nhbs monthly catalogue new and forthcoming titles Issue: 2007/03 March 2007 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913 Welcome to the March Monthly Catalogue, the most comprehensive buyer's guide to Zoology: new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the environment. Mammals Birds The Flora and Fauna of Great Britain Reptiles & Amphibians We have compiled comprehensive lists of key titles on the flora and fauna of England, Scotland and Wales. These ten lists highlight many hard-to-find titles from small Fishes publishers, and are invaluable if you are out and about this spring. Click here to see Invertebrates the Key Natural History Titles for the Regions of Great Britain. Palaeontology General Natural History Conferences 2007 Regional & Travel NHBS will be selling books at the following conferences this year, and we would be Botany & Plant Science delighted to meet you at our stand! Animal & General Biology Evolutionary Biology ● The 2007 Mammal Society Easter Confererence and AGM, Cirencester, Ecology UK, 13 - 15 April Habitats & Ecosystems ● Change in Aquatic Ecosystems, Plymouth, UK, 4 - 6 July Conservation & Biodiversity ● Ento07: National Meeting and Symposium of the Royal Entomological Environmental Science Society, Edinburgh, UK, 16 - 18 July Physical Sciences ● British Birdwatching Fair, Rutland Water, UK, 17 - 19 August Sustainable Development ● 11th Congress of The European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Data Analysis Uppsala, Sweden, 20 - 25 August Reference To view an up-to-date list of conferences, including book lists of conferences we have already been to this year, view our Conference Page. Discounts for libraries, organisations and large orders Are you a librarian or responsible for book purchasing within your organisation, or are thinking of placing a large order? NHBS provides a specialised supply service for libraries, organisations and bulk purchasers - handling everything from researching hard to obtain titles to arranging documentation and shipment. We are usually able to offer competitive packages - please contact [email protected] to discuss what we can offer. The NHBS Team View this Monthly Catalogue as a web page or save/print it as a .pdf document. Mammals Go to subject web page Bettongs, Potoroos and the Musky Rat-kangaroo 168 pages | CSIRO Andrew Claridge, John Seebeck and Randy Rose Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0643093419 | The rat-kangaroo was one of the first Australian marsupials to be seen alive in Europe. #165697A | £18.50 BUY Collected close to the settlement at Sydney Cove, a pair of them were exhibited in .... Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study 375 pages | 40 illus | Springer Edited by TS Stoinski, HD Steklis and PT Mehlman Hbk | NYP 08/2007 | 0387707204 | Like other fields of science, wildlife conservation is a changing field. Threats facing wild #165850A | £74.00 BUY populations of apes and other species, say 20 years ago, are likely not the same .... Elephant Diaries - Series 1 DVD running time: 150 minutes | BBC Video For a baby elephant, family life is everything and losing your mother is the worst possible start DVD | NYP 04/2007 | BBCDVD2204 | in life. Presenters Michaela Strachan and Jonathan Scott followed a year .... #166272A | £8.50 BUY Mamíferos del Ecuador 576 pages | 295 colour photos | Diego Guia de Campo Tirira Diego Tirira Pbk | 2007 | 9978446516 | #166117A | The most complete field guide to the mammals of Ecuador. Describes more than 380 species; £39.00 BUY the species descriptions include identification, natural history, .... Micromammals and Macroparasites 647 pages | 79 illus | Springer From Evolutionary Ecology to Management Hbk | 2006 | 4431360247 | #166353A | Edited by S Morand, BR Krasnov and R Poulin £154.00 BUY Small mammals are among the most ubiquitous and important components of terrestrial ecosystems. They have coevolved, and now coexist, with a diverse array of parasites, .... Orangutans 72 pages | 45 colour photos | Colin Robert Shumaker Baxter Orangutans were once the subjects of legends and mystery. Today, scientists are only just Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 1841073695 | beginning to understand the behaviour and mental ability of these 'people of the .... #165990A | £9.00 BUY The Quintessential Naturalist 975 pages | 4 colour illus, 30 b/w Honoring the Life and Legacy of Oliver P. Pearson photos, 58 line illus, 22 tables | Douglas A Kelt California UP Oliver P. Pearson's studies on mammalian biology remain standard reading for ecologists, Pbk | NYP 06/2007 | 0520098595 | physiologists, taxonomists, and biogeographers. Reflecting this, the papers gathered .... #166240A | £62.00 BUY The Rat 318 pages | B/w photos, illus, figs | A Study in