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London: Christopher Helm, (2003. third edition). Quarto, dustwrapper, WAS $180. Five regional consultants have assisted with a thorough and rigorous reassessment of all taxonomic data, making this an accurate and comprehensive checklist. Introductory sections include a discussion of the relative attributes of the biological species concept and the phylogenetic species..... More
Sydney: Royal Zoological of NSW, 2007. Quarto, paperback, photographs, maps, other illustrations. WAS $75. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. This book records an RZS forum that discussed whether the animals of arid Australia are 'out on their own' in terms of their unique adaptations for..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2016. Octavo, paperback, photographs and illustrations. WAS $25. Reaktion Animal Series. From ancient Egyptian deities to German automobiles, beetles have left an indelible mark on human cultures around the world. Comprising more than 350,000 species, beetles are among the most prolific animals on Earth, even if we..... More
London: Orion Publishing, 2000. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. 'Dear Mr Darwin - You might find it presumptuous of me, if not a little macabre, that I should take up my pen and write to you more than a hundred years after your death...Despite the gulf that separates us in time..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, fine copy. More
Berkley: University of California Press, 2003. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, line drawings. WAS $42. This guide is the only complete reference to the sharks, rays, and chimaeras found in California's waters-- from the intertidal zone to 500 miles offshore. Species accounts give information on habitat and range, natural history, interactions..... More
Sydney: Surrey Beatty, (1998. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, text illustrations, keys. This book is an introduction to a study of Sydney sandstone flora. The text is supported by many explanatory illustrations and references to familiar and not-so-familiar plants. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2015. Octavo, laminated boards, photographs, illustrations. WAS $40. Weeds can seem nothing more than intruders in a well-manicured garden. They spring up unwanted and are hastily removed without a second thought. Superweeds are characterized as malevolent trespassers, intent on destroying humanity's carefully cultivated allotments and trails. But..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. Large octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, text illustrations and diagrams. WAS $135. This book lays out the insights into population biology, ecology and conservation biology that can be gained through investigation of a judiciously chosen model system, the populations of checkerspot butterflies that Ehrlich and colleagues..... More
Washington DC: Island Press, 2005. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. WAS $54. Although most of traditional Chinese medicine is not a cause for concern because it relies on herbs and other plants, as wildlife habitats are shrinking for the hunted large species, the situation is becoming ever more critical. Ellis tells..... More
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Detroit: Gale Research, 1994. Quarto, laminated boards, black and white photographs. Published in association with IUCN - The World Conservation Union and Species Survival Commission. With over 1000 detailed species description of animals (vertebrates and invertebrates) and plants. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, line drawings. WAS $60. Describes treeshrew habitat, diet, nesting habits, home range, activity patterns, social behaviour, and their unique parental care system. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. Octavo, laminated boards, black and white photographs, text illustrations, diagrams. WAS $90. Presents an overview of what we know about the natural history, biology, and ecology of whales in the broad context of the dynamics of ocean ecosystems. The volume encompasses multiple points of..... More
London: Helm, 1998. Octavo, dustwrapper, 32 colour plates by Barry Croucher, Chris Shields and Kamol Komolphalin, 115 colour maps. The starling family contains some of the world's most successful, and some of the world's rarest, birds. Starlings and Mynas is the first comprehensive, one-volume guide to all 114 members of..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, line drawings. WAS $38. Answers intriguing questions about members of the deer family Cervidae. From the diminutive pudu of South America that weighs 7kg to male moose that weigh close to 900kg, Feldhamer and McShea explore..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2017. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs and illustrations. WAS $33. In Tulip, Celia Fisher traces the story of this important and highly popular plant, from its mountain beginnings to its cultivation in the gardens of Mughal, Persian and Ottoman potentates, and its migration from East to West..... More
Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, 2016. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. WAS $90. The vast expanses of ocean that cover about 70% of our planet have been negatively affected by fishing, pollution and, increasingly, by climate change. To mitigate these effects and safeguard the delicate ecological and environmental functions of oceans..... More
Chatswood: Reed, 1995. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. WAS $85. This book covers 230 indigenous species of mammals, which have been located on over 250 islands. There are species accounts, focusing on living native species, with introduced and prehistorically extinct species dealt with separately. More
London: Penguin Books, 2006. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white illustrations. WAS $60. Terrifying and inspiring, "The Weather Makers" is a page-turning epic that brings the most elusive and powerful of natural phenomena within our grasp. Internationally acclaimed writer, scientist and explorer, Tim Flannery takes us on a journey through history..... More
Ontario: Firefly Books, 2001. Octavo, text illustrations, softcover. More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2013. Octavo, laminated boards, photographs and illustrations, maps. WAS $60. This book tells the fascinating conservation story of the flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. This unique large rail, was at the very brink of extinction with just 15 individuals found in 1980, when bold and risky..... More
Malanda: Frith and Frith, [2008]. Quarto, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. WAS $80. Bowerbirds are fascinating because of their unusual behaviour involving building complex structures, called bowers. Some bowers are like miniature buildings and are artistically decorated with flowers, fruits, bones, shells, feathers and much more, including numerous human artefacts..... More
New York: Abrams, 2005. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. WAS $75. Here the famed primatologist explores the great ape (gorillas, chimpanzees - including bonobos - and orangutans) interpreting the latest research and describing relationships among the different species, all in the context of the mounting threat of extinction. Over 125 up-close..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Octavo, dustwrapper, WAS $40. What is so compelling about falconry? Tim Gallagher mines his lifelong obsession with Falcons for an answer in this engaging volume interweaving memoir, history, and travelogue. An entire subculture of the sport exists outside the mainstream of American society, consisting of obsessed..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2014. Quarto, paperback, maps, tables. WAS $70. Presents the first climate change adaptation plan produced for a national faunal group anywhere in the world. This book outlines the nature of threats related to climate change for the Australian bird taxa most likely to be affected by climate..... More