The ​Natural History of Madagascar

Richard Dawkins - The ​Selfish Gene
The ​million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, _The Selfish Gene_ has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research.

David Attenborough - Life ​in Cold Blood
Reptiles ​and amphibians ruled the world for nearly 200 million years and today there are still over 12,500 of them. Some are huge, the deadliest creatures on earth. Some are tiny, among the strangest to be found anywhere. Together they not only outnumber mammals or birds but in their colourful variety and extraordinary behaviour, they far surpass them. So where did these ancient creatures come from? How have they transformed themselves into the bizarre and beautiful forms that are alive today? And what's the secret of their epic success? In Life in Cold Blood, David traces the story of their evolution and overturns the myth that these creatures are just primitive killers to reveal them for what they truly are.

Ismeretlen szerző - Állathatározó ​I-II.
"Állathatározó", ​amely két kötetben állatvilágunk 6000 legjellegzetesebb képviselőjét ismertette, és 7000 rajzban mutatja be. Túlmenően a pedagógusok, a tanulni vágyó ifjúság igényein, a gyakorlat emberei, a növényvédelmi szervek, agronómusok, erdészek, a természetbarátok nagy tábora számára sem hiányozhatott tovább az összefoglaló, minden állatcsoportot bemutató, áttekintésre, összehasonlításra s ezen felül a leggyakoribb fajok megismerésére egyaránt alkalmas "Állathatározó". A fajok könnyebb felismerhetősége végett nemcsak az ábraanyagot egészítettük ki, vagy részben cseréltük át jobbra, hanem az élő állatokat 170 fehér-fekete és 100 színes, eredeti környezetben készült nagyméretű fényképben is bemutatjuk.

David Attenborough - Life ​in the Undergrowth
David ​Attenborough reveals a secret universe it is teeming with life and is all around us, yet we never see it. It is the world of the very small, and it is a world of sex, drugs and violence. Here David shows us not just bugs, beetles and creepy-crawlies, but scorpions and centipedes, mites and mantids, spiders and dragonflies. And not just life in the undergrowth, but the dramatic battles between predator and prey that are happening in the corner of your living room and in your larder. See magnificent spectacles: swarming antler moths; millions of desert locusts; a mountain of locusts. For every pound of humans on Earth, there are 300 pounds of insects.

Dougal Dixon - Az ​állati evolúció
Az ​állati evolúció című kötet az állatok világának múltjába és jelenébe vezeti be az olvasót, egészen az ember kialakulásáig kísérve végig az evolúciót. Színes fotók és illusztrációk teszik még szemléletesebbé a vadvilág és a természeti környezet történetének izgalmas tárgyalását nyújtó kötetet.

David Attenborough - The ​Life of Birds
Based ​on the spectacular ten-part program on PBS, The Life of Birds is David Attenborough at his characteristic best: presenting the drama, beauty, and eccentricities of the natural world with unusual flair and intelligence. The renowned writer and filmmaker treks through rain forests and deserts, through city streets and isolated wilderness, to bring us an illuminating panorama of every aspect of birds' lives--from their songs to their search for food, from their eggs and nests to their mastery of the air. Beautifully illustrated with more than a hundred color photographs, the book will delight and inform both bird lovers and any general reader with an interest in nature. Attenborough begins at the beginning: reviewing ideas about how and when creatures first took to the air--and why ostriches, kiwis, and other flightless birds later returned to the ground. He introduces us to the marvels of flight. We encounter the albatross, which can soar for hours without flapping its wings; hummingbirds that beat their wings two hundred times a minute; and the swift, which eats, sleeps, and mates in mid-air. We read about birds' extraordinary methods of hunting and gathering--about crows that use twigs and leaves to hook and harpoon insects, and eagles that can stamp venomous snakes to death. Attenborough explains why and how birds sing and why many have such dazzling plumage. He reviews courtship and mating strategies, including the extravagant dances of cranes and the bizarre and ornate pavilions that male bowerbirds build to attract females. We learn how birds defend their young against predators. Attenborough explains how birds have colonized the globe more effectively than any other vertebrates, adapting to Antarctic winters and African summers, to vast oceans and the densest, most polluted cities. He also outlines the threat that humans pose to many species, showing how we have already driven many to extinction. The book presents birds in all their complexity and glory, revealing in clear and elegant prose Attenborough's infectious sense of wonder about the rich variety of life on Earth.

