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Mammals
 

Beavers in Britain's Past

Bryony Coles

Part ecology, part archaeology and part history, "Beavers in Britain's Past" explores the evidence for Castor fiber, the European beaver from late in the last ice age ....

192 pages | illus | Oxbow

Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 1842172263 | #158938A | £35.00 BUY

 

Commensalism and Conflict: The Human Primate Interface

Edited by JD Paterson and Janette Wallis

Human and nonhuman primates have had a long and intimate evolutionary relationship. This relationship is fascinating, complex, and often antagonistic. The most frequent ....

483 pages | Illus, maps | ASP

Pbk | 2005 | 0965830136 | #157998A | £73.00 BUY

 

Coyotes

Lauray Yule

Reveals many surprising facts about Canis latran, whose scientific name translates as "barking dog." In fact, coyotes were named for an Aztec god. No one really knows the ....

64 pages | Rio Nuevo Publishers

Hbk | 2004 | 1887896600 | #157785A | £11.50 BUY

 

The Encyclopedia of Mammals

Edited by David Macdonald

Hailed as 'a rare combination of learning, decent writing and knock-your-eyes-out photography' by The Times and 'an ultimate in natural history books' by the Irish Times ....

976 pages | Colour photographs and illustrations | OUP

Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0199206082 | #159047A | £35.00 BUY

 

Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World

A list of mammalian longevity in captivity

Richard Weigl

This publication contains many data of historical and present longevities of captive mammals, some of ....

214 pages | Schweizerbart'sche

Pbk | 2005 | 3510613791 | #159257A | £34.00 BUY

 

Mammals of Turkey and Cyprus, Vol. 2

Rodentia I: Sciurudae, Dipodidae, Gliridae, Arvicolinae

Boris Krystufek and Vladimir Vohralik

A complete taxonomic and geographic reference to 31 species of squirrels, jerboas, dormice and voles of Turkey. Includes determination keys, detailed descriptions (with ....

292 pages | 251 black and white illustrations and 16 colour plates | ZRS Koper

2005 | #158825A | £34.00 BUY

 

Marine Mammals Ashore

A Field Guide for Strandings

JR Geraci and VJ Lounsbury

A practical manual on how to deal with strandings of marine mammals. Chapters cover everything from dealing with the media, to specimen and data collection, field ....

371 pages | Col & b/w illus | National Aquarium Baltimore

Spiralbound | 2005 | 0977460908 | #158705A | £49.50 BUY

 

The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats

Carolyn King

Field naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and ....

224 pages | 20 col plates, line drawings | OUP

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0195300564 | #159156A | £25.99 BUY

 

Primate Biogeography

Progress and Prospects

Edited by Shawn M Lehman and John Fleagle

Biogeography is a vital component in many aspects of Primatology, including studies of evolution, speciation systematics, population genetics, and community ecology. Despite ....

420 pages | 72 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0387298711 | #158948A | £88.50 BUY

 

Primates of Western Uganda

Edited by NE Newton-Fisher, H Notman, V Reynolds and JD Paterson

Covers aspects of ecology, behavior, genetics, taxonomy, 'cultural' patterns, hunting by non-human primates, physiology, dietary chemistry, and ecotourism, in several major ....

805 pages | 86 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 08/2006 | 0387323422 | #158949A | £71.50 BUY

 

Red Data Book of the Mammals of South Africa: A Conservation Assessment

Y Friedmann and B Daly

In the foreword to this publication, Dr. John Ledger, former director of the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), notes the many advances made in the almost twenty years between ....

722 pages | Dist Maps | CBSG Southern Africa

Pbk | 2004 | 0620320176 | #153767A | £20.95 BUY

 

Reproduction and Fitness in Baboons

Behavioral, Ecological, and Life History Perspectives

Edited by Larissa Swedell and Steven R Leigh

The editors address the questions of life history and reproduction by attempting to isolate the various components of reproductive success and fitness in baboons. This ....

445 pages | 48 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 08/2006 | 0387306889 | #158924A | £74.50 BUY

 

Tiger

Joanna Skipwith

Children's book. ....

48 pages | Silver Jungle

Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0955265207 | #158971A | £9.99 BUY

 
Birds
 

Albatrosses / Albatros

Of the Southern Ocean / Del Océano Austral

Enrique Couve and Claudio F Vidal

The albatrosses are long-lived birds, nest in remote oceanic islands and travel across the ocean, thousands of miles from their colonies to the feeding sites. ....

100 pages | colour photos | Fantastico Sur

Hbk | 2005 | 9568007105 | #158930A | £17.50 BUY

 

Atles dels Ocells Nidificants de Catalunya 1999-2002

Joan Estrada

The Catalan Breeding Bird Atlas 1999-2002 is the result of work carried out by over 500 collaborators between 1999 and 2002. The main body of the book has been compiled by ....

640 pages | - | Lynx

Hbk | 2005 | 8487334709 | #158889A | £39.00 BUY

 

Aucells

Celdoni Fonoll

Following the success of Veus d'ocells (Lynx Edicions, 2000) and 60 OCELLS comuns i rars i de noms singulars (Lynx Edicions, 2002), Celdoni Fonoll offers Aucells, a work which ....

274 pages | colour illus | Lynx

Hbk | 2006 | 8496553035 | #158901A | £17.50 BUY

 

Aves de Chile

Alvaro Jaramillo

Spanish version of the most complete and up-to-date field guide to the birds of Chile, which also includes the Antarctic Peninsula, the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. ....

340 pages | 96 plates, maps | Lynx

Pbk | 2005 | 8487334873 | #158893A | £17.50 BUY

 

The Birds of Sao Tome and Principe with Annobon

Peter Jones and Alan Tye

An exciting new annotated checklist to this group of islands in the Gulf of Guinea. These islands, each with its endemic species and subspecies, are of global importance ....

192 pages | 16 pp col photos, b/w maps, figs | BOU

Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0907446272 | #149228A | £30.00 BUY

 

Birds of Shenandoah National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park

A Field Guide

Ernest P Edwards

Birds of Shenandoah National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a compact, current, easy-to-use field guide that identifies 336 ....

142 pages | 55 full color pages | McDonald & Woodward

NYP 05/2006 | 0939923963 | #159163A | £18.95 BUY

 

The Birds of the State of Kuwait

George Gregory

Presents an accurate status account for each species of bird recorded in Kuwait. Kuwait occupies the south-eastern corner of the Western Palearctic Avifaunal Region, and it is ....

219 pages | colour photos | George Gregory

Pbk | 2005 | 0955141605 | #158961A | £15.00 BUY

 

Birdsong

A Natural History

Don Stap

Following one of the world's experts on birdsong around the world, Don Stap brings to life the quest to unravel an ancient mystery: Why do birds sing and what to do their ....

272 pages | OUP

Pbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0195309014 | #158815A | £9.99 BUY

 

Clinical Avian Medicine 2 Volume Set

G Harrison and T Lightfoot

colour photos, tables | Meadow's Animal Healthcare

Hbk | 2006 | 0975499408 | #158006A | £229.00 BUY

 

The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds of the World

David Alderton

This book is a comprehensive visual guide and reference source for over 1250 birds of America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Polar regions, with expert analysis of ....

512 pages | colour photographs and artworks | Southwater

Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 1844763110 | #159186A | £12.99 BUY

 

Disparate House Sparrows

Their Biology from Genes to Life History

Theodore R Anderson

Is the House Sparrow a contemporary 'canary in the mine'? Other topics of broad interest include the reproductive and flock-foraging strategies of sparrows, and sexual selection ....

624 pages | 70 line illustrations | OUP

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 019530411X | #159159A | £54.00 BUY

 

Dónde ver aves en Doñana

Francisco Chiclana and Jorge Garzón

This complete and current birdwatching guide offers practical information such as maps, itineraries and species lists for the most common birds in Donana. Also available in ....

168 pages | Lynx

Pbk | NYP 08/2006 | 8496553191 | #158903A | £16.95 BUY

 

Ecology and Conservation of Steppe-land Birds

Manuel B Morales, Santi Manosa, Gerard Bota and Jordi Camprodon

What are steppe birds? Why are they currently among the most threatened in the world? What measures should be implemented to ensure their conservation? ....

