Product Description: Biodiversity is as close as your breakfast table. Your cereal and coffee are the products of at least a dozen species of plants and animals. And believe it or not, you are related to your morning meal—all life on earth is descended from a common ancestor, giving new meaning to the old saying “You are what you eat...read more

Collects annotated photographs and descriptions of over 400 species of reptiles and amphibians, such as turtles, lizards, snakes, newts, and frogs. (view table of contents)

Presents information regarding species of reptiles and amphibians, with photographs and text covering animals such as salamanders, frogs, lizards, snakes, and crocodilians.

Product Description: This book starts from the premise that patterns of illness and disability in modern human populations have been influenced by the biological and cultural evolution of the human species over the last five million years. Developments as diverse as the transition to an upright posture, the farming of grains, close contact with domestic animals, the use of cooking, and the proliferation of urban settlements, industrial processes and international travel have all had profound effects on human health...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This volume examines a variety of aspects of animal behavior and analyzes the underlying relationship between behavior and evolution. Studying behavior draws upon the work of scientists from a number of disciplines, all seeking to answer the question of why an animal behaves in the way it does...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is an introductory text to the neurophysiology of the senses and communication. The study of the sensory systems of humans and other animals is closely linked to communication. Combining the two subject areas in one volume provides an integrated approach to the senses, drawing on both neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to provide a picture of the structure and function of the senses...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Presents an evolutionary history of human health and disease, starting from the premise that patterns of illness and disability in 20th-century human populations have been influenced by the biological and cultural evolution of the human species over the last five million years.

Describes the range, habitat, characteristics, and behavior of snakes, salamanders, newts, frogs, toads, turtles, tortoises, lizards, crocodiles, and alligators

Explains the biological principles that underly the nature of sexual behavior in animals and depicts the variety of mating habits of insects, fish, birds, and other animals