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901 |
Keenan, Phillip E. Wild Orchids Across North America : A Botanical Travelogue
Portland, OR Timber Press 1998 0-88192-452-0 Cloth New New 8vo.
320pp. ills., color photos. Journeys in search of native orchids, with the author's notes on biology, ecology, history and conservation; green orchids, hybrids, and other unusual species. Examines the orchids of each region (including Canada and Alaska) with many of the author's color photos. Glossary, bibliography, checklist of American orchids, notes on photography, identification synopsis. Index of plant names.
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903 |
Kemp, A. C. The Owls of Southern Africa
Cape Town Struik Winchester 1987 0947430032 Hard Cover As New As New 4to Simon Calburn
In a like new original slipcase. Color plates, ills., maps, index, 184 pp. Dust jacket in Brodart protective sleeve. Beautiful monograph.
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Keppelman, T. Hummingbirds
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Little, Brown (New York Graphic Society) 1988 0-8212-1617-1 First Edition Cloth As New As New Large 4to Keppleman, Tony (photographer)
84pp. 33 color photographic plates. Foreword by Roger Tory Peterson. A portfolio of close-up, high-speed photos of seven species of North American hummingbirds in flight. Introductory essay, Afterword with notes on photographic techniques by Bill Mayer. Index of plates.
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907 |
Kerr, Sir John Graham A Naturalist in the Gran Chaco
New York, NY Greenwood Press 1968 No Cloth As New No Jacket 8vo.
252pp. b&w photos, maps. Originally published in 1950. Author participated in the Royal Geographic Society's expedition ot the Rio Vermejo and Rio Pilcomayo investigating the flora, fauna and native life in the estuarian plane comprising the Pampa and the Gran Chaco.
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911 |
King, C. Natural History of Weasels & Stoats
Ithaca Comstock/Cornell University Press 1989 0-8014-2428-3 Cloth As New Fine 8vo.
270pp. ills., color photos. Comprehensive account of the biology and natural history of the weasel family. Physiology, food and hunting behavior, impact of predation on populations of natural prey, reproduction, population studies, questions (delayed implantation, sexual dimorphism, co-existence among weasel species), interactions with man. Bibliography, index.
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912 |
King, J.E. Seals of the World
Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press 1983 0-8014-1568-3 2nd Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo.
240pp. b&w and color photos, maps. Revised from 1964 edition. Diversity of the Pinnipeds, details on 47 species (distribution, breeding, feeding, exploitation, range maps). Fossil species, genetic relationships, pinniped biology (locomotion, morphology, senses, diving, reproduction, parasites, pathology and pollution). Geographical index, bibliography, index.
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914 |
Kingdon-Ward, Frank Pilgrimage for Plants
New York Taplinger Publishing Co. 1960 Very Good Good
191pp, photos, endpaper maps, bibliography by William T. Stearn. This is the British "Harrap & Co" edition with a Taplinger sticker on the cover page for US distribution. Dust jacket has a chip, small tear, edgewear & light soil but but is basically all there and not that bad.
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917 |
Klauber, Laurence M. Rattlesnakes
Berkeley Univ of California Press 1983 0520040392 Paperback
Photos, ills., biblio, index, 350pp. Abridged edition. Lower front cover has light edgewear and a crease and curl, otherwise clean and tight.
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929 |
Kofalk, H. No Woman Tenderfoot : Florence Merriam Bailey, Pioneer Naturalist
College Station, TX Texas A & M University Press 1989 0-89096-378-9 Cloth As New As New 8vo.
246pp. ills., photos. Biography of the Victorian naturalist and author of "Birds Through an Opera Glass", and the first woman to be an associate member of the American Ornithologists' Union. Uses Bailey's correspondence as a major source. Notes, bibliography, index.
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932 |
Krasnegor, N. A. (editor); Bridges, R. S. (editor) Mammalian Parenting : Biochemical, Neurobiological, and Behavioral Determinants
New York, NY Oxford University Press 1990 0-19-505600-0 Cloth As New Very Good 8vo.
514pp. Photos, ills. Interdisciplinary research by an outstanding group of scientists. Topics include evolutionary theories, brain sexual dimorphisms, endocrine regulation, sensory cues, and experimental factors coregulated with the onset of parenting behaviors druing pregnancy and after birth. Index.