343 pages | - | Lynx

Hbk | 2006 | 8487334997 | #158887A | £15.50 BUY

 

Guía de las Aves de España

Eduardo de Juana and Juan M Varela

New edition of the acclaimed SEO/BirdLife field guide: the ultimate tool for the identification of birds in Spain. Its detailed and up-to-date information covers all the ....

256 pages | 974 col illus, 331 maps | Lynx

Hbk | 2005 | 8487334881 | #158892A | £17.50 BUY

 

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers

Edited by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliot and David Christie

The latest volume in this magnificent series offers in-depth treatment of some of the most attractive and best studied passerines in the world. ....

800 pages | 55 colour plates, more than 300 photos, 723 dist maps | Lynx

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 849655306X | #038602A | £138.00 BUY

 

Identification of Seabirds of the Southern Ocean

A Guide for Scientific Observers Aboard Fishing Vessels

Derek Onley and Sandy Bartle

Finally available in print again, this excellent field guide was written to help scientific observers identify those seabirds likely to be caught in the Southern Ocean, ....

81 pages | 20 colour plates, tabs | Papa

Hbk | 1999 | 0909010471 | #115748A | £18.95 BUY

 

Kompendium der Vögel Mitteleuropas, 3 volume set

Edited by Bauer, Bezzel and Fiedler

Completely revised edition of the standard reference. ....

1600 pages | 440 dist maps | Aula

Hbk | 2006 | #158808A | £117.00 BUY

 

Monitoring Bird Populations Using Mist Nets

CJ Ralph and EH Dunn

Collection of articles. Includes information on both breeding season evaluations and evaluations outside the breeding season. ....

211 pages | diagrams, tables | Cooper OS

Pbk | 2004 | 0943610613 | #157002A | £23.50 BUY

 

National Geographic Guide to Birding Hotspots of North America

Mel White and Paul Lehman

Boasting more than 220 full-color illustrations and maps, this is the perfect practical companion to the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America. A ....

320 pages | 220 colour illus, maps | National Geographic

Pbk | 2006 | 079225483X | #159214A | £12.99 BUY

 

National Geographic State Field Guides to Birds

These handy, informative pocket-sized guides are an essential resource for the novice or experienced birder. ....

 

Les Oiseaux des Antilles et leur Nid

Petites et Grandes Antilles

E Benito-Espinal and P Hautcastel

Identification guide to the birds of the Antilles and their nests, with information on reproductive biology, habitat, nest, eggs, and chicks. ....

320 pages | 840 colour photos | PLB Editions

2005 | 2912300223 | #158101A | £61.00 BUY

 

Where to Watch Birds in Spain

The 100 best sites

José Antonio Montero

The ideal guide for discovering a hundred of the most interesting and accessible natural sites for birding. Includes informative, up-to-date texts on the natural features and ....

341 pages | colour photos, maps | Lynx

Pbk | 2006 | 8496553043 | #158895A | £19.95 BUY

 

Where to watch birds in Doñana

Francisco Chiclana and Jorge Garzón

This complete and current birdwatching guide offers practical information such as maps, itineraries and species lists for the most common birds in Donana. Also available in ....

168 pages | Lynx

Pbk | NYP 08/2006 | 8496553205 | #158904A | £18.50 BUY

 
Reptiles & Amphibians
 

Bioakustik der Froschlurche: Einheimische und verwandte Arten

Hans Schneider

136 pages | - | Laurenti

Pbk | 2005 | 3933066239 | #158996A | £32.50 BUY

 

Fauna Iberica, Volume 24: Amphibia

M Garcia Pariis, A Montori and P Herrero

Gathers and summarizes the vast amount of information on the biology, ecology and systematics of the native and introduced species that currently inhabit and reproduce on ....

640 pages | MNCN

Hbk | 2004 | 8400082923 | #158957A | £64.00 BUY

 

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Gymnophiona (Caecilians)

J-M Exbrayat

One of the little known species in danger of extinction, gymnophionan amphibians are also known as caecilians or apoda. Gymnophiona contains 154 species belonging to 34 ....

404 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 1578083125 | #147398A | £60.50 BUY

 

Tortugas del Mundo

Franck Bonin, Bernard Devaux and Alain Dupré

Reference encyclopedia of the 320 turtle species in the world. Includes detailed texts, maps, as well as full-colour photos and drawings. ....

416 pages | Lynx

Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 8496553213 | #158905A | £31.00 BUY

 

Veldgids Amfibieen en Reptielen

T Stumpel and Henk Strijbosch

Photo guide to the reptiles and amphibains of Europe. ....

318 pages | colour photos | KNNV

Hbk | 2006 | 9050111688 | #157773A | £35.00 BUY

 
Fishes
 

Catfish Atlas Volume 1

Hans-Georg Evers Evers and Ingo Seidel

The family Loricariidae, suckermouth -or armored- catfishes, contains over 650 described species and a great number of still undescribed members. Many of these are popular ....

864 pages | 900 col photos | Mergus Verlag

Hbk | 2006 | 3882440643 | #158910A | £59.50 BUY

 

Collins Need to Know Aquarium Fish

Don Harper

A useful guide for those who own, or are thinking of investing in, an aquarium. From setting up your aquarium and caring for your fish, to recognising signs of illness and ....

192 pages | 150 col illus | Harper Collins

Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0007205783 | #157176A | £9.99 BUY

 
Invertebrates
 

Account of the Crustacea of Norway, Vol. I: Amphipoda

GO Sars

The first volume of Sars's comprehensive "Account of the Crustacea of Norway", Amphipoda represented a complete revision of the order, increasing the number of Norwegian forms ....

CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation

CD | 2005 | 190469036X | #159004A | £37.50 BUY

 

Beekeeping in the Tropics

Leen van 't Leven et al

Practical manual on small-scale and sustainable beekeeping ....

86 pages | line drawings | AGROMISA

Pbk | 2005 | 9085730430 | #159018A | £9.50 BUY

 

British Bivalve Seashells

Norman Tebble

Norman Tebble's "British Bivalve Seashells" was first published in 1966, with a second edition 10 years later. With black and white text-figures by Mrs Cynthia O'Brien, and 12 ....

CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation

CD | 2005 | 1904690378 | #159007A | £19.50 BUY

 

The Butterflies of Kyrgyzstan

Vadim V Tshikolovets

The abundance of the Kyrgyzstan butterfly fauna is conditioned by the natural landscape diversity; the fauna of Central Asia desert is linked with foothill and montane fauna of ....

512 pages | 5400 col photos on 112 plates | Vadim Tshikolovets

Hbk | 2005 | 9660236409 | #120509A | £167.00 BUY

 

Butterfly WildKey

Oxford Brookes University/Adit Limited

WildKey provides a novel approach to biological identification and recording by utilising the power of mobile technology. WildKey consists of user-friendly keys that ....

Adit Limited

PDA card | 2006 | #159106A | £21.28 BUY

 

Checklist of the Millipeds of North and Middle America

Richard Hoffman

Neglected for decades by all but a small number of taxonomists, millipeds are gradually becoming recognized as important members of the soil and litter biotopes around the ....

590 pages | Virginia MNH

Pbk | 1999 | 1884549128 | #159178A | £40.00 BUY

 

A Classification and Checklist of the Genus Psudanophthalmus Jeannel

(Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae)

Thomas C Barr Jr.

Predaceous carabid beetles are important elements in the fragile ecosystems of caves worldwide, and provide valuable insights into the mechanisms of post-glacial dispersal ....

52 pages | maps, charts, line drawings | Virginia MNH

Pbk | 2004 | 1884549209 | #159180A | £5.50 BUY

 

Crustacean Nauplii

Hans-Uwe Dahms

With a holistic view of naupliar performance in space, time, and evolution, Crustacean Nauplii is the first comprehensive volume dedicated to the study of this subject. This ....

300 pages | CRC Press

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0849335620 | #154998A | £85.00 BUY

 

Damselflies of North America

Minter J Westfall and Michael L May

 

De Schelpen van Schiermonnikoog, Dell 1: 40 Algemene Soorten

TW De Boer

Photographic identification guide to 40 common seashells found on Schiermonnikoog (Wadden Sea). This is the first of two volumes, the second volume will concentrate on ....

