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“glen chilton”

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  • The Attack Of The Killer Rhododendrons

    My Obsessive Quest to Seek Out Alien Species

    by Glen Chilton ...
    Glen Chilton, the author of the rollicking Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour finalist The Curse of the Labrador Duck, returns with yet another quest, this time to seek out species ill-advisedly introduced into foreign environments.Chilton visits Ireland to witness how rhododendrons, an ornamental plant that escaped a private garden, now threaten to choke out the last of the great oak forests of the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Curse Of The Labrador Duck

    My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction

    by Glen Chilton ...
    Little is known about the Labrador Duck, which once populated eastern North America but has been extinct for more than a hundred years. Stuffed specimens are rare—only fifty-four are thought to exist. Even rarer is the kind of scientist who would travel around the globe more than three times in search of every last stuffed bird. And what about the curse? Everyone who has owned a particular ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Astrobiological Neurosystems

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    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
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  • Call of Nature

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    'a true gem' —London Naturalist'I love this book' —Nick BakerThe author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind. Pellets or pats? Scats, spraints, frass, guano, spoor learn your way around different species droppings. There's also a dung-feeder s identification guide that includes the species you re most likely to ... Read more

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  • The Eurasian Beaver

    by Roisin Campbell-Palmer, Derek Gow, Robert Needham, Simon Jones, Frank Rosell ...
    The Eurasian beaver was near extinction at the start of the twentieth century, hunted across Europe for its fur, meat and castoreum. But now the beaver is on the brink of a comeback, with wild beaver populations, licensed and unlicensed, emerging all over Britain.As a keystone species, the beaver plays a vital role in the creation of sustainable wetland habitats through its damming activities, ... Read more

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  • Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britain

    by Olaf Booy, Max Wade, Helen Roy ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Naturalist
    This field guide will enable the identification of a range of invasive plants and animals now found in Britain.The impact of invasive organisms is second only to habitat loss as a threat to biodiversity and yet, despite increasing ecological awareness, people remain largely unaware of these plants and animals and their potentially devastating impact. Although most biological introductions fail, ... Read more

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  • Bioassays

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    Edited by Gilmar Erzinger, Donat Hader ...
    Bioassays: Advanced Methods and Applications provides a thorough understanding of the applications of bioassays in monitoring toxicity in aquatic ecosystems. It reviews the newest tests and applications in discovering compounds and toxins in the environment, covering all suitable organisms, from bacteria, to microorganisms, to higher plants, including invertebrates and vertebrates. By learning ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Neuroendocrinology

    Edited by Donald W. Pfaff, Jon Levine, George Fink ...
    Neuroendocrinology, the discipline concerned with how the nervous system controls hormonal secretion and how hormones control the brain, is pivotal to physiology and medicine. Neuroendocrinology has disclosed and underpins fundamental physiological, molecular biological and genetic principles such as the regulation of gene transcription and translation, the mechanisms of chemical neurotransmission ... Read more

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  • Zoo Conservation Biology

    by John E. Fa, Stephan M. Funk, Donnamarie O'Connell ...
    Series series Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
    In the face of ever-declining biodiversity, zoos have a major role to play in species conservation. Written by professionals involved in in situ conservation and restoration projects internationally, this is a critical assessment of the contribution of zoos to species conservation through evidence amassed from a wide range of sources. The first part outlines the biodiversity context within which ... Read more

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    Edited by Gloria Pungetti, Gonzalo Oviedo, Della Hooke ...
    It is being increasingly recognised that cultural and biological diversity are deeply linked and that conservation programmes should take into account the ethical, cultural and spiritual values of nature. With contributions from a range of scholars, practitioners and spiritual leaders from around the world, this book provides new insights into biocultural diversity conservation. It explores sacred ... Read more

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  • The Lives of Lepidopterists

    Edited by Lee A. Dyer, Matthew L. Forister ...
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    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

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