Simon and Schuster's Guide to Shells
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Shells

Author: Bruno Sabelli

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 0671253204

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"Field guide, with more than 1230 illustrations in ... color and information on appearance, size, geographic occurence, ecological environment"--Jacket.

Simon and Schuster's Guide to Cats
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Cats

Author: Gino Pugnetti

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0671491709

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Describes the characteristics and behavior of various longhair and shorthair breeds, looks at the history of cats, and discusses their care and grooming.

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms

Author: Giovanni Pacioni

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 0671428497

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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms is an indispensable reference for gardeners, hikers, and anyone fascinated by mushrooms and other fungi. Lavishly illustrated, it contains detailed information about 420 species found in the United States and Europe. A comprehensive introduction provides general information about the structure, reproduction, life cycle, classification, and distribution of the various species. Individual entries describe the appearance, habitat, and geographical distribution of each fungus, and a visual key uses immediately recognizable symbols to indicate spore color, ecological environment, and whether a species is edible or poisonous. Also included are a glossary, an analytical index, and an Index to Genera for locating particular subjects, helping to make this the most beautiful, valuable, and authoritative book in the field. Book jacket.

A Key to Amphibians and Reptiles of the Continental United States and Canada
A Key to Amphibians and Reptiles of the Continental United States and Canada

Author: Robert Powell

Publisher: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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A dichotomous key (that is, one that gives the user only two choices at each level of morphological scrutiny), it is designed for use in college-level herpetology or vertebrate biology courses. It will be especially useful as an effective tool for teaching the principles of taxonomy and for introducing students to the systematics of amphibians and reptiles.

The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta

Author: Anthony Patrick Russell

Publisher: University of Calgary Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1552380386

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Amphibians and reptiles (herpetofauna) are a significant but much-neglected component of the natural economy of the province of Alberta. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta, Second Edition continues both as a field guide and a comprehensive natural history, builds on the strengths of the first with a richly illustrated text and colour photographs of the species taken by renowned wildlife photographer Wayne Lynch. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alberta, First Edition won an Emerald Award for Environmental Excellence and an award from the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. Nomenclature has been changed to reflect current thinking in the field. New photographs have been added, and maps and illustrations have been updated. This is the essential reference for Alberta herpetofauna.

Frogs
Frogs

Author: David P. Badger

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781610603911

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Showcases a select group of over fifty frogs and toads chosen for their unusual markings, calls, poisons or behavior, and includes frogs and toads from North and South America, Africa, Australia, Europe and Asia.

Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mammals
Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mammals

Author: Sydney Anderson

Publisher:

Published: 1984-01-03

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9780671437275

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As mammals ourselves, we have always been fascinated with this most advanced class of animals, and "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals" describes 426 species worldwide. A long and thoughtful introduction to the evolution, characteristics, and orders of mammals is followed by the entries -- all illustrated in full color -- each containing the mammal's classification, description, and habitat as well as details on behavior, feeding habits, and reproduction. The entries also feature colorful symbols to illustrate habitat, color maps to show the distribution and rarity of each species, and line drawings to indicate unusual or notable physical features. With more than 500 color photographs, "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals" is a superb and valuable reference.