nhbs annual new and forthcoming titles Issue: 2008 complete January 2009 www.nhbs.com [email protected] +44 (0)1803 865913 Zoology: The NHBS Monthly Catalogue in a complete yearly edition Mammals Birds Welcome to the Complete 2008 edition of the NHBS Monthly Catalogue, the ultimate Reptiles & Amphibians buyer's guide to new and forthcoming titles in natural history, conservation and the Fishes environment. With 300-400 new titles sourced every month from publishers and Invertebrates research organisations around the world, the catalogue provides key bibliographic data Palaeontology plus convenient hyperlinks to more complete information and nhbs.com online shopping - an invaluable resource. Each month's catalogue is sent out as an HTML Marine & Freshwater Biology email to registered subscribers (a plain text version is available on request). It is also General Natural History available online, and offered as a PDF download. Regional & Travel Botany & Plant Science Please see our info page for more details, also our standard terms and conditions. Animal & General Biology Prices are correct at the time of publication, please check www.nhbs.com for the latest prices. Evolutionary Biology Ecology Habitats & Ecosystems Conservation & Biodiversity Environmental Science Physical Sciences Sustainable Development Data Analysis Reference Mammals Go to subject web page The Allegheny Woodrat 231 pages | Figs, tabs | Springer Ecology, Conservation, and Management of a Declining Species Hbk | 2008 | 0387360506 | #174006A | Edited by John D Peles and Janet Wright £90.00 Add to basket A decline in populations of Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister) was first noticed in the 1980s. Since that time, woodrats have become extirpated from at .... Arctic Fox 232 pages | colour photos | A & C Black Life at the Top of the World Hbk | 2008 | 1408106981 | #174625A | Garry Hamilton Normally £16.99 Ever since explorers have ventured north into the harsh lands of the arctic, they have NHBS OFFER PRICE: £16.14 encountered arctic foxes in the unlikeliest of places. The arctic fox is an .... Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Mamiferos Terrestres de Espana 580 pages | B/w illus, dist maps | OAPN Edited by L Javier Palomo, Julio Gisbert and J Carlos Blanco Pbk | 2007 | 8480147113 | #173453A | Atlas and Red Book of the terrestrial mammals of Spain. A major study of the Iberian mammal £68.00 Add to basket fauna, with information on biology, ecology, distribution and conservation .... Bat Skeletal Growth 88 pages | figs, tabs | Karger Molecular and Environmental Perspectives Pbk | 2008 | 3805584210 | #173880A | Edited by John W Hermanson and Cornelia E Farnum £43.00 Add to basket The ability to perform true flight with a wing has set bats aside as unique and important vertebrates. How the hand of a primitive mammal might have evolved into a .... Bear Attacks in Canada 224 pages | illustrations, b/w photos | Erin McCloskey Lone Pine The frequency and severity of bear attacks have significantly increased in Canada in recent Pbk | 2008 | 1551055627 | #173332A | years, a result of increasing human development in bear country and a growing .... £36.00 Add to basket Bears 259 pages | 111 b/w illus | Yale UP A Brief History Hbk | 2007 | 0300122993 | #168613A | Bernd Brunner £18.99 Add to basket Examines the shared history of people and bears. Combining history, literature, and science, Pbk | 2009 | 0300143125 | #176350A | this book presents the interactions between the two species and explores how .... £9.99 Add to basket Big Cat Week DVD: The Complete Fourth Series running time: approx 150 minutes | BBC The series that brought Kenya's big cats into our homes is back. Presenters Simon King and Video Jonathan Scott are joined by Saba Douglas-Hamilton in an adventure series starring .... DVD | 2008 | BBCDVD2830 | #177083A | £10.39 Add to basket The Biology of the Xenarthra 370 pages | Tabs, figs, b/w photos | Edited by Sergio F Vizcaino and WJ Loughry Florida University Presses The Xenarthra are an order of the mammals consisting of the armadillos, anteaters, and sloths. Hbk | 2008 | 0813031656 | #176466A | "The Biology of the Xenarthra" is the first authoratative study of the Xenarthra .... £85.50 Add to basket Cronin's Key Guide to Australian Wildlife 208 pages | Illus, maps | Allen & Unwin Leonard Cronin Pbk | 2007 | 174175075X | #171546A | An indispensable guide to Australia's fascinating monotremes, marsupials and placental £48.50 Add to basket mammals. .... Dama Dama 95 pages | Col & b/w photos, illus | Het Damhert in Nederland Veluws Hert Dick van den Hoorn Hbk | 2006 | 9080456853 | #172308A | £27.99 Add to basket Deer World 400 pages | 380 full colour photographs Dave Taylor | Boston Mills Press This exciting book by renowned wildlife photographer Dave Taylor features 375 images of North Hbk | 2008 | 1550465015 | #176528A | American deer species in their natural habitat. Included are the two deer species .... £24.99 Add to basket Deer: Law and Liabilities 224 pages | Line illus, tabs | Quiller John Thornley and Charlie Parkes Press The completely revised and updated edition deals with the law and liabilities relating to