books)
By Marc Bekoff, Dale Jamieson
Publisher: The MIT Press | 496 pages | 1995-12-21 | ISBN: 026252208X | PDF | 21.1 MB

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This collection of 24 readings is the first comprehensive treatment of important topics by leading figures in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of animal cognition. Taken togther the essays provide the nucleus for an introductory course in animal cognition (cognitive ethology and comparative psychology), philosophy of biology, or philosophy of mind. Selections are grouped in five sections: Perspectives on Animal Cognition; Cognitive and Evolutionary Explanations; Recognition, Choice, Vigilance, and Play; Communication and Language; and Animal Minds. Seventeen essays are reprinted from the authors much cited two-volume collection, Interpretation and Explanation in the Study of Animal Behavior. One essay taken from that book has been subsequently revised, and five additional essays are recent examples of critical thinking in cognitive ethology. The preface and final chapter, "Ethics and the Study of Animal Cognition," are new. A Bradford Book

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Marc Bekoff is Professor, Department of EPO Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder. Dale Jamieson is Professor of Philosophy, also at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is also Adjunct Scientist in the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group at the National Center for Atmospheric Research.

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Graham Scott, <<Essential Animal Behavior>>

Graham Scott, «Essential Animal Behavior»
ISBN: 0632057998 | Publisher: Blackwell Publishing | Publication Date: 2004-08-01 | Number Of Pages: 216 | PDF | 3,6 MB

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Essential Animal Behavior provides a comprehensive introduction to all areas of the subject: from the genetic and neurobiological control of behavior to the learning, development, and function of behavior in an evolutionary context. Social behaviour is also covered throughout the text.Written in a concise and engaging style, this new book:- includes examples from both marine and terrestrial environments around the world- places current research alongside classic examples, and- puts the study of animal behavior in an applied context, emphasizing the implications for animal welfare and animal conservation.Carefully designed to meet the needs of students coming to the subject for the first time, the book includes the following features:- key concept boxes- Focus on boxes- chapter summaries- guided reading to aid revision and further study- case studies and boxed examples that reinforce essential points, and- questions for discussion.This book is essential reading for degree-level students following modular programs in biology, zoology, marine biology, and psychology.

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Cytokinesis in Animal Cells (Developmental and Cell Biology Series

Cytokinesis in Animal Cells (Developmental and Cell Biology Series)

Cambridge University Press | ISBN: 0521401739 | 1996-10-28 | PDF | 400 pages | 19 Mb

This book traces the history of some of the major ideas in the field and gives an account of our current knowledge of animal cytokinesis. It contains descriptions of division in different kinds of cells and the proposed explanations of the mechanisms underlying the visible events. The author also describes and explains experiments devised to test cell division theories. The forces necessary for cytokinesis now appear to originate from the interaction of linear polymers and motor molecules that have roles in force production, motion and shape change that occur in other phases of the biology of the cell. The localization of the force-producing mechanism to a restricted linear part of the subsurface is caused by the mitotic apparatus, the same cytoskeletal structure that insures orderly mitosis.


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Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Volume 74 (Current Topics in Developmental Biology)

Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Volume 74 (Current Topics in Developmental Biology)
Publisher: Academic Press | ISBN: 0121531740 | edition 2006 | PDF | 328 pages | 2.5 mb

Current Topics in Developmental Biology provides a comprehensive survey of the major topics in the field of developmental biology. The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. The series has recently passed its 30-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology.
This volume contributes eight vital chapters in the latest developmental biology research.
* Over 280 pages of the latest research in developmental biology
* Includes the latest research in stem and srogenitor sells and their formation of the Pulmonary Vascular
* Covers the transplantation of undifferentiated, bone-marrow derived stem cells
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Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour

Archana Ruhela, Malini Sinha, "Recent Trends in Animal Behaviour" 
Oxford Book Company | 2010 | ISBN: 938017926X, 9789380179261 | 317 pages | PDF | 17,4 MB