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934 |
Kren, Josef Birds of the Czech Republic
London Christopher Helm (A & C Black, Ltd.) 2000 0-7136-4784-1 Cloth As New As New 8vo. Prochazka, P. (illustrator)
336pp. ills., maps, photos. A comprehensive review of the country's avifauna. Introduction covers geology, ecology, habitats and climate. Species accounts with range maps, seasonal status, population trends, distribution notes. Appendices on accidentals, places to find birds, checklist. Bibliography, index of English and scientific names.
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937 |
Krieg, David C. Behavioral Patterns of the Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Albany University of The State of New York 1971 No Trade Paperback Very Good 8vo.
144pp. ills., photos. NY State Museum & Science Service Bulletin No. 415. Behavioral patterns of the Eastern bluebird from an ethological standpoint, studied through five breeding seasons in the Allegheny Valley region. Preening, feeding, locomotion and roosting; attack, threat and alarm behaviors and vocalizations, territories, song, displays; pair formation; courtship displays. Bibliography. Light wear & discoloration on cover, inside like new.
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940 |
Krutch, Joseph W. The Desert Year
New York William Sloane Associates 1952 Cloth Very Good Fair 8vo. Freund, Rudolph
278pp. ills. Essays on the American desert by the noted nature writer. DJ Chipped, small tears, tape marks.
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943 |
Kummer, Hans In Quest of the Sacred Baboon: A Scientist's Journey
Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press 1995 0-691-03701-9 Cloth Fine Fine 8vo.
342pp. photos, ills. Describes the author's many years of research on the Hamadryas baboon in Ethiopia and in the Zurich Zoo, concentrating on the evolution and development of social relationships within the group. Bibliography of publications and films, index.
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944 |
Kunkel, Reinhard Elephants
New York Harry N. Abrams 1982 0-8109-0863-8 Cloth Fine Fine Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
256pp. A portfolio of Kunkel's highly detailed color photographs of African elephants, their habitat and their behavior. Text by the photographer describes his adventures and observations. Captions to plates, notes on photographic technique and working method. Translated from the German by Ursula Korneitchouk. A fine copy.
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947 |
Lack, David Island Biology: Illustrated by the land birds of Jamaica
Berkeley, CA University of California Press 1976 0-520-03007-9 Cloth Very Good Very Good 8vo.
464pp. photos, maps. Based on field data on the distribution, habitats and feeding habits of the land birds of Jamaica, with an examination of their ecology and systematics, to describe Lack's theory of island avifaunas in relation ot the ecological poverty of remote islands. 50+ distribution maps. Appendixes, bibliography, index.
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948 |
Lack, David The Natural Regulation of Animal Numbers
Oxford Clarendon Press 1967 Hard Cover Very Good Very Good
Color frontis, b&w ill., 343pp. Small rubber stamp of owners name on edge, also former name on blank flyleaf blotted out with magic marker. Otherwise, book appears unread, spine very nice, dust jacket with one very minor wear.
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949 |
Lack, David Ecological Isolation in Birds
Cambridge Harvard University Press 1971 First American Edition Hard Cover Good Very Good Robert Gillmore
b&w ills, 404pp. Dust jacket with light wear. Small rubber stamp on edge, former name crossed out in magic marker on blank flyleaf, some notations in text, mostly consisting of little arrows in margin. Tight copy.
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953 |
Laing, H.M. Allan Brooks: Artist and Naturalist
Victoria, British Columbia British Columbia Provincial Museum 1979 0-7718-8110-X First Edition Cloth As New As New Large 8vo.
260pp. ills., photos. BC Provincial Museum Special Publication No. 3. Biography of the Canadian artist, naturalist, scientist and hunter with emphasis on the history of science in British Columbia. 8 color plates and numerous reproductions from Brooks's sketchbook. Bibliography.
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957 |
Lanner, R. M. Made for Each Other : A Symbiosis of Birds and Pines
Washington, DC Smithsonian Institution Press 1996 0-19-508903-0 Trade Paperback As New 8vo.
170pp. ills, color and b&w photos. Examines the ecological relationship between wingless-seeded pine trees and seed-dispersing Corvids (nutcrackers and jays). Focuses on the American Southwest, also considers world species. Notes, bibliography, index.
