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Mammals
 

The Auditory and Vestibular Organs of Marine Mammals

GN Solntseva

The basic directions of the structural evolution of the outer, middle and inner ears in representatives of a wide ecological range of mammals (terrestrial, subterranean, ....

250 pages | 54 b/w plates of photographs, drawings | Pensoft

Hbk | 2006 | 9546422800 | #163129A | £68.00 BUY

 

The Barbary Macaque

Biology and Conservation

JK Hodges and J Cortes

The principal aim of this book is to present a synthesis of current knowledge of the biology of the Barbary macaque, and in doing so to recognise the contribution the ....

350 pages | Nottingham UP

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1904761313 | #151644A | £63.99 BUY

 

Bloody Ivory

The Massacre of the African Elephant

Robin Brown

Over the last century the African elephant has been threatened with extinction. Robin Brown paints a vivid picture of the impact on hunting on Africa's elephants, of the ....

256 pages | 12 b/w illus | Sutton Publishing

Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 075094157X | #163075A | £20.00 BUY

 

Cetacei

L Cagnolaro et al

186 pages | CNR

Pbk | 1982 | 8880800620 | #164108A | £8.95 BUY

 

European Research on Cetaceans, Volume 19

Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society

Proceedings of the conference held in La Rochelle (France). ....

ECS

CD | 2006 | #163856A | £38.50 BUY

 

Great Tuskers of Africa

Dave Hadaway and Johan Marais

There was a time in Africa when great tuskers roamed at will, from the deserts of Namibia to Mozambique, from Ethiopia to South Africa. Today, due to the growth of human ....

photos, paintings | Penguin (South Africa)

Hbk | 2006 | 0143025066 | #163579A | £53.00 BUY

 

Histoire Naturelle des Paresseux

Rotureau Brice

Natural history of the sloths. ....

104 pages | 67 illus, 54 in colour | CNRS

Pbk | 2006 | 2271064651 | #163947A | £15.99 BUY

 

El Lince Iberico (Lynx pardinus) en Espana y Portugal

Censo-Diagnostico de sus Poblaciones

Reviews the status and biology of the Iberian lynx. ....

174 pages | OAPN

2005 | 8480146044 | #164001A | £22.95 BUY

 

El Lince Ibérico

Una batalla por la supervivencia

Javier Pérez de Albéniz

The Iberian lynx is the most threatened feline in the world. After decades of political disagreements, scientific disputes, ecological misdemeanors and much squandered money, ....

144 pages | 3 maps, 27 photos | Lynx

Pbk | 2006 | 8496553221 | #164148A | £12.95 BUY

 

Primate Anatomy

An Introduction

Friderun Ankel-Simons

This book is unlike ay other work on primates: it systematically reviews the biology of all living primates, including humans. It describes their bio-geographical information ....

736 pages | 200 photos, illus, figs | Academic Press

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0123725763 | #163870A | £39.99 BUY

 
Birds
 

Aves Raras de España

Un catálogo de la las especies de presentación ocasional

Eduardo de Juana

This is the first book ever to offer detailed analysis of the current condition of the 196 species of rare or occasional birds observed in Spain to date. ....

480 pages | 133 colour photos | Lynx

Hbk | 2006 | 8496553256 | #164145A | £25.50 BUY

 

Biologia de la Conservacion del Quebrantahuesos (Gypaetus Barbatus) en Espana

Antoni Margalida and Rafael Heredia

Biology and conservation of the Bearded Vulture in Spain. Includes chapters on reproductive biology, status, population trends, conservation projects and more. ....

378 pages | OAPN

2005 | 8480146028 | #160112A | £24.95 BUY

 

Bird Voices of Alta Floresta

and Southeastern Amazonian Brazil

The rainforests of the Amazon basin contain the most diverse bird faunas of any area on earth. This six-CD set presents the vocalizations of 446 bird and 10 mammal species ....

6 CD set | Cornell LO

CD | | #163553A | £27.50 BUY

 

Birds of Brazil / Aves do Brasil

An Artistic View / Uma Visao Artística

Tomas Sigrist

Birds of Brazil - An Artistic View, will dazzle ornithologists, nature lovers, conservationists and artists everywhere. This generous 672 page hardback is teeming with ....

672 pages | 1800 maps, col plates | Ricardo Sigrist

Hbk | 2006 | 8560120009 | #163560A | £99.95 BUY

 

Birds of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands

Bruce Hallett

A comprehensive ornithological guide introducing both visitors and residents to the bird life of the Bahamas Archipelago and the neighbouring Turks and Caicos Islands. ....

256 pages | colour photos | Macmillan Caribbean

Pbk | 2006 | 0333937449 | #163952A | £7.95 BUY

 

Birds of the Malolotja Nature Reserve, Swaziland

Richard Boycott and Vincent Parker

Malolotja Nature Reserve is situated in the north-west of Swaziland in the Drakensberg and is a popular wilderness area. ....

60 pages | colour photos, line drawings, maps | Avian Demography Unit

Pbk | 2003 | 0620281510 | #163586A | £6.95 BUY

 

Birds of the Niassa Reserve, Mozambique

Vincent Parker

The Niassa Reserve is situated in the north of Mozambique, on the border with Tanzania. The huge reserve (4.2 million ha) is one of the largest protected areas of Miombo ....

34 pages | colour photos, maps | Avian Demography Unit

Pbk | 2005 | 0620332778 | #163587A | £6.95 BUY

 

Birds of the Orange River Estuary

Mark Anderson

This 92-page booklet has information about the history of human occupation at the Orange River estuary, the area's geography, climate, vegetation, and mammals. The bulk of the ....

92 pages | Avian Demography Unit

Pbk | 2006 | 0799223069 | #163574A | £8.50 BUY

 

Cyprus Bird Report 2005

Edited by Colin Richardson

Systematic list of recorded bird sightings in 2005 comprises a total of 290 species. Also included are reports of rare birds, first records, and an annual ringing report. ....

172 pages | tables, graphs, photos, maps | BirdLife Cyprus

Pbk | 2006 | #163946A | £12.95 BUY

 

Dominica's Birds

Arlington James, Stephen Durand and Bertrand Jno Baptiste

This fully illustrated book describes local and Caribbean endemic species found on Dominica, as well as several neo-tropical migrant species. The first section describes ....

FWPD Dominica

2005 | #163956A | £16.50 BUY

 

A Field Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica

Richard Garrigues

This illustrated identification guide introduces each family of birds by a brief description that should help the novice birder determine to which group a bird belongs. ....

416 pages | plates throughout | Christopher Helm

Pbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0713683694 | #162622A | £19.99 BUY

 

Greater Limpopo Birding Routes

Sarah Venter

Includes information about birding in the Soutpansberg, Limpopo Valley, Magoegaskloof and Polokwane area. Detailed information about birding sites, maps, lists and ....

72 pages | Limpopo Birding

Pbk | 2006 | 0620336234 | #163576A | £10.50 BUY

 

Management Plan to Conserve the Brown Booby Colony and its Habitat on Cayman Brac 2002-06

Patricia E Bradley

Addresses the decline in the only breeding colony of brown booby in the Cayman Islands. ....

RSPB

Pbk | | #163958A | £9.95 BUY

 

Pipits of Southern Africa

Faansie Peacock

Ask any birder and they will confirm that pipits are arguably the most challenging birds in Africa from an identification perspective. In addition, pipit taxonomy is by no means ....

296 pages | 115 ink drawings | Faansie Peacock

Pbk | 2006 | 0620359676 | #163573A | £21.95 BUY

 

Populationsökologie von Greifvogel- und Eulenarten, Band 5

(Population Ecology of Raptors and Owls)

Edited by M Stubbe and A Stubbe

Conference Proceedings. ....

624 pages | Luther Universitat

2006 | #163622A | £48.50 BUY

 

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part A

Phylogeny, Morphology, Hormones and Fertilization

Edited by Barrie GM Jamieson

Aspects of reproduction covered in this volume include classification and phylogeny as revealed by molecular biology; anatomy of the male reproductive tract and organs; ....

