The Study of Animal Life
Author : John Arthur Thomson
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 44,38 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Zoology
ISBN :
Author : John Arthur Thomson
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 44,38 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Zoology
ISBN :
Author : Mark Fellowes
Publisher : Ivy Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 11,25 MB
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 0711254656
Endowed with abundant water, extraordinary ecoystems, varied climates and biomes, our planet is teeming with creatures, great and small. What produced this rich diversity? How have so many species formed, evolved and adapted? What effects are humans having on the rest of the animal kingdom and on the natural environment we share? 30-Second Zoology explains the diversification process of evolution, then introduces the main groups of invertebrates and vertebrates. Breathing, seeing, communicating and other key features of animal physiology and behaviour are explored, as are the ecological relationships between Earth’s myriad species – the predators, the prey, the parasites and the positively poisonous – before assessing the anthropogenic effects of pollution, over-harvesting and a changing climate. Covering everything from the origins of life and the most basic of organisms, all the way through to the more complex creatures that we recognise today, 30-Second Zoology aims to showcase the most fantastic examples of life on our earth, all in 300 words and one stunning illustration per topic.
Author : Jill Bailey
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780195210842
Examines the biological differences and similarities to be found in the millions of species of the animal kingdom.
Author : Helen Mellanby
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 49,60 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400958498
by Professor L. E. Eastham Formerly Professor of Zoology in the University of Sheffield Most books are written with the intention of supplying some particular need, but few end with such single purpose. Mrs. Mellanby's is no exception, for while the author planned this work to serve as a guide to the school pupil, which function it fulfils in an admirable way, it will also prove of value to the teacher, the university student and the amateur naturalist. While it may be argued that it is not the function of the Uni versities to teach Natural History in the commonly accepted sense, it will always be the aim of Zoologists to know more about animals, what they are and do, where they live and why they live in particular environments. It is unfortunate, in view of the fact that the majority of students of Zoology enter the teaching pro fession, that the increasing load of instruction in morphology, physiology, cytology, genetics, evolution and the like frequently makes a personal study of animal life in relation to environment almost impossible. The fortunate ones visit the sea for a fort night's course in Marine Ecology; the others take posts in schools without even this respite and set about converting their academic learning to a school curriculum. The result is an undesirable and often slavish imitation of university method in the school class room.
Author : Sir John Arthur Thomson
Publisher :
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 26,74 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Animals
ISBN :
Author : Romulo Romeu Nobrega Alves
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 28,80 MB
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128099143
Ethnozoology: Animals In Our Lives represents the first book about this discipline, providing a discussion on key themes on human-animal interactions and their implications, along with recent major advances in research. Humans share the world with a bewildering variety of other animals, and have interacted with them in different ways. This variety of interactions (both past and present) is investigated through ethnozoology, which is a hybrid discipline structured with elements from both the natural and social sciences, as it seeks to understand how humans have perceived and interacted with faunal resources throughout history. In a broader context, ethnozoology, and its companion discipline, ethnobotany, form part of the larger body of the science of ethnobiology. In recent years, the importance of ethnozoological/ethnobiological studies has increasingly been recognized, unsurprisingly given the strong human influence on biodiversity. From the perspective of ethnozoology, the book addresses all aspects of human connection, animals and health, from its use in traditional medicine, to bioprospecting derivatives of fauna for pharmaceuticals, with expert contributions from leading researchers in the field. Draws on editors’ and contributors’ extensive research, experience and studies covering ethnozoology and ethnobiology Covers all aspects of human-animal interaction through the lens of this emerging discipline, with coverage of both domestic and wild animal topics Presents topics of great interest to a variety of researchers including those in wildlife/conservation (biologists, ecologists, conservationists) and domestic-related disciplines (psychologists, sociologists)
Author : John Arthur Thomson
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner's Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 13,18 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Zoology
ISBN :
Author : Elizabeth Caspari
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN :
"This book is intended for anyone interested in the actual behavior and nature of animals and the world we live in, and presents a good deal of ethological and mythological material. It is meant to be more than a mere compilation of facts. Caspari's is a holistic approach to the world. By contemplating the significance of our fellow creatures, and how everything in our universe is linked, it is the author's hope that we can have a more whole, and more healing view of the world."--Jacket.
Author : John Arthur Thomson
Publisher :
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 26,25 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Zoology
ISBN :
Author : Paul Waldau
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 23,7 MB
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 0199827036
The field requires both learning and unlearning to develop forms of critical thinking that are scientifically informed and ethically sensitive.