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Welcome to the February Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's guide to new
and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the environment.
Backlist Bargains 2007 Our annual sale of 2500 titles from major publishers at significant price reductions is still available until the end of March. We have just updated our bargain selection with more titles, such as: Marine Ecosystems and Climate Variation (reduced to GBP19.99 from GBP35) Small Woodland Creatures (reduced to GBP8.99 from GBP12.50) The Cuckoos (reduced to GBP39.99 from GBP95) more... Conferences 2007 After last year's exceptionally busy season, we are now in the first planning stages for this year's conferences in the UK and elsewhere. We'll be selling books at the following conferences and would be delighted to meet you at our stand!
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| Mammals | Go to subject web page |
European Research on Cetaceans, Volume 20 Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society Edited by PGH Evans and I Kuklik Proceedings of the conference in Gdynia (Poland) 2-7 April 2006. .... | - | ECS CD | 2007 | #163857A | £25.95 BUY |
A Natural History and Field Guide Mark Wainwright From the raucous mantled howler monkeys and the charismatic white-nosed coatis to the elusive jaguar, The Mammals of Costa Rica offers authoritative accounts of the .... | 468 pages | 279 colour illus, 144 halftones, 125 maps | Cornell UP Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0801445892 | #165580A | £34.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0801473756 | #165581A | £15.95 BUY |
Bill Breed and Fred Ford Australia's native rodents are the most ecologically diverse family of living Australian mammals. There are about 70 species - all within the sub-family Murinae - representing .... | 144 pages | CSIRO Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0643091661 | #165718A | £18.50 BUY |
Echolocation by Dolphins Peter Dobbins Many of the dolphin's sensory abilities seem "beyond explanation" but, in Sound Sense, Peter Dobbins demonstrates that dolphin research has come a long way in the past .... | 300 pages | 150 illus | Springer Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0387302573 | #165828A | £16.50 BUY |
South American Camelids Research, Volume 1 Proceedings of the 4th European symposium on South American camelids and DECAMA European seminar Edited by Martina Gerken and Carlo Renieri This collection of papers brings experience of both South American and European experts together. It considers current trends in reproduction, nutrition, health, fibre .... | 308 pages | Wageningen Academic Pbk | 2006 | 9076998981 | #166028A | £65.00 BUY |
Monika Braun and F Dieterlein This volume deals with insectivores, lagomorphs, rodents, carnivores and even-toed ungulates. .... | 704 pages | 139 col photos, 219 diagrams, distribution maps | Ulmer Verlag Hbk | 2005 | 3800142465 | #165685A | £57.00 BUY |
| Birds | Go to subject web page |
Edited by Jonathan Elphick Traces the world migration routes of over 100 species. An illustrated introduction explains flight techniques, feeding, biology and navigation including the amazing .... | 180 pages | Colour photos, maps | Natural History Museum Hbk | 2007 | 0565092189 | #165481A | £19.99 BUY |
An Illustrated Guide and Checklist Morten Strange Fraser's Hill is an elevated area just north of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This guide describes 95 bird species, and includes an annotated checklist of 308 species. .... | 120 pages | Select Books Pbk | 2004 | 9810499302 | #165531A | £13.50 BUY |
The Birds of the Banc d'Arguin
Paul Isenmann The Banc d'Arguin in Mauritania is the foremost wintering ground for wading birds and the largest breeding area for colonial waterbirds in all of West Africa. .... | FIBA 2006 | #164892A | £19.95 BUY |
Cantos de las Aves de Cuba / Bird Songs in Cuba
George B Raynard and Orlando H Garrido Studies of endemic Cuban birds offer a rich field, not only of vocalizations, but also of little known life histories for many of the species. This two CD set contains songs, .... | 2-CD set | Cornell LO CD | 2006 | #166142A | £18.95 BUY |
Rosemary Low A Century of Parrots tells the story of the trappers, the dealers and smugglers, and the collectors who contributed to the decline of so many parrot species; and of the .... | 290 pages | colour plates, b&w photos | Rosemary Low Hbk | 2006 | 0953133753 | #165614A | £15.75 BUY |
Ecologische Atlas van de Paarse Strandloper en de Steenloper aan de Flaamse Kust, 1947-2005
M Becuwe et al Ecological Atlas of the Purple Sandpiper and the Turnstone on the Flemish Coast, Belgium 1947-2005. Numbers, habitat use, activity system and behaviour. .... | 183 pages | colour photos, diagrams | VLIZ Pbk | 2006 | 9081008129 | #165102A | £33.50 BUY |
The Search for Proof in a Flooded Wilderness Geoffrey E Hill The last documented sighting of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker--one of the rarest and most intriguing animals in the world--was noted over 50 years ago. Long thought to be .... | 288 pages | 59 halftones, 11 line illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0195323467 | #166110A | £14.99 BUY |
The ptarmigan is one of only two species of grouse in Spain, and its habitat is restricted to the Pyrenees. This book deals with the status of the population and .... | 271 pages | OAPN Pbk | 2006 | 8480146680 | #166086A | £29.95 BUY |
Carl-Albrecht von Treuenfels Cranes, long-necked and long-legged birds of the Gruiformes order who mate for life, have fascinated many cultures. In Japan, they are a symbol of longevity and a happy .... | 240 pages | 150 photos | Abrams Hbk | 2007 | 0810993325 | #165569A | £25.00 BUY |
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Jonathan Alderfer Featuring 200 species, this guide groups birds by family rather than alphabetically, as approved by the American Ornithological Association. A quick-reference alphabetical .... | 272 pages | colour illus | National Geographic Pbk | 2006 | 1426200072 | #165530A | £8.99 BUY |
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: New York
Jonathan Alderfer Featuring 200 species, this guide groups birds by family rather than alphabetically, as approved by the American Ornithological Association. A quick-reference alphabetical .... | 272 pages | colour illus | National Geographic Pbk | 2006 | 079225564X | #165529A | £8.99 BUY |
Philip's Guide to Birds of Britain and Ireland
Lars Svensson A rapid identification guide to more than 500 species of resident and regular migrant birds in compact, pocket-sized format for use in the field. .... | 380 pages | Philip's Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0540089699 | #165691A | £9.99 BUY |
Heather Angel This book portrays the activities of puffins during their breeding season. .... | 960 pages | Col photos | Evans Mitchell Books Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1901268195 | #161496A | £9.99 BUY |
Stephen Moss A celebration of the world's favourite birds, as chosen by the general public, including the most glamorous and gorgeous birds, from penguins to hummingbirds. Through a web-site .... | 192 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0007230257 | #161729A | £16.99 BUY |
A Comprehensive Field Guide to Southern Africa's 950 Species Edited by Hugh Chittenden The Roberts Guide comprises some 185 individual plates, all annotated to highlight key identifying characters and all accompanied by field texts drawn from the most .... | 448 pages | colour illus | Africa Geographic Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0620375574 | #164925A | £16.99 BUY |
Summer Birding on the Central Algarve
JN Hardacre Detailed site information, bird lists, and plenty of background information make this a useful guide for tourists. .... | 124 pages | colour photos, maps | Hardacre Pbk | 2006 | 0955230209 | #165464A | £12.95 BUY |
Vögel beobachten in Norddeutschland Die besten Beobachtungsgebiete zwischen Sylt und Niederrhein Christoph Moning and Felix Weiss Guide to birding sites in Northern Germany. .... | 352 pages | 200 colour photos, maps | Kosmos Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 3440107795 | #165537A | £20.95 BUY |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Amphibians and Reptiles of Brunei A Pocket Guide Indraneil Das | 200 pages | Natural History Publications Pbk | 2007 | 9838121193 | #165802A | £16.95 BUY |
