Natural History Books

New and Published Books

1. Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Gibbons and Siamangs (Hylobates)

   With Notes on the Attachments, Variations, Innervation, Synonymy and Weight of the Muscles

   By Rui Diogo, Josep M. Potau, Juan F. Pastor, Felix J. dePaz, Eva M. Ferrero, Gaelle Bello, Mercedes Barbosa, M. Ashraf Aziz, Anne M. Burrows, Julia Arias-Martorell, Bernard A. Wood

   This book is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of Hylobates, and adopts the same format as the photographic atlas of Gorilla published by the same authors in 2010. These two books are part of a series of monographs that will set out the comparative and phylogenetic...

   Published April 12th 2012 by Science Publishers
2. Groupers of the World

   A Field and Market Guide

   By Matthew T. Craig, Yvonne J. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Phillip C. Heemstra

   Groupers of the World is a detailed but easy-to-use guide to the more than 160 recognized species, of these mostly large, colorful tropical reef fishes, also known as rockcod. Together with outstanding, full color photographs of these remarkable and important fishes, Groupers of the World has...

   Published February 7th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Comparative Anatomy and Phylogeny of Primate Muscles and Human Evolution

   By Rui Diogo, Bernard A. Wood

   The combined anatomical materials provided in this book point out that modern humans have fewer head, neck, pectoral and upper limb muscles than most other living primates, but are consistent with the proposal that facial and vocal communication and specialized thumb movements have probably played...

   Published January 10th 2012 by Science Publishers
4. Systematics and Evolution of Fungi

   Edited by J. K. Misra, J. P. Tewari, S. K. Deshmukh

   This book comprising 13 chapters, is the second of the four books planned for a series on Progress in Mycological Research. The chapters provide an overview of the progress and shifts that have taken place towards the understanding of the Systematics and Evolution of Fungi with the availability of...

   Published January 9th 2012 by Science Publishers
5. The Biology of Squat Lobsters

   Edited by Gary C.B. Poore, Shane T. Ahyong, Joanne Taylor

   Series: Crustacean Issues

   Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs. About 1000 species are known. They frequently feature in deep-sea images taken by submersibles and are caught...

   Published December 19th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Phylogeography and Population Genetics in Crustacea

   Edited by Christoph Held, Stefan Koenemann, Christoph D. Schubart

   Series: Crustacean Issues

   Recently, technological progress and the rise of DNA barcoding efforts have led to a significant increase in the availability of molecular datasets on intraspecific variability. Carcinologists and other organismal biologists, who want to use molecular tools to investigate patterns on the scale of...

   Published December 12th 2011 by CRC Press
7. Palaeogeography and Palaeobiogeography: Biodiversity in Space and Time

   Edited by Paul Upchurch, Alistair J. McGowan, Claire S.C. Slater

   Series: Systematics Association Special Volumes

   Biogeography represents one of the most complex and challenging aspects of macroevolutionary research, requiring input from both the earth and life sciences. Palaeogeographic reconstruction is frequently carried out by researchers with backgrounds in geology and palaeontology, who are less likely...

   Published October 23rd 2011 by CRC Press
8. Biomimetics

   Nature-Based Innovation

   By Yoseph Bar-Cohen

   Series: Biomimetics Series

   Mimicking nature – from science fiction to engineering reality Humans have always looked to nature’s inventions as a source of inspiration. The observation of flying birds and insects leads to innovations in aeronautics. Collision avoidance sensors mimic the whiskers of rodents. Optimization...

   Published September 20th 2011 by CRC Press
9. The Biology of Gobies

   Edited by Robert Patzner, James L. Van Tassell, Marcelo Kovacic, B. G. Kapoor

   Among all vertebrates, gobies are second in diversity only to the teleost family Cyprinidae. The Gobiidae consists of more than 200 genera and nearly 2,000 species and make up the largest family of marine fishes. Gobies account for as much as 50% of the energy flow in coral reef communities. Their...

   Published September 1st 2011 by Science Publishers
10. Integrated Molecular Evolution

    By Scott Orland Rogers

    Molecular evolution, phylogenetics, genomics, and other related topics are all critical to understanding evolutionary processes. All too frequently, however, they are treated separately in textbooks and courses, such that students fail to connect all of the concepts, principles, and nuances of the...

    Published July 26th 2011 by CRC Press