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Hardback. Presents the account of a major order of arachnids featuring more than 6,000 species worldwide, familiar in North America as daddy-longlegs, but known scientifically as the Opiliones, or harvestmen. This book also provides a synthesis of what is known about these relatives of spiders, focusing on issues in systematics and evolutionary ecology. Editor(s): Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo; Machado, Glauco; Giribet, Gonzalo. Num Pages: 608 pages, 64 halftones, 52 line illustrations, 20 tables. BIC Classification: PSVT6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 203 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023437
ISBN
9780674023437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.68
€ 160.48

Paperback. Chronicles the diverse and often astonishing defensive strategies that have allowed insects, spiders, scorpions, and other many-legged creatures not just to survive, but to thrive. Num Pages: 384 pages, 350 color illustrations, 150 chemical formulas. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024038
ISBN
9780674024038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.03

Paperback. Plants seldom figure in the grand narratives of war, peace, or even everyday life, yet they are often at the center of high intrigue. In the 18th century, epic scientific voyages were sponsored by European imperial powers to explore the natural riches of the New World and uncover the botanical secrets of its people. This work covers this topic. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025684
ISBN
9780674025684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.41

Paperback. Covering a variety of species from yeast to humans, this book tells the story of selfish genetic elements, those continually appearing stretches of DNA that act narrowly to advance their own replication at the expense of the larger organism. Num Pages: 632 pages, 13 color illustrations, 3 halftones, 88 line illustrations, 34 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027220
ISBN
9780674027220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.13

Hardback. Explores the strikingly similar ways in which information is encoded in nonverbal man-made signals and animal-evolved signals. This book also considers some coding principles for reducing certain unwanted redundancies and explains how desirable redundancies enhance communication reliability. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 line illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: GTE; PSVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027954
ISBN
9780674027954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.58
€ 55.91

Hardback. Seen as vermin that spoiled valuable rangeland, prairie dogs were long the subject of eradication campaigns and are threatened by habitat loss and the loss of genetic diversity. This book presents a study of Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni), one of the keystone species of the short-grass prairie ecosystem. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 halftones, 24 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031814
ISBN
9780674031814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.44

Hardback. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But it can also conceal animals from detection. It is an adaptation to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms. Judy Diamond and Alan Bond reveal factors at work in the evolution of concealing coloration. Num Pages: 274 pages, 52 color illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052352
ISBN
9780674052352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Hardback. Prominent neuroscientists, psychologists, ethologists, and primatologists from around the world take a bottom-up approach to primate social behavior by investigating how the primate mind connects with other minds and exploring the shared neurological basis for imitation, joint action, and empathy as well as their evolutionary foundations. Editor(s): De Waal, Frans B. M.; Ferrari, Pier Francesco. Num Pages: 416 pages, 39 halftones, 19 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JMM; PSVP; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 37. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058040
ISBN
9780674058040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77
€ 56.94

Paperback. Shows us how we can, in fact, see microorganisms - and appreciate their vast and varied role in nature and our lives. This title also shows us how to examine, study, and appreciate microbes in the manner of a birdwatcher, by making sightings of microbial activities and thereby identifying particular microbes as well as understanding what they do. Num Pages: 336 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064096
ISBN
9780674064096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.26
€ 48.67

Paperback. Can we live with the consequences of wiping our closest relatives off the face of the Earth, and all the biological knowledge about ourselves that would die along with them? Extinction of the great apes threatens to become a reality within a few human generations. Stanford tells us how we can redirect the course of an otherwise bleak future. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNCB; RNKH1; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Belknap Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416840
ISBN
9780674416840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. The lizard genus Anolis contains more species than any other genus of reptile, bird, or mammal. Caribbean members of this group have been intensively studied, but knowledge of Central and South American anoles has lagged behind. James R. McCranie and Gunther Kohler begin to fill this gap with a detailed account of the anoles of Honduras. Series: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Special Publications Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: PSV. Dimension: 174 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504417
ISBN
9780674504417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; WBTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674595422
ISBN
9780674595422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardcover. Gordon Fain's Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Neurons, Second Edition> is intended for anyone who seeks to understand nerve cell function: undergraduate and graduate students in neuroscience, students of bioengineering and cognitive science, and practicing neuroscientists who want to deepen their knowledge of recent discoveries. Num Pages: 740 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674599215
ISBN
9780674599215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.63
€ 89.04

Hardcover. This companion volume to Siri von Reis's previous exploration of ethnobotanical notes in the Harvard herbaria brings to light a new array of plants with drug or food potential, offering wide-ranging possible applications for pharmacologists, chemists, botanists, and even anthropologists. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMG; PST; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674617650
ISBN
9780674617650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.26
€ 48.67

Hardcover. Throughout his career, Donald Pfaff has demonstrated that by choosing problems and methods with care, biologists can study the molecular mechanisms of brains more complex than those of fruit flies, snails, and roundworms. He offers a close-up, conversational perspective on a 50-year quest to understand how behavior is regulated in vertebrates. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660311
ISBN
9780674660311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Hardcover. Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene genealogies (phylogenetics) and geography. This book aims to capture the field's conceptual and empirical richness, plus the sense of innovation that phylogeographic perspectives have brought to evolutionary studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 113 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674666382
ISBN
9780674666382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 90.07

Hardback. August Weismann's 1892 theory that inheritance is transmitted through eggs and sperm provided the biological mechanism for natural selection. In this full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his day and shows how his work paved the way for the modern synthesis of genetics and evolution. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674736894
ISBN
9780674736894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77
€ 56.94

Hardcover. * Long awaited new edition of this classic behavior book * Revisions reflect major advances in the field of clinical animal behavior * Provides advice applicable to any small animal practice * Written at a level that appeals to students, practitioners and specialists alike. Num Pages: 374 pages, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: MZC; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 29. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780683039122
ISBN
9780683039122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.57

Paperback. Providing a synthesis of sexual selection, this work describes the theory and its development; examines models, methods, and empirical tests; and identifies unsolved problems. It discusses such topics as the selection and evolution of mating preferences; relations between sexual selection and speciation; constraints on sexual selection; and more. Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. Num Pages: 624 pages, 10 halftones 110 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000572
ISBN
9780691000572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.23
€ 64.47

Paperback. Cancer has become the scourge of the twentieth century. This book explores the revolution in public health, the origins and principles of molecular biology, and our emerging understanding of the causes of cancer. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones 52 line drawings 5 tables. BIC Classification: MBN; MJCL; PD; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002507
ISBN
9780691002507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

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