600 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | 2006 | 1578083869 | #157964A | £66.90 BUY

 

Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Birds, Part B

Sexual Selection, Behavior, Conservation, Embryology and Genetics

Edited by Barrie GM Jamieson

Discusses sexual selection of ultraviolet and structural signals; melanins and carotenoids as feather colorants and signals; sexual selection and auditory signaling; ....

516 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 157808444X | #163530A | £58.80 BUY

 

The Sound Approach to Birding

A guide to understanding bird sound

Mark Constantine and The Sound Approach

Combining anecdote, scientific theory and practical field experience, The Sound Approach to Birding is a step-by-step guide through tone, pitch, rhythm, reading ....

192 pages | colour photos, graphs | Sound Approach

Hbk | 2006 | 9081093312 | #163551A | £29.95 BUY

 

Studies on Birds and their Ecology in Northeast China

Gao Wei

The book consists of 4 parts. The first part provides the natural geographic features of northeast China and zoogeographic region, including integrative natural geographic ....

673 pages | 24 plates | Science Press

Hbk | 2006 | 7030166973 | #163803A | £49.95 BUY

 

Waterbirds Around the World

Edited by Gerard Boere, Colin Galbraith and David Stroud

Waterbirds are one the world's most attractive group of birds and among the most threatened. These include albatrosses, flamingos, swans, geese, ducks, cranes, waders, ....

900 pages | Over 300 full colour photos, graphs, tables and maps | Stationery Office (TSO)

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0114973334 | #163090A | £50.00 BUY

 
Reptiles & Amphibians
 

Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest

LLC Jones, WP Leonard and DH Olson

More than a field guide, this book is a compendium representing the expertise of more than 30 authors. Introductory chapters provide the reader with a foundation in amphibian ....

Col photos | Seattle Audubon

Pbk | 2005 | 0914516167 | #163899A | £19.95 BUY

 

Los Anfibios de Donana

Amphibians of the Donana National Park in southwestern Spain. ....

181 pages | OAPN

2005 | 8480146001 | #163997A | £22.95 BUY

 

The Hierro Giant Lizard

MA Rodriguez Dominguez

The giant lizard of El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands, was "rediscovered" in 1975 and has made a remarkable ....

78 pages | colour photos | Turquesa Publicaciones

Pbk | 2006 | 8495412608 | #163906A | £6.95 BUY

 

Marine Turtles of the Indian Subcontinent

Edited by K Shanker and BC Choudhury

415 pages | 22 col plates, 34 illus | Universities Press

Pbk | 2006 | 8173715661 | #164133A | £21.95 BUY

 
Fishes
 

Asian Carps

A Biological Synopsis and Risk Assessment

C Kolar, W Courtnay Jr, D Chapman, C Housel, J Williams and D Jennings

This book is a detailed risk assessment and biological synopsis of the bigheaded carps of the genus Hypopthalmichthys, which includes the bighead, silver, and largescale ....

225 pages | AFS

Hbk | 2006 | 1888569794 | #163509A | £65.00 BUY

 

Dietary Supplements for the Health and Quality of Cultured Fish

Edited by H Nakagawa, M Sato and DM Gatlin III

This book addresses current information on the effects of micronutrients and other efficacious substances from plants, animals and bacteria, with regard to quality and ....

256 pages | CABI

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1845931998 | #163787A | £70.00 BUY

 

Shark Nursery Grounds of the Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast Waters of the United States

Edited by C McCandless, N Kohler and H Pratt Jr

Until recently, detailed reports of the shark nursery grounds off the U.S. East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico have been nonexistant. In this book, researchers contribute ....

400 pages | AFS

Pbk | 2006 | 1888569816 | #163511A | £75.00 BUY

 
Invertebrates
 

Atlas of the Water Beetles (Coleoptera) and Water Bugs (Hemiptera) of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South Yorkshire, 1993 - 2005

Robert Merritt

The Atlas includes distribution maps of 174 species of water beetle and 47 species of water bugs, representing approx. 65% and 72% of the British species, respectively. Each ....

160 pages | 27 photographs | Sorby NHS

Pbk | 2006 | #163489A | £12.50 BUY

 

The Biology of Death's Head Hawkmoths, Lepidopteran Kleptoparasites of Honey Bees

Ian J Kitching

20 pages | b&w photos, diagrams | CABK

Pbk | 2006 | 1904379133 | #162704A | £4.95 BUY

 

Butterflies of Jamaica

Monica Warner

Butterflies of Jamaica is a highly illustrated, comprehensive field guide that covers the most common varieties as well as the less well-known species on the island. The ....

112 pages | colour photos | Macmillan Caribbean

Pbk | 2005 | 0333992555 | #163953A | £7.95 BUY

 

Butterflies of Vietnam, Volume 1: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae

Alexander L Monastyrskii

The book lists, describes and keyes 115 species of Satyrinae hitherto known from Vietnam. Each species account contains data on taxonomy, type locality, morphology, ....

198 pages | 35 col plates, col photos, b/w line illus | Dr. Alexander Monastyrskii

Pbk | 2005 | 0995121109 | #163194A | £29.95 BUY

 

Checklist of the Land Snails and Slugs of California

Barry Roth and Patricia S Sadeghian

An inventory and classification of 284 species of terrestrial mollusc, which reports distribution by county as known from 12,000 specimen lots in museum and private ....

82 pages | 13 col plates | Santa Barbara MNH

Pbk | 2006 | 0936494395 | #157137A | £44.00 BUY

 

A Conchological Iconography: The Family Pectinidae (2 parts)

Bret K Raines and Guido T Poppe

722 pages | 242 maps, 143 b/w plates and 320 colour plates | ConchBooks

Unbound | 2006 | #124082A | £269.00 BUY

 

A Conchological Iconography: The Recent Volutes of New Zealand

with a revision of the genus Alcithoe H. & A. Adams, 1853

P Bail and A Limpus

73 pages | 62 colour plates | ConchBooks

Unbound | 2005 | 3925919767 | #163442A | £76.00 BUY

 

De Dagvlinders van Nederland

F Bos, M Bosveld and D Groenendijk

This Dutch butterfly atlas presents a complete overview of the country's 106 butterfly species, their ecology, behaviour, distribution and habitat. Species descriptions are ....

380 pages | illus | KNNV

Hbk | 2006 | 9050112277 | #163519A | £52.50 BUY

 

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of Texas, Volume 1

JC Abbott

Damselflies and Dragonflies (Odonata) of Texas is an indispensable reference to the 223 species of odonates distributed throughout the Lone Star state. Included in this volume ....

320 pages | b&w illus, distribution maps | OST

Pbk | 2006 | 1411665252 | #161869A | £38.50 BUY

 

Fauna Iberica, Volume 27: Lophophorata, Phoronida, Brachiopoda

F Alvarez, CC Emig, C Roldan and JM Vieitez

276 pages | MNCN

Hbk | 2006 | 8400084071 | #163750A | £32.00 BUY

 

Fauna Iberica, Volume 28: Hemiptera, Aphididae III

JM Nieto Nafria, MP Mier Durante, F Garcia Prieto and N Perez Hidalgo

362 pages | MNCN

Hbk | 2006 | 8400084063 | #163751A | £35.00 BUY

 

Fauna Palaestina: Crustacea 1 - Hyperiidea (Amphipoda) of Israel

A Morphological Atlas

Engelina A Zelickman

442 pages | 204 plates, 9 SEM micrograph plates, 1 colour plate | IASH

Hbk | 2005 | 9652081647 | #163858A | £90.00 BUY

 

A Field Guide to the Non-Marine Molluscs of the Mascarene Islands

(Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion) and the Northern Dependencies of Mauritius

Owen L Griffiths and Vincent FB Florens

Covers 250 species, providing distribution and status data, descriptions of the shells and animals, and additional information regarding varieties and synonyms. Over 270 ....

