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Nhbs Monthly Catalogue New and Forthcoming Titles Issue: 2012/09 September 2012 Customer.Services@Nhbs.Co.Uk +44 (0)1803 865913 nhbs monthly catalogue new and forthcoming titles Issue: 2012/09 September 2012 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913 Welcome to the September 2012 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue. This Zoology: monthly update contains all of the wildlife, science and environment titles added to Mammals nhbs.com in the last month. Birds Editor's Picks - New in Stock this Month Reptiles & Amphibians Fishes ● Checklist of Beetles of the British Isles Invertebrates ● Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Palaeontology Paradise Marine & Freshwater Biology ● Fascinating Birds General Natural History ● Funga Nordica (2nd Edition) Regional & Travel ● The Genus Amanita in Great Britain ● A Glance at the Wild Flowers of the Iranian Mountains Botany & Plant Science ● Gliding Mammals of the World Animal & General Biology ● An Introduction to Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation Evolutionary Biology ● Nocturnal Birds of Southern Africa Ecology ● Seasearch Guide to Bryozoans and Hydroids of Britain and Ireland Habitats & Ecosystems Conservation & Biodiversity Environmental Science Find out more about services for libraries and organisations: NHBS LibraryPro Physical Sciences Best wishes, Sustainable Development -The NHBS Team Data Analysis View this Monthly Catalogue as a web page or save/print it as a .pdf document. Reference Mammals An Introduction to Marine Mammal Biology and Conservation 345 pages | b/w photos, b/w ECM Parsons illustrations | The charismatic mammals that live in the ocean are a constant source of interest, both for Paperback | 06/2012 | 9780763783440 scientists and our society at large. Their biology, behavior, and conservation are of utmost | #200740A | £36.99 Add to basket importance, as a vast number of species are currently ... .... Big Cat Studio 112 pages | colour photos | Bhagavan Antle Paperback | 11/2009 | 9781906672669 The feline form is accentuated against a blank studio setting in this stunning photographic | #200213A | £9.99 Add to basket collection. This title features sections on seven species of big cat: leopard, cheetah, lion, lynx, ocelot, panther and tiger. It raises awareness ... .... Caribou Herds of Northwest Alaska, 1850-2000 216 pages | 20 maps | Ernest S. Burch JR. Hardback | NYP 09/2012 | In his final major publication Ernest S. "Tiger" Burch, Jr. reconstructs the distribution of caribou 9781602231788 | #199895A | £28.99 herds in northwest Alaska using data and information from research conducted over the past Add to basket several decades as well as sources ... .... Paperback | NYP 09/2012 | 9781602231795 | #199896A | £19.50 Add to basket Death at Seaworld 480 pages | Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity Hardback | 10/2012 | 9781250002020 | David Kirby #200491A | £18.99 Add to basket Death at SeaWorld centres on the battle with the multimillion-dollar marine park industry over the controversial and even lethal ramifications of keeping killer whales in captivity. Following the story of marine biologist and an ... .... Do Dogs Dream? 304 pages | 70 illustrations | Nearly Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know Hardback | NYP 09/2012 | Stanley Coren 9780393073485 | #199958A | £14.99 People have a great curiosity and many misunderstandings about how dogs think, act and Add to basket perceive the world. They are also curious about the social and emotional lives of dogs. They wonder whether dogs dream, if they recognise themselves ... .... Exploring the World of Cougars 24 pages | colour photos | Tracy C. Read Paperback | 09/2011 | 9781554079568 Powerful, sleek and designed to hunt and kill other animals, the cougar is a cat, right down to | #200504A | £4.95 Add to basket its remarkable sense of balance, retractable claws and single-minded approach to independent living. Wherever this solitary hunter lives ... .... Fierce Beauty 240 pages | colour photos | Preserving the World of Wild Cats Hardback | NYP 09/2011 | Bhagavan Antle and Tim Flach 9781601090614 | #200337A | £33.99 Fierce Beauty is a celebration of tigers, leopards, lions, ocelots, and other wild cats that inhabit Add to basket The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (TIGERS), a wildlife preserve in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Guide des Mammiferes d'Afrique 272 pages | plates with 700+ colour Plus de 300 Especes Illustrees illustrations; 280 colour distribution Jonathan Kingdon and Anne Saint Girons maps | French edition of the Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals. Hardback | 09/2010 | 9782603017456 | #200722A | £32.99 Add to basket Landscape and Urban Design for Bats and Biodiversity 35 pages | colour photos, colour Gary Grant, Kelly Gunnell, Carol Williams and