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New Books on Natural History
New Books on Natural History January 2022
2022 promises to be a busy year for natural history publishing. Below are books which have just been published or are due in the next few weeks. Of particular note:
*The eagerly awaited Volume 3 of the Manual of Afrotropical Diptera.
*The extraordinary Japanese work, Papilionidae of the World, which includes colour photographs of all known Papilionidae species.
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by Kirk-Spriggs, A.H.; Sinclair, B.J. (Eds)
Cat No. : 34945, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col + b/w figs, line drawings
Paperback £95.00
This volume, the third in the series, includes family chapters by the world's leading experts, dealing with 51 of the 108 families of flies that occur in the region. It covers the (more)
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by Stetten, J.M. von; Bozano, G.C.
Cat No. : 48442, Published : 2022, Illustrations : col illus, maps
Paperback £32.00
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by Nakae, M.
Cat No. : 47709, Published : 2021, Illustrations : full col photos
Hardback £185.00
Text Japanese. (Genera descriptions in Japanese/English). All the known Papilionidae species are illustrated with full colour photographs. Profile includes: forewing length, rarity, habitat, (more)
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by Bernaud, D.; Ducarme, R.; Douglass, J.F.
Cat No. : 46990, Published : NOV 2021, Illustrations : col photos, illus + maps
Paperback £59.95
Thousands of photographs of specimens from Kivu and Ituri. The first 100 pages describe in detail the biogeography of Kivu and Ituri. (more)
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by Smart, B.
Cat No. : 47883, Published : DEC 2021, Illustrations : 500+ col photos
Paperback £17.99
Designed as being complementary to the first volume, the book has an introduction to the early stages of each family of micro-moths as well as many images of leaf mines. The bulk of the book is again (more)
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by Fazekas, I.
Cat No. : 47722, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 200+ col photos + line drawings
Paperback £49.99
Based on the author's own research and following a critical analysis of the literature, this book presents an account of the Pterophoridae of the Balkan Peninsula. For the 94 species, information is (more)
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by Deuve, T.
Cat No. : 47596, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 1556 line drawings figs
Paperback £59.99
Text English. The author, a specialist in Carabid beetles at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, provides an updated catalogue of the 970 species of the genus Carabus, (more)
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by Sota, T.
Cat No. : 46960, Published : JAN 2022
Hardback £99.99
This book presents the whole picture of the ecological and evolutionary study on the ground beetle group, the subgenus Ohomopterus of the genus Carabus, endemic to Japan. This flightless (more)
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by Robin, A.
Cat No. : 48029, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col illus throughout
Hardback £85.00
This book is based on the Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods (2008), corrected and updated with newly described species. It displays over 6000 species of marine gastropods and is designed to (more)
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by Rouse, G.; Pleijel, F.; Tilic, E.
Cat No. : 48185, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 16 page plate section, 155 col photos + illus
Hardback £125.00
Annelids (the segmented worms) exist in a remarkably diverse range of mostly marine but also freshwater and terrestrial habitats, varying greatly in size and form. Annelida provides a fully updated (more)
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by Anderson, P.
Cat No. : 42433, Published : DEC 2021
Hardback £47.50
£65.00 (Save £17.50)
Cat No. : 42435, Published : DEC 2021
Paperback £27.50
£35.00 (Save £7.50)
A survey of unique landscapes and ecosystem that should be of great interest to naturalists and to the thousands of ramblers who visit the Peak District every year. Lying as it does at the heart of (more)
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by Brazil, M.
Cat No. : 48417, Published : 2022, Illustrations : 878+ col photos, col illus, distribution maps
Paperback £22.00
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This richly illustrated guide is the first comprehensive and accessible introduction to the extraordinary natural history of the Japanese archipelago. It explains how Japan's geology, geography, (more)
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by Lewis, C.
Cat No. : 46968, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 300 col illus
Hardback £20.00
They say that no one in the British Isles lives more than an hour or two from the coast, a coastline of contrasts with scenery that changes from estuaries, shingle beaches, saltmarshes and sand (more)
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by Adriaens, P.; Muuse, M.; Dubois, P.J.; Jiguet, F.
Cat No. : 46455, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 1200 photos + diagrams
Paperback £22.50
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A comprehensive photographic guide to the gull species of the Western Palearctic. Offers the most upto-date guide for gull identification in Europe and beyond. With a direct and visual approach, (more)
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by Sale, R.; Messenger, A.
Cat No. : 47838, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £49.99
During the 1950s it was believed that the breeding population of Eurasian Hobbies in the UK was no more than 100 pairs. In the years since, the population estimate has risen, though the elusive (more)
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by Clowez, P.; Moreau, P.-A.
