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Wildlife between Empire and Nation in Twentieth-Century Africa (African Histories and Modernities)
Wildlife between Empire and Nation in Twentieth-Century Africa (African Histories and Modernities)
This book traces the emergence of wildlife policy in colonial eastern and central Africa over the course of a century. Spanning from imperial conquest through the consolidation of colonial rule, the rise of nationalism, and the emergence of neocolonial and neoliberal institutions, this book shows how these fundamental themes of the twentieth...
Wonder World Under Water
Wonder World Under Water
Nearly three-quarters of our earth is covered by water. Yet we, living on land, usually know more about land creatures than our aquatic denizens. We have many kinds of watery environments, from the fast, clear, cold streams of the Himalaya to the placid rivers of the plains, and natural as well as man-made lakes and ponds. Moreover, we have a long...
Collecting Nature (Collecting Histories)
Collecting Nature (Collecting Histories)

Nature can be collected in many forms and shapes: live animals have been locked up in cages, displayed in zoos and menageries, and their hides and dried body parts were used as part of the set-up in galleries and studies. Plants from far-away countries have been cultivated in botanical gardens and in hothouses. Even the depiction of medicinal...

FarmVille For Dummies
FarmVille For Dummies

If you’re already on Facebook, you’ve probably received dozens of invitations to play FarmVille from some of the game’s more than 50 million active players, complete with cryptic messages about sharing carrots; adopting lost, lonely animals; and hatching golden Mystery Eggs. Even if you aren’t on Facebook,...

Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them
Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them

"In a clear, engaging style, Dr. Walters tells the tale of each disease like a detective story. He allows each mystery to unfold as it did in reality, often slowly, through the lives of the plants and animals involved, the first human victims, the government officials who tried to respond, and the scientists who ultimately explained what...

Fluid Volume Monitoring with Glucose Dilution
Fluid Volume Monitoring with Glucose Dilution
Academic medicine can be very satisfying. I am pleased when I see one of my residents takes excellent care of a seriously injured patient. I am pleased when a junior member of the faculty publishes a really good paper. I am pleased when the program attracts an especially good group of residents. Sources of satisfaction can be...
Artificial Life and Virtual Reality
Artificial Life and Virtual Reality
Artificial life refers to all the methods that try to recreate living organisms and creatures by computers. Virtual reality is the immersion of human beings in virtual worlds. This landmark book demonstrates artificial life in virtual reality. It introduces new concepts such as artificial consciousness, presence, autonomy and perception. Includes...
Anatomy and Histology of the Laboratory Rat in Toxicology and Biomedical Research
Anatomy and Histology of the Laboratory Rat in Toxicology and Biomedical Research

Anatomy and Histology of the Laboratory Rat in Toxicology and Biomedical Research presents the detailed systematic anatomy of the rat, with a focus on toxicological needs. Most large works dealing with the laboratory rat provide a chapter on anatomy, but fall far short of the detailed account in this book which also focuses on...

Paleogenomics: Genome-Scale Analysis of Ancient DNA (Population Genomics)
Paleogenomics: Genome-Scale Analysis of Ancient DNA (Population Genomics)
Advances in genome-scale DNA sequencing technologies have revolutionized genetic research on ancient organisms, extinct species, and past environments. When it is recoverable after hundreds or thousands of years of unintended preservation, “ancient DNA” (or aDNA) is often highly degraded, necessitating specialized handling...
The Medicine Bag: Shamanic Rituals & Ceremonies for Personal Transformation
The Medicine Bag: Shamanic Rituals & Ceremonies for Personal Transformation
One of the main tenets of shamanism is a belief in the power of ceremony to manifest change in the physical world. Virtually all shamanic traditions use a variety of ritual practices as tools for personal transformation, healing, and celebration.

Now, in this exciting and practical book, Toltec shaman and New York
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Handbook of Behavior Genetics
Handbook of Behavior Genetics

Behavior Genetics is an interdisciplinary area combining behavioral sciences and genetics.  The study of behavior genetics has become increasingly important as we see growth spurts in finding genes involved in complex behaviors following on advances in molecular genetic techniques. This domain has now become a vast common ground for...

Primate Neuroethology
Primate Neuroethology

Why do people find monkeys and apes so compelling to watch? One clear answer is that they seem so similar to us-a window into our own minds and how we have evolved over millennia. As Charles Darwin wrote in his Notebook M, "He who understands baboon would do more toward metaphysics than Locke." Darwin recognized that behavior and...

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