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Hardcover. The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs than many species of living organisms. Series: TOPA Topics in Paleobiology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656570
- ISBN
- 9780470656570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.04
€ 150.04
Hardcover. Biodiversity offers great potential for managing insect pests. It provides resistance genes and anti-insect compounds; a huge range of predatory and parasitic natural enemies of pests; and community ecology-level effects operating at the local and landscape scales to check pest build-up. Editor(s): Gurr, Geoff M.; Wratten, Stephen D.; Snyder, William E. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656860
- ISBN
- 9780470656860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
Hardcover. The late Navjot Sodhi conceived this book as a way of bringing to the forefront of our conservation planning for the tropics the views of people who were actually working and living there. In its 31 chapters, 55 authors present their views on the conservation problems they face and how they deal with them. Editor(s): Sodhi, Navjot S.; Raven, Peter H.; Gibson, Luke. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658635
- ISBN
- 9780470658635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.64
€ 86.64
Hardcover. Part of the Zoological Society of London's Conservation Science and Practice Series, Applied Population and Community Ecology evaluates theory in population and community ecology using a case study of feral pigs, birds and plants in the high country of south-eastern Australia. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658642
- ISBN
- 9780470658642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.67
€ 129.67
Hardcover. Essential for all weed scientists, this book provides fully comprehensive coverage, including the world's fifty commercially most important species, with detailed, full color photographs throughout. Num Pages: 502 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 219 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470659861
- ISBN
- 9780470659861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 371.42
€ 371.42
Paperback. Forensic Botany: A Practical Guide is an accessible introduction to the way in which botanical evidence is identified, collected and analysed in criminal cases. Increasingly this form of evidence is becoming more important in forensic investigation and yet there are few trained botanists able to assist in such cases. Series: Essential Forensic Science. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470661239
- ISBN
- 9780470661239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.83
€ 82.83
Hardcover. Amino Acid Metabolism, 3rd Edition covers all aspects of the biochemistry and nutritional biochemistry of the amino acids. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 28. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470661512
- ISBN
- 9780470661512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
Hardcover. Understanding Biostatistics looks at the fundamentals of biostatistics, using elementary statistics to explore the nature of statistical tests. This book is intended to complement first-year statistics and biostatistics textbooks. The main focus here is on ideas, rather than on methodological details. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470666364
- ISBN
- 9780470666364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.59
€ 97.59
Paperback. This is a comprehensive research guide that describes both the key new techniques and more established methods. Every chapter discusses the merits and limitations of the various approaches and then provides selected tried-and-tested protocols, as well as a plethora of good practical advice, for immediate use at the bench. Editor(s): Davis, John M. Series: Essential Methods. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470666586
- ISBN
- 9780470666586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.50
€ 75.50
Hardcover. Although planktonic protists play an important role in ocean ecology, they are genetically very diverse, making it difficult to draw conclusions on the group as a whole. However, tintinnid ciliates are a single, species-rich, sub-order with unique characteristics, and for whom ample information exists on their ecology and biogeography. Editor(s): Dolan, John R.; Montagnes, David J. S.; Agatha, Sabine; Coats, D. Wayne; Stoecker, Diane K. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671511
- ISBN
- 9780470671511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.61
€ 131.61
Paperback. One of the first textbooks in this emerging important field of ecology. Most of ecology is about metabolism: the ways that organisms use energy and materials. The energy requirements of individuals their metabolic rates vary predictably with their body size and temperature. Editor(s): Sibly, Richard M.; Brown, James H.; Kodric-Brown, Astrid. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 10. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671528
- ISBN
- 9780470671528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.56
€ 92.56
Paperback. Systematics: A Course of Lectures is designed for use in an advanced undergraduate or introductory graduate level course in systematics and is meant to present core systematic concepts and literature. Num Pages: 446 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671696
- ISBN
- 9780470671696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.08
€ 103.08
Hardcover. Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9% of protected areas are larger than 14,000 hectares, likely making them too small to conserve ecosystem services and prevent loss of wide-ranging keystone species such as elephant and leopard. Editor(s): Clark, Dr. Connie J.; Poulsen, Dr. John R. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673737
- ISBN
- 9780470673737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.00
€ 136.00
Hardcover. Algae are some of the fastest growing organisms in the world, with up to 90% of their weight made up from carbohydrate, protein and oil. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSG; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 196 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673898
- ISBN
- 9780470673898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 324.37
€ 324.37
Hardcover. Marine Bivalve Molluscs is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated second edition of Bivalve Molluscs, covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: PSVT3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 251 x 29. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674949
- ISBN
- 9780470674949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.11
€ 246.11
Hardcover. New advances in proteomics, driven largely by developments in massspectrometry, continue to reveal the complexity and diversity ofpathogenic mechanisms among microbes that underpin infectiousdiseases. Editor(s): Shah, Haroun N.; Gharbia, Saheer E.; Encheva, Vesela. Num Pages: 534 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PN; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470681992
- ISBN
- 9780470681992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.17
€ 122.17
Hardcover. The latest edition of this highly successful textbook introduces the key techniques and concepts involved in cloning genes and in studying their expression and variation. The new edition features: * Increased coverage of whole-genome sequencing technologies and enhanced treatment of bioinformatics. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 251 x 23. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470683866
- ISBN
- 9780470683866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.55
€ 155.55
Hardcover. The ability to culture cells is fundamental for mass propagationand as a baseline for the genetic manipulation of plant nuclei andorganelles. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470686485
- ISBN
- 9780470686485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.95
€ 111.95
Hardcover. How to Be a Quantitative Ecologist is comprised of two equal parts on mathematics and statistics with emphasis on quantitative skills. A major component of this guide is computer implementation techniques, accompanied by computer practicals using the language R. Num Pages: 490 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PSAF; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470699782
- ISBN
- 9780470699782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.72
€ 153.72
Hardcover. This book on cell death contains 29 self-contained, peer-reviewed articles written by leading scientists in each field. It features overview articles aimed at undergraduates and non-specialists, which present basic information and provide entry into the following advanced articles. Editor(s): Melino, Gerry; Vaux, David. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470715734
- ISBN
- 9780470715734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.33
€ 159.33