Lantern bushes of Australia; Thomasias and allied genera: a field and horticultural Guide.
Keilor: APS Keilor Plains Inc, 2021. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, colour photographs. More
New
Interested in a particular subject?
From Taxonomy to Tadpoles - Browse books by subject here.
Interested in a particular region?
From Australia to Zanzibar - Browse books by region here.
To limit your browsing within NEW BOOKS click on browse by subject or region above. To browse secondhand, antiquarian, bargain books or artwork select from the navigation at the top.
Flight identification of European seabirds.
London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, (2007. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Sea watching can present identification difficulties to even the most experienced birdwatcher, and demands a specialised set of skills and strategies to deal with the challenges of bad weather and poor visibility. The rewards can be great;..... More
Elephant!
London: Thames and Hudson, 2006. Quarto, dustwrapper, 117 colour photographs. Presents photographs of the elephant, from the wildest outreaches of Botswana to the teeming cities of India. This book features photographs that include aerial shots, the drama of the fight between angry males, tender interaction between mother and calves, the..... More
The spirit of the wild.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2006. Oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Photographer Steve Bloom creates evocative photographic images of the living world. Concern for the environment is evident in all of his images. He strives to capture the very spirit of the animals included in this book. At a time when..... More
Spirit of the wild.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2008. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Here is a new, compact gift edition of Steve Bloom's breathtaking photographs of wildlife around the world. Bloom's goal, brilliantly realised here, is to capture the animals' spirit: the tiger's eye gleaming brightly in the jungles of India; polar bear cubs..... More
Body heat: temperature and life on earth.
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2004. Small octavo, paperback, In this entertaining and illuminating book, the biopsychologist Mark Blumberg explores the many ways that temperature rules the lives of all animals (including humans). Now available in paperback. More
An eternity of eagles: the human history of the most fascinating bird in the world.
New York: Globe Pequot Press, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs and illustrations. A compulsively readable natural and social history, this book is a profusely illustrated celebration of all things eagle, by a naturalist who has kept eagles himself and ridden with the eagle tribes of Central Asia. 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
Bolton's catalogue of the ants of the world, 1758-2005.
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. CD-ROM, Barry Bolton's "New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World", published in 1995, was the first attempt in more than one hundred years to collect all taxonomic decisions for ants worldwide, including extinct as well as extant taxa. One reviewer said of..... More
Steppes: the plants and ecology of the world's semi-arid regions.
Portland OR: Timber Press, 2015. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Steppes are giant grasslands, defined not only by their plants, but also by the geology and climate that created them. They comprise enormous areas on four continents and are where a huge number of staple crops and garden plants originated..... More
Sailing with Noah: stories of the world of zoos.
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. A personal, behind-the scenes look at modern zoos. From the day-to-day aspects of caring for some of the world's most exotic creatures to the role of zoos as field conservation organizations, saving wild things in wild places, this..... More
![Oeuvres D'Histoire Naturelle et de Philosphie [first three volumes only]. Charles Bonnet](/pictures/thumb/42683.jpg?v=1643863567)
Oeuvres D'Histoire Naturelle et de Philosphie [first three volumes only]
Chez Samuel Fauche, 1779. Octavo, four uncoloured engraved plates. Original papered boards with handwritten labels, all edges uncut. Complete in twelve volumes. Charles Bonnet 1720-1793), naturalist and philosopher, discovered parthenogenetic reproduction in aphids and observed insects respiration through their spiracles. More
Plant identikit: common plants of the Flinders Ranges.
Adelaide: Neville Bonney, (2013. reprint). Duodecimo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, map. In this handy pocket sized guide, Neville Bonney introduces more than fifty of the plants found in the Flinders Ranges, many of which are unique to the arid zones of inland Australia. The booklet has been revised with..... More
Common native plants of the Coorong region.
South Australia: SGAP, 2004. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book covers the identification and description of common native plants of the Coorong region of S.E. South Australia, including uses by indigenous people and early European settlers. More
Jewel of the Australian desert Native peach (Quandong): the tree with the round red fruit.
Tantanoola: Neville Bonney, 2013. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. It is highly unlikely that any other edible Australian native plant has created as much interest as the Native peach/Quandong, Santalum acuminatum. This plant is now embedded in Australian folklore and holds nostalgic memories for many people. This fully illustrated book..... More
Knowing, growing Acacia for food and conservation.
Tantanoola: Neville Bonney, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Acacias, or wattles as they are commonly known are the most widely distributed plant growing on the Australian continent, with some 1,063 known species to date. This practical guide explores the possibilities of growing some of the temperate and arid Acacias as..... More
Knowing, growing and eating edible wild native plants for southern Australia.
Adelaide: Neville Bonney, (2020. second edition, reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Edible wild native plants have been gaining much interest in recent years amongst local growers and chefs. This new book focuses on the culinary flora of southern Australia. It is practical and easy to use with coloured photographs throughout..... More
What seed is that?
Adelaide: Neville Bonney, (2003. revised edition). Quarto, colour photographs, line drawings. This book is a field guide to the identification, collection, germination and establishment of native plant species for central southern Australian landscapes. The new revised edition includes a Foreward by the author, looking at the role of revegetation in..... More
What south east native plant is that?: identifying and growing native vegetation in the south east of South Australia.
Mount Gambier: South East Natural Resources Management Board, 2010. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. This is a friendly, easy to use book that helps identify the more common and well known native trees and shrubs found growing in the south east region of South Australia. More
Frontiers of fear: tigers and people in the Malay world, 1600-1950.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. Interweaving stories about Malay kings, colonial rulers, tiger charmers, and bounty hunters with facts about tigers and their way of life, the book is an engrossing combination of environmental and micro history. More
A guide to lanternflies of Borneo.
Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications, 2017. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Borneo, one of the world’s most exciting biodiversity hotspots, is renowned for its spectacular species richness residing in evergreen tropical rain forests, home also to a myriad of insects, including the lanternflies. Thus far, just 34 taxa are known from..... More
Larger carnivores of the African savannas.
Pretoria: J. L. van Schaik, 1999. Octavo, colour photographs, laminated boards. An attractively illustrated book covering all the larger carnivores of Africa. More
Patterns of migratory connectivity in two nearctic-neotropical songbirds: new insights from intrinsic markers.
Washington D C: American Ornithologists' Union, 2006. Octavo, paperback, illustrations, maps. American Ornithologists' Union Monograph number 61. More
Australian freshwater ecology: processes and management.
New York: John Wiley and Sons, (2014. second edition]. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, illustrations, maps, diagrams. As pressures on Australia's inland waters intensify due to population growth, expanding resource development and climate change, there is an urgent need to manage and protect these areas. Understanding their ecology..... More