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Berkeley: University of California Press, (2003. third edition). Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, softcover. Since its original publication in 1983, Evolution: the history of an idea has been recognized as a comprehensive and authoritative source on the development and impact of this most controversial of scientific theories. This new edition has... More about Evolution: the history of an idea
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2018. colour photographs and illustrations, maps. An illustrated guide to aid identification, provide protection measures and guidance on treatment. Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world’s most feared and dangerous creatures. Guide to Venomous and Medically Important Invertebrates describes the health..... More about Guide to venomous and medically important invertebrates
Toronto: ECW Press, 2015. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. While the world faces substantial environmental challenges such as climate change, pollution and extinction, what many people don't know is that we have solutions to these problems. In the past 50 years, a remarkable number of environmental problems have been solved, while... More about The optimistic environmentalist: progressing toward a greener future
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Marine mammals command a high level of public attention, reflected in specific legislation for their protection and management in many countries. They also present particular challenges to ecologists and conservation biologists. They are mostly difficult to observe, they occupy... More about Marine mammal ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. New Jersey provides us with some of the most varied and exciting birding in North America, as more than 450 species have been recorded in the state. This is the most up-to-date and succinct guide for the birds of New... More about The birds of New Jersey: status and distribution
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
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2016. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations, maps. As biologically fascinating as they are beautiful, butterflies are a pleasure to watch and an important group of invertebrates to study. In the twelve years since the first edition, the volume of discoveries and changes in information... More about The complete field guide to butterflies of Australia
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, map. With a rich avifauna of over 300 species, the three islands that make up the Caymans form an increasingly popular birding destination. Although the islands' sole endemic species, Cayman Islands Thrush, was extinct by the 1940s, the islands have a healthy... More about Photographic guide to the birds of the Cayman Islands
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs and illustrations. Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and poorly understood groups. This beautifully illustrated volume is the first comprehensive guide to all 68 families of spiders in... More about Common spiders of North America
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. Though separated by thousands of miles, the United States and Australia have much in common. Geographically both countries are expansive-the United States is the fourth largest in land mass and Australia the sixth-and both possess a vast... More about Killing the Koala and poisoning the prairie: Australia, America, and the environment
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
Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications, 2001. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, text illustrations. This is the first book to deal specifically with the phasmids of Borneo. Contains over 800 line drawings and 24 colour photographs of stick insects and their eggs and keys for the identification of species for all the... More about Phasmids of Borneo
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005. Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Part of the well-known Photoguide series of books on African natural history, this guide covers the most common snakes, lizards, skinks, chameleons, terrapins and amphibians (frogs) of East Africa - covering a total of 260 species. The aim is identification... More about Photographic guide to snakes, other reptiles and amphibians of East Africa
Perth: Department of Environment and Conservation (WA), 2008. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Over half of the Western Australian rangelands are classed as being in poor or fair condition after years of grazing pressure. This book addresses the political, economic and social issues that need to be overcome before a.... More about Rescuing the rangelands: management strategies for restoration and conservation of the natural...
New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Darwin made a powerful argument for evolution in the Origin of Species, based on all the evidence available to him. But a few things puzzled him. One was how inheritance works - he did not know about genes. This book... More about Darwin's lost world: the hidden history of animal life
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour and black and white photographs, black and white illustrations. In the follow up to "Darwin's lost world", Martin Brasier introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell. Through a series of journeys it emerges that the modern plant... More about Secret chambers: the inside story of cells and complex life
London: T & A D Poyser, 2003. Large octavo, dustwrapper, text illustrations, colour photographs. An in-depth look at the Whooper Swan, investigating its biology, migratory habits, courtship and breeding behaviour and its role in the folklore and legend of the many countries where it occurs. More about The Whooper Swan
London: A & C Black, 2008. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Takes readers on a journey through an entire year in the life of North America's great bears - the Black bear, the Brown bear and the Polar bear. This book contains facts, details and photographs. More about Bears: a year in the life
London: City of Melbourne, 2001. Octavo, dustwrapper, 32 colour plates by Barry Kent Mackay, maps. The first comprehensive guide to the world's 83 wrens, 5 dippers and 36 thrashers. All but one of the wrens are endemic to the new world, with the highest concentration of species in central America... More about Wrens, dippers and thrashers
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, (1999. third edition, reprint). Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. Includes sections on taxonomy; the herbarium building, collections and materials; herbarium techniques and management; and collecting. More about The herbarium handbook
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2016. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations, tables. We are in the midst of a biological revolution. Molecular tools are now providing new means of critically testing hypotheses and models of microevolution in populations of wild, cultivated, weedy and feral plants. They are also... More about Plant variation and evolution
Portland OR: Westwinds Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. Very few people who visit Yellowstone National Park and who are awed by America's only continuously wild and genetically pure bison herd are aware that over the past decade, state and federal agencies have engaged in the slaughter of 3,500 of... More about In the presence of Buffalo: working to stop the Yellowstone slaughter
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2004. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, maps. This second edition covers the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, and Durham and has been extensively revised and updated, with several new sites added and some existing site accounts considerably expanded. More about Where to watch birds in Northeast England
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. This excellent field guide covers all stick and leaf insects found in Australia and includes photographs, line drawings, maps and identification keys. Australia has a rich diversity of Phasmids - otherwise known as stick and leaf insects. Most of... More about The complete field guide to Stick and Leaf insects of Australia