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 Electronic books. |
ISBN |
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-9910480450003321 |
McGhie Henry A. | ||
Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 |
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-9910796381003321 |
McGhie Henry A. | ||
Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Henry Dresser and Victorian ornithology : Birds, books and business / / Henry A. McGhie |
Autore | McGhie Henry A. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
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 - 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 |
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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