Brunswick: Scribe Publications, 2016. Octavo, black and white illustrations, paperback. Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains... More about The genius of birds
Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 1951. Octavo, a very good copy in dustwrapper. More about A contribution to the theory of the living organism
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 about Baboon mothers and infants
Auckland: Whitcombe and Tombs, 1926. Octavo, photographs. Publisher's cloth, numbered subscriber's copy signed by the author, library stamp and library pocket, a very good copy, scarce. More about Bird-song and New Zealand song birds
New York: Oxford University Press, 1942. Octavo, photographs and text illustrations. More about Bird display and behaviour: an introduction to the study of bird psychology
New York: Abrams, 2013. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. In this book, Ingo Arndt explores marvels of nature with spectacular imagery, showcasing the complex and elegant structures that animals create both for shelter and for capturing prey. Arndt's photographs display wonders such as the colourful mating arenas of bowerbirds in West... More about Animal architecture
London: BBC Books, 1995. Octavo, colour photographs. Minor wear to dustwrapper, otherwise a fine copy. In this book, and in his BBC television series, David Attenborough examines in turn the great trials of plant life the world over - travelling, growing, flowering, the social struggle, living together and surviving. Richly... More about The private life of plants: a natural history of plant behaviour
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 about Key concepts in migration
London: Hachette, 2009. Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. Showcases some of our planet's most spectacular natural events and the global climatic phenomena which transform entire landscapes, drawing in millions of animals and determining their fate. This work shows how powerful natural forces can drive chain reactions involving everything... More about Nature's great events
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. Small octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Birds and insects are nature's premier architects, using a dizzying array of talents to build functional homes in which to live, reproduce, and care for their young. Recycling sticks, branches, grass, and mud to construct their shelters, they are... More about Architecture by birds and insects
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 about Beautiful minds: the parallel lives of Great apes and Dolphins
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 about Amphibians and reptiles: ecology and identification
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 about Cockroaches: ecology, behavior and natural history
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 about The secret language of animals: a guide to remarkable behavior
London: Elsevier Science Publishing, (2015. third edition), Octavo, laminated boards, colour and black and white photographs, illustrations, maps. Now in its third edition, this book provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals. A succinct, yet indepth text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and... More about Marine mammals: evolutionary biology
London: Paul Hamlyn, (1968. reprint). Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Larousse encyclopedia of animal life
Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2014]. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Originally published in 1992. As the study of cooperative breeding systems expands, a number of key species form the examples that underpin our general understanding. The ostrich is increasingly becoming such a textbook species, on the basis of the... More about The Ostrich communal nesting system
London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. A lifetime spent studying birds has provided Tim Birkhead with a wealth of observation and an understanding of birds and their behaviour that is firmly grounded in science. What is it like to be a swift, flying at over... More about Bird sense: what it's like to be a bird
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 about Wild cultures: a comparison between chimpanzee and human cultures
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 about On the move: how and why animals travel in groups
London: A & C Black, 2009. Small quarto, paperback, colour photographs. We have all heard talk of the intelligence of dolphins, elephants or great apes, or even, in different ways, ants and bees. But what is this intelligence all about? How do we know which animals are smart, and how... More about Smartest animals on the planet: extraordinary tales of the natural world's cleverest creatures
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 about 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 about Elephants on the edge: what animals teach us about humanity
Sydney: UNSW Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. Evolutionary scientist Rob Brooks argues that the origins of twenty-first century problems such as obesity, consumerism and environmental devastation can be found where the ancient forces of evolution collide with modern culture and economics. Brooks explores a range of topics including falling... More about Sex, genes and rock 'n' roll: how evolution has shaped the modern world
Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2014]. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Originally published in 1987. An overview of the extensive and frequently controversial literature on communally breeding birds developed since the early 1960s, when students of evolution began to examine sociality as a product of natural selection. Jerram Brown provides... More about Helping communal breeding in birds: ecology and evolution