Oxford University Press

A Very Short IntroductionThe development of a single fertilized egg into a fly, an elephant, or a human baby is one the most remarkable near-miracles achieved by nature. This  Very Short Introduction, written by the distinguished developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert, gives a concise account of, and explores, one of the liveliest areas of...

Containing numerous exercises, illustrations, hints and solutions, presented in a lucid and thought-provoking style, this text provides a wide range of skills required in competitions such as the Mathematical Olympiad. With more than fifty problems in Euclidean geometry, it is ideal for Mathematical Olympiad training and also serves as a...

The aim of this book is to outline the main methods and techniques available to ornithologists. A general shortage of information about available techniques is greatly hindering progress in avian ecology and conservation. Currently this sort of information is disparate and difficult to locate with much of it widely dispersed in books, journals and...

The OresteiaPeter Burian and Alan Shapiro's masterful translation of    The Oresteia, originally published in 2003, is being repackaged for the collected volumes in the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series. Burian will add Greek line numbers and update the introduction and bibliography....

Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in        terrestrial systems. This book presents a current and comprehensive overview of how        the key physiological traits of insects respond to environmental variation....

Writing under the pseudonym "e;Jotabeche,"e; Jose Joaquin Vallejo wrote forty-one        short articles on Chilean life and society in the early republic. Known for their        caustic wit, his writings were an instant success when they were first published in        Chilean magazines and newspapers. This volume presents these vivid essays...