Seashore (Collins Gem)

Preston-Mafham, Ken

Preston-Mafham, Rod

Reference

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

A fascinating introduction to the different habitats and creatures to be found along the coastline. With more than 240 color photographs, this is the ideal guide to take on seashore rambles. Divided into different coastline habitats for ease of use, Collins Gem Seashore is the ideal guide for families and children. Featured habitats include cliffs, rocky shores, sand dunes, saltmarsh, shingle, and the strandline. The book includes full details of the many species to be found within each habitat. Introductions to seaweeds, worms, molluscs, arthopods, fish, birds, and mammals, and many other shore-line inhabitants are presented in a clear, accessible manner. This portable, informative book is perfect for any excursion to the shore.

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Collins

Practical Wildlife Photography

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Focal Pr

Witness the dazzling mid-air copulations of slugs, the transvestism of dung beetles, the "lovedarts" of snails, the pre- and post-nuptial snack-smearing strategies of millipedes and centipedes, the dance of the scorpions, and spiders that tie their mates down with "bridal veils" of silk. Splendidly illustrated from nature, this encyclopedia describes with rigour and grace some of the most complex and bizarre behaviours in the animal world. Rod and Ken Preston-Mafham document and describe the whole fascinating gamut of behaviour of land-living invertebrates such as worms, snails and slugs, insects, spiders and many other small animals. They reveal routines of courting, mating, egg-laying, raising families, defending and attacking, hunting, and eating that exhibit trickery, violence, deception, and odd sexual practices that are generally rare throughout the animal kingdom. The 200 color photographs from the authors' own archives, all taken in the wild, and 40 line drawings illustrate as many forms of behaviour as possible. An extensive bibliography captures a wealth of research on the workings of the natural world. The Preston-Mafhams have spent years traveling the world in search of strange animals and behaviours and have produced a number of previous books on subjects ranging from grasshoppers to cacti. Rod Preston-Mafham is a professional biologist who took up writing full time after twenty years as a biology teacher. Ken Preston-Mafham is a top wildlife photographer. Together with Rod's wife Jean, the Preston-Mafhams run Premaphotos Wildlife, a photo library containing a wide range of mainly natural history subjects, which are used in publications throughout the world.

The Encyclopedia of Land Invertebrate Behaviour

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Mit Pr

Cacti and Succulents in Habitat

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

UNKNO

PRESTON-MAFHAM, K.: CACTI AND SUCCULENTS IN HABITAT: DISCOVERING PLANTS IN THE WILD. A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE [PAPERBACK]. LONDON, 1994, 160 p. laminas.Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

This illustrated dictionary covers over 1100 species and varieties of cacti. It concentrates on globular cacti, the kind most people grow. A comprehensive A-Z index is included in this non-academic reference.

Cacti: The Illustrated Dictionary

Cassell

Illustrates and identifies different cacti by providing each plants scientific name, characteristics, distribution sites, and variant names

Blandford Pr

Grasshoppers, katydids, mantids, crickets, cockroaches & stick insects -- often referred to collectively as the orthopteriods -- include some of the most spectacularly colored insects of the world. The common names for these insects vary greatly around the world & so this book adopts clear simple usage & is written with a minimum of technical jargon. While there is sound, basic information on physiology, classification & life cycle, the main emphasis of the text is upon behavior. The 200+ full color photos were taken in a total of 24 countries. Even the most camouflaged of species were detected the hard way, by painstaking search in the tropical forests. Nothing is posed & the unique glimpses into orthopteriod life make this an important & timely book.

Grasshoppers and mantids of the world

Blandford

Some varieties mimic flowers and leaves, others have cars on their front legs, and still more resemble sticks. With photographs taken from 24 countries around the world, this guide offers a visually stunning and complete account of these small but wonderful insects. You won't believe the bright coloring many types display! Investigate mating rituals -- a sometimes-dangerous adventure for certain male bugs, given the females' tendencies to devour their partners! Egg-laying and development, food and feeding, defensive strategies, and common environments also receive extensive treatment. From the "bad" (carnivorous katydids with their fierce, painful bites) to the beautiful (the gorgeous "monkey hoppers" of Peru), see who their enemies are, and how these insects interact with mankind. Unfortunately, as people encroach on their habitats, many species, including some of the most stunning ones you see here, face extinction. First-hand observations paint a vivid picture of these creatures.

Grasshoppers and Mantids of the World (Of the World Series)

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

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