The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State Identification, Natural History, and Conservation James P Gibbs, Alvin R Breisch et al This is the first ever guide to the amphibians and reptiles of New York State, a large and heavily populated state that hosts a surprisingly diverse and interesting community .... | 496 pages | 48 halftones, 65 maps, 15 line illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0195304306 | #166136A | £45.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0195304446 | #166135A | £19.99 BUY |
Neues Quellenverzeichnis der Gürtelschweife und Schildechsen (Reptilia, Cordylidae and Gerrhosauridae) Klaus Adolphs Extensive bibliography covering these lizards from Africa and Madagascar. Well over 1300 references are quoted, each with information about taxa and subjects. The bibliography .... | 303 pages | - | Squamata Verlag Hbk | 2006 | 3980508617 | #165644A | £37.00 BUY |
Biology and Conservation of Florida Turtles
Edited by Peter A Meylan Comprehensive summary of all 25 freshwater turtle, marine turtle, and tortoise species occurring in Florida, including descriptions, distributions, habitats, ecology and .... | 376 pages | 163 full-color photographs and 32 color maps | Chelonian Research Foundation Hbk | 2006 | #165648A | £68.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | #165647A | £54.00 BUY |
Biology and Conservation of Ridley Sea Turtles
Edited by Pamela T Plotkin The smallest of the sea turtles, olive and Kemp's ridleys are the only marine turtles to exhibit mass-nesting behavior, known as arribadas. This fascinating phenomenon, during .... | 384 pages | 64 illus | Johns Hopkins UP Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0801886112 | #165651A | £40.00 BUY |
Krystal Tolley and Marius Burger Chameleons of Southern Africa explores this interesting group of lizards and discusses their strange and unusual, sometimes unnerving, characteristics. It presents .... | 100 pages | 200 colour photos, 27 maps | Struik Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1770073752 | #166148A | £9.99 BUY |
A Natural History of the Diamondback Terrapin Barbara Brennessel Presents a natural history of the diamondback terrapin. Focusing on the northern diamondback, this book examines its evolution, physiology, adaptations, behavior, growth .... | 219 pages | Col plares, b/w photos, illus, figs | New England UP Hbk | 2006 | 1584655364 | #165439A | £15.95 BUY |
Guide des Serpents d'Afrique Occidentale Savane et Désert Jean Francois Trape and Youssouph Mane Identification guide to the 81 currently known snakes found in Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Also covers ecology, distribution and snake bites. .... | 226 pages | 152 illus | IRD 2006 | 2709916002 | #165435A | £26.95 BUY |
The New Encyclopedia of Snakes
Christopher Mattison A guide to snake classification, behaviour, breeding and evolution. It covers the most popular aspects of snake biology. It includes colour photographs that show the .... | 272 pages | 200 colour illus | Cassell Illustrated Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1844035719 | #165570A | £30.00 BUY |
| Fishes | Go to subject web page |
The Freshwater Fishes of British Columbia
JD McPhail The comprehensive species accounts aid accurate identification and consist of an illustration, the scientific and common names of the fish, its distinguishing .... | 524 pages | Alberta UP Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0888644671 | #165573A | £49.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 088864468X | #165572A | £21.99 BUY |
with descriptions of nine new S Kullander and JG Ferreira Cichla, with the junior synonym Acharnes, is widely distributed in the Amazon, Tocantins, and Orinoco river basins, and in the smaller rivers draining the Guianas to .... | 110 pages | 93 illus, 27 tables | Pfeil Pbk | 2006 | 3899370643 | #165610A | £38.00 BUY |
Gunnar Jonsson and Jonbjorn Palsson This encyclopedia of Icelandic fishes covers 340 species in detail; genetics, ecology and habitats, characteristics and colour, size and more. .... | 336 pages | watercolour illus | Edda Hbk | 2006 | 9979219386 | #166046A | £259.00 BUY |
| Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, Vol. II: Isopoda
GO Sars The second volume of Sars's comprehensive "Account of the Crustacea of Norway", Isopoda covered all known Norwegian isopods - both aquatic and terrestrial - at the time of .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | 2007 | 1904690505 | #166092A | £19.50 BUY |
An Account of the Crustacea of Norway, Vol. IV: Copepoda (Calanoida)
GO Sars The fourth volume of Sars's comprehensive "Account of the Crustacea of Norway", Copepoda (Calanoida) covered all known Norwegian Calanoida - both freshwater and marine - at the .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | 2006 | 1904690459 | #166093A | £19.50 BUY |
Manual with Keys and Illustration | Wako Yosho-Hanbai K.K 2005 | 448601572X | #165980A | £235.00 BUY |
Atlas of Japanese Scarabaeoidea, Volume 1: Coprophagous Group
Edited by Shinya Kawai et al Contains all 152 species and 9 subspecies of dung beetles in Japan. Each species is shown on one full page with more than 10 detailed, high quality photographs. .... | 189 pages | Col photos | Roppon-Ashi Entomological Book Hbk | 2005 | 4902649020 | #165423A | £216.00 BUY |
Charles D Michener In this extensive update of his definitive reference, Charles D. Michener reveals a diverse fauna that numbers more than 17,000 species and ranges from the common honeybee .... | 1016 pages | 48 color photos, 40 b&w illustrations, 434 line drawings | Johns Hopkins UP Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0801885736 | #165652A | £120.00 BUY |
DR Khanna and PR Yadav Comprehensive treatment of the morphology, anatomy, and physiology of coelenterates. .... | 393 pages | line drawings | Discovery Hbk | 2005 | 8183560210 | #165687A | £48.50 BUY |
Sergei A Toropov and Alexander B Zhdanko The first volume of the book combines characters of scientific edition and photo album and may be used as an illustrated guide to butterflies of the superfamily of .... | 383 pages | 729 illus | Satento Hbk | 2006 | #165496A | £225.00 BUY |
The Butterflies of Cambridgeshire
Robin Field, V Perrin, L Bacon and Nick Greatorex-Davies Gives details of all the butterflies found within the current county boundary and Peterborough and includes distribution maps for all the current species. A chapter .... | 128 pages | Butterfly Conservation Pbk | 2006 | 095543470X | #165678A | £13.95 BUY |
Butterflies of the World, Supplement 13: Revision of the Genus Parides An Unended Quest Tommaso Racheli | 115 pages | line drawings, distribution maps | Goecke & Evers Antiq. Pbk | 2006 | 3937783245 | #057610A | £59.00 BUY |
Candoninae (Ostracoda) from the Pilbara region in Western Australia
Ivana Karanovic The monograph describes the Candoninae fauna of the Pilbara region, containing 84 species and 12 genera, of which 83 species and 11 genera are endemic. The Pilbara region .... | 432 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 9004156933 | #165480A | £107.00 BUY |
The Chiasognathinae of the Andes Taxonomy, Ethology, Biogeography Fortuné Chalumeau and Bernard Brochier For the naturalist and the traveller, the American Andes are one of the richest parts of the world from a faunistic, geological and botanical point of view. F. Chalumeau and B. .... | 324 pages | 279 photos and drawings | Taita Publishers Hbk | 2007 | #166067A | £149.00 BUY |
Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History William J Bell, Louis M Roth and Christine A Nalepa This definitive volume provides a complete overview of suborder Blattaria, highlighting the diversity of these amazing insects in their natural environments. .... | 272 pages | 92 halftones, 71 line drawings | Johns Hopkins UP Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0801886163 | #165653A | £66.50 BUY |
Natalie GR Bergholz The periodic flood pulse of the Amazon River has been the main controlling factor in the local ecosystems for at least two million years. Numerous adaptations, in some cases .... | 198 pages | photos, graphs, maps | Pensoft Pbk | 2007 | 9546422908 | #165551A | £59.00 BUY |
