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A short, highly directed guide to an area of science that is little understood but increasingly part of public discourse by the Sunday Times bestselling author of HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST

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A comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the world's most popular insect groups, the Odonata.

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Presents a treatment of species that includes a detailed description as well as analytical drawings, notes on distribution, ecology, conservation status and relationships. This book is the result of thirty years research by Dr R J (Bob) Chinnock, the world authority in the family Myoporaceae.

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An illustrated account of 137 species of this family of gilled fungi, including 101 new to science.

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The goanna's ubiquity and sometimes brazen behaviour has made them a familiar favourite with generations of Australian bushwalkers, campers, and picnickers. This title brings together the natural history of these ancient animals and other members of the family Varanidae, which includes the world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon.

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A definitive account of habitat loss or degradation caused by humans and the ecological consequences.

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Provides nuts-and-bolts advice on organizing and conducting a successful research program. This book explains how to choose a research question and answer it through manipulative experiments and systematic observations. It includes ideas to help you identify your goals, organize a season of fieldwork, and deal with negative results.

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Discover how categorisation has shaped our view of the natural world with How Zoologists Organize Things. The book unveils wild truths and even wilder myths about animals, as perpetuated by zoologists - revealing how much more there is to learn, and unlearn.

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The first ever book about the birds of this subantarctic island group

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A groundbreaking, approachable book on the role of emotions in animal and human societies, from the world-renowned primatologist and author of Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are

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This work contains over 300 species of Australia's underwater plant life, most illustrated by underwater photographs that reveal the many colours and intricate patterns found there. The book is fully referenced with numerous descriptions, line drawings and photographs.

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After an epic Amazonian journey through Brazil and Peru, German botanist von Martius compiled an unsurpassed catalogue of all known genera of palm. This exquisite encyclopedic treasury is a jewel of 19th-century botany, as remarkable for its meticulous classification, as it is for its maps, color landscapes, and cross-sectioned diagrams showing...

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Anita Albus recounts the sad histories of several extinct bird species, including the passenger pigeon, the Carolina parakeet, and the great auk. She gives a detailed account of six rare birds: the hermit ibis, the elusive corncrake, the Eurasian nightjar, the barn owl, the northern hawk owl and the kingfisher.

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From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world - and also among the most endangered. This field guide shows where to observe each species in the world, helping make this the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the parrots of the world.

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An engaging journey into the world of penguins, pairing science with breathtaking photographs.

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Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) represent the most common form of genetic variation in both plants and animals, and play a key role in revealing the molecular mechanisms underlying traits. This book covers the discovery, analysis and uses of SNPs, and examines other approaches to plant genotyping.

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"A thorough revision and expansion of Pate and Beard's Kwongan--Plant Life of the Sandplain (1984)"--Page 4 of cover.

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Plant Names is a plain English guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them.

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A concise, fundamental guide to understanding plant structure containing superb colour photographs and drawings.

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A mind-bending journey into the overlooked world - and intelligence - of plants

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Forest ecology experts analyse the ecological and economic costs and benefits of salvage logging.