Palaeontology
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Palaeontology
Hardback. A major stepping stone toward a synthesis of the ecology and evolution of the Late Cretaceous ecosystems of western North America Editor(s): Titus, Alan L.; Loewen, Mark A. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 656 pages, 338 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 217 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2068.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008831
- ISBN
- 9780253008831
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Condition: New
€ 102.19
€ 102.19
Hardback. The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, it features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. With plants as his scientific muse, the author traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning from the Late Cretaceous period onwards. Num Pages: 392 pages, 69 halftones, 34 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; PSTS; RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306797
- ISBN
- 9780226306797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.23€ 114.71
€ 140.23
€ 114.71
Paperback. The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, it features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. With plants as his scientific muse, the author traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning from the Late Cretaceous period onwards. Num Pages: 392 pages, 69 halftones, 34 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; PSTS; RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306803
- ISBN
- 9780226306803
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Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 45.92
€ 53.48
€ 45.92
Hardback. Focuses on the 46-million-year Ordovician Period (489-443 my), when a bewildering array of adaptive radiations of Paleozoic and Modern-type biotas appeared in marine habitats, the first animals (arthropods) walked on land, and the first non-vascular bryophyte-like plants colonized terrestrial areas with damp environments. Editor(s): Webby, B.D.; Paris, Florentin; Droser, Mary L.; Percival, Ian G. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 496 pages, 140 illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126786
- ISBN
- 9780231126786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.42
€ 186.42
"This book is on the emergence of mammals in Asia, based largely on new fossil finds throughout Asia and cutting-edge biostratigraphic and geochemical methods of dating the fossils and their geological substrate"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Wang, Xiaoming; Flynn, Lawrence J.; Fortelius, Mikael. Num Pages: 752 pages, 143 figures. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 216 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2630.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150125
- ISBN
- 9780231150125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.53€ 102.21
€ 129.53
€ 102.21
North African Cretaceous Carbonate Platform Systems
. Ed(S): Skelton, Peter W.; Gili, Eulalia (De...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Tunis, Tunisia from 13 to 18 May 2002 Editor(s): Skelton, Peter W.; Gili, Eulalia (Department de Geologia, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain); Negra, Mohamed (El Hedi Department des Sciences de la Terre, Universite de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia). Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016066
- ISBN
- 9781402016066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.20
€ 192.20
Eustasy, High-Frequency Sea Level Cycles and Habitat Heterogeneity
. Ed(S): Ramkumar, Mu.; Menier, David
Paperback. Editor(s): Ramkumar, Mu.; Menier, David. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 188.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780128127209
- ISBN
- 9780128127209
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Condition: New
€ 89.59
€ 89.59
Hardback. Editor(s): Prothero, Donald R.; Berggren, William A. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 584 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: RBP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633954
- ISBN
- 9780691633954
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Condition: New
€ 364.00
€ 364.00
The Other Saber-tooths. Scimitar-tooth Cats of the Western Hemisphere....
. Ed(S): Naples, Virginia L.; Martin, Larry D...
