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The Big Twitch: One Man, One Continent, a Race Against Time - a True Story About Birdwatching

The Big Twitch: One Man, One Continent, a Race Against Time - a True Story...

Sean Dooley

Mathematics & Sciences; Birds (ornithology)

Paperback

A true story of how an obsessed young man, Sean Dooley, took on the task of trying to see 700 birds in a single year, and... [more]

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Kangaroos: Faces in the Mob [1 DVD, Min 59, Rating G]

Kangaroos: Faces in the Mob [1 DVD, Min 59, Rating G]

ABC TV

Animal behaviour; Marsupials & monotremes; Languages & ESL

DVD video

For two years Australian film-makers Dr Jan Aldenhoven and Glen Carruthers lived with this mob in a remote valley of magical... [more]

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Creatures of the Rainforest: Two Artists Discover Djabugay Country

Creatures of the Rainforest: Two Artists Discover Djabugay Country

Anna Eglitis

Zoology & animal sciences; Children's & Educational

Hardback

Have you heard about the red-eyed green tree frog that lives high in the rainforest canopy? Or the ants that weave threads... [more]

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Complete Field Guide to the Butterflies of Australia

Complete Field Guide to the Butterflies of Australia

Michael F. Braby

Mathematics & Sciences; Insects (entomology)

Paperback

The first complete field guide to all butterfly species on Australia's mainland and its remote islands. [more]

$49.95  $44.95

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Tracks, Scats and Other Traces

Tracks, Scats and Other Traces

Barbara Triggs

Mathematics & Sciences; Zoology: Mammals

Paperback

Mammals inhabit every corner of our vast continent, yet the great majority of species are seldom seen. In this volume, Barbara... [more]

$44.95  $40.45

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Frogs of Tasmania

Frogs of Tasmania

Murray Littlejohn

Mathematics & Sciences; Amphibians; Reptiles

Paperback

A comprehensive guide to the eleven species of amphibians that occur in Tasmania. Three of which are found only in Tasmania... [more]

$20.00  $18.00

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Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird

Australian Magpie: Biology and Behaviour of an Unusual Songbird

Gisela T. Kaplan

Mathematics & Sciences; Birds (ornithology); Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

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The Australian magpie ranks amongst the foremost songbirds of the world. This book covers research on magpie vocalisation... [more]

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Hunter and Hunted: Relationships between Carnivores and People

Hunter and Hunted: Relationships between Carnivores and People

Hans Kruuk

Mathematics & Sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Animal behaviour; Animal ecology; Zoology: Vertebrates; Environmental science, engineering & technology

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Fascinating popular account of the intricate relationships between meat-eaters and humankind. [more]

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Field Guide to Australian Sharks and Rays

Field Guide to Australian Sharks and Rays

G.K. Yearsley, J.D. Stevens, Peter R. Last, Ross K. Daley

Mathematics & Sciences; Fishes (ichthyology)

Paperback

A user-friendly guide including full colour illustrations, distribution maps and descriptions. [more]

$34.95  $31.45

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Gorillas in the Mist: A Remarkable Story of Thirteen Years Spent Living with the Greatest of the Great Apes

Gorillas in the Mist: A Remarkable Story of Thirteen Years Spent Living...

Dian Fossey

Mathematics & Sciences; Primates; Endangered species & extinction of species

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Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - the basis for the major movie starring Sigourney Weaver [more]

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The Ants of Northern Australia: A Guide to the Monsoonal Fauna

The Ants of Northern Australia: A Guide to the Monsoonal Fauna

A.N. Anderson

Mathematics & Sciences; Insects (entomology); Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders

Paperback

Helps in the identification of the 1500 or more ant species occurring in monsoonal Australia. [more]

$34.95  $31.45

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Oecophorine Genera of Australia

Oecophorine Genera of Australia

CSIRO Entomology, I.F.B. Common

Mathematics & Sciences; Insects (entomology)

Hardback

This is the second of a three-volume series revising the entire Australian fauna of Oecophorinae. [more]

$160.00  $50.00

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Mammals of Australia

Mammals of Australia

Terence Lindsey

Reference works; Mathematics & Sciences; Zoology: Mammals; Wildlife: general interest

Paperback

Australia's isolation from the rest of the world has led to the evolution of many unique species of mammals. This book examines... [more]

