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Biology, life sciences

Hardback. Attempt to bring understanding to both the aging process and the disease processes of old age. This book brings together contributions from an international team of authors, and is intended for graduates and postgraduates in the fields of medicine and nursing and researchers of different aspects of biogerontology. Editor(s): Aspinall, Richard. Series: Biology of Aging and its Modulation. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSC; TVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402017438
ISBN
9781402017438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.37

Hardback. Deals with aging at the organismic level. This work includes different levels of organisation, ranging from single cell organisms (yeast) to humans. In addition to the important model systems like yeast, filamentous fungi, Caenorabditis elegans, flies and mice, it also discusses other systems like sponges and plants. Editor(s): Osiewacz, Heinz D. Series: Biology of Aging and its Modulation. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402014062
ISBN
9781402014062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.98

Hardback. Provides knowledge on the basic features and mechanisms of cellular aging. This book offers an understanding on how aging mechanisms in mice differ with that of humans who receive better tumor surveillance because of stringent controls on aging mechanisms. It is intended for students, researchers and experts of this area. Editor(s): Kaul, Sunil C.; Wadwha, Renu. Series: Biology of Aging and its Modulation. Num Pages: 276 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSC; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402013751
ISBN
9781402013751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 357.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461296805
ISBN
9781461296805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 439 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MJX; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
3rd ed. 1984. Softcover reprint of the original 3
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662377079
ISBN
9783662377079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.44

Paperback. This book examines the interactive relationship between systems in the body, such as the nervous system and vascular system, that can enhance or sometimes limit cellular longevity. It details medical applications that should lead to improved health care. Editor(s): Bondy, Stephen C.; Maiese, Kenneth. Series: Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Num Pages: 472 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJX; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 741.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617796999
ISBN
9781617796999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 262.38

Hardback. This book examines the interactive relationship between systems in the body, such as the nervous system and vascular system, that can enhance or sometimes limit cellular longevity. It details medical applications that should lead to improved health care. Editor(s): Bondy, Stephen C.; Maiese, Kenneth. Series: Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Num Pages: 472 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MFGC; MJX; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 954.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607616016
ISBN
9781607616016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.91

Paperback. Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the characteristics and behaviors of the agents making up these systems. This book gives students and scientists the skills to design, implement, and analyze agent-based models. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
59468th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136745
ISBN
9780691136745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Olsen, Anders; Gill, Matthew D. Series: Healthy Ageing and Longevity. Num Pages: 439 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MFKH3; MFN; MJX; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
439
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319447018
ISBN
9783319447018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Bueno, Valquiria; Lord, Janet; Jackson, Thomas. Num Pages: 194 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MJCM; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 461.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319433639
ISBN
9783319433639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardcover. This book summarizes and explains the main approaches to age estimation in the living, defining when a parameter may be of use and raising awareness of its limitations. This text ensures that practitioners recognize when an assessment is beyond their area of expertise or beyond verification depending upon the clinical data available. Editor(s): Black, Sue; Aggrawal, Anil; Payne-James, Jason. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470519677
ISBN
9780470519677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.45

Paperback. Until now, there has not been a single, full-colour guide to some of the most recognizable genera of the southwestern United States. Intended for the layperson, Agaves, Yuccas, and Their Kin covers all currently recognized taxa of these seven genera, in alphabetical order, ranging from Texas to the Pacific. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 416 pages, 490 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 525.
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729391
ISBN
9780896729391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

paperback. The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Anarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today". . . . offers a chance to travel through 20,000 years of environmental change from varied perspectives".--Robert T. Lackey, Bioscience. Photographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 259 line drawings, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KB; PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226668123
ISBN
9780226668123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Hardcover. The Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its Jurassic Park, but it was an amazing time in earth's history, populated by a wonderful assortment of bizarre animals. This book presents their story, which is part of a larger story of a world emerging from the greenhouse conditions of the Mesozoic. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 384 pages, 248 b&w photos, 10 plates. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253347336
ISBN
9780253347336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.21

Paperback. Combining insights from paleontology, archaeology, and anthropology, Kirkpatrick Sale points to the beginning of big-game hunting as the origin of humans' damaging estrangement from the natural environment. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339380
ISBN
9780822339380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Series: Zoophysiology. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642810756
ISBN
9783642810756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.48

Paperback. Series: Virology Monographs die Virusforschung in Einzeldarstellungen. Num Pages: 79 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1971
Number of pages
79
Condition
New
SKU
V9783709139899
ISBN
9783709139899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Paperback. Tells the story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. This book covers a typical day for the author that involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919710
ISBN
9780670919710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Landscape studies provide a crucial perspective into the interaction between humans and their environment. This volume's integrative approach brings all relevant disciplines into the discussion, enhanced by photographs that put the discussion in context. Editor(s): Bollig, Michael; Bubenzer, Olaf. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 538 pages, 108 black & white illustrations, 41 colour illustrations, 21 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: HD; JFC; PSXE; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 819.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441926951
ISBN
9781441926951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.74

paperback. Suitable for students, scientists, and researchers in the field of ethnobotany and African Diaspora studies, this title examines the ethnobotanical knowledge and skills among the African Diaspora in the Americas. It explores the historical, environmental, and political-ecological factors that facilitated transatlantic ethnobotanical diffusion. Editor(s): Voeks, Robert A.; Rashford, John. Num Pages: 429 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
429
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461408352
ISBN
9781461408352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.13

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