Palaeontology

Globally, there are at least 45 species of game bird that have the word partridge in their name, but in this book G.

The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller's guide to the wildlife of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi is a must-have for all those considering a trip to the game reserves of this highly popular region.

British Bats is a comprehensive account of the natural history of these fascinating animals, from their origins and evolution to their feeding habits and reproduction.

Moths provides a comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of these fascinating and popular insects.

This illustrated survey of finch behaviour is a thorough, non-technical account of the habits of these birds throughout the world.

Leslie Brown's account of our 15 resident, 7 vagrant and 2 migrant species of eagles, falcons, hawks and vultures in Britain presents a great mass of scientific information about our birds of prey in a manner as attractive to the general reader as to the dedicated ornithologist.

An in-depth look at the fish that inhabit the fresh waters of Britain and Ireland.

A comprehensive natural history of one of Britain's favourite animalsThe badger has for many years occupied a unique place in the British consciousness.

Building on the solid foundations established by the two earlier New Naturalist volumes on this subject, eminent herpetologists Trevor Beebee and Richard Griffiths have brought together a wealth of new and fascinating information on the British amphibians and reptiles.

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The story of two nineteenth-century scientists who revealed one of the most significant and exciting events in the natural history of this planet: the existence of dinosaurs.

A REVISED AND UPDATED EBOOK EDITION WITH ALL NEW READERS' DODOS!

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs.

The word 'aliens' can be used in many ways, to invoke fear, dislike and fascination.

With less than twenty species worldwide and only four British and Irish species, the grouse is surprisingly well-known.

This New Naturalist volume provides a much-anticipated overview of these fascinating birds - the first book on the natural history of British and Irish terns since 1934.

With his groundbreaking findings and extensive research, palaeontologist and dino hunter Dr Phil Currie challenges the very foundations of traditional dinosaur theories.

An environmental parable for our times - the story of a beautiful blue bird meeting its nemesis at the end of the 20th-century.

This ebook edition does not include illustrations.

This edition does not include illustrations.

Paleolimnology is a rapidly developing science that is now being used to study a suite of environmental and ecological problems.

This is the first time that a single book has attempted to cover the whole of the fossil history of insects, so comprehensively.

It is difficult for today's students of archaeology to imagine an era when chronometric dating methods were unavailable.

The untold story of the rise of the new scientific field of ancient DNA research, and how Jurassic Park and popular media influenced its development Ancient DNA research-the recovery of genetic material from long-dead organisms-is a discipline that developed from science fiction into a reality between the 1980s and today.

An insightful exploration of the iconic Galapagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world.

A unique, beautifully illustrated exploration of our fascination with our closest primate relatives, and the development of primatology as a disciplineThis insightful work is a compact but wide-ranging survey of humankind's relationship to the great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans), from antiquity to the present.

For two decades, paleoecologist David Burney and his wife, Lida Pigott Burney, have led an excavation of Makauwahi Cave on the island of Kaua'Aoi, uncovering the fascinating variety of plants and animals that have inhabited Hawaii throughout its history.

An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the deep past.

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