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Spiders of Australia

Spiders of Australia

Terence Lindsey

Reference works; Mathematics & Sciences; Arachnids; Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders

Paperback

An introduction to the habitats of the spiders of Australia. Five sections cover ancient spiders, roving spiders, sit-and-wait... [more]

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Population Limitation in Birds

Population Limitation in Birds

Ian Newton

Mathematics & Sciences; Birds (ornithology)

Paperback

A comprehensive introduction to understanding the processes of population limitation, this book is a detailed treatise on... [more]

$136.95  $123.25

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Dogs Never Lie About Love: Why Your Dog Will Always Love You More Than Anyone Else

Dogs Never Lie About Love: Why Your Dog Will Always Love You More Than Anyone...

Jeffrey Masson

Psychology; Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues; Animal behaviour; Dogs as pets

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How well do you know your dog? Did you know that dogs have dreams and fears? That they do see colour, that they smell electric... [more]

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Nerve and Muscle

Nerve and Muscle

D. J. Aidley, Richard Darwin Keynes

Medicine; Neurosciences; Animal physiology

Paperback

Essential textbook for all undergraduate students of neurobiology, physiology, cell biology and preclinical medicine. [more]

$70.95  $35.50

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A Beastly Menagerie: Sir Pilkington-Smythe's Marvelous Collection of Strange and Unusual Creatures

A Beastly Menagerie: Sir Pilkington-Smythe's Marvelous Collection of Strange...

Pilkington-Smythe Sir, Sir Pilkington-Smythe

Fiction & Literature; Zoology & animal sciences; Humour; Wildlife: general interest

Paperback

A modern-day bestiary of the most incredible animals the world has ever seen - with 200 full-color illustrations. [more]

$17.95  $16.15

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Fur Seals and Sea Lions

Fur Seals and Sea Lions

Roger Kirkwood, Simon Goldsworthy

Mathematics & Sciences; Zoology & animal sciences; Animal ecology; Zoology: Mammals; Oceanography (seas); Aquaculture & fish-farming: practice & techniques; Wildlife: mammals

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Outlines the comparative ecology and biology of the Australian fur seal, New Zealand fur seal and Australian sea lion. [more]

$39.95  $35.95

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The Woodhen: A Flightless Island Bird Defying Extinction

The Woodhen: A Flightless Island Bird Defying Extinction

Clifford B. Frith

Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Zoology & animal sciences; Birds (ornithology); Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Endangered species & extinction of species

Hardback

Tells the fascinating success story of the saving of the globally significant, iconic, flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island.... [more]

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On Gaia: A Critical Investigation of the Relationship Between Life and Earth

On Gaia: A Critical Investigation of the Relationship Between Life and Earth...

Toby Tyrrell

Mathematics & Sciences; Plant ecology; Animal ecology; Earth sciences; Meteorology & climatology; Geography; Miscellaneous items

Hardback

One of the enduring questions about our planet is how it has remained continuously habitable over vast stretches of geological... [more]

$47.95  $43.15

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The Insects: Structure and Function

The Insects: Structure and Function

R. F. Chapman

Mathematics & Sciences; Insects (entomology)

Paperback

A long-awaited update of the standard textbook on insect structure and function, revised by a team of eminent insect physiologists.... [more]

$89.95  $80.95

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How Animals Grieve

How Animals Grieve

Barbara J. King

Cognition & cognitive psychology; Mathematics & Sciences; Animal behaviour

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From the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them. The author... [more]

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Goldrush in the Jungle: The Race to Find-and Possibly Save-the Rarest Animals of Vietnam's Lost World

Goldrush in the Jungle: The Race to Find-and Possibly Save-the Rarest Animals...

Dan Drollette

Mathematics & Sciences; Zoology: Mammals; Endangered species & extinction of species; The natural world, country life & pets; Wildlife: general interest; Travel & holiday guides

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An engrossing, adventure-filled account of the rush to discover and save Vietnam's most extraordinary animals. [more]

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Giant Silkmoths: Colour, Mimicry & Camouflage

Giant Silkmoths: Colour, Mimicry & Camouflage

Kirby Wolfe, Philip Howse

Mathematics & Sciences; Insects (entomology); Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders

Paperback

This book describes and illustrates the grandeur and the fascinating natural history of the giant silkmoths and the manner... [more]

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