This book is the first comprehensive and readable account of the species. It describes how mink have evolved to exploit a wide variety of habitats: river, lake, marsh and coast, and goes on to detail the various aspects of their ecology and behaviour. In the concluding chapters, an in-depth look at the two subjects most popularly associated with mink, the fur trade and the effect of feral mink on other wildlife will significantly contribute to informed debate and sensible management of the species. "This is the first ...
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This book is the first comprehensive and readable account of the species. It describes how mink have evolved to exploit a wide variety of habitats: river, lake, marsh and coast, and goes on to detail the various aspects of their ecology and behaviour. In the concluding chapters, an in-depth look at the two subjects most popularly associated with mink, the fur trade and the effect of feral mink on other wildlife will significantly contribute to informed debate and sensible management of the species. "This is the first volume in a new series on mammals, from a publisher which is known for its excellent books on birds...It is a book which everybody who is interested in mammals of the riverside should have..." --Mammal News
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Add this copy of The Mink to cart. $73.05, like new condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by T & A. D. Poyster.
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John Davies. Fine in Near Fine jacket. The first edition of this natural history work on the mink written by Nigel Dunstone and illustrated with colour photographic plates, and in the original scarce dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. Part of the 'Poyser Natural History' series. Â Illustrated with monochrome vignette illustrations by John Davies and twenty-four colour plates over eight pages. Â In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped, scarce dust wrapper. Â This natural history work was written by Nigel Dunstone, an expert in the field of animal behaviour, and provides a study on the mink. The work covers subjects such as tracking minks, their habitats, eating habits and the fur trade. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. The wrap is excellent with only the odd minimal mark. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine.
Add this copy of The Mink (Poyser Natural History) to cart. $145.58, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by T. & A.D. Poyser.
