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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Aimed at beginner and intermediate birders, yet suitable for all levels, this new volume in the groundbreaking Crossley ID Guide series is the most user-friendly field guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland. Based on The Crossley ID Guide's..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013. Large octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. Part of the revolutionary Crossley ID guide series covering North American birds, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts do. Experienced birders use..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. Large octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This stunningly illustrated book from acclaimed birder and photographer Richard Crossley revolutionizes birding by providing the first real-life approach to identification. Whether you are a beginner, expert, or anywhere in between, this guide will vastly improve your ability to identify..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, BRAND NEW. Valerie Curtis presents a powerful theory based on recent experiments: that the origin of disgust lies in the avoidance of parasites. But in humans, with our complex social lives, it seems that the disgust response has spread much wider than its..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs, text illustrations, maps. This valuable sourcebook, now available to a wide audience in a paperback edition, is an important comparative documentation of what is being lost: naturally flowing river and stream ecosystems. No other single volume brings together..... More
South Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 2013. Octavo, colour photographs, maps, softcover. Lavishly illustrated with over 1,300 beautiful full colour images. This comprehensive publication covers the history of the reef and looks at its biological, ecological, cultural and historical significance. Showcases the wide variety of animals to be found on Australia's Great..... More
London: A & C Black, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Stephen Dalton's detailed photographs chronicle the diversity of the spider world. Chapters are divided along broad ecological themes, with each focusing on different species, their habitats, hunting techniques, ecology and behaviour. Also featured are chapters on spider anatomy, and a...... More
Sydney: ABC Books, 2011. Octavo, colour photographs, bookplate, softcover. Professor Christopher B. Daniels introduces 250 animals from Australian urban areas. More
Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 2020. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Andrew Darby follows the extraordinary migratory shorebirds from Australia's southern ocean to the Arctic and back. On these travels he explores the power of science to reveal the mysteries of these birds, and to heal both their endangered world - and..... More
London: Granta, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, BRAND NEW. Over the course of a year, Miriam Darlington travelled around Britain in search of wild otters. This book follows Darlington's journey through different landscapes, seasons, and weather as she tracks one of Britain's most elusive animals. During her search, she meets otter experts..... More
London: Granta, 2013. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. Over the course of a year, Miriam Darlington travelled around Britain in search of wild otters. This book follows Darlington's journey through different landscapes, seasons, and weather as she tracks one of Britain's most elusive animals. During her search, she meets otter experts..... More
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2014. Quarto, dustwrappers, colour photographs, maps. Malaysia is a diverse country with an incredible number of land species and coastal waters that form part of the equally rich Coral Triangle. Written by a team of local experts, this book looks at the most important habitats within..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2002. Octavo, publisher's cloth, illustrations. Covers the commercially important crustacean species - shrimps, prawns, lobsters and yabbies, listing over 1200 species known from Australian waters. The volume opens with a general introduction to the Malacostraca, giving an historical overview of the work on this group. The Catalogue..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021. Octavo, boards, colour photographs, maps. This lavishly illustrated book offers a remarkable look at the world’s crabs. More than 7,000 crab species, in 100 different families, are known today. Their unique physiology and complex behaviors have made them one of the most diverse and adaptable..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2022. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, maps. SIGNED BY THE SENIOR AUTHOR AND ARTIST, JEFF DAVIES. The essential quick identification guide, based on the award-winning The Australian bird guide (ABG), first published 2017. Both books are at their best together. If you have a copy of AGB then..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2013. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. This book offers a quick and accessible guide to using SPSS predictive analytics software and provides a general approach to solving problems using statistical tests. It is comprehensive in terms of the tests covered and the applied settings it refers to, while at..... More
Berrynarbor: Devon Bird Watching & Preservation Society, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Situated 10 miles off the North Devon coast and lying across the entrance to the Bristol Channel, Lundy rivals Fair Isle and the Isles of Scilly as one of THE places to watch spring and autumn..... More
Berrynarbor: Devon Bird Watching & Preservation Society, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings. Situated 10 miles off the North Devon coast and lying across the entrance to the Bristol Channel, Lundy rivals Fair Isle and the Isles of Scilly as one of THE places to watch spring and autumn..... More
Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2012. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, map. The book starts with a look at Singapore's wild past: its biogeography from before human occupation up to 19th century changes and finishes with a look at the possible future of wildlife in the country. In between, there are full..... More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (2004. first edition). Quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. A pilgrimage back through time to explore the history of life. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2008. reprint). Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. This is a revised edition with a new afterword by Daniel Dennett. The extended phenotype carries on from where The selfish gene takes off. It is a fascinating look at the evolution of life and natural selection. Dawkins's theory is..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, (2006. third edition, revised). Octavo, paperback, This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as well as the original prefaces and foreword, and extracts from early reviews. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become..... More
London: Earthscan Publications, 2013. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are issues that have been high on the policy agenda since the first Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. As part of efforts to implement in situ conservation, a methodology referred to as..... More
London: A & C Black Publishers, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire are the three main islands of the Netherlands Antilles off the coast of northern Venezuela. They are major tourist destinations especially popular with divers and naturalists. The colour plates are..... More