Cat No. : 47021, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col photos + illus
Hardback £72.00
A compilation of knowledge, research and history on the morels in Europe. Contains new and high quality artwork, illustrations and photographs. (more)
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by Davey, A.
Cat No. : 46958, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col photos
Hardback £18.99
World of Plants: Stories of Survival tells the story of 100 plants which are part of the Living Collection at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and are endangered or threatened in the wild. (more)
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by Dann, G.
Cat No. : 48193, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £25.00
Edible Plants: A forager’s guide to the wild plants and seaweeds of Britain, Ireland and temperate Europe includes 25 seaweeds and over 450 edible and poisonous plants. (more)
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by Phillips, J.A.
Cat No. : 46452, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 150 col photos + illus
Hardback £19.99
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Presents an inside look at the remarkable world of seaweeds and other algae. Coming in all colors, shapes, and sizes, from unicellular and bioluminescent algae to giant kelps, seaweeds and algae are (more)
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by Russ, J.
Cat No. : 45073, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 700 illus
Hardback £49.99
A comprehensive guide to the calls of the 44 species of bat currently known to occur in Europe. Following on from the popular British Bat Calls by Jon Russ, this new book draws on the (more)
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by Runkel, V.; Gerding, G.; Marckmann, U.; Macmillan, I.
Cat No. : 43264, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 95 photos + illus
Paperback £40.00
No other method of bat detection is as popular and widespread in the context of environmental assessment and voluntary work as acoustic detection; its increasing use has driven the development of a (more)
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by Gow, D.
Cat No. : 44797, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : b/w illus
Paperback £10.99
Bringing Back the Beaver is farmer-turned-ecologist Derek Gow's inspirational and often riotously funny firsthand account of how the movement to rewild the British landscape with beavers has (more)
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by Mikolji, I.
Cat No. : 43304, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 150 col photos
Hardback £96.00
Written by photographer, artist and aquatic explorer Ivan Mikolji from Venezuela. Situated in the Venezuelan Amazon jungle, Ivan captures outstanding real life images of the wild underwater (more)
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by Mabey, R.
Cat No. : 47610, Published : NOV 2021
Hardback £14.99
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Gilbert White (1720-1793) was a pioneering naturalist whose Natural History of Selborne laid the ground for works of natural history for two hundred years and which has never been out of (more)
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by Mabey, R.
Cat No. : 47609, Published : 2021
Hardback £14.99
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To celebrate Richard Mabey's 80th birthday, a reissue of the seminal Nature Cure, originally published in 2005 to great acclaim. At the height of his career, having recently published (more)
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by Mabey, R.
Cat No. : 47608, Published : NOV 2021
Hardback £14.99
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In 1987 the Great Storm that ravaged southern England felled millions of trees, and prompted a reappraisal of the arboreal in our lives. In Beechcomings Richard Mabey set out to uncover our (more)
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by Mabey, R.
Cat No. : 47607, Published : NOV 2021
Hardback £14.99
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During the early 1970s Richard Mabey explored crumbling city docks and overgrown bomb-sites, navigated inner city canals and car parks, and discovered there was scarcely a nook in our urban landscape (more)
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by Jones, R.
Cat No. : 45145, Published : FEB 2022, Illustrations : 250 col photos
Hardback £32.00
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Ants are everywhere, though they are small, secretive, easily overlooked and usually misunderstood. But these seemingly puny insects have a superpower that makes them amongst the most important (more)
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by Miller, J.S.; Wagner, D.L.; Opler, P.A.; Lafontaine, J.D.
Cat No. : 47017, Published : FEB 2021, Illustrations : 28 col + 50 b/w plates
Hardback £115.00
This is Volume 2 of a two-part revision of North American Notodontidae known to occur north of the Mexican border. A total of 179 notodontid species in 51 genera is recognized. Volume 1 (Miller et (more)
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by Benyamini, D.
Cat No. : 45880, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : c. 1500 col photos
Hardback £120.00
Second in a 4-volume series. This unique series includes for the first time all available present-day information for every butterfly species in the Levant; In addition to regular lists/catalogues (more)
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by Marquis, R.J.; Koptur, S. (Eds)
Cat No. : 48194, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 105 col illus, 30 b/w illus
Hardback £79.99
Caterpillars are excellent model organisms for understanding how multiple selective forces shape the ecology and evolution of insects, and organisms in general. Recent research using the tools of (more)
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by Drew, R; Romig, M.C
Cat No. : 46875, Published : JAN 2022
Hardback £85.00
The book is a taxonomic treatise of the tropical fruit flies of Papua New Guinea, Indonesian Papua, associated islands and Bougainville, the region of the world where speciation in the sub-family (more)
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by Milman, O.
