Biology, life sciences
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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved. Num Pages: 366 pages, 70 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476513
- ISBN
- 9780226476513
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave. This title brings together scientists from around the world to share the research into what goes on inside the mind of the chimpanzee. Editor(s): Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V.; Ross, Stephen R.; Matsuzawa, Tetsuro. Num Pages: 464 pages, 144 halftones, 31 line drawings, 19 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW79. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 890.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226492797
- ISBN
- 9780226492797
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€ 65.38€ 55.08
€ 65.38
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Hardcover. It was only around 1800 that heredity began to enter debates among physicians, breeders, and naturalists. Soon thereafter it evolved into one of the most fundamental concepts of biology. In this book, the authors offer a succinct cultural history of the scientific concept of heredity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 616.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226545707
- ISBN
- 9780226545707
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Condition: New
€ 95.10€ 78.93
€ 95.10
€ 78.93
Hardcover. Life on earth is characterized by three phenomena: adaptation; diversity; and complexity. Natural selection explains adaptation. But what explains diversity and complexity? This book argues that there exists in evolution a spontaneous tendency toward increased diversity and complexity, one that acts whether natural selection is present or not. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 halftones, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226562254
- ISBN
- 9780226562254
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Condition: New
€ 95.10€ 78.93
€ 95.10
€ 78.93
Paperback. This study argues that morphology was integral to the life sciences of the 19th century. It traces the development of morphological research in German universities and illuminates significant institutional as well as intellectual changes in 19th-century German biology. Num Pages: 428 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map, 7 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTB; JNU; PDX; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226610887
- ISBN
- 9780226610887
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Condition: New
€ 53.50€ 45.64
€ 53.50
€ 45.64
paperback. Translator(s): Pallister, Janis L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 91 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780226645636
- ISBN
- 9780226645636
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
€ 40.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. Although it was first published 20 years ago, Stuart Pimm's "Food Webs" remains a clear introduction to the study of food webs, diagrams depicting which species interact - in other words, who eats whom. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668321
- ISBN
- 9780226668321
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.26
€ 47.99
€ 37.26
Paperback. Hailed by the Greeks as "the mystery of mysteries", the perplexing question of where babies come from, has puzzled men and women throughout history. This book examines the theory of preformation, which proposed that miniature creatures existed inside potential parents, waiting to be born. Num Pages: 414 pages, 34 halftones, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PSC; PSVH; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226669540
- ISBN
- 9780226669540
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.79
€ 34.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 51 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVD; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702360
- ISBN
- 9780226702360
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81
Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the animal community of the tropical rain forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico. The contributors weave the strands of information about the energy flow within the forest into a tool for understanding community dynamics known as a food web. Num Pages: 628 pages, 50 halftones, 77 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJP; PSTS; PSV; RGBL; RNC; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706009
- ISBN
- 9780226706009
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Condition: New
€ 71.33€ 59.80
€ 71.33
€ 59.80
Paperback. Looks at biodiversity in its broadest geographical and historical contexts. The authors use new theoretical developments, analyses and case studies to explore the large-scale mechanisms that generate and maintain diversity. Editor(s): Ricklefs, Robert E.; Schluter, Dolph. Num Pages: 454 pages, 185 line drawings, 21 maps, 69 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1186.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226718231
- ISBN
- 9780226718231
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Condition: New
€ 51.12€ 43.77
€ 51.12
€ 43.77
Paperback. Originally published in 1979, "The Darwinian Revolution" was a comprehensive synthesis of the history of evolutionary thought. For this edition, Michael Ruse has written an afterword that takes into account the research published since his book's first appearance. Num Pages: 362 pages, 12 halftones, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731698
- ISBN
- 9780226731698
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
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Hardcover. The history has resurrected from northern Europe's bogs several men, women, and children who were deposited there as sacrifices in the early Iron Age and kept intact by the chemical properties of peat. Offering an account of their modern afterlives, this title argues that the discovery of bog bodies began an extraordinary cultural journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 63 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HDDA; JFC; JHM; PSXE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734040
