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Welcome to the November Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's guide to new
and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the environment.
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| Mammals | Go to subject web page |
(Marmota monax) AJ Bezuidenhout and HE Evans The first anatomical account for the woodchuck (also known as groundhog, land beaver or whistlepig), a species of increasing interest to mammalogists and scientists concerned .... | 180 pages | ASM Pbk | 2005 | 1891276433 | #171784A | £49.95 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen IV (Vertebrados) Tomo III (Mamiferos) Fasciculo 1 Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Provides descriptions and colour photographs of the mammals of Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. .... | 16 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961904 | #171720A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Don E Wilson This book is devoted to the description of the systematics and biology of forest mice and jerboas. It describes detailed morphological characteristics and includes keys for .... | 786 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 1578085314 | #172155A | £78.10 Add to basket |
Handbook, 4th edition Edited by Stephen Harris and Derek W Yalden New edition of the Handbook of British Mammals, the definitive handbook for the study of British mammals. The text covers appearance, distribution, ecology and .... | 800 pages | Figs, tabs, distribution maps | Mammal Society Hbk | NYP 04/2008 | #124732A | £70.00 Add to basket |
Meerkat Manor - DVD: Series 1 & 2 Boxset
Bill Nighy Watch all the drama, power struggles, neighbourhood rows and comedy moments unfold as you get up close and personal with all the meerkats, from Meerkat Manor Series 1 & 2. .... | Running Time: 10 hours, 8 DVD'S | Demand Media DVD | 2007 | #171798A | £49.98 Add to basket |
Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic Vicki Ellen Szabo Medieval people viewed whales in complex and contradictory ways, as marvelous, monstrous or mundane, heaven-sent or hell-bent. Whales are conspicuous in their absence from most .... | 352 pages | 32 illus | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 9004163980 | #171861A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Norbert Rosing Huge, powerful and fearless is Nanook, the polar bear. Standing 10 feet tall on its hind legs and reaching more than 1,600 pounds, the polar bear is renowned for its singular .... | 24 pages | Photographs | Firefly Books Calendar | 2007 | 1552973190 | #171114A | £8.95 Add to basket |
Hashim Tyabji With tigers facing potential etinction in the wild within the next decade due to poaching and habitat loss, this book follows two years in the life of a tigress and her .... | 160 pages | 150 col photos, 3 col maps | New Holland Hbk | NYP 04/2008 | 1847731112 | #171994A | £24.99 Add to basket |
Whales and Dolphins of the Southern African Subregion
Peter Best Whales and Dolphins of the Southern African Subregion provides absorbing and comprehensive accounts of the 51 cetacean species recorded from (or believed likely to .... | 352 pages | Photos, illus | CUP Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0521897106 | #171520A | £150.00 Add to basket |
| Birds | Go to subject web page |
A Whole Lot of Stuff about Birdwatching Sean Dooley Everything you wanted to know about bird watching but didn't know who to ask (in a convenient A-Z format). .... | 276 pages | illus | Allen & Unwin Pbk | NYP 03/2008 | 1741752728 | #170831A | £12.99 Add to basket |
Francisco Perez Padron This new edition, back by popular demand by bird enthusiats, is complimented with a larger selection of photographs - adding even more value as a field guide. .... | 137 pages | Col photos | Turquesa Publicaciones Pbk | 2003 | 849541225X | #171808A | £9.95 Add to basket |
Avian Genomics in Evolution, Agriculture and Health
J Smith and I Nanda Reprint of: Cytogenetic and Genome Research 2007, Vol. 117, No. 1-4 .... | 404 pages | 128 figures, tables | Karger Hbk | 2007 | 3805583389 | #171631A | £79.00 Add to basket |
Fred Davison, B Kaspers and Karel A Schat The science underpinning avian immunology is crucial to understanding basic immunological principles and the exceptional features of the avian immune system, as .... | 504 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0123706343 | #171015A | £95.00 Add to basket |
Bill Oddie's Birding Map of Britain and Ireland
Bill Oddie Unique map which identifies the top 340 birding sites, including all RSPB reserves and additional Wildlife Trusts and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust sites. .... | Scale: 1.7M, full col photos | New Holland Map | NYP 04/2008 | 1847731368 | #170149A | £4.99 Add to basket |
Ashish Kothari Birds in Our Lives provides glimpses of the incredible diversity of India's birds, the ecosystems where different kinds of birds are found, and the various ways - cultural and .... | 308 pages | col photos | Universities Press,India 2007 | 8173715866 | #171799A | £18.95 Add to basket |
Bruce M Beehler, Thane K Pratt and Dale A Zimmerman Excellent new edition of probably the best field guide to this bird-rich area. Over 700 species are included and more than 600 of them are illustrated in colour. .... | Princeton UP Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0691095620 | #153460A | £55.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0691095639 | #153459A | £29.95 Add to basket |
Il Comportamento degli Uccelli d'Europa
Armando Gariboldi and Andrea Ambrogio Describes the behaviour of birds species that nest in Europe. More than 1300 illustrations support the text. Behaviours described include: courtship, hunting, .... | 554 pages | Alberto Perdisa Editore 2006 | 8883720814 | #171836A | £53.50 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen IV (Vertebrados) Tomo I (Aves) Fasciculo 1 Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Provides descriptions and detailed photographs of the following four bird species: Flamengo, Emu, Southern Screamer, and Black necked swans. .... | 16 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961890 | #171721A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Essential Guide to Birds of the Isles of Scilly
Bob L Flood, Nigel Hudson and Bryan Thomas A concise, up-to-date and accurate account of all species and sub-species reliably recorded on and around the islands. .... | 528 pages | 152 col plates, b/w illus | Nigel Hudson Hbk | 2007 | 095534302X | #170911A | £49.99 Add to basket |
Auf den Spuren der nächtlichen Jäger Adrian Aebischer A handbook on the true owls of Europe; colour photos and detailed descriptions for all species. The audio CD contains the songs of all European Owls. .... | 192 pages | 160 photos | Paul Haupt Verlag Pbk | NYP 04/2008 | 3258072760 | #172166A | £28.95 Add to basket |
The Complete Guide Eric Dempsey and Michael O'Clery This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated reference guide is a must-have for dedicated and casual birdwatchers alike. The authors of the award-winning Complete .... | 366 pages | Maps, col photos | Gill & Macmillan Pbk | 2007 | 0717139166 | #171612A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Gudmundur Pall Olafsson Handbook on the birds of Iceland. .... | Mal Hbk | 2005 | 9979326506 | #171666A | £260.00 Add to basket |
The Quest for the Beautiful Parrakeet Penny Olsen Glimpses of Paradise: The Quest for the Beautiful Parrakeet follows the story of the Paradise Parrot, beginning in 1844, when John Gilbert spotted it on the Condamine River .... | 277 pages | B/w & col illus | NLA Pbk | 2007 | 0642276528 | #172147A | £33.50 Add to basket |
F Gary Stiles and Alexander F Skutch The most complete, single-volume work available on tropical birds that is easy to manage in the field. A compact and attractive encyclopedia of the fascinating and always .... | 571 pages | Col plates [Gardner, Dana], illus, maps | INBio Pbk | 2007 | 9968927279 | #172105A | £43.50 Add to basket |
