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Interspecific competition in birds.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. In nature competition, predation, and mutualism and the three main types of biotic interactions between individuals of different species. All three exert powerful selection pressures and shape communities. How important interspecific competition in nature really is, remains a controversial and unresolved question..... More
Howard and Moore complete checklist of birds of the world, volume one: non-passerines.
Eastbourne: Aves Press, (2013. fourth edition). Quarto, fine copy in laminated boards. Revised extensively with additional new features, this edition has been updated to reflect the considerable change in our understanding of the evolution of birds derived from the study of their DNA over the past decade. This has resulted..... More
The "Howard and Moore" complete checklist of the birds of the world.
London: Christopher Helm, (2003. third edition). Quarto, dustwrapper, WAS $180. Five regional consultants have assisted with a thorough and rigorous reassessment of all taxonomic data, making this an accurate and comprehensive checklist. Introductory sections include a discussion of the relative attributes of the biological species concept and the phylogenetic species..... More
The making of a scientist.
New York: Macmillan, 1938. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Reptile ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. Octavo, laminated boards, This practical handbook of reptile field ecology and conservation brings together a distinguished, international group of reptile researchers to provide a state-of-the-art review of the many new and exciting techniques used to study reptiles. The authors describe ecological sampling techniques and how..... More
Dear Mr. Darwin: letters on the evolution of life and human nature.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Octavo, text illustrations, dustwrapper. The imagined two-way correspondence between the author, Dover, and Darwin about the surprising findings of modern genetics and the evolution of biological novelties, from genes to organisms, is both erudite and entertaining. In the process, Dover presents a startingly original..... More
Dear Mr. Darwin: letters on the evolution of life and human nature.
London: Orion Publishing, 2000. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. 'Dear Mr Darwin - You might find it presumptuous of me, if not a little macabre, that I should take up my pen and write to you more than a hundred years after your death...Despite the gulf that separates us in time..... More
A contribution to the distribution and taxonomy of Afrotropical and Malagasy birds.
Liege: Tauraco, 1993. Octavo, 387 pp., softcover. More
Mammals of the world: a checklist.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. Octavo, dustwrapper. This book is a complete listing of all recognised mammal species in the world and covers 5,027 species. English and scientific names are given for each species as well as a brief summary of each species' range. An invaluable reference. More
Human origins.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. Octavo, photographs, signature, publisher's cloth. More
Ecological and environmental physiology of fishes.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This book presents a current and comprehensive overview of fish physiology to demonstrate how living fish function in their environment. As with other books in the Series, the emphasis is on the unique physiological characteristics of the fish, but..... More
The mammalian radiations: an analysis of trends in evolution, adaptation, and behaviour.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981. Octavo, text illustrations, publisher's cloth. More
Evolutionary theory: a hierarchical perspective.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. Octavo, softcover. The natural world is infinitely complex and hierarchically structured, with smaller units forming the components of progressively larger systems: molecules make up cells, cells comprise tissues and organs that are, in turn, parts of individual organisms, which are united into populations and..... More
On feathered wings: birds in flight.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This book features the work of seven photographers who have spent their lives camping out, donning waders, and lying in wait for the greatest shots of birds doing what they do best: flying! Selected by birder and photographer Richard Ettlinger..... More
Introducing evolution: a graphic guide.
London: Icon Books, 2010. Small octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory - evolution by natural selection. One hundred and fifty years later, his theory still challenges some of our most precious beliefs. "Introducing Evolution" provides a step-by-step guide to..... More
Ethology of mammals.
London: Elek Science, (1973. reprint). Octavo, black and white photographs, signature, a sound copy in grubby dustwrapper. More
Gondwana eight: assembly, evolution and dispersal: proceedings of the eighth Gondwanan symposium Hobart / Tasmania / Australia / 21- 24 June 1991.
Netherlands: A A Balkema, 1993. Octavo, maps, photographs, laminated boards. More
Phylogenetic analyses of postcranial skeletal morphology in Didelphid marsupials.
New York: American Museum of Natural History, 2009. Octavo, photographs, softcover. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, number 320. More
Surtsey: evolution of life on a volcanic island.
New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1975. Octavo, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Hereditary genius: an inquiry into its laws and consequences.
London: Macmillan, (1869. first edition). Octavo, folding table. Modern binder's cloth and endpapers, early photograph of Galton pasted on free front endpaper, small library stamp on title page. More
Mammal collection management.
Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, 1987. Octavo, illustrations, softcover. More
Histoire naturelle des mammiferes avec l'indication de leurs moeurs, et de leurs rapports avec les arts, le commence et l'agriculture.
Paris: L. Curmer, 1844. Large octavo, 60 chromolithograhic plates, 14 unnumbered plates, text illustrations. contemporary quarter morooc and raised bands, marbled boards, some wear and a few spots in volume two, a sound set. More
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Roermond-Maaseik: J J Romen and Zonen, [1934]. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations. Modern half morocco, coloured labels. In Dutch. Primarily about Dutch New Guinea, now West Papua. More
Ornithology.
New York: W. H. Freeman, (1995. Small quarto, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. Covers evolution; development of anatomical features (feathers, bills, wings), social and reproductive behaviour, survival methods, communication, and conservation. More