Walker's primates of the world.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, photographs. The primate section from Walker's mammals of the world. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, photographs. The primate section from Walker's mammals of the world. More
London: Phoenix, 1999. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. This remarkable memoir of scientific discovery begins at the Washington Park Zoo in Portland, Oregon, where Katy Payne's revolutionary work in the field of elephant communication began. It was there that she first discovered the idea that elephants use infrasonic sounds -- sounds below..... More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2006. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, other illustrations. Reveals aspects of Manatee biology, their relation to the environment, and the biopolitics that result from the intersection of science and wildlife management. Looks at such topics as the microorganisms that cause manatee die-offs during red tide blooms..... More
Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2000. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, other illustrations. A comprehensive, colourfully illustrated and concise overview. Starts with an review of myths and legends and current human attitudes. Follows with an up to date scientific assessment of dophin evolution, behaviour, ecology, morphology, reproduciton, genetics, conservation and management..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps, line drawings. Based on three years of study in the Serengeti National Park, George B. Schaller's book describes the vast impact of the Lion and other predators on the great herds of Wildebeest, Zebra, and Gazelle for..... More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2009. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, diagrams. Constantine Slobodchikoff and colleagues synthesize the results of their long-running study of Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni), one of the keystone species of the short-grass prairie ecosystem. They set their research in the context of the biology..... More
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2005. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs. Discusses the crucial role of early experience on parenting in primates, and how certain types of experiences, such as anxiety and social isolation, can trigger neglectful or abusive parenting. More
Quiller Press, 2022. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. A Guide to the Deer of the World is a long-overdue review of deer as we understand them today and includes several species which have only recently become known to science. Writing for a wide readership in a straightforward and easily accessible style..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (2001. reprint). Octavo, paperback, illustrations. This edition includes a new introduction and epilogue that place Strum's research in the context of the current global conservation crisis and tell us what happened to the Pumphouse Gang since the book was first published. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, graphs. This book describes one of our closest relatives, the Orangutan, and the only extant great ape in Asia. It is increasingly clear that Orangutan populations show extensive variation in behavioural ecology, morphology, life history, and genes. Indeed..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs, line drawings. Integrates the state of knowledge about the social behavior of rodents, providing ecological and evolutionary contexts for understanding their societies and highlighting conservation and management strategies to preserve them. This title begins with a summary of..... More