Wildlife: general interest
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Wildlife: general interest
Paperback. Provides an overview of native and honey bee biology and offers tools for identifying the most common bees of California and the Western United States. This title highlights bees' ties to our own lives, the food we eat, and the habitat we provide, and suggests ways to support bees in our own backyards. Illustrator(s): Pugh, Noel Badges. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages, 57 color illustrations, 4 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 117 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272842
- ISBN
- 9780520272842
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.55
€ 25.99
€ 19.55
Paperback. A guide to the tracks and signs of California animals - including birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates like spiders and beetles. It provides essential background and visual aids for the novice, including information about the ecology of each species. Illustrator(s): Elbroch, Lawrence Mark; Kresky, Michael Raymond. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 398 pages, 326 color illustrations, 250 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 203 x 26. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271098
- ISBN
- 9780520271098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.13
€ 41.99
€ 30.13
Paperback. Explores the myriad ways in which the insects have enriched our lives - culturally, economically, and aesthetically. This book describes how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures. Illustrator(s): Nardi, James. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 line illustrations. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268074
- ISBN
- 9780520268074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Helps readers encounter humpback whales that build nets from bubbles, gain a disturbing maternal perspective on the dolphin-tuna issue, and uncover intimate details about whale sex. This book enables you to contemplate the meaning of the complex social networks that exist in the seas. Num Pages: 214 pages, 22 color illustrations, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: WNCF; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261587
- ISBN
- 9780520261587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. Nature documentaries often depict animal life as a grim struggle for survival. This book opens our eyes to a different way of looking at the animal kingdom. Including more than one hundred thirty images, it celebrates the full range of animal experience with dramatic portraits of animal pleasure. Num Pages: 224 pages, 132 color illustrations. BIC Classification: WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1232. A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure. 224 pages, col. Illustrations. Nature documentaries often depict animal life as a grim struggle for survival. This book opens our eyes to a different way of looking at the animal kingdom. Including more than one hundred thirty images, it celebrates the full range of animal experience with dramatic portraits of animal pleasure. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WNC. Dimension: 259 x 224 x 22. Weight: 1232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260245
- ISBN
- 9780520260245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.65
€ 43.99
€ 31.65
Hardback. Hidden away within living tissues, parasites are all around us - and inside us. This book puts amoebae, roundworms, tapeworms, mites, and others at the center of the action as human cultures have evolved and declined. It shows their role in exploration, war, and even terrorist plots, often through an unpredictable ripple effect. Num Pages: 280 pages, 28 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259386
- ISBN
- 9780520259386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.70€ 64.45
€ 83.70
€ 64.45
Hardback. Are selfishness and individuality - rather than kindness and cooperation - basic to biological nature? Does a 'selfish gene' create universal sexual conflict? This title intends to reject these and other ideas that have come to dominate the study of animal evolution. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258266
- ISBN
- 9780520258266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.96
€ 49.99
€ 35.96
Hardback. There are about 8,000 named species of moths in our region, and although most are unnoticed by the public, many attract attention when their larvae create economic damage: eating holes in woolens and damaging crops and garden plants. This book treats an important component of the western insect biota - moths and their plant relationships. Num Pages: 383 pages, 64 plates, 252 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1861.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251977
- ISBN
- 9780520251977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.02€ 76.24
€ 99.02
€ 76.24
Paperback. Describes a disturbing secret: the looming extinction of humanity's closest relatives, the African great apes - chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas. This title argues that the American conservation media have failed to report the collapse of the ape population. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 329 pages, 16 color photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; RNKH1; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243323
- ISBN
- 9780520243323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. A memoir presents David Powell's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's magnificent and innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his life as a pioneering aquarist. Series: UC Press/Monterey Bay Aquarium Series in Marine Conservation. Num Pages: 354 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PSPM; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239173
- ISBN
- 9780520239173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Helps us to recognize (and look after) the natural world we traipse through in our daily lives. This book uses the familiar - such as summer Sundays humming with lawn mowers, gray squirrels foraging in planters, and flocks of pigeons - in order to introduce basic ecological concepts. Editor(s): Beisner, Beatrix; Messier, Christian; Giraldeau, Luc-Alain. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 halftone, 78 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198. A Guide to Urban Ecology. 184 pages, 1 halftone, 78 line drawings. Editor(s): Beisner, Beatrix; Messier, Christian; Giraldeau, Luc-Alain. Helps us to recognize (and look after) the natural world we traipse through in our daily lives. This book uses the familiar - such as summer Sundays humming with lawn mowers, gray squirrels foraging in planters, and flocks of pigeons - in order to introduce basic ecological concepts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSAF; WNC. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 10. Weight: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922751
- ISBN
- 9780226922751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.16
€ 24.99
€ 20.16
