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Birds and Climate Change by Anders Moller Softcover - 272 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-VTZ2 $ 80.90 BUY Published:  2006    ISBN:  9780123736147

Temperature and other climate variables are currently changing at a dramatic rate. Birds are excellent model organisms, with a very active metabolism, they are highly sensitive to environmental changes and as highly mobile creatures they are also extremely reactive. This book discusses our current knowledge of observed changes and provides guidelines for studies in the years to come so we can document and understand how patterns of changing weather conditions may affect birds. The various chapters are written by leading experts in these fields and enlighten a broad range of aspects in bird ecology.

Coral Reef Fishes, Dynamics and Diversity in a Complex Ecosystem by Peter F. Sale Softcover - 576 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-VTZ3 $ 78.20 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780123736093

Coral Reef Fishes is the successor of The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs. This new edition includes provocative reviews covering the major areas of reef fish ecology. Concerns about the future health of coral reefs, and recognition that reefs and their fishes are economically important components of the coastal oceans of many tropical nations, have led to enormous growth in research directed at reef fishes. This book is much more than a simple revision of the earlier volume; it is a companion that supports and extends the earlier work. The included syntheses provides readers with the current highlights in this exciting science.

Fish Physiology, Volume 25,  Sensory Systems Neuroscience by Toshiaki J Hara, and Barbara Zielinski Hardcover - 536 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-VTZ4 $150.00 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780123504494

Fish sensory systems have been extensively studied not only because of a wide general interest in the behavioral and sensory physiology of this group, but also because fishes are well suited as biological models for studies of sensory systems. This volume describes how fish are able to perceive their physical and biological surroundings, and highlights some of the exciting developments in molecular biology of fish sensory systems. Volume 25 in the Fish Physiology series offers the only updated thorough examination of fish sensory systems at the molecular, cellular and systems levels.

In 1990 Sibley and Monroe compiled a list of the world’s birds. On that list were 9,672 species. In what has been something of a taxonomic revolution more have been added as vocalizations have been studied and DNA sequenced. Now there are likely to be close to 10,000 recognized extant species of birds, and many times that number that have gone extinct over the past 145 million years or so since the first know fossil bird, Archeopteryx. This book summarizes what is known about the origin of these species.

The Chick Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, An Atlas Based on Neuromeres by Luis Puelles, Margaret Martinez-de-la-Torre, George Paxinos, Charles Watson, and Salvador Martinez Hardcover - 272 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-VTZ6 $212.70 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780125666510

The chicken is the standard model for avian and vertebrate brain anatomy, particularly in development. The Chick Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates contains 200 coronal plates and diagrams, 40 sagittal plates and diagrams, and 20 horizontal plates and diagrams, illustrated in stereotaxic coordinates. This book is essential for anyone studying the physiology and function of the chick brain.

The Dissection of Vertebrates, A Laboratory Manual by Gerry DeIuliis, and Dino Pulera Softcover - 304 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-VTZ7 $ 77.30 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780120887767

This beautifully illustrated, full-color primary dissection manual is ideal for use by students or practitioners working with vertebrate anatomy. With new illustrations on three main vertebrates - spiny dogfish, mudpuppy, and cat - Dissection of Vertebrates is the first book of its kind to include high-quality, digitally rendered illustrations. The result is a more comprehensive treatment than has ever before been available.

The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates 6e by George Paxinos, and Charles Watson Spiralbound - 456 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# EL-VTZ8 $279.10 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780125476126

This completely revised edition of The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, the second most cited book in science, represents a dramatic update from the previous edition. Based on a single rat brain, this edition features an entirely new coronal set of tissue cut in regular 120 micron intervals with accompanying photographs and drawings of coronal, horizontal and sagittal sections of this new set. The use of the single brain allows for greater consistency between sections, while advances in histochemistry techniques provides increased refinement in the definition of brain areas, making this the most accurate and detailed stereotaxic rat atlas produced to date.