Fauna Sinica: Insecta, Volume 43: Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Catantopidae
Li Hongchang and Xia Kailing | 736 pages | Science Press Hbk | 2006 | #162438A | £48.00 BUY |
The Genitalia of the Tortricidae
FN Pierce and JW Metcalfe Continuing F.N. Pierce's series on the Genitalia of the British Lepidoptera, "Tortricidae" was first published in 1922. Though they are regarded as invaluable for .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | 2006 | 1904690440 | #166091A | £25.95 BUY |
The Insects of Japan, Volume 1: Bethylidae (Hymenoptera)
Mamoru Terayama Treats 17 genera and 86 species. .... | 314 pages | 467 illus, 9 tables | Entomological Society of Japan Hbk | 2006 | #165225A | £75.00 BUY |
The Insects of Japan, Volume 2: The Suborder Tubulifera (Thysanoptera)
Shuji Okajima Treats 75 genera and 235 species. .... | 720 pages | more than 1000 illus | Entomological Society of Japan Hbk | 2006 | #165226A | £99.00 BUY |
Phyllobiini, Polydrusini and Katsura Morimoto, Hiroaki Kojima and Sumiaki Miyakawa Treats 3 tribes, 28 genera and 72 species. .... | 406 pages | 898 illus, 16 colour plates | Entomological Society of Japan Hbk | 2006 | #165228A | £85.00 BUY |
Finding the Spots and Connecting the Dots John Acorn The first regional field guide for North American ladybirds. With colour photographs and illustrations on 70 different species, Acorn guides readers to discover rare and unique .... | 200 pages | colour photos and illus | Alberta UP Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0888643810 | #165571A | £16.50 BUY |
De Libellen (Odonata) van België (Dragonflies of Belgium) Verspreiding - Evolutie - Habitats Edited by Geert De Knijf, Anny Anselin, Philippe Goffart and Marc Tailly This atlas presents the state of the art on Odonata in Belgium. More than 65.000 records were collected by more than 500 volunteers. .... | 368 pages | colour photos | INBO Pbk | 2006 | #165564A | £32.50 BUY |
Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae: Caradrinini M Fibinger and H Hacker | 400 pages | 11 colour plates, 75 genitalia plates | Apollo Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | #138334A | £142.00 BUY |
of the Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius (Linnaeus, 1758) R Steiner, G Hermann and J Settele Presents the results of a study on a formerly large metapopulation of the Scarce Swallowtail in South-Western Germany. In particular, habitat preferences of eggs and .... | 172 pages | colour photos, graphs | Pensoft Pbk | 2007 | 9546422894 | #165499A | £59.90 BUY |
Philip's Guide to Butterflies of Britain and Ireland
Jeremy A Thomas Provides comprehensive coverage of all resident butterflies as well as regular migrants to Britain and Ireland. This book offers an introduction to butterflies, explaining the .... | 380 pages | Philip's Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 054008980X | #165682A | £9.99 BUY |
De Schelpen van Schiermonnikoog, Deel 2: 40 Minder Algemene Soorten
TW De Boer This second volume is a photographic guide to the less commonly found shells on the beaches of Schiermonnikoog (wadden sea). .... | 51 pages | Schelpenmuseum Pbk | 2006 | 9080997420 | #166116A | £9.95 BUY |
Die Seidenbiene Collectes Daviesanus Smith 1846 Lebensstrategie einer Spezialisierten Wildbiene Jurgen Esser | 182 pages | Col photos, maps, figs, illus | NIBUK Pbk | 2005 | 3931921085 | #165421A | £25.50 BUY |
| Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
Ancient Life and Modern Approaches Abstracts of the Second International Palaeontological Congress Edited by Qun Yang et al Abstracts of the conference held June 17-21 in Peking University, Beijing. .... | 553 pages | Geological Pub House 2006 | #166141A | £63.00 BUY |
Fossil Facts and Dinosaur Digs John Acorn Alberta is well known for its fossil treasures. This book features 80 of the most noteworthy fossils, fossil locations, and fossil hunters. Includes dinosaurs, the .... | 200 pages | colour photos | Alberta UP Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0888644817 | #165574A | £14.99 BUY |
Die Fossillagerstätte Schamhaupten This special issue contains the following 3 papers: .... | 102 pages | Pfeil Pbk | 2007 | 3899370619 | #166043A | £14.95 BUY |
Sylvain Adnet | 128 pages | illus, tables, plates | Pfeil Pbk | 2006 | 3899370694 | #165607A | £86.00 BUY |
Siliceous Plankton through Time Contents: Preface.- Radiolaria - Siliceous plankton through time.- Turonian Radiolarians from Karnezeika, Argolis Peninsula, Peloponnesus.- Radiolarian correlation of Jurassic .... | 120 pages | Birkhauser Pbk | 2007 | 3764383437 | #165976A | £145.50 BUY |
| Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 52
Edited by David Sims Contents: 1. The Biology of Glass Sponges .... | 392 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0123737184 | #166134A | £99.00 BUY |
Richard C Newell Richard Newell's comprehensive and extremely approachable work on intertidal animals will be invaluable to anyone studying the intertidal zone, and the biology of the .... | CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation CD | 2007 | 1904690491 | #166094A | £19.50 BUY |
Diatoms of Lakes Prespa and Ohrid (Macedonia)
Zlatko Levkov, Svetislav Krstic, Ditmar Metzeltin and Horst Lange-Bertalot Offers the results of a three year basic taxonomical research in the area. A total of 500 taxa is presented, 70 being described as new taxa ( 1 new genus, 66 species and 3 .... | 649 pages | 242 plates with 2650 figures | Gantner Hbk | 2007 | 3906166430 | #165732A | £121.00 BUY |
A Photographic Guide to Coral Reefs of the Southern Pacific Achim Nimmerfroh Photo identification guide to the fauna found on the coral reefs of the Fiji Islands. .... | 320 pages | colour photos | Nimmerfroh Pbk | 2006 | 3925919821 | #165577A | £32.00 BUY |
The Mesoscale Structure of the Epipelagic Ecosystem of the Open Northern Arabian Sea
Edited by K Banse and SA Piontkovsky Presents the results of the 30th cruise of R/V Professor Vodyanitsky of the Institute of Biology of Southern Seas (IBSS) in February-April 1990, the last .... | 248 pages | diagrams | Universities Press Pbk | 2006 | 8173714967 | #165801A | £24.95 BUY |
Monitoring in Coastal Environments Using Foraminifera and Thecamoebian Indicators
DB Scott, C Schafer and F Medioli Foraminifera and thecamoebians are highly sensitive to environmental stress (natural or anthropogenic). This feature means that they can be used to biologically characterize a .... | 177 pages | B/w photos, figs tabs, maps | CUP Hbk | 2001 | 0521561736 | #111458A | £80.00 BUY Pbk | 2007 | 0521021146 | #166078A | £24.99 BUY |
Movement and Energy Metabolism of Marine Planktonic Organisms
EV Pavlova This monograph generalizes multi-year investigations on the energy metabolism and motility of marine planktonic organisms, from flagellated algae to salps, from different .... | 216 pages | diagrams | Universities Press Pbk | 2006 | 8173714959 | #165803A | £24.95 BUY |
An Exploration of Life in our Seas CD of wildlife recordings from the British Library Sound Archive. .... | Duration: 67 minutes | NSA CD | 2007 | 0712305262 | #165554A | £8.47 BUY |
Tropical Diatoms of South America, II Special remarks on biogeographic disjunction Ditmar Metzeltin and Horst Lange-Bertalot Covers geographically the area from Paraguay to continental Central America, Caribbean Islands and Florida. 190 taxa are described as new to science (in addition to the 202 .... | 879 pages | 298 plates with 3688 figures | Gantner Hbk | 2007 | 3906166570 | #165734A | £141.00 BUY |
365 Days Jeffrey L Rotman Features undersea photography taken by Jeff Rotman, who has spent over thirty years photographing life in our planet's seas and oceans. This title includes a variety of .... | 744 pages | 365 colour illus | Abrams Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0810993112 | #165818A | £19.95 BUY |
| General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery David Attenborough, Susan Owens, Martin Clayton and Rea Alexandratos Accompanies the exhibition "Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery", at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse, 2 March - 16 September .... | 224 pages | 160 colour illus | Royal Collection Publications Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 190216346X | #158384A | £18.95 BUY |