paperback. "Tiger Moon" is the powerful, poetic story of the Sunquists' two years studying tigers in Nepal. A new afterword tells the story of promising efforts to reconnect fractured Nepalese tiger habitats. Num Pages: 187 pages, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; RNKH; WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226779973
- ISBN
- 9780226779973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Hardcover. Horseshoe crabs are far from the only contemporary manifestation of Earth's distant past. This book leads readers on a journey through those lingering traces of a lost world. It begins by defining the concept of a relic - a creature or habitat that, while acted upon by evolution, remains similar to its earliest manifestations in the fossil record. Num Pages: 384 pages, 414 colour plates. BIC Classification: AJC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1474. Travels in Nature's Time Machine. 384 pages, 414 colour plates. Horseshoe crabs are far from the only contemporary manifestation of Earth's distant past. This book leads readers on a journey through those lingering traces of a lost world. It begins by defining the concept of a relic - a creature or habitat that, while acted upon by evolution, remains similar to its earliest manifestations in the fossil record. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AJC; WNC. Dimension: 238 x 245 x 29. Weight: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226568706
- ISBN
- 9780226568706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 40.15
€ 50.99
€ 40.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages. BIC Classification: PSVP; WNCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226380056
- ISBN
- 9780226380056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.36
€ 20.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Skittering figures of urban legend - and a ubiquitous reality - cockroaches are nearly as abhorred as they are ancient. This book shows that, while some species of these evolutionary superstars do indeed plague our kitchens and restaurants, exacerbate our asthma, and carry disease, our belief in their total villainy is ultimately misplaced. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition, Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260471
- ISBN
- 9780226260471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.38
€ 19.99
€ 17.38
Hardcover. The natural world is full of unusual relationships, and negotiation between life-forms striving to survive is evolution at its most diverse and awe-inspiring. This title takes us on a voyage of discovery into the world of unusual natural histories, focusing on extraordinary interactions involving animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. Illustrator(s): Crump, Alan. Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226121857
- ISBN
- 9780226121857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.87
€ 29.99
€ 23.87
Hardcover. There are more than 1,300 species of bats - or almost a quarter of the world's mammal species. But before you shrink in fear from these furry "creatures of the night," consider the bat's fundamental role in our ecosystem. A single brown bat can eat several thousand insects in a night. This book presents these nocturnal creatures in a new light. Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 colour plates, 10 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 287 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226065120
- ISBN
- 9780226065120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.61
€ 41.99
€ 32.61
Hardcover. At once feared and revered, sharks have captivated people since our earliest human encounters. Along with photographs, this book tells the compelling story of the natural history of sharks. It also presents photographs that capture the relationship between people and sharks around the globe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 188 colour plates. BIC Classification: PSVW1; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 271 x 327 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226047898
- ISBN
- 9780226047898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.74
€ 50.99
€ 43.74
Hardcover. Introduces the biological histories of bed bugs, and the ways in which humans have responded to them. The author explores the history of bed bugs and their disappearance in the 1950s after the introduction of DDT, charting how current infestations have flourished in direct response to human chemical use as well as the ease of global travel. Num Pages: 224 pages, 43 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041933
- ISBN
- 9780226041933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Hardcover. Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. This book challenges this long-held view. It reveals that animals exhibit a range of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PSVP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041612
- ISBN
- 9780226041612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 41.76
€ 53.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. Explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. Ranging from the Yellow River in China to Central Europe's Danube, this book shows us how pollution, such as in the Ganges and in the Ob of Siberia, has affected biodiversity in the water. Num Pages: 368 pages, 64 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKF; WNCS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514. Environmental Change on Ten of the World's Great Rivers. 368 pages, 64 halftones, 1 line drawing. Explores the confluence of human and environmental change on ten of the great rivers of the world. Ranging from the Yellow River in China to Central Europe's Danube, this book shows us how pollution, such as in the Ganges and in the Ob of Siberia, has affected biodiversity in the water. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: RBG; RBKF; WNCS2. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226007601
- ISBN
- 9780226007601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.58
€ 35.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1. BIC Classification: RNU; TVH; VSZ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hatherleigh Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781578264735
- ISBN
- 9781578264735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.41
€ 9.41
Hardcover. Laugh-out-loud animal fart sounds and facts that will tickle the funny bone of any six year old (or any adult with a six year olds sense of humour). Illustrator(s): Chapman, Jared. Series: A Spotter's Guide. Num Pages: 24 pages, full-colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: WH; WNC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 204 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 24
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452106311
- ISBN
- 9781452106311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.01
€ 17.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. This new regional field guide offers in-depth coverage of every North American bird officially recorded east of the Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3000 colour illustrations, 560 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9781426203305
- ISBN
- 9781426203305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.11
€ 20.99
€ 20.11