Schelpenmuseum

Pbk | 2005 | 9080997412 | #158686A | £9.95 BUY

 

Encyclopedia of the Swedish Flora and Fauna, Volume 2

Mångfotingar / Myriapoda

Edited by Ragnar Hall

Second volume in the ambitious and extremely well presented Encyclopedia of the Swedish Fauna and Flora. ....

351 pages | illus | ArtDatabanken

Hbk | 2005 | 9188506533 | #159188A | £34.50 BUY

 

Eulophidae of Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea), Volume 2

Christer Hansson

536 pages | American Entomological Inst.

Hbk | 2004 | 188798819X | #158968A | £188.00 BUY

 

Fauna Iberica, Volume 21: Annelida, Polychaeta II

G San Martin

This monograph is the first volume of the "Fauna Iberica" series that is dedicated to the Polychaetous Annelids. This volume is entirely devoted to the family Syllidae; ....

554 pages | MNCN

Hbk | 2003 | #158955A | £48.50 BUY

 

Fauna Iberica, Volume 22: Plecoptera

JM Tierno de Figueroa et al

Offers an extensive review of the insect order Plecoptera, of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. The book begins with a general introduction to the systematic position ....

440 pages | MNCN

Hbk | 2003 | 8400081986 | #158956A | £45.50 BUY

 

Fauna Iberica, Volume 25: Annelida, Polichaeta I

JM Vieitez

Updates our current knowledge of the Polychaete Annelids from the coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands, through a description of the general morphological ....

530 pages | MNCN

Hbk | 2004 | 840008294X | #158958A | £55.00 BUY

 

A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America

Charles V Covell

A Guide to the Moths of Eastern North America, Charles V. Covell, Jr.'s classic guide to the moths of the states and provinces east of the 100th meridian, has been reissued by ....

496 pages | 128 color and black/white plates | Virginia MNH

Pbk | 2005 | 1884549225 | #159165A | £33.50 BUY

 

The Genitalia of the Geometridae

FN Pierce

As the second volume in F.N. Pierce's series on the Genitalia of the British Lepidoptera, "Geometridae" was published in 1914, covering the known British species at ....

CD book for Windows and Mac, with fully searchable text and navigation | Pisces Conservation

CD | 2005 | 1904690394 | #159006A | £19.50 BUY

 

Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region: Nymphalidae Part 2

Genera Boloria, Proclossiana and Clossiana

V Tuzov and GC Bozano

85 pages | Omnes Artes

Pbk | NYP 10/2006 | #159235A | £39.00 BUY

 

Die Heuschrecken der Schweiz

B Baur et al

Identification guide to all grasshoppers of Switzerland. Includes an illustrated key and distribution maps. ....

352 pages | 350 line drawings, 300 colour photos | Paul Haupt Verlag

Pbk | 2006 | 3258070539 | #158839A | £33.00 BUY

 

Invertebrate Vision

Edited by Eric J Warrant and DE Nilsson

Ten distinct eye designs have been identified in the animal kingdom. Whereas vertebrates possess only one, invertebrates possess all ten, from simple assemblies of ....

Col illus, figs | CUP

Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0521830885 | #158733A | £80.00 BUY

 

Iridescences, les Couleurs Physiques des Insectes

Serge Berthier

Explains the physics behind the brilliant colourations and iridescences displayed by butterflies and bugs. ....

232 pages | Springer

Pbk | 2003 | 2287005072 | #158688A | £43.00 BUY

 

Larval Hostplants of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)

DL Matthews and TA Lott

324 pages | American Entomological Inst.

Hbk | 2005 | 1887988203 | #158969A | £106.00 BUY

 

Moths of Thailand, Volume 3: Noctuidae Part 1

Herminiinae, Rivulinae, Pypeninae, Catocalinae, Aganainae, Euteliinae, Stictopterinae, Plusiinae, Pantheinae, Acronictinae and Agaristinae

Kononenko and A Pinratana

260 pages | 44 colour plates | Brothers of St Gabriel

Hbk | 2005 | #159195A | £64.00 BUY

 

Moths of Thailand, Volume 4: Lasiocampidae

Zolothuin and A Pinratana

205 pages | 28 colour plates | Brothers of St Gabriel

Hbk | 2005 | #159196A | £64.00 BUY

 

Sauterelles, Grillons et Criquets de Suisse

B Baur et al

Identification guide to all grasshoppers of Switzerland. Includes an illustrated key and distribution maps. ....

352 pages | 350 line drawings, 300 colour photos | Paul Haupt Verlag

Pbk | 2006 | 3258070547 | #158840A | £33.00 BUY

 

The Shells of Vietnam

NN Thach

An illustrated guide to the molluscs of the Chinese Sea and eastern Indo-China, written by a native marine biologist and well known shell-dealer. More than 1,500 species out of ....

339 pages | 91 col plates | ConchBooks

Hbk | 2005 | 3925919716 | #150165A | £98.00 BUY

 

A Systematic Catalog, Bibliography and Classification of the World Antlions (Insecta: Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

Lionel A Stange

565 pages | American Entomological Inst.

Hbk | 2004 | 1887988181 | #158967A | £155.00 BUY

 

Treasure of Russian Shells, Supplement 3, Part 1: A Review of the Genera of the Recent Terrestrial Pectinibranch Molluscs

Roman Egorov

The first part of the present work aims to provide two main goals: to generalize the basic results of investigations of previous works and to give some author's ideas on the ....

58 pages | - | Colus

Pbk | 2005 | #158822A | £38.00 BUY

 

Treasure of Russian Shells, Supplement 4: Illustrated Catalogue with Selected Identification Keys of the Recent Fresh- and Brackish-Water

Roman Egorov

88 pages | - | Colus

Pbk | 2006 | #158823A | £43.00 BUY

 
Palaeontology
 

The Black Sea Flood Question

Changes in Coastline, Climate and Human Settlement

Edited by V Yanko-Hombach, AS Gilbert, N Panin and PM Dolukhanov

Stimulated by "Noah's Flood Hypothesis" proposed by W. Ryan and W. Pitman in which a catastrophic inundation of the Pontic basin was linked to the biblical story, leading ....

975 pages | - | Springer

Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 1402047746 | #158993A |

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The Emerald Planet

How plants changed Earth's history

David Beerling

The Earth's climate has been dramatically shifting since life evolved. This book reveals the crucial role that plants have played in driving and recording climatic change. Along ....

240 pages | 25 B&W illus | OUP

Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0192806025 | #159052A | £14.99 BUY

 

Evolving Form and Function: Fossils and Development

Proceedings of a symposium honoring Adolf Seilacher for his to paleontology, in celebration of his 80th birthday

Edited by Derek EG Briggs

Morphology and function are of wide interest to paleontologists and evolutionary biologists, and are particularly timely topics in the light of new discoveries in ....

288 pages | 76 figures, 2 tables | Peabody Musuem of Nat Hist

2005 | 0912532726 | #159233A | £68.00 BUY

 

Fossils: A Photographic Field Guide

Chris Pellant and Helen Pellant

This photographic field guide covers all classifications of fossils. Information given for each fossil includes its genus, characteristics, maximum or average size, ....

144 pages | 250 colour photographs, 7 diagrams | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 08/2006 | 1845373367 | #159103A | £14.99 BUY

 

Recent and Fossil Indonesian Shells

Bunjamin Dharma

The book describes and figures 1.982 Recent and 723 fossil species of molluscs from Indonesia and the surrounding seas, in the part on recent shells covering also ....

424 pages | 48 col and b/w illus | ConchBooks

Hbk | 2005 | 3925919708 | #158662A | £85.00 BUY

 

The World Encyclopedia of Fossils & Fossil-Collecting

Steve Parker

This is an illustrated reference source to over 400 plant and animal fossils from around the globe and how to identify them, with over 1000 colour photographs and over 400 ....

256 pages | colour photographs and illustrations | Lorenz Books

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0754815749 | #159183A | £16.99 BUY

 
Marine & Freshwater Biology
 

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 50

Edited by Alan Southward, Craig Young and Lee Fuiman

Academic Press

Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0120261510 | #159200A | £99.95 BUY

 

The Biology of the Southern Ocean

George A Knox

Biology of the Southern Ocean, Second Edition opens with a description of the physio-chemical environment followed by a logical sequence of chapters covering ....

