Natural Science publications from the Western Australian Museum

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	A GUIDE TO WETLAND INVERTEBRATES OF SOUTH-WESTERN AUSTRALIA ...... Davis, Jenny; Christidis, Faye This wetland guide includes chapters on flatworms, roundworms and earthworms; snails, limpets and bivalves; watermites and spiders; water fleas, shrimps, yabbies and others; dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies, beetles, bugs and mosquitoes. Includes descriptions, distributions and keys to identify. Colour and black and white photos. ISBN: 0 646303 91 0 Pb 177pp 615g RRP: $33.00
	ANCIENT FLORAS of WESTERN AUSTRALIA ...... McLoughlin, Steve; McNamara, Ken The changing pattern of the fossil floras in W.A. is a legacy of both their evolutionary history and of the changing environments in which they grew. This booklet covers the evolution of plants in W.A. from the Devonian through to the present and includes 24 four colour illustrations. ISBN: 0 730726 92 4 Pb 42pp 155g RRP: $10.95
	BRING BACK THE BUTTERFLIES ...... Hay, R W; Houston, T F; Williams, A; Williams, M A guide to breeding and encouraging butterflies back to our gardens. Colour photographs. ISBN: 0 730959 45 7 Pb 72pp 180g RRP: $10.95
	BUILDING FROG FRIENDLY GARDENS ...... Aplin, Ken; Paino, Anthea; Sleep, Lyndal Comprehensive Western Australian guide to building environmentally friendly gardens to attract frogs and other native creatures. The only purpose written guide for the Western Australian environment. ISBN: 0 730757 82 X Pb 67pp 200g RRP: $9.95
	CORAL REEFS: NATURE'S WONDERS ...... Deas, Walt & Jean This field guide provides a guide to coral reef biology and ecology with beautiful photos of the better known corals, both soft and hard corals, why the reefs are endangered and what can be done to conserve them. A must for divers and conservationists. Colour photographs. ISBN: 1 920843 18 3 Pb 298pp 820g RRP: $39.95
	FASHIONING THE STONE: MINERALS, MYTHS, MAGIC AND SCIENCE ...... Bevan, Alex A look at the story behind common gemstones - their origin, history, properties, the myths that grew up around them - and the way different cultures have used them. Colour and b&w photos. ISBN: 0 730950 17 4 Pb 40pp g RRP: $5.50
	FIELD GUIDE TO BIRDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ...... Storr, G M; Johnstone, R The only W A bird field guide with 40 illustrated colour plates. This popular title has been reprinted 5 times. OUT OF PRINT - Revised edition Forthcoming ISBN: 0 724486 98 4 Pb pp 435g RRP: $27.45
	FOSSILS OF THE NEWMARRACARRA LIMESTONE ...... McNamara, Ken; Brimmell, Kris 12 page illustrated guide to the fossils of the area around Bringo, inland from Geraldton. ISBN: 0 730954 05 6 Pb 12pp 46g RRP: $7.95
	FRESHWATER FISHES OF AUSTRALIA ...... Allen, G R; Midgley, S H; Allen, M From tiny gobies to the giant barramundi, this compact volume provides in-depth coverage of nearly 300 species. Every species is illustrated in colour with additional hints for rapid identification. 700 colour plates. ISBN: 0 730754 86 3 Pb 400pp 980g RRP: $45.00
	FROGS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ...... Tyler, M J; Smith, L; Johnstone, R Western Australia is home to more than one third of the known frog species in Australia and new ones are still being discovered. In this extensively revised third edition the authors include the latest discoveries. Identification is made simple with colour photographs, distribution maps and detailed information on each species. OUT OF STOCK - Reprinting Soon! ISBN: 0 730961 06 0 Pb 208pp 600g RRP: $38.45
	HANDBOOK OF BIRDS OF WA VOL I: Non-passerines (Emu to Dollar Bird). ...... Johnstone, R E; Storr, G M First of two volumes covering all species of birds recorded from Western Australia and its offshore islands including Ashmore Reef, Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands. An indispensable reference for ornithologists, scientists and amateur naturalists. 45 colour plates by commissioned WA artists and 30 colour egg plates. 60 text figures, 158 maps. ISBN: 0 730712 08 7 HC 436pp 2380g RRP: $104.50
	HANDBOOK OF BIRDS OF WA VOL II - Passerines (Pitta Bird to Goldfinch) ...... Johnstone, R E; Storr, G M Artists - Martin Thompson, Trish Wright and John Darnell With magnificient colour plates of birds and eggs, distribution maps, description of habitat, breeding and behaviour, line drawings of nests, birds, feathers, head and eye detail, these two volumes are the definitive work on Western Australian and Christmas Island birds. 38 colour bird plates, 28 colour egg plates. 209 text figures, 109 maps. ISBN: 1 920843 11 6 HC 529pp 3000g RRP: $130.00