The present book explores the mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior, including neural, hormonal, and genetic substrates of behaviour; foraging; anti-predator defences; mating systems and sexual selection; social behaviour; communication; parental care; kin selection and recognition; and territoriality. This thoroughly up-to-date text shows how evolutionary biologists analyse all aspects of behaviour. It is distinguished by its balanced treatment of both the underlying mechanisms and evolutionary causes of behaviour, and stresses the utility of evolutionary theory in unifying the different behavioural disciplines. Important concepts are explained by reference to key illustrative studies, which are described in sufficient detail to help students appreciate the role of the scientific process in producing research discoveries. The writing style is clear and engaging: beginning students have no difficulty following the material, despite the strong conceptual orientation of the text. This is essential reading for degree-level students following modular programs in biology, zoology, marine biology, and psychology.

Contents • Introduction to Animal Behaviour • Evolution and Animal Behaviour • Animal Behavioural Genetics • Phylogeny and Animal Behaviour • Animal Behaviour and Cognition • Animal Learning and Development • Proximate Mechanisms in Animal Behaviour • Animal Social Behaviour • Human Behaviour Patterns

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Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Second Edition: Animal Models, Volume II

Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Second Edition: Animal Models, Volume II
CRC Press | ISBN: 0849310849 | 2002-12-27 | PDF | 264 pages | 2.89 Mb | RS

The conservative nature of animal evolution makes animal models the ideal tool for learning about human biology. The Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Second Edition: Animal Models, Volume II addresses the development and application of models in different areas of biomedical research and details the criteria used to choose animal species and strains. This book is not restricted to laboratory animal models for the study of human diseases. Building on the foundation of the best-selling first edition, the second edition includes many new topics such as animal models in skeletal disease, xenotransplantation, and dental disorders.

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Encyclopedia of Animal Science

Wilson G. Pond, «Encyclopedia of Animal Science»
Marcel Dekker | ISBN: 0824754964 | 1 edition (November 16, 2005) | 952 pages | PDF | 70 Mb

Containing case studies that complement material presented in the text, the vast range of this definitive Encyclopedia encompasses animal physiology, animal growth and development, animal behavior, animal reproduction and breeding, alternative approaches to animal maintenance, meat science and muscle biology, farmed animal welfare and bioethics, and food safety. With contributions from top researchers in their discipline, the book addresses new research and advancements in this burgeoning field and provides quick and reader-friendly descriptions of technologies critical to professionals in animal and food science, food production and processing, livestock management, and nutrition.
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Biology of Nutrition in Growing Animals

"Biology of Nutrition in Growing Animals" by Rainer Mosenthin PhD, Juergen Zentek, and Teresa Zebrowska
Elsevier | 640 pages | English | 2005 | ISBN: 0444512322 | PDF | 4,5 MB

Part of the Biology of Growing Animals series, this book presents up-to-date information on the biology of animal nutrition. It describes how dietary modulation of the gastrointestinal function in young and growing farm animals is achieved through different kinds of feed additives, such as probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, and novel sources of feed enzymes, as well as bioactive components and metabolic modifiers. The book also discusses the role of nutrition in immune response and animal health, the problem of antinutrients - including mucotoxins and some minerals - in animal nutrition, and the biotechnological, molecular, and ecophysiological aspects of nutrition. In addition, safety and legal aspects are presented.

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Principles Of Animal Cell Culture (students Compendium)

Principles Of Animal Cell Culture (students Compendium) By Dr. Basant K. Sinha & Dr. Rinesh Kumar
International Book Distributing Co. | English | 2008 | ISBN: 818189250X | 305 Pages | PDF | 13.3 MB

Animal cell culture is playing a pivotal role in the various modern researches. Though the foundation stone of animal cell culture was laid for the isolation and characterization of different viruses but the recent developments in the field of biotechnology and molecular biology have given various new dimensions to this technology. Cell culture has provided a new tool for the better understanding of diagnosis and molecular biology in many areas of biological systems including bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases. The different cell cultures are being used in virology for the last five decades and one of its application has been utilized successfully in various types of vaccine production. To quote virologist Payton Rous of late we have begun to study viruses not only for what they themselves mean, but for what they can reveal about the intrinsic cell structure, and functions through located injuries that they do". More recent discoveries such as production of various proteins and enzymes through recombinant DNA technology require the use of cell culture to study the exact gene expression, have fully utilized where the available evidences justify it and where their use is consistent with the effort involved and their routine application is recommended. With the advancement in tissue culture technology, scientists are now on the threshold of bringing sea changes in improving the life of human as well as livestock and thus it has become a source of unending fascination for different scientists.

