7551 livres sur les oiseaux.

Astrophysical Turbulence and Convection
de (Ed. New York Academy of Sciences) Isbn : 1573312444
72.17 €
Turbulence and convection are phenomena whose existence has long haunted astrophysicists because measuring them poses extremely difficult problems. This volume brings together representatives from four different viewpoints: computational physicists who do accurate and numerical three-dimensional large-eddy simulations; theorists, who wish to simplify the equations into approximate but useful one-dimensional recipes; astrophysicists, who would like to reduce turbulence and convection to a subroutine; and experimentalists, who provide valuable insights into what really happens at molecular levels in space - and keep everyone else honest.

The Return of the Bald Eagle
de Priscilla Tucker (Ed. Stackpole Books) Isbn : 081173059X
11.79 €
Tucker, a former editor of Birding magazine, has written a fine, general book on the U.S. national emblem. Stricken by DDT and other chemicals during the 1950s and 1960s, the bald eagle population declined alarmingly in the lower 48 states. Now that pesticides are better controlled, the birds have rebounded somewhat. Tucker not only documents this species' ups and down but offers a well-written overview of their biology, their nesting, feeding, and migratory habits, and their unwarranted persecution, which includes bounty hunting. Tucker also discusses fact vs. folklore and the impact of humans on these great birds. A final chapter details by province and state where best to see eagles. More than a life history of one species, this informative, well-illustrated monograph also documents the...

Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas
de (Ed. University of New Mexico Press) Isbn : 0826333796
59.14 €
Troy Corman is an avian biologist with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix. Cathryn Wise-Gervais is also an avian biologist with the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Old-Fashioned Birds Stickers: 86 Full-Color Pressure-Sensitive Stickers
de Grafton (Ed. Dover Publications Inc.) Isbn : 0486400719
3.12 €
Treasury of vintage illustrations depicting delightful avian creatures—in nests, hovering over unhatched eggs, delivering messages, framed by wreaths, perched on leafy boughs, and more. Lovely artworks in miniature for enhancing gifts, notecards and other flat surfaces.

Philip's Guide to the Night Sky: A Guided Tour of the Stars and Constellations
de Sir Patrick Moore (Ed. Philip's) Isbn : 0540063150
6.22 €
Tour the heavens--as they would appear in every season of the year! The starry skies open up to you with the aid of one of the world's top astronomy writers; detailed drawn plans of the solar system in winter, spring, summer, and fall; and awe-inspiring photographs. Recognize and name each of the major stars and constellations (Ursa Major, Cassiopeia, Cygnus, and more), from both the northern and southern aspect. Charts provide both the Latin and English names of the constellations, the brightest star in each, and when it is best viewed. The pictures include our very own moon, in half shadow; a time-exposure of Orion, in which the stars show up as trails of light; a radiant meteor shower; a globular cluster; and the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, the most famous star cluster in the sky. Plus:...

Spix's Macaw: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird
de Tony Juniper (Ed. Atria Books) Isbn : 074347550X
19.72 €
Tony Juniper is the executive director of Friends of the Earth. The coauthor of Parrots, which was named a Reference Book of the Year by the UK Library Association, he lives in Cambridge, England, and campaigns worldwide on environmental issues.

Spix's Macaw: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird
de Tony Juniper (Ed. Atria Books) Isbn : 0743475518
21.67 €
Tony Juniper is the executive director of Friends of the Earth. The coauthor of Parrots, which was named a Reference Book of the Year by the UK Library Association, he lives in Cambridge, England, and campaigns worldwide on environmental issues.

Shrikes and Bush-shrikes: Including Wood-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Shrike Flycatchers, Philentomas, Batises and Wattle-eyes
de Tony Harris (Ed. Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd) Isbn : 0713638613
65.14 €
Tony Harris is Associate Curator in the Department of Birds at the Transvaal Museum in South Africa, where he established the Fitzpatrick Bird Communication Library. He has undertaken extensive fieldwork and sound recording in southern Africa and has been researching shrike taxonomy and systematics for many years. He is the author of Shrikes of Southern Africa. Kim Franklin, a member of the Society of Wildlife Artists, has exhibited his work in countries throughout Europe and Africa. His illustrations have appeared in numerous books, including Birds of the Western Palearctic, Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, and the award-winning Parrots.

Wildstream: A Natural History of the Free Flowing River
de Thomas F. Waters (Ed. Adventure Publications) Isbn : 0963761617
17.72 €
Tom brings his love for flowing water and the outdoors into a wonderful blend of technical information,...science, and advocacy.

Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern Region
de Donald Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes (Ed. Little Brown and Company) Isbn : 0316818097
14.19 €
Together these new field guides cover the continental United States (except western Alaska) and Canada; the 100th meridian is the dividing line between regions. In each volume, the taxonomically arranged species accounts (mostly one per page; occasionally two similar species are combined) include common and scientific names; one to three color photos; terse comments on identifying features, feeding, nesting, other behavior, habitat, voice, and population trends; and a range map. Special "learning pages" precede some difficult groups like gulls and sparrows. Most species of regular occurrence in the region are included; a few extremely local rarities are omitted. The text is clearly written, accurate, and up-to-date; the 1995 AOU (American Ornithologists' Union) Checklist changes are includ...