Category: Zoology, Animal and Veterinary Science
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Animal Behaviour (Set Of 4)
Original price was: $1,375.00.$1,100.00Current price is: $1,100.00.Add to cartThe study of animal behavior is a dynamic and vibrant field in contemporary psychology schools which has seen rapid growth and diversification throughout the last century. It forms a major area of study and research not only in cognitive, experimental, and behavioral psychology, but also in neurobiology, evolutionary biology, and evolutionary psychology. In this timely …
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Animal Models of Movement Disorders
Original price was: $355.00.$284.00Current price is: $284.00.Add to cartNeurological Disorders is written for researchers in both academia and the pharmaceutical industry who use animal models in research and development of drugs for neurological disorders such as neurofibromatosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington disease, ALS, and the epilepsies. Neurological Disorders has introductory chapters expressing the view of the role and relevance of animal models …
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Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field
Original price was: $71.95.$57.56Current price is: $57.56.Add to cartExploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field is designed to provide a variety of exercises that engage students actively in all phases of scientific investigation, from formulating research questions through interpreting and presenting final results. It attempts to share the collective teaching expertise and experience of members of the Animal Behavior Society with all who …
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Field and Laboratory Methods for Grassland and Animal Production Research
Original price was: $266.85.$213.48Current price is: $213.48.Add to cartThis book brings together a range of methods used to study grasslands (both temperate and tropical) and ruminant performance, including: grassland vegetation and its measurement; pattern analysis in grassland and animal production systems; modelling pasture and animal production; measuring botanical composition of grasslands; measuring sward structure; plant population dynamics in grasslands; measuring biomass of grassland …
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Introduction to Animal Science
Original price was: $123.33.$98.66Current price is: $98.66.Add to cartInnovative in content and perspective, this introduction to contemporary animal science puts all of animal science in perspective by examining not only the traditional biological topics (e.g., major species, nutrition, digestion, feeds, genetics, reproduction, disease, and animal behavior) but by exploring the dynamic nature of animal science and the many ways in which it is …
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Juvenile Primates: Life History, Development, and Behavior
Original price was: $189.99.$151.99Current price is: $151.99.Add to cartWhat is a juvenile? Why do primates take so long to grow up? What forces shape the behavior of juvenile primates, and how do experiences during these early years influence life as an adult? Juvenile Primates is the first book to focus specifically on the primate juvenile period. Using a life-history approach, contributors to this …
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Livestock, Ethics, and Quality of Life
Original price was: $212.40.$169.92Current price is: $169.92.Add to cartThe science of animal production has recently become headline news. The cloning of sheep, the use of pig xenotransplants and bovine somatotrophin, as well as mad cow disease, are all examples of how livestock production is related to food safety, human health, ethics and quality of life. The relationship between intensive developed-world animal production and …
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Marek’s Disease
Original price was: $146.00.$116.80Current price is: $116.80.Add to cartRinderpest and Peste des Petits Ruminants tells the story of how, by the year 2010, scientists are set to globally eradicate one of the great historic plagues that has ravaged human livestock for centuries. Descriptions of the disease in Europe date back to the 4th century and it was regularly re-introduced following wars and other …
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Mastitis Control: From Science to Practice
Original price was: $132.00.$105.60Current price is: $105.60.Add to cartThis book gives the state of the art of mastitis research internationally. The contributions reflect not only current knowledge of mastitis control, but also provide ideas for effective mastitis control in practice.
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Metazoan Life without Oxygen
Original price was: $269.00.$215.20Current price is: $215.20.Add to cartMany multicellular animals do not require oxygen to live but respire anaerobically. Some of these have adapted to hostile environments, such as sulphide rich habitats, others live as parasites within host organisms, while others still can perhaps be said to look back on the early days of life on earth before anaerobic respiration had evolved.
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Scientific Farm Animal Production
Original price was: $131.00.$104.80Current price is: $104.80.Add to cartFor freshman-level courses in Introductory Animal Science. This highly acclaimed, best-selling introduction to animal science explores the depth and breadth of both the livestock and poultry industries. It provides a sound overview of the biological principles of animal science (e.g. reproduction, genetics, nutrition, consumer products, etc.), and offers comprehensive coverage of the practical areas of …
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The Lactating Sow
Original price was: $125.00.$100.00Current price is: $100.00.Add to cartFor veterinary practitioners, farm managers, and advisors, as well as researchers and students interested in pig production, this publication provides excellent information on all important factors influencing lactation performance in sows.
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The Mammalian Radiations
Original price was: $125.00.$100.00Current price is: $100.00.Add to cart“… Discusses the principles of the evolution of trophic and reproductive strategies: faunal interchange and the drift of continental land masses; the influence of body size on life-history strategies; the genetic basis of behavioral adaptation and the evolution of social behavior … appendixes include extensive data on reproductive rate, litter size, interbirth interval, longevity, brain …
