Search Results: Authors starting with O from Pemberley Natural History Books

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1953. xv, 377, 31 b/w plates. . HB. Vg in slightly worn d/w (in removable, protective sleeve).. .

Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1953. xv, 377, 31 b/w plates. . HB. Vg in slightly worn d/w (in removable protective sleeve). Includes a typescript postcard signed by the author, dated 1949 acknowledging information received from a Mr R. Walker on a large flock of <i>Limosa limosa</i> (Black-tailed godwit) recorded in 1948. The author thanks a number of field observers in his introduction, including R. Walker, and the section on the Black-tailed godwit refers to the large flock seen by R. Walker in 1948 near Lytham.. First edition. A study of the 276 bird species of the County of Lancaster, their habits, migrations, and the effects of Lancashire's geology, climate, and agriculture on bird life..

London: BM(NH), 1967. vii, 96, frontis, 12 plates, 5 maps. . PB. Vg.. 7th edition..

London: BM(NH), 1966. 20, 9 plates. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH) Geology Vol. 14(1): 1-20.

BM(NH), 1980. 63, 5 text figs. . PB. Vg. Bull BM(NH) Geology Vol.34(1).

London: BM(NH), 1949-50. 65, 2 plates, 31 text figs. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH) Geology. Vol. 1(2-3)25-89.

London: BM(NH), 1980. 63, 5 text figs. . PB. Vg.. Bull. BM(NH) Geology 34(1): 1-63.

Pisces Publications, 2000. vi, 177, 59 colour photo, 55 b/w illustrations, 56 distribution maps. 244x187mm. HB. Fine in d/w.. First comprehensive account of the butterfly fauna of Hampshire. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in the county, with information on distribution, habitat, foodplant, major sites, population trend and size, flight period and earliest / latest dates of appearance.. [9781874357179]

Pisces Publications, 2000. vi, 177, 59 colour photo, 55 b/w illustrations, 56 distribution maps. 244x187mm. HB. Fine in d/w. Signed presentation inscription from one of the authors, John Taverner.. First comprehensive account of the butterfly fauna of Hampshire. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in the county, with information on distribution, habitat, foodplant, major sites, population trend and size, flight period and earliest / latest dates of appearance.. [9781874357179]

Bloomsbury, 2016. 480, 16 plates (col photos), map. . PB. NEW. . Matthew Oates has led a butterflying life. Naturalist, conservationist and passionate lover of poetry, he has devoted himself to these exalted creatures: to their observation, to singing their praises, and to ensuring their survival. Based on fifty years of detailed diaries, In Pursuit of Butterflies is the chronicle of this life. The author leads the reader through a lifetime of butterflying, across the mountain tops, the peat bogs, sea cliffs, meadows, heaths, the chalk downs and great forests of the British Isles. Full of humour, zeal, digression, expertise and anecdote, this book provides a profound encounter with one of our great butterfly lovers, and with a half-century of butterflies in Britain.. [9781472992185]

Pisces Publications, 2000. vi, 177, 59 colour photo, 55 b/w illustrations, 56 distribution maps. 244x187mm. HB. Fine in d/w. From the library of British lepidopterist, Barry Goater (1930-2022), with his bookplate.. First comprehensive account of the butterfly fauna of Hampshire. Detailed descriptions and illustrations of all the butterflies found in the county, with information on distribution, habitat, foodplant, major sites, population trend and size, flight period and earliest / latest dates of appearance.. [9781874357179]

Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. 416, 8 col plates, text illus. . PB. NEW. . The Purple Emperor <i>Apatura iris</i> is our most elusive and least-known butterfly. We glimpse it only through fissures in its tree top world, yet this giant insect has fascinated us for centuries. This must be England's national butterfly. The author has spent fifty years trying to unravel the Emperor's secrets. Many mysteries remain unsolved, but enough are revealed in this book to enable experts and non-experts alike to go out in search of a butterfly that thrills and enthrals all who encounter it. This is a good-news species, at a time of massive wildlife decline. And this is a joyous - often rapturous - account, written in plain English, as a labour of love.. [9781472950161]

Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. 416, 8 col plates, text illus. . HB. NEW. . The Purple Emperor <i>Apatura iris</i> is our most elusive and least-known butterfly. We glimpse it only through fissures in its tree top world, yet this giant insect has fascinated us for centuries. This must be England's national butterfly. The author has spent fifty years trying to unravel the Emperor's secrets. Many mysteries remain unsolved, but enough are revealed in this book to enable experts and non-experts alike to go out in search of a butterfly that thrills and enthrals all who encounter it. This is a good-news species, at a time of massive wildlife decline. And this is a joyous - often rapturous - account, written in plain English, as a labour of love.. [9781472950123]

Japan: Tokai University Press, 2007. 842, col photos. . HB. NEW. . Text Japanese. 945 species / subspecies. Colour photos of specimens and living insects; Illustrated key. [9784486017417]

Accra: Ghana Universities Press, 1969. 398, b/w plates, text figs, folding charts. . HB. Vg in d/w.. Proceedings of a Symposium held at Accra, November 21-24, 1966 under the auspices of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research..

Accra: Ghana Universities Press, 1969. 398, b/w plates, text figs, folding charts. . HB. Vg in d/w. From the library of Prof. J. Green (1928-2016) with his name to endpaper.. Proceedings of a Symposium held at Accra, November 21-24, 1966 under the auspices of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research..

1949. vi, 72, 24 b/w plates, 4 maps, 2 charts. . PB. Wrapper soiled. Inst. of Soc. Antropology No. 9.

Cornell University Press, 2004. viii, 248, 5 half-tones, 2 line drawings, 98 charts/graphs, 17 maps. . HB. Vg in d/w (short edge tear to rear panel).. Presents the most recent research on life history of this butterfly, containing first publication of data from two citizen science projects, Journey North and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.. [9780801441882]

Ithaca: Comstock Publishing, 2015. 337, 16 plates col photos, col illus, 98 b/w illus + maps. . HB. Fine in d/w.. Monarch butterflies are among the most popular insect species in the world and are an icon for conservation groups and environmental education programs. Monarch caterpillars and adults are easily recognizable as welcome visitors to gardens in North America and beyond, and their spectacular migration in eastern North America (from breeding locations in Canada and the United States to overwintering sites in Mexico) has captured the imagination of the public.Monarch migration, behavior, and chemical ecology have been studied for decades. Yet many aspects of monarch biology have come to light in only the past few years. These aspects include questions regarding large-scale trends in monarch population sizes, monarch interactions with pathogens and insect predators, and monarch molecular genetics and large-scale evolution. A growing number of current research findings build on the observations… Read More

Comstock Publishing, 2015. 337, 16 plates col photos, col illus, 98 b/w illus + maps. . HB. NEW. . Monarch butterflies are among the most popular insect species in the world and are an icon for conservation groups and environmental education programs. Monarch caterpillars and adults are easily recognizable as welcome visitors to gardens in North America and beyond, and their spectacular migration in eastern North America (from breeding locations in Canada and the United States to overwintering sites in Mexico) has captured the imagination of the public.Monarch migration, behavior, and chemical ecology have been studied for decades. Yet many aspects of monarch biology have come to light in only the past few years. These aspects include questions regarding large-scale trends in monarch population sizes, monarch interactions with pathogens and insect predators, and monarch molecular genetics and large-scale evolution. A growing number of current research findings build on the observations of citizen… Read More