Mark Briffa & Ian C. W. Hardy 
Animal Contests [PDF ebook] 

In this book, Esposito presents a historiography of organicist and holistic thought through an examination of the work of leading biologists from Britain and America. He shows how this work relates t …

A revised and thoroughly updated edition of the definitive guide to identifying dragonflies in Europe. The first edition of the Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe was a ground-break …

Herbicides are of great importance in weed management and are one of the most widely used pesticide groups for weed control across the globe. Concerns around the residual effects of these intensively …

The definitive photographic guide to the avifauna of Bail, Sumatra and Java. The islands of Bali, Sumatra and Java, covering some 613, 000 square kilometres, are home to an extensive and varied list …

"The Flower-Patch Among the Hills" by Flora Klickmann is a charming portrayal of rural life, centered around the beauty and tranquility of nature’s floral bounty. Set amidst the picturesque …

This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world”s 170 species of robins and chats. This large family of small passerines was formerly conside …

To cope with the abiotic stress-induced osmotic problems, plants adapt by either increasing uptake of inorganic ions from the external solution, or by de novo synthesis of organic compatible solutes …

Why are newborn bears so tiny? How does the joey find its way to its mother’s pouch? Why are fruit bats born large, alert and with their eyes open? These and many other questions are answered in this …

A portable guide on the mammals of Sri Lanka designed for the nature-loving traveller. A compact, easy-to-use mammal identification guide for any nature watcher on a visit to Sri Lanka. More than 40 …