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958 |
Lansdowne, J. Fenwick Birds of the West Coast (Vol. 2)
New York Houghton Mifflin Co. 1980 0-395-29546-7 Cloth As New As New Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
168pp. ills., 48 color plates. Foreword by HRH Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Each full-page plate is accompanied by an essay on the artist's observations of the bird and its natural history. Includes Lansdowne's preparatory drawings in sketchbook form. List of drawings, bibliography, index. Still in original publishers mailing box, unopened.
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961 |
Larson, Peggy Deserts of America
Englewood Cliffs Prentice-Hall 1970 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good
Many photos, ill., 340pp. In a protective Brodart sleeve. Part of the Prentice-Hall Series in Nature and Natural History. Nice copy.
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962 |
Latta, Steven; Rimmer, Christopher; Keith, Allan; Wiley, James; Raffaele, Herbert; McFarland, Kent; Fernandez, Eladio Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Princeton Princeton University Press 2006 0691118906 Hard Cover As New As New
The first comprehensive field guide devoted to Hispaniola's birds, it provides detailed accounts for more than 300 species, including thirty-one endemic species. 57 color plates. 2 line illus., 360pp. Included in the species descriptions are details on key field marks, similar species, voice, habitats, geographic distribution on Hispaniola, status, nesting, range, and local names used in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The authors also comment on ecology, behavior, and taxonomic status. The book provides color illustrations and range maps based on the most recent data available. Princeton Field Guides series. Still in original publisher's shrink-wrap.
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967 |
Lawrence, R. D. Shark! : Nature's Masterpiece
Shelburne, VT Chapters Publishing 1994 1-881527-57-3 Trade Paperback As New 8vo. Low, Gary (illustrator)
184pp. ills. The Curious Naturalist series. Described the well-known biologist and writer's four decades of observation and research on the shark family, their biology and behavior, in many parts of the world.
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969 |
Lazell, James Island: Fact And Theory in Nature
Princeton Univ of California Press 2005 0520243528 Hard Cover As New As New
Color photos, ills., biblio, index, 382 Describes Guana's (British Virgin Island's) flora and fauna against prevailing ecological theoy which suggests that the island's diversity should be much lower than it actually is. Based on the author's decades of research on Guana. Published at $49.95.
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970 |
Lazell, James D., Jr. This Broken Archipelago : Cape Cod and the Islands, Amphibians & Reptiles
New York, NY Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co. 1976 0-8129-0605-5 First Edition Cloth As New Very Good 8vo. Michener, M. (photographer)
272pp. photos. maps. Detailed chapters on 38 species of salamanders, frogs and toads, land and sea turtles, and snakes of the Cape Cod islands, their natural history and how they got there. Examines the land and sea habitats of the area, zoogeography, accounts of absents and oddities. A regional herp classic, now hard to find. Bibliography, index. Dust jacket has very light wear and a faded spine.
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971 |
Lazell, James D., Jr. Wildlife of the Florida Keys : A Natural History
Washington DC Island Press 1989 093328098X First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
272pp. Photos, ills, maps. Details and describes all the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many of the butterflies, land snails and insects that occur in this unique ecosystem. Clean, tight copy in very nice dust jacket.
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Leet, Judith Flowering Trees and Shrubs: Botanical Paintings by Esther Heins
New York Harry N. Abrams 1987 0-8109-0940-5 Cloth Fine Very Good 4to. Heins, Esther (illustrator) Signed by Author
148pp. photos, color plates. 68 botanical watercolors by Heins are beautifully reproduced full-page and arranged according to season; notes on each plate; artist's description of her painting technique; bibliography, index to plant names. Foreword by Peter Shaw Ashton.
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Lemm, Jeffrey M. Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of the San Diego Region
University of California Press 2006 0520245733 Hard Cover As New
Color photos, , b&w illustrations, maps, species checklist, bibliography, index, 326ppp. California Natural History Guides No. 89. More than a field guide, this up-to-date, authoritative, conservation-oriented book is the first comprehensive resource on the herpetofauna of the region, which is unfortunately also known for its high number of endangered species. Jeffrey M. Lemm gives information on identification, habitats, biology, and the conservation status of all 88 amphibian and reptile species found in the San Diego region. Many of these animals can also be found in a wide area of Southern California and Northern Baja California, making this valuable guide useful for a wide geographic area
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986 |
Lemm, Jeffrey M. Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of the San Diego Region
University of California Press 2006 0520245741 Paperback As New
Color photos, , b&w illustrations, maps, species checklist, bibliography, index, 326ppp. California Natural History Guides No. 89. More than a field guide, this up-to-date, authoritative, conservation-oriented book is the first comprehensive resource on the herpetofauna of the region, which is unfortunately also known for its high number of endangered species. Jeffrey M. Lemm gives information on identification, habitats, biology, and the conservation status of all 88 amphibian and reptile species found in the San Diego region. Many of these animals can also be found in a wide area of Southern California and Northern Baja California, making this valuable guide useful for a wide geographic area
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987 |
Leopold, A. S. The California Quail
Berkeley, CA University of California Press 1978 0-520-03362-0 Cloth As New Very Good 8vo.
