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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. What exactly is culture? This volume suggests that the study of one of anthropology's central questions may be a route to developing a scientific paradigm for the field. It approaches culture from different theoretical and methodological perspectives, through studies grounded in fieldwork, surveys, demography, and other empirical data. Editor(s): Brown, Melissa J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: JHMC; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987897
- ISBN
- 9780295987897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. This is the only field guide focused exclusively on Texas's seventy-two species of frogs, toads, and salamanders, compiled by a team of experts who collectively have over a century of experience in field herpetology. Series: Texas Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 309 pages, 176 color photos, 72 maps, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 117 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737358
- ISBN
- 9780292737358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Hardback. Sounding an alarm over the potential extinction of many albatross species, this book encourages individuals, environmental groups, fishery oversight bodies, and governments to create sustainable management practices for whole ocean ecosystems Series: Mildred Wyatt-Wold Series in Ornithology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 color and 15 b&w photos, 4 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292726826
- ISBN
- 9780292726826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.44
€ 35.44
Paperback. Discusses a contentious 19th-century debate about apes, humans, and competing theories of evolution Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 b&w photos. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220516
- ISBN
- 9780253220516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.79
€ 23.79
Hardback. Series: History of Emotions. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252040580
- ISBN
- 9780252040580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Hardback. Editor(s): Chrulew, Matthew; Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178808
- ISBN
- 9780231178808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.19€ 77.95
€ 103.19
€ 77.95
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Roussel, Mathilde. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231169028
- ISBN
- 9780231169028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.08€ 63.03
€ 82.08
€ 63.03
Hardback. Addresses concerns that we are losing the diversity of crop plants that provide food for most of the world. This book discusses how economic development, loss of heirloom varieties and wild ancestors, and modern agricultural techniques have endangered the genetic diversity needed to keep agricultural crops vital and capable of adaptation. Editor(s): Motley, Timothy J.; Zerega, Professor Nyree; Cross, Hugh. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, charts, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231133166
- ISBN
- 9780231133166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.50€ 75.00
€ 98.50
€ 75.00
Hardback. An alternative view of evolving complexity. Bird argues that randomness means not disorder but infinite order and that complexity arises from the "playing out" of chaotic systems. Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illus., 10 photos. BIC Classification: PBWS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231126625
- ISBN
- 9780231126625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49€ 50.21
€ 64.49
€ 50.21
Paperback. Whether discussing habitat placement for the northern spotted owl or black-tailed prairie dog or strategies for controlling exotic pests, this book explains how capturing ecological relationships across a landscape with pragmatic optimization models can be applied to real world problems. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 520 pages, 55 line art, 16 color. BIC Classification: PBUH; PSAF; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231125451
- ISBN
- 9780231125451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 41.64
€ 52.77
€ 41.64
Hardback. The Amazon Basin's rivers, estuaries and tributaries are home to as many as 1000 species of Catfish. In this work, two scientists offer a natural history of the Amazon giant catfish and its central place as a source of food and income within the ecology and economy of the Amazon Basin. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 27 photographs, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; PSVW1; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108324
- ISBN
- 9780231108324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 71.58
€ 93.81
€ 71.58
Paperback. This portrait of the cave bear conveys facts about this animal, including its structure, habits, and society, the Ice Age environment, sexual and racial variations, and extinction. The text also details the relationship between man and bear, and theories surrounding bear-hunting and bear cults. Num Pages: 163 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231103619
- ISBN
- 9780231103619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.54
€ 33.99
€ 24.54
Hardback. Leading chemists, geologists, palaeontologists and biologists contribute to this study of the most basic origins of life on Earth. They explore the origin of life during the Archean Eon, the maturation of life during the Proterozoic and the diversification of life that marks the Phanerozoic. Editor(s): Bengtson, Stefan. Series: Nobel Symposium. Num Pages: 656 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080880
- ISBN
- 9780231080880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.50€ 75.00
€ 98.50
€ 75.00
Hardback. Argues against the reductionist tendencies in Darwinism known as genetic reductionism. The authors explore the biological underpinnings of social systems from invertebrates to mammals, particularly humans. Num Pages: 242 pages, 3 tables, 2 figs. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079464
- ISBN
- 9780231079464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 71.58
€ 93.81
€ 71.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Burger, Joanne. Num Pages: 339 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231063623
- ISBN
- 9780231063623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.40€ 84.41
€ 111.40
€ 84.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations, maps,1port. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231055949
- ISBN
- 9780231055949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.40€ 84.41
€ 111.40
€ 84.41
Hardback. Num Pages: 199 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSD; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231036429
- ISBN
- 9780231036429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.88€ 81.84
€ 107.88
€ 81.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Sinclair, A. R. E.; Griffiths, M.Norton-; Norton-Griffiths, M. Num Pages: 390 pages, 45 plates. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 679.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226760292
- ISBN
- 9780226760292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 44.87
€ 52.77
€ 44.87
paperback. This work focusses exclusively on juvenile primates, presenting original research covering all the major divisions of primates, from prosimians to humans. Contributors explore the evolutionary history of the juvenile stage, gender differences and preparation for adulthood. Editor(s): Pereira, Michael E.; Fairbanks, Lynn A.; Biobehavioural Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA). Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 halftones, 83 line drawings, 43 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226656229
- ISBN
- 9780226656229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.29
€ 51.99
€ 40.29
Hardback. Mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. A primer on behavioral modeling that includes both mathematics and evolutionary theory, this book aims to make the student and professional researcher in biology and the social sciences fully conversant in the language of the field. Num Pages: 432 pages, 55 line drawigs, 99 tables. BIC Classification: JHMP; PBWH; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226558264
- ISBN
- 9780226558264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 77.43
€ 93.81
€ 77.43