Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Sketches of Bird Life
de C. F. Tunnicliffe(Ed. Gollancz) Isbn : 0575030364
15.29 €
This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy.Dust Jacket in fair condition.

Stellar Evolution
de Donald, K. Yeomans, Don Davis, Peter Cattermole, D(Ed. MIT Press) Isbn : 0262030438
53.09 €
This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy.

Animal Social Complexity: Intelligence, Culture, and Individualized Societies
de Franz de Waal, Peter L. Tyack(Ed. Harvard University Press) Isbn : 0674009290
57.82 €
This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition.

The Public Life of the Street Pigeon
de Eric Simms(Ed. Hutchinson) Isbn : 0091331501
8.21 €
This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In fair condition, suitable as a study copy.

Song Birds: How to Attract Them and Identify Their Songs
de Noble Proctor(Ed. Book Sales) Isbn : 0785813837
12.34 €
This book focuses on over 100 familiar North American birds, explaining in detail how to recognize individual bird songs, how these sounds are produced, and why, where, and when birds choose to sing, along with advice on how to turn your garden into an attractive habitat for song birds. Over 150 beautiful color illustrations are included.

Songbirds: How to Attract Them and Identify Their Songs
de Noble S. Proctor(Ed. Rodale Pr) Isbn : 0878577734
23.7 €
This book focuses on over 100 familiar North American birds, explaining in detail how to recognize individual bird songs, how these sounds are produced, and why, where, and when birds choose to sing, along with advice on how to turn your garden into an attractive habitat for song birds. Over 150 beautiful color illustrations are included.

Looking at Birds in Kyrgyz Republic Central Asia
de Joost Van Der Ven(Ed. Bishkek) Isbn : 9967424079
70.78 €
This Book Features: - More than 400 bird species according to latest ornithological knowledge - 100 black and white pictures of different birds - Explanation about ornithological terms - Where to watch birds in Kyrgyz Republic, with map - The importance of Issyk Kul - Crane-migration in Central Asia, with maps - Names of birds in English, Latin, Russian, Kyrgyz - All text in English and Russian

Conservation and Biology of Small Populations: The Song Sparrows of Mandarte Island
de James N. M. Smith, Lukas F. Keller, Amy B. Marr, Peter Arcese(Ed. OUP USA) Isbn : 0195159365
80.76 €
This book explores the factors affecting the survival of small populations. As the human impact on Earth expands, populations of many wild species are being squeezed into smaller and smaller habitats. As a consequence, they face an increasing threat of extinction. National and international conservation groups rush to add these populations, species and sub-species to their existing endangered and threatened lists. In nations with strong conservation laws, listing often triggers elaborate plans to rescue declining populations and restore their habitats. The authors review these theoretical ideas, the existing data, and explore the question: how well do small and isolated populations actually perform? Their case study group is the song sparrows of Mandarte Island, British Columbia. This popu...

The Bird Collectors
de Barbara Mearns, Richard Mearns(Ed. Poyser) Isbn : 0124874401
59.06 €
This book examines the history and uses of bird skin collections and the many colorful explorers involved in their development. It is the first and only treatment of the subject, and appeals to a worldwide audience. The book covers all parts of the world, with particular focus on Europe, USA, and Africa. The Bird Collectors contains more than 160 period photographs, many never before published, showing famous collectors and ornithological expeditions.

Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds
de Bridget J.M. Stutchbury, Eugene S. Morton(Ed. Academic Press) Isbn : 0126755566
66.41 €
This book examines behavioral adaptations of tropical birds in timing of breeding, life history traits, mating systems and parental care, territoriality, communication, and biotic interactions, and emphasizes the many gaps in our knowledge of tropical birds. We urge students and researchers in temperate and tropical regions alike to realize the potential they have for improving our knowledge of avian adaptations far beyond what is currently accepted as gospel. Time is running out.