185 pages | photos, drawings, maps | Bioculture Press

Hbk | 2006 | 999492205X | #162554A | £58.00 BUY

 

Gasteropodi Conchigliati

A Torelli

235 pages | CNR

Pbk | 1982 | #164109A | £8.95 BUY

 

Hug the Bug - For Love of True Bugs

Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag von Ernst Heiss

Edited by W Rabitsch

1184 pages | Biologiezentrum

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | #162958A | £58.50 BUY

 

Jungle Bugs in the Night

Nocturnal Activities of Insects and Spiders in Tropical Forests of the World

B Purser

This beautifully illustrated book comprises 297 photos of living insects and spiders, demonstrating a little known aspect of entomology for there exists no popular literature ....

168 pages | Pensoft

Hbk | 2006 | 9546422827 | #163133A | £35.00 BUY

 

Larves et Exuvies des Libellules de France et d'Allemagne (sauf de Corse)

Harald Heidemann and Richard Seidenbusch

415 pages | 121 col and b/w plates | SOF

Pbk | 2002 | 2950729150 | #157317A | £37.95 BUY

 

Libro Rojo de los Invertebrados de Espana

The Red List of Invertebrates in Spain contains 272 threatened species. ....

411 pages | OAPN

2006 | 8480146443 | #163996A | £31.00 BUY

 

Libélulas de Mesoamérica y el Caribe / Dragonflies and Damselflies of Middle America and the Caribbean

Carlos Esquivel

For the first time ever, this book presents easy-to-read descriptions of the morphology, habitat, behavior, larvae, and geographical distribution of all the 16 families ....

320 pages | 169 photos. | INBio

Pbk | 2006 | 9968927139 | #160084A | £19.99 BUY

 

Marine and Saltwater Gastropod Molluscs of Russia and the Adjacent Countries

The Illustrated Catalogue

YI Kantor and AV Sysoev

371 pages | 140 colour plates | Colus

Hbk | 2006 | 8731729274 | #163909A | £109.95 BUY

 

Membrácidos de la América Tropical / Treehoppers of Tropical America

Carolina Godoy, Ximena Miranda and Kenji Nishida

The first part of this field guide consists of an extensive introduction to the family Membracidae including morphology, behavior, mutualistic relationships with other ....

352 pages | INBio

2006 | 9968927104 | #160083A | £19.99 BUY

 

Moths of Europe, Volume 1: Bombycoidea, Sphinx Moths, Tiger Moths, Case Moths

P Leraut

Covers more than 500 species from the families Arctiidae, Sphingidae, Lasiocampidae, Saturniidae, Endromidae, Lemoniidae, Bombycidae, Drepanidae, Axiidae, Limacodidae, ....

450 pages | 50 col plates, line illus, distribution maps | NAP Editions

Hbk | 2006 | #161382A | £58.50 BUY

 

Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A Pictoral Guide to More Than 750 Gastropods

DG Steyn and M Lussi

Contents include a brief historical review of malacology in southern Africa, offshore collecting methods, conservation and a concise bibliography. ....

294 pages | Shellbooks

Pbk | 2005 | 0620336072 | #162543A | £49.00 BUY

 

Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

SW Lingafelter and ER Hoebeke

Illustrated indentification guide for the woodboring beetle. ....

236 pages | colour illus, b&w illus | Washington ES

Hbk | 2002 | 0972071415 | #159939A | £33.50 BUY

 

Undersea Jewels

A Colour Guide to Nudibranchs

G Cobb and RC Willan

Covers 277 species of nudibranch (in the broad sense, i.e. opisthobranchs) all found on the Sunshine Coast of southern Queensland, but most also found elsewhere in Australian ....

312 pages | Col illus | ABRS

Pbk | 2006 | 0858811472 | #163928A | £32.50 BUY

 
Palaeontology
 

The Angiospermous Fossil Wood Flora in Wuhan, China

Qi Guofan

This book describes 12 families, 13 genera, 20 species. ....

123 pages | 35 plates | Science Press

Pbk | 2005 | 7030157575 | #163805A | £31.50 BUY

 

Global Environments Through the Quarternary

Exploring Environmental Change

David Anderson, Andrew Goudie and Adrian Parker

We are in the grip of global warming, so we are told: sea levels are rising; glaciers are melting; meteorological events are becoming more extreme. But are these differences ....

382 pages | 125 col line illus & col plates | OUP

Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0198742266 | #164118A | £24.99 BUY

 

Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology

Edited by Shuhai Xiao and Alan J Kaufman

The Neoproterozoic Era (1000-542 million years ago) has become a major focus of geobiological investigations because it is a geological period characterized by dramatic ....

300 pages | 48 illus | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402052014 | #164043A | £84.50 BUY

 

Paleopalynology

A Traverse

This book provides complete coverage of all aspects of the study of all fossil palynomorphs yet studied. It is a profusely illustrated treatment. The book serves both ....

770 pages | 250 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1402056095 | #164042A | £128.00 BUY

 

Trace Fossil Analysis

Adolf Seilacher

This definitive textbook by a renowned field observer and analyst of trace fossils concentrates on the most distinctive examples, mostly made by infaunal invertebrates in ....

240 pages | 75 col illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 3540472258 | #164041A | £38.50 BUY

 
Marine & Freshwater Biology
 

Marine Life of the Galapagos

The Diver's Guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and Marine Invertebrates

Pierre Constant

Thoroughly revised second edition of the definite diver's guide to the Galapagos. Based on the author's numerous trips to the archipelago, this is a highly illustrated guide, ....

307 pages | 288 col photos, b/w illus, maps | Odyssey

Pbk | 2007 | 9622177670 | #163510A | £15.95 BUY

 

World of Water Wildlife Guide: Christmas Island

Neville Coleman

The first comprehensive marine life guide to the Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). Includes examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple ....

80 pages | over 550 photos | Neville Coleman

Pbk | 2006 | 0947325395 | #164131A | £19.95 BUY

 

World of Water Wildlife Guide: Cocos Islands (Keeling)

Neville Coleman

The first comprehensive marine life guide to Cocos (Keeling) Island. Includes examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to ....

80 pages | over 550 colour photos | Neville Coleman

Pbk | 2006 | 0947325387 | #164130A | £19.95 BUY

 

World of Water Wildlife Guide: Maldives

Neville Coleman

A comprehensive wildlife guide to the Maldives. Includes examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. ....

80 pages | over 550 colour photos | Neville Coleman

Pbk | 2006 | 0947325379 | #164128A | £19.95 BUY

 

World of Water Wildlife Guide: Seychelles

Neville Coleman

A comprehensive marine life guide to the Seychelles. Includes examples of over 18 major wildlife groups- from algae to marine mammals. Simple layout, easy to read text with ....

80 pages | over 550 colour photos | Neville Coleman

Pbk | 2006 | 0947325360 | #164125A | £19.95 BUY

 
General Natural History
 

Aldo Leopold's Odyssey

Julianne Lutz Newton

A household icon of the environmental movement, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) may be the most quoted conservationist in history. "A Sand County Almanac" has sold millions of copies ....

472 pages | Island Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1597260452 | #163455A | £22.95 BUY

 

Alexander von Humboldt

A Metabiography

Nicolaas A Rupke

Alexander von Humboldt is one of the most celebrated figures of late-modern science. In Germany, his renown has generated continuous biographical interest from late-Prussian ....

320 pages | illus | Peter Lang

Hbk | 2005 | 3631539320 | #163911A | £42.50 BUY

 

Alternatives to Animal Testing

Edited by RM Harrison and RE Hester

Animal experimentation has long been a controversial issue, with impassioned arguments on both sides of the debate. Increasingly it has become more expedient and feasible to ....

130 pages | RSC

Hbk | 2006 | 0854042113 | #164137A | £60.00 BUY

 

The Art of Digital Photography

John Hedgecoe

Still life or action, portrait or abstract - whatever your subject, this book helps you discover how to take digital images. It presents the fundamentals of composing an image ....

