In "Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeutics," A. Calmette presents a comprehensive exploration of the fascinating yet perilous world of venomous creatures. This meticulously researched work delves into the biochemical properties of venoms, detailing the mechanisms by which these substances incapacitate prey and pose threats to humans. Utilizing a blend of scientific rigor and accessible language, Calmette situates venoms within a broader context of evolutionary biology...

In "Venoms: Venomous Animals and Antivenomous Serum-therapeutics," A. Calmette delivers an exhaustive examination of the complex biochemical landscapes inhabited by venomous creatures, weaving together elements of zoology, pharmacology, and immunotherapy. The book is meticulously organized, offering a systematic classification of venomous species, alongside an insightful discussion on the mechanisms of envenomation and the therapeutic potentials of antivenoms. Calmette's prose is both acce...

In What's Eating You? Eugene Kaplan recounts the true and harrowing tales of his adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite.Kaplan has spent his life traveling the globe exploring oceans and jungles, and incidentally acquiring parasites in his gut. Here, he leads readers on an unforgettable journey into the bizarre yet oddly beautiful world of parasites. In a narrative that is by turns frightenin...

Millions of people spend time around the ocean. In doing so, most have come into contact with an animal that has a protective mechanism of some sort. Landau explains in detail, with the aid of illustrations, the types of marine animals that exist in the waters of the Atlantic Coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean and the particular type of toxins or dangers each poses.

It seems to the author that three kinds of work should be included in the elementary study of zoology. These three kinds are: (a) observations in the field covering the habits and behavior of animals and their relations to their physical surroundings, to plants, and to each other; (b) work in the laboratory, consisting of the study of animal structure by dissection and the observation of live specimens in cages and aquaria; and (c) work in the recitation- or lecture-room, where the signifi...

Audubon’s ambitious project to paint all the birds of North America resulted in a work that represents one of the greatest advances in ornithology. Not only did he identify new species, he also depicted birds within their natural habitat and in vivid poses. This impressive collection ranges from the Greater Flamingo and Bald Eagle to the Carolina parakeet. Audubon describes every species in concise texts, drawing attention the peculiarities of each bird.

Rays are among the largest fishes and evolved from shark-like ancestors nearly 200 million years ago. They share with sharks many life history traits: all species are carnivores or scavengers; all reproduce by internal fertilisation; and all have similar morphological and anatomical characteristics, such as skeletons built of cartilage. Rays of the World is the first complete pictorial atlas of the world’s ray fauna and includes information on many species only recently discovered by scientis...

A beginner’s guide to dissecting everything from an earthworm to a frog to a feral pig, perfect for a middle school classroom.This 214-page manual features over 821 step-by-step illustrations providing a perfect introduction to the art of dissection. Updated and easy to follow, these guided projects cover everything from simple earthworms to the complex fetal pig. Ages 12+.

Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is aimed at the small animal veterinary practitioner who has qualified less than 10 years and needs quick access to information and wants to increase his/her confidence on handling that range of cases that cover the spectrum that lies between the simple routine first opinion case and the referral.Saunders Solutions in Vete...

The book shall help the students of different branches of life sciences, medical sciences. It will provide the basic information and an understanding of parasites, their morphology and life cycle. The adaptations of parasites for successful survival and continuation of their life cycle is clearly discussed in this book. Three examples from Protozoa, Nematodes, Trematodes and Cestodes which cause disease in human have been explained along with methods of sterilization.

This identification guide includes 56 species of macro (> 5 cm in diameter) jellyfishes (cnidarians, ctenophores, and thaliaceans) that are known to occur off the coast of West Africa. It provides fully illustrated dichotomous keys to all taxa, an illustrated glossary of technical terms for each main group, and species accounts including the scientific name, diagnostic features, colour, size, ecology, stinging, geographical distribution, and one or more illustrations. The guide is intended...

My duty, in acknowledging the great obligations under which I lie to many naturalists, affords me most sincere pleasure. I had originally intended to have described only a single abnormal Cirripede, from the shores of South America, and was led, for the sake of comparison, to examine the internal parts of as many genera as I could procure. Under these circumstances, Mr. J. E. Gray, in the most disinterested manner, suggested to me making a Monograph on the entire class, although he himself...