The natural history and behavior of North American beewolves.
Ithaca: Comstock Publishing, 1988. Octavo, paperback, More
Ithaca: Comstock Publishing, 1988. Octavo, paperback, More
London: Elek Science, (1973. reprint). Octavo, black and white photographs, signature, a sound copy in grubby dustwrapper. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. Octavo, colour photographs and black and white illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. While we joke that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, our gender differences can't compare to those of other animals. For instance: the male garden spider spontaneously dies after mating..... More
Melbourne: Museum Victoria, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This guide aims to provide naturalists, bushwalkers and interested others with a detailed account of butterflies found in Victoria and beyond. Illustrates the full life-cycle of the butterfly. The latest imaging technology has been used to photograph butterfly eggs which, when..... More
Ontario: Firefly Books, 2001. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Springfield: Charles C. Thomas, 1929. Octavo, photographs, substantial fragment of dustwrapper, upper board with top-edge blemish. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, text illustrations. A marvelous journey into the world of bird evolution How Birds Evolve explores how evolution has shaped the distinctive characteristics and behaviours we observe in birds today. Douglas Futuyma describes how evolutionary science illuminates the wonders of birds..... More
London: Academic Press, 1969. Octavo, text illustrations. More
Canada: 2000. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Through an engaging text and amazing full-colour photography this book explores the intelligence, vulnerability, and charisma of this fascinating family. The most complex creatures in the animal kingdom, great apes communicate through an extensive system of hoots and calls; empathize with and console..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. The rapidly increasing number of threatened flora and fauna species worldwide is mainly due to the developmental impacts humans have had on the land. In recent years, considerable advances have been made in the techniques used to reduce the impacts..... More
New York: Harmony Books, 1997. Octavo, illustrations, dustwrapper. Collection of essays which address the significance of the millenium. More
New York: Harvest Books, 2006. Octavo, softcover. One of the world's most celebrated animal scientists merges a lifetime of study with her extraordinary perceptions as an autistic person in a groundbreaking book that revolutionizes the understanding of how animals think and feel. Also available in hardcover [stock id 32005]... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. Octavo, colour plates. A classic account of evolutionary biology. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989. Octavo, paperback, colour plates. A detailed and careful examination of behavior and ecology in the wild. More
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1953. Octavo, binder's cloth, owner's stamp. Text illustrations by Edward Bawden. The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, The Western world has had an enduring love affair with dolphins since the early 1960s, with fanciful claims of their 'healing powers' and 'super intelligence'. Myths and pseudoscience abound on the subject. Justin Gregg weighs up the claims made about dolphin intelligence and..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Octavo, softcover. How intelligent are dolphins? Is their communication system really as complex as human language? And are they as friendly and peaceful as they are made out to be? The Western world has had an enduring love affair with dolphins since the early 1960s..... More
Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, photographs. Alaska's wolves lost their fiercest advocate, Gordon Haber, when his research plane crashed in Denali National Park in 2009. Passionate, tenacious, and occasionally brash, Haber devoted his life to Denali's wolves. He weathered brutal temperatures in the wild to document the..... More
Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2006. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. With more than 200 stunning images by one of America's top nature photographers, this beautiful and informative book tells the age-old story of how birds migrate to their nesting grounds, select a mate, establish a nest site, and raise their young in..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1938. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper, bookplate and inscription. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2002. reprint). Large octavo, photographs, text illustrations., laminated boards. Bird nests and contruction behaviour provides a broad view of our current understanding of the biology of the nests, bowers and tools made by birds. More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, line drawings. Gorilla society is arranged according to the different and sometimes conflicting evolutionary goals of the sexes. This title introduces theories explaining primate societies; describes gorilla life history, ecology, and social systems; and explores both sexes' evolutionary..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Quarto, paperback, text illustrations. Sex ratios: concepts and research methods provides both context to and instruction on many aspects of research on sex ratios. Unlike other books on the topic, it covers both how to carry out research on sex ratios and why such research..... More
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, (1989. reprint). Octavo, Black and white photographs, illustrations. A survey of all aspects of turtle biology, this text ranges from care and management of turtles used in research, to conservation requirements and techniques. The authors cover such considerations as field and lab techniques, vital functions and..... More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Each spring and autumn hundreds of millions of birds - wildfowl, shorebirds, raptors, and passerines - migrate between latitudes. In a handful of places around the world, a combination of geography, topography and climate combine to funnel migrant birds into narrow..... More