288 pages | colour illus | Dorling Kindersley

Hbk | 2006 | 1405312521 | #163543A | £20.00 BUY

 

Be Your Own Landscape Detective

Investigating Where You Are

Richard Muir

Both accessible and informative, this book demonstrates that the countryside and its scenic landscape can be read like a book. ....

288 pages | 120 b/w illus, 15 col illus | Sutton Publishing

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0750943335 | #163066A | £20.00 BUY

 

Communicating Nature

How We Create and Understand Environmental Messages

Julia B Corbett

A broader and more comprehensive understanding of how we communicate with each other about the natural world and our relationship to it is essential to solving environmental ....

364 pages | Island Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1597260673 | #163464A | £41.95 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 1597260681 | #163445A | £20.50 BUY

 

Do Fish Drink Water?

Bill McLain

Have you ever wondered why cats purr or whether it can really rain frogs? Bill McLain answers and expands upon these problems, leaving you knowing much more than just a ....

320 pages | Harper Collins

Pbk | 2006 | 000724049X | #163983A | £7.99 BUY

 

Evolution and Emergence

Systems, Organisms, Persons

Edited by Nancey Murphy and William Stoeger

A collection of essays by experts in the field, exploring how nature works at every level to produce more complex and highly organized objects, systems, and organisms from ....

368 pages | OUP

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0199204713 | #164113A | £60.00 BUY

 

From Physics to Biology

The Interface between Experiment and Computation: Bifi 2006 II International Congress. Zaragoza, Spain, 8-11 February 2006

Edited by J Clemente-Gallardo, Y Moreno, JFS Lorenzo and A Velazquez-Campoy

The BIFI2006 Conference represents an interactive forum for physicists, chemists, biologists, and mathematicians for sharing ideas as well as adressing recent advances in ....

216 pages | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 0735403503 | #163922A | £76.00 BUY

 

The Genius Engine

Where Memory, Reason, Passion, Violence and Creativity Intersect in the Human Brain

Kathleen Stein

An enlightening examination of the center of our entire mental universe, the prefrontal cortex, or PFC. ....

304 pages | Wiley

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0471262390 | #163499A | £18.99 BUY

 

The Great Fen

Artists for Nature in England

Chris Gerrard

Presents the work of 30 artists that shows a variety of styles and a variety of topics, ranging across field sketches of birds and other animals, detailed botanical and ....

168 pages | Langford Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1904078133 | #160580A | £35.00 BUY

 

The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators

A Step-by-Step Approach to Public Outreach

Lars Linberg Christensen

This hands-on guide offers practical advice on all aspects of science communication. It features a tightly interwoven fabric of issues: product types, target groups, written ....

274 pages | 40 col illus, 100 b/w illus | Springer

Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0387263241 | #164031A | £19.50 BUY

 

How to Attract the Wombat

Will Cuppy

From the same author as 'The Decline & Fall of Practically Everybody', here is a humourous and affectionate look at the nature of animals. Sections include 'Problem ....

176 pages | 100 b/w illus | Sutton Publishing

Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0750946105 | #163076A | £8.99 BUY

 

Karl Hoffmann: Naturalista, Medico y Heroe Nacional

Luko Hilje Quiros

Biography of the naturalist who studied Costa Rica's fauna in the 1850s. ....

200 pages | INBio

Pbk | 2006 | 996892718X | #163888A | £11.50 BUY

 

The Meinertzhagen Mystery

The Life and Legend of a Colossal Fraud

Brian Garfield

Col. Richard Meinertzhagen (1878-1967) was an acclaimed British war hero, a secret agent, and a dean of international ornithology. Many of the adventures recorded in his ....

386 pages | Potomac

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1597970417 | #163582A | £18.50 BUY

 

Moths That Drink Elephants' Tears

And Other Zoological Curiosities

Matt Walker

Presents a collection of insights and unusual facts, detailing the wondrous diversity of animal life that surrounds us. ....

160 pages | Piatkus

Hbk | 2006 | 0749951281 | #163939A | £9.99 BUY

 

Nature's Oracle

A Life of W.D. Hamilton

Ullica Segerstrale

W.D. Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. ....

336 pages | 20 b/w illus | OUP

Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 019860727X | #162417A | £16.99 BUY

 

Oracles of Science

Celebrity Scientists Versus God and Religion

Karl Giberson and Mariano Artigas

Looks at the views of Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, Carl Segan, Stephen Hawking and Steven Weinberg; carefully distinguishing science from philosophy ....

288 pages | OUP

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0195310721 | #164112A | £17.99 BUY

 

The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Ecology

Edited by Roger S Gottlieb

The last two decades have seen the emergence of a new field of academic study that examines the interaction between religion and ecology. Theologians from every religious ....

688 pages | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0195178726 | #164114A | £45.00 BUY

 

The Remarkable Life of William Beebe

Explorer and Naturalist

Carol Grant Gould

William Beebe was a groundbreaking scientist and explorer. Carol Grant Gould brings his life and times compellingly to light in this new biography. ....

447 pages | Photos | Shearwater

Hbk | 2004 | 1559638583 | #150312A | £21.95 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 1597261076 | #163465A | £13.95 BUY

 

Science Fact and Science Fiction

An Encyclopedia

Brian Stableford

Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that ....

760 pages | Routledge

Hbk | 2006 | 0415974607 | #164103A | £100.00 BUY

 

Science in the Looking Glass

What do scientists really know?

E Brian Davies

How do scientific conjectures become laws? Why does proof mean different things in different sciences? Do numbers exist, or were they invented? Why do some laws turn out ....

306 pages | 29 b/w line drawings and 8 b/w halftones | OUP

Hbk | 2003 | 0198525435 | #163541A | £29.00 BUY

 

Strangers in the South Seas

The Idea of the Pacific in Western Thought

Edited by Richard Lansdown

Long before Magellan entered the Pacific in 1521 Westerners entertained ideas of undiscovered oceans, mighty continents, and paradisal islands at the far ends of the ....

429 pages | 32 illus | Hawaii UP

Hbk | 2006 | 0824829026 | #163898A | £38.50 BUY

 

A Tiger in the Sand

Selected Writings on Nature

Mark Cocker

In seven works of non-fiction, especially in Birders and the universally acclaimed Birds Britannica, Mark Cocker has established himself as one of the foremost ....

192 pages | Jonathan Cape

Hbk | 2006 | 0224078828 | #163806A | £10.00 BUY

 

Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery

An Anthology

Edited by Peter C Mancall

This is a primary source collection of narratives about travel and discovery in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe in the 16th century. The authors represent ....

430 pages | 21 halftones | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0195155963 | #159276A | £45.00 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0195155971 | #163784A | £14.99 BUY

 

Under Ground

How Creatures of Mud and Dirt Shape Our World

Yvonne Baskin

Yvonne Baskin takes the reader from the polar desert of Antarctica to the coastal rain forests of Canada, from the rangelands of Yellowstone National Park to the vanishing ....

237 pages | Illus | Shearwater

Hbk | 2005 | 1597260037 | #152022A | £19.50 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 1597261181 | #163454A | £12.50 BUY

 

The Underwater Photographer

Digital and Traditional Techniques

Martin Edge

"Martin assumes the reader has a basic knowledge of underwater photography, and so pitches at the intermediate skilled, but still allows the book to be accessible to the ....

408 pages | illus | Focal Press

Pbk | 2006 | 0240519884 | #164003A | £24.99 BUY

 

Watercolour Flower Portraits

Billy Showell

Presents several watercolour flower portraits. This illustrated book contains information on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition. It offers ....

128 pages | colour illus | Search Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1844480666 | #163545A | £19.50 BUY

 

Wild Heritage

KwaZulu-Natal

P Van den Berg, I Van den Berg and H Van den Berg

Through beautiful photography, this book deals with the diversity of scenery, biomes, ecosystems, indigenous cultures and wildlife of the garden province of South Africa. ....

208 pages | colour photos | HPH Photography & Publishing

Hbk | 2006 | 0620366796 | #163894A | £48.50 BUY

 
Regional & Travel
 

Beat About the Bush: Mammals

Trevor Carnaby

A field guide to the mammals of South Africa. This book follows in the footsteps of its immensely popular predecessor, Beat About the Bush: Mammals & Birds. This expanded ....