Painting with Watercolours Siriol Sherlock Sherlock covers the various materials as well as the more traditional and more experimental techniques. The authoritative text is complemented by stunning .... | 128 pages | 100 col illus | Batsford Hbk | 2004 | 071348862X | #143842A | £17.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0713490527 | #165793A | £14.99 BUY |
John Hix The Glasshouse traces the evolution of glass enclosures from the mid-seventeenth century when the desire to nurture exotic plants in a foreign and often hostile climate led to .... | 240 pages | illus | Phaidon Pbk | 2005 | 0714845256 | #154581A | £24.95 BUY |
How to Photograph Absolutely Everything: Successful Pictures from Your Digital Camera
Tom Ang Provides photographs and instructions to discover what equipment you'll need, the best approach for each subject and to compose, light, frame and take shots. This work .... | 384 pages | Dorling Kindersley Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1405319852 | #165627A | £25.00 BUY |
National Audubon Society Guide to Landscape Photography
Tim Fitzharris Step-by-step instructions, pictograms, and before-and-after comparisons provide a complete course in capturing a landscape's natural beauty. Renowned photographer Tim .... | 168 pages | col photos | Firefly Books Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 155407195X | #165533A | £16.95 BUY |
Pencils, Patience and Primates The Life and Art of David Dancey-Wood David Dancey-Wood For the first time ever the work of wildlife artist David Dancey-Wood has been collated into this single volume. "Pencils, Patience and Primates" opens a portfolio of his work .... | 187 pages | colour & b&w illus | Hawksbill Hbk | 2007 | 0955494605 | #165988A | £40.00 BUY |
Robert Wight and the Botanical Drawings of Rungiah & Govindoo
HJ Nolte This trilogy forms the second in a series of illustrated works devoted to collections of botanical drawings made by Indian artists for Scottish surgeon-botanists, held in the .... | 420 pages | 3 volumes in slipcase, b&w illus, colour illus | Edinburgh RBG Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | #166041A | Normally £95.00 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £50.00 |
When a Gene Makes You Smell Like a Fish ... And Other Tales About the Genes in Your Body Lisa Chiu From the gene that causes people to age prematurely to the "bitter gene" that may spawn broccoli haters, this book explores a few of the more exotic locales on the human .... | 288 pages | 75 line illus | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0195169948 | #157296A | £15.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0195327063 | #165711A | £9.99 BUY |
| Regional & Travel | Go to subject web page |
Arktis i Eventyrernes Fotspor (Arctic in Adventurous Footsteps)
Pal Hermansen Stunning photographs of wildlife and scenery of the North - Arctic Canada, Greenland, Svalbard and Frans Josef Land. .... | 192 pages | colour photos | Orion Forlag AS Hbk | 2005 | 8245807478 | #162259A | £47.95 BUY |
Ein Fuhrer durch die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt der Sahara mit Bestimmungstabellen Edited by Peter Dittrich Identification guide to the flora and fauna of the Sahara. Reprint of the second edition (1983) with updated chacklists of the mammals, reptiles, amphibians and scorpions. .... | 226 pages | b&w illus | Chimaira Pbk | 2005 | 3930612909 | #164828A | £21.95 BUY |
Klas-Rune Johansson This title by one of Sweden's foremost nature photographers describes the flora of the Stockholm archipelago. .... | 192 pages | colour photos | Wahlstr”m & Widstrand Hbk | 2007 | 9146204016 | #166003A | £21.95 BUY |
Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany David Blackbourn Traces the rise of the German nation through the development of water and landscape. David Blackbourn begins his environmental history in the mid-1700s, with Frederick the .... | 466 pages | Illus | Norton Hbk | 2006 | 0393062120 | #165447A | £20.95 BUY |
A Continent, a Scientist and a Kangaroo Tim Flannery Tim Flannery writes a love letter to Australia, his homeland, drawing on three decades of extensive travel, research and field work to reveal its unique nature. Flannery shows .... | 272 pages | Penguin Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0141026944 | #165568A | £8.99 BUY |
Investigating Prehistoric Land Divisions Andrew Fleming First published in 1988, "The Dartmoor Reaves" is a classic story of archaeological fieldwork and discovery, and a winner of the Archaeological Book Award. This major new .... | 224 pages | 48 colour illus, 48 b&w illus | Windgather Press Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1905119151 | #165994A | £19.99 BUY |
An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples Tim Flannery Originally published in 2001, now available again in paperback. .... | 404 pages | B/w photos | Penguin Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0141026936 | #165566A | £9.99 BUY |
Exploring Woodland: Peak District and Central England
The Woodland Trust A new volume in the series of guides from The Woodland Trust that describe and illustrate 101 beautiful woodland sites in different regions and countries throughout .... | 128 pages | 50 colour photos | Frances Lincoln Pbk | 2007 | 0711226601 | #165493A | £7.99 BUY |
Exploring Woodland: The Southeast of England
The Woodland Trust A new volume in the series of guides from The Woodland Trust that describe and illustrate 101 beautiful woodland sites in different .... | 128 pages | 50 colour photos | Frances Lincoln Pbk | 2007 | 0711226598 | #165492A | £7.99 BUY |
Fauna of Manipur, Part 1: Vertebrates and Animal Fossils
Zoological Survey of India | 234 pages | Tabs, plates, maps | Zoological Survey Hbk | 2005 | 8181710436 | #165686A | £63.00 BUY |
The Grasslands of the United States An Environmental History James E Sherow This unique survey of the environmental history of the Great Plains explores the ecological, social, and economic relationship between humans and the North American .... | 350 pages | ABC-Clio Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1851097201 | #157886A | £52.50 BUY |
Rosemary Parslow About 30 miles south-west of Land's end is the low group of rocks and islands that form the Isles of Scilly. Mysterious, romantic and beautiful, they have long exercised the .... | 336 pages | 32 col plates, 250 b/w illus | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 000220150X | #127510A | £45.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0002201518 | #127511A | £25.00 BUY |
Mediterranean Island Landscapes Natural and Cultural Approaches Edited by IN Vogiatzakis, G Pungetti and AM Mannion Mediterranean islands exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402050631 | #165871A | £96.00 BUY |
Life and Death in the African Bush Mark Ross and David Reesor A field guide to the predators of the African bush. Each chapter is devoted to a predator - lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas and crocodiles - and delves into their .... | 208 pages | 175 colour photos, removable fold-out field guide | Abrams Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0810993015 | #165819A | £19.95 BUY |
Sounds of the British Coastline A journey in sound along the shores of Britain Richard Ranft Atmospheric recordings from the British Library Sound Archive take you on a journey around Britain's spectacular coastline. .... | running time: approx 70 minutes | NSA CD | 2007 | 0712305335 | #165555A | £8.47 BUY |
David N Thomas This timely book explores how life survives the extreme conditions of one of the most sensitive and inhospitable parts of the planet, which has for centuries fascinated .... | 72 pages | colour illus | Natural History Museum Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0565092170 | #165659A | £9.99 BUY |
Walking & Birdwatching in South West Turkey With Botanical & Historical Notes Paul Hope This guide is packed with useful information for a birdwatching trip to southwest Turkey. It describes 16 walks complete with maps, bird and flower checklists; and a .... | 192 pages | colour photos, maps | Paul Hope Pbk | 2005 | 9750015525 | #166053A | £12.00 BUY |
