Biology, life sciences
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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. This engaging book offers the general reader a succinct account of advances in genetics and genomics, showing their influence on our understanding of health and medicine, evolution, and biology, and how they push the boundaries of ethics and social values. Num Pages: 156 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2022
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387709154
- ISBN
- 9780387709154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.50
€ 33.99
€ 31.50
Hardcover. Does the natural world divide neatly into 'animal, vegetable, mineral'? Discoveries in the 18th century threw the question wide open; debates raged, and fed into wider religious and political battles concerning God's creation and the natural social order. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBG; HBLL; PDX; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198705130
- ISBN
- 9780198705130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
Paperback. Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how she had got there. Everything she had taken for granted about her life, and who she was, was wiped out. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; JM; MQVB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975344
- ISBN
- 9780141975344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80
Multiple-component retail product. The only textbook that fully supports the Oxford AQA International AS & A Level Biology specification (9610), for first teaching in September 2016. The enquiry-based, international approach builds advanced science skills, preparing students for exam success and the progression to university study. Num Pages: 544 pages, Colour. BIC Classification: 4KL; PS. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 266 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198376019
- ISBN
- 9780198376019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
Hardcover. With an accessible survey of the multidisciplinary field of bioanalytical chemistry, this book provides an all in one approach for both beginners and experts, from a broad range of backgrounds, covering introductions, theory, advanced concepts and diverse applications for each method. Num Pages: 488 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PNF; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118302545
- ISBN
- 9781118302545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.70
€ 136.70
Paperback. With their tonsured heads, white faces, and striking cowls, the monkeys might vaguely resemble the Capuchin monks for whom they were named. This downright ethnographic account of the capuchins of Lomas Barbudal, shows their world that is as complex, ritualistic, and structured as any society. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 color illustrations, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060388
- ISBN
- 9780674060388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.82
€ 34.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Elaborates on author's pioneering work on developmental systems by spelling out that work's implications for the fields of evolutionary theory, developmental and social psychology, feminism, and epistemology. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSC; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822324720
- ISBN
- 9780822324720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Argues compellingly that nature and nurture are not alternative influences on human development but, rather, developmental products and the developmental processes that produce them. This title shows that what developmental information" does depends on what is already in place and what alternatives are available. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324669
- ISBN
- 9780822324669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Mopper, Susan; Strauss, Sharon Y. Num Pages: 449 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 449
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475709049
- ISBN
- 9781475709049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.90
€ 124.90
Paperback. This guide discusses chromosomal abnormalities and how best to report and communicate lab findings in research and clinical settings. Providing a standard approach to writing cytogenetic laboratory reports, the guide further covers useful guidance on implementing International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature in reports. Num Pages: 664 pages, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 297 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118912492
- ISBN
- 9781118912492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.71
€ 143.71
Hardcover. Ecological Restoration provides an overview of the strategies being used globally to reverse human impacts on landscapes, ecosystems, and species. Using research-based knowledge and lessons learned from 19 actual restorations, this book aims to improve the outcomes of restorations by strengthening the connections between theory and practice. Num Pages: 630 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 630
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878936076
- ISBN
- 9780878936076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.02
€ 209.02
Hardcover. Written by a professional zoo keeper, this handbook provides the reader with a practical, "hands-on" approach to the husbandry of reptiles, including venomous snakes. The wide variety of topics is presented in a manner that enables the reader to obtain information quickly. Num Pages: 252 pages, tables, glossary, references, index. BIC Classification: PSVW5; TVH; WNC. Category: (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 289 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Krieger Pub Co
- Edition
- Original ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780894649332
- ISBN
- 9780894649332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.43
€ 68.43
Paperback. Presents a contemporary natural history of okapi, a relative of the giraffe. This book recounts its discovery by European explorers, and describes its appearance and life cycle. It also discusses efforts to preserve the species, both in the wild and at zoos around the world. It is useful for conservationists and zoo visitors alike. Illustrator(s): Green, Mary Neel. Num Pages: 147 pages, 105 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780292747074
- ISBN
- 9780292747074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Focuses on the ocean's role in the biogeochemical cycling of selected elements and the impact of humans on the cycling of these elements. This book integrates the research, allowing students to learn concepts in context. It includes coverage of computational aspects. It offers an online companion site, including a study guide, for students. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBKC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1722.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780120885305
- ISBN
- 9780120885305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.67
€ 108.67
Hardback. Provides an overview of the important scientific concept of the biome Series: Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 184 x 262 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313339974
- ISBN
- 9780313339974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.49€ 65.38
€ 72.49
€ 65.38
Hardback. A synthesis of fungal physiology, plant pathology and biology, this work covers interactions between higher plants and fungi at the cellular and biochemical level as well as their ecological importance and theories as to their evolution. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412353901
- ISBN
- 9780412353901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.54
€ 248.54
Hardback. Compiles and synthesizes a wealth of data on this singular subject, providing new and updated lists of native species, comparing patterns and causes of both plant and animal endemism, and interrogating the classic explanations proposed for the state's special significance in light of new molecular evidence. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 9 maps, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PSTS; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275546
- ISBN
- 9780520275546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37€ 64.45
€ 84.37
€ 64.45
Paperback. Susan Greenfield, one of the world's pre-eminent scientists, takes the reader on a guided tour of the final frontier in human understanding: the brain. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226910
- ISBN
- 9781780226910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.05
€ 13.99
€ 11.05
Paperback. The ideal review for the thousands of college students who enroll in genetics courses. Series: Schaum's Outline Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, ill. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 207 x 18. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780071625036
- ISBN
- 9780071625036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.67
€ 40.99
€ 28.67
Hardback. Offers an introduction to the field of developmental neuroscience, a discipline concerned with the mechanisms by which complex nervous systems emerge during embryonic growth. Beginning with a presentation of methods for studying neural development, this book provides an overview of human development, followed by an introduction to animal models. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 260 x 23. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150987
- ISBN
- 9780691150987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 75.95
€ 99.82
€ 75.95