Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie |
Autore | McGhie Henry A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (341 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, photographs, tables |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithology
Ornithologists Birds - Collection and preservation Birds SCIENCE - Life Sciences - Zoology - General Birds - Nomenclature Birds - Classification Birds - Great Britain Birds - Europe Ornithology - Great Britain - History - 19th century Ornithologists - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Biographies.
Terminology Records and correspondence History Field guides. Diaries. Classification Catalogs and collections. Biography |
Soggetto non controllato |
American Civil War
English ornithologists Henry Dresser History of the Birds of Europe Museum studies Richard Sharpe Scientific societies Victorian ornithology Victorian studies Zoological Society of London bird collecting bird specimens birds cabinet collecting environmental geography exploration field collecting history of science natural history ornithology |
ISBN |
1-5261-1602-2
1-5261-3230-3 1-5261-1601-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Family background and early life -- 2. Texas : the big adventure -- 3. Settling down to business -- 4. Early exploits in ornithological society -- 5. Collecting -- 6. Discovering the birds of Europe. I -- 7. Discovering the birds of Europe. II -- 8. Making The birds of Europe -- 9. A central figure : society life in the 1870s -- 10. The 1880s : the rise of rivalry -- 11. The 1890s : the continuing rise of the British Museum (Natural History) -- 12. Working independently, 1900-5 -- 13. The grand finale : producing Eggs of the birds of Europe -- 14. Time for a change -- 15. Legacies -- Appendix 1. Birds mentioned in the text -- Appendix 2. Birds named by Henry Dresser -- Appendix 3. Birds named after Henry Dresser -- Appendix 4. Publications based on Henry Dresser's collections, 1985-2017. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816145503321 |
McGhie Henry A. | ||
Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The life of David Lack [[electronic resource] ] : father of evolutionary ecology / / Ted R. Anderson |
Autore | Anderson Ted R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages ) : illustrations (black and white) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Biologists - Great Britain
Birds - Evolution Evolution (Biology) Ornithologists - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-933993-7
0-19-992265-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462586503321 |
Anderson Ted R | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The life of David Lack [[electronic resource] ] : father of evolutionary ecology / / Ted R. Anderson |
Autore | Anderson Ted R |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages ) : illustrations (black and white) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Biologists - Great Britain
Birds - Evolution Evolution (Biology) Ornithologists - Great Britain |
ISBN |
0-19-933993-7
0-19-992265-9 |
Classificazione | SCI020000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter I: The Birds of Cambridgeshire -- Chapter II: The Life of Robin -- Chapter III: Darwin's Finches -- Chapter IV: Robin Redbreast -- Chapter V: The Natural Regulation of Animal Numbers -- Chapter VI: Swifts in a Tower -- Chapter VII: Evolutionary Theory and Christian Belief -- Chapter VIII: Enjoying Ornithology -- Chapter IX: Population Studies of Birds -- Chapter X: Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds -- Chapter XI: Ecological Isolation in Birds -- Chapter XII: Evolution Illustrated by Waterfowl -- Chapter XIII: Island Biology -- Notes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786740403321 |
Anderson Ted R | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The life of David Lack : father of evolutionary ecology / / Ted R. Anderson |
Autore | Anderson Ted R |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 pages ) : illustrations (black and white) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Biologists - Great Britain
Birds - Evolution Evolution (Biology) Ornithologists - Great Britain |
ISBN |
0-19-933993-7
0-19-992265-9 |
Classificazione | SCI020000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter I: The Birds of Cambridgeshire -- Chapter II: The Life of Robin -- Chapter III: Darwin's Finches -- Chapter IV: Robin Redbreast -- Chapter V: The Natural Regulation of Animal Numbers -- Chapter VI: Swifts in a Tower -- Chapter VII: Evolutionary Theory and Christian Belief -- Chapter VIII: Enjoying Ornithology -- Chapter IX: Population Studies of Birds -- Chapter X: Ecological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds -- Chapter XI: Ecological Isolation in Birds -- Chapter XII: Evolution Illustrated by Waterfowl -- Chapter XIII: Island Biology -- Notes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825699703321 |
Anderson Ted R | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A love affair with birds [[electronic resource] ] : the life of Thomas Sadler Roberts / / Sue Leaf |
