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Dazzled and Deceived Mimicry and Camouflage
ISBN: PB: 9780300178968, Yale University Press, September 2011
304 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 16 illus.
Nature has perfected the art of deception. Thousands of creatures all over the world – including butterflies, moths, fish, birds, insects and snakes – have honed and practised camouflage over hundreds of millions of years. Imitating other animals or...
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£10,99
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Darwin's Finches Readings in the Evolution of a Scientific Paradigm
ISBN: PB: 9780226157719, ISBN: HB: 9780226157702, University of Chicago Press, June 2011
512 pp., 25x15 cm, 31 tables, 34 halftones, 70 line illus.
Two species come to mind when one thinks of the Galapagos Islands – the giant tortoises and Darwin's fabled finches. While not as immediately captivating as the tortoises, these little brown songbirds and their beaks have become one of the most famil...
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£47,00
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£120,00
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Darwin's Pictures Views of Evolutionary Theory, 1837-1874
ISBN: HB: 9780300141740, Yale University Press, June 2010
288 pp., 21x14 cm, 63 black&white illus., 16 colour illus.
In this first-ever examination of Charles Darwin's sketches, drawings, and illustrations, Julia Voss presents the history of evolutionary theory told in pictures. Darwin had a life-long interest in pictorial representations of nature, sketching out h...
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£42,00
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Deep The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss
ISBN: HB: 9780226595665, University of Chicago Press, March 2007
256 pp., 30.7x26.1 cm, 220 colour illus.
On dry land, most organisms are confined to the surface, or at most to altitudes of a hundred meters – the height of the tallest trees. In the oceans, though, living space has both vertical and horizontal dimensions: with an average depth of 3800 met...
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£45,00
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Dog Whisperer The Essential Guide to Understanding and Raising a Happy Dog
ISBN: PB: 9781864366983, Bookport, New Holland Publishers, May 2001
202 pp., 24.3x15.6 cm
Compehensive and effective, "The Dog Whisperer" is the essential guide to training your canine companion. Based on the premise that the modern dog still shares many of the behavioural characteristics of its ancestor, the wolf, this book will show you...
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£10,99
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