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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. Understanding the chimpanzee mind is akin to opening a window onto human consciousness. Many of our complex cognitive processes have origins that can be seen in the way that chimpanzees think, learn, and behave. This title brings together scientists from around the world to share the research into what goes on inside the mind of the chimpanzee. Editor(s): Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V.; Ross, Stephen R.; Matsuzawa, Tetsuro. Num Pages: 464 pages, 144 halftones, 31 line drawings, 19 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW79. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226492797
- ISBN
- 9780226492797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.80€ 55.08
€ 64.80
€ 55.08
Hardback. Horses were domesticated about 6000 years ago on the vast Eurasian steppe. The author presents an encyclopedic synthesis of scientific knowledge about equine behavior and cognition, providing experts and enthusiasts alike with an understanding of how horses perceive, think about, and adapt to their physical and social worlds. Num Pages: 436 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724969
- ISBN
- 9780674724969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.78€ 47.88
€ 51.78
€ 47.88
Paperback. Our decisions make us who we are. In this book, David Redish brings together what is known about how brains work, what is known about how we make decisions, and what is known about how that decision-making machinery can break down to explain irrationality, addiction, and the other ways our choices can go wrong. Num Pages: 394 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190263171
- ISBN
- 9780190263171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. Why does the human brain insist on interpreting the world and constructing a narrative? This title shows how our mind and brain accomplish the amazing feat of constructing our past - a process clearly fraught with errors of perception, memory, and judgment. Num Pages: 263 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 263
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224865
- ISBN
- 9780520224865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.95
€ 31.99
€ 22.95
Hardcover. A comprehensive and mechanistic perspective on fruit ripening, emphasizing commonalities and differences between fruit groups and ripening processes. Fruits are an essential part of the human diet and contain important phytochemicals that provide protection against heart disease and cancers. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TCBG; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820392
- ISBN
- 9780813820392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.96
€ 235.96
The Molecular Biology of Cancer. A Bridge from Bench to Bedside.
. Ed(S): Pelengaris, Stella; Khan, Michael
Paperback. The Molecular Biology of Cancer, Stella Pelengaris & Michael Khan This capturing, comprehensive text, extensively revised and updated for its second edition, provides a detailed overview of the molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of cancer and its treatment. Editor(s): Pelengaris, Stella; Khan, Michael. Num Pages: 632 pages, colour illustrations, colour tables, figures. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 274 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118008812
- ISBN
- 9781118008812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.15
€ 117.15
Hardcover. The Molecular Biology of Cancer, Stella Pelengaris & Michael Khan This capturing, comprehensive text, extensively revised and updated for its second edition, provides a detailed overview of the molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of cancer and its treatment. Editor(s): Pelengaris, Stella; Khan, Michael. Num Pages: 632 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJ; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 228 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118022870
- ISBN
- 9781118022870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.68
€ 195.68
Hardcover. Brings together a cross-fertilization of ideas between human molecular genetics, develeopmental biology, tissue biology and the biochemistry of cell signalling pathways, in order to create new insights into the mechanisms of normal and abnormal skeletogenesis. Series: Novartis Foundation Symposia. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFC; MNS; PSD; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471494331
- ISBN
- 9780471494331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.97
€ 201.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 1032 pages, 900 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 276 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2026.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 1032
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815341888
- ISBN
- 9780815341888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46€ 62.20
€ 62.46
€ 62.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Oberhauser, Karen S.; Solensky, Michelle J. Num Pages: 256 pages, 190. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 734. Biology and Conservation. 336 pages, 7ill.64tabs.98 ch.17M. Editor(s): Oberhauser, Karen S.; Solensky, Michelle J. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PSVT7. Dimension: 264 x 185 x 23. Weight: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441882
- ISBN
- 9780801441882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.00
€ 52.00
Hardcover. Throughout the Southern Hemisphere, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? More generally, why are species found where they are across the Earth? This narrative describes a new theory of how species dispersal occurred through ocean crossings. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020515
- ISBN
- 9780465020515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.88
€ 30.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. * A lucid and provocative study of the ground-breaking new science of evolutionary psychology. Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: PSAJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349107042
- ISBN
- 9780349107042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. What if there was a master control for human behaviour? The author and his team has discovered just such a master switch: a molecule in the human brain. Their experiments to measure a chemical in the bloodstream called oxytocin reveal the answers to those mysteries about why we make the decisions we do. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552164610
- ISBN
- 9780552164610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.67
€ 20.99
€ 16.67
paperback. This long-awaited new edition describes and illustrates the 760 species of mosses currently known to occur in the British Isles. Illustrator(s): Smith, Ruth. Num Pages: 1026 pages, 318 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521546720
- ISBN
- 9780521546720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 158.97
€ 158.97
Paperback. A guide to the known mosses, and some likely to be found, in the Ecuadorean Amazon. The purpose of this florula is to stimulate further field work by those residing or working in Ecuador by providing a means to identify collections of the mosses of this vast region of Ecuador. Series: AAU Reports. Num Pages: 211 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 1KLSE; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788787600620
- ISBN
- 9788787600620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.11
€ 16.11
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199228362
- ISBN
- 9780199228362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.16
€ 14.99
€ 12.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; WBTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674595422
- ISBN
- 9780674595422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.73
€ 35.99
€ 30.73
Hardcover. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour & b/w illus & charts. BIC Classification: MB; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 276 x 14. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Aarhus Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771249392
- ISBN
- 9788771249392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.56
€ 46.56
Hardcover. Exhaustive in its scope, this book provides a comprehensive study of the natural and modified history of congenital heart disease. Focusing particularly on the discussion of fetal and post--natal outcomes, the contributors seek to place developments in historical perspective. Editor(s): Freedom, Robert M.; Yoo, Shi-Joon; Mikailian, Haverj; Williams, William G., M.D. Num Pages: 904 pages, 962 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJD; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 223 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 904
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405103602
- ISBN
- 9781405103602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 320.30
€ 320.30
Paperback. Offers a guide to the world of arthropods, covering many insect orders, including beetles, flies, stick insects, dragonflies, ants and wasps, as well as microscopic creatures. This title provides an overview of insects and spiders, including their habitats and classification, all shown in over 195 beautiful photographs and illustrations. Num Pages: 80 pages, over 195 photographs. BIC Classification: PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 220 x 7. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Anness Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844764686
- ISBN
- 9781844764686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.96
€ 16.99
€ 15.96