The Shelduck: a study in behavioural ecology.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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The bird way: a new look at how birds talk, work, play, parent and think.
London: Scribe, 2020. Octavo, paperback, From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, here is a radical examination of the bird way of being and of recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds - how they live and how they think. 'There..... More
Baboon mothers and infants.
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 1980. Octavo, illustrations, signature, paperback. When originally released in 1980 this book transformed the study of maternal primate relationships by focusing on motherhood and infancy within a complex ecological and sociological context. This paperback edition has a new foreword by the author. More
Selected writings of T.C. Schneirla.
San Francisco: W H Freeman and Company, 1972. Quarto, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Key concepts in migration.
London: SAGE Publications, 2014. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. This book provides clear and intuitive explanations of the most important migration concepts as used in classrooms, among policymakers, and in popular and academic discourse. Arguing that there is a clear need for a better public understanding of migration, it seeks to..... More
Mate choice.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983. second edition). Octavo, text illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Beautiful minds: the parallel lives of Great apes and Dolphins.
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. Small octavo, softcover. Apes and dolphins: primates and cetaceans. Could any animals appear to be more different? Yet both are large-brained intelligent mammals with complex communication and social interaction. In the first book to study apes and dolphins side by side, Maddalena Bearzi and..... More
Amphibians and reptiles: ecology and identification.
Exeter: Pelagic Publishing, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. A comprehensive guide to the native and non-native species of amphibian and reptile found in the British Isles. Professor Trevor Beebee covers the biology, ecology, conservation and identification of the British herpetofauna, and provides keys for the identification of..... More
Cockroaches: ecology, behavior and natural history.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. Quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, line drawings. The cockroach is truly an evolutionary wonder. This definitive volume provides a complete overview of suborder Blattaria, highlighting the diversity of these amazing insects in their natural environments. Beginning with a foreword by E. O. Wilson..... More
The secret language of animals: a guide to remarkable behavior.
New York: Black Dog and Leventhal, 2014. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations, maps. In this book Janine Benyus takes us inside the world of the animal kingdom and examines the behaviour of creatures great and small in their natural environments. With a definite focus on Africa this book is..... More
Larousse encyclopedia of animal life.
London: Paul Hamlyn, (1968. reprint). Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The magpies: the ecology and behaviour of Black-billed and Yellow-billed Magpies.
London: Poyser, 1991. Octavo, illustrations, signature, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Wild cultures: a comparison between chimpanzee and human cultures.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, maps, tables. Christophe Boesch takes readers into the lives of chimpanzees from different African regions, highlighting the debate about culture. He looks at the different ways chimpanzees show feelings or complete tasks and how this could be compared..... More
On the move: how and why animals travel in groups.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. Examines the social, cognitive, and ecological processes that underlie patterns and strategies of group travel. A hardcover is also available. More
Elephants on the edge: what animals teach us about humanity.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs. Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behaviour, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants. Wars, starvation, mass culls, poaching, and habitat..... More
Elephants on the edge: what animals teach us about humanity.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. Drawing on accounts from India to Africa and California to Tennessee, and on research in neuroscience, psychology, and animal behaviour, G. A. Bradshaw explores the minds, emotions, and lives of elephants. Wars, starvation, mass culls, poaching, and habitat..... More
The evolution of behaviour.
New York: Norton, 1975. Octavo, photographs, signature, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Helping and communal breeding in birds: ecology and evolution.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987. Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Reed-warblers: an introduction to their breeding-biology and behaviour.
(1949. Octavo, black and white photographs, graphs, line drawings. Bookplate of Roy Cooper, some foxing throughout otherwise a very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Birds: the Macmillan visual guide.
Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2006. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, dustwrapper. This comprehensive guide to the world of birds traces their evolution and explains avian biology and behaviour. More
Nest: the art of birds.
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, colour and black and white illustrations. Janine Burke, art historian, author, amateur naturalist and nature lover, has spent many years observing birds. This book is the story of her passion, a personal, wide-ranging and intimate book that will appeal to..... More
Animal courtship.
London: Hutchinson, 1953. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, dustwrapper. More
Just like an animal.
Surrey: Book Club Associates, Octavo, a fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Elephant life: fifteen years of high population density.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1990. Quarto, photographs, text illustrations, very good copy in worn dustwrapper. More
The evolution of language.
New Jersey: World Scientific Publishing, 2014, Octavo, tect illustrations, owner's irritatingly large signature on two pages, laminated boards. More