Knowledge of the evolutionary history of birds has much improved in recent decades. Fossils from critical time periods are being described at unprecedented rates and modern phylogenetic analyses have provided a framework for the interrelationships of the extant groups. This book gives an overview of...

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Winner of the 2013 National Outdoor Book Award for best Nature Guidebook.This book is the first field guide to Indiana's butterflies and their close relatives, the skippers. All species and subspecies recorded from the state are shown. An illustrated "Quick Key" narrows the identification process to...

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This beautifully illustrated guide identifies nearly 300 common plants in Indiana’s most prominent ecosystem―the Eastern Deciduous Forest. For ease of identification, the plants are arranged by flower color or growth form, providing a convenient way to distinguish a great majority of plants in any g...

Medical professionals will be able to connect the science of biology to their own lives through the stunning visuals in Visualising Human Biology. The important concepts of human biology are presented as they relate to the world we live in. The role of the human in the environment is stressed throug...

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Indiana has more fish species than any other state north of the Ohio River. This rich variety of fish fauna is on display in this informative and beautifully illustrated guide. From the large freshwater species like the Paddlefish, Lake Sturgeon, and Mooneye, to Great Lakes species like the whitefis...

Most people have memories of playing on well-manicured lawns or running across the flat green surface of a local park, but we often don’t think of grasses as something we consume. Indeed, grasses include four species―wheat, rice, maize, and sugar―that provide sixty percent of human calorie intake, a...