IS BN 978-974-7315-46-2
WL Order Code 21 607
US$20.00
Bangkok 1993, 72 pp., illus. in col., 145 x
215 mm, pbk.
Allen, Michael; Marvelous Moths of Nepal. Know Nepal Series No. 6
The author, Colonel Michael Allen, has thoroughly surveyed and collected
moths in various parts of Nepal and other places for about 34 years. He has
described here 143 species of them, illustrated by 52 color plates. He has also
compared many of these beautiful insects with those of other countries where
he has made similar studies as well as collections. The specimens have been
carefully identified and documented with reference to the collection of the
Natural History Museum, London. The author has been assisted in this photographic
venture by another well-known entomologist Colin Smith, an authority
of “Butterflies of Nepal”.
IS BN 978-974-480-080-0
WL Order Code 22 487
US$30.00
Bangkok 2006, 142 pp., illus., 22 pp. in col.,
2 folded pp., 150 x 210 mm, pbk.
Boulard, Michel; Cicadas of Thailand Vol. 1.
The first of two volumes on Thai cicadas, the most fascinating and also least
known representatives of a family of sonorous insects.
Cicadas neither sing,
nor stridulate, but tymbalize.
The volume reveals the existence and the double
life, larval and imaginal, of cicadas encountered during six years of research in
Thailand’s sub-mountainous forests. The body of the text includes two chapters
discussing general characteristics, acoustic and procreative ethology, and exceptional
or enigmatic aspects and behaviour. The text is enriched by drawings and
photographs, mostly of living insects. It is accompanied by a CD comprising
forty cicada sound productions (or tymbalizations), the acoustics made visual
in ID and ethological cards, which form an original feature of this pioneering
study.
IS BN 978-974-7799-01-9
WL Order Code 22 203
US$42.00
Bangkok 2000, 560 pp., fully illus. in col.
150 x 210 mm, pbk.
Gardner, Simon & Pindar Sidisunthorn & Vilaiwan Anusarnsunthorn; A Field
Guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand
This guide provides details of 430 species of trees and notes a further 450 species
covering over 75% of the total native tree flora, It provides identification keys for
all major families and genera , comparison table for difficult groups, habitat
and flowering and fruiting times, local names and uses, distribution patterns in
neighboring countries and synonyms and cross references to regional floras.
IS BN 978-974-8434-20-9
WL Order Code 22 010
US$66.00
Bangkok 1998, 531 pp., 56 pp. illus., 46 pp.
in color, 215 x 295 mm, pbk.
McClure, H. Elliott; Migration and Survival of the Birds of Asia
This seminal work contains information on 724 bird species from East, Southeast
and South Asia.
Bird longevity and migrations are indicated by banding
and returns collected during an eleven-year period, from 1963 until 1974. Birds
have been suspected of being involved in the life cycles of several viral and
rickettsial diseases. In Japan, an extensive study of the Japanese encephalitis
virus suggested the involvement of migrating birds in its movements. But comprehensive
information on bird migration routes in East Asia was not available. In this book the study of bird movements and their external parasites covers
eleven countries and thirteen field stations. Although the banding work continued
from 1963 until 1974, it has now been discontinued or reduced, except in
Japan and India. Anyone interested in the distribution, movement, or survival of
the birds of Asia or of the Northern Hemisphere will find this study an invaluable
reference work.
Particularly relevant in connection with the bird flu.
IS BN 978-974-8495-64-4
WL Order Code 21 201
US$42.00
Bangkok 1999, 2nd revised edition; 248 pp.,
104 pp. with 502 color photos, 150 x 210
mm
McMakin, Patrick D.; Flowering Plants of Thailand:
A Field Guide
A standard work for serious students of Thailand’s natural history and those
nature lovers who simply wish to learn the names of the flowers they encounter
in their travels.
It is a well-organized manual which will become a valuable
reference.
Divided into seven plant communities with definitive color plates for
over 500 of Thailand’s common and rare flowering plants, this guide will make
identifying species an enjoyable pastime.
