Tous les ebooks de la collection "Fascinating Life Sciences" - Springer

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Télécharger le livre : Stingless Bees
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Stingless Bees
Christoph Grüter
Stingless bees (Meliponini) are the largest and most diverse group of social bees, yet their largely tropical distribution means that they are less studied than their relatives, the bumble bees and honey bees.Stingless bees produce honey and collect pollen from tens of...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-12-03
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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137,14 €
Télécharger le livre : Why Gut Microbes Matter
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Why Gut Microbes Matter
Harry J. Flint
Given the at times confusing new information concerning the human microbiome released over the last few years, this book seeks to put the research field into perspective for non-specialists. Addressing a timely topic, it breaks down recent research developments in a way...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-05-18
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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94,94 €
Télécharger le livre : Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes
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Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes
Ana Carolina Carnaval , Valentí Rull
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of biodiversity in various neotropical ecosystems, as well as a discussion on their historical biogeographies and underlying diversification processes. All chapters were written by prominent researchers in the...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-03-30
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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147,69 €
Télécharger le livre : The Evolution of Feathers
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The Evolution of Feathers
Christian Foth , Oliver W. M. Rauhut
Feathers are one of the most unique characteristics of modern birds and represent the most complex and colourful type of skin derivate within vertebrates, while also fulfilling various biological roles, including flight, thermal insulation, display, and sensory...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2020-03-11
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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105,49 €
Télécharger le livre : The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque
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The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque
Peter M. Kappeler , Jin-Hua Li , Lixing Sun
This open access book summarizes the multi-disciplinary results of one of China’s main primatological research projects on the endemic Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana), which had continued for over 30 years, but which had never been reported on systematically....

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-11-18
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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Télécharger le livre : Why Every Fly Counts
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Why Every Fly Counts
Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus
What exactly is our relationship with insects? Are they more beneficial or harmful?What role do they play in the world?What are the effects of climate change: Will the number of insects continue to increase? This book discusses the beneficial and harmful effects of...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-11-01
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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94,94 €
Télécharger le livre : Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution
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Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution
José M. Martín-Durán , Bruno C. Vellutini
Animal evolution has always been at the core of Biology, but even today many fundamental questions remain open. The field of animal ‘evo-devo’ is leveraging recent technical and conceptual advances in development, paleontology, genomics and transcriptomics to propose...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-07-22
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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105,49 €
Télécharger le livre : Feeding in Vertebrates
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Feeding in Vertebrates
Vincent Bels , Ian Q. Whishaw
This book provides students and researchers with reviews of biological questions related to the evolution of feeding by vertebrates in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Based on recent technical developments and novel conceptual approaches, the book covers...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-04-23
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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137,14 €
Télécharger le livre : Heads, Jaws, and Muscles
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Heads, Jaws, and Muscles
Raul E. Diaz Jr , Rui Diogo , Janine M. Ziermann
The vertebrate head is the most complex part of the animal body and its diversity in nature reflects a variety of life styles, feeding modes, and ecological adaptations. This book will take you on a journey to discover the origin and diversification of the head, which...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2019-01-23
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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105,49 €
Télécharger le livre : Bird Species
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Bird Species
Dieter Thomas Tietze
The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-11-19
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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Télécharger le livre : Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom
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Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom
Jane Gray Morrison , Michael Charles Tobias , Ugyen Tshewang
This compact and elegant work (equally fitting for both academic as well as the trade audiences) provides a readily accessible and highly readable overview of Bhutan’s unique opportunities and challenges; all her prominent environmental legislation, regulatory statutes,...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-11-13
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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94,94 €
Télécharger le livre : Unraveling the Voynich Codex
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Unraveling the Voynich Codex
Jules Janick , Arthur O. Tucker
Unraveling the Voynich Codex reviews the historical, botanical, zoological, and iconographic evidence related to the Voynich Codex, one of the most enigmatic historic texts of all time. The bizarre Voynich Codex has often been referred to as the most mysterious book in...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-08-16
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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68,56 €
Télécharger le livre : Avian Brood Parasitism
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Avian Brood Parasitism
Manuel Soler
Brood parasitism has become one of the most flourishing areas of research in evolutionary ecology and one of the best model systems for investigating coevolution. This subject has undergone remarkable advances during the last two decades, but has not been covered by any...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-05-02
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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126,59 €
Télécharger le livre : Choosing Sexes
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Choosing Sexes
Kristen J. Navara
There is extensive evidence that vertebrates of all classes have the ability to control the sexes of the offspring they produce. Despite dramatic differences in the mechanisms by which different taxa determine the initial sex of offspring, each group has found its own...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2018-02-01
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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81,22 €
Télécharger le livre : Why Every Fly Counts
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Why Every Fly Counts
Hans-Dietrich Reckhaus
This book discusses the beneficial and harmful effects of insects and explains their development and significance for biodiversity.Threatening pests or threatened beneficials? Biting midges are wonderful insects. The animals are so tiny and uniquely shaped that they are...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2017-06-14
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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34,80 €
Télécharger le livre : Plants on Plants – The Biology of Vascular Epiphytes
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Plants on Plants – The Biology of Vascular Epiphytes
Gerhard Zotz
This book critically reviews advances in our understanding of the biology of vascular epiphytes since Andreas Schimper’s 1888 seminal work. It addresses all aspects of their biology, from anatomy and physiology to ecology and evolution, in the context of general...

Editeur : Springer
Parution : 2016-09-01
Collection : Fascinating Life Sciences
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105,49 €
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