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New Books on Natural History
New Books on Natural History
February 2022
Here is a selection of entomology books and other natural history topics which have just been published or are due out very soon.
Please feel free to circulate this list to friends and colleagues who might be interested.
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by Dobson, J.; Willimas, M.; Collins, S. (Eds); Larsen, T.
Cat No. : 48183, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col text figs
Paperback £59.00
Produced from a manuscript prepared by the late Torben Larsen and written in Torben's imimitable style. All taxonomic details have been thouroughly updated and the book includes the latest English (more)
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by Calledda, di F.; Emanuele Campo, E.; Floriani, M.; Mazza, R.
Cat No. : 47854, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col illus
Paperback £29.00
Text Italian. Of all the macromycetes, the genus Cortinarius is by far the largest, counting a number of species estimated at no less than three thousand units worldwide. The taxonomy of these (more)
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by Hsu, Y.F.; Huang, C.L.; Liang, J.Y.
Cat No. : 45381, Published : 2020, Illustrations : 99 col plates
Hardback £75.00
Text English/Chinese. Fourth of a series of volumes on the butterfly fauna of Taiwan; the series is planned in five volumes. Includes an introduction to each species with Chinese names and synonyms, (more)
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by Balint, Z.
Cat No. : 49176, Published : 2022, Illustrations : col illus, maps
Paperback £32.00
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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 Benyamini, D.
Cat No. : 45880, Published : 2022, Illustrations : 1466 col photos
Hardback £120.00
Second to be published 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 (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 Bernal Sanchez, A.
Cat No. : 47336, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col photos, distribution maps
Hardback £49.95
Text Spanish. Includes chapters on: systematics, origin and evolution, morphology and physiology, behaviour, habitat and a dichotomous key to family level for both adults and larvae. A brief (more)
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by Jones, R.
Cat No. : 45145, Published : 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 Heijerman, C.; Heijerman, T.
Cat No. : 49196, Published : 2020, Illustrations : col photos + line drawings
Paperback £19.50
Text Dutch. Illustrated key to the Silphidae of the Netherlands. (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 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 Barendregt, A.
Cat No. : 49197, Published : 2021, Illustrations : col photos + line drawings
Paperback £19.50
Text Dutch. Illustrated key to the Sciomyzidae of the Netherlands. (more)
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by Kratzer, C.A.
Cat No. : 49043, Published : 2022, Illustrations : 900+ col illus
Paperback £29.95
The first complete illustrated field guide to all known species of social wasps from the high arctic of Greenland and Alaska to the tropical forests of Panama and Grenada. For beginners, experts, and (more)
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by Denlinger, D.L.
Cat No. : 46981, Published : 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 Milman, O.
Cat No. : 46983, Published : 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 MacKinnon, J.
Cat No. : 45935, Published : JAN 2022, Illustrations : 164 col plates
Paperback £37.99
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 : 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 : 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 : 2022, Illustrations : col illus
Hardback £36.00
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Cat No. : 47471, Published : 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 Lees, D.; Ferguson, J.; Lawrence, M.; Brown, R.
Cat No. : 47379, Published : DEC 2021, Illustrations : col illus + photos
Paperback £24.00
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Contains a wealth of fascinating material for any field naturalist. This unique guide enables the reader to find, interpret and understand field marks left by a variety of birds throughout Britain (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 Lafranchis, T.; Sfikas, G.
Cat No. : 48645, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 3500 col photos
Paperback £129.99
Reprint (first published 2009). Well illustrated guide to the Greek flora. Includes 4,200 species with information on habitat, location and flowering period. Illustrations consist of 3.500 color (more)
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by Humphreys, H.
Cat No. : 46975, Published : 2021, Illustrations : 60 illus
Hardback £16.95
The author discovers her local herbarium and realizes that we need to look for beauty in whatever nature we have left - no matter how diminished. Award-winning poet and novelist Helen Humphreys (more)
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by Jackson, C.E.
Cat No. : 47371, Published : 2022, Illustrations : c. 60 illus, 12 plates, 4 portraits
Hardback £19.99
£25.00 (Save £5.01)
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 Glaßl, H.
Cat No. : 48992, Published : MAR 2022, Illustrations : col photos, maps
Hardback £60.00
Text German. In this book all previously described names of Parnassius sacerdos, phoebus, smintheus are presented, including all related taxa from Europe, Asia and North America. (more)
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by Sargerson, J. (Ed.)
Cat No. : 49140, Published : 2022, Illustrations : 150+ col photos
Paperback £8.00
Articles in the magazine cover: Endemic and rare butterflies in Spain and the progress of rare butterflies in Hungary. There is a trip to three countries: Bulgaria, Greece and Macedonia in just three (more)
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by Ghahari, H.; Gadallah, N.S.; Shaw, S.R. (Eds)
Cat No. : 46963, Published : MAR 2022
Paperback £155.00
Braconidae of the Middle East (Hymenoptera): Taxonomy, Distribution, Biology, and Biocontrol Benefits of Parasitoid Wasps provides the latest and most comprehensive knowledge of parasitoid (more)
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by Thomas, P.