Behavior Aldine Transaction SA Barnett Pbk | 2007 | 0202309770 | #166496A | The laws of animal behavior have been revised and revealed through research performed by £19.95 BUY zoologists, physiologists and experimental psychologists. Each has contributed much. .... Sea Lions of the World 664 pages | Alaska Sea Grant Prog Edited by Andrew Trites et al Hbk | 2006 | 1566121051 | #166248A | Changes in the abundance of sea lions worldwide is a concern to fisheries and conservation £35.00 BUY groups, in part because fisheries are feared to threaten sea lions and sea .... The Tale of the Przewalski's Horse 208 pages | colour photos | KNNV Coming Home to Mongolia Hbk | 2006 | 9050112366 | #166322A | Piet Wit and Inge Bouman £49.00 BUY For tens of thousands of years wild horses roamed over the grasslands of Europe and Asia. Their endurance and agility made them the perfect partner for man during his .... Which Bat Is It? 48 pages | B/w illus | Mammal Society A Guide to Bat Identification in Great Britain and Ireland Pbk | R/P 04/2007 | 0906282195 | RE Stebbings #001788A | £3.50 BUY Excellent little guide to bats, giving identification key, advice on how to study bats and an important section on legislation. .... The Wild Horses of Namibia 60 pages | b&w photos | Clifton Sandra Uttridge and Gary Cowan Pbk | 2006 | #163578A | £49.00 BUY The origin of the Desert Horses is now lost in time, the subject of endless speculation --were they part of the stud of the legendary Baron von Wolf of Schloss Duwisib, or .... Wily Monkeys Trans Pacific Press Social Intelligence of Tibetan Macaques Hbk | 2006 | 1920901973 | #166279A | Hideshi Ogawa £49.00 BUY This book sheds light on the peculiar social behavior of Tibetan monkeys at Mt. Huangshan, China. .... The World of the Polar Bear 204 pages | Col illus | A & C Black Norbert Rosing Hbk | 2006 | 0713679190 | #158399A | The culmination of more than 20 years' study by one of the world's leading natural history £29.99 BUY photographers. Rosing takes us through the year of the polar bear, showing the .... Pbk | NYP 09/2007 | 0713687134 | #166391A | £19.99 BUY Birds Go to subject web page Amazing Birds 160 pages | over 400 illus | A & C Black A Treasury of Facts and Trivia Pbk | NYP 07/2007 | 0713686669 | Roger J Lederer #166388A | £12.99 BUY This beautifully illustrated book is a treasury of facts and information about the avian world. Aimed squarely at .... Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Nevada 608 pages | Nevada UP Ted Floyd et al Hbk | NYP 04/2007 | 0874176956 | Nevada's diverse landscape, which ranges from lofty alpine peaks to marshy wetlands, saline #166488A | £36.95 BUY playas, sagebrush-covered steppes, and lush agricultural valleys, is home to a .... Birding in Alaska BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166459A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series .... Birding in Britain BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166456A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series .... Birding in Canada BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166462A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a .... Birding in China BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166455A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series .... Birding in Eastern Europe BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166460A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series .... Birding in Florida BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166461A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a .... Birding in Israel BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166457A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series .... Birding in Turkey BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166458A | £11.02 BUY Tells the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. This DVD is a re-formatted version of one of the VHS videos in the series .... Birding in the Artic / Birding in Mallorca BirdGuides Dave Gosney DVD | 2006 | #166454A | £11.02 BUY These videos tell the story of a birdwatching adventure to the chosen destination, with presenter Dave Gosney. .... Birds of Western Maharashtra 315 pages | - | Other India Bookstore A Reference Guide Pbk | 2006 | 8185569738 | #166577A | Anand Prasad £19.99 BUY Highlights the present status of each bird species reported, its distribution based on specimens, recorded sightings, breeding, long distance and local migration and .... British Birds and Birdlife DVD 1: Towns Parks and Gardens / Woodlands running time: 55 minutes | Green and Forests Umbrella Productions DVD | NYP 04/2007 | #166472A | Covering identification, behaviour and more, this DVD will give you insight into the world of £8.50 BUY birds and how they live.