448 pages | 8 illus, 209 figs, 77 tabs, maps | CRC Press

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0849333946 | #155035A | £99.00 BUY

 

Globetrotter Dive Guide: Malta, Comino and Gozo

Lawson Wood and Lesley Wood

Fully revised and updated guide for divers and snorkellers of all levels of qualification and experience. Enhanced by full-colour photographs it offers detailed ....

111 pages | 70 col photos, 9 maps | New Holland

Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1843309424 | #159096A | £13.99 BUY

 

Norsk Kystplanktonflora

Jahn Throndsen, Grethe Rytter Hasle and Karl Tangen

Guide to the plankton of Norways coast; covers more than 500 species. ....

341 pages | illus, photos | Almater

Hbk | 2004 | 8279580456 | #158976A | £156.00 BUY

 

Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review: Volume 44

Edited by RN Gibson, RJA Atkinson and JDM Gordon

This volume, part of a series that regards all the marine sciences as a complete unit, features contributions from experts involved in biological, chemical, geological, and ....

512 pages | CRC Press

Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0849370442 | #159198A | £99.00 BUY

 

Rotifera Part 1: Biology, Ecology and Systematics

Robert L Wallace, Terry W Snell, Claudia Ricci and Thomas Nogrady

New edition of the 4th volume in this series (Guides to the Identification of the Microinvertebrates of the Continental Waters of the World), this book summarizes the ....

299 pages | 107 figs, 4 tables, 1 plate | Backhuys

Pbk | 2006 | 9057821788 | #159229A | £61.00 BUY

 

Singing Whales and Flying Squid

The Discovery of Marine Life

Richard Ellis

Two-thirds of this planet is covered by water inhabited by an incredible variety of living organisms, ranging in size from microbe to whale, and in abundance from scarce to ....

288 pages | Lyons Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1592288421 | #158874A | £16.50 BUY

 
General Natural History
 

The Botanical Illustration Course

With the Eden Project

R Martin and Meriel Thurstan

The Complete Course in Botanical Illustration is your personal guide to the study of botanical drawing and watercolour painting. Devised by an award-winning botanical ....

144 pages | illus | Batsford

Hbk | 2006 | 0713490055 | #158805A | £18.99 BUY

 

California's Frontier Naturalists

Richard G Beidleman

This book chronicles the fascinating story of the enthusiastic, stalwart, and talented naturalists who were drawn to California's spectacular natural bounty over the decades ....

502 pages | photographs, 1 map | California UP

Hbk | 2006 | 0520230108 | #159133A | £26.95 BUY

 

Careers in Wildlife Film-making

Piers Warren

Contains case studies and contributions from wildlife film-makers from around the globe, providing guidance and advice for aspiring makers of natural history films. ....

187 pages | B/w photos | Wildeye

Pbk | 2006 | 0954189930 | #159203A | £14.50 BUY

 

A Country Woman's Journal

Margaret Shaw

Brilliant butterflies, songbirds and seabirds, flowers and weeds, bees and bugs: Margaret Shaw records in watercolour and prose the rich flora and fauna of the unspoiled ....

144 pages | Col illus | Constable Robinson

Hbk | 2002 | 1841196312 | #159208A | £12.99 BUY

 

Drawing and Painting Plants

Christina Brodie

This is a botanically based (as opposed to free-form drawing) practical manual on how to paint a vast range of plants in watercolour and other media. ....

160 pages | 200 colour & 20 b/w illus | A & C Black

Pbk | NYP 11/2006 | 071366889X | #159100A | £19.99 BUY

 

The Egg and Sperm Race

The Seventeenth-century Scientists who Unravelled the Secrets of Sex, Life and Growth

Matthew Cobb

Where do we come from? Where do animals come from? For thousands of years we really had no clue how living things were created - great thinkers like Aristotle and Plato had ....

352 pages | - | Free Press

Hbk | 2006 | 0743276094 | #158782A | £17.99 BUY

 

The Fellowship

The Story of a Revolution

John Gribbin

From the bestselling author of Science: A History comes the enthralling story of a revolution that shook the world. Seventeenth-century England was racked by civil war, ....

337 pages | Allen Lane

Hbk | 2005 | 0713997451 | #155260A | £20.00 BUY

Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0141015705 | #158766A | £8.99 BUY

 

How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera

Tony Buick

Since the advent of astronomical CCD imaging it has been possible for amateurs to produce images of a quality that was attainable only by universities and professional ....

274 pages | Illus | Springer

Pbk | 2006 | 185233990X | #159070A | £19.00 BUY

 

Leonardo's Lost Robots

Mark Rosheim

"Leonardo's Lost Robots" reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical design work, revealing a new level of sophistication not recognized by art historians or engineers. ....

188 pages | 203 illus | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 3540284400 | #158777A | £23.00 BUY

 

Meaningful Scents Around the World

Roman Kaiser

This book takes the reader on a fascinating fragrant journey around the world to some of the exciting places the author has visited during his 30 years of olfactory research. ....

250 pages | Wiley

Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 3906390373 | #158865A | £70.00 BUY

 

The Mind

A User's Manual

JG Taylor

John Taylor explores how the mind works and shows you how to maintain and repair your mind like a professional. What is the mind? How can we use it to our best advantage and ....

320 pages | - | Wiley

Pbk | 2006 | 0470022221 | #158785A | £14.99 BUY

 

National Geographic Photographing Birds

Rulon Simmons

This appealing and informative guide is packed with practical know-how, presenting a wealth of techniques, tips, and hard-won wisdom about everything from the best equipment ....

176 pages | 125 colour illus | National Geographic

Hbk | 2006 | 0792254848 | #159215A | £12.99 BUY

 

Revolutionaries of the Cosmos

The Astro-Physicists

Ian Glass

Galileo, Newton, Herschel, Huggins, Hale, Eddington, Shapley and Hubble: these astronomers applied ideas drawn from physics to astronomy and made dramatic changes to ....

336 pages | Illus | OUP

Hbk | 2005 | 0198570996 | #159071A | £35.00 BUY

 

Rick Sammon's Travel and Nature Photography

Rick Sammon

Guiding the reader through dozens of shooting situations, this work features tips from a photographer who has travelled to over fifty countries. It takes the reader on location ....

352 pages | Norton

Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0393326691 | #158965A | £19.99 BUY

 

Tiffany Flora and Flora

John Loring

"Mother Nature is the Best Designer" has served as the unofficial motto for Tiffany & Co. since Charles Lewis Tiffany founded his company in 1837. And Mother Nature has never ....

128 pages | 2 volumes in slipcase | Abrams

Hbk | 2003 | 0810945738 | #158679A | £35.00 BUY

 

The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze

India, Landscape, and Science, 1800-1856

David Arnold

"The Tropics and the Traveling Gaze" considers the European representation and understanding of landscape and nature in early nineteenth-century India. It draws on ....

312 pages | 8 illus | Washington UP

Hbk | 2006 | 029598581X | #159136A | £32.95 BUY

 

Vanishing Act

Art Wolfe

One of the world's preeminent nature photographers shows the beauty and evolutionary brilliance of animals and insects with a tenacious will to stay alive in an ....

144 pages | 101 colour photos | Bulfinch

Hbk | 2005 | 0821257501 | #158537A | £34.00 BUY

 

Watching: Encounters with Humans and Other Animals

Desmond Morris

Desmond Morris, author of "The Naked Ape" and "Manwatching", is a household name. He is admired and renowned as a natural historian, a keen observer of both animal and human ....

654 pages | b/w photo plates | Little Books Ltd

Hbk | 2006 | 1904435548 | #159017A | £20.00 BUY

 

What Happens When We Die

A Ground-Breaking Study into the Nature of Life and Death

Sam Parnia

What happens to our sense of consciousness and mind at the end of life? Dr Parnia's work as an emergency doctor, dealing with death every day, led him to become enthralled by ....

