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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 353 pages, a very good hardback (publisher's two-tone cloth: black on brown), ex-library [039027805X].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. A fine copy of the first hard cover edition, lacking the dust-jacket. Save for a previous owner's modest stamp on the front free endpaper the text is unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance. A brilliant copy.

Condition: good. This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: New.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 351 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. Der Kopfschnitt ist staubschmtzig. Einbandkanten sind leicht bestoßen. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 720.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. 160, col illus. 228x140mm. PB. NEW. . This illustrated checklist describes and illustrates every mammal species found in Madagascar, as well as those of the nearby Indian Ocean islands of the Comoros, the Seychelles, Réunion and Mauritius.* With an easy-to-use format that is very handy for the field, this new book enables visitors to see at a glance which species are present in the region, and gives pointers that will help towards their identification.* Covering the 253 mammal species (219 terrestrial, 34 marine) occurring naturally in Madagascar, as well as 13 others restricted to the neighbouring islands.* Texts for each species include common names in English and French; scientific names; conservation status according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species; the most relevant details about habitats occupied; and brief descriptive notes.* Each species account is accompanied by one or more illustrations and a distribution map.* Two separate sections deal with the land mammals of the neighbouring islands and mammals introduced to the region by humans.Also included is a table of selected sites for observing mammals in Madagascar, together with a note of some of the highlight species for each site.* To further stimulate mammal life-listing, a complete checklist is provided, where you can mark the species that you personally have seen in the wild.This illustrated checklist covers Madagascar, one of the world's highest-priority Biodiversity Hotspots, and country renowned for its amazing fauna and flora and especially its very large number of extraordinary endemic species. Madagascar is also one of the world's four major regions for primates, with 112 endemic species and subspecies of lemur. Given Madagascar's unique biodiversity, and the relative ease with which it can be observed and enjoyed, it should be one of the world's premier ecotourism destinations, and this book is intended to facilitate such tourism.This book will equip residents and visitors to the region with an easy-to-use resource that will allow them to quickly learn about the 253 terrestrial and marine mammals that occur there. The most up-to-date reference on the region's mammals, it has a description and illustration of every mammal species and subspecies found on Madagascar, and also includes the mammals of the nearby islands of the Comoros, the Seychelles, Réunion and Mauritius, which are also part of the Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands Hotspot.This book is part of the Lynx Illustrated Checklists collection, created from the vast wealth of data, illustrations and maps compiled for the Handbook of the Mammals of the World series, that have been distilled into useful and portable books for your visits to specific destinations. [9788416728480].…

Condition: New. 142, col illus, col distribution maps. 228x140mm. PB. NEW. . This is the ultimate field guide for identifying and learning about the 217 primate species and subspecies found in South America, Central America, and Mexico. This guide also covers introduced species on Caribbean islands like Barbados and St Kitts.Featuring detailed descriptions, high-quality illustrations, and accurate distribution maps, this book helps you easily identify primates across 21 Neotropical countries. It includes scientific and common names in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and more, conservation status, habitat details, and a checklist for tracking your primate sightings.This guide describes and illustrates the species and subspecies of the primates of South America, Central America and Mexico. This region boasts the highest number of primate taxa globally, with 217 species and subspecies in 24 genera across five families.With an easy-to-use format that is very handy for the field, this new book enables visitors to see at a glance which species are present in the 21 countries of the Neotropical region that have wild primate populations, and it gives pointers that will help in their identification. [9788416728503].…