Rafael Cuevas Martinez | 192 pages | Edit Hisp Europea Hbk | 2007 | 8425517273 | #170746A | £34.00 Add to basket |
New Holland Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Peter H Bartel and Paschalis Dougalis This comprehensive field guide covers more than 500 bird species, including all those that breed regularly in Britain and Europe. It has 70 full page plates illustrating a .... | 192 pages | 70 col plates, maps | New Holland Pbk | NYP 04/2008 | 1847731104 | #171995A | £10.99 Add to basket |
Gilles Balanca, Daniel Cornelis and Roger Wilson Describes 128 species of bird. .... | 200 pages | 240 photos | CIRAD 2007 | 2876146452 | #171902A | £34.00 Add to basket |
Tahiti et ses Iles Anne Gouni and Thierry Zysman Well produced photo identification guide to the bird species of French Polynesia. Each species account includes the French, English, Scientific and vernacular name, a lengthy .... | 240 pages | 420 photos | Tethys Editions Pbk | 2007 | 2951190050 | #171190A | £43.50 Add to basket |
Ornitologia Italiana, Volume 4: Apodidae-Prunellidae
Pierandrea Brichetti and Giancarlo Fracasso The fourth of seven volums dedicated to the Italian avifauna. Includes distribution maps, 200 photos, 150 drawings, and a checklist. A CD with vocalisations is also .... | 448 pages | Alberto Perdisa Editore Hbk | 2007 | 8883724100 | #155980A | £43.50 Add to basket |
Owls of the United States and Canada A Complete Guide to their Biology and Behavior Wayne Lynch Wayne Lynch reveals the secrets of these elusive species with photographs, personal anecdotes, and accessible science. .... | 256 pages | UBC Press Hbk | 2007 | 0774814594 | #171773A | £28.95 Add to basket |
Pocket-Guide to Southern African Birds
Burger Cillie Field guide to Southern African birds, illustrated throughout in full-colour photos. Features over 400 bird species, all logically grouped with concise biological .... | 156 pages | Col photos, distrib maps | Jonathan Ball Pbk | 2007 | 1919938656 | #171800A | £8.99 Add to basket |
Redbreast: The Robin in Life and Literature
Andrew Lack A celebration of the life of the robin, based on the classic Robin Redbreast by the author's father David Lack, published in 1950. .... | 294 pages | colour and b&w illus | SMH Books 2007 | 0955382726 | #171587A | £19.95 Add to basket |
Remarkable Birds of South Africa
Peter Milstein South Africa boasts more than 1000 species of bird - from the unmistakable ostrich to the secretive Knysna loerie and rare visitors like the tropic birds, which are usually .... | 208 pages | Col photos | Briza Pbk | 2007 | 1875093583 | #171610A | £19.99 Add to basket |
A Sound Guide to the Birds of Bangladesh, Volume 1
Ronald Halder This CD contains the voices of 99 species of birds found within the physical boundaries of Bangladesh and adjoining areas of neighbouring countries where similair habitat .... | running time: approximately 50 minutes | Ronald Halder CD | 2004 | #171869A | £15.86 Add to basket |
Spotter's Guide Birds of the Bushveld
SC Kidson and HL Van Niekerk Once considered to be the country's wild frontier, the Bushveld region is now easily accessible to local and overseas nature enthusiasts and travellers, boasting many .... | 192 pages | Col photos | Briza NYP 01/2008 | 1875093885 | #171609A | £9.95 Add to basket |
Systematic Notes on Asian Birds: 49-67 Includes Corrigenda et Addenda to Systematic Notes 1-48) Edited by EC Dickinson and DR Wells | 318 pages | 1 photo, 1 map, 27 figs, 9 tabs, 8 col plates | Backhuys Pbk | 2006 | #169461A | £65.00 Add to basket |
Der Turmfalke (Common Kestrel) Falco tinnunculus Rudolf Piechocki | 164 pages | 93 illus | Westarp Wissenschaften Pbk | NYP 02/2008 | 3894323760 | #171702A | £22.95 Add to basket |
Indagine su circa 21000 insetti e 1000 vertebrati contenuti in 1521 stomaci di 204 specie italiane Riccardo Groppali A study on the biodiversity of the insectivorous avifauna, on its ecological role and on the possibilities of biological control of harmful insects. .... | 366 pages | Alberto Perdisa Editore 2007 | 8883724070 | #171831A | £26.95 Add to basket |
Conservare la Biodiversità di Ecosistemi in Mutamento Riccardo Groppali and Giuseppe Camerini Describes the relationship between agriculture and bird communities in Italy. .... | 385 pages | Alberto Perdisa Editore 2006 | 8883722841 | #171837A | £26.95 Add to basket |
Where to Watch Birds in Northern & Eastern Spain
Edited by Michael Rebane and Ernest Garcia North and east Spain embraces an impressive range of habitats from the Pyrenees to the sun-drenched Catalan coast. As a consequence the area is rich in birdlife and full of .... | 320 pages | line drawings, maps | Christopher Helm Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0713683147 | #164007A | £16.99 Add to basket |
| Reptiles & Amphibians | Go to subject web page |
Atlas der Amphibien und Reptilien Schleswig-Holsteins
Andreas Klinge and Christian Winkler Distribution atlas of the reptiles and amphibians in Schleswig-Holstein, Northern Germany. .... | 277 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Landesamt Natsch Schles Pbk | 2005 | 3937937013 | #171169A | £35.00 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen IV (Vertebrados) Tomo II (Reptiles y Anfibios) Fasciculo 4
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Descriptions and photographs of the reptiles and amphibians of Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. .... | 15 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961882 | #171719A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen IV (Vertebrados) Tomo II (Reptiles y Anfibios) Fasciculo 1
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Describtions and detailed photographs of the green turtle which is threatened from extinction. .... | 16 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961874 | #171718A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Results of Expeditions to Southern and Eastern Africa from 1993-1999 M Pickersgill This authoritative book is the culmination of the author's enterprising field expeditions in southern and eastern Africa undertaken between 1993 and 1999 and his many .... | 575 pages | 100 col photos, 200 figs | Chimaira Hbk | 2007 | 3930612801 | #169614A | £48.99 Add to basket |
A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India
Indraneil Das Features over 240 species of the lizards, snakes, crocodiles, and turtles of India, covering both the most abundant and the most distinctive species. Text describes key .... | 144 pages | Col photos | New Holland Pbk | NYP 03/2008 | 1847732119 | #172125A | £7.99 Add to basket |
Pictoral Handbook on Marine Reptiles of India
TSN Murthy | 64 pages | Figs | Zoological Survey Pbk | 2007 | 8181711502 | #169656A | £14.95 Add to basket |
Edited by J Seybold and F Mutschmann | 375 pages | 100 col photos | Chimaira Hbk | 2007 | 3930612895 | #169617A | £56.00 Add to basket |
All Species from West of the Caucasus Mountains Guido Kreiner Guide to all species and virtually all subspecies of snakes occurring within the zoogeographic boundaries of Europe. A series of brief introductory chapters discuss a .... | 317 pages | 345 colour photos, 37 distribution maps, drawings | Chimaira Hbk | 2007 | 3899734750 | #171882A | £48.00 Add to basket |
Status Survey of Himalayan Salamander Tylototriton Verrucosus Anderson In Darjeeling Hills
VD Hedge and K Deuti | 20 pages | Map, photos | Zoological Survey Pbk | 2007 | 8181711564 | #169658A | £14.95 Add to basket |
Jean Raffaelli A monograph on 650 species of salamanders of the world. .... | 377 pages | Col photos, 511 charts, distribution maps | Penclen Pbk | 2007 | 2952824606 | #171665A | £59.95 Add to basket |
A starter's guide to snakes of southern Africa Johan Marais Offers an easy introduction to snake identification for the beginner. Snakes of the region are grouped according to family likeness, common behaviour or appearance, and the .... | 96 pages | colour photos | Struik Pbk | NYP 03/2008 | 1770073736 | #172120A | £10.99 Add to basket |
Charles Fergus Turtles are thought to be the oldest and most primitive of all living reptiles. This Wild Guide goes beyond the cursory knowledge that many people hold about turtles. It .... | 120 pages | 26 colour photos, 11 colour illus | Stackpole Pbk | 2007 | 081173420X | #171801A | £12.50 Add to basket |
