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Aqualog African Cichlids II, Tropheus
3936027382
Lake Tanganyika is one of the most fascinating lakes in the world. The cichlids of Lake Tanganyika dominate the fish fauna, in number of species as well as in numbers of specimens. The species of the cichlid genus Tropheus are so specialized in feeding habits that they do not disperse beyond the rocky areas. As a result the fish of this genus has developed its own quite distinguishable colour variety for almost every single reef in the lake. Because the display of colour is an important factor in the courtship behaviour of these fish, the different varieties have developed beautiful colour and patterns. In Aqualog African Cichlids II, Tropheus, and for the first time, all known colour varieties, over 120 including the latest, never pictured varieties, are described and illustrated.
A 10 year survey by the author, Peter Schupke, has resulted in a comprehensive book in which the latest scientific methods have been included. For the aquarium hobbyist all the necessary information for successful care and breeding of these beautiful species is provided.
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International Floral Art 2012-13
3800177595 New
2012. 30cm. pp.304. 300 colour photos. Hardbound.
International Floral Art 2012-13, the fifth edition of a unique compendium and trend indicator in innovative floristry illustrating pioneering works of selected master florists. Text in English : preface, followed by 2 pages of information about the jury and 8 pages of information about the florists, the rest of the book is comprised of high quality photo-plates.
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Amiet, Jean-Louis Faune du Cameroun Volume 2. Le Genre Aphyosemion Myers. Fauna of Cameroon Volume 2. The Genus Aphyosemion Myers (Pisces, Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes)
2857243413 New
1987. 30cm. Pp.262. 132 superb colour photographs, 5 geographical and drainage maps, 35 distribution maps on squared grids, 17 plates of figures, 3 text figures, 4 tables, keys to species, bibliography. Hardbound.
Comprehensive and beautifully illustrated reference to the killifishes (annual fishes) of tropical west Africa.
The complete text is in both French and English. The introductory chapters present an historical account of the study of the fauna, an outline of the scope and objectives of the work, a geographical sketch of Cameroon, a review of the genus with a key to sub-genera, criteria for the identification of the species, and notes on their ecology, ethology and development.
The bulk of the book presents a detailed, critical description of the sub-genera, species groups and species found in Cameroon, followed by the most recent, frequently unpublished, information on their distribution. Species identification is facilitated by 9 keys which give particular reference to aspects of livery and colouration, and include 2 species and 1 subspecies new to science. The final chapter deals with the biogeography of the genus Aphyosemion in Cameroon.
This superb book has had wide appeal with researchers with an interest in the ichthyofauna of tropical west Africa and the many killiphiles and tropical fish hobbyists specialising in these beautiful fishes.
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Baensch, H.A. & G. Fischer Aquarium Atlas Photo Index 1-5 Baensch Aquarium Atlas Photo Index 1-5
987882440836
3rd edn., 2007. photos. Hardbound.
The Photo Index 1-5 is a compact reference. It contains concise information on approximately 4000 fish species presented in the Aquarium Atlas. This comprehensive index includes common names, synonyms, and scientific names - listed by genus/species and species/genus. A glossary defines some of the most important terms used in the Atlas series. 4600 colour photographs complete the book. The Photo Index will prove to be an asset for those who do not have all the volumes of the Aquarium Atlas ; Aquarium Atlas Photo Index 1-5 is revised to include 100 new photographs and updated nomenclature, the old names now being synonyms.
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Baensch, H.A. & R. Riehl Aquarium Atlas Volume 4
3882440589
19cm. Pp.896. 873 colour photos. Hardbound.
Aquarium Atlas Volume 4 illustrates and descibes about 700 catfishes, killifishes, and cichlids. Volume 4 introduces new species and varieties that before could only be found in widely scattered literature.
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Berg Panà, Heinrich Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen / Dictionary of Orchid Names / Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee
3800146207
26cm. Pp.784. Hardbound.
The fascination and delight that orchids engender has also had an impact on the diversity of cultivated varieties; the range of available genera and species is expanding all the time, and, consequently, the nomenclature is becoming more and more bewildering. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen / Dictionary of Orchid Names / Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee will help to guide you : it is based on a thorough literature research of the most important orchid publications, from which the most commonly used names for orchids have been taken, together with their traditional names. It includes synonyms, author names, plant origins, trade abbreviations and literature sources. The text is presented in three languages: German, English and Italian.
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Bleher, Heiko Bleher's Discus Volume 1
978890181610
24cm. Pp.671. 3000 colour & 71 BW photographs, 256 colour & 71 BW figures and illustrations. Hardbound.
The monograph on the cichlid genus Symphysodon.