David Chapman A celebration of the natural history of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It features 40 sites - the best places to see flora and fauna in a variety of habitats across the .... | 256 pages | colour photos | Alison Hodge Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0906720516 | #165817A | £14.95 BUY |
Wildlife Traveller: Scottish Islands
Richard Row Explores the diversity of Scotland's wildlife and the habitats that sustain it. This book contains the information you need to identify where to go and when for the best .... | 96 pages | 85 colour photos | Pocket Mountains Pbk | 2006 | 0955082242 | #165515A | £6.99 BUY |
Wildlife Traveller: Scottish Mainland
Richard Row Explores the diversity of Scotland's wildlife and the habitats that sustain it. This book contains the information you need to identify where to go and when, for the best .... | 96 pages | 84 colour photos | Pocket Mountains Pbk | 2006 | 0955082234 | #165514A | £6.99 BUY |
A Complete Reference Manual John H Rappole A guide to the wildlife of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. .... | 400 pages | 1040 illus | Pennsylvania UP Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0812239822 | #165612A | £32.50 BUY |
| Botany & Plant Science | Go to subject web page |
Mohan Pradhan This is the first comprehensive guide-book on the Orchids of the North East Indian Region. A region comprising of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, .... | 236 pages | 120 colour illus | Vedams Hbk | 2006 | 8190272810 | #165483A | £92.00 BUY |
Mohan Pradhan This is the first comprehensive guide-book on the Orchids of Sikkim in over a century. 100 of the most beautiful and some rarely seen orchids are illustrated. The book .... | 232 pages | 120 colour illus | Vedams Hbk | 2005 | 8190272802 | #165484A | £92.00 BUY |
Algae of Australia: Introduction
This introductory volume includes essays on the history of research on Australian algae, their classification, fossil record, systematic relationships, ecology, biogeography and .... | 744 pages | CSIRO Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 064309377X | #165720A | £82.95 BUY |
Alpine and Subalpine Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies and the Columbia Mountains Neil L Jennings Alpine Beauty explores the wildflowers and flowering shrubs commonly found in the subalpine and alpine environments in the Rocky Mountains of western Canada. Due to harsh .... | 224 pages | 200 colour photos | Heritage House Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1894765834 | #166103A | £19.99 BUY |
AI Ottesen Field guide to the coniferous trees of Iceland. .... | 112 pages | colour photos, illus | Sumarhasid og Gardurinn 2006 | 9979978406 | #166049A | £47.00 BUY |
La Biodiversité du Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis - Atlas de la Flore Sauvage
S Filoche, G Arnal and J Moret This atlas shows the distribution of 947 vascular plants in the Seine-Saint-Denis, northeast of Paris. Includes photos, and information on status, distribution and .... | 504 pages | BIOTOPE Parth‚nope Hbk | 2006 | 2914817142 | #166010A | £63.00 BUY |
Biology and Ecology of Norway Spruce
Edited by Mark G Tjoelker, Adam Boratynski and Wladyslaw Bugala Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) is an important tree species with a remarkable natural range throughout Europe and Asia, ranging from the Balkan Peninsula to Siberia in the .... | 480 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402048408 | #165867A | £123.00 BUY |
Vojtech Holubec and Pavel Krivka The first flora of this region to be published in English, this illustrated flora describes 509 species. .... | 392 pages | more than 700 colour photos, drawings, distribution maps | Loxia 2006 | 8090254136 | #164277A | £65.00 BUY |
Classic Irises and the Men and Women Who Created Them
Clarence Mahan Irises are one of the world's most popular garden plants. That was not always so. The story of how several men and women transformed relatively unimpressive iris species into .... | 416 pages | Krieger Hbk | 2006 | 1575242818 | #160940A | £58.50 BUY |
(Empordà wetlands, NE Spain) Pujadas, Rosa Trobajo Diatoms are an important and often dominant component of periphyton, and their contribution to primary production in aquatic systems has largely been underestimated. .... | 210 pages | 123 micrographs on 16 plates | Gantner Hbk | 2007 | 390616652X | #166006A | £55.50 BUY |
The Elements of Organic Gardening Highgrove, Clarence House, Birkhall The Prince of Wales and Stephanie Donaldson This book describes the organic practices that have turned Highgrove into one of the finest gardens in the country. The same organic principles are also employed at Clarence .... | 176 pages | 200 colour photos | Weidenfeld & Nicolson Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0297844164 | #166025A | £20.00 BUY |
Flora Vascolare del Sulcis (Sardegna Sud-Occidentale, Italia)
Gianluigi Bacchetta Describes the vascular flora of Sulcis (Southwest Sardinia). .... | 350 pages | Universidad del Pais Vasco Pbk | 2006 | #165747A | £30.50 BUY |
Flora de la República de Cuba, Series A: Plantas Vasculares, Fasicúlo 12 Orchidaceae, I - II
Helga Dietrich, Hagen Stenzel and Berthold Möbus Part I: Parte General; Part II: Pleurothallidineae, 1 (Generos 53 -61). With keys to genera and species. .... | 266 pages | 44 colour plates, 52 b&w plates, 50 dot maps | Koeltz Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 3906166589 | #166007A | £55.50 BUY |
Flora de la República de Cuba, Series A: Plantas Vasculares, Fasicúlo 13 Malvaceae
Fabiola Areces Berazain and Paul A Fryxell Latin names, sysnonyms, descriptions, distribution, chromosome numbers, uses, common names. .... | 228 pages | 86 dot maps, 25 figures | Koeltz Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 3906166597 | #166008A | £48.00 BUY |
Edited by TF Daniel | California AS 2005 | #163954A | £12.50 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Begoniaceae (2006)
V Plana, MJS Sands and HJ Beentje | 23 pages | line drawings, ditribution map | Kew RBG Pbk | 2006 | 1842461613 | #164418A | £13.99 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Bignoniaceae & Cobaeaceae (2006)
S Bidgood, B Verdcourt and K Vollesen | 52 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG Pbk | 2006 | 1842461516 | #164419A | £15.99 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Gesneriaceae (2006)
Iain Darbyshire | 75 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG Pbk | 2006 | 1842461664 | #164421A | £17.99 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Hypoxidaceae (2006)
J Wiland-Szymanska and I Nordal | 25 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG Pbk | 2006 | 1842461672 | #164422A | £13.99 BUY |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Thelypteridaceae (2006)
B Verdcourt | 43 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG Pbk | 2006 | 1842461508 | #164424A | £13.99 BUY |
Florida Wild Flowers and Roadside Plants
CR Bell and BJ Taylor Reprinted from the original 1982 version (published by Laurel Hill). .... | 308 pages | 550 col illus, 512 drawings, 503 maps | North Carolina UP Hbk | 2007 | 0960868801 | #165525A | £18.50 BUY Pbk | 2007 | 0960868836 | #165526A | £12.95 BUY |
JF Morot-Gaudry, P Lea and JF Briat The openings offered by functional genomics reconciles organism biology and molecular biology, in order to define an integrative biology that should allow new insights about .... | 708 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1578085063 | #165756A | £66.90 BUY |
Phillip Cribb and David Du Puy Cymbidium are probably the most popular of all orchids. This book is a completely new treatment covering all the current known species. .... | 368 pages | maps, photos, paintings | Kew RBG Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1842461478 | #164439A | £40.00 BUY |
Edited by Peter King and Katherine Lambert Contains detailed articles on 600 of the best gardens in Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands, plus 500 shorter entries. .... | 608 pages | 150 colour photos | Frances Lincoln Pbk | 2007 | 0711226970 | #165660A | £14.99 BUY |
