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Cambridge University Press publishes across the broad spectrum of biological sciences, from molecular and cell biology through zoology and behavior to ecology. As well as publishing high level academic books and important series we have growing list of undergraduate and graduate textbooks. We also foster links with many key organizations and societies and publish with them or on their behalf.

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    Climate Change

    Climate Change

    Biological and Human Aspects
    • 2nd Edition
    • Jonathan Cowie
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107603561)
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    • Publication date: November 2012
    • Subject: Climatology and climate change
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    Divided Brains

    Divided Brains

    The Biology and Behaviour of Brain Asymmetries
    • Lesley J. Rogers, Giorgio Vallortigara, Richard J. Andrew
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521183048)
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    • Publication date: February 2013
    • Subject: Animal behaviour
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    The Insects

    The Insects

    Structure and Function
    • 5th Edition
    • R. F. Chapman, Stephen J. Simpson, Angela E. Douglas
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521113892)
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    • Publication date: November 2012
    • Subject: Entomology
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    Conservation

    Conservation

    • 2nd Edition
    • Clive Hambler, Susan M. Canney
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521181686)
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    • Publication date: February 2013
    • Subject: Ecology and conservation
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    Introduction to Cancer Biology

    Introduction to Cancer Biology

    • Robin Hesketh
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107601482)
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    • Publication date: January 2013
    • Subject: Cell biology and developmental biology
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    Birds and Habitat

    Birds and Habitat

    Relationships in Changing Landscapes
    • Robert J. Fuller
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521722339)
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    • Publication date: December 2012
    • Subject: Ecology and conservation
    Series: Ecological Reviews
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    Dinosaurs

    Dinosaurs

    A Concise Natural History
    • 2nd Edition
    • David E. Fastovsky, David B. Weishampel
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521282376)
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    • Publication date: August 2012
    • Subject: Zoology
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    How to Prepare a Scientific Doctoral Dissertation Based on Research Articles

    How to Prepare a Scientific Doctoral Dissertation Based on Research Articles

    • Björn Gustavii
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107669048)
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    • Publication date: November 2012
    • Subject: Life science professional development
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    The Ethics of Species

    The Ethics of Species

    An Introduction
    • Ronald L. Sandler
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107658707)
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    • Publication date: November 2012
    • Subject: Ethics
    Series: Cambridge Applied Ethics
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    Statistical Principles for the Design of Experiments

    Statistical Principles for the Design of Experiments

    Applications to Real Experiments
    • R. Mead, S. G. Gilmour, A. Mead
    • Hardback (ISBN-13: 9780521862141)
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    • Publication date: November 2012
    • Subject: US Subject: Statistical Theory and Methods
    Series: Cambridge Series in Statistical and Probabilistic Mathematics
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    Scientific Method in Brief

    Scientific Method in Brief

    • Hugh G. Gauch, Jr
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107666726)
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    • Publication date: October 2012
    • Subject: Life science professional development
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    UNIX and Perl to the Rescue!

    UNIX and Perl to the Rescue!

    A Field Guide for the Life Sciences (and Other Data-rich Pursuits)
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    Anthropology and the Cognitive Challenge

    Anthropology and the Cognitive Challenge

    • Maurice Bloch
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521006156)
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    • Publication date: July 2012
    • Subject: Social and cultural anthropology
    Series: New Departures in Anthropology
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    Genomics and Bioinformatics

    Genomics and Bioinformatics

    An Introduction to Programming Tools for Life Scientists
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    An Introduction to Animal Behaviour

    An Introduction to Animal Behaviour

    • 6th Edition
    • Aubrey Manning, Marian Stamp Dawkins
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521165143)
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    • Publication date: March 2012
    • Subject: Animal behaviour
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    Bioethics

    Bioethics

    An Introduction
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    Medical Entomology for Students

    Medical Entomology for Students

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    A Life Scientist's Guide to Physical Chemistry

    A Life Scientist's Guide to Physical Chemistry

    • Marc R. Roussel
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521186964)
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    • Publication date: May 2012
    • Subject: Molecular biology biochemistry and structural biology
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    Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

    Introduction to the Physical and Biological Oceanography of Shelf Seas

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    Principles of Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics

    Principles of Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics

    • Russ B. Altman, David Flockhart, David B. Goldstein
    • Hardback (ISBN-13: 9780521885379)
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    • Publication date: January 2012
    • Subject: Genetics
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    Statistics for Anthropology

