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Biology, life sciences

Hardback. Ireland's countryside teems with wild flowers, each an intrinsic part of the landscape and of an ecosystem that supports birds, insects and other wildlife. This beautifully presented book is her personal record of Ireland's wild flowers, as seen and photographed by Zoe, who is passionate about this often-overlooked part of our natural heritage. Num Pages: 360 pages, Colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1868.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Collins Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
9781848891265
ISBN
9781848891265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. "an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: PS; RNC; RNF; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471133964
ISBN
9780471133964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 219.79

Paperback. Includes a preface and epilogue that brings Wilderness and the American Mind into dialogue with contemporary debates about wilderness. This is a study of changing attitudes toward wilderness during American history, as well as the origins of the environmental and conservation movements. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSAF; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
5th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190380
ISBN
9780300190380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.53

Hardcover. Wild Salmonids in the Urbanizing Pacific Northwest Editor(s): Yeakley, J. Alan; Hughes, Robert M.; Maas-Hebner, Kathleen. Num Pages: 279 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 45 colour illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461488170
ISBN
9781461488170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.39

Paperback. Rangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Editor(s): Du Toit, Johan T.; Kock, Richard; Deutsch, James. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405177856
ISBN
9781405177856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.56

Hardcover. Editor(s): Davis, Ryan E. Num Pages: 319 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 259 x 23. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612099668
ISBN
9781612099668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.69
€ 178.03

Hardcover. Revised to reflect new biological research and approaches to wildlife conservation amdn management, the second edition of this text continues to provide comprehensive data on the distribution, physiology, ecology, behaviour, commercial value and viability of non-game and game species. Editor(s): Chapman, Joseph A.; Thompson, Bruce C.; Feldhamer, George A. Num Pages: 1232 pages, 428, 126 black & white halftones, 302 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2655.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
1232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874161
ISBN
9780801874161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.88

Paperback. Zoos, aquariums, and wildlife parks are vital centers of animal conservation and management. This book presents the thinking and practice in the care and management of wild mammals in zoos and other institutions. It offers information from studies of animal behavior; advances in captive breeding; and new thinking in animal management and welfare. Editor(s): Kleiman, Devra G.; Thompson, Katerina V.; Baer, Charlotte Kirk. Num Pages: 720 pages, 100 halftones, 39 line drawings, 67 tables. BIC Classification: MZG; PSVW7; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
720
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226440101
ISBN
9780226440101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.62
€ 64.61

Hardback. Wild Maine is not only a book of outstanding images of wild mammals and birds from around the state, but it is also a collection of anecdotes and amusing stories about photographer Bill Silliker's interactions with wildlife. Includes interesting facts and observations about the behavior of the species that Silliker photographed. Num Pages: 96 pages, 110 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJCP; PSV; RNC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892726301
ISBN
9780892726301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. Brings together the principles of ecology, population biology, wildlife conservation and management. Examines wildlife in the context of ecosystems and the factors which determine population levels. Considers the problems of conservation and management from national and international points of view. Shows why single-species approaches often fail. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471080428
ISBN
9780471080428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 237.87

Paperback. Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. This book challenges this long-held view. It reveals that animals exhibit a range of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041636
ISBN
9780226041636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Hardcover. Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. This book challenges this long-held view. It reveals that animals exhibit a range of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PSVP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041612
ISBN
9780226041612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. This pioneering work explores why our culture is plagued by addictions-by giving serious attention to our genetic legacy from our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; MMZR; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847689682
ISBN
9780847689682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 100 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; PSB; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
100
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761836520
ISBN
9780761836520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.65

Hardback. Editor(s): Ransom, Jason I.; Kaczensky, Petra. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: PS; PSAF; RNKH; WNGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419091
ISBN
9781421419091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.32

Hardback. Offering fresh perspectives on colonial, legal, environmental, and Native American history, Wild by Nature reenvisions the familiar stories of early America as animal tales. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12, 2 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422350
ISBN
9781421422350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.69
€ 47.03

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580894180
ISBN
9781580894180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. An addition to a popular science series explores how the cycle of life is enriched by the way worms live, eat, and work in the underground environment. Illustrator(s): Jenkins, Steve. Series: Lets-Read-And-Find-Out Science Stage 2. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7; WN; YFB; YNNR; YNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 243 x 176 x 4. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780064451994
ISBN
9780064451994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.18

Paperback. With much new evidence, this book advances on the provocative first edition, concluding that visual perceptions are reflexive manifestations of past behavioral success rather than the result of a logical processing of present stimuli. Individuals with no background in neuroscience can follow the arguments in this clearly written and presented text. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Edition
Second
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878935963
ISBN
9780878935963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 178.51

Hardback. Besides being cruel and inhumane, torture does not work the way torturers assume it does. As Shane O Mara s account of the neuroscience of suffering reveals, extreme stress creates profound problems for memory, mood, and thinking, and sufferers predictably produce information that is deeply unreliable, or even counterproductive and dangerous." Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; LNF; MMH; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674743908
ISBN
9780674743908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.84

Paperback.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
5/30/11
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310328520
ISBN
9780310328520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.61

Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on the role of size in biology. This title explores the universal impact of being the right size. By examining stories ranging from "Alice in Wonderland" to "Gulliver's Travels", it shows that humans have always been fascinated by things big and small. Num Pages: 176 pages, 35 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152332
ISBN
9780691152332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. 21 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163888
ISBN
9780691163888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

paperback. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533492
ISBN
9780262533492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.60

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