A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Together with an Account of The Botanical Collectors and Hybridists Employed by Them and a List of The Most Remarkable of Their Introductions James H Veitch Hortus Veitchii was originally published by the famous nursery firm of James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, London in 1906 to commemorate the huge contribution made by this firm to .... | 648 pages | 50 black and white, full page plates | Caradoc Doy Hbk | 2006 | 0955351502 | #165692A | £117.00 BUY |
The Identification of Medicinal Plants A Handbook of the Morphology of Botanicals in Commerce W Applequist This work describes morphological characteristics used to identify species of botanicals, specifically those that can be observed with a hand lens or dissecting .... | 231 pages | Missouri BG Hbk | 2006 | 0965555518 | #165807A | £66.00 BUY |
Index of Plant Chromosome Numbers, 2001-2003
Edited by Peter Goldblatt and Dale E Johnson | 242 pages | Missouri BG Pbk | 2006 | 1930723547 | #165809A | £29.50 BUY |
AI Ottesen and P Petursson Field guide to the deciduous trees of Iceland. .... | 112 pages | colour photos, illus | Sumarhasid og Gardurinn 2006 | 9979700807 | #166048A | £47.00 BUY |
Agricultural, commercial, ecological, legal, pharmacological and social aspects Edited by Robert J Bogers, Lyle E Craker and Dagmar Lange This book presents the opinions of an international panel of specialists that explored the agricultural, commercial, ecological, legal, pharmacological and social future of .... | 305 pages | Springer Pbk | 2007 | 1402054483 | #165877A | £42.50 BUY |
Neil Fletcher Lists over 320 species of wild flowers in the Western Mediterranean. This manual includes in-situ photographs and notes which help you identify wild flowers in the .... | 224 pages | colour illus | Dorling Kindersley Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1405318139 | #165583A | £9.99 BUY |
Comparative Biology and Evolution JT Columbus, EA Friar, CW Hamilton, JM Porter, LM Prince and MG Simpson This work contains 50 original scientific papers presented by leading scientists at the Third International Conference on the Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons, hosted .... | 735 pages | 2 volumes | Missouri BG Hbk | 2007 | #162458A | £73.00 BUY |
D Vrhovsek, G Kosi, A Krivograd Klemencic and N Smolar-Zvanut Presents a synthesis of new and known information on the biodiversity of cyanobacteria and algae in Slovenia. .... | 172 pages | ZRC Pbk | 2006 | 9616568485 | #166099A | £29.95 BUY |
Moss Flora of China, Volume 4: Bryaceae to Timmiaceae
Edited by Li Xing Jiang, Marshall R Crosby and Si He This is the sixth volume to be published in the series. It treats 32 genera and 206 specific and infraspecific taxa. The following taxa are treated: Bryaceae, Mniaceae, .... | 211 pages | Missouri BG Hbk | 2007 | 1930723571 | #159473A | £62.00 BUY |
The Names of the Ligneous Species of Middle Europe / Les Noms des Especes Ligneuses d'Europe Moyenne (Indigenous trees and shrubs as well as those frequently planted for commerce or ornament Jean-Louis Moret A five-language glossary with the names of trees: French, German, Italian, English and Latin. It is composed of two main parts: .... | 256 pages | Rossolis Pbk | 2006 | 2940365091 | #166113A | £26.95 BUY |
Native and Naturalized Trees of New England and Adjacent Canada A Field Guide Richard M DeGraaf and Paul E Sendak A diverse array of native coniferous and deciduous trees and, in some places, naturalized exotics comprises majestic northeastern forests and woodlands. This .... | 280 pages | New England UP Pbk | 2006 | 1584655453 | #165452A | £12.50 BUY |
The Reassuring Truth about Wildlife Gardens Ken Thompson In this illuminating book, Ken Thompson explains that encouraging wildlife is actually entirely compatible with ordinary gardening, costs next to nothing, and is almost .... | 183 pages | Illus | Eden Project Books Hbk | 2006 | 1903919681 | #158263A | £9.99 BUY Pbk | 2007 | 1905811144 | #166002A | £6.99 BUY |
Michel Viard This attractive two-volume box set offers practical information, a complete history, and a wealth of fascinating orchid facts. The first volume of "Orchids" includes a history .... | 192 pages | 2 volumes, 203 colour illus | Flammarion Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 2080305573 | #166026A | £19.95 BUY |
The Natural No-dig Way Charles Dowding Charles Dowding, who started the first vegetable box scheme in 1983, shares the philosophy, tips and techniques which have enabled him to run a successful organic .... | 192 pages | 32 colour plates | Green Books Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1903998913 | #166150A | £10.95 BUY |
An Illustrated Manual Ann Fowler Rhoads and Timothy A Block The second edition of "The Plants of Pennsylvania" identifies the nearly 3,400 species of trees, wildflowers, ferns, grasses, sedges, aquatic plants, and weeds native or .... | 1061 pages | 2645 line illus, 4 maps | Pennsylvania UP Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0812240030 | #165611A | £45.50 BUY |
Introduction to the Physiology and Handling of Fruit, Vegetables and Ornamentals R Wills et al Features extensive coverage of quality management in the handling, packaging and distribution of produce. .... | 252 pages | - | CABI Pbk | 2007 | 1845932277 | #165792A | £29.50 BUY |
Wildflowers of the Canadian Prairies Neil L Jennings Prairie Beauty explores the wildflowers and flowering shrubs commonly found in the prairie environment of western Canada. Written for the enjoyment of all who venture .... | 248 pages | 200 colour photos | Heritage House Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 1894765842 | #166104A | £21.50 BUY |
Edited by Royal Horticultural Society Find the right plants for your garden. This work contains over 4,000 fresh entries and you can browse through more than 73,000 plants. It includes handy contact details with .... | 956 pages | colour illus | Dorling Kindersley Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1405320656 | #165810A | £14.99 BUY |
Phenomenology, Mechanisms, and Adaptive Significance Edited by Stefano Mancuso and Sergey Shabala Rhythmic behaviour is quintessential to life itself. Advances in plant molecular biology, micro/nanotechnology and applied mathematics provide new tools for .... | 440 pages | 84 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 3540680691 | #164984A | £138.50 BUY |
Jerome Goutier An attactive 2-volume box set. The first volume, "The Art of the Rose", provides an illustrated history of roses and their present-day uses, from their Chinese origins to .... | 192 pages | 2 volumes, 200 colour illus | Flammarion Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 2080305557 | #166027A | £19.95 BUY |
Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3 Gefässpflanzen: Atlasband Edited by Eckehart J Jäger and Klaus Werner | 753 pages | 2814 b&w illus | Spektrum Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 3827418429 | #165084A | £33.00 BUY |
Biology, Development and Ecology Edited by SW Adkins, SC Navie and S Ashmore Substantial progress has been made in seed science during the past few years, emphasizing its important role in advancing plant biotechnology, agriculture, plant .... | 496 pages | CABI Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1845931971 | #165617A | £99.50 BUY |
The Story of Glasgow Botanic Gardens
Eric Curtis Compiled by former curator Eric Curtis, this is a visual and historical celebration, richly illustrated with colour photos throughout. .... | 192 pages | 110 colour photos | Argyll Publishing Hbk | 2006 | 1902831942 | #165517A | £15.99 BUY |
A Guide to Native and Exotic Flora Willow Zuchowski Ranging from miniature epiphytic orchids to towering trees, and from mangrove forests lining coastal waterways to high-elevation cloud forests, Costa Rica's rich and varied .... | 532 pages | 540 colour photos, 114 halftones, 56 line drawings | Cornell UP Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0801473748 | #165579A | £18.50 BUY Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0801445884 | #165578A | £34.50 BUY |
Wild Flower Walks of Southern Lakeland
Martin Varley Describes ten wild flower walks in the Southern area of the Lake District. .... | 64 pages | 120 colour photos, maps | Kingfisher Productions Pbk | | #166097A | £9.95 BUY |
Wild Flowers and Where to Find Them in the Chilterns
