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Biology, life sciences
Hardcover. This benchmark reference offers a holistic view that examines humans as well as animals. Using historical data, it shows how the ecology of Africa has been shaped by its past, and explores diseases both human and animal which have shaped Africa's ecology. Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography. Num Pages: 1562 pages, 328 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 68. Weight in Grams: 2324.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642228711
- ISBN
- 9783642228711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 471.08
€ 471.08
Paperback. Tells the story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. This book covers a typical day for the author that involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 pages black and white and colour. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJP; 3JM; BM; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919710
- ISBN
- 9780670919710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
paperback. Num Pages: black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; JHM; PST. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lit Verlag
- Edition
- 1.,
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783825890568
- ISBN
- 9783825890568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.05
€ 35.99
€ 31.05
Paperback. Combining insights from paleontology, archaeology, and anthropology, Kirkpatrick Sale points to the beginning of big-game hunting as the origin of humans' damaging estrangement from the natural environment. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339380
- ISBN
- 9780822339380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. The Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its Jurassic Park, but it was an amazing time in earth's history, populated by a wonderful assortment of bizarre animals. This book presents their story, which is part of a larger story of a world emerging from the greenhouse conditions of the Mesozoic. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 384 pages, 248 b&w photos, 10 plates. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253347336
- ISBN
- 9780253347336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Hardback. Science, rhetoric, and speaking about the post-human future Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602586857
- ISBN
- 9781602586857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
paperback. The fascinating story of how a harsh terrain that resembled modern Anarctica has been transformed gradually into the forests, grasslands, and wetlands we know today". . . . offers a chance to travel through 20,000 years of environmental change from varied perspectives".--Robert T. Lackey, Bioscience. Photographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 259 line drawings, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KB; PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668123
- ISBN
- 9780226668123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.17
€ 32.99
€ 26.17
Paperback. Until now, there has not been a single, full-colour guide to some of the most recognizable genera of the southwestern United States. Intended for the layperson, Agaves, Yuccas, and Their Kin covers all currently recognized taxa of these seven genera, in alphabetical order, ranging from Texas to the Pacific. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 416 pages, 490 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896729391
- ISBN
- 9780896729391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
Hardcover. This book summarizes and explains the main approaches to age estimation in the living, defining when a parameter may be of use and raising awareness of its limitations. This text ensures that practitioners recognize when an assessment is beyond their area of expertise or beyond verification depending upon the clinical data available. Editor(s): Black, Sue; Aggrawal, Anil; Payne-James, Jason. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470519677
- ISBN
- 9780470519677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.45
€ 153.45
Paperback. Agent-based modeling is a new technique for understanding how the dynamics of biological, social, and other complex systems arise from the characteristics and behaviors of the agents making up these systems. This book gives students and scientists the skills to design, implement, and analyze agent-based models. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 256 x 20. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 59468th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136745
- ISBN
- 9780691136745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.77€ 46.96
€ 58.77
€ 46.96
Paperback. This book examines the interactive relationship between systems in the body, such as the nervous system and vascular system, that can enhance or sometimes limit cellular longevity. It details medical applications that should lead to improved health care. Editor(s): Bondy, Stephen C.; Maiese, Kenneth. Series: Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Num Pages: 472 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJX; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 741.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617796999
- ISBN
- 9781617796999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 262.30
€ 262.30
Hardback. Deals with aging at the organismic level. This work includes different levels of organisation, ranging from single cell organisms (yeast) to humans. In addition to the important model systems like yeast, filamentous fungi, Caenorabditis elegans, flies and mice, it also discusses other systems like sponges and plants. Editor(s): Osiewacz, Heinz D. Series: Biology of Aging and its Modulation. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014062
- ISBN
- 9781402014062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.92
€ 194.92
