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Birds in Agriculture The e-Book in English language is about the common and widespread birds found in the agriculture landscape in India. The book describes 111 species of birds with their role on agriculture in brief. The book discusses the benefits of birds to agriculture and also methods of management of birds in agriculture. The purpose of the e-Book is to spread knowledge about the benefits birds offer to agriculture in India and their importance. The author being the son of a farmer and an ornithologist with BNHS is familiar with the birds in agriculture.
The book about Indian Grey Hornbills Ocyceros birostris gives an account of the research carried out by the author for his doctoral Thesis about hornbills, sans the complex data. Sometimes it takes the form of storytelling and how the secrets about hornbill's life were unraveled and sometimes it is just fact sharing. The book covers many aspects of the Indian Grey Hornbill’s life, including how the hornbills manage to keep the sealed cavity clean? Latest findings about the species are also added along with photographs. Overall, it gives you glimpses of the life of these enchanting birds – hornbills !
The book “Ecological and Environmental Science: A Research Perspective” is a compilation of authors' original research papers, scientific articles, review articles, popular articles, general articles, and short notes on forest ecology, wetland ecology, plant ecology, bird ecology, and animal ecology. The book is a perfect amalgamation of burgeoning and thrust topics spanning biodiversity, and conservation and management of floral and faunal elements including ecology and biodiversity of phytoplankton, zooplankton, aquatic macrophytes, mangroves, terrestrial plants, animals (butterflies, reptiles, mammals) and birds. It covers ecological and environmental factors affecting abiotic and bio...
Spare Us Some Carcasses – A majority of the world’s biologists are convinced that a “mass extinction” of plants and animals is underway that poses a major threat to humans in this century. Yet most of us are only dimly aware of the problem.
Break-through Author Elwin Kline's initial release of his indispensable guide to hunting from top to bottom, comes from a veteran with more than a decade of military service and moves the reader through a journey of hunting, fitness, nutrition, positive mindset, and more. Elwin's Geek to Outdoors – Hunting, captures a current dilemma in today's society, where individuals spend too much time in front of computer screens and not enough outdoors. The author's personal weight-loss journey of over 100 lbs., US Military background, and his experience as a hunter provides hard-earned advice for anyone planning to spend time outdoors, new starters and experienced folks alike. Readers will learn ab...
Deals with all aspects of adaptive resemblance Full colour Covers everything from classic examples of Batesian, Mullerian, aggressive and sexual mimicries through to human behavioural and microbial molecular deceptions Highlights areas where additonal work or specific exeprimentation could be fruitful Includes, animals, plants, micro-organisms and humans
The first complete field guide to the exotic amphibians and reptiles established in the continental United States and Hawaiʻi, this volume covers 74 species that are not native to the country and 29 species that are native but occur beyond their original geographic range. Dispersed from their former habitats by human activity, many of these species are invasive in their new environments, causing ecological or economic harm. Ideal for naturalists of all levels, Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States details each species’ taxonomy, distribution, history, and ecology and portrays each one with vibrant photographs. Drawing on county-level distribution maps from 2,908 published re...
Throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, the emergence of airports as gateways for their cities has turned into one of the most important architectural undertakings. Ever since the first manned flight by the Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright on December 17th 1903, utilitarian sheds next to landing strips on cow pastures evolved into a completely new building type over the next few decades – into places of Modernism as envisioned by Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright (who themselves never built an airport), to eventually turn into icons of cultural identity, progress and prosperity. Many of these airports have become architectural branding devices of their respective cities, regions...
Animal venoms are complex mixtures of bioactive peptides and proteins with diverse pharmacological effects. These active molecules make up the components of venom toxins responsible for many pathological outcomes in snake envenomation. Although venom toxins can be deadly, they can potentially be lifesaving once their respective pharmacological targets and mechanistic actions are better understood. For example, the discovery of captopril from Brazilian viper, Bothrops jararaca venom which has been shown to antagonise angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) for the treatment of hypertension.
The aim of this book is to present a readable account of butterfly behaviour, based on field observations, great photographs and the latest research. The main focus is on courtship and mating – including perching, searching and territorial behaviour – but to understand these subjects it is necessary to explain how mates are chosen and this requires sections on wing colours and patterns. A chapter on butterfly vision is also essential in terms of how butterflies see the world and each other. There have been exciting discoveries in all of these fields in recent years, including: butterfly vision (butterfly photoreceptors), wing patterns (molecular biology), wing colouration (structural colours and nano-architecture), mating strategies and female choice (ecology and behaviour).