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Birds of the West Indies (FC)

Most people associate the Caribbean with palm-fringed sandy beaches, cricket and rum. Mention the West Indies to birders and they think todies and tremblers, among a remarkable array of c. 190 endemic species. Furthermore, no fewer than six families are confined to the region, and another (spindalises) virtually so. The region also receives many vagrants...

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Birds and Mammals of the Galapagos (HB)

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9788416728404

35,50 €

The most complete and updated field guide to the birds and mammals of the Galapagos.The Galapagos archipelago is one of the most famous destinations on Earth for lovers of natural history. Straddling the equator in the Pacific Ocean c. 1000 km west of Ecuador lies ‘the world’s natural laboratory’ with its large radiations of mockingbirds and Darwin’s...

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Birds of the Mesozoic - An Illustrated Field Guide

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9788416728527

29,00 €

This comprehensive and up to date illustrated field guide, by palaeontologist Juan Benito and palaeoartist Roc Olivé, aims to illustrate in unprecedented detail the staggering diversity of avialans (modern birds and their closest fossil relatives) that lived from the origin of the group until the Mass Extinction that ended the reign of the non-avian...

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Mammals of Madagascar

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9788416728480

22,00 €

This illustrated checklist covers Madagascar, one of the world’s highest-priority Biodiversity Hotspots, and country renowned for its amazing fauna and flora and especially its very large number of extraordinary endemic species. Madagascar is also one of the world’s four major regions for primates, with 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemur. Given...

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Mammals of China

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9788416728282

28,00 €

This illustrated checklist covers China, a region with a great habitat diversity which is especially rich in mammalian life and attracts numerous wildlife watchers. Although not a traditional Field Guide, this book will equip both residents and visitors to the region with an easy-to-use resource that will allow them to quickly learn about the c. 600...

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Mammals of South Asia - Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

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9788416728275

28,00 €

This illustrated checklist covers South Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), a region with great habitat diversity which is especially rich in large mammalian life and attracts numerous wildlife watchers. Although not a traditional Field Guide, this book will equip both residents and visitors to the region with an...

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Mammals of the Southern Cone - Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay

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9788416728268

22,00 €

This illustrated checklist covers The Southern Cone of South America and its associated islands (Argentinian and Chilean Austral Zone islands, Falklands (Malvinas), Desventuradas Islands and Juan Fernández Archipelago), a region rich in habitat diversity and harboring a corresponding richness of mammalian life. Although not a traditional Field Guide, this...

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Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos volume 33 - Deep-Sea Crustaceans from South-West Indian Ocean

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9782856539798

69,00 €

Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos, a continuation of Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, is a series dedicated to the inventory and description of the deep-sea fauna of the world, with special emphasis on the most extensive, yet remote and least explored, region — the Indo-West Pacific. The comprehensive series of marine expeditions undertaken by the French Muséum...

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Reptiles of the Lesser Antilles

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9783899731231

128,00 €

This book covers the reptiles of the Lesser Antillean archipelago, from Sombrero in the north down to the Grenada bank in the south. Following the Preface and Acknowledgments, the book is organized into five sections: 1) Introduction, 2) Taxa, 3) Island Banks, 4) Biogeography and 5) Conservation. 608 pages, environ 900 photos couleur, cartes CET OUVRAGE...

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Fossil Decapod Crustacea in the historical collections

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9782856539743

69,00 €

The present volume is dedicated to extinct crustaceans housed in the oldest palaeontological collections of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (MNHN) in Paris (France). These specimens were all collected between 1750 and 1880, a period stretching from the end of the Enlightenment to the Third French Republic, which also saw the transition from the...

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Flora of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands - Boraginales, Olacaceae and allies

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9782856539750

45,00 €

BOOK ENTIRELY IN ENGLISH Madagascar, the “red Island”, hosts a distinctive and highly diverse flora estimated to comprise about 14,000 species of vascular plants, about 83 % of which are endemic. Endemism is also significant among genera, and the island also has 5 endemic families of angiosperms. This exceptional diversity results mainly from the wide...

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The genus triturus - History - Biology - Systematics - Captive Breeding

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9783899735277

88,00 €

Preface by Wolf-Rüdiger Große. With a chapter on the history of the research on Crested and Marbled Newts by Josef F. Schmidtler, a chapter on skin toxins by Dietrich Mebs and a chapter on diseases and captive management by Frank Pasmans and An Martel. Currently the genus Triturus comprises the group of Crested Newts (Triturus anatolicus, Triturus...

