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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. Did the human race almost go extinct? Can genetics explain a cat lady's love for felines? And how did the right combination of genes create the exceptionally flexible thumbs and fingers of a truly singular violinist? This title explains how genetics has shaped our past and how DNA will determine humankind's future. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777513
- ISBN
- 9780552777513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.01
€ 25.99
€ 21.01
Hardback. Groping around a familiar room in the dark, relearning to read after a brain injury, navigating a virtual landscape through an avatar: all are expressions of vicariance when the brain substitutes one process or function for another. Alain Berthoz shows that this capacity allows humans to think creatively in an increasingly complex world. Translator(s): Weiss, Giselle. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JMAQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088955
- ISBN
- 9780674088955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.50
€ 47.99
€ 39.50
Hardback. Series: Comstock Book. Num Pages: 976 pages, 593, maps. BIC Classification: PSVW5; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 70. Weight in Grams: 4545.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Two-volume set
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441417
- ISBN
- 9780801441417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.37
€ 205.37
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gulve, P Sjogren; Ebenhard, T. Series: Ecological Bulletin. Num Pages: 205 pages, 64. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Munksgaard International Publishers Denmark
- Edition
- 48th Edition
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788716163820
- ISBN
- 9788716163820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.85
€ 79.85
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 line illus. BIC Classification: JHMP; MJN; PSAK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148588
- ISBN
- 9780691148588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Despite its importance and the threat of its global crash, biodiversity is poorly understood both empirically and theoretically. This work presents a neutral, general theory to explain the origin, maintenance and loss of biodiversity in a biogeographical context. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 123 line illus. BIC Classification: PS; RGM; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021287
- ISBN
- 9780691021287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.44€ 73.73
€ 96.44
€ 73.73
Hardback. Suitable for scientists, conservationists, and professional and amateur enthusiasts who wish to study Mexican turtles, this title offers a guide to the biology, ecology, evolution, and distribution of more than fifty freshwater and terrestrial turtle taxa found in Mexico. Num Pages: 416 pages, 226 color illustrations, 40 b/w photographs, 33 line illustrations, 38 maps, 5 t. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268609
- ISBN
- 9780520268609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.49€ 92.27
€ 123.49
€ 92.27
Paperback. In this work, Richard Lewontin provides a concise account of what his work has taught him about biology and about its relevance to human affairs. In the process, he exposes some of the common and troubling misconceptions that misdirect and stall our understanding of biology and evolution. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 line illustrations, 1 halftone, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006775
- ISBN
- 9780674006775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 203. .
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789212764
- ISBN
- 9780789212764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.34
€ 50.34
Hardback. Modern classification, based on phylogeny, no longer places humans at the centre of nature. By showing common ancestry, it outlines a tree of evolutionary relationships from which one can retrace the history of life. This book diagrams the tree of life according to various methods of classification, to show how life forms arose and developed. Illustrator(s): Visset, Dominique. Translator(s): McCoy, Karen. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1500 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021839
- ISBN
- 9780674021839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.50
€ 47.99
€ 39.50
Hardback. The Tree of Life presents the ultimate phylogenetic tree; featuring 44 chapters each authored by experts in their field, it provides for the first time a comprehensive overview of evolutionary relationships for the main groups of living organism. Editor(s): Vargas, Pablo; Zardoya, Rafael. Num Pages: 740 pages, 300. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 224 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2086.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605352299
- ISBN
- 9781605352299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.14
€ 254.14
Paperback. Series: I Wonder Why. Num Pages: 36 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLA; JNT; JNU; PS; YB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association United States
- Number of pages
- 36
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941316252
- ISBN
- 9781941316252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.69
€ 12.69
Paperback. With detractors ranging from paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould to modern-day creationists and advocates of intelligent design, Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) is better known as a divisive figure than as a pioneering biologist. This biography rehabilitates Haeckel - focusing on his science and art. It also gives an account of Haeckel's eventful life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 colour plates, 122 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGT; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712161
- ISBN
- 9780226712161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. This, the ninth volume of the "Total Synthesis of Natural Products" series, consists of a single chapter by K. Mori examining the total synthesis of insect pheromones. Series: Total Synthesis of Natural Products. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PNN; PSB; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- Volume 9
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471551898
- ISBN
- 9780471551898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 476.42
€ 476.42
Hardcover. These two volumes provide a comprehensive look into one of chemistry's fastest growing specialities - sesquiterpene synthesis. They provide a useful and practical tool for researchers interested in locating any of the major classes of sesquiterpene compounds. Editor(s): ApSimon, John. Series: Total Synthesis of Natural Products. Num Pages: 690 pages. BIC Classification: PNNP; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 690
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471194071
- ISBN
- 9780471194071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 565.61
€ 565.61
Paperback. Offers an overview of why creationism fails with respect to the fundamentals of scientific inquiry. This title explains the basics of logic and rhetoric at the heart of scientific thinking, shows what a logical syllogism is, and tells how one can detect that an argument is logically fallacious, and therefore invalid, or even duplicitous. Num Pages: 194 pages, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270534
- ISBN
- 9780520270534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Develops a general theory to explain the facts of island biogeography which builds on the first principles of population ecology and genetics to explain how distance and area combine to regulate the balance between immigration and extinction in island populations. Series: Princeton Landmarks in Biology. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088365
- ISBN
- 9780691088365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.32€ 62.74
€ 82.32
€ 62.74
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.54€ 122.00
€ 150.54
€ 122.00
Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Scheiner, Samuel M.; Willig, Michael R. Num Pages: 408 pages, 30 halftones, 26 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226736860
- ISBN
- 9780226736860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 44.94
€ 52.92
€ 44.94
Hardback. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 halftones. 56 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Mpb Series: 57 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164847
- ISBN
- 9780691164847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.45
€ 52.92
€ 41.45