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Biology, life sciences

hardcover. Environments, Organisms and Strategies for Survival. 576 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. Editor(s): Bell, E. M. From arid deserts to icy poles, outer space to the depths of the sea, this work studies the remarkable life forms that have made these inhospitable environments their home. It also details the ecological, biological and biogeochemical challenges these organisms face and unifying themes between environments. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PSAF. Dimension: 177 x 248 x 37. Weight: 1594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cabi
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845938147
ISBN
9781845938147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.26

Hardback. Proceedings of the 33rd European Marine Biology Symposium, held at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 7-11 September 1998 Editor(s): Liebezeit, Gerd; Dittmann, Sabine; Kroncke, Ingrid. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792364689
ISBN
9780792364689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.13

Paperback. The debut of a female Steve Jones - likeable, literate, lucid and laconic. A sprightly, lavishly illustrated book on the science of human survival. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 b/w illus, With index. BIC Classification: MFG; MMR; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006551256
ISBN
9780006551256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. Where did our search to understand life come from? And where will it take us? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250. Good copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRA0008550
ISBN
9780349139906
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An introduction to bioethics. It examines a comprehensive range of ethical questions and covers such topics as moral decision making, abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, life-sustaining technologies, organ transplantation, reproductive technologies, and the allocation of health care resources. Editor(s): Howell, Joseph H.; Sale, William Frederick. Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics Series. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878407576
ISBN
9780878407576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.61

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 222 pages, 24 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632193
ISBN
9780691632193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412215209
ISBN
9780412215209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.95

Paperback. A majority of evolutionary biologists believe that we now can envision our biological predecessors - not the first, but nearly the first, living beings on Earth. This title is about these vanished forebears, sketching them in the distant past just as their workings first began to resemble our own. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1; PSB; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060715
ISBN
9780674060715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. An account by Michael Werner where he describes how he stopped eating in 2001 and has survived well without food ever since. Werner also describes in detail how and why he came to give up food, and what his life is like without it. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSB; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Clairview Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905570058
ISBN
9781905570058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. This text represents a synthetic approach to the understanding of the evolution of life history variation using the three types of environment (constant, stochastic, predictable) as the focus under which the theory is developed and tested. Each chapter includes a summary. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sinauer Associates
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878937561
ISBN
9780878937561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 180.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Vuorisalo, Timo Olavi; Mutikainen, Pia Kristina. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002793
ISBN
9781402002793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 186.11

Hardback. A ground-breaking, practical, and, above all, positive vision of life in twenty-first-century Canada. Editor(s): Robinson, John Bridger. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSX; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774805629
ISBN
9780774805629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720014
ISBN
9780804720014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Castello, John D.; Rogers, Scott O. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PSG; PSQ; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171067
ISBN
9780691171067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. Addresses biologists and general readers interested in biological fluid mechanics. This title discusses the relationship between fluid flow and biological design and includes sections on jet propulsion, biological pumps, swimming, blood flow, and surface waves, and on acceleration reaction and Murray's law. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 tables, 142 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PHDF; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
482
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026169
ISBN
9780691026169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.07
€ 63.58

Paperback. Argues that the Earth is confronting a disaster in the making - an ecological crisis that, if left unresolved, could lead to mass extinction on the scale of that which killed the dinosaurs. This book reviews evidence for this "biodiversity crisis"�', showing that species are dying out at an unnaturally rapid rate. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 line illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAK; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691050096
ISBN
9780691050096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. Fenolio's rich and vibrant images shed new light on the world's fascinating creatures of darkness. Num Pages: 320 pages, 222 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 229. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418636
ISBN
9781421418636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.39

Paperback. In this gripping introduction, Lewis Dartnell explores Astrobiology's latest findings, tackling along the way some of the most fascinating questions in science. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685059
ISBN
9781851685059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces, understand the pieces themselves, and reconstruct organisms from this understanding. In Life Itself, Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428. A Comprehensive Inquiry into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. 285 pages, Illustrations. This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces, understand the pieces themselves, and reconstruct organisms from this understanding. In Life Itself, Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSA. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 428.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
285
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075657
ISBN
9780231075657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

paperback. Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 color illus. 25 halftones. 47 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691165530
ISBN
9780691165530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. This text expounds the idea that life did not originate on earth, but was added to it from the comets. It argues that in recent years, evidence to support this theory has accumulated. This work should be of value to readers interested in general science, the origin of man and the meaning of life. Series: Controversy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JHM; PD; PGS; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Clinical Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854570413
ISBN
9781854570413
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.94

Paperback. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080208
ISBN
9780226080208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.39

Hardcover. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080178
ISBN
9780226080178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.68
€ 82.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 495 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 795.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition
1978th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461263272
ISBN
9781461263272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.42

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