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Zoology & animal sciences
Paperback. A guide to over 400 species of the fishes along the coast of southern Africa, this work features over 600 original paintings showing changes with growth and sexual differences in colour of many of the fishes. The species accounts include descriptions and other information for identification and comparison of similar species. Num Pages: 488 pages, Colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; PSVW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1188.
- Publisher
- NISC (Pty) Ltd (National Inquiry Services Centre) South Africa
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920033019
- ISBN
- 9781920033019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.47
€ 33.99
€ 28.47
Hardcover. This, the first review of the range of factors affecting the welfare of farmed flightless birds, focuses on the ostrich, emu and rhea. It discusses husbandry and management protocols at each stage of the farming process as well as their welfare implications. Editor(s): Glatz, Phil; Lunam, Christine; Malecki, Irek. Series: Animal Welfare. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 266
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642192968
- ISBN
- 9783642192968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 271.89
€ 271.89
Paperback. Series: Series Entomologica. Num Pages: 204 pages, 118 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1967
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401758598
- ISBN
- 9789401758598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789061935995
- ISBN
- 9789061935995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Paperback. After introducing the reader to the animal that fashions and uses tools, exploits forest medicines and exhibits human-like emotions, this text presents a study of the threats to wild chimpanzees' habitats and the many abuses that chimps have endured and continue to face at the hands of humans. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JFM; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Printing Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820322063
- ISBN
- 9780820322063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.48
€ 30.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. This important book brings together into one volume papers on vector ecology, molecular biology as applied to mosquito vector control, and mosquito biological control. The book reflects the author's 50 years of research in this field. Editor(s): Atkinson, Peter W. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCJ; MMRT; PSAF; PSVT; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400791275
- ISBN
- 9789400791275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.66
€ 185.66
Hardback. This important book brings together into one volume papers on vector ecology, molecular biology as applied to mosquito vector control, and mosquito biological control. The book reflects the author's 50 years of research in this field. Editor(s): Atkinson, Peter W. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMRT; PSAF; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048124572
- ISBN
- 9789048124572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.90
€ 186.90
Paperback. Because of its climactic and topographic variability, KwaZulu-Natal is faunally rich, containing over one-half of the smaller mammals of the entire African subregion. This scientific text covers the lesser known small mammals of KwaZulu-Natal, including rodents, shrews, bats, elephant shrews, hares, primates, dassies, the aardvark, and pangolin. Editor(s): Taylor, Peter. Num Pages: 168 pages, 105 distribution maps, 48 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GBC; PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 210. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780869809426
- ISBN
- 9780869809426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. This textbook introduces the astronomy of galaxies, their structure, their active galactic nuclei, their evolution and their large scale distribution. Starting with a detailed description of our Milky Way, the book examines the formation of structures and astronomical objects in the early universe. Num Pages: 473 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 33. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 473
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642069710
- ISBN
- 9783642069710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.15
€ 104.15
Hardback. His book is a must-read for paleontologists, mammalogists, and anthropologists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 105, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halfto. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVD; PSVW7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 224 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896682
- ISBN
- 9780801896682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.74€ 92.01
€ 103.74
€ 92.01
Paperback. Teeth are a vital component of vertebrate anatomy and a fundamental part of the fossil record. It was the evolution of teeth, associated with predation, that drove the evolution of the wide array of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and then mammals. Peter S. Ungar looks at how, without teeth, none of these developments could have occurred. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, Approximately 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMD; PDZ; PSVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199670598
- ISBN
- 9780199670598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.67
€ 11.99
€ 10.67
Sheet map, folded. Illustrator(s): Ovenden, Denys. Series: Occasional Publications S. Num Pages: 8 pages, Col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PSVW5; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 1. Weight in Grams: 38.
- Publisher
- Field Studies Council
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851538652
- ISBN
- 9781851538652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.11
€ 8.11
Paperback. Presenting the major principles of nutrition of both domestic and wild animals, this book takes a comparative approach, recognising that there are considerable differences in nutrient digestion, metabolism and requirements among various mammalian and avian species. Num Pages: 352 pages, 218 illustrations. BIC Classification: MZL; PSV; TVH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 189 x 23. Weight in Grams: 978. 352 pages, 218 illustrations. Presenting the major principles of nutrition of both domestic and wild animals, this book takes a comparative approach, recognising that there are considerable differences in nutrient digestion, metabolism and requirements among various mammalian and avian species. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: MZL; PSV; TVH. Dimension: 241 x 189 x 23. Weight: 958.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936310
- ISBN
- 9781845936310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.99
€ 56.99
Hardback. Offers an evolutionary history of Darwin's finches since their origin almost 3 million years ago. By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, this title uncovers the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 color illus. 129 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160467
- ISBN
- 9780691160467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.95€ 43.99
€ 55.95
€ 43.99
Paperback. Charles Darwin's experiences in the Galapagos Islands in 1835 helped to guide his thoughts toward a revolutionary theory: that species were not fixed but diversified from their ancestors over many generations. This book explains what we have learned about the origin and evolution of new species. Series: Princeton Series in Evolutionary Biology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 color illus. 46 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSEG; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149998
- ISBN
- 9780691149998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.84
€ 38.99
€ 28.84
hardcover. Covers the development and use of the electric sense in fishes. This book includes coverage of taxonomy of the species involved, electric organs and electroreception, hormones and behaviour and the role of other sensory systems in conjunction with the electric sense. It is sutable for fish biologists, physiologists, and evolutionary scientists. Series: Fish & Fisheries Series. Num Pages: 608 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW1; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412373800
- ISBN
- 9780412373800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 485.68
€ 485.68
Paperback. This fully revised and updated edition of A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia is the only comprehensive guide to identifying all 382 species of mammals known in Australia. Num Pages: 296 pages, 100 colour plates; 300 maps; 350 drawings. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PSVW7; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195573954
- ISBN
- 9780195573954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.43
€ 34.43
Paperback. How do primate life histories affect social systems and behaviour? Does chimpanzee maturation factor into the formation of bands and marauding males? These, and many other issues are addressed in this volume which will be of interest to a wide range of researchers and ecologists. Editor(s): Kappeler, Peter M.; Pereira, Michael E. Num Pages: 416 pages, 66 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424644
- ISBN
- 9780226424644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.28
€ 51.99
€ 40.28
Hardback. Evaluates the reputation of the coelacanth, presenting accounts of the structure of fossil coelacanths, and suggests a family history to show that there have been subtle but significant changes in coelacanth history. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 969.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412784804
- ISBN
- 9780412784804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.00
€ 242.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 27 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MJGD; MJR; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press
- Number of pages
- 27
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772882734
- ISBN
- 9788772882734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.92
€ 13.92