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Vertebrate Endocrinology (5th ed)

David Norris and James Carr

Elsevier

Pheromones & Animal Behavior (2nd ed)

Tristram D Wyatt

Cambridge University Press, £45.00

Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction

Sebastian G B Amyes

Oxford University Press, £7.99

Seeds of Amazonian Plants

Fernando Cornejo and John Janovec

Princetown University Press, £24.95

Tapeworms, Lice, and Prions: A Compendium of Unpleasant Infections

David I Grove

Oxford University Press, £25.00

Bad Moves: How Decision Making Goes Wrong and the Ethics of Smart Drugs

Barbara J Sahakian and Jamie Nicole Labuzetta

Oxford University Press, £14.99

How the Snake Lost its Legs

Lewis I Held Jr

Cambridge University Press, £24.99

If you've ever wondered how the butterfly got its spots, how the swordtail got its sword or how the elephant got six toes, then this is the book for you.

How the Snake Lost its Legs provides scientific yet easily understandable explanations of the evolutionary development of many organisms' unique

Migration Hotspots

Tim Harris

Bloomsbury, £22.50