Birkhead T (64 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Sec 60E1.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 56, pp. 235-241, Illus, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Blackie & Son Ltd. trade paperback, 1983-1st printing, clean/tight, "Environmental Studies Center Bowdoin College" stamped on first page else unmarked. No signs of use, minimal wear(Near Fine). We will bubble wrap the book and ship it in a New BOX- Not a plastic bag like the zombie sellers.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 45, pp. 105-118, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very G.ood. Vol 92, No 2, pp.508-516, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus it is like a pamphlet, VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 56, pp. 1311-1321, Illus, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1850grams, ISBN:9780276421075. …

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 38, pp. 935-950, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, cover worn with owner name else VG.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 107, No 3, pp. 397-412 + Color Frontis, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, VG.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Ornithology journal. Articles on gulls, terns, guillemots, auks. Covers and contents clean and sound. Used.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. 222pp. Laminated stiff card covers. 8vo. A little gentle edge wear to card covers, a little faded cross the top. Slight ridge in lamination on rear panel. A previous owner's details neatly inked on the first leaf else neat. clean, bright and tight. A volume aimed at the serious amateur or early stage professional, on bird behaviour, bridging the gap between popular bird books and detailed, scholarly treatise.…

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very lightly used. Slight fading to spine. Description: For thousands of years people have been fascinated by birds, and today that fascination is still growing. In 2007 bird-watching is one of the most popular pastimes, not just in Britain, but throughout the world, and the range of interest runs from the specialist to the beginner. In The Wisdom of Birds, Birkhead takes the reader on a journey that not only tells us about the extraordinary lives of birds - from conception and egg, through territory and song, to migration and fully fledged breeder - but also shows how, over centuries, we have overcome superstition and untested 'truths' to know what we know, and how recent some of that knowledge is. It was only in the nineteenth century that the ancient belief that swallows hibernated under water (!) finally gave way to general acceptance of the facts of migration. In the same century of dazzling experimental science, even Darwin chose not to dwell on the sexual promiscuity of female birds to spare the blushes of his daughter, who was helping to correct the proofs of The Descent of Man. Conceived for a general audience, and illustrated throughout with more than 100 exquisitely beautiful illustrations, many of them rarely, if ever, seen before, The Wisdom of Birds is a book full of stories, knowledge and unexpected revelations. …

9pp, 2 figs, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

Condition: Very Good. None. 282 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper excellent. Pages clean and unmarked. Previous owner's name stamped or written on bottom edge, front flyleaf and title page. Binding tight. In great shape. Record # 31867.

16pp, 1 figs, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FIRST. MINT NEVER READ. PHOTOS (illustrator).

Condition: VG. Cloth; 362p., illus.; ISBN 0-521-36205-9.

13pp, 3 figs, Printed Card Cover, VGC.

Condition: As New. xvi, 288, 8 col plates, text illus. . HB. Fine in d/w - as new. 'I think that, if required on pain of death to name instantly the most perfect thing in the universe, I should risk my fate on a bird's egg'Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1862.First edition. How are eggs of different shapes made, and why are they the shape they are? When does the shell of an egg harden? Why do some eggs contain two yolks? How are the colours and patterns of an eggshell created, and why do they vary? And which end of an egg is laid first - the blunt end or the pointy end?These are just some of the questions this book answers, as the journey of a bird's egg from creation and fertilisation to its eventual hatching is examined, with current scientific knowledge placed within an historical context. Beginning with an examination of the stunning eggs of the guillemot, each of which is so variable in pattern and colour that no two are ever the same, acclaimed ornithologist Tim Birkhead then looks at the eggs of hens, cuckoos and many other birds, revealing weird and wonderful facts about these miracles of nature. Woven around and supporting these facts are extraordinary stories of the individuals who from as far back as Ancient Egypt have been fixated on the study and collection of eggs, not always to the benefit of their conservation.Firmly grounded in science and enriched by a wealth of observation drawn from a lifetime spent studying birds, this book is an illuminating and engaging exploration of the science behind eggs and the history of man's obsession with them. [9781408851258].…

Rústica. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. 1. Los machos son promiscuos y ferozmente competitivos; las hembras son naturalmente monógamas . En los últimos años, esta idea ha quedado en entredicho. Ahora es evidente que las hembras son promiscuas y utilizan una gama asombrosa de estrategias, antes y. LIBRO.…

Paper covers. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Scarcely used. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Cartoné (tapa dura cartón). Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. 01. LIBRO.

Ocatvo,221 pp.,text illustrations, signature, dustwrapper.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1700grams, ISBN:9780121005436.

Rustica (tapa blanda). Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. 01. el huevo de las aves es, al menos en su versión gallinácea, uno de los objetos naturales más cotidianos. pero en absoluto se trata de algo banal. su observación suscita múltiples interrogantes: acerca de formas, estructuras, colores, funcionamiento nos. LIBRO. …

Condition: NEW. 288, 8 col plates, b/w photos. . HB. NEW. . The life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction, the Great Auk.Since 1950 more than seventy percent of the world's seabirds have been lost through human activity. The Great Auk was the first species to go. A goose-sized seabird superbly adapted for underwater flight, their lives were idyllic prior to the appearance of humans: three months ashore to breed, the rest of the time riding the ocean waves.However, Great Auks had one main predator - humans. Having harried the bird mercilessly for centuries in the east, the Europeans who stumbled upon the Great Auks' New World breeding colonies in the 16th century couldn't believe their luck. Seabird colonies became fast-food restaurants for hungry sailors, with mariners gorging themselves on the liver-flavoured auk flesh for more than two centuries.The last two were killed in 1844, but the Great Auk lived on, with collectors obsessing over their skins, eggs and skeletons through dodgy dealings involving staggering amounts of money. 180 years on, leading ornithologist Tim Birkhead found himself the recipient of the archive of a man who accumulated more Great Auk skins and eggs than anyone else.Rich with insight and packed with tales of birds and of people, this astonishing book reveals the Great Auk's life before humanity, its death on that fateful day in 1844, and the unrelenting subsequent quest for its remains - the first seabird ruthlessly destroyed by human actions, and an all-powerful symbol of human folly and the necessity of conservation. [9781399415743].…

Condition: Fine. xvii, 524, 94 col + 60 b/w illus. . HB. Fine copy in d/w - as new. This book provides a thoroughly engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific contexts in which these extraordinary individuals worked. This beautifully illustrated book opens in the middle of the nineteenth-century when ornithology was a museum-based discipline focused almost exclusively on the anatomy, taxonomy, and classification of dead birds. It describes how in the early 1900s pioneering individuals such as Erwin Stresemann, Ernst Mayr, and Julian Huxley recognized the importance of studying live birds in the field, and how this shift thrust ornithology into the mainstream of the biological sciences. The book tells the stories of eccentrics like Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, a pathological liar who stole specimens from museums and quite likely murdered his wife, and describes the breathtaking insights and discoveries of ambitious and influential figures such as David Lack, Niko Tinbergen, Robert MacArthur, and others who through their studies of birds transformed entire fields of biology. Ten Thousand Birds brings this history vividly to life through the work and achievements of those who advanced the field. Drawing on a wealth of archival material and in-depth interviews, this fascinating book reveals how research on birds has contributed more to our understanding of animal biology than the study of just about any other group of organisms. [9780691151977].…