Birds of Liberia
de Wulf Gatter (Ed. Yale University Press) Isbn : 0300075766
59.74 € / 391.87 FF
The first avifaunal survey of all of Liberia, this book provides a complete annotated checklist and distribution maps for all resident species and regular migrants to the country. Based on the author`s many years of residence in Liberia and illustrated by one of the world`s foremost bird artists, the volume is an essential reference for all serious birders and ornithologists.

Birds of Liberia
de Wulf Gatter (Ed. Pica / Christopher Helm) Isbn : 1873403631
47.37 € / 310.73 FF
The first avifaunal survey of all of Liberia, this book provides a complete annotated checklist and distribution maps for all resident species and regular migrants to the country. Based on the author`s many years of residence in Liberia and illustrated by one of the world`s foremost bird artists, the volume is an essential reference for all serious birders and ornithologists.

The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand
de Barrie Heather, Hugh Robertson (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198501455
31.82 € / 208.73 FF
The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand is astonishingly comprehensive, covering the identification, status, and distribution of wild birds seen anywhere in the New Zealand region. Up to date and featuring the latest research, this handy volume represents every bird species of New Zealand in seventy-four stunning, original, color paintings by a leading New Zealand bird artist, including rare and recently extinct species. Renowned New Zealand bird experts Barrie Heather and Hugh Robertson have written a brief and informative identification guide which provides the reader with a summary of what is known about the birds of New Zealand. Each page contains a color plate and accompanying distribution map on the facing page. The maps provide sufficient plumage and behavioral details that shou...

The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand
de Barrie Heather, Hugh Robertson (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198501463
75.67 € / 496.36 FF
The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand is astonishingly comprehensive, covering the identification, status, and distribution of wild birds seen anywhere in the New Zealand region. Up to date and featuring the latest research, this handy volume represents every bird species of New Zealand in seventy-four stunning, original, color paintings by a leading New Zealand bird artist, including rare and recently extinct species. Renowned New Zealand bird experts Barrie Heather and Hugh Robertson have written a brief and informative identification guide which provides the reader with a summary of what is known about the birds of New Zealand. Each page contains a color plate and accompanying distribution map on the facing page. The maps provide sufficient plumage and behavioral details that shou...

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds: Ratites to Ducks
de Stephen Marchant, Peter Higgins (Ed. OUP Australia and New Zealand) Isbn : 0195530683
99.99 € / 655.89 FF
The fascinating world of birdlife in Australasia is the subject of this magnificent new reference work. When completed, this lavishly illustrated five-volume set will cover all of the birds known to occur -- or to have recently become extinct -- within Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. Also, for the first time, the avifauna of the dependent islands of Cocos-Keeling, Christmas, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie and Heard Islands will be included, as well as New Zealand's dependencies and...

Hens Eggs: Their Basic and Applied Science
de T. Yamamoto, Lekh Raj Juneja, Hajime Hatta, M. Kim (Ed. CRC Press Inc) Isbn : 0849340055
99.99 € / 655.89 FF
The egg is a chemical storehouse-within an incubating egg a complicated set of chemical reactions take place that convert the chemicals into a living animal. Using hen eggs as a model, this new text explores the use of eggs for food, industrial, and pharmaceutical applications. It covers the chemistry, biology, and function of lipids ; carbohydrates ; proteins ; yolk antibody (IgY) ; and other materials of eggs. The novel merits of egg materials over others used in the same products are also discussed. These areas of egg technology have never been compiled before in one source.

The Ebcc Atlas of European Breeding Birds: Their Distribution and Abundance
de Ward J. M. Hagemeijer (Ed. Poyser) Isbn : 0856610917
76.98 € / 504.96 FF
The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds presents, for the very first time, an integrated picture of the distribution and abundance of the breeding birds of Europe. The book compiles and organizes bird survey data from all of Europe, bringing together a team of 450 authors from 38 countries, with an inventive team of artists providing lively illustrations of the various bird species. Over 100 regional and national atlases have been produced, surveying areas from such obscure regions as Madeira, the Azores, Iceland, Svalbard, Novaya Zemlya, Franz Josef Land and Transcaucasia--even parts of Russia and the Ukraine ! A scale is included that describes present endangered species' conservation status and enables the measurement of future nature conservation initiatives as well as informative gr...

Bald Eagle 2000 Calendar
de Lon E. Lauber (Ed. Tidemark Pr Ltd) Isbn : 1559494395
10.79 € / 70.78 FF
The eagle is one of North Americas avian successes. Once endangered, eagles are now regaining traditional range lost in their struggle to survive. Photographed by Alaskan Lon Lauber, Bald Eagle 2000 features eagles close-up, soaring in flight, caring for their young and conferencing like Senators. Sales support the work of Wildlife Forever, a nonprofit organization devoted to preserving and protecting Americas wildlife heritage. 11x14, wall calendar

Cacti of the Desert Southwest
de Meg Quinn (Ed. Rio Nuevo Publishers) Isbn : 1887896287
10.31 € / 67.63 FF
The deserts of the American Southwest boast a remarkable diversity of drought-tolerant plant life, including many species found nowhere else on earth. And no group says«desert»quite like cacti. Their prickly nature notwithstanding, cacti and the desert habitats in which they reside are especially fragile. Indeed, Saguaro National Park and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument were established primarily to protect the largest concentrations of these respective species. Others, such as the Pima pineapple cactus, are less conspicuous but also more rare and in need of special protection and conservation. In Cacti of the Desert Southwest, botanist Meg Quinn describes eighty-six of the most significant cacti found in the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Mojave deserts. For ease of identification, all are ...

Birds of Oregon: A General Reference
de David B. Marshall (Ed. Oregon State University Press) Isbn : 087071497X
51.78 € / 339.65 FF
The definitive source for Oregon ornithology,«Birds of Oregon»is a comprehensive reference to the 486 bird species now known to occur in the state. It combines what is known today about the population status and distribution of each species with current knowledge on their habitats and life histories.«Birds of Oregon»provides interested citizens with a basic understanding of Oregon’s rich bird life and serves as an invaluable reference for birders and wildlife professionals.