Bleher's Discus Volume 1 describes, classifies and illustrates about 380 varieties of Discus, and numerous other species of Amazonian freshwater fishes (130 different cichlids, 28 species of piranhas, 4 livebearers. 4 killifishes, 71 different catfishes, 106 tetra-species and 13 rays) with a wealth of practical and historical information useful to both the ichthyologist and aquarist.
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Bleher, Heiko Bleher's Discus Volume 2
8890290463 New
24cm. Pp.684. 4000 colour photos. Hardbound.
In Bleher's Discus Volume 2 Heiko Bleher documents the entire history of discus breeding, from its first beginnings to the start of 2011, in finest detail, illustrated with over 4000 photos and with a special foreword by Jack Wattley. The book covers Discus breeding worldwide, its history, breeders, methods and variants.
Chapter 6 features a previously unpublished manuscript by Eduard Schmidt-Focke (1913-1998), to whom the book is dedicated posthumously. "The Doctor" is universally regarded as the father of modern discus breeding, as many, if not the majority, of the cultivated forms that exist today originate from him. His forms are documented in text and pictures, from his early days right through the end.
The same chapter also immortalises other pioneers of discus breeding worldwide, their history and achievements, as well as modern discus breeders all over Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Antipodes. And, of course, in Asia, nowadays the 'capital' of discus breeding; all the cultivated forms have been researched in detail, revealing the ancestry of the so-called Pigeon Blood and the other multitudinous variants and sports, often with "fantasy names".
More than 700 breeders from 50 countries are included, with details of their set-ups, methods, secrets, and tricks - the vast majority hitherto unpublished anywhere in the world. The chapter concludes with a detailed and easy to understand overview of the optimal breeding methods for both wild-caught discus and cultivated forms, based on the author’s extensive knowledge accumulated over several decades.
Chapter 7 presents the discus variants cultivated worldwide, with details of their breeders, in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and includes the latest cultivated forms and new wild-caught variants discovered since the publication of volume 1.
The book concludes with the latest information on the classification of cultivated forms, plus updates on taxonomy and distribution.
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Erhardt, Harry & Horst Moosleitner Marine Atlas Volume 2
3882440546
19cm. Pp.736. 675 colour photos. Hardbound.
Deals with sponges, hydrozoans, corals, sea pens, comb jellies, turbellarians, bryozoans, gastropods, and nudibranchs. More than 600 species are presented with over 670 photographs. The multitude of shapes and colours and the lifestyles and requirements of invertebrates are described both in nature and in the aquarium with photographs and descriptive text. Divers and aquarists will find Marine Atlas Volume 2 to be an indispensable book.
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Erhardt, Walter Namensliste der Koniferen. List of Conifer Names
3800148811
26cm. Pp.224. Paperback.
The diversity of conifer genera and species is quite considerable and Namensliste der Koniferen / List of Conifer Names is invaluable as a reference guide to their names, making it easy to understand how synonyms or other divergent written forms have been derived.
This is a practical reference book for training, professional practice and amateur growers providing an overview of the names of the current, commercially available conifer genera, species and cultivars.
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Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel Catfish Atlas Volume 1
3882440643 New
19cm. Pp.944. 1000 colour photographs. Hardbound.
The family Loricariidae, suckermouth -or armoured- catfishes, contains over 650 described species and a great number of still undescribed forms. Many of these are popular aquarium fishes. Catfish Atlas Volume 1 presents the subfamilies Hypoptopomatinae and Loricariinae, and the families Cetopsidae, Nematogenydae, and Trichomycteridae. An extensive introduction to their natural history is given with special emphasis on aspects of breeding and ecology.
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Fairfax, D The Basking Shark in Scotland, Natural History, Fishery and Conservation
1862320942
Tuckwell Press, first (only) edn. 25cm. Pp.xvi,206. Frontispiece, 61 photos & figures. 9 maps. Cloth, jacket.
Based on archival sources, early historical works and interviews with surviving shark hunters The Basking Shark in Scotland covers the anatomy of the Basking shark, its biology in so far as it is known, and the history of its fishery for liver oil (first used as a lamp fuel, then later as a source of industrial chemicals) and fins (for the Asian food market). Published price GBP16.99.
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Mallett, Corrine Hydrangeas, Hortensienatlas
3800157934
29cm. Pp.208. 1000 colour photos. Hardbound.
Hydrangeas, Hortensienatlas presents the largest collection of photographic images of the Hydrangea ever gathered.
One thousand evocative portraits portray the variations of this famous beauty in the garden scene. Concise text written in three languages conveys useful information about the origins, growth and varieties of the plant genus Hydrangea. Brilliant colour photographs.
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Miller, Robert Rush Peces Dulceacuícolas de México
9786077607205
28cm. Pp.652. 96 colour plates, 314 BW photos, 233 figures, 509 maps, 8 tables. Hardbound.