Richly illustrated and featuring the latest information on scimitar-tooth cats of the New World, The Other Saber-tooths is an engaging and comprehensive collection of information about these fascinating felines that will appeal to paleontologists and anyone else interested in the prehistoric world. Editor(s): Naples, Virginia L.; Martin, Larry D.; Babiarz, John P. Num Pages: 252 pages, 132, 65 colour illustrations, 65 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV; RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896644
- ISBN
- 9780801896644
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Condition: New
€ 137.32
€ 137.32
Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Terence; Rubidge, Bruce. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: RBX; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770071483
- ISBN
- 9781770071483
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.27
€ 31.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. The observation and understanding of extra-solar planetary systems has become a topic that poses challenges to many fields of human knowledge. This book sets out a synthesis of the advances. It intends to help young students, researchers, engineers involved or about to become involved in quest for extra-solar planets. Editor(s): Mariotti, Jean-Marie; Alloin, Danielle M. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 446 pages, index. BIC Classification: PGS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357094
- ISBN
- 9780792357094
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Condition: New
€ 242.20
€ 242.20
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Cargese, Corsica, France, May 5-15, 1998 Editor(s): Mariotti, Jean-Marie; Alloin, Danielle M. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 421 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357087
- ISBN
- 9780792357087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.13
€ 243.13
Hardback. The breakup of the Pangean super-continent in the Triassic-Jurassic age left great rift basins with a record of the physical and biological conditions of the time. This title discusses the data concerning structural geology, tectonics and colcanisms of CAM. Editor(s): LeTourneau, Peter M.; Olsen, Paul E. Num Pages: 240 pages, 93 line, 10 H/T. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3B; RBG; RBX; RGBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111621
- ISBN
- 9780231111621
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Condition: New
€ 141.93
€ 141.93
Hardback. Offers a description of the systematic position of the Ammonoidea within the Cephalopoda. This work features discussions on soft- and hard-part morphology of ammonoids, rate of growth and ontogeny, and taphonomy and ecology. It explores the distribution of ammonoids in time and space as well as their extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. Editor(s): Landman, Neil H.; Tanabe, Kazushige (University of Tokyo, Japan); Davis, Richard Arnold. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 881 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 170 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1710.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 881
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306452222
- ISBN
- 9780306452222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.66
€ 376.66
Hardback. Focusing on biofilms, this book combines knowledge on sub-aquatic and sub-aerial biofilms and their products. It describes how formation and degradation of minerals and rocks is achieved through biofilm formation on and in sediments, soils and rocks. It treats methods of study, and examples of Precambrian biofilms of an early Earth. Editor(s): Krumbein, Wolfgang E.; Paterson, David Maxwell (Gatty Marine Laboratory, University of St. Andrews, Fife); Zavarzin, Georgii Aleksandrovich (Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia). Num Pages: 503 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015977
- ISBN
- 9781402015977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.75
€ 244.75
North African Cretaceous Carbonate Platform Systems
. Ed(S): Gili, Eulalia (Department de Geologi...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Tunis, Tunisia from 13 to 18 May 2002 Editor(s): Gili, Eulalia (Department de Geologia, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain); Negra, Mohamed (El Hedi Department des Sciences de la Terre, Universite de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia); Skelton, Peter W. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; RBGL; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016073
- ISBN
- 9781402016073
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Condition: New
€ 189.77
€ 189.77
Palaeolimnological Proxies as Tools of Environmental Reconstruction in...
. Ed(S): Buczko, Krisztina; Korponai, Janos; ...
Hardback. This volume details new palaeolimnological findings from eastern and central Europe. It reviews the late Quaternary records from the Carpathian region and presents new results on the history of a crater lake, glacial lakes in the Tatra Mountains and Lake Bled. Editor(s): Buczko, Krisztina; Korponai, Janos; Padisak, Judit (Dept. of Limnology, University of Veszprem, Hungary); Starratt, Scott W. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGF; RBKF; RBX; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 975.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048133864
- ISBN
- 9789048133864
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Condition: New
€ 198.34
€ 198.34
Hardback. This photographically rich volume provides a synthetic overview of a wide sample of Lagerstatten from marine environments reaching back in time to the Precambrian, more than 500 million years ago. These occurrences of exceptional fossil preservation are providing scientists with a new source of evidence to understand how life has evolved in the Earth's oceans. Editor(s): Bottjer, David J.; Etter, Walter; Hagadorn, James W.; Tang, Carol M. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 78 photos, 22 maps, 30 illus. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102544
- ISBN
- 9780231102544
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Condition: New
€ 196.80
€ 196.80
Paperback. Editor(s): Borgen, Ulf J.; Nakrem, Hans A. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph Series. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 277 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119286431
- ISBN
- 9781119286431
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Condition: New
€ 187.50
€ 187.50
Hardback. Offers a comparative review of spin electronics ("spintronics") research and development activities in the US, Japan, and Western Europe. This book covers materials, fabrication and characterization of magnetic nanostructures, magnetism and spin control in magnetic nanostructures, magneto-optical properties of semiconductors, and magneto devices. Editor(s): Awschalom, David D.; Buhrman, Robert A. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA); Daughton, James M. (NVE Corporation, Eden prairie, MN, USA); Molnar, Stephan von (Center for Materials Research and Technology, Florida State University); Roukes, Michael Lee (Condensed Matter Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA). Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RBX; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402018022
- ISBN
- 9781402018022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52