IS BN 978-967-99947-1-6
WL Order Code 6 094
US$28.00
Kota Kinabalu 1997, repr. of 1994; 332 pp.,
60 pp. illus. in color, 130 x 210 mm, pbk.
Payne, Junaidi, et al.; A Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo
The most comprehensive guidebook available, covering 221 species, including
92 species of bats.
Sea mammals, such as whales, dolphins, porpoises and
dugongs, are also included. All animals are illustrated in color.
IS BN 078-074-8496-42-5
WL Order Code 21 792
US$29.00
Bangkok 1995, 158 pp., fully illus. in color,
210 x 300 mm
Piprell, Colin & Ashley J. Boyd; Thailand’s Coral Reefs: Nature Under
Threat
This book brings the wonder and the mystery of the coral reef alive for the
general reader.
At the same time it provides sufficient information to make the
book useful to anyone interested in environmental studies, marine biology, or
sport diving. Indeed, armchair readers may be surprised to find themselves suddenly
interested in learning to dive. Included in this book are: • Natural History (with a basic field guide to life on the coral reef) • Environmental pressures • Conservationist responses (Thailand as a case) • Prognosis from a global perspective
The coral reef is one of nature’s richest field laboratories, a great
genetic archive matched only by the tropical rain forest. It is also one of
Asia’s finest recreational assets. But this precious resource is everywhere
under threat. The brilliant photographs and lively text make Thailand’s Coral Reefs both
fun and informative, both accessible to everyone and detailed enough to satisfy
all but the most specialist readers.
No IS BN
WL Order Code 9 042
US$33.00
Yangon 2004, 119 pp., 35 pp. illus. 180 x
245 mm, pbk.
Sai San Aik :Case Reports of Working Elephants
This work is an update of earlier works by Evans (1900), G. Pfaff (1940) and
Ferriet (1945). The author deals with the following subjects.
Domestication of
Humane Treatment, Structures and Functions of Elephant Body, The Digestive
System, Reproduction in Elephants,
Nutrition and Health, Underweight Baby Elephants, Musth, Oestrus in
Elephants, Food and Worms Relation, Daily Food Requirement, Starvation,
Traditional Remedies, Use of Penicillin, Hoof and Health, Dangers of Elephant,
Respiration rate, Heart rate and Body temperature of Asian Elephants, Care of
Sick Elephant, Dislocation and Fracture, Anaemia, Internal Parasites, Filaria
(Microfilaraemia), Trypanosomiasis (Surra), Ectoparasites, Elephant Skin
Bots, Oedematous Swellings, Skin Problems, Diarrhoea, Constipation, Eye
Problems, Pneumonia, Anthrax, Elephant Ringworm, Snake bite in Elephant,
Rare Diseases, Destruction of Elephant, Training of Elephant in Captivity, Sole
Problem in Procession Elephants
No IS BN
WL Order Code 21 558
US$10.00
Bangkok 1990, 32 pp. illus. in col., 140 x
220 mm, pbk.
Smith, Colin;Beautiful Butterflies
A Colorful Introduction to Nepal’s most Beautiful Insects, Know Nepal Series
No. 3. Nepal is well known for many forms of beauty, such as snowy peaks
across lush valleys and picturesque villages or temples against vistas of range
upon range of mountains.
Its beautiful butterflies are less well known, partly
because most visitors come during their off-season and partly because many of
them are hard to find, and some are extremely rare or endemic.
IS BN 978-974-88810-7-2
WL Order Code 21 591
Bangkok 1993, 127 pp., illus. in col., 150 x
215 mm, pbk.
Smith, Colin; Illustrated Nepal’s Butterflies Checklist
Colorful Book to Nepal’s various zoogeographic regions.
The significant differences
from other butterflies shown by photographs, make it easy for someone
unfamiliar, to identify them.