366 pages | Jacana

Pbk | 2006 | 1770092404 | #163483A | £18.95 BUY

 

Colon y La Gomera

La Colonizacion de la Isabela (Republica Dominicana) Con Animales y Plantas de Canarias

AT Gaspar and JC Alvarez

146 pages | b&w photos |

Pbk | 2005 | 8479265086 | #161399A | £10.95 BUY

 

A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife

The Birds and Marine Mammals of the Antarctic Continent and Southern Ocean

Hadoram Shirihai

The first complete guide to the natural history and wildlife of this vast region, covering all the subantarctic islands, the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic Continent. ....

512 pages | 600 photos, 35 plates | Princeton UP

Hbk | 2002 | 0691114145 | #126144A | £32.50 BUY

Hbk | NYP 05/2007 | 0713664061 | #162618A | £29.99 BUY

 

Environmental Assessment of the Areas Disengaged by Israel in the Gaza Strip

Edited by UNEP

JERUSALEM, 30 March, 2006 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed the results of the first major investigation into the environmental impact of the ....

209 pages | UNEP

Pbk | 2006 | 9280726978 | #163814A | £19.95 BUY

 

Flora and Fauna of Cabrits National Park, Dominica

Arlington James

Field guide. ....

FWPD Dominica

2004 | #163955A | £14.50 BUY

 

Galapagos - DVD

The Islands That Changed the World

Paul Stewart and Tilda Swinton

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 ....

Running Time: 210 Minutes | BBC Video

DVD | 2006 | BBCDVD1997 | #162057A |

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NHBS OFFER PRICE: £15.31

 

Guia de Natura de Barcelona

Aproximació a la història de la natura de la ciutat

Margarita Parés i Rifà

Guide to the green spaces in the city of Barcelona. The book lays open the world of nature in the metropolitan landscape, understood as an environment made up of urban ....

272 pages | Lynx

Pbk | 2006 | #164147A | £17.50 BUY

 

A Guide to Bako National Park

Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Hans P Hazebroek and Abang Kashim bin Abang Morshidi

Bako is one of the smallest parks in Sarawak, yet one of the most interesting because of its highly visible wildlife (including the fabled long-nosed proboscis monkey, ....

108 pages | Natural History Publications

Pbk | 2006 | 9838121142 | #164141A | £10.50 BUY

 

Oak

The Lightning Tree

Chris Howkins

This book explores the reasons why the English love oak trees above all others and it is therefore a cultural history rather than a natural history. Crucial sections are ....

48 pages | Howkins, Christopher

Pbk | 2006 | 1901087700 | #163799A | £5.00 BUY

 

Outback

The Discovery of Australia's Interior

Derek Parker

In 1800, while the coast of Australia had finally been charted, the vast interior of the continent, and routes across its deserts and mountains from north to south and east to ....

240 pages | 34 illus | Sutton Publishing

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0750942975 | #163067A | £18.99 BUY

 

Tasmania: A Natural History

William E Davis

This is the first book on the general natural history of Tasmania in nearly a ....

270 pages | Surrey Beatty

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | #162080A | £24.99 BUY

 

The Very Best of African Wildlife

Gerald Hinde

Think of Africa and one immediately thinks of its wild animals, birdlife and even its unusual and colourful insects. The continent's rich and incredibly varied wildlife draws ....

128 pages | 140 col photos | Struik

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1770073779 | #163062A | £19.99 BUY

 

Virunga - English Edition

Survie du premier parc d'Afrique

Mark Languy and Emmanuel de Meronde

Under the leadership of Marc Languy and Emmanuel de Merode, 36 conservationists describe the past and present efforts to protect Virunga, Africa's first National Park. With over ....

208 pages | 240 color photographs, 60 maps and 45 graphs | Lannoo

Hbk | 2006 | 902096562X | #163984A | £33.00 BUY

 

Vital Caspian Graphics

Challenges Beyond Caviar

We often associate the Caspian Sea with caviar that is legally or illegally finding its way to our tables, but overlook the footprints left by a number of industries installed ....

50 maps and diagrams | UNEP

2006 | 8277010397 | #163569A | £13.50 BUY

 

Wildlife of Scourie

Scourie Wildlife Group

Presenting the results of a one-year survey project of this area in the northwest of Scotland, this booklet describes the habitat, the fauna and the flora including species ....

78 pages | colour photos | Scourie Wildlife Group

Pbk | 2006 | #164005A | £4.50 BUY

 
Botany & Plant Science
 

Algae of Australia: Nemaliales

John M Huisman

The marine algae are plants of considerable biological and economic importance. The Nemaliales, one of the most diverse and significant orders of red algae in Australian ....

164 pages | colour photos, illus | CSIRO

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0643093788 | #162917A | £46.95 BUY

 

Allelopathy

New Concepts and Methodology

Edited by Y Fujii and MM Parvez

The principal goal of allelopathy is to foster sustainable agriculture, forestry, and environment. The objective is to minimize the industrial chemicals and to maximize the ....

400 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1578084466 | #163426A | £50.10 BUY

 

Anatomy of Flowering Plants

An Introduction to Structure and Development

Paula Rudall

In the third edition of her successful textbook, Paula Rudall provides a comprehensive yet succinct introduction to the anatomy of flowering plants. Thoroughly revised and ....

110 pages | Illus | CUP

Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0521692458 | #161633A | £22.99 BUY

 

Australian Seeds

A Guide to their Collection, Identification and Biology

Luke Sweedman and David Merritt

This is the first complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of wild collected seed. While the main focus is on Australian seed, the procedures and protocols ....

320 pages | CSIRO

Hbk | 2006 | 0643091327 | #157806A | £50.50 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0643092986 | #162146A | £31.50 BUY

 

A Book of Baobabs

Ellen Drake

Just like any other tree, the iconic baobab provides shade and shelter, flowers and fruit. It does its bit to protect the soil, produce oxygen and create medicines and ....

96 pages | Aardvark Press

Pbk | 2006 | 0958478546 | #163575A | £19.95 BUY

 

Chemistry in the Garden

JR Hanson

This book discusses the numerous interactions between plants, the soil and with other organisms in which chemistry plays a central mediating role. It concerns itself with ....

200 pages | RSC

Pbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0854048979 | #163064A | £19.95 BUY

 

Chinese Zingiberaceae Flower

Edited by Gao Jiangyun et al

This book describes Zingiberaceae: 20 genera, 95 species and variety species, with about 170 colour photos. ....

146 pages | colour photos | Science Press

Hbk | 2006 | 7030166345 | #163804A | £39.00 BUY

 

The Complete Book of Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit

The definite book on edible gardening

Matthew Biggs, Jekka McVicar and Bob Flowerdew

Useful for the gardener and the cook, this book acts as a comprehensive guide to selecting, cultivating, harvesting and cooking your own fresh produce at home. Combining ....

640 pages | colour photos | Kyle Cathie

Pbk | 2006 | 1856266710 | #163537A | £16.99 BUY

 

Culinary Herbs

Ernest Small

This book is a comprehensive reference guide to herb and spice plants that are cultivated in Canada and the northern half of the United States for the purpose of ....

1036 pages | Illus, tabs | NRC

Hbk | 2006 | 0660190737 | #163570A | £64.00 BUY

 

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum)

Production and Processing

Edited by M Kafi, KM Rashed Mohassel, A Koocheki and M Nassiri

This book documents local and international literature on cumin. These findings have been ....

168 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | 2006 | 1578085047 | #163764A | £27.70 BUY

 

The English Garden

Ursula Buchan

Explores the English garden and captures its extraordinary richness and diversity. Focusing on gardens that are open to visitors, the author explains the historical trends ....

352 pages | Frances Lincoln

Hbk | 2006 | 0711226385 | #163534A | £25.00 BUY

 

The Ethnobotany of Pre-columbian Peru

Margaret A Towle

Originally published in 1961 by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. ....

183 pages | Aldine Transaction

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0202309304 | #164018A | £15.50 BUY

 

Etlingera of Borneo

Axel D Poulsen

Borneo is one of the most exciting places to study the richness of plant life on Earth and home to more than 300 ginger species. Etlingera is among the most diverse and ....

263 pages | Natural History Publications

Hbk | 2006 | 9838121177 | #158124A | £47.50 BUY

 

Ferns, Fern-Allies and Seed Bearing Plants of Korea

K Kyeongshik and J Euishik

Deals with over 2000 pteridophytes and spematophytes, as well as some garden plants from Korea. Up-to-date nomenclature, distribution data. For trees, usually several pictures ....

998 pages | 1929 col photos | Il Ji Sa

Hbk | 2003 | 8942908314 | #162541A | £138.00 BUY

 

Flora Mayor

Juan Ruiz de la Torre

Provides a wealth of information on trees and shrubs; includes plates, distribution maps for 200 species and a chapter that traces the relationship between humans and nature. ....

1756 pages | OAPN

Hbk | 2006 | 8480146605 | #164000A | £36.50 BUY

 

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 141: Chloranthaceae

Instituto de Ecologia

Pbk | 2006 | #163737A | £9.95 BUY

 

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 142: Sapindaceae

Instituto de Ecologia

Pbk | 2006 | #163738A | £13.95 BUY

 

Flora del Bajio y de Regiones Adyacentes, Volume 143: Proteaceae

Instituto de Ecologia

Pbk | 2006 | #163740A | £9.95 BUY

 

Flora of North America North of Mexico, Volume 27: Bryophytes, Part 1

Mosses, Part 1

Edited by Flora of North America Editorial Committee

Flora of North America Volume 27 is the first volume of three on the bryophytes (mosses, hornworts, and liverworts). Thirty-five authors treat the first half of the mosses, ....

600 pages | 757 line illus., 621 species-distribution maps | OUP

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0195318234 | #153853A | £58.00 BUY

 

Flora of the Bluegreen Algae of the Netherlands

The non-filamentous species of inland waters

Anton MT Joosten

The Netherlands are a small country, characterized by a large diversity of fresh to slightly brackish, oligo- to hypereutrophic stagnant and flowing inland waters. This ....

240 pages | KNNV

Hbk | 2006 | 9050112420 | #163518A | £79.00 BUY

 

Flora of the Guianas, Series A: 23: Acanthaceae and Mendonciaceae

Edited by MJ Jansen-Jacobs

188 pages | 39 figures, folding map | Kew RBG

Pbk | 2006 | 1842461311 | #163437A | £42.00 BUY

 

Flore de la Suisse et des Territoires Limitrophes

Le Nouveau Binz

D Aeschimann and HM Burdet

Pocket identification guide to the vascular flora of Switzerland. ....

604 pages | Line illus | Paul Haupt Verlag

Pbk | 2005 | 3258069468 | #163974A | £21.50 BUY

 

Fungi

Three Volumes

David Pegler and David Freedberg

These three volumes catalogue the extensive corpus of mycological drawings in the Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Executed mostly in watercolour between 1625 and 1630 and ....

1028 pages | 3 volumes; 24 b/w ill.; 901 colour ill. | Harvey Miller

Hbk | 2006 | 1905375050 | #162957A | £200.00 BUY

 

Garden Plants for Mediterranean Climates

Graham Payne

Comprehensively sets out the ground rules for Mediterranean gardeners. This book talks about the range of plants to consider growing, what they offer and what they demand. ....

240 pages | 500 colour photos | Crowood Press

Pbk | 2006 | 1861268955 | #163548A | £16.99 BUY

 

The Genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae) in the Philippine Archipelago

Texas Botanical RI

NYP 01/2007 | #163588A | £34.50 BUY

 

Gesneriads of Costa Rica / Gesneriaceas de Costa Rica

Ricardo Kriebel Haehner

This guide includes 25 genera and 99 native species (plus one that could become naturalized) of Gesneriaceae from Costa Rica, one of the most showy flowering plant ....

368 pages | INBio

2006 | 9968927171 | #163890A | £19.50 BUY

 

Grasses of South Australia

An Illustrated Guide to the Native and Naturalised Species

John Jessop

In this book, for the first time, all of the State's grasses have been carefully drawn, including more than 450 line drawings and 20 coloured paintings illustrating typical ....

560 pages | Wakefield Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1862546940 | #162302A | £34.00 BUY

 

How to Propagate

John Cushnie

Most of the plants we grow in our gardens can be propagated with ease. Some of the techniques are almost foolproof, even for complete beginners; others are a bit more ....

256 pages | Kyle Cathie

Hbk | R/P 01/2007 | 1856266125 | #163538A | £19.99 BUY

 

Italian Gardens

Helena Attlee

To many of us, the great gardens of Italy seem like paradise on earth. But how much do we know of their history, and the people who created them? In this book, illustrated ....

240 pages | Frances Lincoln

Hbk | 2006 | 0711226474 | #163532A | £30.00 BUY

 

Joan Clifton's Garden Design: How to Create a Contemporary Outdoor Living Space

Joan Clifton

Serves as a stylish guide to hard landscaping for gardens, courtyards and terraces, using stone, wood, concrete, glass, metals, clay, synthetics and organic materials. This ....

256 pages | Lorenz Books

Hbk | 2006 | 0754816761 | #163539A | £14.99 BUY

 

Late Summer Flowers

Marina Christopher

Shows how, by choosing plants that have a late flowering season, or offer such bonuses as attractive foliage, seedheads or berries, you can get the best from the garden in ....

208 pages | colour photos | Frances Lincoln

Hbk | 2006 | 0711224811 | #163531A | £25.00 BUY

 

Lost Crops of Africa, Volume 2: Vegetables

This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes ....

374 pages | National Academies Press

Pbk | 2006 | 0309103339 | #032761A | £35.99 BUY

 

Nitric Oxide in Plant Growth, Development and Stress Physiology

Edited by L Lamattina and JC Polacco

Recent advances in the study of nitric oxide (NO) biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and physiology in plants are presented in this book, providing an overview of ....

250 pages | 39 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 3540451285 | #164072A | £84.50 BUY

 

The Orange

Golden Joy

John Train

Provides a photographic history of the orange and its many uses across the world exploring its role in culture and history. This book contains simple instructions to ....

112 pages | 200 colour illus | Antique Collectors

Hbk | 2006 | 1851495258 | #163536A | £16.99 BUY

 

Orchids, Cacti and Bromeliads of the Dry Forest - Costa Rica / Orquideas, Cactus y Bromelias del Bosque Seco - Costa Rica

J Francisco Morales

Few-if any-straightforward field guides on the subject have been written for a general audience. This guide partially fills the gap, covering the Area de Conservacion ....

184 pages | 75 colour illustrations | INBio

Pbk | 2006 | 9968927082 | #160082A | £16.95 BUY

 

Palms and Cycads

David Squire

Palms, with their distinctive fronds, and seed-bearing cycads add exotic appeal to any setting. This handy sourcebook provides sound advice on selecting a suitable plant and ....

160 pages | 260 full-colour photographs | New Holland

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 1845372980 | #163072A | £17.99 BUY

 

The Passion for Pelargoniums

How They Found their Place in the Garden

Anne Wilkinson

Tells the story of the popular pelargonium. Its history includes bitter rivalry and criminal obsession, scandal, fraud, and fast dealing, and polite society being rather ....

320 pages | 16 col illus | Sutton Publishing

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0750944285 | #163069A | £16.99 BUY

 

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Stress Tolerance in Plants

Edited by KV Madhava Rao, AS Raghavendra and K Janardhan Reddy

Today, biologists all over the world speak the same scientific language of molecular biology and use the same molecular tools. More interest and attention is given to ....

345 pages | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402042248 | #163584A | £104.00 BUY

 

Plant Diversity of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana

Using Checklists and Collections Data to Investigate Plant Diversity

HD Clarke, VA Funk and T Hollowell

Plant Diversity of the Iwokrama Forest, Guyana presents the results of floristic research conducted as part of the collection of baseline data for this 360,000 hectare ....

90 pages | Texas Botanical RI

2001 | 1889878073 | #162817A | £18.95 BUY

 

Plant Genome: Biodiversity and Evolution, Volume 1, Part D: Phanerogams

Edited by AK Sharma and A Sharma

560 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | 2006 | 1578084202 | #163423A | £53.20 BUY

 

Plant Mitochondria

Edited by David Logan

Mitochondria are critical organelles in the metabolic regulation of all eukaryotic organisms. Knowledge of their biochemistry and molecular biology in plants has been ....

360 pages | 39 illus | Blackwell

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 1405149396 | #164016A | £99.50 BUY

 

Plant Solutions

Nigel Colborn

Problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden. Packed with plant suggestions, cultivation notes and companion ideas, "Plant Solutions" ....

448 pages | colour photos | Harper Collins

Hbk | 2006 | 0007193122 | #163535A | £25.00 BUY

 

Plants of Central Asia, Volume 11: Amaranthaceae, Aizoaceae, Portulacace Portulacace, and Caryophyllaceae

VI Grubov

Illus, maps | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1578081238 | #113463A | £38.10 BUY

 

Progress in Botany, Volume 68

Edited by K Esser, UE Lüttge, W Beyschlag and J Murata

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present ....

405 pages | 48 illus | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 3540368302 | #164062A | £154.00 BUY

 

Reproductive Biology of Sexual Hybridization in Woody Plants : An Atlas

Li Wendian and Ma Fengshan

This book represents a pictorial summary of the findings achieved from research program, "Reproductive Biology of Sexual Hybridization in Woody Plants", at the Chinese Academy ....

143 pages | 80 plates | Science Press

Hbk | 2006 | 7030159454 | #163800A | £48.00 BUY

 

Sappi Tree Spotting: Lowveld

Including Kruger National Park

Rina Grant and Val Thomas

New edition of this popular beginner's guide to tree identification. ....

350 pages | Col illus | Jacana

Pbk | 2006 | 1770092374 | #163577A | £20.00 BUY

 

Seed Plants of the KARST Region in China, Vol. 1

Southeast Yunnan

Shui Yu-Min and Chen Wen-Hong

The book includes 696 wild species of 331 genera in 93 families of seed plants and more than 1900 photos, all from the karst region of Southeast Yunnan in China. Every species ....

260 pages | more than 1900 photos | Science Press

Hbk | 2006 | 7030170563 | #163802A | £97.00 BUY

 

Snowdrops

A Monograph of Cultivated Galanthus

Matt Bishop, Aaron Davis and John Grimshaw

The definitive new work of reference for the genus Galanthus, describing both wild species and horticultural cultivars in an accessible and interesting way. The book ....

363 pages | Col photos | Griffin Press

Hbk | 2002 | 0954191609 | #120569A | £84.00 BUY

 

Trees That Shape the World

Tom Petherick

Offers a photographic study of the impact of trees on our lives and our surroundings. This book looks at a different climate zone from the arctic north to the tropical south, ....

192 pages | colour photos | Quadrille Publishing

Hbk | 2006 | 1844003175 | #163542A | £25.00 BUY

 

Weeds of the South-East

An Identification Guide for Australia

FJ Richardson, RG Richardson and RCH Richardson

Written in easy-to-understand language and beautifully illustrated, this is a field guide for anyone interested in the identifcation of pest plants and the preservation of ....

438 pages | colour illus | Richardson (R G and PJ)

Pbk | 2006 | 0958743932 | #162301A | £58.50 BUY

 

Yew

A History

Fred Hageneder

The yew is one of the most fascinating and versatile life forms on Earth, botanically rich and intriguing and culturally almost without comparison. It has links with Darwin, ....

224 pages | 200 col illus | Sutton Publishing

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0750945974 | #163068A | £20.00 BUY

 
Animal & General Biology
 

About Life

Concepts in Modern Biology

PS Agutter and DN Wheatley

This book uses modern biological knowledge to tackle the question of what distinguishes living organisms from the non-living world. The authors first draw on recent advances in ....

200 pages | Springer

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 1402054173 | #164056A | £24.50 BUY

 

Aging of the Genome

The dual role of DNA in life and death

Jan Vijg

Aging has long since been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of DNA mutations in the genome of somatic cells. However, it is only recently that the necessary sophisticated ....

368 pages | OUP

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 019856922X | #163435A | £65.00 BUY

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0198569238 | #163434A | £27.50 BUY

 

Biotechnology

Secondary Metabolites

Edited by K G Ramawat and J M Merillon

This book provides both basic as well as information relating recent advances in the field of plant secondary products. Besides updating chapters of the first edition, this ....

390 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1578084288 | #163425A | £36.40 BUY

 

C. Elegans

Methods and Applications

Kevin Strange

Nonmammalian model organisms have become a cornerstone of systems biology research. Like the Rosetta Stone, which enabled modern scholars to decode ancient Egyptian ....

308 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1588295974 | #163610A | £61.00 BUY

 

Circadian Rhythms

Methods and Protocols

Ezio Rosato

Circadian Rhythms: Methods and Protocols is an in-depth examination of circadian biology, presented by leading researchers in the field. This cutting-edge collection of ....

615 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | 2006 | 158829417X | #163619A | £88.00 BUY

 

Forest Trees

Edited by C Kole

Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest. The focus is on ....

350 pages | Springer

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 354034540X | #164071A | £138.50 BUY

 

Immobilization of Enzymes and Cells

Jose M Guisan

The second edition of Immobilization of Enzymes and Cells serves as an update as well as a compliment to the first edition. This volume now includes simple protocols for the ....

416 pages | Line & b/w illus | Humana Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1588292908 | #163736A | £74.00 BUY

 

In Situ Hybridization Protocology

Ian Darby and Tim Hewitson

This revised and updated edition of a recognized classic emphasizes tissue and cell in situ hybridization methods. Among the new techniques detailed are PNA probes for viral ....

500 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | 2005 | 1588294021 | #163646A | £61.00 BUY

 

Introduction to Biosemiotics

The New Biological Synthesis

Edited by Marcello Barbieri

This book is addressed to students, researchers and academics who have barely heard of the emerging young science of Biosemiotics, and who want to know more about it. Written ....

530 pages | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402048130 | #164058A | £107.50 BUY

 

Mitochondria

Practical Protocols

Dario Leister and Johannes Herrmann

Mitochondria: Practical Protocols offers a broad collection of methods for studying the molecular biology, function, and features of mitochondria. In the past decade, ....

736 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1588296679 | #163664A | £82.00 BUY

 

Modeling of Biological Materials

Edited by Francesco Mollica, Luigi Preziosi and KR Rajagopal

This interdisciplinary collection of surveys highlights the central role played by the mathematical modeling of mechanical properties having an effect on the biology, ....

375 pages | 71 illus | Birkhauser

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0817644105 | #163788A | £53.50 BUY

 

The Natural History of Hidden Animals

Bernard Heuvelmans and Peter Gwynvay Hopkins

Dr. Heuvelmans, the founder of Cryptozoology, or the science of unknown animals, was an enormously influential explorer and an industrious writer who changed the way in which ....

228 pages | 96 illus | Kegan Paul

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0710313330 | #164119A | £69.95 BUY

 

New and Emerging Proteomic Techniques

D Nedelkov and RW Nelson

Leading researchers and innovators describe in step-by-step detail the latest techniques that promise to significantly impact the practice of proteomics, as well as its success ....

248 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1588295192 | #163670A | £59.00 BUY

 

Predatory Prokaryotes

Biology, Ecology and Evolution

Edited by Edouard Jurkevitch

Predatory Prokaryotes focuses on the ecology of predation at the microbial level. It aims to increase the awareness of the great possibilities that predation between ....