Cat No. : 46983, Published : JAN 2022
Hardback £12.99
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A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious decline all over the world - in some places by over 90%. The Insect Crisis explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its (more)
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by Denlinger, D.L.
Cat No. : 46981, Published : feb 2022
Hardback £59.99
Our highly seasonal world restricts insect activity to brief portions of the year. This feature necessitates a sophisticated interpretation of seasonal changes and enactment of mechanisms for (more)
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by Howard, G.C.
Cat No. : 47135, Published : FEB 2022, Illustrations : 18 illus
Hardback £22.99
How does death help us understand the living? Death is more than the last event of life; it is interwoven into our growth, development, protection against disease, and more. It influences the (more)
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by MacKinnon, J.
Cat No. : 45932, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 164 col plates
Hardback £75.00
2nd revised edition. Illustrated by Karen Phillipps, Yang Xiao Nong, Liu Li Hua, Xiao Yao, Gao Zhi, Gao Chang, Lan Jian Jun, and Annie MacKinnon. China covers about 7% of the earth's land surface and (more)
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by Hoath, R.
Cat No. : 46761, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 300 photos
Paperback £12.99
A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of the Middle East is a compact, incisive photographic identification guide to 280 bird species found in the Middle East, including Egypt, and the countries of the (more)
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by Gorman, G.
Cat No. : 46970, Published : FEB 2022
Paperback £29.99
This book details the natural history and cultural symbolism of a most unusual woodpecker - a species that neither excavates nest holes in trees, nor bores into wood to find insect prey. The elusive (more)
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by Borrow, N.; Demey, R.
Cat No. : 47469, Published : FEB 2022, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £36.00
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Cat No. : 47471, Published : FEB 2022, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £24.00
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2nd edition. This spectacular new edition of Birds of Ghana is the ultimate reference to the birds of this rich and varied corner of Africa. Now fully revised and expanded, this guide is (more)
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by Jordan, P.; Kilkenny, N.
Cat No. : 46755, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 350 col photos
Hardback £10.00
Mushrooming is a hobby of ever-increasing popularity that everyone can enjoy. It is crucial that the most expert advice is taken when hunting for mushrooms, and this authoritative up-to-date guide (more)
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by Rosell, F.; Campbell-Palmer, R.
Cat No. : 44869, Published : JAN 2021, Illustrations : 95 col illus
Paperback £37.99
Beavers are represented by two extant species, the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castor canadensis); each has played a significant role in human history (more)
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by Snowball, S.; Chivers, C.
Cat No. : 48519, Published : 2022, Illustrations : 250+ col photos & illus
Paperback £19.99
The ability to travel through time, whether it is to fix a mistake in the past or gain insight into the future, has long been embraced by science fiction and debated by theoretical physicists. An old (more)
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by Meshaka Jr, W.E.; Collins, S.L.; Bury, R.B.; McCallum, M.L.
Cat No. : 48190, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 109 col photos, 103 maps, 1 table
Hardback £51.95
The first complete field guide to the exotic amphibians and reptiles established in the continental United States and Hawaii, this volume covers 74 species that are not native to the country and 29 (more)
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by Heimes, P.
Cat No. : 47930, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 728 col photos, 92 col distribution maps, 2 col maps
Hardback £90.00
Mexico is one of the hotspots of lizard diversity. The huge number of species made it necessary to split the saurians into two volumes. Volume covers the Iguania, i.e. deals with the following (more)
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by Jackson, C.E.
Cat No. : 47371, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : c. 60 illus, 12 plates, 4 portraits
Hardback £19.99
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A Newsworthy Naturalist: The Life of William Yarrell is a biography of William Yarrell (1784–1856), an influential naturalist at a time when natural history was becoming an important factor in (more)
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by Rasmont, P.; Ghisbain, G.; Terzo, M.
Cat No. : 44179, Published : DEC 2021, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £69.00
English edition. This guide is the third volume in a series on Hymenoptera of Europe. After a short introduction to this order of insects, the book provides a wealth of information on the bumblebees (more)
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by Stubbs, A.
Cat No. : 19606, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 32 col plates, numerous line drawings
Hardback £36.00
Covers the 350 species of British craneflies with descriptions, distribution, ecology and habitat information. Includes illustrated keys to enable accurate identification. The plates show markings (more)
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by Parsons, R.; Gerritsen, M.E. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 47526, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 3080+ col photos
Hardback £199.95
Four-volume set. 2nd enlarged edition. - Comprises 2,270 pages split over four volumes! - Includes over 3,080 photographs, including more than 1,500 brand new images (not previously (more)
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