physiology

A guide for the development of a program in which live animals are collected locally, studied, and then released back into their natural habitats completely unharmed.

"Explores various extreme insect adaptations throughout the world, including meganosed flies, assassin bugs, and bombardier beetles"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the structure and function of the human cardiovascular system, how it supports other body systems, and how to keep it healthy.

Describes how birds use their senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and magnetic field detection to interpret their environment and to interact with one another.

Discusses the chemically-based language of cells, their genes, and proteins, and describes how cells in the body know what and how to do what they were designed to do.

Contains six simple science experiments with easy-to-follow instructions designed to teach children about respiration.

Contains six simple science experiments with easy-to-follow instructions designed to teach children about digestion.

"Explores various extreme mammal adaptations throughout the world, including caracals, mongooses, and bulldog bats"--.

A career memoir of neuroscientist James Fallon, describing how while studying his family's brain scans for research he discovered that his own scan reflected a pattern similar to those in the brains of serial killers, a finding that offered new insights into the role of biology in behavior.