In relation to the origin and spread of grasses, domestication is a recent event confined to about the last ten thousand…

\nTackling a highly controversial subject at the intersection of medicine, science, and law, this landmark book presents…

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Preface; 1. Plants create the biosphere; 2. The search for global patterns; 3. Resources; 4. Competition; 5. Disturbance; 6.…

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First published in 1996, this book is a logical and consistent approach to experimental design using statistical principles.…

This is the first book to provide life scientists with a practical guide to using experimental design and statistics when…

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Ecologists have long struggled to predict features of ecological systems, such as the numbers and diversity of organisms. In…

This book is the first systematic survey of morphometric methods for landmark data. It combines conventional multivariate…

For first examination from 2022, these resources meet the real needs of the biology classroom.…

This new edition of a successful book has been completely revised and updated. The organization has been improved, and new…

\nDesigned for intermediate and advanced courses in igneous and metamorphic petrology, the new edition features over 500…

New and completely rewritten edition of the universally acclaimed textbook on fungal biology.…

Biological Science covers both core and option material for AS Level and A Level.…

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Preface; Part I. The Tools of Astronomy: 1. The celestial sphere; 2. Celestial mechanics; 3. The continuous spectrum of…

Provides an interdisciplinary account of the key role of light in determining the operation and biological composition of…

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In this 2004 book, intended to interest, to excite, to infuriate, and to stimulate further work, prominent scholars trace…

This book presents a wide-ranging introduction to the diatoms together with an illustrated description of over 250 genera.…

\nExtensively updated and illustrated second edition that features drawings of all Little Owl subspecies, embryonic…

Completely up-to-date and particularly strong in describing techniques of solving crystal structures. It is unique in…

The book shows how the spread of farming across Europe was the result a population expansion from present-day Turkey.…

This volume brings together a group of highly respected specialists to provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date history…

A comprehensive 2006 review of the health, demography and population genetics of Caribbean populations of African descent.…

\nDrawing on ecology, economics and social sciences to explore resilience in agriculture, this book provides an…

How and why do birds build? The book shows how birds make nests, bowers for male display and tools. Written for those…

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores how new technologies are facilitating more effective collection and…

A unique account of the biology, ecology and evolution of choanoflagellates - the closest, known, living, unicellular…

\nThe first modern account of the freshwater algae of the British Isles (excluding diatoms), covering over 2400 species,…