Astri Leroy - John Leroy - Spiders ​of Southern Africa
Spiders ​of southern Africa provides sharp insight into the complex, often mysterious and always fascinating world of spiders. This edition has been revised and updated to reflect the latest available taxonomic information. It covers a wide range of topics: informative features on the origins of arachnids, their bewildering variety, their classification into families and genera and their invertebrate relatives; a study of the physical and behavioural characteristics of spiders, the main groups and dangerous species, and a chapter on finding and studying spiders. Species accounts detail the most commonly seen and most interesting spiders of the region.Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, the body text is supplemented by a variety of special-interest panels, making it both informative and user-friendly.

John L. Capinera - Insects ​and Wildlife
Insects ​and Wildlife: Arthropods and their Relationships with Wild Vertebrate Animals provides a comprehensive overview of the interrelationships of insects and wildlife. It serves as an introduction to insects and other arthropods for wildlife management and other vertebrate biology students, and emphasizes the importance of insects to wild vertebrate animals. The book emphasizes how insects exert important influences on wildlife habitat suitability and wildlife population sustainability, including their direct and indirect effects on wildlife health. Among the important topics covered are: the importance of insects as food items for vertebrate animals; the role of arthropods as determinants of ecosystem health and productivity; the ability of arthropods to transmit disease-causing agents; an overview of representative disease-causing agents transmitted by arthropods; arthropods as pests and parasites of vertebrates; the hazards to wildlife associated with using using pesticides to protect against insect damage; insect management using techniques other than pesticides; the importance of insect conservation and how insects influence wildlife conservation.

Rainer F. Foelix - Biology ​of Spiders
One ​of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its behavior and physiology to its neurobiology and reproductive characteristics, Biology of Spiders is considered a classic in spider literature. First published in German in 1979, the book is now in its third edition, and has established itself as the supreme authority on these fascinating creatures. Containing five hundred new references, this book incorporates the latest research while dispelling many oft-heard myths and misconceptions that surround spiders. Of special interest are chapters on the structure and function of spider webs and silk, as well as those on spider venom. A new subchapter on tarantulas will appeal especially to tarantula keepers and breeders. The highly accessible text is supplemented by exceptional, high-quality photographs, many of them originals, and detailed diagrams. It will be of interest to arachnologists, entomologists, and zoologists, as well as to academics, students of biology, and the general reader curious about spiders.

Bruce Alberts - Alexander Johnson - Julian Lewis - Martin Raff - Keith Roberts - Peter Walter - Molecular ​Biology of the Cell
As ​the amount of information in biology expands dramatically, it becomes increasingly important for textbooks to distill the vast amount of scientific knowledge into concise principles and enduring concepts.As with previous editions, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Sixth Edition accomplishes this goal with clear writing and beautiful illustrations. The Sixth Edition has been extensively revised and updated with the latest research in the field of cell biology, and it provides an exceptional framework for teaching and learning. The entire illustration program has been greatly enhanced.Protein structures better illustrate structure–function relationships, icons are simpler and more consistent within and between chapters, and micrographs have been refreshed and updated with newer, clearer, or better images. As a new feature, each chapter now contains intriguing openended questions highlighting “What We Don’t Know,” introducing students to challenging areas of future research. Updated end-of-chapter problems reflect new research discussed in the text, and these problems have been expanded to all chapters by adding questions on developmental biology, tissues and stem cells, pathogens, and the immune system.

Thomas O. McCracken - Robert A. Kainer - David Carlson - Color ​Atlas of Small Animal Anatomy
This ​new resource provides a basic foundation in small animal anatomy for students of veterinary medicine, animal science, and veterinary technology. Extraordinary accuracy and beautiful original artwork make this a truly unique learning tool that includes the anatomy of all organ systems in the dog, cat, rabbit, rat, and guinea pig - all described in a consistent manner. Learning features include: carefully selected labeling helps students learn and remember structures and relationships; male and female of species are depicted on facing pages so topographic anatomy can be compared; structures common to various animals are labeled several times, whereas unique structures are labeled on one or two species so students can make rapid distinctions of the structures peculiar to certain animals; and an introduction that provides readers with a background in nomenclature and anatomic orientation so they can benefit from the atlas even if they lack training in anatomy. The Atlas depicts topographic relationships of major organs in a simple, yet technically accurate presentation that's free from extraneous material so that those using the atlas can concentrate on the essential aspects of anatomy. It will be an invaluable resource for veterinary students, teachers and practitioners alike.

