Biology, life sciences
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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. Presents a synthesis/review of research methods and studies of cetaceans in their natural habitats. The book covers the history of cetacean behavioural research and methodology; state-of-the-art reviews of information on four of the most-studied species; and summaries of major topics. Editor(s): Mann, Janet; Connor, Richard C. (Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts, USA); Tyack, Peter L.; Whitehead, Hal (Professor of Biology, Dalhousie University, USA). Num Pages: 436 pages, 16 colour plates, 93 halftones, 2 maps, 41 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVS; PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226503417
- ISBN
- 9780226503417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.08€ 68.15
€ 82.08
€ 68.15
Paperback. * Clinical correlations or everyday applications include examples from the real world to help students understand key concepts more readily. * Dedicated web page, there 24 hours a day, will give extra help, tips, warnings of trouble spots, extra visuals and more. Series: Eleventh Hour - Boston S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCM; MRG; PSBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632044153
- ISBN
- 9780632044153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.53
€ 54.53
Paperback. This concluding volume of Charles Darwin's biography looks closely at the wider publishing world of Victorian England and the different audiences which responded to Darwin's ideas. It considers the Darwinian revolution from his point of view and what it was like to become a scientific celebrity. Num Pages: 608 pages, 24pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712668378
- ISBN
- 9780712668378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.50
€ 40.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. The papers in this volume represent original work to celebrate the centenary of the American Society of Zoologists. They illustrate the impressive nature of historical scholarship that has subsequently focused on the development of biology in the United States. Editor(s): Maienschein, Jane. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813517025
- ISBN
- 9780813517025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.20
€ 43.99
€ 39.20
Hardback. Jane Maienschein examines how understanding of embryos evolved from the speculations of natural philosophers to bioengineering, with its life-enhancing therapies. She shows that research on embryos has always seemed promising to some but frightening to others, and makes the case that public understanding must be informed by scientific findings. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: MFKC3; PDA; PDX; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725553
- ISBN
- 9780674725553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.68
€ 47.99
€ 39.68
Paperback. Drawing on a lifetime of work as one of the world's most renowned scientists, conservationists, and animal rights activists, Jane Goodall has written a unique spiritual autobiography that explores her deepest beliefs about spirituality and moral evolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w inserts. BIC Classification: BGA; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780446676137
- ISBN
- 9780446676137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.61
€ 18.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. This book written by interantional experts aims to develop standards of curation across all biocultual collections. and help institutions to properly care for their collections. Editor(s): Salick, Jan; Konchar, Katie; Nesbitt, Mark. Num Pages: 250 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842464984
- ISBN
- 9781842464984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.01
€ 51.99
€ 37.01
Paperback. You've heard of the Horse Whisperer - now meet the woman who uses similar methods to train dogs. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 b/w illus, Index. BIC Classification: PSVP; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harper
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 10th Anniversary edition
- SKU
- V9780006532361
- ISBN
- 9780006532361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.32
€ 14.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Jamie Woodward examines the environmental shifts that took place during the Great Ice Age of the Quaternary Period. Looking at evidence from the continents, the oceans, and the ice core records, he explores the evolution of ideas about our geological past, the great debates, and the human stories behind it all. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, Approx, 35 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGF; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 209 x 10. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199580699
- ISBN
- 9780199580699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
paperback. How can something as complex as a human body create itself from a single fertilized egg? Drawing on ideas from physics and network theory as well as genetics and embryology, Jamie Davies describes the fascinating picture emerging from the latest research, in which complexity builds up through 'adaptive self-organization'. Num Pages: 320 pages, Approximately 86 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199673544
- ISBN
- 9780199673544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Introduces California's mammals by describing techniques for recognizing their presence, and when possible, methods for watching them in their natural habitats. This guide includes 144 line drawings, 143 range maps, and 18 illustrated color plates. It gives overviews of mammal evolution, biology and anatomy, natural history, and conservation. Series Editor(s): Faber, Phyllis M.; Pavlik, Bruce M. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 444 pages, 18 illustrated color plates, 145 line illustrations, 133 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235823
