Life Science Books

• Wild Animals
  Nature
  Animals
  Mammals
  World Development
  Scientific Conduct
   
  

  Why Buffalo Dance: Animal and Wilderness Meditations Through the Seasons

  In this elegantly written and illustrated book, Susan Chernak McElroy offers a series of short pieces — meditations and teaching tales — based on animals and the natural world. Each piece ...  > read more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Genes
  Biochemistry Research
  Biology
  Human Biology
   
  

  The Seven Daughters of Eve

  The national bestseller that reveals how we are descended from seven prehistoric women. One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven ...  > read more
• Endangered Plants
  Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Botany
  Wild Animals
  Nature
   
  

  Landscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota

  Gardeners use native plants for several reasons. For many, their initial attraction is to native plants’ reputation for being low maintenance, as well as their ability to survive difficult soil ...  > read more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Nature
  Zoology
  Biology
  Scientific Conduct
  Ocean Policy
   
  

  The Insects: An Outline of Entomology

  This established and popular textbook is the definitive guide to the study of insects - a group of animals that represent over half of the planet 's biological diversity. In this new, third edition ...  > read more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fossils
  Sea Life
  Geography
  Oceanography
   
  

  Oceans Of Kansas: A Natural History Of The Western Interior Sea (Life of the Past)

  "The bright midday sun glinted off the calm waters of the Inland Sea and silhouetted the long, sinuous form of a huge mosasaur lying motionless amid the floating tangle of yellow-green seaweed. ...  > read more
• Nature
  Grassland
  Wild Animals
  Biology
  Botany
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Plants of the Rocky Mountains

  Over 1300 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens are described and illustrated. Notes on origin of name, ecology, native uses, edibility and similar species are ...  > read more
• Genes
  Genetics
  Gene Therapy
  Human Biology
  Biochemistry Research
  Life Sciences
   
  

  iGenetics: A Molecular Approach (2nd Edition with CD-ROM) (The Genetics Place Series)

  iGenetics: A Molecular Approach reflects the dynamic nature of modern genetics by emphasizing an experimental, inquiry-based approach with a solid treatment of many research experiments. ...  > read more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Anthropology
  Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Evolution
   
  

  The Complete World of Human Evolution

  A compelling, authoritative, and superbly illustrated account of the rise and eventual domination of our species. Human domination of the earth is now so complete that it is easy to forget how ...  > read more
• Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Botany
  Grassland
  Psychedelic Drugs
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications

  The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants• Examines 414 psychoactive plants and related substances• Explores how ...  > read more
• Environmental Issues
  Sustainability
  Environmental Policies
  Nature
  Ecology
  Land Management
   
  

  Essential Environment: The Science behind the Stories (2nd Edition)

  KEY MESSAGE: Essential Environment: Essential Environment: The Science Behind the Stories retains all the popular features of the landmark first edition—including its integrated ...  > read more

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