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Biology, life sciences

Paperback. Examines biological anthropology, the history of the life sciences, and the literature of science studies while upending common understandings of science and culture with a mixture of anthropology, common sense, and disarming humor. This book focuses on the evolution of science, its role in modern culture, and its challenges for the 21st century. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259607
ISBN
9780520259607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. What do we think about when we think about human evolution? This book explores our scientific narrative of human origins - the study of evolution - and examines its cultural elements and theoretical foundations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285828
ISBN
9780520285828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Although the niche concept has fallen into disfavour among ecologists in recent years, Jonathan M. Chase and Mathew A. Leibold argue that the niche is an ideal tool with which to unify disparate research and theoretical approaches in contemporary ecology. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 60 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101804
ISBN
9780226101804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. Contains some articles on the important topics in seven major areas: phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society. Editor(s): Baum, David A.; Futuyma, Douglas J.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; Moore, Allen J.; Peichel, Catherine Lynn; Schluter, Dolph; Whitlock, Michael. Num Pages: 872 pages, 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 97 line illus. 23 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1946.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
880
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149776
ISBN
9780691149776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.95
€ 97.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Losos, Jonathan B.; Lenski, Richard E. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170398
ISBN
9780691170398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Explains the sources and consequences of bipedalism. Following the evolution of two-legged creatures from our earliest lowly forebears, this book concludes with future options for the last surviving biped. Num Pages: 416 pages, 55 halftones. 16 line illus. 2 tables. 22 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 49. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120287
ISBN
9780691120287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. Series: East African Mammals. Num Pages: 358 pages, line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GBC; PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226437255
ISBN
9780226437255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 69.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 recorded music items, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MFN; MQW; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162999
ISBN
9780231162999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Analysing Darwin's major insights and arguments, this work reasserts the importance of his work for the development of modern biology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854544
ISBN
9780192854544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 444 pages, 28ill.15tabs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226318820
ISBN
9780226318820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Hardback. A compelling synthesis of ideas from agronomy, medicine, breeding, physiology, population genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology, Genetic Glass Ceilings presents transgenics as an inevitable and desperately necessary approach to securing and diversifying the world's food supply. Num Pages: 488 pages, 44, 34 black & white line drawings, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAK; TVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887192
ISBN
9780801887192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.98
€ 65.07

Hardback. Darwin's notebook Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454948
ISBN
9780752454948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Hardback. "A Publication of the Cooper Ornithological Society." Editor(s): Bart, Jonathan Robert; Johnston, Victoria Helen. Series: Studies in Avian Biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 66 line illustrations, 92 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273108
ISBN
9780520273108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 64.66

Hardback. Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild. Editor(s): Ballou, Jonathan D.; Gilpin, Michael; Foose, Thomas J. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 375 pages, 20 tables,72 figs. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101769
ISBN
9780231101769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.88
€ 111.93

Hardback. Editor(s): Losos, Jonathan B.; Lenski, Richard E. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171876
ISBN
9780691171876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.64

Paperback. Illustrates how different scientific approaches to the questions of adaptation and diversification can be integrated and examines evolutionary and ecological questions of interest to a broad range of biologists. Series: Organisms and Environments. Num Pages: 528 pages, 74 color illustrations, 99 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1336. Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles. Series: Organisms and Environments. 528 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Illustrates how different scientific approaches to the questions of adaptation and diversification can be integrated and examines evolutionary and ecological questions of interest to a broad range of biologists. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW5. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 33. Weight: 1336.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269842
ISBN
9780520269842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Baum, David A.; Futuyma, Douglas J.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; Lenski, Richard E.; Moore, Allen J.; Peichel, Cahterine L.; Schluter, Dolph; Whitlock, Michael C. Num Pages: 888 pages, 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 97 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175874
ISBN
9780691175874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 46.81

Paperback. Presents a broad picture of the fundamental ways in which the science of island biogeography has been shaped by the author's work. Editor(s): Losos, Jonathan B.; Ricklefs, Robert E. Num Pages: 496 pages, 11 halftones. 100 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 734.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136530
ISBN
9780691136530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 59.46

Hardback. Series: Comstock Book. Num Pages: 976 pages, 593, maps. BIC Classification: PSVW5; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 70. Weight in Grams: 4545.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Two-volume set
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441417
ISBN
9780801441417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.57

Hardcover. With implications that go to the core of what it means to be human, the issues raised by genetic manipulation especially cloning have sparked a passionate debate among governmental, religious, and scientific quarters, as well as the media and the general public. This work covers this topic. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471206477
ISBN
9780471206477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 117. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840464580
ISBN
9781840464580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. This title provides a comprehensive analytical overview of public dialogue among 19th century American Protestant intellectuals who struggled with the theory of organic evolution. Arguments over the scientific merits of Darwin's theory gave way to discussions of its theological implications. Series: Erasmus Institute Books. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268025526
ISBN
9780268025526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. The fascinating, definitive chronicle of the timber rattlesnake and its fate in the northeast Num Pages: 228 pages, 12 illus. 8 ht. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584656562
ISBN
9781584656562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems. This book presents a current and comprehensive overview of how the key physiological traits of insects respond to environmental variation. Series: Ecological and Environmental Physiology Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, Numerous illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVS; PSVT7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199225958
ISBN
9780199225958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.03

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