deer in Pbk | 2009 | 1846890470 | #176987A | the UK. In addition one chapter deals with Europe in terms of visitors to and .... £19.99 Add to basket Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition 274 pages | Figs, b/w photos, tabs | OUP Adam Miklosi Hbk | 2007 | 0199295859 | #166861A | This is the first book to collate and synthesise the recent burgeoning primary research literature £75.00 Add to basket on dog behaviour, evolution and cognition. The author presents a new .... Pbk | 2008 | 0199545669 | #176201A | £32.50 Add to basket Educator's Activity Book About Bats 64 pages | illustrated | Bat Conservation Merlin D Tuttle International Primarily for grades K-5, this book includes 18 games, craft projects, and many more fun Pbk | 2006 | 0963824856 | #174464A | activities that enable children to learn the facts about bats before negative .... £9.99 Add to basket Elephant 224 pages | 100 illus | Reaktion Books Dan Wylie Pbk | 2008 | 1861893973 | #175220A | Turning to the elephant's biological history, Wylie describes the three remaining species - the £9.99 Add to basket African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant .... Elephant Reflections 288 pages | colour photos | California UP Karl Ammann and Dale Peterson Hbk | 2009 | 0520253779 | #178084A | "Elephant Reflections" brings award-winning wildlife photographer Karl Ammann's gorgeous £27.95 Add to basket images together with a revelatory text by writer Dale Peterson to illuminate one of .... The Elephant's Secret Sense 256 pages | b&w photos | Oneworld The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa Publications Caitlin O'Connell Hbk | 2007 | 1851685588 | #171147A | In The Elephant's Secret Sense, the internationally renowned field scientist Caitlin O'Connell £14.99 Add to basket tells the fascinating story of her unexpected discovery of a .... Pbk | 2009 | 1851686436 | #178957A | £12.50 Add to basket Elephants and Ethics 483 pages | 30 b&w photos, 1 map | Toward a Morality of Coexistence Johns Hopkins UP Edited by Christen Wemmer and Catherine A Christen Hbk | 2008 | 0801888182 | #173425A | An international cohort of experts review the history of human-elephant relations, discuss £50.00 Add to basket current issues of vital concern to elephant welfare, and assess the prospects .... L'Elevage en Mouvement 296 pages | Quae Flexibilite et Adaptation des Exploitations d'herbivores 2008 | 2759200779 | #174844A | Benoit Dedieu, Eduardo Chia, Bernadette Leclerc and Muriel Tichit £55.50 Add to basket Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals 1316 pages | Col photos, b/w photos, Edited by William Perrin, Bernd Wursig and JGM Thewissen illus, figs | Academic Press This thorough revision of the classic first edition brings this authoritative book right up-to-date. Hbk | 2009 | 012373553X | #175013A | Articles describe every species in detail, based on the very latest .... £88.00 Add to basket The Encyclopedia of the Cat 288 pages | Col photos, illus, diags | The Definitive Visual Guide Dorling Kindersley Bruce Fogle Hbk | 2008 | 1405321490 | #173101A | Discover everything you need to know about cats in this updated guide from the UK's £24.99 Add to basket bestselling vet, Dr Bruce Fogle. Get up close to 75 of the world's major cat breeds and .... Encyclopedia of the Horse 464 pages | 1000 illus | Dorling The Definitive Visual Guide Kindersley Elwyn Hartley Edwards Hbk | 2008 | 1405321482 | #173100A | Discover everything you need to know about horses in this updated guide from equestrian £24.99 Add to basket expert Elwyn Hartley Edwards. Get up close to 150 of the world's most famous horse and .... Equine Reproductive Physiology, Breeding and Stud Management 400 pages | B/w photos, figs | CABI MCG Davies Morel Pbk | 2008 | 1845934504 | #174541A | The third edition of this highly successful textbook is updated throughout and includes more £38.00 Add to basket recent experimental work and updated references, including a new chapter on the .... Evolutionary Anatomy of the Primate Cerebral Cortex 344 pages | B/w plates, illus, figs, tabs | Edited by Dean Falk and Kathleen Gibson CUP Studies of brain evolution have moved rapidly in recent years, building on the pioneering Hbk | 2001 | 052164271X | #111449A | research of Harry J. Jerison. This book provides reviews of primate .... £80.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0521089956 | #178214A | £35.00 Add to basket Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials 288 pages | B/w photos, 37 tabs, 64 AK Lee and A Cockburn figs | CUP The ecological literature on marsupials is dominated by descriptive natural history, and there Hbk | 1985 | 052125292X | #001172A | has hitherto been little attempt at either synthesis or evolutionary .... £75.00 Add to basket Pbk | 2008 | 0521054125 | #173909A | £29.99 Add to basket The Evolutionary History and a Systematic Revision of Woodrats of the 472 pages | California UP Neotoma lepida Group Pbk | 2008 | 0520098668 | #175565A | £44.95 Add to basket James L Patton, David G Huckaby and Sergio Ticul Alvarez-Castaneda Details the evolutionary history of the desert woodrat complex (lepida group, genus Neotoma) of western North America.