Revised edition of Miller's 'Freshwater Fishes of Mexico', Spanish text.
This first edition in Spanish is a substantive contribution to knowledge and faunal biodiversity conservation in Mexico. Peces Dulceacuícolas de México includes data from more than 500 species, nearly all illustrated, together with maps, distribution data, references and detailed information about the species. Updates the English edition of 2006.
El gran libro de la diversidad íctica de las aguas mexicanas finalmente está disponible en idioma español. Se trata de Peces dulceacuícolas de México, el magno estudio del biólogo estadunidense Robert Rush Miller.
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Riehl,R. & H.A. Baensch Aquarium Atlas Volume 1
3882440503 New
19cm. Pp.992. 860 colour photos. Hardbound.
Volume 1 of the Aquarium Atlas contains condensed knowledge in one compact book. It presents about 660 ornamental fishes, 100 aquatic plants and a chapter on amphibians and crustacea. The latest edition of this self-contained book.
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Römer, Uwe Cichlid Atlas Volume 2
3882440414
Natural History of South American Dwarf Cichlids Part 2. 19cm. Pp.1320. 1280 colour photos, 400 figures, numerous diagrams & tables, 125 maps. Hardbound.
Cichlid Atlas Volume 2 presents an overview of Apistogramma species with nominal lists of valid, invalid and still undescribed species and a completely revised and updated identification key to genera and species (one new genus and several new species introduced recently to the aquarium hobby are presented here for the first time). Several chapters cover systematics, biogeography and evolution and the bulk of the book presents species descriptions and photographs for Apistogramma (including as yet undescribed species and morphs), Biotoecus, Cleithracara, Dicrossus, Ivanacara gen. n., Mikrogeophagus, and Nannacara. The book offers both the hobbyist and the scientist a valuable pictorial reference with a wealth of supplementary information.
Cichlid Atlas Volume 1 is presently out of print.
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Shrestha, T.K Resource Ecology of the Himalayan Waters, A Study of the Ecology, Biology and Management Strategy of Fresh Waters of Nepal
0952439026
25cm. Pp.[xxii],645. Photos, figures and maps. Hardbound.
Resource Ecology of the Himalayan Waters is essentially a reference book on the freshwater fishes of Nepal but also covers the ecology of the waters, capture fisheries, aquaculture, other aquatic wildlife (amphibia, chelonia &c), and the impact of man.
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Shrestha, T.K Birds of Nepal, Volume 2
0952439093 New
22cm. Pp.[xiv],562+58. 144 colour plates, 42 colour photos, maps. Paperback.
Birds of Nepal, Volume 2 provides over 1455 illustrations featuring 879 species in colour.
Systematic work to accompany Volume 1.
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Shrestha, T.K Wildlife of Nepal, A Study of Renewable Resources Nepal Himalayas, Second Edition
9993359025
22cm. Pp.[xviii],720. 32 colour plates, very many BW photos, text figures & tables, checklists, bibliography, species index. Paperback.
Wildlife of Nepal was first published in 1981 for degree level students and the interested public, very much added to this new edition.
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Stawikowski, Rainer, Ingo Kosloswki & Volker Bohnet (editors) South American Dwarf Cichlids. New A-Numbers, Habitat, Care and Reproduction
3800109115
28cm. Pp.130. Numerous colour photos. Paperback.
South American Dwarf Cichlids presents observations on the ecology of dwarf cichlids and their care in aquaria. The bulk of the book comprises species descriptions for Apistogramma, Taeniacara, Mikrogeophagus, Biotoecus, Crenicara, Dicrossus, Mazarunia, Red Patwa, Nanncara and Laetacara with hundreds of excellent colour photos, bibliography and index. Text in English and German.
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Tu, Anthony T Sea Snakes and their Venoms
1880293110 New
2011. 27cm. Pp.ix, 190. Numerous colour & BW photos, figures (scale patterns, immunoelectrophoretic patterns of venoms), distribution maps & tables, index, the chapters are separately referenced. Softbound.
Sea Snakes and their Venoms is a comprehensive summary of Dr. Anthony T. Tu's life's work on the basic biology, use and distribution of sea snakes and the chemical composition and toxicology of their venoms.
Contains many colour photographs of sea snakes in their natural habitat, and a colour section on the manufacture of antivenom for snake venoms.
Part I covers the sea snakes, their biology, distributions, reproduction, respiration, and aspects of their salt gland, their dietary specialization, colours, pattern & commercial use, and includes a detailed chapter on selected species, part II deals with their venoms ; toxicology, pharmacology and pathology, medical aspects of sea snake poisoning, venom composition and structural aspects of sea snake neurotoxins.
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