| Fishes | Go to subject web page |
Fadenmaulbrüter im Tanganjikasee Arten, Pflege, Lebensraume Siegfried Loose | 136 pages | Dahne Hbk | 2007 | 393517537X | #171168A | £30.50 Add to basket |
The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Freshwater Fish and River Creatures
Daniel Gilpin and Jenny Schmid-Araya This comprehensive encyclopedia offers superb world coverage of the many kinds of freshwater fish, reptile and amphibian. With detailed profiles of hundreds of species of .... | 256 pages | 1000 col photos & illus | Lorenz Books Hbk | NYP 04/2008 | 0754817644 | #172148A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Les Poissons des Lacs Naturels Francais Ecologie des Especes et Evolution des Peuplements Olivier Schlumberger and Pierre Elie After a succinct presentation of lake ecology, the ecological demands of some 27 species are set out, with their reproduction strategies, data on growth and population .... | 224 pages | Quae Pbk | 2007 | 2759200302 | #171906A | £41.00 Add to basket |
Helmut Debelius Provides in depth information on the abundant and rare fishes and invertebrates of the Red Sea, one of the most fascinating diving areas in the world. Behavioural and .... | 321 pages | Col photos | ConchBooks Hbk | 2007 | #172082A | £42.00 Add to basket |
| Invertebrates | Go to subject web page |
Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 33
Edited by Stephen Simpson Contents: 1. Behavioural Genetics of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera .... | 256 pages | Academic Press Hbk | 2007 | 012373715X | #171791A | £94.95 Add to basket |
Advances in Insect Physiology, Volume 34 Insect Mechanics and Control Edited by Stephen Simpson | 392 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 0123737141 | #171792A | £94.95 Add to basket |
Atlas of Japanese Scarabaeoidea, Volume 2 Phytophagous Group I Kaoru Sakai and Masayuki Fujioka Treats 104 Japanese species and 43 sub species from the family Scarabaeidae. .... | 179 pages | Col photos | Roppon-Ashi Entomological Book Hbk | 2007 | #166051A | £169.99 Add to basket |
SB Curcic, MM Brajkovic and BPM Curcic Contents: Abstract .... | 1083 pages | b&w maps | Belgrade Univ Inst Zoology Hbk | 2007 | #171734A | £110.00 Add to basket |
Coleotteri Tenebrionidi d'Italia / Darking Beetles of Italy
V Aliquo, M Rastelli and F Soldati The CD shows the pictures of the all the italian species of Darkling Beetles (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae - excepting Allecuninae), photographic tables for recognizing .... | 400 photos | Marco Rastelli CD | 2007 | 8890120185 | #169498A | £58.16 Add to basket |
Brian L Fisher | California AS Hbk | 2004 | #171794A | £75.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2004 | #171793A | £42.00 Add to basket |
The Dragonflies of Eastern Mugla Province, Southwest Turkey
Paul Hope The province of Mugla is situated in Southwest Turkey. 56 species of dragonfly have been recorded for this area. This book describes the species, their habitats and locations, .... | 232 pages | 117 photos, distrib maps | Paul Hope Pbk | 2007 | 9750196317 | #171594A | £13.99 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen V (Arthropoda) Tomo I (Lepidoptera) Familia Nymphalidae Fasciculo 1
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Presents descriptions and photographs of the butterflies of Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay in their various stages of development: Egg, caterpillar, pupae and adult. .... | 16 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974962307 | #171722A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen V (Arthropoda) Tomo I (Lepidoptera) Familia Nymphalidae Fasciculo 2
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Species treated in this fascicle are: Espejitos and Fantasma. .... | 16 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974962315 | #171723A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Fauna of New Zealand, No 60: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Synopsis of Supraspecific Taxa Andre Larochelle and Marie-Claude Lariviere The family Carabidae (ground-beetles, including tiger-beetles) is composed of over 34,000 species distributed among 1,927 genera worldwide. Carabids occupy most land .... | 188 pages | b&w illus | Manaaki Whenua Press Pbk | 2007 | 0478093942 | #172077A | £31.00 Add to basket |
Fauna of New Zealand, No 61: Lucanidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)
Beverley Holloway The Lucanidae is a small, diverse family distributed worldwide, with about 110 genera and about 1300 described species. The New Zealand lucanid fauna comprises 39 species, of .... | 254 pages | colour photos, b&w illus | Manaaki Whenua Press Pbk | 2007 | 0478093950 | #172078A | £43.00 Add to basket |
A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Turkey
Ahmet Baytas This guide will include over 750 photographs of butterflies taken in their natural habitats and the species accounts of all species in Turkey, including information about .... | 216 pages | 750 photos | National Geographic Trkiye 2007 | 9756690798 | #171510A | £19.95 Add to basket |
Field Guide to the Larvae and Exuviae of British Dragonflies Volume 1: Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Steve Cham This field guide aids the identification of Dragonfly larvae and exuviae without the need for keys. It is fully illustrated with close-up colour photographs of all the key .... | 80 pages | colour photos, drawings | British Dragonfly Society Pbk | 2007 | 095564710X | #171875A | £8.95 Add to basket |
Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Fleas A Model for Ecological Parasitology Boris R Krasnov Fleas are one of the most interesting and fascinating taxa of ectoparasites. All species in this relatively small order are obligatory haematophagous (blood-feeding) parasites .... | 550 pages | 150 line diagrams, illus | CUP Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 052188277X | #170347A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Global Advances in Ecology and Management of Golden Apple Snails
Edited by RC Joshi and LS Sebastian Here in one publication is all information so far known about golden apple snails and the rice systems and countries they have afflicted. Around 500 pages of information are .... | 588 pages | Col photos, figs, tabs | PhilRice Hbk | 2006 | 9719081317 | #170326A | £139.99 Add to basket |
Chris O'Toole and Chris Shields Produced in conjunction with the invertebrate conservation charity Buglife, this 8-page chart shows 28 species of bee, most of which can commonly be seen in domestic gardens. .... | 8 pages | Fold-out laminated chart with colour illustrations | FSC Unbound | 2007 | 1851532307 | #171559A | £2.50 Add to basket |
Guide to the Butterflies of the Palearctic Region: Lycaenidae Part 3 Subfamily Theclinae, Tribes Tomarini, Aphnaeini and Theclini (partim) Edited by Z Weidenhoffer and GC Bozano | 97 pages | colour illus, line drawings, distribution maps | Omnes Artes Pbk | 2007 | 8887989087 | #171615A | £29.95 Add to basket |
Handbook of Small Grain Insects
Edited by G David Buntin, Keith S Pike, Michael J Weiss and James A Webster The Handbook of Small Grain Insects is a comprehensive text that examines the biology and management of arthropod pest and beneficial species of small grain crops. .... | 120 pages | 174 photos, maps, identification keys | ESA Pbk | 2007 | 0977620913 | #171619A | £64.00 Add to basket |
Rainer Raab, Andreas Chovanec and Josef Pennerstorfer Describes all 77 species of dragonflies in Austria in detail and provides general information about the biology, distribution and status of dragonflies. .... | 345 pages | colour illus, maps | Springer Verlag Hbk | 2006 | 3211289267 | #158318A | £82.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 321133856X | #171879A | £27.99 Add to basket |
Marine Interstitial Poecilostomatoida and Cyclopoida (Copepoda) of Australia
Tomislav Karanovic The prime function of the interstitial system is the processing of organic material flushed into the sand. It functions as a carbon sink, which has significant implications .... | 290 pages | EJ Brill Hbk | NYP 04/2008 | 9004164596 | #171565A | £105.00 Add to basket |
Field Sampling Methods John B Silver Mosquito Ecology: Field Sampling Methods Third Edition, was originally devised and written by Professor M W Service and now updated by John B Silver. The purpose of the .... | 900 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402066651 | #171658A | £170.00 Add to basket |
Tristan Lafranchis A guide to the identification of Butterflies of Europe. 1400 colour photographs show the butterflies in nature; texts, illustrations and charts aid identification and show .... | 379 pages | Col photos, maps | Diatheo Pbk | 2007 | 2952162018 | #171595A | £28.99 Add to basket |
The Pearl Oyster: Biology and Culture
Edited by Paul Southgate and John Lucas Pearl oysters are unique among aquaculture animals in that their primary product is a gemstone. This book contains comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all aspects of .... | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0444529764 | #162140A | £63.99 Add to basket |
Pictorial Handbook on Indian Collembola, Part I
AK Hazra and GP Mandal | 34 pages | Figs, plates | Zoological Survey Pbk | 2007 | 8181711588 | #169657A | £14.95 Add to basket |
Pictorial Handbook on Indian Thysanura
AK Hazra and GP Mandal | 44 pages | Figs | Zoological Survey Pbk | 2007 | 8181711526 | #169659A | £18.95 Add to basket |
The Provisional Atlas of the Aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland Part 6
Robin Edwards and Gavin Broad This Atlas summarises information on the occurrence of selected species of bees, wasps and ants known from Britain and Ireland. .... | CEH Pbk | 2006 | 1870393848 | #171628A | £7.99 Add to basket |
A Systematic List of the Marine Molluscs of Tasmania
Simon J Grove, Ron C Kershaw, Brian J Smith and Elizabeth Turner | QVMAG 2006 | #170325A | £25.95 Add to basket |
Ekkehard Wachmann, Albert Melber and Jurgen Deckert Volume 78 features the following families: Pentatomomorpha I - Aradidae, Lygaeidae, Piesmatidae, Berytidae, Pyrrhocoridae, Alydidae, Coreidea, Rhopalidae, Stenocephalidae. .... | 272 pages | 307 colour photos | Goecke & Evers Hbk | 2007 | 3937783296 | #171324A | £56.50 Add to basket |
Alison Benjamin and Brian McCallum The strange case of the vanishing western honeybee has led to fears that we are dangerously out of kilter with nature. This important and compelling book will .... | 256 pages | Line drawings | A & C Black Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0852650922 | #170920A | £10.99 Add to basket |
| Palaeontology | Go to subject web page |
Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera, Graz 2003 Edited by Bernhard Hubmann and Werner Piller Contents: .... | 532 pages | Figs | Verlag der Osterreich Pbk | 2007 | 3700138261 | #171029A | £85.00 Add to basket |
Elizabeth J Reitz and Elizabeth S Wing This is an introductory text for students interested in identification and analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. The emphasis is on animals whose remains .... | 455 pages | Illus, 110 figs, 41 tabs | CUP Hbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0521857260 | #172119A | £50.00 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0521673933 | #172118A | £29.99 Add to basket |
| Marine & Freshwater Biology | Go to subject web page |
Les Animaux Etranges du Bord de Mer
Maurice Loir | 32 pages | 75 col photos | Ouest-France Pbk | 2007 | 2737337712 | #169853A | £9.95 Add to basket |
Keys to the Male Chironomidae of Britain and Ireland 2 Volume set PH Langton and LCV Pinder The FBA first published a Key to Adult Males of British Chironomidae by Dr Clive Pinder in 1978 (SP 37). This completely new edition is the result of more than ten years of .... | 400 pages | 1400 line drawings | FBA Pbk | 2007 | 0900386754 | #171807A | £53.50 Add to basket |
La Vie Sous-Marine des Tropiques
A Vilcinskas Introduces the attractive world of coral reefs of the Tropics. More than 700 species are described along with their characteristics, habitat, biology - each represented by .... | 480 pages | 700 illus | Vigot \ Maloine Pbk | 2007 | 2711419037 | #170614A | £35.00 Add to basket |
| General Natural History | Go to subject web page |
John Threlfall A personal experience of Britain's estuaries captured in pencil, paint and poetry. John's bold mark making is ideally suited to capturing the dynamic, light filled .... | 166 pages | Colour illus | Langford Press Hbk | 2007 | 1904078230 | #170328A | £37.99 Add to basket |
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 16, Part 1
Edited by Frederick Burkhardt Complete texts of more than 800 letters exchanged by Darwin with correspondents worldwide as he gathered information on human origins and the expression of emotion. .... | CUP Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 0521881951 | #170316A | £75.00 Add to basket |
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 16, Part 2
Edited by Frederick Burkhardt Complete texts of more than 800 letters exchanged by Darwin with correspondents worldwide as he gathered information on human .... | CUP Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 052188196X | #170317A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Understanding and Creating Sophisticated Images Angela Faris Belt Photography is a complex craft. Some excel at the technical side of image-making, focusing perfectly on the subject, releasing the shutter at just the right moment and .... | 384 pages | Col photos | Focal Press Pbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0240809424 | #171973A | £22.99 Add to basket |
The Emergence of a Scientific Culture Science and the Shaping of Modernity 1210-1685 Stephen Gaukroger Why did science emerge in the West and how did scientific values come to be regarded as the yardstick for all other forms of knowledge? .... | 572 pages | OUP Hbk | 2006 | 0199296448 | #172089A | £37.50 Add to basket |
A Natural History Simon Ings Through a spellbinding mix of scientific research, mathematics, philosophy, history, myth, anecdote and language theory, Simon Ings brilliantly unravels the never-ending .... | 336 pages | Bloomsbury Hbk | 2007 | 0747578052 | #171804A | £17.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0747592861 | #171803A | £8.99 Add to basket |
Go Wild with your Camera - DVD How to take Stunning Wildlife Images Chris Gomersall, Peter Cairns and Mark Hamblin With more than two and a half hours of video content, and dealing with subjects as diverse as birds, mammals, amphibians, invertebrates and landscapes, this educational .... | 2 DVD set, running time: 2.5 hours | Go Wild TV DVD | NYP 12/2007 | #171840A | £19.95 Add to basket |
Inseparable Friends in Life and Death The Life and Work of Heinrich Kuhl (1797-1821) and Johan Conrad van Hasselt (1797-1823), Students of Prof. Theodorus van Swinderen Charles Klaver Heinrich Kuhl (1797-1821) and Johan Conrad van Hasselt (1797-1823) studied natural history and medicine respectively at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands from .... | 105 pages | Illus | Barkhuis Pbk | 2007 | 9077922318 | #171525A | £32.00 Add to basket |
Langford's Advanced Photography
Efthimia Bilissi The 7th edition of "Langford's Advanced Photography" brings this bestselling advanced guide bang up to date. Efthimia Bilissi maintains Michael Langford's renowned level of .... | 432 pages | Focal Press Pbk | NYP 12/2007 | 0240520386 | #171972A | £26.99 Add to basket |
Photography in the Digital Age Robert Hirsch Light & Lens: Photography in the Digital Age is a groundbreaking introductory book that clearly and concisely provides the instruction and building blocks necessary to .... | 416 pages | Focal Press Pbk | 2007 | 024080855X | #171971A | £28.99 Add to basket |
The Harrowing Story of the Shackleton's Ross Sea Party Kelly Tyler-Lewis In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He could not undertake this epic journey, some seventeen .... | 366 pages | Illus | Bloomsbury Hbk | 2006 | 0747569266 | #152347A | £18.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 0747579725 | #171806A | £8.99 Add to basket |
Anita Feldman and Suzanne Eustace This book marks an exhibition of 28 large sculptures placed throughout Kew's unique 300 acre World Heritage Site landscape, making this the first exhibition of its kind ever to .... | 96 pages | Illus | Kew RBG Pbk | 2007 | 1842462148 | #171599A | £16.99 Add to basket |
A Guide to Observation and Identification Vincent Albouy and Jean Chevalier This is the first book devoted solely to the mysterious world of nocturnal and crepuscular wildlife in Britain and Europe. For the naturalist, watching wildlife at .... | 224 pages | 300 col illus | New Holland Hbk | NYP 04/2008 | 1847731147 | #171996A | £14.99 Add to basket |
A New Green History of the World The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations Clive Ponting An ambitious and thought-provoking attempt to rewrite history from an ecological standpoint. .... | 464 pages | Vintage Pbk | 2007 | 0099516683 | #171104A | £8.99 Add to basket |
Ornithology, Evolution, and Philosophy The Life and Science of Ernst Mayr 1904-2005 Jürgen Haffer This book is the first detailed biography of Ernst Mayr (1904 - 2005). Ernst Mayr was the `architect' of the Synthetic Theory of Evolution, and the greatest evolutionary .... | 464 pages | Figs, b/w photos, maps, illus | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 3540717773 | #168450A | £74.50 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 3540717781 | #171637A | £29.50 Add to basket |
Photographer's Exposure Handbook Professional Techniques for Using Your Equipment Effectively and Creatively Jack Neubart Achieving your desired effect is easy with this convenient, comprehensive guide to exposure. Five chapters explain light and exposure, tools of exposure, flash exposure, .... | 192 pages | 250 col photos | Amphoto Pbk | 2007 | 0817459081 | #171617A | £16.99 Add to basket |
The Nineteenth-Century New York Court Case That Put the Whale on Trial and Challenged the Order of Nature D Graham Burnett In Trying Leviathan, D. Graham Burnett recovers the strange story of Maurice v. Judd, an 1818 trial that pitted the new sciences of taxonomy against the then-popular - .... | 304 pages | illus | Princeton UP Hbk | 2007 | 0691129509 | #172103A | £17.95 Add to basket |
The Man, The Museum, and the Menagerie Miriam Rothschild Born into one of the world's wealthiest families, Walter Rothschild became a noted zoologist and amassed one of the largest natural history collections of all time. With .... | 400 pages | Photos | Frances Lincoln Pbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0565092286 | #171752A | £9.99 Add to basket |
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Wildlife, Places, Ice Forms, Ecology Peter Carey and Craig Franklin A definitive field guide to Antarctica, this book caters to South Pole visitors traveling by luxury liner, adventure cruise, or private boat. Written by experienced .... | 233 pages | 210 colour photos, 6 maps | Awa Pbk | 2007 | 0958262942 | #168201A | £17.99 Add to basket |
Peter Joyce | 48 pages | Col photos | Struik Pbk | 2006 | 1770074198 | #132657A | £9.99 Add to basket |
El Bosque Atlantico en Paraguay Biodiversidad, Amenazas y Perspectivas Edited by Jose L Cartes A collection of in-depth essays relating to the Atlantic Forest in Paraguay, a habitat considered of "critical conservation priority" by Conservation International. This is a .... | 236 pages | diagrams, tables, figures | GUYRA Paraguay Pbk | 2005 | 9992586842 | #171545A | £11.95 Add to basket |
Cerrado Norte do Brasil / North Cerrado of Brazil
Edited by Larissa Barreto Assesses the biodiversity of this tropical savannah to provide a basis for the protection of this valuable ecoregion. .... | 378 pages | colour photos, maps, tables | USEB Pbk | 2007 | 8589985164 | #171785A | £45.00 Add to basket |
The Diversity of the Horton Plains National Park
Anslem De Silva This book with 9 informative chapters covers various aspects of this unique site where one can see cloud forest, grasslands and marshes. The book includes a comprehensive .... | 275 pages | 150 colour plates | ARROS Pbk | 2007 | 9551266615 | #166739A | £22.95 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica (Fascicles 1-11)
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Complete Set of Fascicles from this Series. .... | 176 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | #171730A | £14.95 Add to basket |
An Environmental History of Latin America
Shawn William Miller A narration of the mutually mortal historical contest between humans and nature in Latin America. Covering a period that begins with Amerindian civilizations and concludes in .... | 272 pages | CUP Hbk | 2007 | 0521848539 | #172136A | £34.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 0521612985 | #172137A | £12.99 Add to basket |
Peter Hendrie Exmoor, one of the most precious landscapes in Britain, presents an ever-changing kaleidoscope of views through time and place. From its dramatic and unspoiled coastline, .... | 144 pages | Photos | Halsgrove / Westcountry Hbk | 2007 | 1841146498 | #171598A | £33.50 Add to basket |
| 692 pages | Figs, maps, plates | Zoological Survey Hbk | 2007 | 8181711632 | #170575A | £75.00 Add to basket |
Pflanzen, Tiere, Gesteine und Wetter - der Naturführer Heinz Staffelbach A field guide to the nature of the Swiss alps, including flora, fauna, geology and weather. This nature guide contains colour photos and descriptions of about 750 plants, .... | 656 pages | colour photos | Paul Haupt Verlag Pbk | NYP 04/2008 | 325806895X | #172165A | £43.00 Add to basket |
The Small 5005 of Southern Africa - Insects, Spiders, Frogs & Reptiles Rael Loon and Dan Lieberman This photographic masterpiece celebrates the forgotten inhabitants of the African savannah - insects, spiders, frogs and smaller reptiles. The main aim of this book is to .... | 360 pages | Col photos | Jacana Hbk | 2007 | 1770093141 | #171604A | £19.99 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 1770093095 | #171605A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Threatened Species of the Northern Territory Edited by John Woinarski et al `Lost from our landscape: threatened species of the Northern Territory' provides comprehensive information on the Northern Territory's threatened plant and animals .... | 288 pages | Col photos, distribution maps | NRETA Pbk | 2007 | 1920772464 | #171551A | £28.50 Add to basket |
National Geographic Atlas of China
National Geographic The world's most populous nation with 1.3 billion people has emerged as an economic superpower. With over 300 maps and illustrations, the "Atlas of China" dramatically .... | 128 pages | Maps, figs, illus, col photos | National Geographic Hbk | 2007 | 1426201362 | #171802A | £14.95 Add to basket |
A Personal View CA Brebbia This book offers a personal view of the New Forest which stems from the author's many years of residence and research activities within the Forest. This has provided him with .... | 180 pages | Photos | WIT Press Hbk | 2006 | 1853125040 | #171259A | £54.00 Add to basket |
Life on the Edge Chua EE Kiam Singapore's Splendours - Living on the Edge reveals its best kept secrets with stunning images of the shores and its denizens. Lush landscape and macro photographs uncover the .... | 184 pages | 495 photos | Simply Green Hbk | 2007 | #171634A | £59.50 Add to basket |
Travellers' Wildlife Guides: Florida
Fiona Sunquist, Mel Sunquist and Les Beletsky Travellers go to Florida for sun, sand, surf and visits to the state's world famous theme parks, but increasingly also to explore Florida's incredible natural attractions: .... | 524 pages | Colour Photographs and Illustrations | Arris Books Pbk | 2007 | 1905214561 | #171735A | £18.99 Add to basket |
Visitor's Guide to Kinabalu Park Sabah, Malaysian Borneo Anthea Phillipps and Francis Liew Kinabalu displays a wealth of flora and fauna, and has numerous other attractions for the adventurous traveller. This recently updated, highly illustrated guide is packed .... | 128 pages | 50 col photos, 30 illus, 24 maps | New Holland Pbk | NYP 03/2008 | 1845379799 | #172008A | £9.99 Add to basket |
An Explorer's Handbook C Vivian This is the one indispensable guide for anyone traveling in Egypt's glorious Western Desert and beautiful oases. Already the most comprehensive guide ever for desert and .... | 480 pages | Maps, illus | American UP (Cairo) Pbk | 2007 | 9774160908 | #171774A | £16.95 Add to basket |
The Wildlife Trust Handbook of Garden Wildlife
Edited by Nicholas Hammond Offers a wealth of information on identifying nearly 400 of the most commonly encountered garden wildlife species in Britain and Northern Europe. Grouped into .... | 128 pages | Col illus | New Holland Hbk | 2002 | 1859749607 | #127482A | £14.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1847731384 | #172159A | £9.99 Add to basket |
Edited by Michelle Ryan Residents of the Greater Brisbane Region are privileged to live in one of the richest natural environments in Australia. From high mountain rainforest to the barest .... | 428 pages | Col photos, b/w illus | Queensland Museum Pbk | 2007 | 0977594319 | #171550A | £35.50 Add to basket |
George Peterken A definitive natural history of the Wye Valley, from its appeal to the enthusiastic naturalist, to the geology, geomorphology, conservation and ecological history of this .... | 312 pages | Harper Collins Hbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0007160682 | #137639A | Normally £44.99 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £34.99 Pbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0007160690 | #137640A | Normally £24.99 NHBS OFFER PRICE: £17.99 |
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Advances in Botanical Research, Volume 46
Edited by Michel Delseny Contents: Nitric oxide signaling in root development .... | 312 pages | illus | Academic Press Hbk | 2007 | 0123737052 | #171786A | £109.95 Add to basket |
Annotated List of Polypores for the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands
I Melo, J Cardoso and MT Telleria | 183 pages | Cramer Pbk | 2007 | 3443591051 | #171727A | £55.00 Add to basket |
Atlas des Cortinaires, Pars 17: Duracini - Damesceni - Glaucopodes
A Bidaud et al | FM Dauphine-Savoie Unbound | NYP 12/2007 | #164741A | £98.00 Add to basket |
The Pachycauls of Africa, Madagascar and Australia Gerald E Wickens and Pat Lowe This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers .... | 448 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402064306 | #171644A | £88.50 Add to basket |
Bolets de Catalunya: Volume 26
| Societat Catalana de Micologia Unbound | 2007 | #172156A | £42.00 Add to basket |
How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens Douglas W Tallamy With the accelerating pace of development and subsequent habitat disruption, the pressures on wildlife populations in the United States are greater than they have ever .... | 288 pages | 308 colour photos, 4 diagrams | Timber Press Hbk | 2007 | 0881928542 | #172167A | £17.99 Add to basket |
Plant Breeding and Agrarian Research in Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institutes 1933-1945 Susanne Heim The book offers a history of the agricultural sciences in Nazi Germany. It analyzes scientific practice under the Nazi regime, Nazi agricultural policy and autarkic .... | 300 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402067178 | #171660A | £86.00 Add to basket |
Biology, Technology and Evaluation Milind Ladaniya Citrus rank among top three fruits of the world with respect to area and production. Grown commercially in more than 140 countries around the world, world production of .... | 584 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0123741300 | #172083A | £45.99 Add to basket |
El Cultivo do Proteas Sudafricanas y su Desarrollo en Canarias
Juan Alberto Rodriguez Perez | 123 pages | Col photos | Turquesa Publicaciones Hbk | 2007 | 8495412756 | #171896A | £14.50 Add to basket |
The Drawings of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne for his Natural History of the Gourds
Harry S Paris For the first time, this book makes available high-resolution reproductions of all the 258 paintings of gourds of the genus Cucurbita, figuring about a hundred .... | 454 pages | 258 colour plates | Paris MNHN Hbk | 2007 | 2856536042 | #171543A | £125.00 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen I (Dicotiledoneas) Tomo I (Asteraceas) Genero Vernonia Fasciculo 1
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Describes the medicial uses of plants in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Each species is fully described and .... | 16 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961866 | #171717A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Describes the medicial uses of plants in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Each species is fully described and photographed. .... | 15 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961998 | #171716A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Describes the medicial uses of plants in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Each species is fully described and .... | 16 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961181 | #171715A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen I (Dicotiledoneas) Tomo II (Leguminosas-Papilionoideas) Fasciculo 4 Fernando Perez Piedrabuena Treats flowers of the erithrina tree. .... | 15 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961920 | #171726A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Enciclopedia Zoobotanica Volumen I (Dicotiledoneas) Tomo II (Leguminosas-Papilionoideas) Fasciculo 3
Fernando Perez Piedrabuena This fascicle treats the Acacia tree and green bean plants of Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. .... | 15 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2006 | 9974961912 | #171724A | £1.95 Add to basket |
Eucalypts of Victoria and Tasmania
Dean Nicolle Photo identification guide to all 141 species of eucalyptus found in Victoria and Tasmania. Includes images of bark, buds, flowers and fruit of each species, distribution .... | 310 pages | colour photos, distribution maps | Bloomings Books Pbk | 2006 | 1876473606 | #171544A | £31.95 Add to basket |
Farbatlas der Basidiomyceten (Colour Atlas of Basidiomycetes): Lfg 24
Edited by Meinhard Moser | 140 pages | 86 colour illus | Elsevier Germany Unbound | 2007 | 3827417244 | #171695A | £59.95 Add to basket |
John Manning and Colin Paterson-Jones The southwestern Cape is home to one of the world's richest floras. From an estimated 7 000 species of true fynbos, Field Guide to Fynbos covers over 1 000 species of .... | 508 pages | 1200 photos | Struik Pbk | NYP 03/2008 | 1770072659 | #172114A | £17.99 Add to basket |
Flora Fanerogamica Argentina, Caja 12 Fasciculos 96 - 102 Fasc. 96. Convolvulaceae Fasc. 97. Boraginaceae, parte 1 .... | Proflora Programa 2006 | #166066A | £46.50 Add to basket |
Flora Nativa: Arboles y Arbustos de Uruguay, Argentina, Brasil y Paraguay Guia de Campo y Usos Medicinales Tomo II Fernando Perez Piedrabuena | 254 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2007 | 9974962633 | #171733A | £32.00 Add to basket |
Flora Nativa: Arboles y Arbustos del Uruguay y Regiones Vecinas Guia de Campo y Usos Medicinales Tomo I Fernando Perez Piedrabuena | 214 pages | Col photos | Ediciones Guyunusa Pbk | 2004 | 9974396719 | #171732A | £32.00 Add to basket |
A Flora da Serra do Acor (Portugal)
Paulo Cardoso da Silveira The catalogue of the vascular plant flora presented in this study of the mountain region comprises 781 taxa. One new species is described, and 5 species are identified as new to .... | 342 pages | Universidad del Pais Vasco Pbk | 2007 | #171677A | £32.00 Add to basket |
Flora of Tropical East Africa: Dryopteridaceae (2007)
Edited by HJ Beentje and SA Ghazanfar | 54 pages | line drawings | Kew RBG Pbk | 2007 | 1842461885 | #172096A | £29.99 Add to basket |
Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
SG Aiken et al This CD contains a comprehensive guide to the 357 ferns and flowering plants of the Canadian Arctic Islands, featuring detailed morphological descriptions, distribution .... | 3000 col photos | NRC CD | 2007 | 0660197278 | #171738A | £19.92 Add to basket |
Flora of the Guianas, Series A: 25: 105a. Eremolepidaceae, 105b. Loranthaceae, 106. Visaceae
Edited by MJ Jansen-Jacobs | 149 pages | line drawings, fold-out map | Kew RBG Pbk | 2007 | 184246213X | #172097A | £44.99 Add to basket |
Plant Chooser Matthew Biggs, John Cushnie, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness This book has a week by week approach, detailing species and varieties of plants when they are at their best in the year. John loves the cones on the Korean Fir in January, .... | 416 pages | col illus | Kyle Cathie Pbk | NYP 02/2008 | 1856267857 | #171745A | £16.99 Add to basket |
Harmony with Intellect and Nature Heo Kyun Of the three great civilizations of East Asia, Korea used to attract the least attention. Overshadowed by their neighbours in China and Japan, Koreans had trouble .... | 160 pages | Saffron Books Hbk | 2005 | 1872843840 | #171608A | £32.95 Add to basket |
Making the Most of Wildlife on Your Doorstep Sarah Whitley Learn how to become a 'hands-on' backyard naturalist. This fully illustrated book focuses on the interactive aspect of nature watching, providing detailed advice on ID, .... | 128 pages | 100 col photos, 100 artworks | New Holland Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1847731120 | #172002A | £14.99 Add to basket |
The Genera of Vascular Plants of Korea
Edited by Chong-Wook Park This book is essentially an introduction to 'Flora of Korea', which will be a series of eight volumes, published in 10 parts over the next years. The aim of this volume is to .... | 1482 pages | Academy Publishing Hbk | 2007 | 897616380X | #171884A | £214.00 Add to basket |
A catalogue of the digital engravings of plants from the Real Botanical Garden of Madrid. The illustrations are all accompanied by explanatory texts. .... | 100 pages | Valencia Univ Hbk | 2007 | 8437067804 | #170747A | £37.00 Add to basket |
RI Ross Deals exclusively with Irish wildflowers; arranged by season of flowering. .... | 120 pages | Appletree Press Hbk | 2007 | 0862819709 | #171153A | £4.99 Add to basket |
Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica: Volume IV Dicotiledoneas (Haloragaceae - Phytolaccaceae) Edited by Barry E Hammel, Michael H Grayum, C Herrera and N Zamora Melastomataceae, with 303 species of mostly understory trees, is by far the largest family in this volume. Together with the two next largest families, Lauraceae (146 .... | 933 pages | Missouri BG Hbk | 2007 | 1930723601 | #171624A | £87.00 Add to basket |
The Comprehensive List of Roses in Cultivation or of Historical or Botanical Importance Edited by Marily A Young and Phillip Schorr Complete, cumulative and comprehensive listing of all rose cultivatars registered since 1955. .... | 576 pages | colour plates | ARS Hbk | 2007 | 1597250988 | #170148A | £96.00 Add to basket |
Clifford's Banana Plant Carl Linnaeus Reprint and translation of the original edition (Leiden 1736). Translated into English by Stephen Freer. With an Introduction by Staffan M~ller - Wille. .... | 264 pages | Gantner Hbk | 2007 | 3906166635 | #172104A | £61.00 Add to basket |
New Perspectives and Approaches in Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Research
Edited by P Lemanceau, P Bakker, J Raaijmakers, G Bloemberg, M Hofte and M Cooke In the context of increasing international concern for food and environmental quality, use of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) for reducing chemical inputs in .... | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 1402067755 | #171674A | £54.00 Add to basket |
Ein Feldführer Beat A Wartmann Field guide to the orchids of Switzerland. All 73 orchid species are described, and include colour photos. Includes distribution maps. .... | 260 pages | illus | Paul Haupt Verlag Pbk | NYP 04/2008 | 3258073228 | #172164A | £26.95 Add to basket |
A Quick Reference Guide Reynoso Osborne and G Stein A practical guide for any palm grower with a nearly complete list of all the palms that can be grown in Southern California along with nearly all the cultivation information .... | 48 pages | 380 Illus | International Palm Society Pbk | 2006 | #171366A | £36.50 Add to basket |
Physiology of Stressed Crops, Volume 5 Membrane System US Gupta Though plant cells are separated by cell walls, cells maintain their identity as they are delimited by semi-permeable membranes that permit them to function as autonomous .... | 418 pages | Science Publishers/Enfield Hbk | 2007 | 1578085217 | #171245A | £55.70 Add to basket |
Piante Minacciate di Estinzione in Italia
Giancarlo Marconi A photo identification guide to the rare and threatened plant species of Italy. Contains information about the biology, habitat, plant associations, distribution and status for .... | 466 pages | 500 colour photos | Alberto Perdisa Editore 2007 | 8883723457 | #171616A | £49.95 Add to basket |
The Ultimate Guide to Growing Successfully from Seed Jekka McVicar This is a fully comprehensive guide to please even the most thorough grower. Beginning with an overview of the nature of seeds, including how they are pollinated and .... | 256 pages | 200 col photos | Kyle Cathie Pbk | NYP 02/2008 | 1856267830 | #171744A | £14.99 Add to basket |
Solanaceae and Convolvulaceae: Secondary Metabolites Biosynthesis, Chemotaxonomy, Biological and Economic Significance Eckart Eich This comprehensive and interdisciplinary handbook provides a bird's-eye view of two centuries of research on secondary metabolites of the two large Solanales families, .... | 600 pages | Col photos | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 3540745408 | #171857A | £154.00 Add to basket |
Mossberg and Stenberg Well-illustrated field guide to Sweden's flora. .... | 316 pages | Wahlstrm & Widstrand Pbk | 2006 | 9146213368 | #169534A | £26.50 Add to basket |
Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa, Bd 1/2: Chrysophyte and Haptophyte Algae: Synurophyceae
Jorgen Kristiansen and Hans R Preisig This volume deals with the Synurophyceae, a group of silica scaled chrysophyte algae. Taxonomy within this class is based on the ultrastructure of the silica scales and .... | 252 pages | 121 illus | Spektrum Hbk | 2007 | 3827417015 | #171878A | £45.99 Add to basket |
The World of Cristate and Variegated Succulents Gordon Rowley Gordon Rowley opens the doors on what he calls "Teratopia" - a new name to cover the world of vegetable wonders and shockers such as fasciation, cockscombs and brain-like .... | 288 pages | 600 colour photos | Cactus & Co Hbk | 2006 | 8895018087 | #164330A | £53.00 Add to basket |
An Ecological Approach Edited by Shibu Jose and Andrew M Gordon Jose and Gordon's Toward Agroforestry Design is an important reference for anyone interested in exploring or managing the physiological and ecological processes which .... | 310 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 140206571X | #171648A | £115.50 Add to basket |
Vascular Flora of Ko Hong Hill, Songkla Province, Thailand
JF Maxwell This flora, the first complete flora of vascular plants to be published for any region of Thailand, contains 637 species with extensive descriptions. Includes a key to 130 .... | 472 pages | Line illus | BIOTEC Pbk | 2006 | #170853A | £41.00 Add to basket |
Ian Cooke This book is packed with advice and useful information on gardening with limited or dwindling water supplies. It looks at ways of storing and recycling water as well as .... | 192 pages | 50 col photos, 50 b/w artworks | New Holland Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1845379853 | #171987A | £12.99 Add to basket |
A Tree Miscellany J Stokes and J White When should I prune my trees? Why do leaves change colour? Which is the world's oldest tree? Does ivy kill trees? These are just some of the many questions that the people of .... | 112 pages | Photos, drawings | The Tree Council Pbk | 2007 | 0904853071 | #171705A | £15.95 Add to basket |
Wild Flowers of Australia and Oceania
