Wildlife Research

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Nils Bunnefeld
Decision-Making in Conservation and Natural Resource Management: Models for Interdisciplinary Approaches (Conservation Biology, Series Number 22)
Making decisions about the management and conservation of nature is necessarily complex, with many competing pressures on natural systems, opportunities and benefits for different groups of people and a varying, uncertain social and ecological environment. An approach which is narrowly focused on ei...
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George R. Zug
Tortoises of the World: Giants to Dwarfs
The first book dedicated entirely to the fascinating ecology of the world's tortoises. Tortoises of the World is the only book to offer a comprehensive exploration of the biology, natural history, and conservation of the fascinating family Testudinidae. Renowned reptile scientist George R. Zug and ...
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Richard Frankham
Introduction to Conservation Genetics and Genomics
The third edition of this essential introductory text has been fully updated in light of the genomics revolution. Providing authoritative and engaging coverage for students and professionals of conservation genetics and genomics, conservation biology, and wildlife biology, the authors explain the un...
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Jason H. Byrd
Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations, Third Edition
Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations, Third Edition continues in the tradition of the two best-selling prior editions and maintains its status as the single-most comprehensive book on Forensic Entomology currently available. It includes current, in-the-field best p...
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Thomas Reid Platt
Small Science: Baracktrema Obamai And Other Stories Of A Life In Parasitology & Higher Education
"Long, thin, and cool as hell" was how parasitologist Thomas Platt described the new genus and species of trematode (Baracktrema obamai) he named in honor of the 44th USA president and his 5th cousin, Barack Obama. The story of Baracktrema was picked up by over 200 news outlets worldwide, providing ...
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Conservation International/Center for Applied Biodiversity Science
Defying Ocean's End: An Agenda For Action
If humankind were given a mandate to do everything in our power to undermine the earth's functioning, we could hardly do a better job than we have in the past thirty years on the world's oceans, both by what we are putting into it-millions of tons of trash and toxic materials-and by what we are taki...
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David Tory
Retribution: The Stanfield Chronicles
Retribution begins in 1620. A grieving Isaac Stanfield heads out across the Atlantic Ocean. After the Mayflower sails for the new world, Isaac has been sent to explore the potential for trade and further settlements in New England. His efforts are frustrated by the incompetence and duplicity of th...
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Vincenzo Penteriani
Bears of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management
Bears have fascinated people since ancient times. The relationship between bears and humans dates back thousands of years, during which time we have also competed with bears for shelter and food. In modern times, bears have come under pressure through encroachment on their habitats, climate change, ...
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Daniel J. C. Kronauer
Army Ants: Nature’s Ultimate Social Hunters
A richly illustrated, captivating study of army ants, nature’s preeminent social hunters. A swarm raid is one of nature’s great spectacles. In tropical rainforests around the world, army ants march in groups by the thousands to overwhelm large solitary invertebrates, along with nests of termit...
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JoVonn G. Hill
Southeastern Grasslands: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management
A holistic approach to analyzing distinct grassland habitats that integrates ecological, historical, and archaeological data   Today the southeastern United States is a largely rural, forested, and agricultural landscape interspersed with urban areas of development. However, two centuries ago it...
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Marc C. Minno
Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies
From the foreword: "This is a book to treasure and use. One can browse in it for a few minutes before heading to the nursery and selecting some plants to start a garden. Or one can spend hours going through it, devouring each delicious morsel of information on your favorite butterflies. . . . Carefu...
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Dennis Englin
Chemistry: The Study of Matter from a Christian Worldview (Teacher Guide) (Master's Class)
The vital resource for grading all assignments from the Master's Class Chemistry course, which includes: Instruction in chemistry with labs that provide comprehensive lists for required materials, detailed procedures with step-by-step photographs, and lab journaling pages. - A strong Christian wor...
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Bryan Grieg Fry
Venom Doc: The Edgiest, Darkest, Strangest Natural History Memoir Ever
Steve Irwin meets David Attenborough in this jaw-dropping account of studying the world’s most venomous creatures. Venomologist Bryan Grieg Fry has one of the most dangerous jobs on earth: he works with its deadliest creatures. He’s been bitten by twenty-six venomous snakes, been stung by thre...
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Cami Nicoll
Nature Based Learning: Nurturing Childhood Development through Nature
Nature Based Learning: Nurturing Childhood Development through Nature is an illuminating exploration of the transformative power of nature-based learning in childhood development . This comprehensive guide delves into the synergistic blend of play-based learning and the natural world, offering a ...
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Ke Chung Kim
Black Flies: Ecology, Population Management, and Annotated World List
Black flies ( simuliids ) are among the most severe pests affecting humans and animals worldwide. Responsible for the transmission of onchocerciasis among humans and bovine onchocerciasis and avian malaria among wildlife and agricultural animals, black flies' competency as disease vectors is rivaled...
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David C. Scott
The Scouting Party: Pioneering and Preservation, Progressivism and Preparedness in the Making of the Boy Scouts of America
Critical Praise for The Scouting Party ''My cup-runneth-over with admiration for Scott and Murphy's The Scouting Party . The amount of primary research conducted by the authors is deeply impressive. But, even more importantly, they remind us that Boy Scouts has been a whooping one hundred year suc...
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Lee-Ann Hayek
Surveying Natural Populations: Quantitative Tools for Assessing Biodiversity
Surveying Natural Populations is a user-friendly primer to the essential methodologies of quantitative field ecology or paleoecology. Combining the intuitive methods of the field researcher with the mathematical precision of the statistician, the volume determines, through real biodiversity and eco...
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Brian Buma
The Atlas of a Changing Climate: Our Evolving Planet Visualized with More Than 100 Maps, Charts, and Infographics
Climate change, visualized.  Climate change, shrinking wildlife habitats, rising sea levels, and vanishing species. These are big, important ideas that deserve a proper exploration—just the type of revealing journey you will experience in The Atlas of a Changing Climate .   Ecologist Brian...
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Franzi Korner-Nievergelt
Bayesian Data Analysis in Ecology Using Linear Models with R, BUGS, and Stan
Bayesian Data Analysis in Ecology Using Linear Models with R, BUGS, and STAN examines the Bayesian and frequentist methods of conducting data analyses. The book provides the theoretical background in an easy-to-understand approach, encouraging readers to examine the processes that generated their...
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Bruce D. Patterson
The Lions of Tsavo: Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-Eaters
A little over a century ago, at the height of European colonial expansion in Africa, the British undertook a trans-Kenya railroad from Mombasa on the Indian Ocean to Lake Victoria. One hundred and thirty miles in, at what is now the Tsavo National Park, one of the world’s largest wildlife preserve...
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