302pp. ills., photos, color frontis., maps. Species and distribution, historical perspectives, restoration efforts, habitat, social behavior, growth and development, sex and age ratios, rainfall as a factor in reproductive success, mortality, management, hunting and captive breeding. Bibliography, index.
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990 |
Lewin, V. The Herpetofauna of Southeastern Alberta
Edmonton University of Alberta 1963 No Original Wraps, Softbound Very Good 8vo.
pp. 203-214, map, photos. Reprinted from 'The Canadian Field Naturalist', Vol. 77, No. 4. Habitats, climate and geography of study area, species accounts, summary, bibliography. Inscribed by author.
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991 |
Lewis, Stephanie Cane Toads : An Unnatural History
New York, NY Dolphin/Doubleday 1989 0-385-26502-6 Trade Paperback As New No Jacket 12mo
100pp. ills. An amusing (if ecologically chilling) look at this invasive species (Bufo Marinus), brought to Australia as a biological control in 1935, run amuck since then. History, habits and human attempts at coping (including recipes!!). A cautionary tale.
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992 |
Lilly, John C., M.D. Man And Dolphin: Adventures on a New Scientific Frontier
Garden City Doubleday 1961 No First Edition Cloth Very Good Very Good 8vo.
310pp. photos. Lilly's groundbreaking research on communication in the bottlenose dolphin and interspecies communication between dolphin and man. Research methods, dolphin training, vocalizations, anatomy, intelligence, brain weight and comparison, evolutionary origins. Biographical sketch of the author, bibliography. Top of dust jacket spine chipped.
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993 |
Lincoln, Frederick C. The Migration of American Birds
New York Doubleday, Doran & Co. 1939 No First Edition Cloth Very Good No Jacket 4to. Fuertes, Louis Agassiz (ilustrator)
200pp. 12 color plates, maps. An early treatment of the questions of avian migration. Origins of migration, flight mechanics, influence of weather, dangers, timing, distances covered, pelagic migrations, vargancy, bird banding data, evolution of migration routes, flyway systems. index. Spine lightly faded but easily readable.
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994 |
Lindblad, Jan Journey to Red Birds
New York Hill & Wang 1966 No Cloth Very Good Good 8vo.
176pp. Color and b&w photos. Translated from the Swedish by G. Vevers. Describes a trip to Trinidad to photograph the Scarlet Ibis and other Caribbean island wildlife, with many photographs by Sweden's leading wildlife phtographer. Bibliography, index. DJ chipped & discolored.
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998 |
Linklater, E. Voyage of the Challenger
Garden City Doubleday 1972 No Cloth Very Good Very Good Large 8vo.
288pp. ills., maps, photos, color plates. A narrative of the HMS Challenger's 1872 scientific voyage around the world and into the Antarctic, charting the depths, movement and content of the seas, and exploring the marine life, minerals and climatic phenomena. Many illustrations. Index. Chipped Dj.
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999 |
Livingston, J.; Lansdowne, J.F. Lansdowne's Birds of the Forest
New York, NY Arrowood Press 1989 0-88486-027-2 Cloth As New As New 4to. Lansdowne, J.F (illustrator)
732pp. b&w and color plates. This reprint edition comprises "Birds of the Northern Forest" and "Birds of the Eastern Forest v.1 & v.2" with original indexes and bibliographies. Full-page color illustrations and preliminary sketches for 168 species. Livingston's text gives a short essay on the natural history of each species.
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1000 |
Lockley, R. M. The Cinnamon Bird
London Staples Press Ltd. 1948 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good C.F.Tunnicliffe
Four color plates by Tunniclife, 79pp. Dust jacket chipped with larger piece missing on rear cover, but the colorful front panel is decent. In Brodart sleeve.
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