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Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos volume 32 - Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa)...

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9782856539354

99,00 €

As a continuation of the Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, the series Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos is dedicated to the exploration, inventory, and description of the deep-sea fauna of the world, with special emphasis on the most extensive, yet remote and least explored, region — the Indo-West Pacific. The comprehensive series of marine expeditions...

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Status and threats of Afrotropical amphibians - Sub-saharan Africa, Madagascar, Western...

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9783899373103

98,00 €

Due to their physiology, morphology and complex life cycles, amphibian species are often highly habitat-specific and particularly threatened by environmental changes. Currently more than one third of all species is believed to be threatened. The worldwide decline of amphibians therefore has become a symbol for the Global Biodiversity Crisis.Whereas in...

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All the Birds of the World

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9788416728374

85,00 €

OUVRAGE EN ANGLAIS La façon la plus simple et la plus agréable de parcourir tous les oiseaux du monde. Pour la toute première fois, vous pouvez contempler tous les oiseaux du monde ensemble dans un seul volume facile à utiliser et entièrement illustré. Créé pour un large public, des ornithologues débutants aux ornithologues experts et à tous ceux qui...

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Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos - Volume 31 - Deep-Sea Crustaceans from Papa New Guinea

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9782856539132

79,00 €

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Acoustic Ecology of European Bats - Second edition

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9782366622447

49,00 €

Bats evolved to fly in the dark and developed echolocation to navigate in these conditions. Even though we cannot hear their acoustic emissions, we can record and analyse them with appropriate equipment and software. The author acquired unique knowledge and skills over more than three decades of continuous research on bat ultrasonic emissions. In this...

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Geckos of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarene Islands

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9783899733624

40,00 €

This volume of Terralog is a presentation of the geckos inhabiting the islands of Madagascar, the Seychelles, Comoros and Mascarenes. Without any doubt, members of the genera Phelsuma and Uroplatus are amongst the most popular geckos native to the numerous islands of the western IndianOcean. The present treatise pictures several as yet undescribed forms,...

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Salamanders and Newts of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia

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9783899733693

40,00 €

Portraying the tailed amphibians of Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, this is the first volume of the Terralog series to be dedicated to a group of amphibians. Particular emphasis lies on the fire salamanders whose distribution range almost equals the region covered by this volume.Other representatives of this polymorphic order of vertebrates, on...

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Venomous snakes of South America

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9783899733679

50,00 €

This volume of Terralog is a presentation of the venomous snakes of South America - all of the about 180 taxa currently recognized or under description of the families Elapidae and Viperidae, several of them with colour variations. A few of these species are depicted in a book for the first time. The newest systematics is introduced. Controversial...

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European Pond Turtle - Emys orbicularis

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9783899736045

32,80 €

Emys orbicularis is the turtle with the widest distribution range in Europe. Its relationship with man has been a long and varying one, stretching from serving as food during times of fast durinf the Dark Ages to being regarded as an acutely threatened species in the present. Manfred Rogner's book also show that it ranks amongst the most intensively...

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Amphibians and Reptiles of the St. Vincent and Grenada Banks, West Indies

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9783899734836

60,00 €

In the Eastern Caribbean, the more than 40 islands of the St. Vincent Bank and the Grenada Bank (Grenada and the Grenadine Islands) harbor at least 32 species of frogs and reptiles. Like many West Indian islands, the combined herpetofaunas of the two island banks comprise a mixture of native (including island and bank endemics) and introduced species....

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Venomous terrestrial Snakes of the Middle East

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9783899734461

40,00 €

Venomous terrestrial Snakes of the Middle East is an important contribution to the understanding of the snake fauna in region where bites from venomous snakes are not uncommon. Venomous snakes are a substantial and ecologically important part of the biodiversity of the Middle East and constitute some of the more well known species in that part of the...

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Amphibians and Reptiles of Morocco

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9783899731170

128,00 €

Morocco is one of the most biodiverse regions in North Africa and its herpetofauna has been the subject of numerous studies, being well-known compared to other North African countries. In addition to this, Morocco has been considered in recent years as one of the most touristic countries in the region, being safe and open to tourism. They are many foreign...