	LIZARDS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Volume I - SKINKS ...... Storr, G; Smith, L; Johnstone, R This completely revised, colourful edition of this authoritative guide helps the reader with identification of 173 species of skink, using easy-to-follow keys, drawings, colour photographs and distribution maps. ISBN: 0 730726 56 8 Pb 291pp 835g RRP: $38.45
	MARINE & ESTUARINE FISHES OF SOUTH-WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A field guide for Anglers and Divers ...... Hutchins, Barry; Thompson, Martin This companion guide to the tropical fishes book is for anglers and divers, covering the coastline from Recherche Archipelago to Lancelin, dealing with over 300 fishes including sharks and rays. In its seventh reprint. Colour plates ISBN: 0 724497 58 7 Pb 103pp 260g RRP: $16.45
	MARINE FISHES OF TROPICAL AUST & SOUTH EAST ASIA ...... Allen, Gerald A must-have fishing guide for anglers and divers with descriptions and colour illustrations of 1,635 species found in northern waters from Shark Bay to the Great Barrier Reef and the Indonesian-Malaysian Archipelago. Includes chapters on the biology and ecology of reef fishes; fish photographs; dangerous fish and an edibility guide. 106 Colour plates ISBN: 0 730983 63 3 Pb 296pp 770g RRP: $32.95
	PINNACLES ...... McNamara, Ken A full colour guide for tourists and amateur geologists describing the formation and the history of the bizarre formations of the Pinnacles Desert in Nambung National Park. ISBN: 0 724494 79 0 Pb 24pp 110g RRP: $5.50
	RESEARCH IN SHARK BAY: report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee. ...... Berry, P F; Bradshaw, S D; Wilson, B R; eds., ISBN: 0 730939 19 7 Pb 325pp 775g RRP: $16.50
	SEA SLUGS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A guide to species from the Indian to West Pacific Oceans ...... Wells, Fred; Bryce, Clay A must for divers and includes chapters describing what is a sea slug; when and where to find them and over 200 colour plates of these strange, unique creatures. ISBN: 0 730955 23 0 Pb 184pp 440g RRP: $32.95
	SEASHELLS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ...... Wells, Fred; Bryce, Clay One of the exciting aspects of collecting shells is a chance a new one will be discovered! This field guide, with over 600 colour photos of shells found in WA, will help you identify your collection. Chapters tell when and where to collect, how to clean the shells and how to look after your collection. ISBN: 0 730900 77 0 Pb 207pp 436g RRP: $29.95
	SNAKES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ...... Storr, G M; Smith, L A; Johnstone, R E There are more that 100 species of snake found in Western Australia and its surrounding seas. This guide will help you identify all of them - from dangerous land and sea snakes to the pythons, snakes found in tidal mangrove swamps and freshwater creeks. Also includes a section on treatment of snake bite and first aid. ISBN: 0 730712 95 8 Pb 309pp 870g RRP: $39.95
	STROMATOLITES ...... McNamara, Ken Full colour guide to the strange and bizarre living stromatolite formations of Shark Bay, Lake Clifton, Rottnest Isand and other WA locations. Revised edition with colour plates of the formation of these unique structures. ISBN: 0 730952 15 Pb 28pp 110g RRP: $5.50
	TEKTITES ...... McNamara, Ken; Bevan, Alex Full colour booklet describing the age, occurrence, composition, shapes and theories of origin of these pebble-sized, naturally occurring glass objects that have long fascinated scientists and explorers. ISBN: 0 730726 91 6 Pb 38pp 150g RRP: $9.95
	WA HUMPBACK AND RIGHT WHALES - an increasing success story ...... Bannister, John This book tells the story of the two magnificent whale species found along the Western Australian coastline - the humpback and the right whale. Both whales were caught close to the coast and were overfished to near extinction - and are now coming back to the delight of locals and tourists alike. ISBN: 0 730961 55 9 Pb 52pp 220g RRP: $10.95
	WATER IN WA ...... Biggs, Evan A valuable resource for teachers in the upper primary and lower secondary, this book was developed to support the study of the water cycle in Australia, and particularly WA. Covers the water cycle, water sources, uses and consumption, as well as topics such as salinity, the Kalgoorlie pipeline and the Snowy Mountains Scheme. B & w illustrations, tables etc ISBN: 0 730761 16 9 Pb 62pp 230g RRP: $14.25
	WORLD'S FIRST SHELL COLLECTING GUIDE FROM 1821 JOHN MAWE ...... Stillwell, J D; Mawe, J John Mawe's The Voyager's Companion or Shell Collector's Pilot: Gorgeously produced facsimiles of Mawe's Shell Collecting guides 1804 and 1821 with an introduction about Mawe and shell collecting in general. Full colour throughout. A must for both the shell collector and the antiquarian! ISBN: 1 920843 04 3 Pb 81pp 291g RRP: $39.95