Autore | Leaf Sue <1953-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithologists - Minnesota Physicians - Minnesota Birds - Minnesota |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4529-4745-7
0-8166-8880-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A fledgling start -- Acquiring an eagle eye -- The young naturalists' society -- College boy -- A gypsy life -- The medical student -- A family man -- The busy physician -- The empty day -- A Florida interlude -- The associate curator -- Gains and losses -- Writing the book -- Building Mr. Bell's museum -- The cardinal hour -- Epilogue. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462770003321 |
Leaf Sue <1953-> | ||
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A love affair with birds [[electronic resource] ] : the life of Thomas Sadler Roberts / / Sue Leaf |
Autore | Leaf Sue <1953-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithologists - Minnesota Physicians - Minnesota Birds - Minnesota |
ISBN |
1-4529-4745-7
0-8166-8880-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A fledgling start -- Acquiring an eagle eye -- The young naturalists' society -- College boy -- A gypsy life -- The medical student -- A family man -- The busy physician -- The empty day -- A Florida interlude -- The associate curator -- Gains and losses -- Writing the book -- Building Mr. Bell's museum -- The cardinal hour -- Epilogue. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786955803321 |
Leaf Sue <1953-> | ||
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A love affair with birds : the life of Thomas Sadler Roberts / / Sue Leaf |
Autore | Leaf Sue <1953-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Soggetto topico |
Ornithologists - United States
Ornithologists - Minnesota Physicians - Minnesota Birds - Minnesota |
ISBN |
1-4529-4745-7
0-8166-8880-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A fledgling start -- Acquiring an eagle eye -- The young naturalists' society -- College boy -- A gypsy life -- The medical student -- A family man -- The busy physician -- The empty day -- A Florida interlude -- The associate curator -- Gains and losses -- Writing the book -- Building Mr. Bell's museum -- The cardinal hour -- Epilogue. |
Altri titoli varianti | Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828710003321 |
Leaf Sue <1953-> | ||
Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Roger Tory Peterson [[electronic resource] ] : a biography / / by Douglas Carlson |
Autore | Carlson Douglas <1943-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Collana | Mildred Wyatt-Wold series in ornithology |
Soggetto topico | Ornithologists - United States |
ISBN | 0-292-79477-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1908–1926. Jamestown, New York -- 1926–1934. New York City and Boston -- 1934. The Field Guide, First Edition -- 1934–1942. New York City -- 1942–1953. Washington, D.C. -- 1954–1974. Old Lyme, Connecticut -- 1974–1980. Old Lyme -- 1980–1996. Old Lyme -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778111503321 |
Carlson Douglas <1943-> | ||
Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Roger Tory Peterson : a biography / / by Douglas Carlson |
Autore | Carlson Douglas <1943-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina |
598.092
B |
Collana | Mildred Wyatt-Wold series in ornithology |
Soggetto topico | Ornithologists - United States |
ISBN | 0-292-79477-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1908–1926. Jamestown, New York -- 1926–1934. New York City and Boston -- 1934. The Field Guide, First Edition -- 1934–1942. New York City -- 1942–1953. Washington, D.C. -- 1954–1974. Old Lyme, Connecticut -- 1974–1980. Old Lyme -- 1980–1996. Old Lyme -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828050803321 |
Carlson Douglas <1943-> | ||
Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spare the Birds! : George Bird Grinnell and the First Audubon Society / / Carolyn Merchant |
Autore | Merchant Carolyn |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
Disciplina | 598.092 |
Soggetto topico |
Birds - History
Ornithology - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
ISBN | 0-300-22492-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- PART I. George Bird Grinnell's Audubon Society -- 1. Lucy and John James Audubon's Influence on Grinnell -- 2. Grinnell's Audubon Society -- PART II. George Bird Grinnell's Writings on John James Audubon and Alexander Wilson in Th e Audubon Magazine -- 3. Introduction to Grinnell's Writings -- 4. The Life of John James Audubon / Grinnell, George Bird -- 5. The Character of John James Audubon / Grinnell, George Bird -- 6. Incidents of Audubon's Life / Grinnell, George Bird -- 7. Audubonian Sketches / Shufeldt, R[obert] W. -- 8. Biography of Alexander Wilson / Grinnell, George Bird -- PART III. Grinnell's Monthly Birds in Th e Audubon Magazine, 1887-1889 -- 9. Introduction to Grinnell's Monthly Birds -- 10. Grinnell's Monthly Birds I -- 11. Grinnell's Monthly Birds II -- 12. Epilogue: Grinnell's Achievements -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798405403321 |
Merchant Carolyn | ||
New Haven, CT : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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