Kentwood D. Wells - The ​Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians
Consisting ​of more than six thousand species, amphibians are more diverse than mammals and are found on every continent save Antarctica. Despite the abundance and diversity of these animals, many aspects of the biology of amphibians remain unstudied or misunderstood. The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians aims to fill this gap in the literature on this remarkable taxon. It is a celebration of the diversity of amphibian life and the ecological and behavioral adaptations that have made it a successful component of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Synthesizing seventy years of research on amphibian biology, Kentwood D. Wells addresses all major areas of inquiry, including phylogeny, classification, and morphology; aspects of physiological ecology such as water and temperature relations, respiration, metabolism, and energetics; movements and orientation; communication and social behavior; reproduction and parental care; ecology and behavior of amphibian larvae and ecological aspects of metamorphosis; ecological impact of predation on amphibian populations and antipredator defenses; and aspects of amphibian community ecology. With an eye towards modern concerns, The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians concludes with a chapter devoted to amphibian conservation. An unprecedented scholarly contribution to amphibian biology, this book is eagerly anticipated among specialists.

Peter Holden - Richard Porter - Ragadozó ​madarak
A ​szakértő által írt, gondosan illusztrált, könnyen forgatható Spotter's Guide a természetbarátok nélkülözhetetlen zsebkönyve. A részletes leírások segítségével több mint 45 ragadozó madarat azonosíthatsz be. Ha észrevettél egy madarat, bejelölheted a pontozótáblázatban. Az internetlinkek segítségével további izgalmas felfedezéseket tehetsz a ragadozó madarak világában.

Roger G. Bland - The ​Orthoptera of Michigan
Only ​current reference book in the U.S. for all families and species of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets of a state; also useful in Great Lakes region. Colour images of 137 species with fully illustrated keys to families and species. Text covers general biology of families and species, habitats, food, and state distribution. Chapter on species conservation, also extensive reference section, glossary, and index. Particular interest to professional entomologists; natural resource, field and conservation biologists; extension and experiment station specialists; biologists at universities, high schools, nature centers, and museums. Semi-technical presentation makes it useful to amateur biologists as well.

K. S. S. Nair - Tropical ​Forest Insect Pests
Tropical ​Forest Insect Pests, first published in 2007, promotes a better theoretical understanding of pest population dynamics, and causes of forest insect outbreaks in the tropics. Covering pests of both natural forests and plantations, it examines the diversity of tropical forest insects; their ecological functions; the concept of pests; and the incidence of pests in natural forests, plantations, and stored timber. General issues on which foresters and forest entomologists hold strong traditional views, such as the severity of pest incidence in plantations vs. natural forests, in plantations of exotics vs. indigenous tree species, and in monocultures vs. mixed plantations are discussed. The final section looks in detail at specific insect pests of the common plantation tree species across the tropics, with recommendations for their control. This is a comprehensive resource suitable for graduate students and researchers in forestry and tropical forest entomology, and for forest plantation managers in the tropics.

Eric Chaline - Fifty ​Animals that Changed the Course of History
A ​fascinating and beautifully presented guide to the animals that have had the greatest impact on human civilisation through the ages. FIFTY ANIMALS THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY is a beautifully illustrated book that uncovers the fascinating stories of creatures great and small. These are the animals that have played a central role in the evolution of humankind and modern society, but remain at the periphery of our undertsanding of history. Take, for example, the horse, which has been used in warfare since the fourth millenium BC and helped the Mongols to conquer nearly all of continental Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Europe; or the silkworm, vital to textile manufacturing for over 5,500 years and the trigger for trade between China and Europe along what became known as the Silk Road; or the flea Xenopsylla cheopis, spreader of the Black Death, which claimed up to 100 million lives in the mid-1300s. Often, these animals provide a window onto a specific episode in history, such as the beaver, which drove hunters and tappers into previously unexplored regions of Canada and the northern US as part of the fur trade, or the finch, which helped Charles Darwin to formulate his theory of natural selection. In order to justify the assertion that they literally 'changed the course of history', each animal is judged by its influence in four categories: edible (animals that have shaped agriculture, such as the cow), medical (animals that are 'disease vectors', spreading bacteria and viruses from malaria to the plague), commerical (animals used for trade or in manufacturing), and practical (animals used for transportation or clothing).

