Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardcover. Editor(s): Phinney, Jonathant; Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove; Kleypas, Joanie; Skirving, William; Strong, Al. Series: Coastal and Estuarine Studies. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875903590
- ISBN
- 9780875903590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.23
€ 89.23
Paperback. Describes the evolution happening among the isolated bird populations of the Galapagos - the very finches observed by Darwin on his Beagle voyage. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; PD; PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468714
- ISBN
- 9780099468714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.66
€ 20.99
€ 16.66
Hardcover. The bestselling introduction to bioinformatics and genomics now in its third edition Widely received in its previous editions, Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics offers the most broad-based introduction to this explosive new discipline. Num Pages: 1160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 288 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3048.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118581780
- ISBN
- 9781118581780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.84
€ 143.84
Paperback. Covers the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics, and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311176
- ISBN
- 9781848311176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.03
€ 10.99
€ 9.03
Paperback. What do we think about when we think about human evolution? This book explores our scientific narrative of human origins - the study of evolution - and examines its cultural elements and theoretical foundations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285828
- ISBN
- 9780520285828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Although the niche concept has fallen into disfavour among ecologists in recent years, Jonathan M. Chase and Mathew A. Leibold argue that the niche is an ideal tool with which to unify disparate research and theoretical approaches in contemporary ecology. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 60 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101804
- ISBN
- 9780226101804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Macmillan Learning United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780981519494
- ISBN
- 9780981519494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.70
€ 49.99
€ 44.70
Hardback. Contains some articles on the important topics in seven major areas: phylogenetics and the history of life; selection and adaptation; evolutionary processes; genes, genomes, and phenotypes; speciation and macroevolution; evolution of behavior, society, and humans; and evolution and modern society. Editor(s): Baum, David A.; Futuyma, Douglas J.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; Moore, Allen J.; Peichel, Catherine Lynn; Schluter, Dolph; Whitlock, Michael. Num Pages: 872 pages, 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 97 line illus. 23 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 203 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1946.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149776
- ISBN
- 9780691149776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.31€ 95.92
€ 127.31
€ 95.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Losos, Jonathan B.; Lenski, Richard E. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170398
- ISBN
- 9780691170398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.05
€ 45.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. Explains the sources and consequences of bipedalism. Following the evolution of two-legged creatures from our earliest lowly forebears, this book concludes with future options for the last surviving biped. Num Pages: 416 pages, 55 halftones. 16 line illus. 2 tables. 22 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 49. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120287
- ISBN
- 9780691120287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.04
€ 54.99
€ 39.04
Paperback. Series: East African Mammals. Num Pages: 358 pages, line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GBC; PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226437255
- ISBN
- 9780226437255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.76€ 68.15
€ 81.76
€ 68.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 4 recorded music items, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMG; MFN; MQW; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162999
- ISBN
- 9780231162999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.96
€ 36.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Analysing Darwin's major insights and arguments, this work reasserts the importance of his work for the development of modern biology. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, halftones and drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854544
- ISBN
- 9780192854544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Hardback. A compelling synthesis of ideas from agronomy, medicine, breeding, physiology, population genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology, Genetic Glass Ceilings presents transgenics as an inevitable and desperately necessary approach to securing and diversifying the world's food supply. Num Pages: 488 pages, 44, 34 black & white line drawings, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAK; TVK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887192
- ISBN
- 9780801887192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.08€ 63.47
€ 70.08
€ 63.47
Hardback. Darwin's notebook Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752454948
- ISBN
- 9780752454948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.37
€ 19.99
€ 18.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Beever, Jonathan; Morar, Nicolae C. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536426
- ISBN
- 9781557536426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Losos, Jonathan B.; Lenski, Richard E. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171876
- ISBN
- 9780691171876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.76€ 62.71
€ 81.76
€ 62.71
Paperback. Illustrates how different scientific approaches to the questions of adaptation and diversification can be integrated and examines evolutionary and ecological questions of interest to a broad range of biologists. Series: Organisms and Environments. Num Pages: 528 pages, 74 color illustrations, 99 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1336. Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles. Series: Organisms and Environments. 528 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Illustrates how different scientific approaches to the questions of adaptation and diversification can be integrated and examines evolutionary and ecological questions of interest to a broad range of biologists. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW5. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 33. Weight: 1336.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269842
- ISBN
- 9780520269842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.24€ 50.41
€ 64.24
€ 50.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Baum, David A.; Futuyma, Douglas J.; Hoekstra, Hopi E.; Lenski, Richard E.; Moore, Allen J.; Peichel, Cahterine L.; Schluter, Dolph; Whitlock, Michael C. Num Pages: 888 pages, 16 color illus. 4 halftones. 97 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175874
- ISBN
- 9780691175874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 46.12
€ 58.40
€ 46.12
Hardcover. With implications that go to the core of what it means to be human, the issues raised by genetic manipulation especially cloning have sparked a passionate debate among governmental, religious, and scientific quarters, as well as the media and the general public. This work covers this topic. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471206477
- ISBN
- 9780471206477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.36
€ 129.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 183 x 117. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840464580
- ISBN
- 9781840464580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.41
€ 13.99
€ 10.41
Paperback. This title provides a comprehensive analytical overview of public dialogue among 19th century American Protestant intellectuals who struggled with the theory of organic evolution. Arguments over the scientific merits of Darwin's theory gave way to discussions of its theological implications. Series: Erasmus Institute Books. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025526
- ISBN
- 9780268025526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Hardcover. In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues isolated a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this achievement, Beckwith issued a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. This text traces his commitment to scientific research and social responsibility. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDR; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009288
- ISBN
- 9780674009288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.65
€ 41.99
€ 39.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 526 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780128043127
- ISBN
- 9780128043127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.91
€ 144.91