Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Whitney's Star Finder: A Field Guide to the Heavens/Book With Pop-Up Sky and Star Finder
de Charles Allen Whitney(Ed. Alfred a Knopf Inc) Isbn : 0679725822
16.1 €
The bestselling field guide to the stars has returned--completely revised and updated from 1990 through 1996, and includes a newly designed pop-up sky.

Last Chance to See
de Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine(Ed. Harmony Books) Isbn : 0517582155
19 €
The best-selling science fiction humorist Douglas Adams accompanies a world-class zoologist on an around-the-world trip in search of exotic, endangered creatures. By turns hilarious and poignant, this is a treat for Adams fans and anyone who cares about Earth's wildlife.

The Barn Swallow
de Angela Turner(Ed. Poyser) Isbn : 0713665580
53.16 €
The Barn Swallow is a familiar and popular bird throughout the world. It is one of the most widely distributed bird species, breeding in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa and wintering in South America, southern Africa, southern Asia and even northern Australia. Its habit of nesting close to human habitation has made this elegant bird a part of farmyard and village life and a welcome herald of spring. This book examines all aspects of the life of this endearing bird, with chapters on its flying skills and feeding habits, mate choice, breeding strategies, nest sites, eggs and incubation, nestling rearing, productivity and survival, migratory behaviour and population dynamics. It also considers changes in populations and behaviour in relation to intensive agriculture and climate c...

Barn Owls: Predator-Prey Relationships and Conservation
de Iain Taylor(Ed. Cambridge University Press) Isbn : 052139290X
29.54 €
The barn owl has an almost global distribution and has lived in close proximity to humans since settlement and farming created the forest clearings needed for hunting and places in which to nest. However, in many countries, barn owl numbers are falling rapidly. This book explores the relationships between barn owls and their prey worldwide, and demonstrates how an understanding of such relationships can help in the conservation of the species. In this comprehensive account, Iain Taylor describes the biology and ecology of this species, including the factors affecting breeding success, and causes of mortality affecting the final recruitment of new birds into the population. He concludes by suggesting ways in which we can manage and conserve this beautiful bird for the future.

Barn Owls: Predator-Prey Relationships and Conservation
de Iain Taylor(Ed. Cambridge University Press) Isbn : 0521545870
65.64 €
The barn owl has an almost global distribution and has lived in close proximity to humans since settlement and farming created the forest clearings needed for hunting and places in which to nest. However, in many countries, barn owl numbers are falling rapidly. This book explores the relationships between barn owls and their prey worldwide, and demonstrates how an understanding of such relationships can help in the conservation of the species. In this comprehensive account, Iain Taylor describes the biology and ecology of this species, including the factors affecting breeding success, and causes of mortality affecting the final recruitment of new birds into the population. He concludes by suggesting ways in which we can manage and conserve this beautiful bird for the future.

Band-tailed Pigeon: Wilderness Bird At Risk
de Worth Mathewson(Ed. Timber Press) Isbn : 0881927120
18.96 €
The band-tailed pigeon might be mistaken for the common domestic pigeon except for its woodland or mountain habitat and greater tendency to alight in trees. Its range is southwest British Columbia through the Pacific states and Rockies to Argentina. Mathewson offers a history of the bird and discusses its nesting activity, feeding patterns (they eat mostly berries), migration, and predators. In 1932, the pigeon was returned to the list of legal game birds that could be shot, and the gravest dangers the pigeon had ever faced lay ahead. Mathewson describes how more than 100 hunters would gather to shoot the birds. "Cheers and yells and laughter rang out after flocks were shot down." Today, after 12 years of total protection in British Columbia and Washington and a much-reduced kill in Oregon...

Backyard Bird-Watcher
de George Harrison(Ed. Touchstone) Isbn : 0671663747
8.21 €
The Backyard Bird Watcher is the ultimate guide for all who enjoy watching wild birds at their back doors. Richly anecdotal, The Backyard Bird Watcher provides a wealth of practical information and step-by-step, surefire ways to convert any backyard into a first-rate bird sanctuary. Learn how to: set up feeding stations, bird houses, water areas solve pest problems treat sick and injured birds photograph wild birds. The Backyard Bird Watcher offers a month-by-month planning and...

Birds
de Edward R. Ricciuti, William M. Simpson(Ed. Blackbirch Pr Inc) Isbn : 1567110533
14.2 €
The award-winning Our Living World series emphasizes the fascinating patterns in the natural world, enabling readers to discover their own place in the network of life. Each book includes chapters on unique characteristics of the organism, senses, metabolism, reproduction and growth, food webs and food chains, fitting into the web of life. Introductions by John Behler, New York Zoological Society. Grades 4-8; 8 1/2 x 11; 64 pages; Sturdy library binding; Classification Charts; Glossary; Further Reading; Index; 50-55 full-color photos and art pieces

Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival
de James R. Duncan(Ed. Firefly Books) Isbn : 1552978451
48.57 €
The author of this richly illustrated book pays particular attention to the way different cultures perceive the owl.

Mind of the Raven
de Bernd Heinrich(Ed. HarpPeren) Isbn : 0060930632
12.35 €
The author of numerous bestselling and award-winning books, Bernd Heinrich is a professor of biology at the University of Vermont. He divides his time between Vermont and the forests of western Maine.