No IS BN
WL Order Code 4 148
US$42.00
Calcutta 1985, 209 pp., illus., 32 pp. in color,
165 x 245 mm
Tikader, B. K. and R. C. Sharma; Handbook Indian Testudines
This Handbook is an attempt to provide up-to-date and complete taxonomic
account of Indian Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins.
Apart from providing a
full taxonomic treatment of all the species and subspecies known from India
along with the keys for their identifications, this book also includes in-depth
information, wherever known, on various other aspects such as biology, ecology,
distribution, conservation and captive breeding.
No IS BN
WL Order Code 7 336
US$42.00
New Delhi 1992, 264 pp., 42 pp. Illus., 160
x 240 mm
Tikader, B. K. and. R. C. Sharma; Handbook Indian Lizards
This book provides a taxonomic account for many of India’s lizards.
Information
on the species and subspecies of various lizards are presented, along
with the keys for their identification, information on habitat, distribution, and
status.
No IS BN
WL Order Code 22 354
US$33.00
Bangkok 1993, 370 pp., 1 pp. illus. 50 pp.
charts, 175 x 250 mm, pbk.
Westley, Sidney S. & Powell, Mark H.; Erythrina in the New and Old World, Nitrogen Fixing Tree Reports Special Issue 1993
.
In recent years, scientists and development specialists have “discovered” many
previously neglected nitrogen-fixing trees with exciting potential to sustain
and improve the soil, enhance crop production and provide valuable products.
Prominent among the trees attracting increasing attention in the genus Erythrina,
distributed throughout the tropics.
Many of the 113 Erythrina species are
used in agro forestry systems as live fences, windbreaks, shade or support for
other plants.
They improve the soil and provide animal fodder, human food,
medicine and wood products.
Their unique flowers and seeds also make them
popular as ornamentals and for handicrafts.
Researchers, often working in isolation,
have screened Erythrina. species and provenances for growth potential
under different site conditions.
Some have conducted detailed studies of specific
tree characteristics.
As experience and research results have accumulated, the
need has become urgent to bring this information together and make it available
to a wider community.
This work presents 55 papers on Erythrina research and
development activities.
IS BN 978-974-753-436-8
WL Order Code 22 169
US$39.00
Bangkok 2000, 318 pp., 96 pp. color illus., 3
pp. maps, 150 x 210 mm, pbk.
White, Kevin & B. Sharma;Wild Orchids in Nepal:
The Guide to the Himalayan Orchids of the Tribhuvan Rajpath and Chitwan
Jungle
This guide provides a hands-on companion to Nepal’s most accessible orchid
habitats.
Offering practical advice for the visitor, the guide is also a handbook
for the orchid grower or armchair traveler.
It provides a wealth of data on the
species encountered in the wild, including detailed descriptions for identification.
Although its primary aim is to enhance enjoyment of the orchids in
their natural environment, the book contributes significantly to the literature
on Himalayan species and reports sixteen new Nepal records.
Crisply written
and using a minimum of technical terms, this volume, based on twenty years
of observing Nepal’s orchids, is an essential companion for the layman and
professional alike.
IS BN 978-974-8434-55-1
WL Order Code 22 032
US$28.00
Bangkok 1998, repr. with additional plates
and updates from 1977; 160 pp., 24 pp.
illus., 8 pp. in color, 210 x 295 mm, pbk.
Whitmore, T. C.;Palms of Malaya
Palms of Malaya provides a unique and easy introduction to the palms of Southeast
Asia. Palms are one of the most distinctive and visually striking families
of tropical plants.
They are of immense importance to humans, and many are
planted or harvested for their useful products, or as ornamentals.
Think of
coconut, oil palm, betel palm and rattans, or royal palm, sealing wax palms and
talipot, to name a few.
For wild palms the focus is on rain forest species and
these extend north of Malaya into the wetter parts of Thailand, Indochina and
Burma.
This book makes it easy to recognize the different wild and cultivated
palms of Southeast Asia, using silhouette drawings, simple descriptions and
photographs.
It describes the many useful products palms provide, their role in
the rural economy and their place in the rainforest ecosystems.
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