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1	Plant form an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology more books like this by Bell add to wishlist The diverse external shapes and structures that make up flowering plants can be bewildering and even daunting, as can the terminology used to describe them. An understanding of plant form - plant morphology - is essential to appreciating the wonders of the plant world and to the study of botany and horticulture at every level. In this ingeniously ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $27.81! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Art Forms in Nature more books like this by Ernst Heinrich Philip Haeckel add to wishlist Multitude of strangely beautiful natural forms: Radiolaria, Foraminifera, Ciliata, diatoms, calcareous sponges, Tubulariidae, Siphonophora, Semaeostomeae, star corals, starfishes, Protozoa, flagellates, brown seaweed, jellyfishes, sea-lilies, moss animals, sea-urchins, much more. All images black-and-white. see all copies from $8.09! new only from $8.09! \| SVS
3	Autumn Leaves more books like this by Ken Robbins add to wishlist Bright, crisp photos fill this book of natural science for the young. Ken Robbins departs from his signature hand-tinted photography to present preschoolers with a sharp, close-up look at 13 types of trees ablaze with color. Full color. see all copies from $1.99!
4	Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel more books like this by Ernst Heinrich Philip Haeckel, Olaf Breidbach (Contributions by), Richard Hartmann (Contributions by) add to wishlist The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist. Powerful modern microscopes have confirmed the accuracy of Haeckel's prints, which even in their day, became world ... see all copies from $15.83! new only from $15.83! \| SVS
5	Scaling: Why Is Animal Size So Important? more books like this by Knut Schmidt-Nielsen add to wishlist This short, non-mathematical discussion of how the physical size of an animal affects its physiological functions can be read profitably by both students and professional scientists. Elegantly written, the book illuminates those physical laws controlling rates of diffusion and heat transfer, transfer of force and momentum, the strength of ... see all copies from $18.40! new only from $27.94! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Space, Structure and Randomness: Contributions in Honor of Georges Matheron in the Fields of Geostatistics, Random Sets and Mathematical Morphology more books like this by David R Meyer, Michel Schmitt (Editor), Michel Bilodeau (Editor) add to wishlist Space, structure, and randomness: these are the three key concepts underlying Georges Matheron's scientific work. He first encountered them at the beginning of his career when working as a mining engineer, and then they resurfaced in fields ranging from meteorology to microscopy. What could these radically different types of applications possibly ... see all copies from $2.15! new only from $2.15! \| first editions
7	The Curves of Life more books like this by Professor Theodore Andrea Cook add to wishlist Classic examination of the function of the spiral, or helix, in nature and art examines shells, leaves, human body, drawings of Leonardo, Leaning Tower of Pisa. 1914 edition. 426 illustrations. see all copies from $3.15! new only from $9.15! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Principles of Insect Morphology more books like this by R E Snodgrass add to wishlist see all copies from $12.00! new only from $30.96! \| first editions
9	Analysis of Vertebrate Structure more books like this by Milton Hildebrand add to wishlist This updated edition begins with an overview of vertibrate structure, including its evolution, its theoretical and conceptual underpinnings, significant recent findings and areas open to further research. Its three-part structure - a survey of vertebrates, organ systems, and structural adaptation - provides a comprehensive treatment of this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $45.00! \| first editions
10	Describing Morphosyntax: A Guide for Field Linguists more books like this by Thomas E Payne add to wishlist Current estimates are that around 3,000 of the 6,000 languages now spoken may become extinct during the next century. Some 4,000 of these existing languages have never been described, or described only inadequately. This book is a guide for linguistic fieldworkers who wish to write a description of the morphology and syntax of one of these many ... see all copies from $30.37! new only from $36.60! \| SVS
11 view cover	Phonology and Language Use more books like this by Joan Bybee, S R Anderson (Editor), J Bresnan (Editor) add to wishlist A research perspective that takes language use into account opens up new views of old issues and provides an understanding of issues that linguists have rarely addressed. Referencing new developments in cognitive and functional linguistics, phonetics, and connectionist modeling, this book investigates various ways in which a speaker/hearer's ... see all copies from $35.92! new only from $35.92! \| SVS
12 view cover	Understanding Morphology more books like this by Martin Haspelmath add to wishlist This series provides approachable, yet authoritative introductions to all the major topics in linguistics. Ideal for students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics, each book carefully explains the basics, emphasising understanding of the essential notions rather than arguing for a particular theoretical position. Understanding ... see all copies from $22.63! new only from $42.26!
