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Paperback. Tim Lewens explores what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why this approach is often treated with suspicion. He makes an original case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, and shows why the concerns of sceptics should not be dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JF; JH; JM; PDA; PSAJ. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198801191
- ISBN
- 9780198801191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.09
€ 44.09
Hardback. An authoritative and entertaining exploration of Australia's distinctive birds and their unheralded role in global evolution Num Pages: 424 pages, 28 b/w + 16 color illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 246 x 33. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300221664
- ISBN
- 9780300221664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.31
€ 31.31
Paperback. This is the first account of the incorporation of insects in considerations of conservation, tracing the genesis of the discipline and its acceptance as a component of biodiversity conservation. Covers current and future scenarios and priorities for progress. Editor(s): New, Tim R. Num Pages: 436 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795372
- ISBN
- 9789400795372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 239.02
€ 239.02
Paperback. A special issue of the Journal of Insect Conservation, this volume offers a series of original papers and reviews that cover the peculiarities of island insects and their conservation in many parts of the world. Editor(s): New, Tim R. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048179862
- ISBN
- 9789048179862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.77
€ 122.77
Hardback. This is the first account of the incorporation of insects in considerations of conservation, tracing the genesis of the discipline and its acceptance as a component of biodiversity conservation. Covers current and future scenarios and priorities for progress. Editor(s): New, Tim R. Num Pages: 436 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVT7; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729629
- ISBN
- 9789400729629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.07
€ 240.07
Paperback. Editor(s): New, Tim R. Num Pages: 94 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 269.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048174966
- ISBN
- 9789048174966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.62
€ 120.62
Paperback. This unique book provides a survey of the development and practice of butterfly conservation in south east Australia. It traces the evolution of the science, discusses case histories, and summarises much previously scattered information. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVT7; RNC; RNCB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400790049
- ISBN
- 9789400790049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.27
€ 184.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT7; RNCB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319382401
- ISBN
- 9783319382401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.13
€ 121.13
Hardback. Using Australian examples to discuss taxonomic and ecological diversity, this non-technical book introduces basic entomology. It emphasizes perspectives on insect diversity important in conservation assessment and setting priorities for management. Num Pages: 254 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PSVT7; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717794
- ISBN
- 9789400717794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.85
€ 185.85
Hardback. This unique book provides a survey of the development and practice of butterfly conservation in south east Australia. It traces the evolution of the science, discusses case histories, and summarises much previously scattered information. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVT7; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048199259
- ISBN
- 9789048199259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.30
€ 185.30
Hardback. Insects, Fire and Conservation Num Pages: 220 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT7; RNCB; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319080956
- ISBN
- 9783319080956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.77
€ 121.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 242 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319387727
- ISBN
- 9783319387727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Paperback. Using Australian examples to discuss taxonomic and ecological diversity, this non-technical book introduces basic entomology. It emphasizes perspectives on insect diversity important in conservation assessment and setting priorities for management. Num Pages: 265 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT; PSVT7; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401781138
- ISBN
- 9789401781138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.70
€ 184.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Apple Academic Press Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781482225358
- ISBN
- 9781482225358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
Paperback. The Eden Project's Biomes, the world's largest conservatories, are the symbol of a living theatre of plants and people and their interdependence, of regeneration and of a forum for the exploration of possible futures. This book tells the story of the Eden Project, of its conception, design and construction, and personalities who made it happen. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; PSAF; RNKH; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Eden Project Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated, Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909513075
- ISBN
- 9781909513075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Professor Tim Spector reveals the astonishing new science that is changing everything we thought we knew about genes and identity. 'Lucid, surprising and with a very human face. It brings epigenetics alive .. a great read!' Michael Mosley Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780220901
- ISBN
- 9781780220901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Series: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry. Num Pages: 343 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468412086
- ISBN
- 9781468412086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.51
€ 64.51
Hardback. Gives a thorough and systematic introduction to probabilistic modeling in bioinformatics. This book contains a mathematically strict and extensive presentation of the kind of probabilistic models that have turned out to be useful in genome analysis. It also gives examples of known architectures (such as, profile HMM) used in genome analysis. Series: Computational Biology. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001352
- ISBN
- 9781402001352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.72
€ 181.72
Hardback. Includes: "Synthesis of Polypeptides by Ring-Opening Polymerization of I -Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides"; "Peptide Synthesis and Self-Assembly"; "Self-Assembled Polypeptide and Polypeptide Hybrid Vesicles: From Synthesis to Application"; and, "Peptide-Based and Polypeptide-Based Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering". Editor(s): Deming, Timothy. Series: Topics in Current Chemistry. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNNP; PSB; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642271380
- ISBN
- 9783642271380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.09
€ 237.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Deming, Timothy. Series: Topics in Current Chemistry. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNNP; PSB; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642446399
- ISBN
- 9783642446399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 236.59
€ 236.59
Paperback. Demand for timber is being met by a reliance on plantation forestry, many of which grow non-native species. This volume examines the threats of these non-native species on native communities and the impact of changing climates on forest productivity. Editor(s): Paine, Timothy. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT7; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402092909
- ISBN
- 9781402092909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.51
€ 123.51
Paperback. With contributions by numerous experts Editor(s): Warner, Timothy. Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Num Pages: 584 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: MFG; MJ; MMG; PSB; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642632372
- ISBN
- 9783642632372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. Part of The Year in Evolutionary Biology series, this title includes reviews on: gene loss, thermogenesis, and the origin of birds; sexual selection in the light of molecular evolutionary genetics; the nine-spined stickleback, an emerging model in evolutionary biology; and the evolutionary consequences of interspecific aggression. Editor(s): Mousseau, Timothy A.; Fox, Charles W. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 7. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573318815
- ISBN
- 9781573318815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.38
€ 138.38
Paperback. Includes reviews on competition and the evolutionary dynamics of mutualism; rapid Hox gene evolution and the evolution of body plans; the evolutionary and conservation consequences of inbreeding - environment interactions; evolution and development of character displacement; applications of information theory to evolution; and gene duplications. Editor(s): Mousseau, Timothy A.; Fox, Charles W. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 6. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573318457
- ISBN
- 9781573318457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.78
€ 137.78