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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. Some of our most burning questions surround consciousness: What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Is consciousness itself an illusion? The rapid rate of developments in brain science continues to open up debate on these issues. This book clarifies the complex arguments and illuminates the major theories on consciousness. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 25 black and white images. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; JMS; JMT; PSC. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198794738
- ISBN
- 9780198794738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99
€ 13.99
Hardcover. Princeton neuroscientist Michael Graziano lays out an audacious new theory to account for the deepest mystery of them all: what is consciousness? Linking consciousness with social intelligence, Graziano discusses the science, the philosophy, and the implications. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199928644
- ISBN
- 9780199928644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.23
€ 61.23
Hardback. Questions our approach to the study of consciousness and the way modern discoveries either mirror or contradict understandings reached in the centuries leading up to our own. Approaching the issue from both a philosophical and a psychological perspective, this work corrects many claims made about the success of brain science. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMT; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141000
- ISBN
- 9780231141000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Consanguinity, Inbreeding, and Genetic Drift in Italy
Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca; Moroni, Antonio; ...
Paperback. In 1951, the geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza was teaching in Parma when a student told him about rich church records of demography and marriages between relatives. After convincing the Church to open its records, Cavalli-Sforza, Moroni, and Gianna Zei embarked on a landmark study. This book assembles and analyzes the team's research. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089928
- ISBN
- 9780691089928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.13€ 67.89
€ 89.13
€ 67.89
paperback. This is a practical and valuable reference and text covering a wide scope of information about the connexin family of membrane channel proteins. Its comprehensive narrative makes previously hard-to-find information easily accessible. Editor(s): Harris, Andrew; Locke, Darren. Num Pages: 589 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; MMG; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- SKU
- V9781627039109
- ISBN
- 9781627039109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.87
€ 136.87
Hardback. This is a practical and valuable reference and text covering a wide scope of information about the connexin family of membrane channel proteins. Its comprehensive narrative makes previously hard-to-find information easily accessible. Editor(s): Harris, Andrew L.; Locke, Darren. Num Pages: 573 pages, 17 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 573
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934115466
- ISBN
- 9781934115466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.00
€ 189.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Bruzzone, Roberto; Giaume, Christian. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 491 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 491
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617371196
- ISBN
- 9781617371196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.07
€ 126.07
hardcover. Describes the techniques to study the cellular and molecular biology of connexins, as well as physiological properties. This book also discusses the many specific theoretical aspects of connexin biology and physiology. It offers a collection of methods for studying the role of connexins in intercellular communication and human genetic disorders. Editor(s): Bruzzone, Roberto; Giaume, Christian. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 491 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PSBC; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 879.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 491
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896036581
- ISBN
- 9780896036581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.09
€ 126.09
Paperback. What really makes us who we are? This book shows that our identity does not lie in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells - our own particular wiring, or 'connectomes'. It reveals the secrets of the brain, showing how our connectome makes each of us uniquely ourselves. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951873
- ISBN
- 9780241951873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
hardcover. The articles in this book are focused on the modifiers ubiquitin, SUMO1/2/3, NED 8, ISG15 and FAT10. They discuss how conjugation enzymes determine specific linkages and how they are interpreted by ubiquitin binding domains. Editor(s): Groettrup, Marcus. Series: Subcellular Biochemistry. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MFGC; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- SKU
- V9781441966759
- ISBN
- 9781441966759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.62
€ 193.62
Hardback. Helps understand conifer cold hardiness ranging from the gene to the globe and from the highly applied to the very basic. This book contains topics that include cold hardiness from the perspectives of ecology, ecophysiology, acclimation and deacclimation, seedling production and reforestation, and the impacts of biotic and abiotic factors. Editor(s): Bigras, Francine J.; Colombo, Stephen J. Series: Tree Physiology. Num Pages: 596 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVN; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366362
- ISBN
- 9780792366362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 495.24
€ 495.24
Hardback. Explores Confucian views regarding the human body, health, virtue, suffering, suicide, euthanasia, 'human drugs', human experimentation, and justice in health care distribution. This volume is of interest to the readers of bioethics, ethics, and Confucianism, as well as for philosophers and other scholars already familiar with the subject. Editor(s): Fan, Ruiping. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357230
- ISBN
- 9780792357230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.74
€ 193.74
Hardcover. In the last ten years, advances in laser spectroscopy have enabled researchers to selectively excite and follow a single molecule with ultrafast resolution. Editor(s): Waluk, Jacak. Series: Methods in Stereochemical Analysis. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVN; PNFS; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471297079
- ISBN
- 9780471297079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 352.12
€ 352.12
Hardback. Teaches the user the basic concepts of microscopy, fluorescence, and digital imaging and the principles of confocal microscopy. Series: Disease Management of Fruits and Vegetables. Num Pages: 474 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 189 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1228.
