The invertebrates: a synthesis.
Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, (2002. third edition). Quarto, paperback, text illustrations. More
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Britain's spiders: a field guide.
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. A photographic guide to all 37 of the British families, with a focus on spiders that can be identified in the field. Containing over 300 stunning photographs, it is designed to be accessible to a wide audience, including those new..... More
Common spiders of North America.
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
Advances in the taxonomy and biogeography of crustacea in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sofia: Pensoft, 2009. Octavo, paperback, line drawings, black and white and colour photographs. ZooKeys No. 18. This is the first issue of ZooKeys devoted to taxonomy of the Crustacea, specifically crustaceans from the Southern Hemisphere, with contributions describing new taxa from Australia, New Caledonia, the Tasman Sea, Fiji, Madagascar and..... More
Seashells.
New York: Abrams, 2007. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Introduces the reader to seashells in all their variety, explaining why they look as they do, as well as looking at the exotic and the familiar, from tropical corals and rare fossils to everyday clamshells and barnacles. Photographs by Josie Iselin... More
Spiders: the ultimate predators.
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
Zoological catalogue of Australia volume 19.3A Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (part one).
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
The search for the giant squid: the biology and mythology of the world's most elusive creature.
New York: The Lyons Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, photographs, other illustrations. Marine biologist, explorer, and artist Richard Ellis delves into myth, literature, and science to bring readers face-to-face with this remarkable animal. Interweaving his narrative with a wealth of illustrations and photographs, Ellis presents a scientific and cultural history... More
Biology of spiders.
New York: Oxford University Press, (1996. second edition). Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Talks about various aspects of spider biology. This work emphasises ecology and systematics., This work is an updated translation by the author of the second German-language edition from Thieme Verlag, published under licence agreement with that..... More
Spiders of New Zealand and their worldwide kin.
Dunedin: University of Otago Press, 2005. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs and other illustrations. Covers the anatomy, physiology, behaviour and ecology of both native New Zealand and introduced spiders. For ease of use, the chapters group spiders in different ways, such as habitat, size, and web type. There are also chapters..... More
Cephalopod behaviour.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations. This book examines the complex behaviour of cephalapods, summarizing field and laboratory data from a wide variety of sources in the first comprehensive account of the life of cephalapods in their natural habitats. More
Spiders: learning to love them.
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs. An introduction to spiders. By observing and studying spiders in the world around her, and learning from experts and biologists, the author came to love these misunderstood members of the animal kingdom. As well as being..... More
Habitat management for invertebrates: a practical handbook.
Exeter: Pelagic Publishing, (2013. reprint). Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs and illustrations. A practical guide to the management of habitat for invertebrates. Many invertebrates are highly specialised creatures with very precise habitat requirements, meaning that they can be very sensitive indicators of environmental change. It also means that they..... More
Spider research in the 21st century.
Manchester: Siri Scientific Press, 2013. Octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations. Over the last few decades innovations such as the internet, increased computing capabilities, molecular techniques and new imaging technologies have altered the way we do research in the 21st century. The result is a great increase in multi-disciplinary research and..... More
Living shells.
Raleigh: Ivy House Publishing Group, 2010. Quarto, oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This award winning book presents the rarest, most exquisite living shells of the world, many of which have never been photographed before. Experience these unique creatures up close, in all of their splendour, within their native habitats, deep..... More
Spirals in time: the secret life and curious afterlife of seashells.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. This book provides a natural history of the seashell. Two major themes weave through the narrative: the science and natural history of shells and their original owners, and the cultural importance and ways they have been used by humans over..... More
Field guide to freshwater invertebrates of North America.
New York: Academic Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. Focuses on freshwater invertebrates that can be identified using at most an inexpensive magnifying glass. This guide will be useful not only to researchers and students in aquatic biology, but also to anglers who use identification of invertebrates to identify fertile..... More
Spiders of North America: an identification guide.
Keene: American Arachnologial Society, 2005. Quarto, spirally bound, line drawings. This beautifully illustrated guide to the spiders of North America, north of Mexico, provides more than 1,400 illustrations and keys to the genera in 68 spider families. The book includes more than 550 genera. The manual contains 72 chapters and..... More
The brown recluse spider.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2015. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book covers topics such as taxonomy, identification, misidentification, life history, characteristics and biology. Infamous for causing serious skin injuries and, in very rare cases, death, this book looks at medical aspects of envenomations, medical conditions misdiagnosed as brown recluse bites..... More
Fauna of New Zealand Number 70: Periegopidae (Arachnida: Araneae).
Lincoln: Manaaki Whenua Press, 2013. Octavo, paperback, line drawings, colour photographs. There are only three species known in the family Periegopidae and all are in one genus, Periegops. These rare spiders have only ever been found in relict forests at limited locations in New Zealand (Banks Peninsula, Riccarton Bush, the..... More
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