Birds in Winter is the first book devoted to the ecology and behavior of birds during this most challenging season.
Hugh Drummond describes how siblings aggressively compete with each other from an early age, how parents carry on affairs while raising offspring with their spouse, and why all of this makes sense from an evolutionary perspective.
Discover the lavish beauty and fascinating history of the 40 most important and inspiring botanic gardens from across the globe.
Uncover nature’s best-hidden creatures in a major new book on animal camouflage.
A very short introduction - Climate change describes the substantial evidence for climate change and considers its potentially catastrophic impacts worldwide in the coming decades
Thorough exploration of the ecology of the Little Tern, and the history of its conservation.
Follows a single colony throughout one season in intimate and previously unseen detail.
A glorious literary journey, narrated through field trips to real places in search of the strangest, most extraordinary, or even most delicious fungi.
Shows in great detail why the dance communication in honeybees is not as simple as the classical picture.
This Very Short Introduction talks about the beautifull and most diverse ecosystem, Coral reefs.
A insider's guide to the exploitation of the horseshoe crab by pharmaceutical conglomerates, the discovery of the lysate test, local fishing interests, and the legal and governmental wrangling over the creatures' ultimate fate.
These eight genre-blending stories reveal the complexity, beauty and fragility of wild lives.
Investigating the ethical and practical challenges of one of the greatest threats to biodiversity: invasive species.
A compelling and innovative exploration of how animals shaped the field of natural history and its ecological afterlives.
Deep Water explores, through spectacular images and expert text, how seas and oceans came into being, what lives there and why, how it has evolved and what the future will bring for this dark and mysterious environment.
Demystifying Orchid Pollination explores the fascinating natural history of orchids and the extraordinary means by which they reproduce.
Discover nature’s most colourful creatures in a major new book on colour in the animal kingdom.
Do Plants Know Math? takes you down through the centuries to explore how great minds have been captivated and mystified by Fibonacci patterns in nature.
2nd edition: builds on the legacy of the first edition, documenting the latest advances in odonate biology and relating these to a broader ecological and evolutionary research agenda.
This book takes readers on an exhilarating global adventure of nutrient cycles by revealing the remarkable ways in which eating, pooping and dying of animals make and remake our world.
This Very Short Introduction to Ecology presents key ecological principles in the context of current environmental challenges.
Contemporary Anthropological Perspectives on Marine Species
Fascinating and action-packed, Empire of Ants will open your eyes to the secret societies thriving right beneath your feet.
This Very Short Introduction to Environmental Ethics studies the values and principles involved in combating environmental problems like loss of species and habitats and climate change.
Eye of the Shoal will inspire readers to think again about fish and the seas they inhabit, and to go out and appreciate the wonders of marine life.