Hardcover. The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of Korea Editor(s): Kempken, Frank. Series: The Mycota. Num Pages: 393 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSQ; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 262 x 28. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642368202
- ISBN
- 9783642368202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 341.00
€ 341.00
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851992952
- ISBN
- 9780851992952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.11
€ 144.11
Hardback. Describes the excess supply of nutrients and manure to agricultural lands and the resulting problems of groundwater contamination and surface water eutrophication. This book reviews these practices in the main EU countries and in North America and proposes a sustainable approach for dealing with this environmental deterioration. Series: Soil & Environment. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; PSAF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347941
- ISBN
- 9780792347941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.10
€ 132.10
Paperback. The authors focus on the major environmental constraints that limit U.S. food production without necessarily improving environmental quality. Each chapter documents a specific issue, discusses the regulatory response, and offers ideas for reform. Editor(s): Anderson, Terry L.; Yandle, Bruce. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817999124
- ISBN
- 9780817999124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.22
€ 25.22
Hardback. Editor(s): Mwinyihija, Mwinyikione. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNK; RNP; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634831888
- ISBN
- 9781634831888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.78€ 216.89
€ 286.78
€ 216.89
Paperback. A collection of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation techniques for plant genetic engineering, functional genomic analysis, and crop improvement. It presents various methods for introducing DNA into three major model plant species, Arabidopsis thaliana, Medicago truncatula, and Nicotiana. Editor(s): Wang, Kan. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 745.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617378034
- ISBN
- 9781617378034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.00
€ 196.00
hardcover. A collection of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation techniques for advanced plant genetic engineering, functional genomic analysis, and crop improvement. It details the techniques available for twenty-six plant species drawn from cereal crops, industrial plants, legume plants, and vegetable plants. Editor(s): Kan Wang. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 512 pages, 81 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSD; PSF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Humana Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588298430
- ISBN
- 9781588298430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.83
€ 197.83
Paperback. Agrobacterium is the tool of choice for plant genetic engineering with a host range featuring many commercially important crops. This comprehensive volume describes Agrobacterium's biology, interactions with host species, and uses in genetic engineering. Editor(s): Tzfira, Tzvi; Citovsky, Vitaly. Num Pages: 750 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTL; PSTP; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441924735
- ISBN
- 9781441924735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 254.15
€ 254.15
Based on the 2010 conference 'Towards the establishment of genetic reserves for crop wild relatives and landraces in Europe', this book discusses agrobiodiversity conservation. Considering the benefits of understanding and preserving crop wild relatives and landraces, it covers such issues as habitat protection, ecosystem health and food security. Editor(s): Maxted, Nigel; Dulloo, M. Ehsan; Ford-Lloyd, Brian V.; Iriondo, Jose M.; Carvalho, M. A. A. Pinheiro de. Num Pages: 392 pages, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAC; PST; RNK; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938512
- ISBN
- 9781845938512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 147.38
€ 147.38
Paperback. Investigating the status quo of AIDS research, this book reveals that a scientific method could find a solution to AIDS, but only if ideas can be exchanged freely and if the HIV monopoly can be broken. Editor(s): Duesberg, P. H. Series: Contemporary Issues in Genetics and Evolution. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJCJ2; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 951.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Partly reprinted from GENETICA 95, 1996. Softcove
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339618
- ISBN
- 9780792339618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 164.22
€ 164.22
Paperback. Addressing general readers and biologists, this title shows how the physics of fluids (in this case, air and water) influences the often fantastic ways in which life forms adapt themselves to their terrestrial or aquatic 'media'. Num Pages: 360 pages, 223 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: PHVN; PSTS; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 207 x 19. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025186
- ISBN
- 9780691025186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.28€ 64.35
€ 82.28
€ 64.35
Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive overview of direct and indirect effects of air pollutants on plant life. This book covers both physiological and biochemical impacts as well as effects at the whole plant/ecological level. Editor(s): Bell, J. N. B.; Treshow, Michael. Num Pages: 480 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSBT; PSTS; RB; RNC; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471490906
- ISBN
- 9780471490906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.51
€ 288.51