Comparative anatomy of the vertebrates.
St Louis: C. V. Mosby Company, (1969. second edition). Octavo, photograhs, text illustrations, signature. A very good copy, publisher's boards. More
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Oxygen: the molecule that made the world.
London: Oxford University Press, 2003. Octavo, softcover. Nick Lane shows how oxygen underpins the origin of biological complexity, the birth of photosynthesis, the sudden evolution of animals, the need for two sexes, the accelerated ageing of cloned animals, and the surprisingly long lives of bats and birds. While offering fresh..... More
Principles of systematic zoology.
New York: McGraw Hill, 1991. second edition). Octavo, text illustrations. Some pencil annotations, otherwise a fine paperback copy. More
Surviving: how animals adapt to their environments.
Richmond Hill: Firefly Books, 2009. Quarto, colour photographs, laminated boards. A kaleidoscope of magnificent photographs details the astonishing diversity of evolutionary adaptation among animals and plants. Provides fascinating explanations of how species have adapted to survive the challenges and complexities of an ever changing environment. More
Evolution in a toxic world: how life responds to chemical threats.
Washington DC: Island Press, 2012. Octavo, line drawings, fine copy in dustwrapper. With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson demonstrates in her groundbreaking new book, it has always been toxic. When oxygen first..... More
Planet Earth: the making of an epic series.
London: Bell and Daldy, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. The best stories are the true ones, and there can be few BBC series that have generated as many gripping tales as "Planet Earth". With producers and camera people travelling to every continent and almost every corner of the world, from..... More
Evolution of animal behaviour: paleontological and field approaches.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. Octavo, text illustrations, signature. More
On the anatomy of vertebrates.
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1866-1868. Octavo, text illustrations. Publisher's burgundy cloth, slight wear, two owners' signatures on title page, a sound set. Volume one: fishes and reptiles. Volume two: birds and mammals. Volume three: mammals. More
Animal research and ethical conflict.
New York: Springer Verlag, 1989. Octavo, laminated boards. Minor wear to front cover, otherwise a fine copy. More
Aglow in the dark: the revolutionary science of biofluorescence.
Cambridge MA: The Belknap Press, 2005. Small octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. The book reveals a hidden world where light is manipulated by animals and humans and put to remarkable uses - unlocking the secrets of the human brain, conquering dreaded diseases and perhaps someday linking minds and..... More
Aglow in the dark: the revolutionary science of biofluorescence.
Cambridge MA: The Belknap Press, 2005. Small octavo, colour photographs, paperback. The book reveals a hidden world where light is manipulated by animals and humans and put to remarkable uses - unlocking the secrets of the human brain, conquering dreaded diseases and perhaps someday linking minds and machines. The authors..... More
Tropical conservation biology.
London: John Wiley and Sons, 2007. Octavo, illlustrations, paperback. This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on..... More
A manual on the methods for measuring primary production in aquatic environments.
Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, [1971. reprint]. Octavo, text illustrations, owner signature, paperback. More
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