ISBN: 9780856610622 - the ruff (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. Ex-library copy, with the usual markings/stickers/stamping present. Otherwise cover & text block show minimal shelf & handling wear, crisp and clean. Text/pictures are unmarked, binding intact and firm! A good reading copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. N/A. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. xii, 210pp, with sketches, black white illustrations, tables and figures in text. Grey paper-covered boards with gilt titles to spine. 8vo. Tiny indentation on the lower edge of the front cover else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original dust wrapper, not price clipped, just a little shelf worn and lightly bumped at spine ends. Willis, Ian (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, i-xii, 209 pp, 41 figures, 24 tables. A fine copy in dust wrapper. Ian Willis (illustrator).

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a well preserved and tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a near fine pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated, xii + 209pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a well preserved and tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a near fine pictorial dust jacket which is protected in a non-adhesive archival film sleeve. Illustrated, xii + 209pp.

Zustand: Very Good. xii, 209, text figs, line drawings. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine faded). Light foxing to edges of text block. First edition. Illustrated by Ian Willis. The ruff offers an extreme example of a social system widespread in birds and other animals; brilliantly plumaged males compete on communal display grounds or leks for the attention of the more drab females. This monograph explores the fascinating and elaborate breeding behaviour of this intriguing bird, and places it in context with other wader species. [9780856610622].…

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1991). 1991 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp209. B/w photographs and illustrations, charts, tables, maps, extensive bibliography. Grey boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. "The Ruff is a fascinating species whose elaborate breeding behaviour has captivated ornithologists for decades. Their communal display grounds, or Leks, provide an extreme example of a social system widespread in birds and other animals, in which brilliantly plumaged males seemingly compete for the attention of passing females. In this book, Johan van Rhijn explores this complex and intricate drama, both to lay bare the details of the players' private lives, and to provide a means of exploring the wider variety of wader breeding systems. Strands of evidence for all aspects of the Ruff's life, in and out of the breeding season, come together to give a thought-provoking insight into this important area of biology. Specialists and bird-watchers alike will have much to learn from this intriguing story and the insights it provides." Chapters include: The lek site; Territories; Satellite males; Marginal males; Plumage diversity; Females on leks; Mating; Alternative male strategies; Breeding habitat; Parental care; Development of the chicks; Distribution; Diet and foraging; Moult; Migration; Costs and time-schedules; Do females nest near the leks which they visit?; Taxonomic relationships; Courtship and mating pattern; Variation in size and plumage; The ancestors and their contrasting social lives. .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book - near fine, dust jacket - very good. Willis, Ian (illustrator).

Gr. Oktav. Org.-Hardcover mit illustriertem Org.-SU, xii, 1 Bl., 209 (+ 1) S., 1 Tafel und diverse Textabbildungen in S/W, wohlerhaltenes Exemplar. ISBN 0856610623. - ENGLISH: Large octavo. Publisher's hardcover with illustrated publisher's D/J, xii, 1 f., 209 (+ 1) pp., with a plate and numerous illustrations in B/W, a well preserved copy. ISBN 0856610623. - ENGLISH: Large octavo. Publisher's hardcover with illustrated publisher's D/J, xii, 1 f., 209 (+ 1) pp., with a plate and numerous illustrations in B/W, a well preserved copy. 501 g.…

Zustand: Very Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A fascinating species whose elaborate breeding behaviour has captivated ornithologists for decades. B/w photos and drawings. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Willis, Ian (illustrator).…