13 view cover	Morphological Theory more books like this by Andrew Spencer add to wishlist This is the first near-exhaustive introduction to the burgeoning field of morphology in generative grammar. Presupposing very little prior knowledge of linguistics, the book guides the reader from absolute basics to the most recent theoretical developments. Written in an accessible style, and including a wealth of exercises, this textbook is ... see all copies from $24.98! new only from $59.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	Morphology of Plants and Fungi more books like this by Bold, Alexopoulos 1907-1986, Delevoryas add to wishlist see all copies from $2.40! first editions
15 view cover	A Practical Guide to Vertebrate Mechanics more books like this by Christopher McGowan add to wishlist A thorough understanding of the form, function, and design of animals is essential to any working biologist's knowledge. In the author's view, however, this fast-growing field of study can be made much more exciting and accessible with a hands-on, practical approach. This is the view of A Practical Guide to Vertebrate Mechanics. This text can be ... see all copies from $38.10! new only from $75.70!
16 view cover	Scaling in Biology more books like this by Geoffrey B West (Editor), James H Brown (Editor) add to wishlist Scaling relationships have been a persistent theme in biology at least since the time of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. Because scaling relationships are among the most general empirical patterns in biology, they have stimulated research to develop mechanistic hypotheses and mathematical models. While there have been many excellent empirical and ... see all copies from $46.69! new only from $54.90! \| SVS
17 view cover	From DNA to Diversity: Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design more books like this by Sean Carroll, Jennifer Grenier, Scott D Weatherbee add to wishlist In this landmark work, the author team led by Dr. Sean Carroll presents the general principles of the genetic basis of morphological change through a synthesis of evolutionary biology with genetics and embryology. In this extensively revised second edition, the authors delve into the latest discoveries, incorporating new coverage of comparative ... see all copies from $47.97! new only from $57.28! \| SVS
18 view cover	English Words: A Linguistic Introduction more books like this by Heidi Harley add to wishlist "English Words" is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of English words from a theoretically informed linguistic perspective. This book is accessibly written to give students a command of basic theory, skills in analyzing English words, and the foundation needed for more advanced study in linguistic theory or lexicology. It ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $29.15! \| SVS
19	Animal forms and patterns; a study of the appearance of animals. more books like this by Adolf Portmann add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00!
20 view cover	Introducing Linguistic Morphology more books like this by Professor Laurie Bauer add to wishlist A textbook on studying how words change their appearance in different situations and uses, for students with little or no background in linguistics. To the 1988 edition, chapters have been added on morphology and the brain; and on how morphology arises, changes, and disappears. Annotation (c) Book see all copies from $4.95! new only from $19.72! \| SVS
21 view cover	Morphology more books like this by P H Matthews add to wishlist This is an updated and substantially revised edition of Peter Matthews's well-known Morphology, first published in 1974. It includes chapters on inflectional and lexical morphology, derivational processes and productivity, compounds, paradigms, and much new material on markedness and other aspects of iconicity. As in the first edition, the ... see all copies from $14.50! new only from $37.52! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	From DNA to Diversity more books like this by Scott D Weatherbee, Jennifer K Grenier, Sean Carroll add to wishlist From DNA to Diversity represents the definitive synthesis of new material on developmental genetics and evolutionary biology. Written by a highly respected author team, this text will be the monumental work for shaping the field. Animals diverge from common ancestry through changes in their DNA, but what are the genes that control morphology? In ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $99.00!
23 view cover	On Growth and Form: The Complete Revised Edition more books like this by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson add to wishlist Classic of modern biology sets forth seminal "theory of transformation" -- that evolution takes place in large-scale transformations of body as a whole. Over 500 photographs and drawings. see all copies from $9.63! new only from $21.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24	On size and life more books like this by Thomas A. McMahon, John Tyler Bonner add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Shape of Life more books like this by Nancy Burnett add to wishlist see all copies from $3.72! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies

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