Item 11651Birds and Their Young : Courtship, Nesting, Hatching, Fledging - The Reproductive Cycle
Stackpole Books, 1991. Hardcover. The author explains the complex patterns of reproduction for all birds, and the unique adaptations of each species.
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Stackpole Books, 1991. Hardcover. The author explains the complex patterns of reproduction for all birds, and the unique adaptations of each species.
Marshall Jones Company, 1930. Status: Out of print First edition. Hardcover. 1930. Hardcover in very good conditon. A useful first reader book, told in narrative form, the story of a family of birds from the spring migration to the time when they fly to the south in the autumn. Illustrations.....
Allen & Unwin, 2014. Hardcover. We tend to take birds for granted, in the landscape or in our neighborhoods. The presence of birds communicates the health of a place. When they're gone, it's as though there's a hole in the sky, in the air, an absence of beauty and grace.....
Brumby & Clarke, London, ND [1896-1898]. Status: Out of print Hardcover. Brumby & Clarke, London, ND [1896-1898]. Complete in six volumes. Colored egg plates (24) and half-tones (wash drawings) by F.W. FROHAWK. Bound in red cloth with gold tiles, TEG. Head and tail of spines worn, corners bumped. Pages 192-200.....
Alfred Mudge & Son, 1886. Status: Out of print Hardcover. A Description of the Eggs, Nests, and Breeding Habits of the Birds Known to Breed in New England. Twenty-five chromo-ligthographic plates of eggs in color. Plates stubbed in and protected with tissue guards. Original decorated green cloth. All edges gilt.....
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984. Status: Out of print Paperback. A comprehensive monograph on nest building behavior. Illustrations, diagrams, photographs. 336 pp. Very good Paperback. Previous owner's name on half title page.
Michigan Museum of Zoology, 1958. Paperback. Miscellaneous Publication No. 102, 1958. 15 pp. Original Wrappers.
Oxford University Press, 2016. Paperback. Nests, Eggs, and Incubation brings together a global team of leading authorities to provide a comprehensive overview of the fascinating and diverse field of avian incubation. Starting with a new assessment of the evolution of avian reproductive biology in light of recent research, the book.....
Storey Publishing, 2015. Paperback. The intimate lives of familiar birds as never before seen! Spectacular, stunning, and beautiful close-up photography documents the family lives of more than 30 birds, from the first song of the courting male to the first flight of the fledglings. You'll find images of the male.....
Princeton University Press, 2011. Status: Out of print Hardcover. As new hardcover. Dust jacket has small tear to rear cover. Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Avian Architecture describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing.....
New York: Arco Pub Co, 1977. Status: Out of print Hardcover. 1977. 168 pp. Black cloth in fine condition with very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Contains color and B/W illustrations. 'Birds as Builders' tells us how some birds build vast structures, many.....
Schiffer Publishing, Inc, 2013. Hardcover. Take a photographic journey of American Bald Eagles during nesting season. Through 160 breathtaking images captured in eagles' natural habitats, this factual account offers a rare glimpse into the behaviors and activities of America's national symbol as it prepares a nest, mates, lays eggs, and.....
Cambridge University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Hardcover in very good condition, bumped corners. Pen-and-ink illustrations by Raith OVERHILL.
Collins, 1975. Status: Out of print Guide Type: Field Guide First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover of the First Edition in fine condition. Dust jacket has a few chips and tears. Includes North Africa and the Middle East. Color plates of neslings and eggs. Line drawings of nests.
Ives Washburn Inc., 1951. Status: Out of print Hardcover. An identification manual to the nests of birds of the United States east of the one hundredth meridian.
Academic Press, 1989. Hardcover. As new hardcover with previous owner's name stamp on FFEP. Thanks to long-term studies of marked individuals, information is now available on the lifetime reproduction of many bird species. This book brings together results from most of these studies and presents much new information and.....
Houghton Mifflin, 2021. Guide Type: Field Guide Paperback. A comprehensive field guide to the nests and nesting behavior of North American birds. Beyond being a simple reference book, the Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests is a practical, educational, and intimate doorway to our continent's bird life. The.....
Houghton Mifflin, 2021. Guide Type: Field Guide Paperback. New copy with minor damage to the corners of a few pages. A comprehensive field guide to the nests and nesting behavior of North American birds. Beyond being a simple reference book, the Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests is.....
University of Oulu, 1983. Status: Out of print Paperback. Inscribed and signed on cover by the author. Previous owner's blind stamp on title page. Small crease on upper back cover, otherwise As New. Oulu: University of Oulu, 1983. 61 pp. Accompanied by six original journal articles which formed the basis.....
Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2005. Paperback. Nestling Mouth Markings and Colors of Old World Finches Estrildidae: Mimicry and Coevolution of Nesting Finches and their Vidua Brood Parasites. Miscellaneous Publication No. 194.
The Belknap Press of Harvard, 2008. Status: No longer stocked Hardcover. Purcell's color photos are a tribute to the extraordinary egg and nest collection of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology. Hall and Corado offer an engaging history of egg collecting, the provenance of the specimens, and the uses of.....
State University of New York; Buffalo, 1981. Status: Out of print First edition. Paperback. 1981. Paperback in near fine condition. Previous owner's stamp on front cover and bottom of text. Blind stamp on title page. A collection of documents on the topic of bird eggs, their gas exchange, physical properties.....
Cooper Ornithological Society, 2012. Hardcover. Declining bird populations, especially those that breed in North American grasslands, have stimulated extensive research on factors that affect nest failure and reduced reproductive success. Until now, this research has been hampered by the difficulties inherent in observing nest activities. Video Surveillance of Nesting Birds.....
New Haven: Peabody Museum, 1972. Status: Out of print Paperback. Paperback in very good condition. Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University, Bulletin 32. A study of the starch-gel electrophoretic patterns of the egg-white proteins of 668 species of Passeriformes. 38 B&W figures. Catalog sale copies may or may not.....
New Haven: Peabody Museum, 1972. Status: Out of print Paperback. 276 pp. plus 37 figures. Stiff wrappers in Very Good condition. Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University, Bulletin 39.