Laurie Fallows and Gay Fallows This handy paperback gives straightforward details of the identification, habitat, folklore, and culinary and medicinal use of all the common wild flowers of the Greater .... | Frances Lincoln Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0711227802 | #165584A | £7.99 BUY |
Sue Parker Pocket guide to identifying wild orchids and finding the best orchid sites in Wales .... | 68 pages | 70 colour photos | First Nature Pbk | 2006 | 0954955463 | #165491A | £7.95 BUY |
Wild Orchids of the Prairies and Great Plains Region of North America
P Martin Brown and S Folsom Native orchid expert and author Paul Martin Brown continues his successful series on the wild orchids of North America with Wild Orchids of the Prairies and Great Plains Region. .... | 342 pages | 275 full col photos, 79 line drawings, 90 maps | Florida University Presses Pbk | 2006 | 0813029759 | #165121A | £19.95 BUY |
Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains
George W Scotter and Halle Flygare The Rocky Mountains are natural botanical gardens of enormous diversity and interest. Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountains is a user-friendly field guide that features .... | 256 pages | col photos | Whitecap Books Pbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1552858480 | #165532A | £19.50 BUY |
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 3: Mountains, Moorland and Meadows
P O'Reilly and S Parker Pocket identification guide to wildflowers of mountains, moorland, heath and lowland meadows in Wales. .... | 68 pages | 120 colour photos | First Nature Pbk | 2006 | 0954955439 | #165488A | £6.50 BUY |
Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales, Volume 4: Waterside and Wetland
P O'Reilly and S Parker Pocket identification guide to wildflowers of rivers and streams, ponds, lakes, canals and fens in Wales. .... | 68 pages | 120 colour photographs | First Nature Pbk | 2006 | 0954955447 | #165489A | £6.50 BUY |
A Year in the Life of an English Meadow
Polly Devlin, Andy Garnett and Chris Smith Andy Garnett and his wife, the writer Polly Devlin, bought Cannwood Meadow in 1983. Realizing that this Somerset meadow, which has benefited from benign husbandry over many .... | 128 pages | Frances Lincoln Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0711227225 | #165626A | £20.00 BUY |
| Animal & General Biology | Go to subject web page |
Molecular and Cellular Biology Edited by Ricardo Cavicchioli A comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of the archaea. The book includes an opening chapter written by Carl Woese that examines the history of the archaea movement. Key .... | 576 pages | Blackwell Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1555813917 | #164606A | £87.00 BUY |
Concepts in Plant Metabolomics
Edited by Basil J Nikolau and Eve Syrkin Wurtele Analogous to genomics, which defines all genes in a genome irrespective of their functionality, metabolomics seeks to profile "all" metabolites in a biological sample .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402056079 | #165891A | £88.50 BUY |
Revealing the Natural History of Genes and Genomes Norman A Johnson Biology is often viewed today as a bipartisan field, with molecular level genetics guiding us into the future and natural history (including ecology, evolution, and .... | 256 pages | OUP Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0195306759 | #165714A | £16.99 BUY |
The Emotional Lives of Animals A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow and Empathy Mark Bekoff Based on Marc Bekoff's years of experience studying the social communication patterns of a wide range of animals, this book shows that animals have rich emotional lives. The .... | 256 pages | New World Library Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1577315022 | #165625A | £15.99 BUY |
C Howe Now fully updated to reflect recent advances, this introduction provides a broad, but concise, coverage of recombinant DNA techniques. Written for advanced undergraduates, .... | 210 pages | Illus | CUP Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0521817935 | #165666A | £65.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 052152105X | #165667A | £25.99 BUY |
From Cells to Organisms C Ross Ethier and Craig A Simmons A new, integrated text written specifically for engineering students. It provides a broad overview of this important branch of the rapidly growing field of bioengineering. .... | 536 pages | 262 line diagrams, 49 half-tones, 8 colour plates | CUP Hbk | 2007 | 0521841127 | #165669A | £45.00 BUY |
Comparative and Ecological Perspectives Edited by Hilary O Box and Kathleen R Gibson Social learning commonly refers to the social transfer of information and skill among individuals. It encompasses a wide range of behaviours that include where and how to .... | 424 pages | 27 b/w illus, 54 figs, 22 tabs | CUP Hbk | 1999 | 0521632633 | #097491A | £75.00 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 0521031958 | #165500A | £35.00 BUY |
Laszlo Patthy This book provides an up-to-date summary of the principles of protein evolution and discusses both the methods available to analyze the evolutionary history of proteins as .... | 228 pages | 38 illus, tabs | Blackwell Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 1405151668 | #164594A | £32.99 BUY |
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 2006
Edited by PC Garnsworthy and J Wiseman This book contains the proceedings of the 40th University of Nottingham Feed Conference. Authors of all chapters are international experts in their fields and have provided .... | Nottingham UP Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 190476102X | #166138A | £75.00 BUY |
A Journey Through the Science of Sleep Jim Horne What is sleep? Why do we sleep? How much do we normally need, and what happens if you don't get enough sleep? Are we modern people with busy lives suffering stress from .... | 272 pages | Line illus | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0192807315 | #157783A | £14.99 BUY Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 019922837X | #165710A | £7.99 BUY |
Structural Approaches to Sequence Evolution Molecules, Networks, Populations U Bastolla, M Porto, HE Roman and M Vendruscolo Structural requirements constrain the evolution of biological entities at all levels, from macromolecules to their networks and up through populations of biological .... | 390 pages | 150 illus., 5 in colour | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 3540353054 | #165944A | £92.50 BUY |
| Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
Sociobiology, Environmental Ethics and the Work of Edward O. Wilson Brian Baxter Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is considered in its application to human beings in this book. Brian Baxter examines the various sociobiological approaches .... | 220 pages | Ashgate Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0754656780 | #162193A | £55.00 BUY |
Dental Perspectives on Human Evolution State of the Art Research in Dental Paleoanthropology Edited by Share E Bailey and Jean-Jacques Hublin The objective of the volume is to bring together, in one collection, the most innovative dental anthropological research as it pertains to the study of hominid evolution. In the .... | 385 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1402058446 | #165606A | £73.00 BUY |
A Documentary and Reference Guide Christian C Young and Mark A Largent This work provides a handy resource for students and others who want to understand the past and present of this debate in the words of the people of the time. Each document is .... | 296 pages | Greenwood Press Hbk | 2006 | 0313339538 | #166147A | £47.95 BUY |
The Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia Inter-disciplinary Studies in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Edited by Michael D Petraglia and Bridget Allchin South Asia is home to a diverse range of prehistoric and contemporary cultures that include foragers, pastoralists, and farmers. In this book, archaeologists, biological .... | 390 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402055617 | #165605A | £73.00 BUY |
An Illustrated Guide to the Evolution of the African Large Mammal Fauna Alan Turner and Mauricio Antón The Garden of Eden as the ideal and untouched site of life's creation persists in popular thought, even as we have uncovered a lengthy fossil record and developed a .... | 269 pages | Col photos, b/w photos, col illus, b/w illus | Columbia UP Hbk | 2004 | 0231119445 | #147913A | £25.50 BUY Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0231119453 | #165403A | £15.95 BUY |
