Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Gulls: Guide to Identification
de Peter J. Grant(Ed. Poyser) Isbn : 0122956400
24.74 €
The Second Edition of Gulls: A Guide to Identification incorporates a great deal of new information discovered since the last edition. Most of the entries have been updated, and the species drawings and distribution maps have been improved. Gulls details 31 species, and includes a new section on eight extra species which occur on the west coast of Canada and the United States. The book now features all species and subspecies which occur regularly in the whole of North America. Key Features...

Ecophysiology of Desert Birds
de Gordon Lindsay Maclean(Ed. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH Co. K) Isbn : 3540592695
126.98 €
The scientific study of birds in arid regions has been conducted more or less intensively for about 40 years. This is an appropriate time to draw together the threads of the diverse research on birds living in such an extreme environment. Topics include : Desert Avifaunas ; Food and Energy ; Water Drinking ; Water Regulation ; Thermoregulation ; Timing of Breeding ; Ecology of Breeding.

Birds of the Salton Sea â€' Status, Biogeography, and Ecology
de Michael A Patten, Guy Mcgaskie, Philip Unitt(Ed. University of California Press) Isbn : 0520235932
60.25 €
The Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, supports a spectacular bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly, this crucial stopover along the Pacific Flyway for migratory and wintering shorebirds, landbirds, and waterfowl is dangerously close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book is the first thoroughly detailed book to describe the birds of Salton Sea, more than 450 species and subspecies in all. A major contribution to...

The Ruff
de Johan Van Rhijn(Ed. A C Black Publishers Ltd) Isbn : 0856610623
37.74 €
The ruff is a species of bird whose elaborate breeding behaviour has fascinated ornithologists for decades. Their communal display ground, or leks, provide an extreme example of a social system widespread in birds and other animals, in which brilliantly plumaged males seemingly compete for the attention of passing females. In this book, Johan van Rhijn explores this complex and intricate behavioural pattern, both to lay bare the details of the players private lives, and to provide a means of exploring the wider variety of wader breeding systems. Strands of evidence for all aspects of the ruff's life, in and out of the breeding season, come together to give an insight into this important area of biology. Specialists and birdwatchers alike will find this text of interest. «The Ruff is undoub...

Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba
de Orlando H. Garrido, Arturo Kirkconnell(Ed. Cornell University Press) Isbn : 0801486319
28.46 €
The richness and diversity of Cuban birdlife features 354 recorded species that represent 20 orders and 60 families. The 21 living endemic species include the charming Cuban Tody, the striking and elegant Cuban Trogon (the national bird), the colorful Cuban Green Woodpecker, and the smallest of all birds, the Bee Hummingbird. This compact and portable field reference will help Cubans, visitors from abroad, and bird enthusiasts identify and enjoy the island's avifauna. The 51 color plates and...

Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba
de Orlando H. Garrido, Arturo Kirkconnell(Ed. Cornell University Press) Isbn : 0801437180
75 €
The richness and diversity of Cuban birdlife features 354 recorded species that represent 20 orders and 60 families. The 21 living endemic species include the charming Cuban Tody, the striking and elegant Cuban Trogon (the national bird), the colorful Cuban Green Woodpecker, and the smallest of all birds, the Bee Hummingbird. This compact and portable field reference will help Cubans, visitors from abroad, and bird enthusiasts identify and enjoy the island's avifauna. The 51 color plates and...

Kombucha Tea for Your Health and Healing: The Most In-Depth Guide Available
de Alick Bartholomew, Mari Bartholomew(Ed. Gateway) Isbn : 1858600499
10.85 €
The remarkable Kombucha tea fungus, which makes a wonderful living health drink, is helping people all over the world find a path to better health. This book features detailed case histories of people who have benefited from Kombucha, finding relief from arthritis, chronic fatigue, high blood pressure, skin disorders, and other maladies.

The Red-Winged Blackbird: The Biology of a Strongly Polygynous Songbird
de Les Beletsky(Ed. Academic Press Inc) Isbn : 0120847450
47.25 €
The Red-Winged Balckbird is not only one of North America's commonest birds, but also its best studied. It expemplifies the contribution that in-depth species studies can make to many of the central issues in behavioral ecology. In this book, Les Beletsky calls on 20 years experience of redwings to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive summary of all the major work done with these birds. These studies on the redwing's polygynous breeding system, strong territoriality, complex vocal communications, and broad distribution shed light on many themes of key interest to behaviorists and ecologists interested in the evolution of mate choice and species adaptations to habitats which vary in character to different parts of their range. An extra dimension is added in the consideration of redwings as ...

Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival
de Carl Safina(Ed. Owl Books,U.S.) Isbn : 0805062297
20.89 €
The recipient of a MacArthur "genius" Fellowship and a Pew Scholar's Award in Conservation and the Environment, Safina (Song for the Blue Ocean) attempts to "tell a story of struggle and hope and the power of sheer persistence and of life's resilience." In narrating this tale, he has chosen as his guide a Laysan albatross named Amelia, "a great symphony of flesh, perception, bone, and feathers, composed of long movements and set to ever-changing rhythms of light, wind, and water." With the author and Amelia, the reader is taken on a tour of the oceans and introduced to many other kinds of ocean wildlife as well. The vice-president for marine conservation at the National Audubon Society, Safina focuses on the qualities of peace and tranquility in nature rather than on the "eat or be eaten" ...

Eye of the Albatross: Visions of Hope and Survival
de Carl Safina(Ed. Henry Holt Company) Isbn : 0805062289
26.12 €
The recipient of a MacArthur "genius" Fellowship and a Pew Scholar's Award in Conservation and the Environment, Safina (Song for the Blue Ocean) attempts to "tell a story of struggle and hope and the power of sheer persistence and of life's resilience." In narrating this tale, he has chosen as his guide a Laysan albatross named Amelia, "a great symphony of flesh, perception, bone, and feathers, composed of long movements and set to ever-changing rhythms of light, wind, and water." With the author and Amelia, the reader is taken on a tour of the oceans and introduced to many other kinds of ocean wildlife as well. The vice-president for marine conservation at the National Audubon Society, Safina focuses on the qualities of peace and tranquility in nature rather than on the "eat or be eaten" ...