Phylogenetics: The theory and practice of phylogenetic systematics.
New York: 1981. Octavo, owner's stamp, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. More
New York: 1981. Octavo, owner's stamp, very good copy in chipped dustwrapper. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, graphs. This book provides the most current and comprehensive account of research on avian reproduction. It considers the female avian reproductive physiology and ecology, and explores the emphasis on individual variation in life-history traits. Williams investigates the physiological, metabolic, energetic, and hormonal mechanisms..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, text illustrations. There are some 10,000 bird species in existence today, occupying every continent and virtually every habitat on Earth. The variety of bird species is truly astounding, from the tiny bee hummingbird to the large flightless ostrich, making birds one..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1940. Octavo, Publisher's cloth, labelled 'Author's copy' and author's inscription. John Christopher Willis (1868-1958) was an English botanist known for his Age and Area hypothesis (now very much out of favour) and criticism of natural selection; he was posthumously awarded the Darwin–Wallace Medal by the Linnean..... More
Reading: Perseus Books, 1998. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1980. Quarto, photographs, paperback. Twenty-five of the best articles from Scientific American since 1948. More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1996. Large octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, 2023. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Packed with sumptuous photography, this is one of the first titles in the new and lavish ‘Deluxe’ natural history series from Reed New Holland. The images celebrate the beauty and marvellous design of some of our most misunderstood animals, the..... More
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2003. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: Longman Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, 1862. Octavo, text illustrations, five uncoloured plates and map. Publisher's green blind stamped cloth, a very good copy. Ferguson 18805. More
Cambridge: JNCC, 1993. Quarto, softcover. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1962. Octavo, illustrations, pale foxing, sound copy in shelf worn dustwrapper. More
London: Edward Arnold, 1970. Octavo, paperback, owner's name in marking pen on front cover, text illustrations, signature. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Octavo, publisher's cloth, text illustrations, other illustrations. More
Greenwood: Roberts & Company, 2013. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. Science writer Carl Zimmer and evolutionary biologist Douglas Emlen have teamed up to write a textbook intended for biology majors that will inspire students while delivering a solid foundation in evolutionary biology. Zimmer brings the same story-telling skills..... More
London: Academic Press, (2001. second edition). Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps, other illustrations. This second edition synthesises what is known about the biology and systematics of amphibians and reptiles, combining thoroughly revised and expanded text discussions with informative, largely new graphics and numerous colour illustrations. More