Seven Million Years
The Story of Human Evolution
Douglas Palmer
New general history of human evolution. ....
283 pages | B/w illus | Phoenix
Hbk | 2005 | 0297844024 | #146202A |
£20.00
Pbk | 2006 | 0753820846 | #157538A |
£8.99
Toward an Evolutionary Biology of Language
Philip Lieberman
In this forcefully argued book, the leading evolutionary theorist of language draws on evidence
from evolutionary biology, genetics, physical anthropology, anatomy, and ....
448 pages | 60 line illus | Harvard UP
Hbk | 2006 | 0674021843 | #158680A |
£32.95
Unknown Boundaries
Exploring Human Evolutionary Studies
Robert Foley
The last twenty years have seen a resurgence of interest in human evolution in many aspects.
A distinction can be made between 'narrow' (general acceptance that human ....
42 pages | 5 line diagrams 1 half-tone |
CUP
Pbk | 2006 | 0521678781 | #156195A |
£7.99
Why We Talk
The Evolutionary Origins of Language
Jean-Louis Dessalles and James Grieve
Jean-Louis Dessalles explores the co-evolutionary paths of biology, culture, and the great
human edifice of language, linking the evolution of the language to the general ....
400 pages | line drawings | OUP
Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0199276234 |
#162413A |
£30.00
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Ecology
January 2007 will see the publication of a major reference in
a relatively new field, Key Topics in Landscape Ecology.
Another leading textbook on the subject, Principles and
Methods in Landscape Ecology is produced in a 2nd
edition. Other key areas of ecology are covered by Invasion
Ecology, on invasions by alien species, and Island
Colonization examining the development and establishment
of biological communities. Ohgushi, Craig & Price's
Ecological Communities is a step forward in identifying the
underlying mechanisms of maintenance of biodiversity in
nature.
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Fundamental Processes in
Ecology
An earth systems approach
David M Wilkinson
Fundamental Processes in Ecology
presents a way to study ecosystems that
is not yet available in ecology textbooks
but is resonant with current thinking in
the emerging ....
184 pages, 12 line drawings, 19 half
tones.
hardcover | 2006 | £45 | approx. $85/67
Island Biogeography
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation
Robert J Whittaker
Island biogeography is the study of
the distribution and dynamics of
species in island environments. Due to
their isolation from more widespread
continental species, islands ....
416 pages, 104 illus.
softcover | 1998 | £32.50 | approx.
$61/48
hardcover | NYP 12/2006 | £70 | approx. $132/104
softcover | NYP 12/2006 | £32.50 | approx. $61/48
Principles and Methods in
Landscape Ecology
Towards a Science of the Landscape
Almo Farina
New edition of this leading textbook on
landscape ecology. ....
470 pages, b/w photos, figs, tabs.
softcover | 2006 | £42 | approx. $79/
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Theoretical Ecology
Introduction to Population
Ecology
Larry Rockwood
New textbook, aiming to be an
accessible and up-to-date textbook
covering all aspects of population
ecology. ....
339 pages, 235 illus.
softcover | 2006 | £27.99 | approx.
$53/42
Key Topics in Landscape Ecology
Key Issues in Theory, Methodology, and
Application
Edited by Jianguo Wu and Richard
Hobbs
Landscape ecology is a relatively new
area of study, which aims to understand
the pattern of interaction of biological
and cultural communities within a
landscape. This ....
37 line diags, 3 half-tones, 31 tabs.
hardcover | NYP 01/2007 | £70 | approx. $132/104
softcover | NYP 01/2007 | £35 | approx. $66/52
Self-Organization in Complex
Ecosystems
Richard V Sole and Jordi Bascompte
Can physics be an appropriate
framework for the understanding of
ecological science? Most ecologists would
probably agree that there is little relation
between the ....
392 pages, 112 line illus, 6 tables.
hardcover | 2006 | £65 | approx. $122/
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softcover | 2006 | £29.95 | approx. $57/45
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Principles and Applications
Robert May and Angela McLean
Robert May's seminal book has played a central role in the
development of ecological science. Originally published in
1976, this influential text has overseen the transition ....
320 pages, 86 illus.
hardcover | NYP 03/2007 | £60 | approx. $113/89
softcover | NYP 03/2007 | £29.95 | approx. $57/45
Ecological Communities
Plant Mediation in Indirect Interaction
Webs
Edited by Takayuki Ohgushi, Timothy
Craig and Peter Price
To gain a more complete understanding
of plant-based ecological community
structure requires knowledge of the
integration of direct and indirect effects
in plant herbivore ....
532 pages, 42 line diags, 1 half-tone, 6
tabs.
hardcover | NYP 12/2006 | £80 | approx. $150/119
Invasion Ecology
Julie Lockwood, Martha Hoopes and Michael Marchetti
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to all
aspects of biological invasion by non-native species.
Highlighting important research findings associated with each
stage ....
288 pages, 107 illus.
softcover | 2006 | £32.50 | approx. $61/48
Island Colonization
The Origin and Development of Island
Communities
Edited by Ian Thornton and Tim New
New or recently sterilized islands (for
example through volcanic activity),
provide ecologists with natural
experiments in which to study
colonization, development and ....
292 pages, 52 line diags, 31 tabs.
hardcover | NYP 04/2007 | £75 |
approx. $141/111
softcover | NYP 04/2007 | £35 | approx. $66/52
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Ecology
Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region
Jacques Blondel and James C Aronson
The Mediterranean is exceptional not only for its ecological diversity, but also because of its
long history of interactions between humans and the other flora and fauna of the ....
328 pages | B/w illus, figs, maps | OUP
Pbk | 1999 | 0198500351 | #083656A |
£34.00
Chemical Ecology
From Gene to Ecosystem
Edited by Marcel Dicke and Willem Takken
Chemical ecology is the ecology of body odour. Every organism uses chemical information in
intra- and inter-specific interactions. Animals emit chemicals to attract a mate or ....
189 pages | b/w photos | Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 1402047835 | #159582A |
£69.00
Pbk | 2006 | 1402047924 | #162976A |
£34.50
Complexity in Landscape Ecology
DG Green, N Klomp, G Rimmington and S Sadedin
Interactions matter. To understand the distributions of plants and animals in a landscape you
need to understand how they interact with each other, and with their ....
208 pages | b/w illus | Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 140204285X | #156652A |
£84.50
Disease Ecology
Community structure and pathogen dynamics
Edited by Sharon K Collinge and Chris Ray
Many infectious diseases of recent concern, including malaria, cholera, plague, and Lyme
disease, have emerged from complex ecological communities, involving multiple hosts and ....
227 pages | 64 figures, plus numerous
boxes and tables | OUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0198567073 | #156211A |
£70.00
Pbk | 2006 | 0198567081 | #156210A |
£32.50
Dynamic Food Webs: Multispecies Assemblages,
Ecosystem Development and Environmental Change
Edited by Peter C De Ruiter, Volkmar Wolters and John C Moore
Dynamic Food Webs challenges us to rethink what factors may determine ecological and
evolutionary pathways of food web development. It touches upon the intriguing idea that ....
590 pages | 100 illus | Academic Press
Hbk | 2006 | 0120884585 | #156847A |
£52.99
Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting
Edited by Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore
While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for
instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront ....
458 pages | Maps, photos | Island Press
Hbk | 2006 | 1559631287 | #153253A |
£45.50
Pbk | 2006 | 1559631295 | #153254A |
£20.95
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