Biology, life sciences
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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. This comprehensive book offers a compelling synthesis of key ideas and concepts, and addresses in fundamental evolutionary terms the way humans think, feel and behave. This revised, updated and expanded edition includes new material on epigenetics, life history and error management theories, homosexuality, disease and gene-culture co-evolution. Num Pages: 520 pages, 71 black & white tables, 14 black & white halftones, 135 black & white line drawings, 3 m. BIC Classification: JMC; PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 298 x 28. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348005
- ISBN
- 9781137348005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.51€ 54.29
€ 59.51
€ 54.29
Paperback. A comprehensive survey of the evolutionary science of human sexual behavior, Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior invites us to imagine human sex from the vantage point of our primate cousins, in order to underscore the role of evolution in shaping all that happens, biologically and behaviorally, when romantic passions are aroused. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMU; PSVP; PSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660007
- ISBN
- 9780674660007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.88
€ 32.99
€ 27.88
Paperback. Michael Ruse, a leading expert on Charles Darwin, presents a fictional dialogue among characters with sharply contrasting positions regarding the tensions between science and religious belief. Series: New Dialogues in Philosophy. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442262065
- ISBN
- 9781442262065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.08
€ 48.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150705
- ISBN
- 9780231150705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Paperback. "Wright's views about population genetics and evolution are so fundamental and so comprehensive that every serious student must examine these books firsthand. . . . Publication of this treatise is a major event in evolutionary biology."-Daniel L. Hartl, "BioScience" Num Pages: 622 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 622
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226910406
- ISBN
- 9780226910406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.48€ 55.68
€ 65.48
€ 55.68
Paperback. In "Evolution as a Religion", Mary Midgley examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. She exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278331
- ISBN
- 9780415278331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
Hardback. This text presents research on Darwinism, race, cladistics, phylogeny, Neanderthals, dentition, craniometry, fossil evidence and cultural ecology that raise questions for the entire discipline of evolutionary anthropology. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742502628
- ISBN
- 9780742502628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.86
€ 160.86
Paperback. This text presents research on Darwinism, race, cladistics, phylogeny, Neanderthals, dentition, craniometry, fossil evidence and cultural ecology that raise questions for the entire discipline of evolutionary anthropology. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742502635
- ISBN
- 9780742502635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.73
€ 74.73
Paperback. First edition published: Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 2005. Illustrator(s): Zeligowski, Anna. Series: Life & Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology & Psychology. Num Pages: 576 pages, 73 b&w illus., table. BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- A Bradford Book
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262525848
- ISBN
- 9780262525848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.25
€ 50.99
€ 39.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PSAJ; PSTL; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226390086
- ISBN
- 9780226390086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 79.50
€ 95.24
€ 79.50
Hardcover. A unique and timely review of the emergence of eukaryotic virulence in fungi, oomycetes, and protozoa, as they affect both animals and plants Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes addresses new developments in defining the molecular basis of virulence in eukaryotic pathogens. Editor(s): Sibley, L. David; Howlett, Barbara J.; Heitman, Joseph. Num Pages: 584 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMFM; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 183 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118038185
- ISBN
- 9781118038185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.18
€ 185.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 74 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629484402
- ISBN
- 9781629484402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.32€ 58.82
€ 83.32
€ 58.82
Paperback. An introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 26 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690. An Introduction. 384 pages, Illustrations. An introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRAM3; PSAJ. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 27. Weight: 682.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261877
- ISBN
- 9780520261877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Hardcover. By focusing on the cellular mechanisms that underlie ontogeny, phylogeny and regeneration of complex physiologic traits, Evolution, the Logic of Biology demonstrates the use of homeostasis, the fundamental principle of physiology and medicine, as the unifying mechanism for evolution as all of biology. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118729267
- ISBN
- 9781118729267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.16
€ 162.16
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198804369
- ISBN
- 9780198804369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Opens with a series of major essays dealing with the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, with major empirical and theoretical questions in the science, from speciation to adaptation, from paleontology to evolutionary development (evo devo), and concludes with essays on the social and political significance of evolutionary biology. Editor(s): Ruse, Michael; Travis, Joseph. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 145 figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 164 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062214
- ISBN
- 9780674062214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.12
€ 51.99
€ 43.12
Paperback. Describes the development and impact of some of the most controversial of scientific theories. This book examines scholarship and trends within the study of evolution. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 28 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 25th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261280
- ISBN
- 9780520261280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. Contains everything you need to know about the development and survival of life on Earth. This book includes detailed comparative anatomy, evolutionary legacies, and the breakthrough theories of eminent scientists. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1000 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1808.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291733
- ISBN
- 9780500291733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Hardback. Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Num Pages: 408 pages, 208 illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1224. What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters. 408 pages, 208 illus. Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight: 1212.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139625
- ISBN
- 9780231139625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Evolution is the most creative force in the universe. It has propelled the development of our world from the moment of the Big Bang through the various wonders of human achievement. This title presents a picture of how evolution is being perceived in the spiritual, philosophical, and scientific circles at the leading edge of contemporary culture. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061916137
- ISBN
- 9780061916137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.19
€ 17.99
€ 16.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292061276
- ISBN
- 9781292061276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.33
€ 111.33
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143783
- ISBN
- 9780231143783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.81€ 57.43
€ 73.81
€ 57.43
An integrative view of the evolution of genetics and the natural world Even in this advanced age of genomics, the evolutionary process of unicellular and multicellular organisms is continually in debate. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSF; PSTP; PSVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470647202
- ISBN
- 9780470647202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.51
€ 110.51
Paperback. This title discusses the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems. Instead of reviewing the entire breadth of the biomechanical literature, a few key examples are explored in depth as vehicles for discussing fundamental concepts, analytical techniques, and evolutionary theory. Series: Oxford Series in Ecology & Evolution. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVN; PSAJ; PSVD; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198566380
- ISBN
- 9780198566380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.62
€ 55.62