Biological Sciences: New Books

577.6 WET

Lincoln Taiz, Ian Max Møller, Angus Murphy, Eduardo Zeiger.

Michael J, ed CarlileSarah C, ed WatkinsonGraham, W, ed Gooday
2005 Second edition

David Moore (University of Manchester), Geoffrey D. Robson (University of Manchester), Anthony P.J. Trinci (University of Manchester).

Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Species variation -- Seasonality, nomadism and migration -- Landscape, topography and habitats -- Species accounts and plates -- Conservation: sites, citizen science and local knowledge -- Species accounts -- Vagrants watchlist.

"This book presents a novel account of the aesthetics of animals. The author argues that the appreciation of animal beauty carries profound ethical consequences for our relations to our fellow creatures"

"This completely revised field guide to one of Africa’s finest birding spots, the Kruger National Park and adjacent Lowveld, is packed with new information on all of the more than 550 species that have been recorded to date.

"Among the world’s most fascinating living fossils, scorpions have been around for some 420 million years. South Africa is home to an astonishing variety, with 108 species in three families occurring in most of the region’s biomes, from desert and grassland to fynbos, savanna and forest

"Thoroughly revised and updated, this long-awaited new edition of Field Guide to the Spiders of South Africa remains the most comprehensive guide to South African spiders published to date.

"An essential guide to identifying all dangerous snakes in the region, as well as several commonly encountered harmless snakes, Snakes and Snakebite in Southern Africa also describes the symptoms resulting from bites and gives practical advice on first aid measures."

"Concise, all-in-one guide to the mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs of the Fynbos Biome, featuring over 400 species South Africa's Fynbos Biome, which spans the country's Western and Eastern Cape provinces, is one of the richest floras in the world.

"One of the keys to understanding the life of the bush is through identifying the droppings of wild animals. Whether you call it scat, poop, spraint, tath or fewmets, the presence of a pile of this stuff on the garden lawn,a pathway through the veld or on the windshield of your car, will lead to the question of who left it there.

Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr., Susan L. Keen, David J. Eisenhour, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson.