Current Catalog

Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1360
Release: 1967
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

Includes subject section, name section, and 1968-1970, technical reports.

The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs

The Biology of Terrestrial Molluscs
Author: G. M. Barker
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2001
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0851993184

Gastropods on land: phylogeny, diversity and adaptive morphology; Body wall: form and function; Sensory organs and the nervous system; Radular structure and function; Structure and function of the digestive system in Stylommatophora; Food and feeding behaviour; Haemolymph: blood cell morphology and function; Structure and functioning of the reproductive system; Regulation of growth and reproduction; Spermatogenesis and oogenesis; Population and conservation genetics; Life history strategies; Behavioural ecology: on doing the right thing, in the right place at the right time; Soil biology and ecotoxicology.

Migration of Organisms

Migration of Organisms
Author: Ashraf M.T. Elewa
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2005-12-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540266046

Why do some animals migrate? How does migration affect the gene pool? This book discusses these questions and more, in light of the high evolutionary costs and risks of mass movement. The editor presents a collection of topics explaining the migration of organisms through many examples of different groups of marine and non-marine organisms, from micro-invertebrates to large mammals.

Mammal Species of the World

Mammal Species of the World
Author: Don E. Wilson
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 2201
Release: 2005
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0801882214

This indispensable reference work belongs in public and academic libraries throughout the world and on the shelf of every biologist who works with mammals.

Freshwater Snails Of Africa And Their Medical Importance

Freshwater Snails Of Africa And Their Medical Importance
Author: David S Brown
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 687
Release: 1994-05-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1482295180

The first half of this book is primarily a systematic survey of the snails, beginning with glossaries, keys for identification to genera and a checklist of species. This is followed by a synopsis of species, with brief notes on ecology, distribution and parasites. Relationships are then described between snails and schistosomes and with other paras

Archaeology and Geology of Ancient Egyptian Stones

Archaeology and Geology of Ancient Egyptian Stones
Author: James A. Harrell
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 1091
Release: 2024-05-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1803275820

This book seeks to identify and describe all the rocks and minerals employed by the ancient Egyptians using proper geological nomenclature, and to give an account of their sources in so far as they are known. The various uses of the stones are described, as well as the technologies employed to extract, transport, carve, and thermally treat them.