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New Natural History Books January 2020
Offered here is a selection of new natural history books, best sellers, and some forthcoming titles.
Highlights include:
True Bugs of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). A new revised and enlarged edition of this important work. A comprehensive review of heteropteran biology, morphology, and classification down to the subfamily level.
Distribution of Butterflies and Skippers in Europe - 24 Years Mapping European Butterflies (1995-2019). The latest (4th) edition of this distribution atlas to the 445 European species of butterfly and skipper.
Moult and Ageing of European Passerines. A brand-new, completeley revised second edition of Jenni & Winkler's classic guide, updated and improved for the next generation of ringers and professional ornithologists.
*PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER*
Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Vol. 2. The second of a three-volume series. This volume covers 750 species dealing mainly with white-spored agarics (i.e. gilled mushrooms). Due late January and on special offer until the end of February 2020.
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by Cannon, R.J.C.
Cat No. : 38410, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £76.00
£95.00 (Save £19.00)
The aim of this book is to present a readable account of butterfly behaviour, based on field observations, great photographs and the latest research. The main focus is on courtship and mating - (more)
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by Atahan, A.; Atahan, G.; Gül, M.; Atahan, M.
Cat No. : 40262, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Paperback £38.00
Text Turkish/English. Includes the 162 species of butterfly found in this southern province of Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast, bordered by Syria to the south and east, with several photographs (more)
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by Kudrna, O.
Cat No. : 40215, Published : 2019, Illustrations : distribution maps, col photos
Paperback £48.00
24 Years Mapping European Butterflies (1995-2019). The present publication appears 24 years after the project 'Mapping European Butterflies' (MEB) began in 1995 and follows earlier atlases (more)
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by Padfield, G.
Cat No. : 40047, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £24.99
A complete guide to the butterflies of the Villars-Gryon region of the Alpes Vaudoises in Switzerland, including a fully-illustrated appendix extending the coverage to the whole of Switzerland. (more)
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by Schmid, J.
Cat No. : 39414, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 3500 illus
Hardback £89.00
Text German. 350 alpine species of Microlepidoptera are illustrated. The fundamental work on smaller moths of this region. The author presents 350 alpine species with information on biotopes and (more)
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by Schuh, R.T.; Weirauch, C.
Cat No. : 39234, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 182 b/w photos (SEMs) + illus, 32 col plates
Hardback £129.99
Second revised and enlarged edition. A comprehensive review of heteropteran biology, morphology, and classification down to the subfamily level. In the 24 years since the first edition was (more)
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by Jenni, Lukas; Winkler, Raffael
Cat No. : 40225, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos + text figs
Hardback £76.00
£95.00 (Save £19.00)
A completely revised second edition of this classic guide, updated and improved for the next generation of ringers and professional ornithologists. The moult strategies of birds exert an important (more)
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by Blackman, R., Dransfield, R.D.; Brightwell, R.
Cat No. : 39960, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 112 col photos, 129 text figs
Paperback £35.00
This volume completes the coverage of the British species. It covers seven subfamilies, represented in Britain by 105 species in 35 genera. They encompass a great diversity of life-styles, ranging (more)
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by Slipinski, A.; Lawrence, J.F. (Eds)
Cat No. : 39712, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 103 col plates, b/w photos + line drawings
Hardback £152.00
This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else on Earth. (more)
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by Oxford, G.; Russell-Smith, T.; Smith, H. (Eds)
Cat No. : 40239, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos, line drawings
Paperback £14.50
3rd revised edition. Spiders and their relatives are a diverse and fascinating group, with over 660 species of spiders alone recorded from the United Kingdom. With its combination of practical advice (more)
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by Zhang, Zhisheng
Cat No. : 40274, Published : 2017, Illustrations : 2430+ col photos
Hardback £225.00
Text Chinese. Describes 1139 species (in 71 families), illustrated with more than 2300 colour photographs of living specimens and 130 microphotos. Information on identification characteristics, (more)
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by Poland, J.; Clement, E.
Cat No. : 39792, Published : DEC 2019, Illustrations : 24 col plates, numerous b/w illus
Paperback £25.00
Following rigorous testing throughout Britain and Ireland over the last 10 years, this second edition of this groundbreaking work is a much revised version with re-written keys, additional species, (more)
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by Thorogood, C.