210 pages | - | Hay House Inc

Hbk | 2005 | 1401905560 | #155250A | £14.99 BUY

 

Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Portfolio Sixteen

BBC Books

This new collection of stunning wildlife photographs represents the best images taken by top nature photographers around the world that have been submitted to the 2006 Wildlife ....

160 pages | 100 + colour photos | BBC Books

Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0563493844 | #159117A | £25.00 BUY

 

Zoo Quest for a Dragon

The Early Years

David Attenborough

David Attenborough's books and broadcasts have opened the incredible world of natural history to millions of viewers and readers. Zoo Quest For a Dragon takes us back to one ....

3 CDs | BBC Video

CD | NYP 05/2006 | 1846071445 | #159119A | £13.61 BUY

 
Regional & Travel
 

Animal Tracks and Signs

Preben Bang and Preben Dahlstrom

2006 re-issue of this popular guide, with a foreword by Ray Mears. ....

264 pages | Col photos, line illus | OUP

Hbk | 2001 | 0198507968 | #114062A | £14.99 BUY

Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0199299978 | #158814A | £14.99 BUY

 

Antarctic Peninsula / Península Antártica

Wildlife and Landscapes / Paisajes y Vida Silvestre

Enrique Couve and Claudio F Vidal

This book is a photographic journey to the Antarctic Peninsula, the most accessible region in the "white continent", an area astonishing for the vastness of its landscapes ....

100 pages | colour photos | Fantastico Sur

Hbk | 2005 | 9568007113 | #158929A | £17.50 BUY

 

Beyond the Stony Mountain

Following in the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark

Daniel B Botkin

This book follows the course of the Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-06), ecoregion by ecoregion, showing the land and environment that this expedition explored, and how the ....

320 pages | B/w illus | OUP

Hbk | 2004 | 0195162439 | #158885A | £22.99 BUY

 

Bradt Travel Guide: Panama

Sarah Woods

320 pages | Col photos, maps | Bradt

Pbk | 2005 | 184162117X | #158972A | £13.95 BUY

 

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

A Park Lover`s Companion

Clarence Barrett

Much more than a guide, Clarence Barrett is an excellent companion, taking the reader not only along the trails but off-trail into the rich natural lore of the Cape Breton ....

176 pages | maps, photos, illustrations | Cape Breton Press

Pbk | 2003 | 1895415624 | #159169A | £17.95 BUY

 

Catalans de Pèl i Ploma

Races domèstiques autòctones de Catalunya

Pere-Miquel Parés i Casanova et al

Catalans de p~l i ploma is the first complete guide to the indigenous species of Catalonia, and as such provides crucial information about the history, the current ....

288 pages | 76 original full-colour illustrations, 30 dist maps, 152 photos | Lynx

Hbk | 2006 | 8496553027 | #158888A | £20.50 BUY

 

Fauna of Melghat Tiger Reserve

Edited by Anil Mahabal

The Melghat Tiger Reserve is located in the Amravati district of Maharashtra State, India. It was established in 1973 and comprises an area of 1618 sq. kms. ....

500 pages | Tabs, figs | Zoological Survey

Hbk | 2005 | 8181710800 | #158737A | £67.00 BUY

 

France from the Air

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor and Yann Arthus-Bertrand

France presents an astonishing variety of landscapes to the aerial observer--each of which reveals itself in the pages of this breathtaking photographic journey. In 230 ....

340 pages | Col photos | Abrams

Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0810959526 | #158964A | £29.95 BUY

 

Galapagos

The Islands that Changed the World

Paul Stewart

The Galapagos archipelago is made up of thirteen main islands and more than sixty other islets, rocks and reefs, scattered over four hundred kilometres of open ocean. Sitting ....

240 pages | 135 colour photos | BBC Books

Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0563493569 | #159173A | £18.99 BUY

 

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals in America

Tom Jackson

This is a fully illustrated expert guide to over 575 mammals, amphibians and reptiles of the United States, Canada and South America. Every in-depth entry provides a full ....

256 pages | colour photographs, illustrations and maps | Lorenz Books

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0754816176 | #159185A | £14.99 BUY

 

Itineraris pels Parcs Naturals de Catalunya

Jaume Orta and Jordi Bas

Guide to the natural parks of Catalonia. ....

372 pages | Lynx

Pbk | 2005 | 8487334849 | #158896A | £16.95 BUY

 

National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States

National Geographic

This handy, practical, extensively illustrated and mapped guidebook offers comprehensive information to the crown jewels of the national park system, the 58 scenic national ....

480 pages | Col photos, maps | National Geographic

Pbk | 2006 | 0792253221 | #159228A | £13.99 BUY

 

The Natural Guide to Bali

Enjoy Nature, Meet the People, Make a Difference

Edited by Anne Gouyon

Experience and explore the Islands of the Gods - naturally. This guidebook leads the traveller away from the busy beaches and tourist traps to exquisite rice paddies and ....

448 pages | 350 full-colour photos and illustrations, 24 maps | Bumi Kita Foundation

Pbk | 2005 | 9793780002 | #158960A | £14.99 BUY

 

Okavango

A journey

Adrian Bailey and Robyn Keene-Young

The Okavango is a dynamic ecosystem that has been shaped by many natural forces. The magical trip depicted in this book illustrates the ways in which these forces influence ....

448 pages | 200 full colour photographs | Struik

Pbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1770072713 | #159104A | £14.99 BUY

 

Peterson Field Guide to Animal Tracks

OJ Murie et al

Includes descriptions of the habitats, tracks, signs and ranges of all the mammals of North America, as well as of selected birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. More ....

391 pages | colour photos, b/w illus | Houghton Mifflin

Pbk | 2005 | 061851743X | #158690A | £16.50 BUY

 

Pocket Guides to the Flora and Fauna of Israel

Noam Kirshenbaum

A box that contains three guides: Mammal Pocket Guide, Bird Pocket Guide and Wildflower Pocket Guide. Each guide includes detailed illustrations and concise, useful ....

- | Noam Kirshenvaum

Unbound | | #158791A | £10.00 BUY

 

This Land

A Guide to Eastern National Forests

Robert H Mohlenbrock

Part armchair travelogue, part guide book, this projected three-volume series - divided into the western, central, and eastern United States - will introduce readers to all 155 ....

384 pages | 40 colour illus | California UP

Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0520239849 | #159108A | £15.95 BUY

 

Torres del Paine

Wildlife and Landscapes / Paisajes y Vida Silvastre

Enrique Couve and Claudio F Vidal

Torres del Paine National Park is located in the Magellanes Region of southern Patagonia, Chile. In 1979, Torres del Paine was conferred UNESCO Biosphere Reserves ....

100 pages | colour photos | Fantastico Sur

Hbk | 2005 | 9568007121 | #158932A | £17.50 BUY

 
Botany & Plant Science
 

Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants

Toward the Improvement of Global Environment and Food

Edited by Ashwani K Rai and Teruhiro Takabe

The main objective of this book is to provide state-of-the-art knowledge of recent developments in the understanding of plant response to abiotic stresses in a single ....

267 pages | - | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402043880 | #158920A | £77.00 BUY

 

Berries

Roger Yepsen

Berries are edible jewels, distillations of sunlight, soil and floral perfumes. Some offer ambrosial sweetness; others are as assertive as herbs and spices. Roger Yepsen ....

160 pages | col illus | Norton

Hbk | 2006 | 0393060314 | #157183A | £14.99 BUY

 

Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum (BPH-2)

Periodicals With Botanical Content

Edited by G Bridson, ST Townsend, EA Polen and ER Smith

BPH-2, a second edition of Botanico-Periodicum-Huntianum (1968), is an alphabetical title list of periodicals with botanical content. Spanning 1665 to 2002, BPH-2 includes ....

2289 pages | Two Volume Set | Hunt IBD

Hbk | 2004 | 0913196789 | #152402A | £128.00 BUY

 

Botânica Sistematica

Guia Ilustrado para identificaçao das familias de Angiospermas da flora brasileira, baseado em APG II

Harri Lorenzi

Identification guide to all 215 families of angiosperm found in Brazil, with photographs of the principal genera. ....

640 pages | 1408 photos | Instituto Plantarum EF

Hbk | 2005 | 8586714216 | #158053A | £37.50 BUY

 

Checklist of Polish Larger Basidiomycetes

W Wojewoda

About 400 genera and 2,650 species known in Poland are included in this book. Some of them are invalid according to the ICBN. Some of the taxa are uncertainly classified, and ....