The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain Chris Stringer Homo Britannicus tells the epic history of life in Britain, from man's very first footsteps to the present day. Drawing on all the latest evidence and techniques of .... | 320 pages | colour illus | Allen Lane Hbk | 2006 | 0713997958 | #162149A | £25.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0141018135 | #165565A | £8.99 BUY |
Nutrition and the Evolution of Humankind Mark Lucock This book draws it subject matter from a range of relevant disciplines that extend from molecular nutrition, nutritional sciences, and nutrition dietetics through to genetics, .... | 154 pages | Wiley Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0470081597 | #166108A | £58.95 BUY |
Edited by Michael Ruse Drawing on work of the past decade, this volume brings together articles from the philosophy, history, and sociology of science, as well as many branches of the .... | 370 pages | Figs, tabs | OUP Pbk | 1998 | 0198752121 | #072586A | Normally £32.99 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £18.99 Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 1591025273 | #166102A | £17.50 BUY |
Considerations on the Autonomy of a Scientific Discipline Ernst Mayr Now available in paperback, this collection of revised, collected, and some new essays written in time for his 100th birthday by the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the .... | 240 pages | - | CUP Hbk | 2004 | 0521841143 | #147390A | £25.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0521700345 | #165668A | £12.99 BUY |
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The Structure and Function of Aquatic Ecosystems Edited by Alan Hildrew, David Raffaelli and Ronni Edmonds-Brown Ecologists have long struggled to predict features of ecological systems, such as the numbers and diversity of organisms. The wide range of body sizes in ecological .... | 101 line diagrams, 1 half-tone, 20 tables | CUP Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0521861721 | #165504A | £75.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0521679672 | #165503A | £35.00 BUY |
Linking Structure to Dynamics in Food Webs Edited by Mercedes Pascual and Jennifer A Dunne This book is based on proceedings from a February 2004 Santa Fe Institute workshop. Its contributing chapter authors treat the ecology of predator-prey interactions and food .... | 386 pages | b&w illus | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0195188160 | #165603A | £38.99 BUY |
Ecology and Management of Giant Hogweed (Heracleum Mantegazziannum)
P Pysek, MJW Cock, W Nentwig and HP Ravn The Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum is a pernicious invasive species, with significant impact on human health due to its phytoxic sap. From its native area, the .... | 352 pages | CABI Hbk | 2007 | 1845932064 | #165582A | £60.00 BUY |
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The Ecology of a Dynamic City from 1836 to 2036 Urban environments are complex, dynamic, rapidly changing systems controlled by man. Despite living in cities for more than 4,000 years, we know very little about how cities .... | A7Designs Pbk | 2005 | #165249A | £96.00 BUY |
Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 39 Floods in an Arid Continent Aldo Poiani Nowhere are floods more paradoxical than in the generally arid Australian continent. This book brings together experts in meteorology, hydrology, limnology, ornithology, .... | 208 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2007 | 0123736307 | #166087A | £99.95 BUY |
The Biology of African Savannahs
Bryan Shorrocks Savannah habitats comprise an ecologically important but ultimately fragile ecosystem. They constitute one of the largest biomes on Earth, covering about twenty percent of the .... | 336 pages | 169 illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0198570651 | #165716A | £55.00 BUY Pbk | NYP 08/2007 | 019857066X | #165715A | £27.50 BUY |
A Biomass Future for the North American Great Plains Toward Sustainable Land Use and Mitigation of Greenhouse Warming Norman J Rosenberg The Great Plains of North America is a major global breadbasket but its agriculture is stressed by drought, heat spells, damaging winds, soil erosion and declining ground .... | 192 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402056001 | #165890A | £77.00 BUY |
Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Aromatic Compounds
Edited by Hermann Heipeiper The present book represents a compilation of the major contributions of a NATO workshop on: Bioremediation of soils contaminated with aromatic compounds and took place in .... | 155 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402056915 | #164978A | £92.50 BUY Pbk | 2007 | 1402056923 | #164980A | £38.50 BUY |
Carbon Sequestration in Tropical Grassland Ecosystems
Edited by L t'Mannetje, MC Amezquita and P Buurman The increasing scientific consensus on global warming, together with the precautionary principle and the fear of non-linear climate transitions is leading to increasing action .... | 300 pages | Wageningen Academic Hbk | NYP 07/2007 | 9086860265 | #166032A | £51.50 BUY |
Fred Pearce This book is an exploration of the most alien and feared habitat on earth. Starting with man's earliest recorded adventures, Fred Pearce adventures high into the canopy - home .... | 288 pages | colour photos | Eden Project Books Hbk | 2005 | 190391955X | #152643A | £18.99 BUY Pbk | 2006 | 1903919568 | #165982A | £9.99 BUY |
10th Anniversary Edition Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan Ecological design - the integration of natural processes and materials - can be applied at all levels of scale, creating revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes, cities, .... | 256 pages | Figs | Island Press Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1597261408 | #165769A | £59.95 BUY Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1597261416 | #165771A | £24.95 BUY |
The Economics of Forest Disturbances Wildfires, Storms and Invasive Species Edited by Thomas P Holmes, Jeffrey P Prestemon and Karen L Abt This book provides a unique, state-of-the-art review of both traditional and emerging themes in the economics of natural forest disturbances. Although natural disturbances .... | 400 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 06/2007 | 1402043694 | #165861A | £87.00 BUY |
Environmental Effects of Afforestation in North-Western Europe From Field Observations to Decision Support Edited by Gerrit W Heil, Bart Muys and Karin Hansen Afforestation of former arable land is currently a common change in land use in many European countries. In addition to wood production, the new forests will provide a .... | 325 pages | 10 colour illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1402045670 | #165864A | £111.50 BUY |
A Review of Current Practice, Institutional Structures and Possible Ways Forward D Macqueen, A Dufey and Patel. B Communities now own or manage one fourth of the forests in developing countries. Within the forestry sector, certification, eco-labelling and social auditing have served as the .... | 90 pages | IIED Pbk | 2006 | 1843696304 | #165796A | £11.50 BUY |
The Woodland Trust Trees and forests are crucial to life on our planet: they generate oxygen, play host to a spectacular variety of wildlife and provide us with raw materials and shelter. They .... | 144 pages | 50 colour photos | Frances Lincoln Pbk | 2007 | 0711226628 | #165494A | £7.99 BUY |
Extreme Conflict and Tropical Forests
Wil De Jong, Deanna Donovan and Ken-ichi Abe At a time when the international community is devoting significant attention to the issue of governance as a key factor in global environmental decline, this book provides .... | 184 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402054610 | #165879A | £61.50 BUY |
Anthonie Van Laar and Alparslan Akça Van Laar and Ak~a's popular text book, Forest Mensuration, was first published in 1997. Like that first edition, this modern update is based on extensive research, teaching and .... < | |