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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. An examination of the complex interrelationships between human culture and nature, this study covers the period from the beginning of agriculture right up to the present day. Focusing on issues relating to human health and well-being and the state of our natural environment, Boyden draws some key conclusions critical to the future of humanity. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868407661
- ISBN
- 9780868407661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Tolley, Krystal; Herrel, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 color illustrations, 3 black & white photographs, 16 line illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSV; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 252 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276055
- ISBN
- 9780520276055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 51.30
€ 65.48
€ 51.30
Paperback. Using simple language, illustrations, humour and everyday examples, the author demonstrates how the science of epigenetics is revolutionizing our understanding of the link between mind and matter, and the profound effects it has on our personal lives and the collective life of our species. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Hay House UK Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781805473
- ISBN
- 9781781805473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.14
€ 21.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. This is a comprehensive update of this popular and practical introduction to savannah ecology, examining a range of ecological issues including population regulation, species interactions, food webs, biodiversity and conservation. Series: Biology of Habitats. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; PSTS; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198702719
- ISBN
- 9780198702719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.32
€ 103.32
Hardback. From the emergence of life, to Leewenhoek's microscopic world, to GMO crops, this book presents 250 landmarks in the most widely studied scientific field. It includes illustrated synopses that introduce readers to every major subdiscipline, including cell theory, genetics, evolution, physiology, thermodynamics, molecular biology and ecology. Series: Sterling Milestones. Num Pages: 528 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 195 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Co Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781454910688
- ISBN
- 9781454910688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.60
€ 33.99
€ 24.60
Hardcover. Although planktonic protists play an important role in ocean ecology, they are genetically very diverse, making it difficult to draw conclusions on the group as a whole. However, tintinnid ciliates are a single, species-rich, sub-order with unique characteristics, and for whom ample information exists on their ecology and biogeography. Editor(s): Dolan, John R.; Montagnes, David J. S.; Agatha, Sabine; Coats, D. Wayne; Stoecker, Diane K. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSGN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671511
- ISBN
- 9780470671511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.69
€ 132.69
Hardback. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely two-dimensional seascape. This book provides a discussion of kelp species and forest ecology worldwide, with considerations of human uses and abuses, management and conservation, and more. Num Pages: 416 pages, 95 b/w illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPM; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278868
- ISBN
- 9780520278868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.00€ 58.27
€ 75.00
€ 58.27
Paperback. Dealing with aspects of the biology and conservation of wolves, dogs, jackals and foxes, this is a book on the dog family. It covers topics relevant to modern conservation science, and features case studies of canid species across the globe. It is suitable for scientists studying carnivores, predators, cooperative breeding, and social systems. Editor(s): Macdonald, David W.; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio. Num Pages: 464 pages, numerous halftones, tables & figures. BIC Classification: PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198515562
- ISBN
- 9780198515562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.74
€ 105.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195093933
- ISBN
- 9780195093933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.68
€ 143.68
Paperback. "A Wormsloe Foundation nature book"--Page 4 of jacket. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 colour paintings, 11 figures. BIC Classification: PSPM; WNCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349756
- ISBN
- 9780820349756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.69
€ 27.99
€ 25.69
Hardback. Series: Lives of Great Religious Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139968
- ISBN
- 9780691139968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Hardcover. Written by leading authorities from the USA, Europe, Australia and New Zeland, this book shows how parasites have evolved numerous complex and fascinating ways of interacting with their hosts. It covers ecology, behavioural biology, as well as the more applied aspects of parasitology. Editor(s): Lewis, E. E.; Campbell, J.F.; Sukhdeo, M.V.K. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSGH; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 28. Weight in Grams: 812. 384 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Lewis, E. E.; Campbell, J.F.; Sukhdeo, M.V.K. Written by leading authorities from the USA, Europe, Australia and New Zeland, this book shows how parasites have evolved numerous complex and fascinating ways of interacting with their hosts. It covers ecology, behavioural biology, as well as the more applied aspects of parasitology. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PSGH; PSVP. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 28. Weight: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996158
- ISBN
- 9780851996158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 321.34
€ 321.34
Paperback. Allows us to understand what animals do and what their behavior means. This title describes and explains the behavior of four major groups of mammals. Illustrator(s): Otte, Daniel. Num Pages: 640 pages, 46 b/w photographs, 338 line illustrations, 90 maps, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 912. Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, Primates. 20th Anniversary Edition. 640 pages, ill. Illustrator(s): Otte, Daniel. Allows us to understand what animals do and what their behavior means. This title describes and explains the behavior of four major groups of mammals. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; PSVP. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 30. Weight: 910.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272972
- ISBN
- 9780520272972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.15
€ 50.99
€ 36.15
Hardback. The life's work of one of the most knowledgeable researchers in the field, this richly illustrated, magisterial book combines sound scientific principles and meticulous research and belongs on the shelf of every paleontologist and mammalogist. Num Pages: 448 pages, 308, 282 figures, 26 colour plates. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1534.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884726
- ISBN
- 9780801884726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.79
€ 211.79
Hardback. Accented with color plates of select bees, The Bees of the World will continue to be the world's best reference on these diverse insects. Num Pages: 992 pages, 522, 434 black & white line drawings, 40 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrat. BIC Classification: GBC; PSVT7. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 261 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2232.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885730
- ISBN
- 9780801885730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.62€ 181.43
€ 197.62
€ 181.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PSVT7; TVHH; WMD; WMPC; WMQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607747635
- ISBN
- 9781607747635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. "Reads like a crime novel .. each chapter ends on a cliff-hanging note."-Seattle Times Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393326345
- ISBN
- 9780393326345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.89
€ 18.99
€ 17.89
Paperback. Describes the evolution happening among the isolated bird populations of the Galapagos - the very finches observed by Darwin on his Beagle voyage. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; PD; PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468714
- ISBN
- 9780099468714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.79
€ 21.99
€ 16.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205765621
- ISBN
- 9780205765621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.81
€ 91.81
Hardback. Highlighting the fascinating twists and turns of evolution across more than 540 million years, paleobiologist Matthew Bonnan uses everyday objects to explain the emergence and adaptation of the vertebrate skeleton. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 528 pages, 223 b&w illus., 26 color illus. BIC Classification: MFC; MFG; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 262 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253018328
- ISBN
- 9780253018328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.70
€ 78.70
Hardcover. * A comprehensive single source of information on this important species of fish. * Written by the world's leading expert on this group. * Covers natural history, evolution, systematics, ecology, conservation, and captive breeding techniques. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVS; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470654996
- ISBN
- 9780470654996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.56
€ 191.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: GB; PSVW6; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395368
- ISBN
- 9780888395368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.28
€ 18.99
€ 14.28
Hardback. The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. This book demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138985
- ISBN
- 9780691138985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.23
€ 37.99
€ 27.23
Hardcover. Presents a broad-based overview of spore biology, providing in-depth coverage of basic and applied areas of spore research. Chapters focus on important general topics as well as specialized research areas, including broad reviews of especially important topics, such as spore molecular biology, bioremediation, issues in biodefense, and food safety. Editor(s): Driks, Adam; Eichenberger, Patrick. Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: PSD; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1111.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555816759
- ISBN
- 9781555816759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.26
€ 125.26