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  • The Ark and Beyond

    The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation

    Modifié par Ben A. Minteer, Jane Maienschein, James P. Collins ...
    Scores of wild species and ecosystems around the world face a variety of human-caused threats, from habitat destruction and fragmentation to rapid climate change. But there is hope, and it, too, comes in a most human form: zoos and aquariums. Gathering a diverse, multi-institutional collection of leading zoo and aquarium scientists as well as historians, philosophers, biologists, and social ... En savoir plus

    $2.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Extinction in Our Times

    Global Amphibian Decline

    par James P. Collins, Martha L. Crump, Thomas E. Lovejoy III ...
    For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times, James Collins and ... En savoir plus

    $43.19 CAD

  • Extinction in Our Times

    Global Amphibian Decline

    par James P. Collins, Martha L. Crump, Thomas E. Lovejoy III ...
    For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times, James Collins and ... En savoir plus

    $43.19 CAD

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  • Evolution's Bite

    A Story of Teeth, Diet, and Human Origins

    par Peter Ungar ...
    What teeth can teach us about the evolution of the human speciesWhether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us how we became human. In Evolution's Bite, noted paleoanthropologist Peter Ungar brings together for the first time cutting-edge advances in ... En savoir plus

    $46.19 CAD

  • The Life of Super-Earths

    How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet

    par Dimitar Sasselov ...
    In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus fomented a revolution when he debunked the geocentric view of the universe, proving instead that our planet wasn't central to the universe. Almost five hundred years later, the revolution he set in motion is nearly complete. Just as earth is not the center of things, the life on it, it appears, is not unique to the planet. Or is it?The Life of Super-Earths is a ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

  • Intellectual Property Rights Trade and Biodiversity

    par Graham Dutfield ...
    This text examines the international agreements governing trade in genetic resources - crucial resources for world agriculture, food security and large industries such as pharmaceuticals. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in these resources are critical for those involved in the trade, including industry and developing countries. The book analyzes the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), ... En savoir plus

    $63.20 CAD

  • Confronting Biopiracy

    Challenges, Cases and International Debates

    par Daniel Robinson ...
    'Biopiracy' refers either to the unauthorised extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properties, and associated traditional knowledge from indigenous peoples and local communities, or to the patenting of spurious 'inventions' based on such knowledge or resources without compensation. Biopiracy cases continue to emerge in the media and public eye, yet they remain the ... En savoir plus

    $101.68 CAD

  • Spatial Database for GPS Wildlife Tracking Data

    A Practical Guide to Creating a Data Management System with PostgreSQL/PostGIS and R

    Modifié par Ferdinando Urbano, Francesca Cagnacci ...
    Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book guides animal ecologists, biologists and wildlife and data managers through a step-by-step procedure to build their own advanced software platforms to manage and process wildlife tracking data. This unique, problem-solving-oriented guide focuses on how to extract the most from GPS animal tracking data, while preventing error propagation and optimizing analysis performance. Based on the ... En savoir plus

    $179.99 CAD

  • The New Ecology

    Rethinking a Science for the Anthropocene

    par Oswald J. Schmitz ...
    How the science of ecology is changing to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainabilityOur species has transitioned from being one among millions on Earth to the species that is single-handedly transforming the entire planet to suit its own needs. In order to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainability in this epoch of human domination—known as the Anthropocene ... En savoir plus

    $56.09 CAD

  • Animal Welfare

    par Sir Colin Spedding ...
    Awareness of the use of animals in human society in fields such as farming, biotechnology and sport is dogged by the lack of a clear and objective exposition of the issues involved and a sense of possible conflict between human and animal welfare. This text addresses these dilemmas - what is the actual scale of the animal welfare problem; where does responsibility begin; what positive steps are ... En savoir plus

    $71.44 CAD

  • Evolution in the Dark

    Darwin's Loss Without Selection

    par Horst Wilkens, Ulrike Strecker ...
    Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides fascinating insights into the development and genetics of evolutionary processes on the basis of animals living in the dark, such as the Astyanax cave fish.Biologically functionless traits show high variability, which results from neutral deleterious mutations no longer being eliminated by natural selection, which normally acts to preserve functional capability. These negative ... En savoir plus

    $179.99 CAD

  • National Forest Inventories: Contributions to Forest Biodiversity Assessments

    Modifié par Gherardo Chirici, Susanne Winter, Ronald E. McRoberts ...
    Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Forest biodiversity is crucial to the ecological, economic, and social well-being of earth’s civilisations. Unfortunately, however, forest biodiversity is threatened to a serious degree in nearly all countries. Therefore, many countries have agreed to be parties to international agreements focused on maintaining, restoring, and monitoring biodiversity; further, these countries have agreed to ... En savoir plus

    $179.99 CAD