Biology, life sciences
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Biology, life sciences
Hardback. Bioluminescence is everywhere on earth--most of all in the ocean, from angler fish in the depths to flashing dinoflagellates at the surface. Wilson and Hastings explore the natural history, evolution, and biochemistry of the diverse array of organisms that emit light and offer an evolutionary explanation for their sporadic distribution and rarity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 74 color illustrations, 3 halftones, 11 line illustrations, 6 graphs. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067165
- ISBN
- 9780674067165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.28€ 54.25
€ 58.28
€ 54.25
Her interdisciplinary approach allows a deeper understanding of a time when exploration of the natural world was a culture-wide enchantment. Num Pages: 400 pages, 49, 49 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSA; DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405179
- ISBN
- 9781421405179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.28
€ 74.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 175 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFCX; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231056328
- ISBN
- 9780231056328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.84€ 100.12
€ 131.84
€ 100.12
Paperback. Featuring an introduction by Stephen Jay Gould, "Genetics and the Origin of Species" presents the first edition of Dobzhansky's groundbreaking and now classic inquiry into what has emerged as the most important single area of scientific inquiry in the twentieth century: biological theory of evolution. Num Pages: 364 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231054751
- ISBN
- 9780231054751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.50€ 41.90
€ 52.50
€ 41.90
Paperback. Experimental approaches to evolution provide evidence of evolution by directly observing the process at work. This book summarizes studies in experimental evolution, outlining techniques and applications, and presenting the field's full range of research - from selection in the laboratory to the manipulation of populations in the wild. Editor(s): Garland Jr., Theodore; Rose, Michael R. Num Pages: 752 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 108 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1306. Concepts, Methods, and Applications of Selection Experiments. 752 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Garland Jr., Theodore; Rose, Michael R. Experimental approaches to evolution provide evidence of evolution by directly observing the process at work. This book summarizes studies in experimental evolution, outlining techniques and applications, and presenting the field's full range of research - from selection in the laboratory to the manipulation of populations in the wild. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 38. Weight: 1306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- y First printing
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261808
- ISBN
- 9780520261808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67€ 42.75
€ 53.67
€ 42.75
Paperback. Pietsch has spent decades collecting and researching the origin and meaning of these evolutionary trees and presents a visually breathtaking and intellectually brilliant history of the form. Num Pages: 376 pages, 231, 226 black & white line drawings, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411859
- ISBN
- 9781421411859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.55
€ 53.55
Hardback. Editor(s): Freeman, Theodore Monroe; Tracy, James M. Num Pages: 380 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 41 colour illustrations, 41 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319461908
- ISBN
- 9783319461908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.56
€ 171.56
Hardcover. The second largest order of mammals, Chiroptera comprises more than one thousand species of bats. Because of their mobility, bats are often the only native mammals on isolated oceanic islands, where more than half of all bat species live. This book focuses on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of bats living in the world's island ecosystems. Editor(s): Fleming, Theodore H.; Racey, Paul A. Num Pages: 592 pages, 17 colour plates, 47 halftones, 49 line drawings, 46 tables. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226253305
- ISBN
- 9780226253305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.67€ 68.90
€ 81.67
€ 68.90
Hardback. First published in 1804, Nicholas-Theodore de Saussure's Recherches Chimiques sur la Vegetation is presented here in its first English edition. A seminal work in the understanding of photosynthesis, it has been called the first modern work on plant nutrition. Editor(s): Hill, Jane F. Translator(s): Hill, Jane F. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461441359
- ISBN
- 9781461441359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.84
€ 196.84
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Loutraki, Greece, August 20-30, 1988 Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNK; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792303015
- ISBN
- 9780792303015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.67
€ 261.67
Hardback. Hawaii's forest bird community is the most insular and most endangered in the world and serves as a case study for threatened species globally. Ten have disappeared, nine are critically endangered, and even common species are in decline. This book describes the research and conservation efforts to save Hawaii's forest birds. Editor(s): Pratt, Thane K.; Atkinson, Carter T.; Banko, Mr. Paul C.; Jacobi, James D.; Woodworth, Ms. Bethany L. Num Pages: 640 pages, 97 black-&-white illustrations + 32 colour images. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSVW6; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141085
- ISBN
- 9780300141085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.34€ 72.38
€ 93.34
€ 72.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tetz, V.V.; Totalian, A.A. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560722458
- ISBN
- 9781560722458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.66€ 143.31
€ 186.66
€ 143.31
hardcover. This book examines the unique contribution of the Bossou field site to our knowledge of chimpanzees, particularly the endangered West African subspecies. Coverage ranges from their socio-ecology to cognition, to their ability to use stone and perishable tools. Editor(s): Matsuzawa, Tetsuro; Humle, Tatyana; Sugiyama, Yukimaru. Series: Primatology Monographs. Num Pages: 465 pages, 182 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1HFD; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVS; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 465
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431539209
- ISBN
- 9784431539209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 266.70
€ 266.70
hardcover. Electroporation Methods in Neuroscience Editor(s): Saito, Tetsuichiro. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 211 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 58 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493924585
- ISBN
- 9781493924585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.76
€ 129.76
Hardcover. Metal Speciation and Bioavailability in Aquatic Systems is the first comprehensive review to deal with fundamental concepts and models, speciation measurements and field applications in metal speciation and bioavailability in aquatic environments. Editor(s): Tessier, Andre; Turner, David R. Series: Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems. Num Pages: 696 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 696
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471958307
- ISBN
- 9780471958307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 940.84
€ 940.84
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780128007785
- ISBN
- 9780128007785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.30
€ 147.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Garza, Terry. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634836425
- ISBN
- 9781634836425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.66€ 140.88
€ 186.66
€ 140.88
Paperback. Bioinformatics and Computer Science provides a completely fresh exploration of bioinformatics, which investigates the interrelationship between bioinformatics, biology and computer science and explores key developments in computer science that are critical for its future. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470035481
- ISBN
- 9780470035481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.21
€ 73.21
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Terence Allen and Graham Cowling describe the nature of cells - their basic structure, their varying forms, their division, their differentiation, their signalling, and programmed death. Cells are the basic constituent of life, and understanding cells and how they work is central to all biology and medicine. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199578757
- ISBN
- 9780199578757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Berntsen, Teodor; Alsvik, Kaj. Num Pages: 123 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTD; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628087987
- ISBN
- 9781628087987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.33€ 132.17
€ 191.33
€ 132.17