812 pages | - | Polish Botany Institute

Hbk | 2005 | 8389648091 | #151656A | £61.00 BUY

 

Chelsea: The Greatest Flower Show On Earth

Leslie Geddes-Brown

21 days, over 590 tons of soil, 157,000 visitors; all these make up the Chelsea Flower Show, the greatest flower show on earth. Each colourful page shows the painstaking ....

160 pages | Photos | Dorling Kindersley

Hbk | 2006 | 1405314737 | #158795A | £20.00 BUY

 

Climbers and Wall Plants (Hillier Gardener's Guide)

Philippa Bensley

Covers all aspects of cultivation, training and care of climbing plants of many kinds, from showy clematis to functional but essential ivies. It includes information on every ....

160 pages | 500 colour photos | David & Charles

Pbk | 2006 | 0715323032 | #158806A | £14.99 BUY

 

Collins Need to Know? Mushroom Hunting

Patrick Harding

This practical guide to identifying, picking and cooking edible mushrooms gives you all the details you need to fully enjoy the adventure of locating and collecting wild ....

192 pages | Harper Collins

Pbk | NYP 08/2006 | 000721507X | #158057A | £9.99 BUY

 

The Cornwall Gardens Guide

DE Pett

A visitors guide to 130 gardens of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, with a list of nurseries and garden centres. ....

280 pages | 386 col photos | Alison Hodge

Spiralbound | 2006 | 0906720486 | #158275A | £14.95 BUY

 

The Ecology and Evolution of Flowers

Edited by Lawrence D Harder and Spencer CH Barrett

The reproductive organs and mating biology of angiosperms exhibit greater variety than those of any other group of organisms. Flowers and inflorescences are also the most ....

384 pages | 104 line drawings, 1 half tone, 8 colour plates | OUP

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0198570856 | #159019A | £75.00 BUY

Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0198570864 | #159020A | £37.50 BUY

 

Exkursionsflora für Osterreich

Manfred A Fischer, Wolfgang Adler and Karl Oswald

New revised edition of the major identification flora for Austria, containing keys and line drawings. ....

1380 pages | illus | Biologiezentrum

Hbk | 2005 | 3854741405 | #159128A | £54.50 BUY

 

Feldführer Deutsche Orchideen

CAJ Kreutz

In this field guide, illustrated with 213 colour photographs, all species, subspecies and the most important varieties that occur (and have occured) in Germany are documented ....

216 pages | 213 colour photos | Kreutz

2002 | 9080662623 | #159171A | £29.50 BUY

 

Flora Helvetica CD-ROM 2.1

Ein interaktiver Führer durch die Pflanzenwelt der Schweiz / Flore de Suisse - guide interactif

Konrad Lauber and Gerhart Wagner

This CD contains 3000 species descriptions, an easy-to-use identification key, an index in 4 languages, information on geography and taxonomy and much more. ....

3772 colour photos | Paul Haupt Verlag

CD | 2005 | 3258069522 | #158838A | £86.00 BUY

 

Flora Silvestre de Chile, Zona Araucana

Arboles, arbustos y endredaderas leñosas

Adriana E Hoffmann

Illustrated guide to the trees, bushes and vines found in Southern Chile (between the river Maule and the Seno Reloncavi). This revised fifth edition contains new ....

258 pages | Col illus | Libreria Chile Ilustrado

Pbk | 2005 | 9567743010 | #152039A | £37.00 BUY

 

Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 19: Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, Part 6

Asteraceae, Part 1; Asterales, Part 1

Edited by Nancy R Morin

608 pages | 130 line illus, 600 maps | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0195305639 | #153847A | £58.00 BUY

 

Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 20: Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, Part 7

Asteraceae, Part 2; Asterales, Part 2

Edited by Nancy R Morin

688 pages | 106 line illus, 800 maps | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0195305647 | #153848A | £58.00 BUY

 

Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 21: Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, Part 8

Asteraceae, Part 3; Asterales, Part 3

Edited by Nancy R Morin

672 pages | 175 line illus, 900 maps | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0195305655 | #153849A | £58.00 BUY

 

Flower Breeding and Genetics

Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century

Edited by Neil O Anderson

Flowers are essential crops which beautify interiorscapes, outdoor landscapes and enhance human health. Floriculture is one of the fastest-growing sectors of commercial ....

822 pages | - | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402044275 | #158978A | £191.50 BUY

 

The Gardener's Guide to Planting and Growing Trees

Mike Buffin

This is a comprehensive guide to planting trees successfully in any size garden, whether as solitary decorative specimens, in small groups and woodland plantings, in beds and ....

256 pages | over 800 colour photographs | Lorenz Books

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0754816117 | #159182A | £14.99 BUY

 

The Greenhouse Gardener

A Swithinbank and J Swithinbank

A greenhouse can be a garden's greatest asset: its nucleus and powerhouse. There are many ways of using a greenhouse and a gardener can adopt one or all of them. In spring, ....

192 pages | colour photos | Frances Lincoln

Hbk | 2006 | 0711224358 | #158801A | £19.99 BUY

 

Guia de las Plantas Silvestres Comestibles y Toxicas

E Steyner and Francois Couplan

Field guide to edible and toxic wild plants of Spain. ....

446 pages | - | Lynx

Hbk | 2006 | 8487334989 | #158890A | £29.50 BUY

 

A History of the Fragrant Rose

Allen Paterson

The rose is the most popular and best-loved garden flower in the world. It has been held in special and sacred regard for thousands of years and has been associated with ....

296 pages | colour plates | Little Books Ltd

Hbk | 2004 | 1904435521 | #158803A | £14.99 BUY

 

Landscape Trees and Shrubs

Selection, Use and Management

M Forrest

This book presents a horticultural overview of the main plant families of trees and shrubs from temperate regions that are cultivated in urban and rural landscape schemes. ....

250 pages | CABI

Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 1845930541 | #158854A | £27.50 BUY

 

Liverworts, Mosses and Ferns of Europe

W Frey, J-P Frahm, W Lobin and E Fischer

This entirely new English edition, comprehensively revised and edited by T.L. Blockeel, has been translated from the German, with some additional text, by the authors. ....

528 pages | figures, line drawings, photos | Harley

Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0946589704 | #127047A | £45.00 BUY

 

Mediterranean Gardens

Jean Mus and Dane McDowell

Presents 19 gardens in the Provence, Greece, Portugal etc. The descriptions of the gardens are accompanied by the landscape architect's comments. ....

176 pages | 200 col illus | Flammarion

Hbk | 2006 | 2080305123 | #158809A | £24.95 BUY

 

Monograph of Lopholejeunea (Lejeuneaceae, Hepaticae) in Asia

Rui-Liang Zhu and S Robbert Gradstein

Lopholejeunea with ca. 30 species is the largest genus of Lejeuneaceae subfam. Ptychanthoideae. The genus is well characterized by the usually blackish ....

98 pages | ASPT

2005 | 0912861746 | #159028A | £17.95 BUY

 

Mushrooming Without Fear

Alexander Schwab

Here is a mushrooming guide with a totally new, positive approach. Forget all the other 500 species. You only need ....

128 pages | 180 full colour illus | Merlin Unwin

Pbk | NYP 08/2006 | 1873674880 | #159206A | £14.99 BUY

 

National Vegetation Classification: Users' Handbook

John S Rodwell

This handbook provides a general introduction to the National Vegetation Classification (NVC). It details the methodology for sampling and describing vegetation in the field, ....

68 pages | colour photos, diagrams | JNCC

Pbk | 2006 | 186107574X | #134157A | £13.50 BUY

 

New Brazilian Gardens

The Legacy of Burle Marx

R Silva

Presenting over thirty new gardens and landscapes located across Brazil, from the coast to the hills, from the cities to the jungle, "New Brazilian Gardens" offers an exciting ....

192 pages | 276 illus | Thames & Hudson

Hbk | 2006 | 0500512868 | #158811A | £29.95 BUY

 

No Nettles Required

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 | £10.00 BUY

 

Oxford Dictionary of Plant Sciences

Edited by Michael Allaby

This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date paperback dictionary of botany available. It was fully revised for the second edition, with over 5500 clear and concise entries; ....

