A sweeping natural history of the oceans by renowned marine biologist Dr. Ashley Ward.Elegant, deeply researched, and endlessly fascinating, Saltwater is a paradigm-shifting look at the marine world, and how the seas shape our planet. Marine biologist Ashley Ward draws on his distinguished career and globe-spanning field research to bring readers face to face with the secrets of the marine realm. Come witness rival humpback whales, jousting with their giga...

The first and most important learning experiences in a child’s life happen at home. Children learn from what they see, hear, and experience—and this starts as soon as they are born.The rich not only teach their kids smart money habits but they teach them that it’s okayto want to be rich, and that wealth is possible for anyone who thinks big enough. ”ABC for the Affluent Child will not only help your child develop affluent language, it will also help shape his or her thinking ...

The first and most important learning experiences in a child’s life happen at home. Children learn from what they see, hear, and experience—and this starts as soon as they are born.The rich not only teach their kids smart money habits but they teach them that it’s okayto want to be rich, and that wealth is possible for anyone who thinks big enough. ”ABC for the Affluent Child will not only help your child develop affluent language, it will also help shape his or her thinking ...

The thrilling story of how our senses evolved and how they shape our encounters with the worldOur senses are what make life worth living. They allow us to appreciate a sip of an ice-cold drink, the sound of laughter, the touch of a lover. But only recently have incredible advances in sensory biology given us the ability to understand how and why our senses evolved as they have.In Where We Meet the World, biologist Ashley Ward takes readers on a bre...

A rat will go out of its way to help a stranger in need. Lions have adopted the calves of their prey. Ants farm fungus in cooperatives. Why do we continue to believe that life in the animal kingdom is ruled by competition?In The Social Lives of Animals, biologist Ashley Ward takes us on a wild tour across the globe as he searches for a more accurate picture of how animals build societies. Ward drops in on a termite mating ritual (while his guides snack on the subjects), vi...

The last decade has seen a surge of interest among biologists in a range of social animal phenomena, including collective behaviour and social networks. In ‘Animal Social Behaviour’, authors Ashley Ward and Michael Webster integrate the most up-to-date empirical and theoretical research to provide a new synthesis of the field, which is aimed at fellow researchers and postgraduate students on the topic.

When a professional skateboarder disappears under mysterious circumstances, a podcaster seems to be the only person interested in finding him. She has her own motivations, however, and so begins an exploration into the little-known and unpredictable world of international skateboarding. Walker Ryan’s second novel is a tale of complicated friendships, hesitant romance and unexpected adventure.“On top of his craft, Walker wraps innumerable facets of a skater’s psyche into one wild pl...

A sweeping natural history of the oceans by renowned marine biologist Dr. Ashley Ward.Elegant, deeply researched, and endlessly fascinating, Saltwater is a paradigm-shifting look at the marine world, and how the seas shape our planet. Marine biologist Ashley Ward draws on his distinguished career and globe-spanning field research to bring readers face to face with the secrets of the marine realm. Come witness rival humpback whales, jousting with their giga...

The thrilling story of how our senses evolved and how they shape our encounters with the worldOur senses are what make life worth living. They allow us to appreciate a sip of an ice-cold drink, the sound of laughter, the touch of a lover. But only recently have incredible advances in sensory biology given us the ability to understand how and why our senses evolved as they have.In Where We Meet the World, biologist Ashley Ward takes readers on a bre...

In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use tools to crack open eggshells and mussels. The author brings together evidence of many such cogniti...

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment. Consequently, they have evolved a staggering array of sensory organs that are fundamental to survival and reproduction and shape much of their evolution and behaviour. Sensory ecology deals with how animals acquire, process, and use information in their lives, and the sensory systems involved. It investigates the ty...

Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity. Species are typically adapted to the local environmental conditions in which they have evolved. Changes in environmental conditions initially influence behaviour, which in turn affects species interactions, population dynamics, evolutionary processes and, ultimately, biodiversity. How animals respond to changed conditions, and how this influences population viability, is an area of gr...