Landscape Institute illustrations, colour tables | Landscape and Urban Design for Bats and Biodiversity presents simple but effective measures Paperback | 08/2012 | 9781872745978 designers, consultants, developers and planners can use to enhance biodiversity on sites of all | #200543A | £12.99 Add to basket sizes with a focus on bats. Of Moose And Men 260 pages | colour photos, colour Nearly Everything You Wanted to Know About the World's Largest Deer illustrations | Jerry Haigh Paperback | 06/2012 | 9781770410916 Drawing on the author's personal experiences with both tame and wild moose, this handbook | #200148A | £16.99 Add to basket contains a wealth of information about this unique animal from all corners of the world. An overview of moose biology is featured, including the ... .... Panda 144 pages | 200 colour photos | An Intimate Portrait of One of the World's Most Elusive Creatures Paperback | NYP 08/2012 | Angel Heather 9781446302866 | #200276A | £9.99 This is a charming portfolio of panda images from multi-award winning photographer and Add to basket former president of the Royal Photographic Society, Heather Angel. Heather's passion for pandas is conveyed in beautiful colour photographs that ... .... Porcupines 256 pages | 32 colour & 60 b/w photos | The Animal Answer Guide Hardback | NYP 11/2012 | Uldis Roze 9781421407357 | #199840A | £23.50 Could a porcupine make a good pet? Do they ever stick themselves or other porcupines with Add to basket their quills? In this latest addition to the Animal Answer Guide series, we learn about these Paperback | NYP 11/2012 | mysterious animals' ... 9781421407364 | #199841A | £12.99 Add to basket Squirrels of the World 472 pages | 28 plates, 276 colour Richard W Thorington, John L Koprowski, Michael A Steele and James F Whatton photos, 2 illustrations, 285 maps | Squirrels of the World, written by scientists with more than 100 years of collective experience Hardback | NYP 08/2012 | studying these popular mammals, is the first comprehensive examination of all 285 species of 9781421404691 | #199846A | £38.99 squirrels worldwide. The authors reveals ... .... Add to basket The British Museum Book of Cats 112 pages | colour illustrations | Juliet Clutton-Brock Paperback | NYP 10/2012 | Sometimes a friendly fireside companion, more often elusive and independent, the cat 9780714151021 | #200302A | £9.99 possesses an enigmatic appeal and unfathomable mystery, which have inspired writers poets, Add to basket artists and craftsmen alike from the illuminations of the ... .... The Rhino Keepers 240 pages | Struggle for Survival Paperback | NYP 10/2012 | Clive Walker and Anton Walker 9781431404230 | #200476A | £24.99 The Rhino Keepers follows the trail of blood that began when the first rhino was killed in the Add to basket Cape of Good Hope in 1647. It is peppered with the histories of the hunters of the 18th and 19th centuries who counted their success ... .... Watching Whales and Dolphins in Southern Africa 120 pages | colour photos, colour Noel Ashton and Belinda Ashton illustrations, colour distribution maps | Southern Africa has some of the best whale and dolphin watching opportunities in the world, Paperback | 10/2012 | 9781770079571 with over half of the world’s species being found in our waters. Watching Whales and Dolphins | #198739A | £12.99 Add to basket in Southern Africa is an essential ... .... Birds A Guide to British Birds Box Set (4CD-set) 4 discs | Stephen Moss Paperback | NYP 10/2012 | Contains 4 CDs from the 'birds' series covering Garden, Woodland, Water and Coastal species. 9781471304392 | #200331A | £35.00 Packed with useful information and helpful tips, A Guide to British Birds Box Set will appeal to Add to basket any birdwatcher seeking clear ... .... A Hostile Beauty 208 pages | colour photos | Life on Macquarie Island Hardback | 09/2011 | 9780522855043 | Alistair Dermer and Danielle Wood #200071A | £62.50 Add to basket There are few places today that are truly wild. Macquarie Island is still one such place a small, wind-blasted rocky outcrop between Tasmania and Antarctica. In exquisite pictures and words, A Hostile Beauty tells the story of ... .... A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Malaysia and Singapore 176 pages | 300 colour photos, 2 colour Including Sabah and Sarawak maps | GWH Davidson and Yeap Chin Aik Paperback | 04/2010 | 9781906780210 This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 bird species most commonly seen in Malaysia | #185756A | £8.99 Add to basket (including the state of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo) is perfect for resident and Paperback | 08/2012 | 9781906780852 visitor alike. | #199721A | £8.99 Add to basket A Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand 141 pages | colour photos | Geoff Moon and Lynnette Moon Paperback | 12/2002 | 9781877246586 Initially published as the first New Zealand
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