528 pages | Line illus | OUP

Pbk | NYP 08/2006 | 0198608918 | #159050A | £11.99 BUY

 

The Perennial Garden

Creative Planning Schemes for Every Season

Michael King

Tells about choosing, visualizing, growing, and caring for perennials - the best group of plants for bringing year-round colour, scent, shape, and texture to your garden. ....

192 pages | colour photos | Mitchell Beazley

Hbk | 2006 | 1845331753 | #158800A | £25.00 BUY

 

Photosystem I

The Light-Driven Plastocyanin: Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase

Edited by John H Golbeck

This book summarizes the advances made in the last decade in the biophysics, biochemistry, and molecular biology of the enzyme known as Photosystem I, the ....

750 pages | - | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402042558 | #158977A | £191.50 BUY

 

RHS Encyclopaedia of Plants & Flowers

C Brickell

The classic must-have for any gardener planning, developing and nurturing their dream garden, from the experts at the RHS. This book is packed with advice on over 8,000 ....

744 pages | colour photos | Dorling Kindersley

Hbk | 2006 | 1405314540 | #158794A | £35.00 BUY

 

The RHS Essential Garden Planning and Construction

Edited by C Brickell

The definitive step-by-step guide to selecting and building a wide range of garden structures. It also provides all the key information needed for planning the design and ....

230 pages | illus | Mitchell Beazley

Pbk | 2006 | 1845330595 | #158797A | £16.99 BUY

 

RHS Plant Finder 2006-2007

Edited by Royal Horticultural Society

Listing more than 70,000 plants and where to find them, the annual edition of "RHS Plant Finder" is invaluable for any gardener. It provides all the information you require, ....

1000 pages | - | Dorling Kindersley

Pbk | 2006 | 1405314559 | #158799A | £14.99 BUY

 

Reconoce fácilmente las Plantas Silvestres

Francois Couplan and Yves Doux

This original guide provides tips for identifying plants not only by visible characteristics such as the form and color of flowers and leafs, but also by other ....

256 pages | Lynx

Hbk | 2006 | 8496553000 | #158891A | £19.95 BUY

 

Seed to Seed

The Secret Life of Plants

Nicholas Harberd

A brilliant evocation of the beauty of the natural world and an exhilarating explanation of its secret genetic workings. ....

320 pages | - | Bloomsbury

Hbk | 2006 | 0747570396 | #158761A | £16.99 BUY

 

Seeds

Rob Kesseler and Wolfgang Stuppy

Seeds are the most complex organs plants ever produce. A major keystone in the evolution of land plants, the first seeds appeared some 360 million years ago. Since then they ....

264 pages | Andreas Papadakis Publisher

Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1901092666 | #158970A | £35.00 BUY

 

Small Garden

J Brookes

From initial inspiration to final layout, create your own small garden with the help of gardening design expert John Brookes. Whether you want a room outside' for leisure and ....

352 pages | colour photos | Dorling Kindersley

Hbk | 2006 | 1405312866 | #158796A | £16.99 BUY

 

The Sun King's Garden

Louis XIV, Andre Le Notre and the Creation of the Gardens of Versailles

Ian Thompson

Presents the story of the creation of one of the most dazzling and extensive gardens - the gardens of Versailles. This book also features the friendship between Louis XIV, the ....

illus | Bloomsbury

Hbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0747576483 | #158919A | £30.00 BUY

 

Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 20: Collected Papers

Collection of 6 articles, in which 3 genera, 20 species are described as new and 17 new combinations are proposed. ....

99 pages | Fungiflora

Pbk | 2005 | #158913A | £16.50 BUY

 

Synopsis Fungorum, Volume 21: Synopsis of the Genus Inonotus

L Ryvarden

101 species of Inonotus are described and in parts illustrated by drawings of microscopical characters. Keys to all species are provided and a list of the ....

149 pages | line drawings | Fungiflora

Pbk | 2005 | #158914A | £26.95 BUY

 

The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants

Wild plants at the brink of extinction, and what is needed to save them

Edited by Bertrand de Montmollin and Wendy Strahm

Presents a selection of 50 of the most threatened plant species growing on Mediterranean islands. The booklet aims to draw the attention of both the public and politicians to ....

IUCN

Pbk | 2005 | 283170832X | #158937A | £7.50 BUY

 

The Trees that made Britain

Archie Miles

Trees are the oldest living inhabitants of the planet. From the magnificent oak to the beautiful willow they have all played a part in shaping the landscape we live in today. ....

224 pages | 100 colour photos | BBC Books

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0563493615 | #159172A | £20.00 BUY

 

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines of the Texas Hill Country

A Field Guide

Jan Wrede

A field guide to the Texas Hill Country featuring more than 125 species of mostly native, woody plants. The introduction discusses deer, cedar, water, oak wilt, and ....

272 pages | maps, colour photos | Texas A&M UP

Pbk | 2005 | 158544426X | #159127A | £16.95 BUY

 

Ultimate Fruit and Nuts

A comprehensive guide to the cultivation, uses and health benefits of over 300 food-producing plants

Susanna Lyle

This is an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide to fruit and nut plants that explores old favourites, as well as many little-known yet exciting food-producing plants. It contains ....

480 pages | 200 col illus, 50 b/w diagrams | Frances Lincoln

Hbk | 2006 | 0711225931 | #158798A | £40.00 BUY

 

The Unknown Gertrude Jekyll

Edited by M Wood

This is a selection of two hundred of the best articles and other writings by Gertrude Jekyll, who 'changed the face of England more than any save the Creator himself and, ....

208 pages | - | Frances Lincoln

Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0711226113 | #158804A | £20.00 BUY

 

Veldgids Nederlandse Orchideeën

CAJ Kreutz

In this field guide all species that occur (and have occured) in the Netherlands are documented with a brief species description and their flowering time, the biotope in ....

124 pages | 120 colour photos | Kreutz

Pbk | 2001 | 9080662615 | #159170A | £13.50 BUY

 

Wild Flowers of Greece

V Papiomitoglou

The location of Greece at the meeting-point of three continents, together with the relief of its terrain which includes a multitude of high mountains and hundreds of ....

264 pages | colour photos | Mediterraneo Editions

Pbk | 2006 | 9608227747 | #159190A | £24.50 BUY

 

The World Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers and Flora

Mike Lavelle

A visual guide to more than 750 of the most important wild flowers, trees, shrubs, herbs, cacti, grasses, mosses, aquatic plants and weeds. Each catalogue entry details ....

256 pages | colour photographs and illustrations | Lorenz Books

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0754814963 | #159184A | £16.99 BUY

 
Animal & General Biology
 

Animals in Translation

Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behaviour

Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson

Profoundly attracted to animals from childhood, Temple Grandin began early on to make links between the autistic and the animal views of the world. Farmers and breeders were ....

356 pages | - | Bloomsbury

Hbk | 2005 | 0747566682 | #152154A | £16.99 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0747566690 | #159151A | £8.99 BUY

 

The Applied Genetics of Human, Animals, Plants and Fungi

BC Lamb

A concise and clear writing style, coupled with a detailed and rich coverage of topics, are the reasons students find the first edition of the book engaging and useful. Riding ....

500 pages | Imperial College Press

Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 1860946100 | #159115A | £45.00 BUY

 

Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes

Stephen J O'Brien and William G Nash

Chromosomes can be identified based on the size, shape, and most importantly, by the characteristic banding patterns generated by certain stains. Karyotypes are generated by ....

752 pages | - | Wiley

Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 047135015X | #158846A | £206.00 BUY

 

The Cell

A Molecular Approach

Geoffrey M Cooper and Robert E. Hausman

The new Fourth Edition of The Cell has been updated to reflect major advances since publication of the Third Edition in 2003, including: ....

739 pages | Col illus, figs, tabs | Sinauer

Hbk | 2000 | 0878931023 | #110059A |

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Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0878932194 | #159026A | £45.81 BUY

 

Chemical Biology

Applications and Techniques

Edited by Banafshe Larijani, Rudiger Woscholski and Colin Rosser

This book provides an up-to-date guide to chemical biology. It is a modular textbook that brings together the tools and techniques used by physical scientists and makes them ....