The present work is directed primarily to the students of biotechnology, keeping in view the University Grants Commission Syllabus on animal cell culture prescribed for vocational course both for undergraduate and postgraduate students and also for the scientists in the medical, veterinary and biological sciences, whose curiosity and efforts are responding to the stimulus of current interest in biotechnology.

It is hoped that it may have some value as a source of providing more readily obtained information on different topics. It is expected that some deficiencies might have persisted in this book, it is anticipated that these deficiencies may be eliminated by diligent supplementing readings and by classroom lecture materials. Though this is the first endeavour, constructive criticism will be welcomed by the author to be included in the next edition.
Contents: 1. History of development of cell culture. 2. Natural surroundings of animal cell. 3. Metabolic capabilities of animal cell. 4. Simulating natural conditions for growing animal cells. 5. Serum and serum free media. 6. Cell culture system. 7. Secondary culture: transformed animal cell. 8. Commonly used cell lines and their uses. 9. Growth kinetics of cells in culture. 10. Gene expression and application of animal cell culture for its studies. 11. Organ culture. 12. Transfection. 13. Cell fusion. 14. Selectable marker and antibiotic resistance. 15. Hybridoma and monoclonal antibodies. 16. Transplantation of cultured cell. 17. Differentiation of cells. 18. Transgenesis and transgenic animals. 19. Apoptosis, necrosis, senescence and quiescence. 20. Embryo transfer technology. References. Index.

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A Closer Look at the Animal Kingdom

A Closer Look at the Animal Kingdom (Introduction to Biology) by Sherman Hollar

Rosen Publishing Group | English | 2011 | ISBN: 1615305319 | 64 pages | PDF | 22 MB

Distinguished by their highly developed mental faculties and their capacity for reason, humans are often said to reign sovereign in the animal kingdom. With their complex interactions, intricate social structures, and extensive range of displayed emotions, however, all creatures can be said to contribute uniquely to the planet and to the subsistence of all other beings. This colorful volume surveys the various members of the animal kingdom and the habits, behaviors, and physical characteristics that unite and distinguish all animals.



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Stephen R L Clark - The Political Animal: Biology, Ethics And Politics

Stephen R L Clark - The Political Animal: Biology, Ethics And Politics
Routledge | ISBN: 041518911X | 28/06/1999 | English | 216 pages | PDF | 1 MB

In The Political Animal Stephen Clark investigates the political nature of the human animal. Based on biological science and traditional ethics, he probes into areas of inquiry that are usually ignored by traditional political theory. He suggests that properly informed political philosophy must take the role of women and children more seriously, and must be prepared to face up to the ethnocentric and domineering tendencies of the human animal.

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Nobody has thought harder than Stephen Clark about what political philosophy would look like if it took animals seriously. He is concerned with two projects: including in our politics the treatment of other animals, and acknowledging the fact that we humans are animals and so may better flourish in a society suitable for the animals that we are. Unlike many across the political spectrum, he is aware that these projects are linked.. –-Seth Crook, Social Theory and Practice Stephen Clark is like a mini-holiday from the mundane and the predictable . . . This book is a delight. –Bernard E. Rollin, Colorado State University Stephen Clark's book is immensely welcome . . . He gives a fresh and most useful slant to a whole range of apparently familiar topics--anarchism, nationalism, environmentalism, slavery, and above all perhaps the meaning of family. Read him. –Mary Midgley, author of Beast and Man The Political Animal shows the very great interest that a biological/ethological approach to politics can have. It is an extremely-thought-provoking study, a valuable contribution to political theory. –Cora Diamond, University of Virginia

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Stephen R. L. Clark is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of Animals and Their Moral Standing (Routledge 1997).