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306484681
- ISBN
- 9780306484681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.94€ 38.61
€ 106.94
€ 38.61
paperback. An insightful guide to understanding conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity and groundbreaking strategies to deal with them. Editor(s): Redpath, Stephen M.; Gutierrez, Ralph J.; Wood, Kevin A.; Young, Juliette C.; Evely, Anna; Reed, Mark. Series: Ecological Reviews. Num Pages: 333 pages, 36 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107603462
- ISBN
- 9781107603462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.84
€ 59.84
Hardback. Outgrowth of an international conference entitled "Symposium on Human-Elephant Relations in South and Southeast Asia" held at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, May 7-8, 2013. (Acknowledgements) Editor(s): Locke, Piers; Buckingham, Jane. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFFZ; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199467228
- ISBN
- 9780199467228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.53
€ 70.53
Hardcover. A quick, concise reference to pathogenic microorganisms and the diseases they cause, this book is divided into specific groups of pathogenic microorganisms including bacteria, protozoa, fungi, viruses, and prions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: MMFM; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118301197
- ISBN
- 9781118301197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.32
€ 74.32
Paperback. Concise Encyclopaedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2nd Edition is a fully revised and updated version of this acclaimed resource. Editor(s): Hancock, John M.; Zvelebil, Marketa J. Num Pages: 822 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; PBW; PS; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 191 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470978719
- ISBN
- 9780470978719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.40
€ 102.40
Concise Encyclopaedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
. Ed(S): Hancock, John M.; Zvelebil, Marketa ...
Hardback. Concise Encyclopaedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2nd Edition is a fully revised and updated version of this acclaimed resource. Editor(s): Hancock, John M.; Zvelebil, Marketa J. Num Pages: 822 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PBW; PS; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 822
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470978726
- ISBN
- 9780470978726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.19
€ 185.19
Paperback. A comprehensive, up--to--date treatment of the biochemistry essential for an understanding of molecular and cellular biological processes. Num Pages: 240 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSB; PSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471637165
- ISBN
- 9780471637165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.64
€ 128.64
Hardback. Tidal salt marshes are viewed as critical habitats for the production of fish and shellfish. As a result, considerable legislation has been promulgated to conserve and protect these habitats. This volume is intended to serve as a synthesis of our understanding of the ecological role of salt marshes. Editor(s): Weinstein, Michael P.; Kreeger, Daniel A. Num Pages: 875 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 875
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360193
- ISBN
- 9780792360193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.72
€ 248.72
Hardback. This compelling study is an in-depth journey, the first of its kind, into how heterosexual, lesbian and gay couples using programmes of gamete donation conceptualize and make Italian kinship. It explores the provision of treatment in clinical and non-clinical settings at a time when Italy was considered the 'Wild-West' of assisted conception. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 10 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DS; JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451127
- ISBN
- 9781845451127
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.60
€ 154.60
Hardback. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But it can also conceal animals from detection. It is an adaptation to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms. Judy Diamond and Alan Bond reveal factors at work in the evolution of concealing coloration. Num Pages: 274 pages, 52 color illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052352
- ISBN
- 9780674052352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Hardcover. The problem many microbiologists face is simply that of too much information. Built around teaching computational and bioinformatic methodology, this book details published methods for comparing genomes and provides examples of how to make custom comparisons. Series: Computational Biology. Num Pages: 270 pages, 2 black & white tables, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848002548
- ISBN
- 9781848002548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09