336 pages | - | Wiley

Hbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0470090642 | #158848A | £90.00 BUY

Pbk | NYP 06/2006 | 0470090650 | #158849A | £37.50 BUY

 

Computational Genome Analysis

An Introduction

Richard C Deonier, Simon Tavare and Michael S Waterman

Computational Genome Analysis: An Introduction presents the foundations of key problems in computational molecular biology and bioinformatics. It focuses on computational and ....

535 pages | 117 illus, 15 colour | Springer

Hbk | 2005 | 0387987851 | #159097A | £48.50 BUY

 

Designer Evolution

A Transhumanist Manifesto

Simon Young

The debate about the ethics of human biotechnology or genetic engineering is one of the most important cultural issues of our time. "Transhumanism" is the philosophy that most ....

417 pages | Prometheus

Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 1591022908 | #159078A | £19.99 BUY

 

Developmental Biology

Scott F Gilbert

The Eighth Edition of Developmental Biology expands its coverage of the mechanisms of development, the roles that environmental factors play in development, the medical ....

751 pages | 777 illus | Sinauer

Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 087893250X | #159022A | £42.99 BUY

 

Essential Forensic Biology

Animals, Plants and Microorganisms in Legal Investigations

A. Gunn

This book provides a concise, accessible introduction to the essentials of forensic biology for undergraduate students. The book finally fills the gap for a resource, which ....

304 pages | - | Wiley

Hbk | 2006 | 0470012765 | #158852A | £70.00 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0470012773 | #158851A | £24.95 BUY

 

Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis

An Introduction

TA Brown

The fifth edition of Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis addresses new and growing areas of research whilst retaining the philosophy of the previous editions. Assuming the reader ....

385 pages | Figs, tabs | Blackwell

Pbk | 2006 | 1405111216 | #157213A | £29.95 BUY

 

Genomics and Genetics

Edited by Robert A Meyers

With contributions by two Nobel Laureates, this careful selection of high-quality articles from the Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine spans ....

1200 pages | 2 Volume Set | Wiley

Hbk | NYP 08/2006 | 3527316094 | #158863A | £280.00 BUY

 

Microbiology Monographs

Series Editor: Alexander Steinbüchel

The new Springer book series Microbiology Monographs presents carefully refereed volumes on selected microbiological topics. Microbiology is a still rapidly expanding field with ....

 

Nematode Parasites of Birds (Including Poultry) From South Asia

ML Sood

This book consolidates all information available to date on the reported 465 species of the bird nematodes from South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan ....

824 pages | Figs | IBD (India)

Hbk | 2006 | 8181890159 | #158734A | £95.00 BUY

 

Physical Biochemistry - Principles and Applications

D Sheehan

The new edition of this successful textbook explains the basic principles behind the key techniques currently used in the modern biochemical laboratory in a way that is ....

368 pages | Wiley

Pbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0470856033 | #158833A | £34.95 BUY

 

Principles of Gene Manipulation and Genomics

SB Primrose, RM Twyman and RW Old

Provides basic and advanced gene-manipulation techniques, genome analysis, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, as well as the applications of these ....

668 pages | 427 illus | Blackwell

Pbk | 2006 | 1405135441 | #158916A | £29.99 BUY

 

The Ribosome: Protein Manufacturer

An Introduction

Walter Darge

Very detailed introduction to the chemistry and biology of ribosomes. ....

512 pages | 250 figs | Ribosomen Verlag Krefeld

Pbk | 2004 | 398087530X | #157930A | £49.50 BUY

 

The Secret of Scent

Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell

Luca Turin

Funny, irreverent and passionate, The Secret of Scent opens the lid on two worlds - the glamorous and highly lucrative realm of the perfume makers, and the equally rivalrous ....

256 pages | Faber & Faber

Hbk | NYP 05/2006 | 0571215378 | #159087A | £12.99 BUY

 

The Vortex of Life

Nature's Patterns in Space and Time

Lawrence Edwards

When The Vortex of Life was first published in 1993, Lawrence Edwards's pioneering work on bud shapes had already attracted the attention of many scientists around the world. ....

400 pages | Floris Books

Hbk | 2006 | 0863155510 | #158762A | £25.00 BUY

 
Evolutionary Biology
 

The Driving Forces of Evolution

David Wool

The book gives the reader the basic tools for understanding the results of evolutionary studies, through the calculation of genetic equilibrium frequencies, mutation, ....

Science Publishers/Enfield

NYP 07/2006 | 1578084458 | #158703A | £33.30 BUY

 

Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution

A Synthesis

Linda Stone, Paul F. Lurquin and Luca Cavalli-Sforza

Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution: A Synthesis is a textbook on human evolution that offers students a unique combination of cultural anthropology and genetics. ....

336 pages | Blackwell

Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 1405150890 | #157206A | £55.00 BUY

Pbk | NYP 07/2006 | 1405131667 | #157205A | £24.99 BUY

 

The Origins of Genome Complexity

Michael Lynch

Presented in a nontechnical fashion, at both the population-genetic and the molecular-genetic levels, this book offers a unifying explanatory framework for how the ....

- | Sinauer

Pbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0878934847 | #159025A | £31.99 BUY

 

Power, Sex, Suicide

Mitochondria and the meaning of life

Nick Lane

Mitochondria are tiny structures, located inside our cells, that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and ....

354 pages | 20 illus | OUP

Hbk | 2005 | 0192804812 | #152861A | £18.99 BUY

Pbk | NYP 10/2006 | 0199205647 | #159053A | £9.99 BUY

 
Ecology
 

Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species

David Alford and Georg Backhaus

Invasive species are considered to be the second largest reason for biodiversity loss worldwide and intenrational environmental policy and legislation have begun to refelct ....

295 pages | BCPE

Pbk | 2005 | 1901396819 | #158998A | £47.00 BUY

 
Habitats & Ecosystems
 

Atacama Desert / Desierto de Atacama

Wildlife and Landscapes / Paisajes y Vida Silvastre

Enrique Couve and Claudio F Vidal

The Atacama Desert is Chile's largest. Like the world's other great deserts, such as the Kalahari in Africa or the Great Desert of Australia, it lies in the Tropic of Capricorn. ....

100 pages | colour photos | Fantastico Sur

Hbk | 2005 | 956800713X | #158931A | £17.50 BUY

 

Coast

Where the UK and Ireland meet the Sea

Christopher Somerville

The BBC's "Coast" took us on a sweeping clockwise tour of Britain's marine borderlands, where one type of distinctive landscape gives way to the next. In this companion volume, ....

240 pages | 180 colour photos | BBC Books

Hbk | NYP 09/2006 | 0563493852 | #159174A | £20.00 BUY

 

Drift Smoke

Loss and Renewal in a Land of Fire

David J Strohmaier

David Strohmaier's long career as a firefighter has given him intimate knowledge of wildfire and its complex role in the natural world of the American West. It has also ....

192 pages | Nevada UP

Hbk | 2005 | 0874176212 | #159125A | £18.50 BUY

 

Entomological Research in Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems

Edited by F Lieutier and D Ghaioule

This book presents the state of the art in entomological research in various Mediterranean forest ecosystems in the world. Unique in its field, it fills an important ....

275 pages | diagrams | INRA

Pbk | 2005 | 2738011942 | #158743A | £39.00 BUY

 

Field Hydrogeology

Rick Brassington

Published in the pocket-sized format for ease of use in the field. This edition is completely revised and updated, in particular to bring the book in line with ....

192 pages | B/w photos, illus, figs, tabs | Wiley

Pbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0470018283 | #158859A | £19.99 BUY

 

Fire in California's Ecosystems

Edited by NG Sugihara, JW van Wagtendonk, KE Shaffer, JA Fites-Kaufman and AE Thode

Fire is both an integral natural process in the California landscape and growing threat to its urban and suburban developments as they encroach on wildlands. Written by many of ....

550 pages | photographs, illustrations, tables | California UP

Hbk | NYP 07/2006 | 0520246055 | #159134A | £48.95 BUY

 

Forest Landscape Restoration Handbook

Edited by Jenny Riet