- ISBN
- 9780226734040
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Condition: New
€ 95.10€ 78.69
€ 95.10
€ 78.69
Hardback. Intends to advance a comprehensive articulation of ecological theories, covering a wide range of topics, from ecological niche theory to population dynamic theory to island biogeography theory. This book demonstrates how theory in ecology accounts for observations about the natural world and how models provide predictive understandings. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones, 26 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736853
- ISBN
- 9780226736853
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Condition: New
€ 152.16€ 123.99
€ 152.16
€ 123.99
Paperback. A synthesis of the ecological information on 4037 species of birds found from Mexico south to Tierra del Fuego. This work summarizes details on 40 key ecological parameters for each bird species. Additional data and further analyses are provided for migratory species. Num Pages: 502 pages, 50 halftones, 9 maps, 48 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226776309
- ISBN
- 9780226776309
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Condition: New
€ 61.82€ 52.25
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Paperback. How have our conceptions of primate behaviour and society changed since primatology came into its own after World War II? This work studies this question, and reflects on primatology and science in general, and on the relations of both to broader cultural, historical and social issues. Editor(s): Strum, Shirley C.; Fedigan, Linda Marie. Num Pages: 636 pages, 34 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777559
- ISBN
- 9780226777559
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€ 52.99€ 40.92
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Paperback. Although bats and dolphins live in very different environments and are vastly different in size, both groups have evolved similar sonar systems, known as echolocation to locate food and navigate seas and skies. This volume compares each group and indentifies future areas of research. Editor(s): Thomas, Jeanette; Moss, Cynthia; Vater, Marianne. Num Pages: 688 pages, 10 halftones, 285 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVW71; PSVW73. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226795997
- ISBN
- 9780226795997
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Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 55.08
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Paperback. Van Riper chronicles the Victorian debate over the idea of prehistoric human origins within the context of Victorian science, showing how the notion of human antiquity forced Victorians to redefine their assumptions about human evolution and the relationship of science to Christianity. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 tables, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; HDDA; JHMP; PDX; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226849928
- ISBN
- 9780226849928
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.37
€ 43.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Ecological morphology examines the relation between an animal's anatomy and physiology - its form and function - and how the animal has evolved in, and can inhabit, a particular environment. This book provides a synthesis of major concepts in this field. Editor(s): Wainwright, Peter C.; Reilly, Stephen M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 54 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVD; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226869957
- ISBN
- 9780226869957
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Condition: New
€ 51.12€ 43.75
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Paperback. Draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post - Civil War America. This title situates Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226893846
- ISBN
- 9780226893846
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.09
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Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 342 pages, Frontispiece, xviii, 324 p., 44 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226902159
- ISBN
- 9780226902159
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.92
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Paperback. "Wright's views about population genetics and evolution are so fundamental and so comprehensive that every serious student must examine these books firsthand. . . . Publication of this treatise is a major event in evolutionary biology."-Daniel L. Hartl, "BioScience" Num Pages: 622 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226910406
- ISBN
- 9780226910406
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Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 55.08
€ 65.38
€ 55.08
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922058
- ISBN
- 9780226922058
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Condition: New
€ 130.77€ 107.00
€ 130.77
€ 107.00
Paperback. Helps us to recognize (and look after) the natural world we traipse through in our daily lives. This book uses the familiar - such as summer Sundays humming with lawn mowers, gray squirrels foraging in planters, and flocks of pigeons - in order to introduce basic ecological concepts. Editor(s): Beisner, Beatrix; Messier, Christian; Giraldeau, Luc-Alain. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 halftone, 78 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198. A Guide to Urban Ecology. 184 pages, 1 halftone, 78 line drawings. Editor(s): Beisner, Beatrix; Messier, Christian; Giraldeau, Luc-Alain. Helps us to recognize (and look after) the natural world we traipse through in our daily lives. This book uses the familiar - such as summer Sundays humming with lawn mowers, gray squirrels foraging in planters, and flocks of pigeons - in order to introduce basic ecological concepts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSAF; WNC. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 10. Weight: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922751
- ISBN
- 9780226922751
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.15
€ 24.99
€ 20.15