Paperback. Condition: New. Philosophers of Capitalism provides an interdisciplinary approach, attempting to discover the feasibility of an integration of Austrian Economics and Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. In the first section of the book, Edward W. Younkins supplies essays presenting the essential ideas of Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, and Ayn Rand. Building upon these essential ideas, the second portion of the book brings together scholarly perspectives from top academics, analyzing Menger, von Mises, and Rand. The third and final section of the book looks toward the future and the possibility of combining and extending the insights of these champions of a free society, emphasizing how the errors, omissions, and oversights made by one theorist can effectively be negated or compensated for by integrating insights from one or more of the others. Featuring a list of recommended reading for the major ideas and theorists discussed, Philosophers of Capitalism is an essential book for both philosophers and economists.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Volume 1 only. This is a damaged copy. The damage consists of a horizontal tear through the middle of pages 381-384 (Deermice). The rest of the book is in Fine condition. It took several years to produce the entire series of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World. The comprehensive Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World forms an impressive finale to the series. The 2 volume set updates the taxonomy of each currently recognized species of mammal, providing a complete checklist over the two volumes. Volume 1 covers Monotremata through to Rodentia. The new illustrated checklist incorporates all recently published revisions in new, brief species accounts for each species. In addition to the updated scientific name of each species, each account includes common names in English, French, German and Spanish, and the IUCN Red List Conservation Category. Taxonomic notes incorporate recent changes, and updated distributions are also included. If subspecies are recognized, they are updated along with their current distributions. Accompanying each species account is a scientific illustration in full color, adapted from the earlier volumes, along with a revised distribution map. …

Hardcover. Condition: Gut. 353 Seiten guter Zustand/ good Ex-Library. ha1039574 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 710.

Hardback. Condition: New.

The first book to describe and illustrate every mammal species found in Madagascar. Also includes those of the nearby islands of the Comoros, the Seychelles, Réunion and Mauritius. This illustrated checklist covers Madagascar, one of the highest-priority Biodiversity Hotspots on our planet given the amazing diversity of its flora and fauna and its long list of extraordinary endemic species. Small though the island is in a global context, it is considered to be one of the world's four major regions for primates, most notably for its more than 100 endemic species of lemur. Given Madagascar's globally unique biodiversity, and the relative ease with which it can be seen and enjoyed, it should be one of the world's premier ecotourism destinations. Although not a traditional field guide, Mammals of Madagascar will equip both residents and visitors to the region with an easy-to-use resource that will allow them to quickly learn about the 253 species of mammals known to occur in the area. - With an easy-to-use format that is very handy for the field, this new book enables visitors to see at a glance which species are present in the region, and gives pointers that will help towards their identification. - Covering the 253 mammal species occurring naturally in Madagascar, as well as 13 others restricted to the neighbouring islands. - Texts for each species include common names in English and French; scientific names; conservation status according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species; the most relevant details about habitats occupied; and brief descriptive notes. - Each species account is accompanied by one or more illustrations and a distribution map. - Two separate sections deal with the land mammals of the neighbouring islands and mammals introduced to the region by humans. - Also included is a table of selected sites for observing mammals across the region, together with a note of some of the highlight species for each site. - Convenient checklists are provided for Madagascar and each island group, where you can mark the species you have seen. Barcelona. Lynx Edicions. 173 pp., color illustrations, color distribution maps, paperback gr. 8 [13.7 x 22.7 cm].…

Hardback. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

This guide describes and illustrates the species and subspecies of the primates of South America, Central America and Mexico. This region has the largest number of primate taxa of any of the major regions in which primates occur, a total of 217 species and subspecies in 24 genera and five families. With an easy-to-use format that is very handy for the field, this new book enables visitors to see at a glance which species are present in the 21 countries of the Neotropical region that have wild primate populations, and it gives pointers that will help in their identification. Neotropical Primates covers all the primate species and subspecies that occur naturally in the Neotropics and three African species that have been introduced and are now feral on some of the Caribbean islands, including Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, Grenada, Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten and Anguilla. Texts for each species include scientific names, common names in English, additional names in Portuguese and Spanish, as well as French for species occurring in French Guiana and Sranan Tongo for those in Suriname, conservation status according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the most relevant details about habitats and geographic distribution, brief descriptive notes, and, when available, altitudinal range. Each species account is accompanied by one or more illustrations and a distribution map. To stimulate primate-watching and primate life-listing, a complete checklist is provided with the common names and countries where the different species occur for you to mark the primates you have seen for your own personal life list. Barcelona. Lynx Edicions. 141 pages, color illustrations, color distribution maps, paperback. …

Cartoné. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. 01. Una vez finalizada esta colección del Handbook of the Mammals of the World(HMW), presentamos una nueva obra que la complementa: el Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Esta obra, compuesta por dos volúmenes indivisibles, actualiza la taxonom. LIBRO. …

Condition: gut. 2021. pages.