- ISBN
- 9780520235823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.71
€ 30.99
€ 22.71
Hardcover. The genetic information being unlocked by advances in genomic and high throughput technologies is rapidly revolutionizing our understanding of developmental processes in bovine species. This information is allowing researchers unprecedented insight into the genetic basis of key traits. Editor(s): Womack, James. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVH; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813821221
- ISBN
- 9780813821221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.78
€ 232.78
Paperback. Investigates the origins of life's diversity and integrates data from molecular genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, embryology, comparative morphology, and paleontology into an analysis of interest to scholars from any of these fields. This book examines the sorts of evidence that can be gleaned from fossils, molecules, and morphology. Num Pages: 608 pages, 9 halftones, 252 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226845494
- ISBN
- 9780226845494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.29
€ 51.99
€ 40.29
Paperback. Fills an empty niche in microbiology teaching materials, and provides a practical guide to microbial diversity from a phylogenetic perspective, from construction and interpretation of evolutionary trees to explorations of the current literature, basic methods, and future areas of real-world exploration." Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Publisher
- ASM Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555814427
- ISBN
- 9781555814427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.14
€ 113.14
Paperback. This text is designed to get you quickly over the Perl language barrier by approaching programming as an important new laboratory skill, revealing Perl programs and techniques that are immediately useful in the lab. Each chapter focuses on solving a particular bioinformatics problem. Num Pages: 386 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; UMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780596000806
- ISBN
- 9780596000806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.59
€ 42.99
€ 40.59
Hardcover. Editor(s): Thorp, James; Rogers, D. Christopher. Num Pages: 794 pages, Approx. 288 illustrations (288 in full color). BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVT; RNB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 216. .
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123850287
- ISBN
- 9780123850287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.02
€ 168.02
Hardcover. Revised edition of: Ecology and classification of North American freshwater invertebrates / edited by James H. Thorp and Alan P. Covich. Third edition. 2010. Editor(s): Thorp, James; Rogers, D. Christopher. Num Pages: 1148 pages, Approx. 200 illustrations (200 in full color). BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT; RNB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 225 x 56. Weight in Grams: 3366.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123850263
- ISBN
- 9780123850263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.24
€ 182.24
Hardcover. Discussing the major issues of microbial biodiversity, this book provides readers with a clear perspective of how it differs from that of plants and animals as well as how it has evolved. Bringing together experts from around the world, the book offers a unique source of information that spans the diversity of microbial life. Series: Wiley Series in Ecological & Applied Microbiology. Num Pages: 592 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 36. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471254331
- ISBN
- 9780471254331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.01
€ 216.01
Hardback. Synthesises the scattered literature about social phenomena across the arthropod phylum: beetles and bugs, caterpillars and cockroaches, mantids and membracids, sawflies and spiders. This work takes a narrative approach that interweaves theory and data analysis with the behaviour and ecology of these remarkable groups. Num Pages: 812 pages, 24 color illustrations; 45 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 263 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1496.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 812
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021631
- ISBN
- 9780674021631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.10€ 86.28
€ 96.10
€ 86.28
Hardback. Darwin is credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but Alfred Russel Wallace saw the same process at work in nature and elaborated the same theory. Dispelling misperceptions of Wallace as a secondary figure, James Costa reveals the two naturalists as equals in advancing one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729698
- ISBN
- 9780674729698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305114036
- ISBN
- 9781305114036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.08
€ 134.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: MJCL; PS; VFD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633881549
- ISBN
- 9781633881549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Hardcover. Identifying trees and shrubs by their scientific name is an essential component of the professional skills of foresters and other types of environmental scientists. This book is an ideal guide for learning procedures as well as a reference book for field use. Num Pages: 624 pages, 550 line drawings, glossaries, references, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KB; GBC; PSAB; PSTS; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471161585
- ISBN
- 9780471161585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.38
€ 228.38
Paperback. Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. Num Pages: 437 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; RGBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198424
- ISBN
- 9781405198424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.99
€ 77.99