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The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australiaby Richard Thomas; Sarah Thomas; David Andrew; Alan McBride
CSIRO Publishing 2011; US$ 42.95A complete guide to locating every resident bird species in Australia. more...
Representing Animalsby Nigel Rothfels
Indiana University Press 2002; US$ 18.35Representing Animals explores the complex and often surprising connections between our imagining of animals and our cultural environment. The contributors -- historians, literary critics, anthropologists, artists, art historians, and scholars of cultural studies -- examine the ways we talk, write, photograph, imagine, and otherwise represent animals. The book includes topics such as pet cloning, fox hunting, animatronic characters, and how we displace our fear of aging onto our dogs. Representing Animals demonstrates the deep connections between the way we think about animals and the way we have thought about ourselves... more...
King Solomon's Ringby Sir Julian Huxley; Konrad Lorenz
Routledge 2002; US$ 19.95A delightful treasury of observations and insights into the lives of all sorts of creatures, from jackdaws and water-shrews to dogs, cats and even wolves. It is a wonderfully written introduction to the world of our furred and feathered friends! more...
Great Whalesby John Bannister
CSIRO Publishing 2008; US$ 25.95A detailed account of the seven 'great whales' found in Australian coastal waters. more...
Albatrossesby Terence Lindsey
CSIRO Publishing 2008; US$ 25.95Outlines the life histories of the spectacular albatross, a bird that rides storms. more...
Where the Fish Areby Daniel Bagur
McGraw-Hill 2009; US$ 18.95More science and less art leads to bigger fish and fewer tales Most anglers rely on advice from fishing buddies or books by well-known but unscientific anglers. Here is a book that distills the science of fish behavior into easy-to-follow advice on how to catch fish in any situation. Describing how feeding behavior in fish changes in response to fluctuations in dissolved oxygen, turbulence, turbidity, temperature, light, noise, and other factors, Bagur advises you on how to respond, recommending specific flies, baits, rigs and tactics. more...
Animals in Translationby Temple Grandin; Catherine Johnson
Simon & Schuster 2009; US$ 11.99Temple Grandin's Animals in Translation speaks in the clear voice of a woman who emerged from the other side of autism, bringing with her an extraordinary message about how animals think and feel. Temple's professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field. Standing at the intersection of autism and animals, she offers unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas about both. Autistic people can often think the way animals think -- in fact, Grandin and co-author Catherine Johnson see autism as a kind of way station on the road from animals to humans -- putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate "animal talk."... more...
The Complete Field Guide to Butterflies of Australiaby Michael Braby
CSIRO Publishing 2004; US$ 39.95The first complete field guide to all butterfly species on Australia?s mainland and its remote islands. more...
A Guide to the Mammals of Chinaby Andrew T. Smith; Yan Xie; Robert S. Hoffmann; Darrin Lunde; John MacKinnon; Don E. Wilson; W. Chris Wozencraft
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 60.00China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species. A Guide to the Mammals of China is the most comprehensive guide to all 556 species of mammals found in China. It is the only single-volume reference of its kind to fully describe the physical characteristics, geographic distribution, natural history, and conservation status of every species. An up-to-date distribution map accompanies each species account, and color plates illustrate a majority of species. Written by a team of leading specialists, including Professor Wang Sung who provides a history of Chinese mammalogy, A Guide to the Mammals of China is the ideal reference for researchers... more...
The Insectsby P. J. Gullan; P. S. Cranston
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2010; US$ 104.95This established, popular textbook provides a stimulating and comprehensive introduction to the insects, the animals that represent over half of the planet's biological diversity. In this new fourth edition, the authors introduce the key features of insect structure, function, behavior, ecology and classification, placed within the latest ideas on insect evolution. Much of the book is organised around major biological themes - living on the ground, in water, on plants, in colonies, and as predators, parasites/parasitoids and prey. A strong evolutionary theme is maintained throughout. The ever-growing economic importance of insects is emphasized in new boxes on insect pests, and in chapters on medical and veterinary entomology, and pest management.... more...