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Animal Osmoregulation

Tim Bradley "Animal Osmoregulation"
Oxford University Press | 2009-02-15 | ISBN: 0198569955 | 320 pages | PDF | 2 MB

Water is fundamental to life and all metabolic reactions are influenced by the aqueous environment in which they occur. Osmoregulation and water balance are therefore absolutely essential topics in animal physiology.
Animal Osmoregulation collates a widely dispersed literature to produce a comprehensive and authoritative synthesis of the field, providing detailed examples of osmoregulatory processes at the organismal, organ and cellular level. It incorporates clear background information on ion regulation and transport (specifically in the light of recent molecular studies) and illustrates the physical principles to which each organism must adhere, as well as the phylogenetic constraints within which it must operate.
As with other titles in the Oxford Animal Biology Series, the topic is addressed using examples from throughout the animal kingdom, identifying common themes that transcend taxonomy.

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Animal Architecture (Oxford Animal Biology Series)

Mike Hansell, "Animal Architecture (Oxford Animal Biology Series)"
Publisher: OUP Oxford | 2005-01-27 | 335 Pages | ISBN: 0198507526 | PDF | 8.28 MB

Construction behaviour occurs across the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom and affects the survival of both builders and other organisms associated with them. Animal Architecture provides a comprehensive overview of the biology of animal building. The book recognizes three broad categories of built structure - homes, traps, and courtship displays. Even though some of these structures are complex and very large, the behaviour required to build them is generally simple and the anatomy for building unspecialized. Standardization of building materials helps to keep building repertoires simple, while self-organizing effects help create complexity. Some builders exhibit learning and cognitive skills, and include some toolmaking species. In a case-study approach to function, insects demonstrate how homes can remain operational while they grow, spiderwebs illustrate mechanical design, and the displays of bowerbirds raise the possibility of persuasion through design rather than just decoration. Studies of the costs to insect and bird home-builders, and to arthropod web-builders provide evidence of optimal designs and of trade-offs with other life history traits. As ecosystem engineers, the influence of builders is extensive and their effect is generally to enhance biodiversity through niche construction. Animal builders can therefore represent model species for the study of the emerging subject of environmental inheritance. Evidence that building has facilitated social evolution is mixed. However building, and in particular building with silk, has been demonstrated to have important evolutionary consequences. This book is intended for students and researchers in comparative animal biology, but will also be of relevance and use to the increasing numbers of architects and civil engineers interested in developing ideas from the animal kingdom.

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Perspectives in Animal Phylogeny and Evolution (Oxford Biology)

Perspectives in Animal Phylogeny and Evolution (Oxford Biology)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA | ISBN: 0198566204 | edition 2009 | PDF | 336 pages | 3,9 mb

Animal phylogeny is undergoing a major revolution due to the availability of an exponentially increasing amount of molecular data and the application of novel methods of phylogentic reconstruction, as well as the many spectacular advances in palaeontology and molecular developmental biology. Traditional views of the relationships among major phyla have been shaken and new, often unexpected, relationships are now being considered. At the same tiem, the emerging discipline of evolutionary developmental biology, or ‘evo-devo’, has offered new insights into the origin and evolvability of major traits of animal architecture and life cycle. All these developments call for a revised interpretation of the pathways along which animal structure and development has evolved since the origin of the Metazoa. Perspectives in Animal Phylogeny and Evolution takes on this challenge, successfully integrating morphological, fossil and molecular evidence to produce a novel reinterpretation of animal evolution. Central to the book’s approach is an ‘evo-devo’ perspective on animal evolution (with all the fresh insights this has given into the origin of animal organization and life cycles), complementary to the more traditional perspectives of pattern (cladistics, comparative anatomy and embryology), mechanisms (developmental biology) and adaptation (evolutionary biology). The author advocates the need to approach the study of animal evolution with a critical attitude towards many key concepts of comparative morphology and developmental biology. Particular attention in the book is paid to the evolution of life cycles and larval forms.

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