Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution
Explore the fascinating world of genetics, biology, and evolution through a diverse collection of texts that reveal the secrets of life. This category offers insights into the building blocks of DNA, the diversity of living organisms, and the processes that drive the natural world. Whether you’re a student, educator, or curious reader, these works provide a deeper understanding of how life evolves and thrives across different environments. Dive into the wonders of science with these engaging and informative works.
A New Extinct Emydid Turtle from the Lower Pliocene of Oklahoma
Journey back in time to witness the unveiling of a long-lost turtle species, its fossilized remains offering clues to its unique characteristics and ancient lineage.
By Edwin C. (Edwin Carter) Galbreath
Complete Treatise on the mare and foal at the time of delivery, with illustrations. Also on cows and calves, with stallion and mare, when diseased by Gonorrhea (clap) or Pox, also Diarrhea and Costiveness in Colts.
Navigate the challenging world of 19th-century animal husbandry with a guide that provides detailed instructions and remedies for complicated births, diseases, and general health issues in mares, foals, cows, and calves.
By Conrad Mitchell
Two New Pocket Gophers from Wyoming and Colorado
** Discover the remarkable distinctions of two newly identified pocket gopher subspecies, as scientists explore their unique characteristics and geographical distribution.
By E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha
Discover the fascinating lives of rabbits, hares, and pikas as scientists work to understand their place in North America's natural landscape.
By E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata
Venture into the biological world of vertebrates, starting with rabbits, to uncover the secrets of their life processes through detailed anatomical study and observation.
By H. G. Wells
Elementary Botany
Explore the hidden world of plant life, from the smallest cell to the largest ecosystem, and discover the amazing processes that keep our green world alive.
By George Francis Atkinson
The flowering plants of Africa An analytical key to the genera of African phanerograms
Unlock the secrets of the African plant kingdom with this guide, designed to help you identify the diverse flowering plants found across the continent.
By Franz Thonner
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México
Venture into the world of Mexican wildlife through decades-old research, where previously unknown species and their habitats get their time to shine.
By William Edward Duellman
The Mental Life of Monkeys and Apes: A Study of Ideational Behavior
Discover the surprising intelligence and problem-solving skills of monkeys and apes through early 20th-century experiments.
By Robert Mearns Yerkes
Supplement to Harvesting Ants and Trap-Door Spiders
Explore the lives of harvesting ants and trap-door spiders with detailed observations and collaborative insights into their behavior and ecological roles.
By John Traherne Moggridge
A study of some factors influencing fertility and sterility in the bull
Discover the hidden world of bull reproductive health, where the secrets of fertility, sterility, and disease transmission could make or break the cattle industry.
By Herbert Lester Gilman
Mendel's principles of heredity: A defence
A scientist fights for the recognition of a forgotten monk whose pea plant experiments unlock the secrets of how traits are passed down through generations.
By William Bateson
A New Pocket Gopher (Thomomys) and A New Spiny Pocket Mouse (Liomys) from Michoacán, Mexico
Hidden in the Mexican landscape, two unique rodent subspecies emerge, forever changing what we know about wildlife in this area.
By E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
Zoonomia; Or, the Laws of Organic Life, Vol. I
Explore the secrets of life as this groundbreaking scientific work seeks to categorize the principles governing the actions and feelings of living things.
By Erasmus Darwin
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
Explore the groundbreaking theories of a 19th-century scientist who dared to imagine the origins of the cosmos and the evolution of life on Earth.
By Robert Chambers
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Petén, Guatemala
Venture into a Guatemalan rainforest to encounter an array of frogs, snakes, and lizards, and discover the secrets of their lives in this biodiversity hotspot.
By William Edward Duellman
Taxonomic Status of Some Mice of The Peromyscus boylii Group in Eastern Mexico, With Description of a New Subspecies
Discover the secrets of mouse classification in Eastern Mexico, where a scientist sorts out species, subspecies and even finds a new mouse in the mix.
By Ticul Alvarez
Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin
Journey through history to discover a forgotten debate about the roles of purpose and design, challenging the modern understanding of evolution itself.
By Samuel Butler
Human Origins
Journey back in time as a writer challenges long-held beliefs about humanity's beginnings, revealing a history far more ancient and complex than previously imagined.
By S. (Samuel) Laing
Note on the Resemblances and Differences in the Structure and the Development of the Brain in Man and Apes
Venture into a world where science challenges long-held beliefs about how we are evolutionarily connected by studying the surprising similarities between ape and human brains.
By Thomas Henry Huxley