Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

The Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide to Australian Raptors
de Stephen J.S. Debus(Ed. OUP Australia and New Zealand) Isbn : 0195506243
9.59 €
The Birds of Prey of Australia is a comprehensive guide to the wide variety of raptors indigenous to Australia. Included in this easy to use field guide are some of the most spectacular birds found anywhere in the world: eagles, falcons, goshawks, and harriers all feature prominently in this fully illustrated book. Written with both amateur bird watchers and professional ornithologists in mind, Stephen Debus highlights many unique, notable raptors, including those most at risk. Like its...

Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
de Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe(Ed. Helm) Isbn : 0713673478
41.35 €
The Birds of East Africa is the first comprehensive field guide to this spectacular region. Small and compact, the guide covers a remarkable 1388 species, and three experienced artists have painstakingly prepared 287 plates with almost 3400 images illustrating all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Set opposite the plates are concise descriptive accounts dealing with identification, status, habits and voice, and range maps. Background sections include notes on how to use the species accounts, nomenclature, conservation, where to send records, and maps of protected and other important bird areas. Includes:An overview of East African birds East African environment Seasonality Plumage Species accounts Common alternative names Conservation and threatened species The local s...

Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
de John Fanshawe;Terry Stevenson(Ed. Elsevier Science) Isbn : 0856610798
164.18 €
The Birds of East Africa is the first comprehensive field guide to this spectacular region. Small and compact, the guide covers a remarkable 1388 species, and three experienced artists have painstakingly prepared 287 plates with almost 3400 images illustrating all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Set opposite the plates are concise descriptive accounts dealing with identification, status, habits and voice, and range maps. Background sections include notes on how to use the species accounts, nomenclature, conservation, where to send records, and maps of protected and other important bird areas. Includes:An overview of East African birds East African environment Seasonality Plumage Species accounts Common alternative names Conservation and threatened species The local s...

Long-Tailed Parakeets: How to Take Care of Them and Understand Them
de Annette Wolter(Ed. Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.) Isbn : 0812013514
8.54 €
The birds discussed in this volume are many-hued varieties from tropical forests in various parts of the world, as well as cockatiels, rosellas, and other varieties.

The Birder's Sourcebook
de Sheila Buff(Ed. The Lyons Press) Isbn : 1558212787
13.26 €
The Birder's Sourcebook is a concise, convenient volume containing valuable information about products, places, organizations, and more for serious birdwatchers. Included are chapters on: where to bird; travel information for birders; birders on tour; organizations for birders; optics for birders; the educated birder; books, software, and beyond, that provide birders with the information they need to purchase equipment, plan birding trips, learn more about birds, and improve their birding skills. Primarily a source-listing of up-to-date names, addresses, and telephone numbers - including a complete listing of rare-bird-alert phone numbers, major ornithological libraries, museums, zoos, and aviaries - The Birder's Sourcebook is an essential, comprehensive guide for every birder's pocket. (4...

The Bird Lover's Backyard Handbook
de Jan Mahnken, Hugh Wiberg, Rene Laubach(Ed. Thunder Bay Press (CA)) Isbn : 1592230059
18.98 €
The bird lover can attract hummingbirds to the garden or bluebirds to a nesting box with this colorful guidebook to understanding backyard birds. With over 275 full color illustrations and photos, including beautiful, detailed paintings, The Bird Lover's Backyard Handbook features a reference section with closeups of more than 135 species and their feeding and nesting habits. Also included is a list of birds most likely to handfeed and tips on how to take close-up photographs of birds on the hand. This guide also shows how to attract and house some of North America's most fascinating cavity nesters.

All the Waterbirds: Atlantic and Gulf Coast: An American Bird Conservancy Compact Guide
de Jack Griggs(Ed. Collins Reference) Isbn : 0062736531
7.56 €
The Bird Guides for Nature Enthusiasts American Bird Conservancy Compact Guides focus on the birds that can be observed at specific sites. With illustrations by American's finest bird artists, a handy, pocket-sized format and a groundbreaking organization system derived from the definitive North American bird guide, ABC's All the Birds of North America, they are simply the most useful bird guides available. All The Waterbirds tells you everything you need to know about the birds you'll see at the beach and at bays, harbors and nature preserves along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. It features : Highly informative entries on more than 100 coastal waterbird species. Spectacular, full-color paintings of birds in their natural habitats that set new standards for beauty and accuracy. Tips on wher...

All the Waterbirds: Freshwater: An American Bird Conservancy Compact Guide
de Jack Griggs(Ed. Collins Reference) Isbn : 0062736523
7.56 €
The Bird Guides for Nature Enthusiasts American Bird Conservancy Compact Guides focus on the birds that can be observed at specific sites. With illustrations by American's finest bird artists, a handy, pocket-sized format and a groundbreaking organization system derived from the definitive North American bird guide, ABC's All the Birds of North America, they are simply the most useful bird guides available. All The Waterbirds tells you everything you need to know about the birds you'll see at lakes, rivers, and freshwater wetlands all across North America. It features : Highly informative entries on more than 100 freshwater bird species. Spectacular, full-color paintings of birds in their natural habitats that set new standards for beauty and accuracy. Tips on where and how to find waterbi...

All the Birds of Prey: An American Bird Conservancy Compact Guide
de Jack Griggs(Ed. Collins Reference) Isbn : 006273654X
7.56 €
The Bird Guides for Nature Enthusiasts American Bird Conservancy Compact Guides focus on the birds that can be observed at specific sites. With illustrations by American's finest bird artists, a handy, pocket-sized format and a groundbreaking organization system derived from the definitive North American bird guide, ABC's All the Birds of North America, they are simply the most useful bird guides available. All the Birds of Prey tells you everything you need to know about the migrating raptors you'll see at over 1,000 hawk-watching sites across the country. It features: Highly informative entries on 46 species. Spectacular, full-color paintings of birds in their natural habitats that set new standards for beauty and accuracy. A summary of America's most popular hawk-watching sites and ...

Avian Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
de Lewis Stevens(Ed. Cambridge University Press) Isbn : 0521455103
76.79 €
The biology of birds is diverse and frequently differs significantly from other vertebrates. Many birds migrate or fly at high altitudes, while egg-laying and feather production place high demands on nutrient uptake and storage. This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of avian biochemistry and molecular biology. It emphasizes the similarities and differences between birds and other vertebrates, concentrating on new developments. The first section deals with protein, lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, its hormonal control and the adaptations that occur in birds. The second covers the avian genome, gene expression, and avian immunology as well as growth and embryological development. Avian Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will be of interest to all those working on birds, especi...