Cat No. : 38277, Published : NOV 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £32.99
£39.99 (Save £7.00)
The most comprehensive and up-to-date plant identification guide to the area. This large area has a complex and varied geology and topography but is united by its typically Mediterranean climate of (more)
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by Lönnell, N.; Hallingback, T.
Cat No. : 39760, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col illus, line drawings, distribution maps
Hardback £69.00
Text Swedish. Each of the 78 species known from Sweden is described in detail and very well illustrated by water colours (by Christopher Reisborg) and photographs. Distribution maps for Sweden. (more)
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by Leslie, A.
Cat No. : 39757, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £62.99
£70.00 (Save £7.01)
Cambridgeshire is a county of diverse lowland habitats, and varied geology with a long history of botanical recording. Typical of the larger floras published in recent years, it covers 2,330 species (more)
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by Bowley, A.
Cat No. : 38532, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £24.50
£27.50 (Save £3.00)
Created by nature, modified by humans - Across the ages, humans have been remodelling 'natural' landscapes. The wild has been tamed and Nature squeezed into ever-smaller spaces. This book explores (more)
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by Krenn, H.W. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 39744, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 113 col + 54 b/w illus
Hardback £109.99
This is the first comprehensive book focusing on the form and function of insect mouthparts. Written by leading experts, it reviews the current knowledge on feeding types and the evolution of (more)
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by Charlton, T.
Cat No. : 40199, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £42.95
Long considered one of the major biodiversity hotspots of the world, Peninsular Malaysia is renowned for its richness of fauna and flora, and snakes are included amongst the great diversity of (more)
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by Kreutz, C.A.J.; Fateryga, A.V.; Ivanov, S.P.
Cat No. : 40278, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col photos throughout
Hardback £41.00
The Crimean Peninsula is one of the most beautiful regions in Eastern Europe. Within a relatively small area (26,900 sq-km), the peninsula has diverse landscapes and a rich flora with more than 2,500 (more)
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by Kibby, G.
Cat No. : 37471, Published : FEB 2020, Illustrations : col plates + photos
Hardback £35.00
£42.00 (Save £7.00)
**PRE-PUBLICATION OFFER - VALID TO END OF FEB 2020** Second of a three-volume series. A unique, fully illustrated guide with paintings of the species, including drawings of spores and other (more)
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by Sterling, P.; Henwood, B.; Lewington, R.
Cat No. : 38870, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 1,000 col illus + 100 photos
Hardback £37.50
£50.00 (Save £12.50)
This beautifully illustrated field guide covers caterpillars of the moth and butterfly species that are most likely to be encountered in the British Isles. The helpful introduction includes (more)
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by Sargerson, J. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 40326, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 140 col photos
Paperback £7.00
Articles in the magazine cover: Butterflies in the Piedmont Alps in Italy, in Valgaudamar in France and in the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The development of Corfu Butterfly Conservation is (more)
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by Moulds, M.; Tuttle, J.; Lane, D.
Cat No. : 40276, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 800+ col photos, illustrations, maps
Hardback £183.00
Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae. Some species are specialised in their habitat preferences, but others are widespread and often encountered in (more)
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by Woodhall, S.
Cat No. : 39179, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £18.75
£25.00 (Save £6.25)
Second edition. This spectacular new edition is the only guide to cover all 671 butterfly species that occur in South Africa. Fully revised and expanded, it includes notes on size, identification, (more)
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by Slipinski, A.; Li, J.; Pang, H.
Cat No. : 39733, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 110 col plates
Hardback £96.00
£120.00 (Save £24.00)
True ladybirds, classified in the tribe Coccinellini, are easily recognisable by their relatively large and shiny bodies and contrasting colour patterns. They are one of the most widely studied (more)
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by Niedringhaus, R.; Stöckmann, M.; Wachmann, E.
Cat No. : 37016, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 720+ col photos, 700+ line drawings
Hardback £45.00
Text German. Over 900 species of true bugs (Heteroptera) in 44 families are known from Germany. This volume contains introductory chapters which provide information for each family on biology, (more)
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by Wehner, R.
