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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. How do primate life histories affect social systems and behaviour? Does chimpanzee maturation factor into the formation of bands and marauding males? These, and many other issues are addressed in this volume which will be of interest to a wide range of researchers and ecologists. Editor(s): Kappeler, Peter M.; Pereira, Michael E. Num Pages: 416 pages, 66 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424644
- ISBN
- 9780226424644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.29
€ 51.99
€ 40.29
Paperback. This critical review of behavior patterns in nonhuman primates is a study of the importance of female roles in different social groups and their significance in the evolution of human social life. Illustrator(s): Coelho, Linda Straw. Num Pages: 424 pages, 36 halftones, 22 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239484
- ISBN
- 9780226239484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.51
€ 48.99
€ 37.51
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hughes, Everett F.; Hill, Madison E. Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620814987
- ISBN
- 9781620814987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.37€ 134.56
€ 197.37
€ 134.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Macedo, Stephen; Ober, Josiah. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169163
- ISBN
- 9780691169163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.84
€ 19.99
€ 15.84
Paperback. Series: Conservation International Tropical Field Guides. Num Pages: 550 pages, 52 color plates, 62 halftones, 27 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 119 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781881173830
- ISBN
- 9781881173830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Hardback. A guide to the world's primates covers nearly 300 species, from the feather-light and solitary pygmy mouse lemurs of Madagascar - among the smallest primates known to exist - to regal mountain gorillas of Africa. This book features 72 splendid color plates, facing-page descriptions of key features of each family, and 86 color distribution maps. Num Pages: 208 pages, 72 color plates. 13 color illus. 7 line illus. 86 color maps. BIC Classification: GBC; PSVW79; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156958
- ISBN
- 9780691156958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Hardcover. Num Pages: 207 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607418528
- ISBN
- 9781607418528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.46€ 187.05
€ 274.46
€ 187.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878939268
- ISBN
- 9780878939268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.80
€ 69.80
Paperback. At some point in the course of evolution, all human societies, past and present, would emerge. This title offers an account of the dawn of human society. It shows that only a few evolutionary steps were required to bridge the gap between the kinship structures of our closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, and the human kinship configuration. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSAJ; PSVW79; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046412
- ISBN
- 9780674046412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.53
€ 36.99
€ 31.53
Hardcover. Presents aquatic chemistry in a way that is truly useful to those with diverse backgrounds in the sciences. Major improvements to this edition include a complete rewrite of the first three background chapters making them user-friendly. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PN; PSP; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 47. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471548966
- ISBN
- 9780471548966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.95
€ 220.95
Paperback. Describes the basic principles underlying animal behavior and how those concepts can be used in managing the care of domestic and captive wild animals, covering four key themes: development of behavior, biological rhythms, social behavior and behavioral aspects of animal management. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MZ; PSVP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 830. 352 pages, Illustrations. Describes the basic principles underlying animal behavior and how those concepts can be used in managing the care of domestic and captive wild animals, covering four key themes: development of behavior, biological rhythms, social behavior and behavioral aspects of animal management. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: MZ; PSVP. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight: 844.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845933982
- ISBN
- 9781845933982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.85
€ 48.99
€ 43.85
Hardcover. Now with over 90% new citations, the text emphasises the general principles that apply broadly across taxa and modalities. The topics covered range from the physics and physiology of signal production, propagation, and reception, to complications arising when sender and receiver do not have identical interests during communication. Num Pages: 600 pages, ill. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 286 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1894.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878930456
- ISBN
- 9780878930456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.01
€ 249.01
Paperback. Provides an overview of how animals run, walk, jump, crawl, swim, soar, hover, and fly. This book introduces energetics and optimality as basic principles. It tackles each of the major modes by which animals move on land, in water, and through air. It explains the mechanisms involved and the physical and biological forces shaping those mechanisms. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 tables. 105 line illus. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126340
- ISBN
- 9780691126340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.46€ 69.36
€ 91.46
€ 69.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 764 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 762
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 02nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292026381
- ISBN
- 9781292026381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.66
€ 102.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292021744
- ISBN
- 9781292021744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.38
€ 105.38
Hardcover. A central theme emerges from these chapters - that evolutionary changes in brain size tend to correlate with many other aspects of brain structure and function, including the proportional size of individual brain regions, their complexity, and their neuronal connections. Num Pages: 363 pages, 139 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 186 x 32. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Number of pages
- 363
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878938209
- ISBN
- 9780878938209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.37
€ 230.37
Paperback. Principles of Conservation Biology, Third Edition is a complete revision of the most comprehensive textbook on conservation biology. Written by leading experts in the field, it introduces major themes and concepts and considers both the biological and social underpinnings of conservation problems and potential solutions. Num Pages: 779 pages. BIC Classification: PS; RNK; TQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 271 x 210 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1904.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878935970
- ISBN
- 9780878935970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 234.19
€ 234.19
Hardcover. The first edition of this higly regarded text was published in 1979 to provide a general introduction to the principles of plant breeding. It has been out of print since late 1993 and a new edition is long overdue as there are no up to date and comprehensive single volumes on the subject in print. Editor(s): Simmonds, Norman; Smartt, Joseph. Num Pages: 424 pages, 85. BIC Classification: PSTL; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632041916
- ISBN
- 9780632041916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.44
€ 189.44
Paperback. Production of food fibre and fuel is vital for humanity, and as the world population continues to rise, demands on these resources is ever increasing. This book provides an introduction to the processes that define the ecology and environment of plant production. Series: Modular Texts. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSTS; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 538. Series: Modular Texts. 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. Production of food fibre and fuel is vital for humanity, and as the world population continues to rise, demands on these resources is ever increasing. This book provides an introduction to the processes that define the ecology and environment of plant production. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: PSTS; TVK. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 13. Weight: 538.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936549
- ISBN
- 9781845936549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.56
€ 51.99
€ 49.56
Paperback. Rev. ed. of: Principles of ecotoxicology / C.H. Walker .. [et al.]. c2006. Num Pages: 386 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 36 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PSBT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439862667
- ISBN
- 9781439862667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.62
€ 84.62