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London: Reaktion Books, 2015. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. Despite their humble appearance, beavers have a remarkable history. Ancient Greeks regarded beavers as models of chastity and prudence. Beaver fur drove the exploration of North America, and beavers are heralded as heroes, able to survive climate change by..... More
Calton: Poyser, (2001. third edition). Octavo, photographs, very good copy in dustwrapper. The identification of the diurnal birds of prey is especially difficult. There is wide variation in plumage among some species, especially the eagles and buzzards, and in all species general outlines and wing positions are much affected by..... More
Calton: Poyser, (2001. third edition). Octavo, dustwrapper, 96 black and white photographs, some minor tape marks, inscription. The identification of the diurnal birds of prey is especially difficult. There is wide variation in plumage among some species, especially the eagles and buzzards, and in all species general outlines and wing..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. This memoir presents one man's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2016. Octavo, paperback, photographs, illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. From the dawn of civilization scorpions have captured the human imagination. Yet the scorpion is often a misunderstood animal with a bad reputation that overshadows its many exceptional qualities. Older than dinosaurs, these small arthropods have survived for hundreds..... More
New York: AtlasBooks, 2006. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. Traces the twenty-one-year period between Charles Darwin's original idea about natural selection and the publication of "On the Origin of Species," in an account that offers insight into his experiences as a cautious naturalist. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. WAS $42. A comprehensive field guide to the 346 species of birds found in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. More
London: Reaktion Books, 2014. Octavo, photographs and illustrations, softcover. Reaktion Animal Series. Despite our familiarity with dolphins, many people remain ill-informed about how they evolved, how they function and how they have interacted with humans for millennia. This book dives into the dolphin's zoology, as well as its social and..... More
Richmond Hill: Firefly Books, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, illustrations. The Primate Family Tree is a beautiful and comprehensive resource on the subject of our animal relatives. Readers will find an abundance of up-to-date facts, review the latest research and conservation efforts, and discover the remarkable characteristics that all primates - including..... More
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 2003. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. WAS $56. A comprehensive overview of all species occurring in this beautiful Central American country. It is both a reference book and a field guide which brings together everything currently known about the tarantulas of the region. Chapters cover..... More
Clayton South: CSIRO Publishing, 2016. Quarto, colour photographs, illustrations, line drawings, maps, laminated boards. WAS $280. Australian waters are home to the highest diversity of cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopus) found anywhere in the world. Highly significant ecologically, they are both top-level predators and prey for numerous vertebrates, including fishes..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2013. Octavo, laminated boards, colour and black and white photographs and illustrations. WAS $33. The lily is a flower of contradictions. It represents both life and death, appearing at weddings and funerals. In their pure white form, lilies are a symbol of innocence, chastity and purity of..... More
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 1999. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. Taking an integrated approach to the biology of marine carnivores twenty-two prominent researchers compare marine mammals with one another and with terrestrial animals, providing a framework for fundamental biological and ecological concepts. They describe functional morphology, sensory systems..... More
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 2006. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. WAS $94. Shark expert Erich Ritter developed the first interaction concept for encounters between man and shark. This book provides advice regarding what divers should do in certain situations. It is suitable for divers and those with an interest in..... More
Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1998. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, other illustrations. WAS $90. Some of the chapters in this volume have been drawn from papers presented at the Inaugural Albatross Conference in Hobart in 1995. Presents information about systematics and status, population studies, foraging and fisheries relationships, and mortality due..... More
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs. WAS $70. The Flight of the Emu is a history of Australian birding in the twentieth century. The Emu of the title comes from the hundred-year old journal of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union (later Birds Australia), but the book is much..... More
Arkansas: University of Arkansas, 1988. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2016. Quarto, colour photographs, softcover. WAS $35. Many Australian animals are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and are therefore rarely seen. These are the after dark animals found in our backyards, the arid desert, woodlands or rainforest, yet very little noticed by humans. This..... More
Mountfield: Pica Press, 2000. Octavo, paperback, tables. WAS $50. This checklist covers all 2245 species recorded in the region. Each species account includes useful annotations including regional subspecies and taxonomic notes, altitudinal range, references, and status on regional checklists. For field guide and identification guide see also [stock id 24369..... More
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. No matter where you live, you have the joy of hearing and seeing birds. This easy-to-use guide teaches how to identify different bird species by observing their body-parts, understand birds' behavior and habits, get to know the birds around the home..... More
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 1996. Quarto, colour photographs, maps, colour pattern layouts, dustwrapper. WAS $200. Gives full descriptions and keys for the identification of all the species and subspecies, maps of distribution and variation, morphology, anatomy and colour patterns, as well as folklore. More
Malabar: Krieger Publishing Company, 2011. Quarto, laminated boards, WAS $120. A readable compendium of what we know about tree snakes written in a clear, nontechnical style for an adult audience of nature lovers and reptile aficionados. The book is worldwide in scope, discussing the diversity of arboreal snakes and their..... More
London: Frances Lincoln Publishers, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, colour illustrations, maps. WAS $100. Richard Sale is one of the world's leading Arctic scholars and explorers and a professional glaciologist. He has written widely on Polar history, exploration and wildlife (including Arctic Odyssey), and in 2003 won the Outdoor Book..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, other illustrations. WAS $110. This entertaining and informative book traces the history of butterfly collection in Britain from the seventeenth century, when the study of natural history had its beginnings. More
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Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty, 1996. Quarto, dustwrapper, illustrations. WAS $140. Fourth volume in the series. Many issues important to the development and maintenance of networks for conservation are discussed in this volume. The topics cover biology, indigenous people, landcare groups and property ownershipand mining. More