260 pages | 53 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 3540385770 | #164066A | £92.50 BUY

 

Principles of Population Genetics

Daniel L Hartl and Andrew G Clark

Thoroughly updated introduction to the field that is at last ascending to its rightful position of centrality to evolutionary genomics and human genetics. Rapid and ....

542 pages | Figs, tabs | Sinauer

Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0878933085 | #163977A | £52.99 BUY

 

Quantitative Proteomics

Salvatore Sechi

A Compendium of cutting-edge protocols for quantitative proteomics, and presents the most significant methods used in the field today. The focus on mass spectrometry (MS) is ....

232 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | NYP 12/2006 | 1588295710 | #163692A | £61.00 BUY

 

Quantum Genetics

VV Stcherbic and LP Buchatsky

Quantum Genetics is a science about the essence of biological structures on their molecular level, about the microscopic processes of organization and reorganization of ....

170 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 157808508X | #163765A | £36.00 BUY

 

The RNA World

The Nature of Modern RNA Suggests a Prebiotic RNA World

Edited by Raymond F Gesteland, Thomas R Cech and John F Atkins

Revised, updated, and extended edition offering a completely current perspective on the modern world of RNA and the light it sheds on a prebiotic era perhaps dominated by this ....

768 pages | Col photos, illus, figs, tabs | CSHL

Hbk | 2006 | 0879697393 | #158650A | £99.00 BUY

 

Receptor Binding Techniques

Mary Davenport

A comprehensive collection of readily reproducible methods for studying receptors in silico, in vitro, and in vivo. These cutting-edge techniques cover mining from curated ....

256 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | 2005 | 158829420X | #163694A | £55.00 BUY

 

Regulation of Gene Expression

Molecular Mechanisms

Gary Perdew, John Vanden and Jeffrey Peters

Regulation of Gene Expression: Molecular Mechanisms presents a comprehensive overview of methods and approaches for characterizing mechanisms of gene regulation. The text is ....

224 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1588292657 | #163763A | £73.00 BUY

 

Retinal Development

Edited by E Sernagor, S Eglen, B Harris and R Wong

This advanced text takes a developmental approach to the presentation of our current understanding of how vertebrates construct a retina. Written by experts in the field, ....

400 pages | CUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0521837987 | #164123A | £70.00 BUY

 

The Sciences

An Integrated Approach

J Trefil, RM Hazen and AJ Gaudin

The Sciences, 5th Edition integrates major concepts from physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology to help anyone become science-literate. Even readers with ....

616 pages | Wiley

Pbk | NYP 02/2007 | 0471769924 | #163492A | £57.95 BUY

 

Technical Crops

Edited by C Kole

Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest. The focus is on ....

340 pages | 35 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 354034537X | #164067A | £138.50 BUY

 

Transmembrane Signalling Protocols

Hydar Ali and Bodduluri Haribabu

This fully updated and expanded second edition of Transmembrane Signaling Protocols demonstrates the use of such techniques as single cell imaging, bioluminecence resonance ....

320 pages | Humana Press

Hbk | 2006 | 158829546X | #163701A | £61.00 BUY

 

Vegetables

Edited by C Kole

Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest. The focus is on ....

320 pages | 41 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 02/2007 | 3540345353 | #164069A | £138.50 BUY

 

YAC Protocols

A MacKenzie

This completely revised and updated edition of YAC Protocols takes advantage of the many new advances in biology since the publication of the first edition, including the ....

390 pages | 29 b/w photos, 35 line illus | Humana Press

Hbk | 2006 | 1588296121 | #163705A | £55.00 BUY

 
Evolutionary Biology
 

The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory

Why did Foragers become Farmers?

Graeme Barker

Addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change from hunting and gathering to farming. Graeme Barker takes a global ....

616 pages | 138 halftones and line drawings, 15 tables | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0199281092 | #163794A | £80.00 BUY

 

The Counter-Creationism Handbook

Mark Isaak

The Counter-Creationism Handbook is a one-stop resource for addressing over 400 of the most prevalent claims made by creationists. Each claim is followed by a succinct and ....

330 pages | Greenwood Press

Hbk | 2005 | 031333305X | #163930A | £36.99 BUY

Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 0520249267 | #163961A | £12.95 BUY

 

Creatures of Accident

The Rise of the Animal Kingdom

Wallace Arthur

The most important aspect of evolution, from a philosophical viewpoint, is the rise of complex, advanced creatures from simple, primitive ones. This "vertical" dimension of ....

255 pages | - | Hill and Wang

Hbk | 2006 | 0809043211 | #163769A | £17.95 BUY

 

Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe

The People of Dolni Vnullstonice and Pavlov

Edited by Erik Trinkaus and Jinulli Svoboda

This is primary descriptive volume on the most important paleontological site for research into the emergence of humans, the development of a modern pattern of hunting ....

500 pages | 288 halftones, 125 line illus | OUP

Hbk | 2005 | 019516699X | #163797A | £150.00 BUY

 

Emergence of Communication and Language

Edited by Caroline Lyon, Chrystopher L Nehaniv and Angelo Cangelosi

Old questions on the origins of language and communication are illuminated here in new, state-of-the-art research. ....

400 pages | 89 illus | Springer

Hbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1846284910 | #163883A | £55.00 BUY

 

Evolution of the Human Diet

The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable

Peter S Ungar

We are interested in the evolution of hominin diets for several reasons. One is the fundamental concern over our present-day eating habits and the consequences of our ....

432 pages | 22 halftones, 45 line illus | OUP

Hbk | 2006 | 0195183460 | #163796A | £60.00 BUY

Pbk | 2006 | 0195183479 | #163795A | £29.99 BUY

 

Evolutionary Biology

Douglas Futuyma

Covers the genetic, developmental and ecological mechanisms of evolutionary change, the major features of evolutionary history as revealed by phylogenetic and palaeontological ....

763 pages | Col plates, illus, figs, tabs, maps | Sinauer

Pbk | 2006 | 0878931856 | #163040A | £36.99 BUY

 

Necessary Knowledge

Henry Plotkin

'Necessary Knowledge' takes on one of the big questions at the heart of the cognitive sciences - what knowledge do we possess at birth, and what do we learn along the way? ....

352 pages | OUP

Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0198568282 | #163088A | £24.95 BUY

 

The Prehistory of Africa

Tracing the Lineage of Modern Man

Himla Soodyall

Curiosity about our origins is a defining characteristic of humanity. Of the various scientific disciplines concerned with human origins, genetics is the youngest, but the ....

Jonathan Ball

Pbk | 2006 | 1868422461 | #163580A | £21.50 BUY

 

Towards a Definition of the Aurignacian

Proceedings of the Symposium held in Lisbon, Portugal, June 25-30, 2002

Edited by O Bar-Yosef and J Zilhao

Presents the latest research on the subject. ....

375 pages | b&w illus | IPA

Pbk | 2006 | 9728662289 | #163004A | £35.00 BUY

 

Why Darwin Matters

The Case Against Intelligent Design

M Shermer

Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and "Intelligent Design" campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology. In "Why ....

199 pages | Henry Holt

Hbk | 2006 | 0805081216 | #163891A | £15.95 BUY

 
Ecology
 

Biological Invasions Belowground: Earthworms as Invasive Species

Edited by PF Hendrix

The most conspicuous biological invasions in terrestrial ecosystems have been by exotic plants, insects and vertebrates. Less conspicuous but possibly of equal importance are ....

126 pages | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402054289 | #164063A | £42.50 BUY

 

Invasive Forest Insects, Introduced Forest Trees, and Altered Ecosystems

Ecological Pest Management in Global Forests of a Changing World

Edited by TD Paine

Demand for timber and fibre continues to grow and is being met by increased reliance on plantation forestry. Many of the plantations that are being grown around the globe are ....

189 pages | Springer

Hbk | 2006 | 1402051611 | #164075A | £57.50 BUY

 
Habitats & Ecosystems
 

Arctic Alpine Ecosystems and People in a Changing Environment

Edited by JB Orbaek, R Kallenborn, I Tombre, EN Hegseth and S Falk-Petersen