Developmental biology
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Developmental biology
Hardback. Jane Maienschein examines how understanding of embryos evolved from the speculations of natural philosophers to bioengineering, with its life-enhancing therapies. She shows that research on embryos has always seemed promising to some but frightening to others, and makes the case that public understanding must be informed by scientific findings. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: MFKC3; PDA; PDX; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725553
- ISBN
- 9780674725553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.84
€ 47.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Representing current research in evolutionary paleobiology, this book provides an overview of this rapidly changing field. Contributors to this volume present results of original research and aim to provide directions for future studies. Num Pages: 492 pages, 103 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389134
- ISBN
- 9780226389134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.08
€ 74.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSC; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231170949
- ISBN
- 9780231170949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.42
€ 49.42
Hardcover. * Details the study of structures and processes involved in sexual reproduction in plants * Focuses on economically important species * Presents research and hypotheses with the added benefit of definition of technical terms. Num Pages: 224 pages, 280 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813827476
- ISBN
- 9780813827476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.15
€ 216.15
Hardback. What comes first, form or function? Trumpeted as the future of biological science, evolutionary developmental biology (or 'evo-devo') answers this question by showing how evolution controls the development of organisms. This book looks at the history and key issues of evo-devo. It focuses on the ways animal organisms evolve through competition. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 line illus. BIC Classification: PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135687
- ISBN
- 9780691135687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.44
€ 56.44
Hardback. This book presents critical studies that examine methods of alleviating cellular disorders by inducing activation of dormant genes. Num Pages: 424 pages, 107 iilus., 8 color. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSC; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069861
- ISBN
- 9780231069861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.29
€ 138.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153867
- ISBN
- 9780231153867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.41
€ 118.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811736220
- ISBN
- 9780811736220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.42
€ 17.99
€ 15.42
Hardcover. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472922892
- ISBN
- 9781472922892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.96
€ 29.99
€ 24.96
hardcover. Series: Comstock books. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing Associates United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801439339
- ISBN
- 9780801439339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.86
€ 163.86
Paperback. Intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in plant development, this book explains how the cells of a plant acquire and maintain their specific fates. Num Pages: 256 pages, 107. BIC Classification: PSC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865427426
- ISBN
- 9780865427426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.66
€ 105.66
Hardcover. At the turn of the century, the pioneering neuroscientist Ramon y Cajal articulated the hypothesis that growth processes involved in the development of the central nervous system may persist into adulthood, where they might be retained to mediate the formation and maintenance of memory. Editor(s): Carew, Thomas J.; Menzel, Randolf; Shatz, C. J. Series: Dahlem Workshop Reports: Life Sciences Research Reports. Num Pages: 336 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: JMC; JMM; PSAN; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471977025
- ISBN
- 9780471977025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 549.15
€ 549.15
Hardback. Recent years have seen a proliferation of new data concerning the pairing, recombination and segregation of chromosomes. This text explores advances in these three main areas of meiosis and includes cutting edge methods of analysis and study. Editor(s): Keeney, Scott. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 365 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSC; PSF; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934115664
- ISBN
- 9781934115664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.19
€ 131.19
Paperback. Brings together the various discoveries of microbiology. Of interest to general readers, this book provides a view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of life on the planet. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ; PSC; PSG; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210646
- ISBN
- 9780520210646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.43
€ 35.99
€ 26.43
Paperback. This updated, streamlined, generously illustrated Fifth Edition of the classic text combines comparative vertebrate anatomy and embryology into one easy reference source. Num Pages: 528 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471623144
- ISBN
- 9780471623144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 361.34
€ 361.34
Paperback. D'Arcy Thompson's classic On Growth and Form looks at the way things grow and the shapes they take. Editor(s): Bonner, John Tyler. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 366 pages, 181 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSC; PSF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107672567
- ISBN
- 9781107672567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.47
€ 23.99
€ 23.47
paperback. Just as Darwin's ideas continue to propel the modern study of adaptation, so too Richard Owen's contributions fuel the interest in homology, organic form, and evolutionary developmental biology. This title offers his theory of the archetype and his views on species origins. Editor(s): Amundson, Ron. Num Pages: 120 pages, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032172
- ISBN
- 9780226641935
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Investigates the origins of life's diversity and integrates data from molecular genetics, evolutionary developmental biology, embryology, comparative morphology, and paleontology into an analysis of interest to scholars from any of these fields. This book examines the sorts of evidence that can be gleaned from fossils, molecules, and morphology. Num Pages: 608 pages, 9 halftones, 252 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 185 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226845494
- ISBN
- 9780226845494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Oogenesis - the process by which female germ cells develop intomature eggs, or ova - is a complex process involving many importantelements of developmental and cellular biology: from cell-cellinteractions, complex signalling cascades, specialized cell cyclesand cytoskeleton organization. Num Pages: 516 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSC; PSF; PSVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470696828
- ISBN
- 9780470696828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 165.00
€ 165.00
Paperback. This book is written so that anyone who has completed a basic first-year university course in biology or botany will be able to use it without difficulty. Num Pages: 408 pages, 119 half-tones, 3 tables, 106 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 577.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521288958
- ISBN
- 9780521288958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.31
€ 112.31
Hardback. Offers an individual-based theory of the effects of the plastic ontogenetic development on the dynamics of populations and communities. This title shows how the effects of ontogenetic development on ecological dynamics critically depend on the efficiency with which differently sized individuals convert food into biomass. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 552 pages, 125 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 40. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137575
- ISBN
- 9780691137575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.66
€ 109.66
Paperback. This volume covers all aspects of reproduction and development of the entire spectrum of invertebrates - terrestrial, marine, freshwater, brackish water, free-living and parasitic. Series Editor(s): Adiyodi, K. G.; Adiyodi, Rita G. Series: Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates. Num Pages: 382 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVH; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 8
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471968085
- ISBN
- 9780471968085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 595.54
€ 595.54
Hardcover. As the lifespan of humans increases, research into aging and its related pathological conditions is gaining momentum. This book is the first to explain protein oxidation and the aging process, focusing on the connection between protein disturbances and the oxidative stress that cells continually undergo. Series: Wiley Series in Protein and Peptide Science. Num Pages: 516 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: MFKH3; PSBC; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470878286
- ISBN
- 9780470878286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.09
€ 182.09
Hardcover. Editor(s): Perrotte, Aubry. Num Pages: 174 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 14. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626185197
- ISBN
- 9781626185197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.18€ 170.70
€ 252.18
€ 170.70