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  • Ecotourism’s Promise and Peril

    A Biological Evaluation

    Edited by Benjamin Geffroy, Diogo S. M. Samia, Eduardo Bessa, Daniel T. Blumstein ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Intended as a guide for wildlife managers and ecotourism operators, as well as interested ecotourists, this book addresses the biological principles governing how ecotourism affects wildlife. The introductory chapters focus on four key responses to human visitation—behavioral, physiological, ecological, and evolutionary. Readers will discover ecotourism’s effects on biodiversity in connection with ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

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    What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing

    by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers ...
    A revelatory depiction of what animals can teach us about the human body and mind, exploring how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species."Full of fascinating stories.” —Atul Gawande, M.D.Do animals overeat? Get breast cancer? Have fainting spells? Inspired by an eye-opening consultation at the Los Angeles Zoo, which revealed that a monkey ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Comparative Cognition

    by Mary C. Olmstead, Valerie A. Kuhlmeier ...
    Integrating developments from psychology, ethology and neuroscience, this is an undergraduate introduction to cognitive processes across species. The authors merge classic studies and contemporary research to give students a full picture of the evolving field of comparative cognition. Engaging students in the discipline from its roots in animal learning and evolutionary biology through to current ... Read more

    $56.59 USD

  • The Domestic Dog

    Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions with People

    Edited by James Serpell ...
    Why do dogs behave in the ways that they do? Why did our ancestors tame wolves? How have we ended up with so many breeds of dog, and how can we understand their role in contemporary human society? Explore the answers to these questions and many more in this study of the domestic dog. Building on the strengths of the first edition, this much-anticipated update incorporates two decades of new ... Read more

    $49.19 USD

  • The Science of Fitness

    Power, Performance, and Endurance

    by Greg LeMond, Mark Hom ...
    The Science of Fitness: Power, Performance, and Endurance clearly explains the vital connection between diet and exercise in the human body. With this knowledge, you can use the right exercise and nutrition to obtain a higher quality life, prevent disease, and slow the aging process. Authored in a straightforward style and with color images throughout, this book explores the cellular science ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Waiter & Waitress and Waitstaff Training Handbook: A Complete Guide to the Proper Steps in Service for Food & Beverage Employees

    by Lora Arduser ...
    This training handbook was designed for use by all food service serving staff members. The guide covers every aspect of restaurant customer service for the positions of host, waiter or waitress, head waiter, captain, and bus person. The detailed performance of each position is described for different types of establishments, and all types of service including French, American, English, Russian, ... Read more

    $16.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Astrobiological Neurosystems

    Rise and Fall of Intelligent Life Forms in the Universe

    by Jerry L. Cranford ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book explains why scientists believe that life may be more common in the Universe than previously considered possible. It presents the tools and strategies astronomers and astrobiologists are using in their formal search for habitable exoplanets as well as more advanced forms of life in other parts of our galaxy. The author then summarizes what is currently known about how and where organic ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Planning and Designing Research Animal Facilities

    Edited by Jack Hessler, Noel Lehner ...
    Series series American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
    Research institutions have or are planning to build, expand and renovate animal research facilities to keep up with the demands of biomedical research caused in part by growth in the use of genetically altered rodents and the upsurge of research in infectious diseases. Properly designed facilities greatly facilitate effective management and high-quality day-to-day animal care that is required to ... Read more

    $206.99 USD

  • Social Entrepreneurship and Tourism

    Philosophy and Practice

    Edited by Pauline J. Sheldon, Roberto Daniele ...
    Series series Tourism on the Verge
    This volume explores the links between the rapidly growing phenomenon of social entrepreneurship (SE) and the international tourism and hospitality industry. This unique industry is particularly ripe for transformation by SE and the book’s authors delve deeply into the reasons for this. The book has three parts. The first creates a conceptual and theoretical framework for understanding the ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Systems Biology in Animal Production and Health, Vol. 2

    Edited by Haja N. Kadarmideen ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This two-volume work provides an overview on various state of the art experimental and statistical methods, modeling approaches and software tools that are available to generate, integrate and analyze multi-omics datasets in order to detect biomarkers, genetic markers and potential causal genes for improved animal production and health. The book will contain online resources where additional data ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Turtles of the World

    by Johnica J. Morrow, Donald W. Duszynski ...
    The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Turtles of the World is an invaluable resource for researchers in protozoology, coccidia, and parasitology, veterinary sciences, animal sciences, zoology, and biology. This first-of-its-kind work offers a taxonomic guide to apicomplexan parasites of turtles that enables easy parasite identification, with a summary of virtually ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Lives of Lepidopterists

    Edited by Lee A. Dyer, Matthew L. Forister ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Inchworms, tiger moths, underwings, owlet moths, silkworms,sphinx moths, grass moths, and butterflies. Collectively, these and many others are the Lepidoptera, one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet.Lepidoptera can be found in the highest tropical canopies,the driest deserts, and at the leading edge of science. The adults include some of the most beautiful insects that have ... Read more

    $40.49 USD