Berra, T.M. An Atlas of Distribution of the Freshwater Fish Families of the World.
Pub. University of Nebraska. 1981 pp.xxx, 197 with a line drawing and distribution map for each Family. VG. in card covers.
£15.00 [ref: 34239]
Berzin, A.A. The Sperm Whale. Translated from Russian.
Pub. Israel Program for Scientific Trans. 1972 pp.vi, 394 with b/w. photographic plates and many figs. in text. VG. in chipped and grubby dw. Scarce.
A critical discussion on systematics followed by detailed description of morphology, including a thorough study of musculature that is not available elsewhere. Theories of sound generation, patterns of distribution and migration, biology and behaviour, enemies and parasites studied in detail. A section on fishing gives historical data on whaling and presents useful statistics.
£150.00 [ref: 34696]
Biewener, Andrew A. Animal Locomotion.
1st. Pub. O.U.P. 2003 pp.xii, 281 with text illus. Nr. fine pbk. copy.
£50.00 [ref: 36938]
Bigelow & Schroeder. Fishes of the Gulf of Maine.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Smithsonian Inst. Press. 2002 pp.xxxiv, 748 with illus. A most detailed volume on fishes of this area. Fine.
£40.00 [ref: 23425]
Bigelow, H. B., et al. Fishes of the Western North Atlantic parts 1-6.
Sears Foundation for Marine Research. 1948-73 6 parts with b/w. illustrations throughout. Original cloth bds. Vol.1 lacking dw, Vol.2 dw. torn with considerable loss. The remaining dw’s have minor wear, o/w. a vg. set.
£350.00 [ref: 27555]
Black, K.D. & Pickering, A.D.Eds. Biology of Farmed Fish.
1st. Pub. Sheffield Academic Press. 1998 pp.xiv, 415 with text figs. A fine copy in dw.
This landmark volume considers the biology underlying fish culture, focusing on developments over the last decade.
£35.00 [ref: 24055]
Blower, J. Gordon et al. Estimating the size of animal populations.
1st. Pub. George Allen & Unwin. 1981 pp, 128 with figures throughout. Sunned at extrems, o/w a vg copy.
£15.00 [ref: 28720]
Blower, J.G. et al. Estimating the Size of Animal Populations.
Pub. George Allen & Unwin. 1981 pp. 128 with many figs. VG. in card covers.
£12.50 [ref: 36724]
Bone, Q. and Marshall N.B. Biology of Fishes.
Pub. Blackie. 1982 pp.ix, 252 with figs. in text. A vg. copy in illus. card covers.
£10.00 [ref: 38903]
Bonnet, P. Bibliographia Araneorum. Analyse Methodique De Toute La Litterature Araneologique Jusqu’en 1939. tome 1. in 2 parts bound in one.
Pub. Les Freres Douladoure. 1945 pp.xvii, 832 with 20 plates. A vg. copy of this work bound in cloth.
A very scarce work published complete in 7 part between 1945-61. Here is the first two parts.
£200.00 [ref: 25529]