Zoologia e fauna

Population Limitation in Birds

Newton, I.; Keith Brockie(Illus.) · 1998 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

Academic Press x, 597, 130 b/w illus, figs, tabs. . PB. Vg.. An understanding of the processes of population limitation is central to the study of ecology, whether in birds or in other organisms. It also provides the basis for the practical management of wild populations, whet...

Great Ape Societies

McGrew, W.C.; Marchant, L.F.; Nishida, T. (Eds) · 1996 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£20.00 (€23.98 | $26.43 | ¥4,221)

Cambridge University Press xx, 328, b/w photos, text figs, tabs. . PB. Vg.. Comprehensive synthesis of work on the bonobos, chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas. With a foreword by Jane Goodall and afterword by Junichiro Itani.. [9780521555364]

Baboon Ecology: African Field Research

Altmann, S.A.; Altmann, J. · 1973 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.50 (€14.99 | $16.52 | ¥2,638)

University of Chicago Press vii, 220, b/w photos, b/w drawings, text figs. . PB. Good.. 2nd impression (1st published 1970).. [9780226016023]

Waders (New Naturalist 65)

Hale, W.G. · 1980 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Collins London 320, 24 b/w plates. . HB. Vg in d/w (slight fading to spine; not price-clipped (printed price £9.50); in orig. publisher's Duraseal sleeve).. 1st edition. Bernhard & Loe, NN65A.. [9780002197274]

Primate Communities

Fleagle, J.G.; Janson, C.; Reed, K.E. (Eds) · 1999 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Cambridge University Press ix, 329, text figs. . PB. Fine.. An international group of experts compares the composition, behaviour and ecology of primate communities in Africa, Asia, Madagascar and South America. They examine the factors underlying the similarities and differen...

Primate Paradigms: Sex, Roles and Social Bonds

Fedigan, L.M. · 1992 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

University of Chicago Press xxxviii, 386, 41 b/w photos, 20 text illus. . PB. Vg.. Illustrations by Linda Straw Coelho. A critical review of female and male behaviour patterns in nonhuman primates.. [9780226239484]

Primate Males: Cause and Consequences of Variation in Group Composition

Kappeler, P.M. (Ed.) · 2000 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,276)

Cambridge University Press xii, 316, text figs. . PB. Vg.. Provides an extensive overview of variation in group composition across all major primate taxa, using up-to-date reviews, case studies, evolutionary theory and theoretical models, setting primates into context with bir...

Primate Social Systems: Studies in Behaviour and Adaptation

Dunbar, R.I.M. · 1988 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Croom Helm viii, 373, text figs. . PB. Spine lightly creased. Good.. . [9780709908883]

Primate Behavior: Field Studies of Monkeys and Apes

DeVore, I. (Ed.) · 1965 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

Holt, Rinehart and Winston xiv, 654, b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Vg.. . [9780030503405]

Social Organization of Hamadryas Baboons: Field Study

Kummer, H. · 1968 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

University of Chicago Press vi, 189, b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Vg in worn/torn d/w.. First edition.. [9780226461717]

Chimpanzee Material Culture: Implications for Human Evolution

McGrew, W.C. · 1992 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Cambridge University Press xvi, 277, b/w photos, text figs. . PB. Vg.. Describes and analyses the tool-use of the chimpanzee, focusing on field studies in Africa. The book evaluates the chimpanzee as an evolutionary model, showing that chimpanzee behaviour helps us to infer th...

Primate Ecology: Problem-orientated Field Studies

Sussman, R.W. · 1979 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£12.00 (€14.39 | $15.86 | ¥2,532)

John Wiley & Sons xii, 596, b/w photos, text figs. . HB. Good (spine slightly faded, corners bumped).. . [9780471038238]

Reproductive Decisions: An Economic Analysis of Gelada Baboon Social Strategies

Dunbar, R.I.M. · 1984 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,799)

Princeton University Press Princeton x, 265, b/w photos, text figs. . PB. Spine faded. Vg.. Original paperback edition.. [9780691083612]

Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals

de Waal, F. · 1997 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Harvard University Press Cambridge, Ma. viii, 296, 64 b/w photos, 13 line illus. . PB. Vg.. 4th printing. The renowned zoologist and ethologist, famous for his studies of aggressive primate behaviour, here argues that morality is grounded in biology. All ethical behaviour he c...

Kenneth Newman's Garden Birds of South Africa

Newman, K. · 1981 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

MacMillan 112, 36 col plates. . PB. Vg. Owner's name to title page. . [9780869541012]

Bird Safari

Ginn, P. · 1974 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£9.00 (€10.79 | $11.89 | ¥1,899)

Longman 64, col photos. . PB. Light foxing to title page. Vg.. An account of travels across Southern Africa in search of birds. Chapters on: The southern Cape Province, Makgadigadi Pans and The Rhodesian Plateau.. [9780582641662]

(1) Song and Garden Birds of North America [and] (2) Water Prey and Game Birds of North America

Wetmore, A. · 1964 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

National Geographic Society Washington, DC 400; 463, col photos + illus. . HB + Slipcase. 2 vols. Vg in d/w's (spines slightly faded), some spotting to top edge. In orig. pictorial slipcase. Includes records which are frequently absent.. (1) covers 327 species; (2) covers 329 ...

The Sulidae: Gannets and Boobies

Nelson, J.B. · 1978 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)

Oxford University Press Oxford x, 1012, +400 figs, line drawings, maps. . HB. Vg in d/w (d/w in removable protective sleeve), light spotting to top edge.. . [9780197141045]

The Lives of Bats

Yalden, B.W.; Morris, P.A. · 1975 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,110)

David & Charles 247, 14 b/w photos, 49 text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w.. . [9780715367995]

The Thick-billed Murres of Prince Leopold Island: A study of the breeding ecology of a colonial high arctic seabird

Gaston, A.J.; Nettleship, D.N. · 1981 · Pemberley Natural History Books

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,165)

Canadian Wildlife Service Ottawa xxviii, 350, 19 col plates, 127 text figs. . HB. Vg.. Report No. 90 in the series 'Studies on northern seabirds' Seabird Research Unit Canadian Wildlife Service.. [9780660108575]