Search Results: Ornithology from GlobalAcademics

Cornell University Press, 1965. Classic comprehensive revised text contains detailed sections on blood and its elements; chemical constituents of blood; digestion; energy metabolism; thyroids and parathyroids; phypophysis; reproduction; respiration; nervous system; etc. 766 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Small stamps on upper and lower outer edges only. Label removed from spine. No pockets or other marks. Heavy Item.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/ . Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.

Vista, California: Ibis Publishing, 1994. Comprehensive reference text includes introductory sections on the landform regions and climate of California as they relate to the ecology and distribution of the state's birds. Includes a complete annotated listing of all the birds which have ocurred in California from 1900-1994, their range in state, seasons during which they occur, habitats they frequent, breeding status, etc. 342 pgs. Color illustrations. Minor small bump to top edge of spine; dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme, 1980. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed coverage of the important wetlands of 44 countries in the Western Palearctic, including topography, coordinates and location, general ecology, maximum and average depth of water, altitude above sea level, distances and direction from the nearest town, wetland type or types according to the Isakov/Eber classification, assessment of past or present research, etc. 506 pgs. Illustrated. Review copy stamp on title page. Minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Secaucus, New Jersey: Wellfleet Press, 1989. Comprehensive text presents an authoritative work on all available knowledge on the diurnal birds of prey of the world. Text contains two parts, the first part covers taxonomy, morphology, senses, flight, hunting methods, food and feeding, migration, various aspects of the breeding cycle, economics and relations with man, including falconry; the second part covers genera and species accounts in systematic order, including field identification, nomenclature and taxonomy. Text is lavishly illustrated with over 125 color paintings by some of the world's most esteemed nature artists, each accompanied by detailed identification keys. 945 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. Heavy item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London, U.K.: H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1990. Lavishly illustrated scholarly text presents a comprehensive illustrated guide to collectible colorplate books published. Includes the works of John James Audubon, John Gould, Edward Lear, Joseph Wolf, Jacques Barraband, Edouard Travies, Jean Audebert, Mark Catesby, Alexander Wilson, Daniel Elliot, and the great Dutch ornithologist Coenraad Temminick. However exotic or commonplace the bird, these portraits vividly capture its spirit. Exquisitely reproduced and chronologically arranged, the fifty-two color plates reveal the extraordinary breadth of achievement attained during the two centuries treated. 180 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Game and Fish Department, 1997. Comprehensive research report of the feeding and nesting ecology of mourning (Zenaida macroura), and white-winged (Z.asiatica) doves studied during 1983-1985 in Buckeye-Arlington Valley, Arizona. Objectives were to determine food habits and nesting site characteristics to provide a basis for habitat management. 36 pp. Illustrated. Prior owner's stamp on front endpaper. Virtually no shelfwear.. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hyderabad, India: Raptor Research Center, 1985. Comprehensive text presents a scholarly monograph dealing with a wide-range of phenomena pertaining to the Spotted Owlet's life cycle, including detailed topics covering studies on eggs, nestlings, reproductive cycle, analyses of food and basic behaviour pattern; feeding ecology, habitat, ethology, and predatory nature of the Spotted Owlet. 241 pgs. Illustrated with over 120 original photographs, 50 figures and 55 tables. Dustjacket has a tiny closed top edge tear; in mylar. Inside mylar edge flaps taped by prior owner. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Antwerp,Belgium: Hermans' International Publications, 1991. Classic comprehensive highly acclaimed text from the world renown pioneering expert on pidgeon racing in continental Europe. Presents detailed topics dealing with breeding and racing methods of successful lofts; a history of the modern racing pidgeon; basic tenets and principles of breeding and development; genetic disposition, environmental factors and pigmentation; super dominance and hereditary resistance; breeding and racing hens on the widowhood system; the stud system; line breeding; linkage; old strains and modern lofts; etc. 480 pgs. Profusely illustrated with color and black/white plates. Dustjacket in mylar. Scarce.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Princeton University Press, 1984. First comprehensive study of nest building behavior in birds, focusing on evolution in terms of specific selection pressures,competition, and sexual selection; and organized by types of behavior problems. 337 pgs. 64 Photographs and 14 Drawings. Minor shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ithaca,N.Y.: M.L. Scott of Ithaca, 1987. Classic highly acclaimed text presents a detailed analysis of turkey nutrition, including topics covering the development of the turkey industry; energy, protein and amino acid requirements of turkeys; mineral and vitamin requirements; essential fatty acids, unidentified factors, and antibiotics in turkey nutrition; leg weaknesses and other anomolies in turkeys; feeds and feeding of turkeys; etc. 180 pgs. Illustrated. Gilt spine and front cover. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed.

Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 1981. Comprehensive text deals with the regulation of intake, uptake, and excretion of salts and water in birds. Includes topics covering physiological adaptations, salt lack, intake of waters of high salinity, dehydration, effects of hormones, interaction among the excretory organs, problems of osmoregulation during migratory flights and of nestling birds, etc. 203 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamps to outer edges, stamps and label on front endpapers. Average rubbing to corners and edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Professional Library.