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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. Is life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe? How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed into something as complex as the living cell? This title reveals the theories set to transform the understanding of our place in the universe. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141013022
- ISBN
- 9780141013022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Hardback. Num Pages: 156 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, 109 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; JMR; MJW; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 290 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319448435
- ISBN
- 9783319448435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.83
€ 145.83
hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107114234
- ISBN
- 9781107114234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.34
€ 79.34
Hardback. Contains information on many topics, such as fruit/seed heteromorphism, breaking of physical dormancy and effects of inbreeding depression on germination. This title presents the information on the ecology, biogeography and evolution of seeds provides a thorough overview of whole-seed biology that will facilitate and help focus research efforts. Num Pages: 1600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 282 x 58. Weight in Grams: 3496.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780124166776
- ISBN
- 9780124166776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.52
€ 188.52
Paperback. What does this extended period of dependency have to do with human brain growth and social interactions? And why is play a sign of cognitive complexity, and a spur for cultural evolution? This title explores these questions, and topics ranging from bipedal walking to incest taboos. Num Pages: 960 pages, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JMC; PSAJ; PSC; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062016
- ISBN
- 9780674062016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.07
€ 47.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. In The Brain's Body Victoria Pitts-Taylor applies feminist and critical theory to recent developments in neuroscience and new materialist social thought to demonstrate how the brain interacts with and is impacted by power, social structures, and inequality. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361268
- ISBN
- 9780822361268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardcover. Now with over 90% new citations, the text emphasises the general principles that apply broadly across taxa and modalities. The topics covered range from the physics and physiology of signal production, propagation, and reception, to complications arising when sender and receiver do not have identical interests during communication. Num Pages: 600 pages, ill. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 286 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1894.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878930456
- ISBN
- 9780878930456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.42
€ 252.42
Paperback. Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts offers a carefully balanced and stimulating survey of marine ecology, introducing the key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed, and the issues and challenges which surround its future conservation. Num Pages: 528 pages, Numerous colour photographs and lines drawings. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 266 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199227020
- ISBN
- 9780199227020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.01
€ 106.01
Hardcover. With contributions by numerous experts. Num Pages: 514 pages, 77 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTD; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 533
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 4th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540435167
- ISBN
- 9783540435167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.63
€ 149.63
Hardback. Replaces the commercial software with the open source R computing environment. This title contains chapters on cutting-edge microarray topics and provides the R code on an accompanying CD-ROM. It bridges the gap between an introduction to data analysis and advanced material for performing data analysis. Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical & Computational Biology. Num Pages: 1036 pages, 344 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PSAK1; UNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1984.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1036
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439809754
- ISBN
- 9781439809754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.23
€ 117.23
Paperback. Despite the substantial interest in landscape genetics from the scientific community, learning about the concepts and methods underlying the field remains very challenging. The reason for this is the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field, which combines population genetics, landscape ecology, and spatial statistics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118525296
- ISBN
- 9781118525296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Paperback. This biography of Charles Darwin attempts to capture the private unknown life of the real man - the gambling and gluttony at Cambridge, his gruelling trip round the globe, his intimate family life, worries about persecution and thoughts about God. Num Pages: 864 pages, 32pp b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 856
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140131925
- ISBN
- 9780140131925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Hardcover. Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871403773
- ISBN
- 9780871403773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.53
€ 23.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292101811
- ISBN
- 9781292101811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.82
€ 104.82
Hardback. Covers various aspects of pollination biology. This book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and, how they share complex interactions with beetles, birds, bats, bees, and other creatures. It also covers the ecology of these interactions. Num Pages: 792 pages, 301 color illus. 308 line illus. 93 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSTL; PSTS; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 209 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2230.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128610
- ISBN
- 9780691128610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.53€ 102.58
€ 129.53
€ 102.58
Paperback. Proteins Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2e is a definitive source of information for all those interested in protein science, and particularly the commercial production and isolation of specific proteins, and their subsequent utilization for applied purposes in industry and medicine. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 457
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470669853
- ISBN
- 9780470669853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.63
€ 69.63
Hardback. Reviews the mechanical design of organisms. With a physical approach and a minimum of mathematics, this book introduces readers to the world of structural mechanics and sheds light on an array of mechanical adaptations that link creatures as dissimilar as bacteria, plants, and animals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 142 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PHVN; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135502
- ISBN
- 9780691135502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.97
€ 107.97
Hardcover. This authoritative volume brings together some of the world s leading researchers, academics, practitioners and transportation agency personnel to present the current status of the ecological sustainability of the linear infrastructure primarily road, rail and utility easements that dissect and fragment landscapes globally. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: PS; RN; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118568187
- ISBN
- 9781118568187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.17
€ 134.17
Paperback. An understanding of the processes that change the shape and composition of farm animals is fundamental to all aspects of production. Including chapters on avian growth and global warming, this comprehensive textbook provides key information on how animals grow and change in shape and composition, and the factors that affect these processes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 128 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVD; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845935580
- ISBN
- 9781845935580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.84
€ 65.84
Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 335 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSA; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319517582
- ISBN
- 9783319517582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.50
€ 26.99
€ 24.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: PSPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 277 x 23. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 11th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781284090505
- ISBN
- 9781284090505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.87
€ 98.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 Page Black and White Insert. BIC Classification: BGT; PSPM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307462213
- ISBN
- 9780307462213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Hardback. Starting from the thermodynamics of the Sun-Earthsystem and biosphere, this book steps, via such subjects as the greenhouse effect and energetics of metabolism, into to the microscopic world (physics of bacteria and unicellular life, cells and tissues, biomolecules); and again to zoology and planetary ecology in a journey guided by Physics. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 620 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 173 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; MQW; PDE; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319306452
- ISBN
- 9783319306452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.89
€ 79.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226325927
- ISBN
- 9780226325927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.00
€ 26.99
€ 25.00