Fishes of the World (Ed.4) by Joseph S. Nelson Hardcover - 624 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-VTZ1 $164.50 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780471250319

"Of all the literature I use while preparing field guides for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Nelson's Fishes of the World is, by far, the one I refer to most often. [This] book is a standard reference . . . I continue to use it extensively in the ichthyology courses I teach, particularly in laboratory sessions."
-Kent E. Carpenter Old Dominion University

"Fishes of the World is a unique and essential resource for anyone seriously interested in the diversity and evolution of fishes. The family accounts provide quick summaries of current knowledge on all groups of living fishes and many key fossil taxa. It is a required work for every student in my laboratory."
-William E. Bemis Kingsbury Director of Shoals Marine Laboratory, Cornell University

"Only classics are known by the single name of their author, and certainly [Nelson's book] has for four editions been such a book for all those who seek an accessible, up-to-date, readable reference on fish classification. Once again, Nelson presents a balanced view of the sometimes tumultuous, but ever-exciting, study of the phylogenetic relationships and classification of fishes. In doing so, Nelson makes an excellent case for organismal biology, highlighting the many and varied morphological characters we use to diagnose fish taxa and differentiate among the 515 families of living species."
-Lynne R. Parenti Curator of Fishes and Research Scientist, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Fishes of the World, Fourth Edition is the updated edition of a true classic in the field. A unique presentation of a modern, cladistically based classification of all the major living and fossil fish groups, this indispensable reference helps scientists and others identify and classify specimens, make familial connections, understand the evolution of fishes, and springboard into further research.

The taxonomy of fishes presented includes the anatomical characteristics, distribution, common and scientific names, and phylogenetic relationships for all 515 families of living fishes. Packed with representative species drawings and information on phylogentic relationships, this informative Fourth Edition features:

• Both fossil and extant species
• More than 500 illustrations
• Fully vetted scientific and common names
• An extensive bibliography

Table of Contents:

PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PHYLUM CHORDATA

Subphylum Craniata
Superclass Myxinomorphi to Osteostracomorphi
Superclass Gnathostomata
†Class Placodermi
Class Chondrichthyes
Subclass Holocephali
Order Chimaeriformes
Subclass Elasmobranchii
Order Heterodontiformes
Order Orectolobiformes
Order Lamniformes
Order Carcharhiniformes
Order Hexanchiformes
Order Echinorhiniformes
Order Squaliformes
Order Squatiniformes
Order Pristiophoriformes
Order Torpediniformes
Order Pristiformes
Order Rajiformes
Order Myliobatiformes
†Class Acanthodii
Class Actinopterygii
Subclass Cladistia
Order Polypteriformes
Subclass Chrondrostei
Order Acipenseriformes
Subclass Neopterygii
Order Lepisosteiformes
Order Amiiformes
Division Teleostei
Subdivision Osteoglossomorpha
Order Hiodontiformes
Order Osteoglossiformes
Subdivision Elopomorpha
Order Elopiformes
Order Albuliformes
Order Anguilliformes
Order Saccopharyngiformes
Subdivision Ostarioclupeomorpha (= Otocephala)
Superorder Clupeomorpha
Order Clupeiformes
Superorder Ostariophysi
Order Gonorynchiformes
Order Cypriniformes
Order Characiformes
Order Siluriformes
Order Gymnotiformes
Subdivision Euteleostei
Superorder Protacanthopterygii
Order Argentiniformes
Order Osmeriformes
Order Salmoniformes
Order Esociformes
Superorder Stenopterygii
Order Stomiiformes
Superorder Ateleopodomorpha
Order Ateleopodiformes
Superorder Cyclosquamata
Order Aulopiformes
Superorder Scopelomorpha
Order Myctophiformes
Superorder Lampriomorpha
Order Lampriformes
Superorder Polymixiomorpha
Order Polymixiiformes
Superorder Paracanthopterygii
Order Percopsiformes
Order Gadiformes
Order Ophidiiformes
Order Batrachoidiformes
Order Lophiiformes
Superorder Acanthopterygii
Series Mugilomorpha
Order Mugiliformes
Series Atherinomorpha
Order Atheriniformes
Order Beloniformes
Order Cyprinodontiformes
Series Percomorpha
Order Stephanoberyciformes
Order Beryciformes
Order Zeiformes
Order Gasterosteiformes
Order Synbranchiformes
Order Scorpaeniformes
Order Perciformes
Order Pleuronectiformes
Order Tetraodontiformes
Class Sarcopterygii
Subclass Coelacanthimorpha
Order Coelacanthiformes
Subclass Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Order Ceratodontiformes
Unranked Tetrapodomorpha
Infraclass Tetrapoda

APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX