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paperback. Tales of a Low-Rent Birder is a collection of nineteen essays and sketches written between 1977 and 1985. It was originally published in 1986. Illustrator(s): Sibley, David. Num Pages: 173 pages, 23 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Edition
Univ of Texas PR ed.
SKU
V9780292715745
ISBN
9780292715745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

Paperback. This analysis of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa examines the ecosystem at every level. Drawing on data from long-term studies, it also discusses the processes that have produced the Serengeti's biological diversity, with its species-species and species-environment interactions. Editor(s): Sinclair, A. R. E.; Arcese, Peter. Num Pages: 678 pages, 170 line drawings, 110 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; PSTS; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
678
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226760322
ISBN
9780226760322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Paperback. Provides the comprehensive treatment of amphibians and reptiles biology and evolution ever produced. Costa Rica has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role in the study of tropical biology as well as the development of ecotourism and ecoprospecting. It is an essential book for a wide audience of nature lovers and naturalists. Num Pages: 516 pages, 516 colour plates, 396 maps, 335 line drawings, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 278 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735382
ISBN
9780226735382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 59.64

Hardcover. Takes us deep into the sea to introduce an astonishing cast of fascinating and bizarre creatures that make the salty depths their home. This title educates us with the wealth of life in the sea-and reminding us of the need to protect it. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226678726
ISBN
9780226678726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. In 1838 Charles Darwin jotted in a notebook, 'He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke.' This book offers a response to Darwin's challenge. Num Pages: 358 pages, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102443
ISBN
9780226102443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover. Since the 1980s the bird life of the Cotswolds has seen significant changes, many of them subtle but some spectacular. This book exposes these changes with the aid of simple colour maps which give an easily understood picture of the breeding distributions of bird species in the area. Editor(s): Main, Iain; Pearce, Dave; Hutton, Tim. Num Pages: 248 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312106
ISBN
9781846312106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.57

Reaching from interior Alaska across Canada to Labrador and Newfoundland, North America's boreal forest is the largest wilderness area left on the planet. This title brings together research on boreal bird biology and conservation. It highlights the importance of the region to the global avifauna. Editor(s): Wells, Jeffrey V. Series: Studies in Avian Biology. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 7 line illustrations, 18 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 261 x 14. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271005
ISBN
9780520271005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.70
€ 43.46

Paperback. This virtual encyclopedia of the rattlesnake became a natural history sensation when it was first published in 1956. The republication of the Second Edition, with a new foreword by Harry W. Greene, will give amateur and professional herpetologists alike reason to rejoice. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Fifth or Later Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520040397
ISBN
9780520040397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

hardcover. Predictive indicators of the effects of global warming by the rise and fall of their populations, Adelie penguins are examined in this ecological work on their biology, behaviour, and ecology within the Antarctic ecosystem. Illustrator(s): DeLeiris, Lucia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 73 line drawings, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MTS; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231123068
ISBN
9780231123068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.99

hardcover. For much of the year, the Florissant region of central Colorado is alive with butterflies - nearly 100 species. This is an illustrated treatment of and guide to all the known fossil and present-day species in one of the richest areas in North America for butterfly diversity and study. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations, references, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804719384
ISBN
9780804719384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.31

hardcover. In this volume, based on over 20 years of study around the world, the author aims to summarize and synthesize virtually everything that is known of the social behaviour and ecology of marmots. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804715348
ISBN
9780804715348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.82

hardcover. A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Condition
New
SKU
9780297609506
ISBN
9780297609506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Set in the author's adopted home of California in the 1920s, this is Gene Stratton-Porter's last novel, a story filled with wisdom, a love of nature, and her own abiding optimism. In it a Master Bee Keeper, his bees, and the natural beauty of California restore a wounded World War I veteran to health.

Series: The Library of Indiana Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253206916
ISBN
9780253206916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardback. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786300447
ISBN
9781786300447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.21

Paperback. More than fifty illustrations highlight a provocative study tracing the origins of culture as man now knows it back to the early biological evolution of animals. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691023731
ISBN
9780691023731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. This book explores the bio-molecular aspects of avian biology as well as the anatomy of dinosaurs. It bridges the gap between those who study bird fossils and those who study the living animals. The first section reviews the early ancestry of birds and the conditions under which they and their nearest relatives diversified in the Cretaceous. Editor(s): Dyke, Gareth; Kaiser, Gary W. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 193 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470656662
ISBN
9780470656662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.41

Hardback. Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. This title identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, a region that supports a diverse but taxonomically challenging group of Conus. Num Pages: 480 pages, 109 color plates. 97 color illus. 32 halftones. 12 line illus. 12 tables. 35 color maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KJ; PSPM; PSVT3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 285 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2198.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135380
ISBN
9780691135380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.36

Hardback. The tragic history of the cormorant's relations with humans and the implications for today's wildlife management policy Illustrator(s): Mackay, Barry Kent. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187113
ISBN
9780300187113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.13

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547381
ISBN
9780813547381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547213
ISBN
9780813547213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Ross, Kenneth G.; Matthews, Robert W. Num Pages: 696 pages, 145. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499067
ISBN
9780801499067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.75
€ 90.12

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691611754
ISBN
9780691611754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 83.75

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612171
ISBN
9780691612171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback. Series: American Traveler. Num Pages: 48 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PSV; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 106 x 2. Weight in Grams: 70.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
American Traveler Press United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9781558381230
ISBN
9781558381230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

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