David Attenborough - Élet ​hidegvérrel
Ez ​a pompásan illusztrált kötet David Attenborough bolygónk főbb állatcsoportjait bemutató könyvsorozatának utolsó darabja, amelyben a neves szerző a tőle megszokott, lenyűgöző részletességgel tárja elénk a kétéltűek és hüllők életét. Igazi kincsesbánya mindenki számára - a lesikló repülőgyíkról vagy emberevő krokodilról először olvasó gyermekektől a képzettebb zoológusokig, s mindenkinek rá kell döbbennie, hogy bőven van még mit tanulnia! Nemigen lesz, akit hidegen hagynak majd az olvasottak.

David Attenborough - A ​madarak élete
David ​Attenbourough egész életében figyelt és tanult. Új könyve, melyet a BBC-nek készített filmsorozat egészít ki, kitűnő bevezetés a világ különböző részein élő madarak viselkedésébe. A szerző a madarak életének minden egyes szakaszát bemutatja, és megismerteti az olvasót azokkal a problémákkal, amelyeket a madaraknak meg kell oldaniuk: a repülni tanulás; az élelem megszerzése; a kommunikáció; a párosodás és a fészekrakás, a tojások, majd a fiókák gondozása; a vándorlás; a veszélyek leküldése és a túlélés szélsőséges körülmények között.

Gerald Durrell - Lee Durrell - Az ​amatőr természetbúvár
Gerald ​és Lee Durrell Az amatőr természetbúvár című könyve bizonyára elnyeri minden természetbarát tetszését: a bogarakat gyufásskatulyába gyűjtő kisdiákét éppúgy, mint a szenvedélyes madármegfigyelőét, a ki-kiránduló családét éppúgy, mint a komolyabb tanulmányokra készülő természetbúvárokét. Gerald Durrell azt szeretné, ha egy kicsit mindannyian természetbúvárok lennénk, és megtanulnánk megőrizni a ma még oly gazdag élővilágot az utánunk jövő nemzedékek számára. Könyvének fő mondanivalóját éppen ezért a gyakorlati tudnivalók alkotják: mi a teendő a terepen és otthon. A szerző végigvezeti az olvasót a Föld legkülönbözőbb tájainak természetes élőhelyein, és megmutatja, mit kell keresnünk, hol kell keresnünk, mire következtethetünk a látottakból és mit érdemes hazavinni további tanulmányozás vagy preparálás céljából. Az amatőr természetbúvár hatalmas ismeretanyagával, gyönyörű képeivel és a Gerald Durrelltől megszokott remek történetekkel a család minden tagjához szól. Kagylószedéshez és lábnyomok azonosításához, rovar- vagy növénygyűjtemény létesítéséhez és egy-egy fa életközösségének föltérképezéséhez, a vadak védelméhez és hogy egyszerűen csak észrevegyük kiránduláskor, amit érdemes - mindehhez útmutatást és ösztönzést ad ez a könyv.

David Attenborough - Az ​emlősök élete
Az ​erszényesekről, az egerekről és az emberekről. Sir David Attenborough 23 éves írói és BBC-filmes pályafutása alatt kialakult éleslátásával lebilincselően tárja elénk a törzsfejlődés csúcspontját képviselő emlősök felemelkedését, az intelligencia fejlődését, majd a tudat megjelenését. Mindössze százmillió év alatt az emlősök fejlődésnek indultak, sokasodtak, benépesítették, és végül uralmuk alá hajtották a Földet. Mindennek elsősorban a tej és a szőrzet volt az alapja. A hőtermelés és a hőszigetelés képessé tette az emlősöket arra, hogy szinte bármilyen élőhelyhez alkalmazkodhassanak. Az utódnevelés volt a tanulás és a nagyobb agy kifejlesztése felé a kezdőlépés. Vidrák, tevék, oroszlánok, rókák és juhok, vakondok a föld alatt, cetek a tengereken, denevérek a levegőben, jegesmedvék, antilopok, mókusok, egerek, majmok és az ember meghódítottak minden élőhelyet és kiaknáztak minden táplálékforrást. Az ő történetüket meséli el ez a könyv.