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Biology, life sciences
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 79.61
€ 94.03
€ 79.61
Paperback. 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 drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226562261
- ISBN
- 9780226562261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305117358
- ISBN
- 9781305117358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.54
€ 102.54
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226610887
- ISBN
- 9780226610887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 46.16
€ 52.89
€ 46.16
Ultsch, University of Alabama; Nigel H. West, University of Saskatchewan Editor(s): Steyermark, Anthony C.; Finkler, Michael S.; Brooks, Ronald J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 63, 48 black & white line drawings, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSVW5. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887246
- ISBN
- 9780801887246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.78
€ 99.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Gans, Carl; Crews, David. Series: Biology of the Reptilia S. Num Pages: 578 pages, xiv, 564 p., 30 halftones, 65 line drawings, 27 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226281247
- ISBN
- 9780226281247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.40€ 65.28
€ 76.40
€ 65.28
Paperback. The third of a planned group of volumes dealing with reptilian nervous systems. Sensorimotor Integration focuses chiefly on visual and sensorimotor aspects of reptilian neurobiology. Editor(s): Gans, Carl; etc.; Ulinski, Philip S. Series: Biology of the Reptilia S. Num Pages: 790 pages, 115 halftones, 177 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 790
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226281193
- ISBN
- 9780226281193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.03€ 79.85
€ 94.03
€ 79.85
hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 318 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing Associates United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801438271
- ISBN
- 9780801438271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.10
€ 236.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 28 pages, b/w photos, tables & maps. BIC Classification: 1MTNG; PSVW6. Dimension: 73 x 105 x 2. Weight in Grams: 88.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 28
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763511629
- ISBN
- 9788763511629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.15
€ 10.99
€ 10.15
Editor(s): Grueter, Cyril C. Num Pages: 116 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624176210
- ISBN
- 9781624176210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 166.89€ 116.23
€ 166.89
€ 116.23
Paperback. Since publication of the first edition, huge developments have taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been provided in particular by molecular biology. Num Pages: 534 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470518632
- ISBN
- 9780470518632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.56
€ 93.56
Hardcover. Since publication of the first edition, huge developments have taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been provided in particular by molecular biology. Num Pages: 534 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 195 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470518625
- ISBN
- 9780470518625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 275.84
€ 275.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gomes, Jose Rosa; Chellappa, Sathyabama. Num Pages: 133 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 182 x 14. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631170676
- ISBN
- 9781631170676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.89€ 116.23
€ 166.89
€ 116.23
Hardback. Addresses fundamental aspects of the interactions between mosquitoes and the viruses and bacteria that infect them. This title describes host-parasite interactions and mosquito immune responses to their pathogens and bacteria and the characteristics of arboviruses and viruses infecting only mosquitoes. Num Pages: 592 pages, 92 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 196 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1722. Transmission of Viruses and Interactions with Bacteria. 592 pages, 92 illustrations. Addresses fundamental aspects of the interactions between mosquitoes and the viruses and bacteria that infect them. This title describes host-parasite interactions and mosquito immune responses to their pathogens and bacteria and the characteristics of arboviruses and viruses infecting only mosquitoes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: MJCJ; PSVT7. Dimension: 250 x 196 x 42. Weight: 1730.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845932428
- ISBN
- 9781845932428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.38
€ 227.38
Hardback. A comprehensive update of this popular and practical introduction to mangrove and seagrass biology providing a concise and affordable overview. Series: Biology of Habitats Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSTS; RNC; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198716549
- ISBN
- 9780198716549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.56
€ 214.56
Hardcover. The latest advances in knowledge of growth biology are now available in a single, seminal volume. Editor(s): Scanes, Colin G. Num Pages: 408 pages, 149. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813829067
- ISBN
- 9780813829067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.27
€ 157.27
Paperback. Contains four books: "Novel Aspects of Insect - Plant Interactions", "Arthropod Biological Control Agents and Pesticides", "Lepidopteran Anatomy", and "Integrated Pest Management Systems and Cotton Production". Editor(s): Chapman, R.F.; Joern, A. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 36. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471609018
- ISBN
- 9780471609018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 339.48
€ 339.48
Paperback. This edition updates all the text in the light of recent advances in freshwater science. Several new sections are included, covering a range of aspects such as acid deposition and the acidification process, land use changes in relation to fresh waters and bacterial decomposition. Num Pages: 287 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780216929890
- ISBN
- 9780216929890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. Describes fish as remarkably efficient machines for coping with the many problems that life in water entails, and looks at many such special cases. This book focuses on the ways in which fish have resolved the particular problems that come from living in water, especially body fluid regulation, locomotion, feeding mechanisms, and sensory systems. Num Pages: 450 pages, 280 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white tables, 280 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415375627
- ISBN
- 9780415375627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.07
€ 105.07
Paperback. Technology is a process and a body of knowledge as much as a collection of artifacts. Biology is no different - and we are just beginning to comprehend the challenges inherent in the next stage of biology as a human technology. This title considers this critical moment, with its wide-ranging implications. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: KCCD; PS; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060159
- ISBN
- 9780674060159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.99
€ 35.99
€ 30.99