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Urban Ecology

Urban Ecology: Science of Cities

Richard T T Forman

Cambridge University Press
Vertebrate Endocrinology

Vertebrate Endocrinology (5th ed)

David Norris and James Carr

Elsevier
Evolutionary Biomechanics

Evolutionary Biomechanics: Selection, Phylogeny, and Constraint

Graham Taylor and Adrian Thomas

Oxford University Press
Bacteria

Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction

Sebastian G B Amyes

Oxford University Press, £7.99
Zoo Animals

Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare (2nd ed)

Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi and Sheila Pankhurst

Oxford University Press
Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions

Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions: A Compendium of Unpleasant Infections

David I Grove

Oxford University Press, £25.00
Molecular Biology

Molecular Biology: Principles of Genome Function (2nd ed)

Nancy Craig, Rachel Green, Carol Greider, Gisela Storz, Cynthia Wolberger and Orna Cohen-Fix

Oxford University Press

How the Snake Lost its Legs

SnakeLewis I Held Jr

Cambridge University Press, £24.99

If you've ever wondered how the butterfly got its spots, how the swordtail got its sword or how the elephant got six toes, then this is the book for you.

How the Snake Lost its Legs provides scientific yet easily understandable explanations of the evolutionary development of many organisms' unique

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