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Zoology & animal sciences

Paperback. Allows us to understand what animals do and what their behavior means. This title describes and explains the behavior of four major groups of mammals. Illustrator(s): Otte, Daniel. Num Pages: 640 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 338 line illustrations, 90 maps, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 912. Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates. 20th Anniversary Edition. 640 pages, ill. Illustrator(s): Otte, Daniel. Allows us to understand what animals do and what their behavior means. This title describes and explains the behavior of four major groups of mammals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; PSVP. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 30. Weight: 910.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272972
ISBN
9780520272972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.00
€ 36.34

Paperback. Rather, population geneticists, ethologists, and organismal biologists alike continued to investigate this important theory throughout the twentieth century. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404028
ISBN
9781421404028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.46

Paperback. Tells the story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. This book covers a typical day for the author that involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919710
ISBN
9780670919710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

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
€ 28.76

Paperback. This book is intended as an introductory text for students studying a wide range of courses concerned with animal management, zoo biology and wildlife conservation, and should also be useful to zookeepers and other zoo professionals. It is divided into three parts. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405193504
ISBN
9781405193504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.91

Paperback. Describing feline behavior from both a mechanistic and functional approach, this textbook provides an accessible overview of this fascinating subject. Num Pages: 264 pages, 56. BIC Classification: MZC; PSVW7; WNGC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845939922
ISBN
9781845939922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.30

Paperback. How do dogs perceive the world about them? How do they see, hear, learn and relate to their owners? How large are their brains, what is their emotional make-up? Why do they suffer from stress, anxiety and how can it be coped with? This title is suitable for all those professionals involved with dogs, and for the seriously interested dog owner. Num Pages: 224 pages, 45 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: MZC; PSVP; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780720719642
ISBN
9780720719642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Hardback. A guide to the world's primates covers nearly 300 species, from the feather-light and solitary pygmy mouse lemurs of Madagascar - among the smallest primates known to exist - to regal mountain gorillas of Africa. This book features 72 splendid color plates, facing-page descriptions of key features of each family, and 86 color distribution maps. Num Pages: 208 pages, 72 color plates. 13 color illus. 7 line illus. 86 color maps. BIC Classification: GBC; PSVW79; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 916.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156958
ISBN
9780691156958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. Diving beetles are fast becoming important models for aquatic ecology, world biogeography, population ecology, and animal sexual evolution and, with this book, the diversity of the group is finally accessible. Num Pages: 336 pages, 861, 556 black & white line drawings, 5 colour illustrations, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 262 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1048.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420547
ISBN
9781421420547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.92

Paperback. At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals - over half a million species. This guide covers 310 birds with the accounts of the birds' natural history, identification, and behaviour gleaned from the author's years of travelling and birding in Costa Rica. Illustrator(s): Adams, Steve. Series: The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Num Pages: 387 pages, 466 color photos, 11 color figures, 307 range maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
387
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719651
ISBN
9780292719651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 14 color illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 178. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164243
ISBN
9780691164243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.82
€ 68.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Apple Academic Press Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781482225358
ISBN
9781482225358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Hardback. A resource for the identification of bacteria found in animals inhabiting the aquatic environment, illustrated with colour photos. It includes biochemical identification tables to include newly identified pathogenic and saprophytic bacteria, and molecular identification tests that is available for a greater number of aquatic bacterial pathogens. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: PSGD; PSPM; PSVW1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 175 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2144.
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938055
ISBN
9781845938055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.89

Hardback. Focuses on the clandestine nature of marine fish migration. The author explains how the four decades of research have employed digital-age technologies - including electronic miniaturization, computing, microchemistry, ocean observing systems, and telecommunications - that render overt the previously hidden migration behaviors of fish. Num Pages: 304 pages, 84, 84 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416120
ISBN
9781421416120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.07
€ 90.07

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
Number of pages
776
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780123869197
ISBN
9780123869197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MZ; PDE; PSA; PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319542737
ISBN
9783319542737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.27

paperback. This work provides the first overview of mammal species distributions in Africa since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 18 ky) to modern time Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 291 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784915407
ISBN
9781784915407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.17

Hardback. Edited by three leading experts in wildlife management, this book explores the interface of humans with wildlife and their sometimes complementary, often conflicting, interests. It contains well-researched chapters which address conservation, wildlife use, and the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of wildlife management. Editor(s): Decker, Daniel J.; Riley, Shawn J.; Siemer, William F. Num Pages: 304 pages, 101, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406541
ISBN
9781421406541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.24

Paperback. * Covers the influence of natural selection on behaviour an animal s struggle to survive and reproduce by exploiting and competing for resources, avoiding predators, selecting mates and caring for offspring, and how animal societies reflect both cooperation and conflict among individuals. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 246 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
4th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114165
ISBN
9781405114165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09

Hardcover. Series: Poyser Monographs. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408136751
ISBN
9781408136751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.18

Paperback. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region, which is of such importance to both the indigenous species and those which pass through on migration. Illustrator(s): Restall, Robin L. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 656 pages, 306 colour plates; over 2,300 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713672435
ISBN
9780713672435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.65

Hardback. Reveals many aspects of the lives of marsupial frogs and closely allied genera. This book tells about the diversity of color patterns and the frogs geographic distributions by providing more than 200 photographs, illustrations, and maps. It is suitable for herpetologists, tropical biologists, and developmental biologists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 240, 103 colour illustrations, 80 black & white line drawings, 57 maps. BIC Classification: PSVW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416755
ISBN
9781421416755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.16

Hardback. Addresses fundamental aspects of the interactions between mosquitoes and the viruses and bacteria that infect them. This title describes host-parasite interactions and mosquito immune responses to their pathogens and bacteria and the characteristics of arboviruses and viruses infecting only mosquitoes. Num Pages: 592 pages, 92 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1722. Transmission of Viruses and Interactions with Bacteria. 592 pages, 92 illustrations. Addresses fundamental aspects of the interactions between mosquitoes and the viruses and bacteria that infect them. This title describes host-parasite interactions and mosquito immune responses to their pathogens and bacteria and the characteristics of arboviruses and viruses infecting only mosquitoes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: MJCJ; PSVT7. Dimension: 250 x 196 x 42. Weight: 1730.
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845932428
ISBN
9781845932428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 224.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Old Street Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906964917
ISBN
9781906964917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

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