Cat No. : 39407, Published : FEB 2020, Illustrations : 18 color photos, 153 color illus.
Hardback £47.95
A world-renowned researcher of animal behavior reveals the extraordinary orienteering skills of desert ants, offering a thrilling account of the sophisticated ways insects function in their natural (more)
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by Schneider, T.; Ikemeyer, D.
Cat No. : 39507, Published : 2020, Illustrations : c. 430 col photos
Hardback £89.00
The first comprehensive work on damselflies and dragonflies in Iran. Between 2013 to 2018, the authors travelled 16 times to almost every Iranian province to investigate the indigenous dragonfly (more)
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by Marinov, M.; Ashbee, M.
Cat No. : 39103, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 200 col illus + line drawings
Paperback £54.50
A natural history and field guide to New Zealand's 14 species of dragonflies and damselflies. Key features include: Expert and up-to-date information on the 14 species breeding in New Zealand. (more)
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by Chandler, D.
Cat No. : 37663, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £8.50
This book helps you take your first steps with the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland. It focuses on 22 species that can be easy to see, but also includes information on 25 other (more)
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by Giribet, G.; Edgecombe, G.D.
Cat No. : 39409, Published : MAR 2020, Illustrations : 45 color + 61 b/w illus
Hardback £56.00
£70.00 (Save £14.00)
The most up-to-date book on invertebrates, providing a new framework for understanding their place in the tree of life . In this book the authors, leading authorities on invertebrate biology and (more)
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by Merryweather, J.
Cat No. : 40327, Published : MAR 2020, Illustrations : col photos, 70 maps
Paperback £14.95
£20.00 (Save £5.05)
The only comprehensive photographic guide to the ferns, clubmosses, quillworts and horsetails of Britain This is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and user-friendly photographic identification (more)
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by Michez, D.; Rasmont, P.; Terzo, M.; Vereecken, N.J.
Cat No. : 21109, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 70 col plates, 233 text figs
Hardback £69.00
English edition. The first in a series of volumes to be published on the Hymenoptera of Europe. Vol. 1 provides a general introduction to morphology, ecology, evolution and methods for establishing a (more)
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by Butterfly Conservation
Cat No. : 36369, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Hardback £32.50
£38.50 (Save £6.00)
Around 25 million moth records from Butterfly Conservation's National Moth Recording Scheme and MothsIreland have been combined to produce this landmark publication – the first ever atlas of all (more)
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by Slamka, F.
Cat No. : 39629, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 31 col + 175 b/w plates, distribution maps
Hardback £89.00
Text English. Short descriptions and illustrations of 207 species of the subfamily Phycitinae (Cryptoblabini and a part of Phycitini) occurring in Europe and adjacent countries: North Africa, Turkey, (more)
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by Eeles, P.
Cat No. : 36631, Published : 2019, Illustrations : col photos, col illus
Hardback £29.95
£35.00 (Save £5.05)
Provides unique insights into the hidden world of the butterflies of Britain and Ireland by focusing on their life cycles, with detailed descriptions and photos of the adult, egg, caterpillar and (more)
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by Laessoe, T.; Petersen, J.H.
Cat No. : 38736, Published : 2019, Illustrations : 7000 col illus
Hardback £72.50
£120.00 (Save £47.50)
One of the most comprehensive mycological guides ever published. Featuring more than 7,000 photographs, this lavish two-volume set treats more than 2,800 species of fungi across the region. Including (more)
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by Ratcliffe, B.C.
Cat No. : 39900, Published : 2018, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £32.50
The genus Gymnetis MacLeay (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini) is comprehensively revised and now includes 56 species and four subspecies. An identification key, descriptions, (more)
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by Wetton, P.
Cat No. : 40145, Published : 2017
DVD £20.40
Record of a search for wildlife in the subarctic regions of Finland in June of 2018 and 2019. Based at Wild Brown Bear on the Russian border where three large carnivores can be found. Trips were made (more)
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by Wetton, P.
Cat No. : 40144, Published : 2017
DVD £17.99
In July 2017 during a two-week stay in The Picos de Europa and surrounding areas, over 100 species of butterflies were encountered and 94 of these were captured on film and are included on this DVD. (more)
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