    Statistics for Anthropology

    • 2nd Edition
    • Lorena Madrigal
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521147088)
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    • Publication date: April 2012
    • Subject: Biological anthropology and primatology
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    Biodiversity in Agriculture

    Biodiversity in Agriculture

    Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability
    • Paul Gepts, Thomas R. Famula, Robert L. Bettinger, Stephen B. Brush, Ardeshir B. Damania, Patrick E. McGuire, Calvin O. Qualset
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521170871)
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    • Publication date: March 2012
    • Subject: Natural resource management agriculture horticulture and forestry
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    Tropical Ecosystems and Ecological Concepts

    Tropical Ecosystems and Ecological Concepts

    • 2nd Edition
    • Patrick L. Osborne
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521177344)
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    • Publication date: March 2012
    • Subject: Ecology and conservation
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    Social Zooarchaeology

    Social Zooarchaeology

    Humans and Animals in Prehistory
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    Biophysics

    Biophysics

    A Physiological Approach
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    Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

    Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology

    Principles and Applications
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    Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore

    Chimpanzees of the Lakeshore

    Natural History and Culture at Mahale
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    Statistics Explained

    Statistics Explained

    An Introductory Guide for Life Scientists
    • 2nd Edition
    • Steve McKillup
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521183284)
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    • Publication date: December 2011
    • Subject: Quantitative biology biostatistics and mathematical modeling
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    Successful Science Communication

    Successful Science Communication

    Telling It Like It Is
    • David J. Bennett, Richard C. Jennings, Walter Bodmer
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521176781)
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    • Publication date: November 2011
    • Subject: Life science professional development
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    Bioinformatics for Biologists

    Bioinformatics for Biologists

    • Pavel Pevzner, Ron Shamir
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9781107648876)
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    • Publication date: November 2011
    • Subject: Genomics bioinformatics and systems biology
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    Insect Ecology

    Insect Ecology

    Behavior, Populations and Communities
    • P. W. Price, R. F. Denno, M. D. Eubanks, D. L. Finke, I. Kaplan
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521542609)
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    • Publication date: October 2011
    • Subject: Entomology
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    Social Networks and Natural Resource Management

    Social Networks and Natural Resource Management

    Uncovering the Social Fabric of Environmental Governance
    • Örjan Bodin, Christina Prell
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521146234)
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    • Publication date: September 2011
    • Subject: Natural resource management agriculture horticulture and forestry
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    Agro-Technology

    Agro-Technology

    A Philosophical Introduction
    Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology
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    Animal Camouflage

    Animal Camouflage

    Mechanisms and Function
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    Principles of Computational Modelling in Neuroscience

    Principles of Computational Modelling in Neuroscience

    • David Sterratt, Bruce Graham, Andrew Gillies, David Willshaw
    • Hardback (ISBN-13: 9780521877954)
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    • Publication date: August 2011
    • Subject: Neuroscience
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    EMBOSS User's Guide

    EMBOSS User's Guide

    Practical Bioinformatics
    • Peter M. Rice, Alan J. Bleasby, Jon C. Ison, Lisa Mullan, Guy Bottu
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521607254)
    • Publication date: July 2011
    • Subject: Genomics bioinformatics and systems biology
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    Evolutionary History

    Evolutionary History

    Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth
    Series: Studies in Environment and History
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    Forest Health

    Forest Health

    An Integrated Perspective
    • John D. Castello, Stephen A. Teale
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521747417)
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    • Publication date: July 2011
    • Subject: Natural resource management agriculture horticulture and forestry
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    Crop Ecology

    Crop Ecology

    Productivity and Management in Agricultural Systems
    • 2nd Edition
    • David J. Connor, Robert S. Loomis, Kenneth G. Cassman
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521744034)
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    • Publication date: August 2011
    • Subject: Natural resource management agriculture horticulture and forestry
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    Island Environments in a Changing World

    Island Environments in a Changing World

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    Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries

    Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries

    A Global Perspective
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    Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology

    Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology

    A Practical Guide
    • 2nd Edition
    • Joanna M. Setchell, Deborah J. Curtis
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521142137)
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    • Publication date: March 2011
    • Subject: Biological anthropology and primatology
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    Formal Approaches in Categorization

    Formal Approaches in Categorization

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    Spider Behaviour

    Spider Behaviour

    Flexibility and Versatility
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