Cat No. : 42441, Published : APR 2022, Illustrations : col figs
Hardback £47.50
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Cat No. : 42442, Published : APR 2022, Illustrations : col figs
Paperback £27.50
£35.00 (Save £7.50)
A long-awaited volume in the New Naturalist series examining the trees of Britain. Trees are essential components to many of the landscapes of Britain and have been vital in determining the (more)
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by Fogden, M.
Cat No. : 48522, Published : MAR 2022
Hardback £20.50
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Pollinators in Crisis is a book is about flowers, their pollinators and the pollination crisis that is affecting Britain and elsewhere. It describes the role flowers have played in human (more)
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by Goddard, J.
Cat No. : 46965, Published : MAR 2022, Illustrations : 207 col illus
Hardback £140.00
In the struggle against vector-borne diseases, it is critical that we bridge the gap among vector control workers on the ground (practitioners), public health planners and administrators, and (more)
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by Schowalter, T.D.
Cat No. : 46962, Published : MAR 2022, Illustrations : 220 illus
Hardback £135.00
This fifth edition provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge of the diversity of insect responses to environmental changes and their effects on ecosystem properties and services. (more)
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by Alyokhin, A.; Vincent, C.; Giordanengo, P. (Eds)
Cat No. : 46961, Published : MAR 2022
Paperback £135.00
Insect Pests of Potato: Global Perspectives on Biology and Management, including an emphasis on recent advances in molecular biology and genomics. Information on the use of dsRNA technology (more)
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by Frank, M.; Bruens, A.
Cat No. : 44828, Published : MAR 2021, Illustrations : col photots
Hardback £29.95
Text German. In this new photo identification book, all dragonflies in Germany can be identified on the basis of excellent image comparisons. The book highlights the main features precisely through (more)
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by Rappole, J.H.
Cat No. : 48786, Published : FEB 2022, Illustrations : 12 b/w photos, 24 b/w illus
Hardback £26.00
A fascinating and nuanced exploration of why, how, and which birds migrate. Bird migration captivates the human imagination, yet for most of us, key aspects of the phenomenon remain a mystery. How (more)
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by Bildstein, K.L.
Cat No. : 47472, Published : MAR 2022, Illustrations : 23 col illus
Hardback £26.99
As Vultures of the World shows, few avian groups are as widely recognized, but as little understood as are vultures and condors. Keith L. Bildstein's latest work is an inspirational and (more)
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by Warakagoda, D.; Hettige, U.; Warakagoda, H.
Cat No. : 47332, Published : 2022, Illustrations : col photos
Paperback £13.99
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The definitive photographic guide to the amazing avifauna of Sri Lanka. The island of Sri Lanka is one of Southern Asia's most popular birding destinations, boasting a remarkably high number of (more)
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by Heimes, P.
Cat No. : 47930, Published : FEB 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 Milton, N.
Cat No. : 48611, Published : MAR 2022, Illustrations : 120 col illus
Hardback £25.00
In 2019 the most comprehensive survey ever of adders was published. According to Make the Adder Count' the species will disappear from most of Britain in the next 15-20 years unless we take action (more)
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by McCleery, R.; Monadjem, A.; Conner, L.M.; Austin, J.D.; Taylor, P.J.
Cat No. : 48768, Published : MAR 2022, Illustrations : 69 b/w photos, 13 b/w illus
Hardback £37.50
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All the information researchers, students, and practitioners need to conducted innovative, state-of-the-art research on small mammals. Rodents and insectivores constitute the vast majority of (more)
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by Giesecke, A.; Mabberley, D. (Eds)
Cat No. : 48769, Published : FEB 2022, Illustrations : 343 b/w illus
Hardback £395.00
Six volume set. A Cultural History of Plants presents a global exploration of how plants have shaped human culture. Covering the last 12,000 years, it is the definitive history of how we have (more)
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by Jenkins, C.; Birch, H.
Cat No. : 48787, Published : MAR 2022, Illustrations : col illus throughout
Hardback £19.99
Renowned botanical artist and professional gardener, Carolyn Jenkins combines her love of art and gardening to create stunning compositions (often very different from traditional botanical painting) (more)
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by Zuchowski, W.
Cat No. : 47334, Published : MAR 2022, Illustrations : 820 col illus, 124 b/w illus
Paperback £26.99
Tropical Plants of Costa Rica is the essential guide to Costa Rica's native and exotic plant species. In this comprehensive volume, Willow Zuchowski introduces readers to an array of the country's (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 Anderson, P.
Cat No. : 42433, Published : DEC 2021
Hardback £47.50
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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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