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Marine Bivalves of Tropical West Africa

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9782856538883

69,00 €

Bivalves are one of the most important groups of marine animals: they are abundant in benthic communities, they are sought after as seafood or ornament, and their shells are almost always conspicuous on the world’s beaches. This identification guide for West African marine bivalves covers 462 species belonging to 59 families, based on an extensive...

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Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos - Volume 30 - Chirostylidae of the Western and Central Pacific

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9782856538227

89,00 €

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Fossil Crustacea of Lebanon

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9782856537855

69,00 €

Ce volume est consacré aux crustacés fossiles (Crustacea : Decapoda, Isopoda, Lophogastrida, Stomatopoda, Cirripedia) des Konservat-Lagerstätten du Crétacé supérieur du Liban, Moyen-Orient. Bien que la connaissance de ces groupes ait beaucoup progressé ces dernières années, les crustacés fossiles du Liban restent peu étudiés et leur importance est...

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Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos - Volume 29

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9782856537749

89,00 €

The deep benthos of tropical seas is one of the last frontiers of biodiversity exploration, and a major reservoir of species still unknown to science. The French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) and Institute for Research for Development (IRD) are conducting an unprecedented series of research cruises in the South and West Pacific, totalling so...

Mollusques continentaux de la Martinique / Non-Marine Mollucs of Martinique, Lesser Antilles

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Mollusques continentaux de la Martinique / Non-Marine Molluscs of Martinique, Lesser...

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9782366620139

30,00 €

Ce magnifique ouvrage, bilingue (français et anglais), traite d’une composante faunistique largement méconnue et pourtant fascinante de l’île de la Martinique (Antilles françaises) : les mollusques continentaux (terrestres et d’eau douce). FEUILLETER Mollusques continentaux de la Martinique

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Invasive Alien Species in Seychelles

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9782366621372

35,00 €

Why and how to eliminate them? Identification and management of priority species. This book addresses conservation practitioners, island managers, scientists, naturalists and any person willing to learn more about invasive species and how to fight them. Part one provides information about invasive species and how they threaten ecosystems, public health,...

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Tropical deep-sea benthos - volume 27

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9782856536926

99,00 €

Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos is a series dedicated to the inventory of the world’s deep-sea fauna, especially those found in the little-explored Indo-West Pacific. Growing out of the French National Museum of Natural History and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement’s recent expeditions off Mozambique, Madagascar, and Papua New Guinea, this volume...

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An introduction to Hydrozoa

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9782856535806

89,00 €

Hydrozoa occur in all aquatic habitats. They form part of the plankton, the hardand soft-bottom macrobenthos, and the meiofauna. They can also be symbiotic with a wide variety of animals and plants, and some are parasitic. Some hydrozoans are famous experimental animals, such as Hydra and Hydractinia. The presence of polyp and medusa stages in the life...

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How vertebrates moved onto land

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9782856536674

55,00 €

Among vertebrates, the evolutionary transition from an aquatic or amphibious to a fully terrestrial life seems to have occurred potentially more than once within the clade. These events probably occurred in the Carboniferous. New selective pressures faced by the first amphibious or terrestrial vertebrates due to environmental constraints in their new...

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Les Orchidées de Madagascar / Orchids of Madagascar

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9782914817561

69,00 €

Cet ouvrage sur les orchidées de Madagascar bilingue français/anglais est appelé à devenir une référence. Plus de 400 espèces sont présentées et illustrées de photographies, soit près de la moitié des orchidées répertoriées à Madagascar, proportion remarquable du fait que beaucoup d’espèces restent difficiles à observer. Ce livre vous permettra de...

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Field guide to the hard corals of the southern coast of yemen (Les coraux du Yemen)

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9782914817462

39,00 €

Le Sud du Yémen présente des fonds marins de toute beauté. Les coraux y abondent. À la suite de très nombreuses plongées, les auteurs ont pu dresser un catalogue de ces animaux fascinants. Chaque espèce fait l’objet d’une monographie détaillée qui donne de nombreuses informations pour leur identification, mais aussi sur leur écologie et leur...

MADAGASCAR - The forest of our ancestors (English version)

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Madagascar - The forest of our ancestors (Version anglaise)

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9782952996921

29,90 €

A journey into the heart of the most exceptional rainforest in the world, where a large diversity of animals and plants emblematic of Madagascar, such as lemurs, chameleons and orchid live. These very species are today among the planet's most threatened since 90% of the surface area of forest which covered the island has disappeared, half of that during...

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