Michael Lavelle An illustrated guide to the floral diversity of Australia, New Zealand and the islands of the Pacific Ocean, with 255 plant species and 700 botanical illustrations, maps and .... | 128 pages | Over 700 maps, illus & photos | Southwater Pbk | NYP 05/2008 | 184476544X | #172149A | £8.99 Add to basket |
A Thematic Study Prepared in the Framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 M Lobovikov This study, prepared by FAO jointly with the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, is an initiative to incorporate bamboo into the FAO Global Forest Resources .... | 88 pages | FAO Pbk | 2007 | 9251057818 | #171469A | £9.50 Add to basket |
World Checklist of Poisonous Plants An Evidence-Based Reference D Jesse Wagstaff World Checklist of Poisonous Plants: An Evidence-Based Reference addresses the geographic fragmentation of and confusion in the poisonous plant literature. It provides .... | CRC Press Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 1420062522 | #170567A | £79.00 Add to basket |
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A Molecular Approach Edited by Walid El-Sharoud The application of new molecular methodologies in the study of bacterial behaviour and cell architecture has enabled new revolutionary insights and discoveries in these areas. .... | 371 pages | Illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 3540749209 | #171859A | £154.00 Add to basket |
Biosphere Origin and Evolution
Edited by N Dobretsov, N Kolchanov, A Rozanov and G Zavarzin Modern natural science shows that the infancy of life on Earth experienced prebiotic evolution and included the emergence of primitive self-reproducing biologic forms and .... | 655 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 038768655X | #171978A | £88.50 Add to basket |
Essays in Neuroeducation Edited by Antonio M Battro, Kurt W Fischer and Pierre J Lena The emerging field of neuroeducation, concerned with the interaction between mind, brain and education, has proved revolutionary in educational research, introducing concepts, .... | 288 pages | 35 line diagrams, 5 tabs | CUP Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0521876737 | #172116A | £50.00 Add to basket |
Eukaryotic Membranes and Cytoskeleton Origins and Evolution Edited by Gaspar Jekely Eukaryotic Membranes and Cytoskeleton: Origins and Evolution discusses the evolutionary origin and diversification of eukaryotic endomembranes and cytoskeleton .... | 146 pages | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 0387740201 | #171640A | £88.50 Add to basket |
Evolutionary Genomics and Proteomics
Mark Pagel and Andrew Pomiankowski Evolutionary Genomics and Proteomics is the first major review of developments in the rapidly advancing areas of genomics and proteomics, with particular emphasis on .... | 295 pages | illus | Sinauer Hbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0878936556 | #171539A | £44.99 Add to basket Pbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0878936548 | #170694A | £30.99 Add to basket |
Edited by Jean-Nicolas Volff Our way of understanding evolution has changed completely with the era of genomics, particularly since the emergence of comparative genomics, a discipline allowing the .... | 194 pages | 34 figs, 10 tabs | Karger Libri Hbk | 2007 | 3805583400 | #171753A | £195.00 Add to basket |
Genetics and Genomics of Soybean
Edited by Gary Stacey The Fabaceae (leguminosae) comprise the second largest family of flowering plants with 650 genera and 18000 species. As a member of Phaseoleae, the most economically important .... | 500 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 05/2008 | 038772298X | #171979A | £76.50 Add to basket |
The First 100 Years D James Morré and Hilton H Mollenhauer The Golgi apparatus (GA) found as a ubiquitous component of all eukaryotic cells is typically comprised of stacks of 3 to 7 or more saccules called cisternae that consist .... | 570 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 02/2008 | 0387743464 | #171983A | £94.00 Add to basket |
Innate Immunity of Plants, Animals and Humans
Edited by Holger Heine All living organisms are in a constant battle against their environment. Since uncontained microorganisms would simply overgrow all higher animals, the evolution of .... | 241 pages | Illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 3540739297 | #171856A | £92.50 Add to basket |
Edited by Patrice Dion and Chandra Shekhar Nautiyal This volume provides a comprehensive coverage of the principal extreme soil ecosystems of natural and anthropogenic origin. Extreme soils oppose chemical or physical limits to .... | 369 pages | 47 illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 3540742301 | #171680A | £115.50 Add to basket |
Crossing-Over and Disjunction Edited by Richard Egel and Dirk-Henner Lankenau Once per life cycle, mitotic nuclear divisions are replaced by meiosis I and II - reducing chromosome number from the diploid level to a haploid genome, reshuffling the .... | 360 pages | Illus | Springer Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 3540753710 | #171863A | £138.50 Add to basket |
A Comprehensive Reference, Six-Volume Set Edited by Allan Basbaum et al This major new publishing event provides the first up-to-date, cutting-edge, comprehensive reference work combining volumes on all major sensory modalities in one .... | 3490 pages | Academic Press Hbk | NYP 12/2007 | 0126394822 | #172086A | £730.00 Add to basket |
Edited by Boris Martinac All living cells are able to detect and translate environmental stimuli into biologically meaningful signals. Sensations of touch, hearing, sight, taste, smell or .... | 304 pages | 46 illus | Springer Hbk | 2007 | 3540726837 | #171678A | £107.50 Add to basket |
Single-Cell-Based Models in Biology and Medicine
Edited by Alexander R.A Anderson, Mark Chaplain and Katarzyna A Rejniak To adequately describe complex spatio-temporal processes that occur in multi-cellular organisms, a class of models is required that simultaneously takes into account .... | 349 pages | 126 illus | Birkhauser Hbk | 2007 | 3764381019 | #172151A | £99.00 Add to basket |
Transgenic Microalgae as Green Cell Factories
Edited by Rosa Leon, Aurora Gavan and Emilio Fernandez Microalgae have been largely cultured and commercialized as food and feed additives, and their potential as a source of high-added value compounds is well known. Yet, in .... | 150 pages | Springer Hbk | NYP 01/2008 | 0387755314 | #171998A | £84.50 Add to basket |
| Evolutionary Biology | Go to subject web page |
A collection of papers on evolution. .... | 759 pages | Biologiezentrum Hbk | 2007 | #171810A | £55.50 Add to basket |
A Reconstruction Bernd Heine and Tania Kuteva This book reconstructs what the earliest grammars might have been and shows how they could have led to the languages of modern humankind. As the languages spoken 8,000 years .... | 436 pages | OUP Hbk | 2007 | 0199227764 | #171641A | £75.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2007 | 0199227772 | #171643A | £25.99 Add to basket |
Peter MacNeilage This book explores the origin and evolution of speech. The human speech system is in a league of its own in the animal kingdom and its possession dwarfs most other .... | 352 pages | 19 illus | OUP Hbk | NYP 04/2008 | 019923650X | #171645A | £24.99 Add to basket |
A New Origin of the Species Aaron G Filler and David Pilbeam The author explores, and some would say resolves, a 200-year-long controversy surrounding the origin of species. Drawing on such diverse antecedents as history, myth, .... | 288 pages | Figs | New Page Books Hbk | 2007 | 1564149331 | #171825A | £14.50 Add to basket |
Consilient Mechanisms for Protein-Based Machines and Materials Dan W Urry This book brings together three decades worth of collaborative research to address the question "What sustains life?" In part a scientific response to Schroedinger's work .... | 632 pages | 279 illus | Birkhauser Hbk | 2006 | 081764346X | #172153A | £91.00 Add to basket |
| Ecology | Go to subject web page |
A General Introduction Alan A Berryman and Pavel Kindlmann This book is concerned with the general principles and theories of population ecology, | |