Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Control of Bird Migration
de P. Berthold(Ed. Chapman and Hall) Isbn : 0412363801
153.84 €
This volume fills a real gap. Before now there existed no compilation to summarize the enormous wealth of data and hypotheses elaborated in the huge research field on the control mechanisms which are involved in bird migration. This volume takes into consideration all aspects of controlling factors since experimentation began in 1925.

Elephants (Poyser Natural History)
de C A Spinage(Ed. Academic Press) Isbn : 0856610887
54.62 €
This volume brings together the latest research and little known observations of scholars, travelers and those who for centuries have worked with the Asian elephant as a beast of burden. The author blends these diverse sources in an easy-to-read style to provide a full and fascinating account of the elephant both in the wild and as long time associate of man's activities. Wide-ranging in geographical and temporal terms, it covers both African and Asian elephants as well as their extinct relative, the mammoth. Elephants discusses their origins, evolution, anatomy, ecology, and behavior. It covers the debate that countries such as Kenya and Botswana have suffered an overpopulation of elephants, and describes the ecology of this debate and its relevance to the ivory trade, along with the hist...

Black Holes, Gravitational Radiation and the Universe, Essays in Honor of C.V. Vishveshwara
de C. V. Vishveshwara, Biplab Bhawal, B. R. Iyer(Ed. Springer) Isbn : 0792353080
258.65 €
This volume assesses research on black holes and gravitational radiation and their implications in understanding this mysterious universe. Thirty-two articles by experts of international standing weave separate threads into the majestic black hole tapestry and bring together a broad view of past achievements, current progress and future prospects. Pedagogic in nature, the volume is a tribute to C.V. Vishveshwara, whose pioneering contribution to studies of black holes is universally recognised. It leads the reader along the seemingly innocuous trail that began in the sixties, through today, to the future, and attempts to offer a grand panoramic view of black hole physics before the new millennium. Audience: This book will be of interest to research physicists and to mathematicians whose wo...

Avian Energetics and Nutritional Ecology
de C. Carey(Ed. Chapman and Hall) Isbn : 0412037017
164.64 €
This volume analyzes the extremely energetic lifestyle of birds. Birds invest a large amount of energy flying, migrating, in parental care, and in reproducing. Leading researchers describe energy use by birds, and each chapter discusses the ecological implication of the topic and as far as possible describes the molecular and cellular mechanism behind each adaptation. Included are chapters on nutrition, digestion and feeding, metabolism, thermoregulation, hypometabolism, starvation,...

WHERE TO WATCH BIRDS IN AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIA
de Nigel Wheatley(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691002312
57.52 €
This vast area [covered in this volume] includes about 1,563 species of birds (16% of the world's species), and Wheatley provides advice on how to seek almost every one of them. . . . The amount of information provided in this pocket-size book is truly impressive.

Where to Watch Birds in Britain
de Simon Harrap, Nigel Redman(Ed. Yale University Press) Isbn : 0300101589
35.16 €
This valuable book surveys the best birding sites in Britain, covering almost four hundred sites in seven geographic regions, from southwest England to Scotland. The book is a rewritten, considerably expanded, and new edition of the authors' highly acclaimed Birdwatching in Britain: A Site by Site Guide, published almost twenty years ago. The authors describe each site briefly, noting what times of year are best for birding there. They also comment on each site in terms of the kinds of habitats found, whether it is reachable by car or on foot, at what times of year different species of birds may be found, and contact information. With detailed maps of the larger sites and general maps of the regions covered as well as original color artwork and black-and-white wash drawings, the book is an...

Where to Watch Birds in Britain
de Simon Harrap, Nigel Redman(Ed. Helm) Isbn : 0713641371
23.61 €
This valuable book surveys the best birding sites in Britain, covering almost four hundred sites in seven geographic regions, from southwest England to Scotland. The book is a rewritten, considerably expanded, and new edition of the authors' highly acclaimed Birdwatching in Britain: A Site by Site Guide, published almost twenty years ago. The authors describe each site briefly, noting what times of year are best for birding there. They also comment on each site in terms of the kinds of habitats found, whether it is reachable by car or on foot, at what times of year different species of birds may be found, and contact information. With detailed maps of the larger sites and general maps of the regions covered as well as original color artwork and black-and-white wash drawings, the book is an...

Geese a Pictorial Study
de T. Veasey(Ed. Schiffer Publishing Ltd) Isbn : 0887401171
9.46 €
This useful reference presents over a hundred full color photographs of the common Canada goose, the Cackling goose, Richardson's goose and the Brandt in natural habitats and a wide variety of classic and unusual positions. Tricia Veasey has artistically captured on film the structural details, feather patterns, colors and body forms of geese as they appear in both land and water locations. Geese is an exquisite compilation which should become a high-standard source book for artists, carvers, taxidermists and naturalists alike. , 123 color photos, 9»x 6'

A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
de Krys Kazmierczak(Ed. Yale University Press) Isbn : 0300079214
47.5 €
This up-to-date pocket-sized guide is essential for anyone interested in the birds of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka. The book includes information on field identification, habitat, range, and status of the 1,300 species of birds found these countries, as well as illustrations and distribution maps for each.

Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
de Krys Kazmierczak(Ed. Diane Pub Co) Isbn : 0756764122
33.26 €
This up-to-date pocket-sized guide is essential for anyone interested in the birds of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka. The book includes information on field identification, habitat, range, and status of the 1,300 species of birds found these countries, as well as illustrations and distribution maps for each.