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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Develops a general theory to explain the facts of island biogeography which builds on the first principles of population ecology and genetics to explain how distance and area combine to regulate the balance between immigration and extinction in island populations. Series: Princeton Landmarks in Biology. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088365
- ISBN
- 9780691088365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Paperback. This book discusses the impact of recent advances in the theory of "scaling relationships" and identifies critical issues that must be considered if experimental results are used to understand the temporal and spatial scales of actual ecosystems. Editor(s): Gardner, Robert H.; Kemp, W. Michael; Kennedy, Victor S.; Petersen, John E. Num Pages: 352 pages, 63illus. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114998
- ISBN
- 9780231114998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. This book discusses the impact of recent advances in the theory of "scaling relationships" and identifies critical issues that must be considered if experimental results are used to understand the temporal and spatial scales of actual ecosystems. Editor(s): Gardner, Robert H.; Kemp, W. Michael; Kennedy, Victor S.; Petersen, John E. Num Pages: 352 pages, 63illus. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114981
- ISBN
- 9780231114981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.27€ 102.15
€ 134.27
€ 102.15
hardcover. Rapid advances in cognitive neuroscience and converging technologies have led to a vigorous ethical and scientific debate over cognitive enhancement for healthy individuals. This book explores these less studied policy and political aspects of cognitive enhancement to focus on the possible forms of government involvement and future research. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137572479
- ISBN
- 9781137572479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.71
€ 71.71
Paperback. As treatments emerge for disorders of the brain, concerns are arising along with them. Examining the implications of the full range of revolutionary interventions that is possible in the human brain, this book warns that while these techniques may promise medical wonders, they also raise profound political questions. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; PSAN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407132
- ISBN
- 9780878407132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.95
€ 74.95
Paperback. This study examines the social context and current state of reproductive mediating technologies, such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, DNA probes and sterilization. It also explores the impact of this technology on the concepts of family and parenthood. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD; MFKC; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231070171
- ISBN
- 9780231070171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PNN; PSAF; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663200062
- ISBN
- 9783663200062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.34
€ 70.34
Paperback. Translator(s): Brandt, C. J. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 138 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1977
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642665462
- ISBN
- 9783642665462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
paperback. Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461277828
- ISBN
- 9781461277828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
Hardcover. Contains a series of field and laboratory exercises that represent the scope of limnology. This book lets readers explore the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of standing and running waters. It illustrates accepted standard methods as well as modern metabolic and experimental approaches and their research applications. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387989280
- ISBN
- 9780387989280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.27
€ 142.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 3rd ed. 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441931863
- ISBN
- 9781441931863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.00
€ 114.00
Hardback. Editor(s): Wallace, Robert G.; Wallace, Rodrick. Num Pages: 111 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 15 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; MBNS; MJCJ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319409399
- ISBN
- 9783319409399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Summarizing the work of several decades, this book culminates in a revolutionary model of recent human evolution. It challenges current consensus views fundamentally, presenting in its support a mass of evidence, much of which has never been assembled before. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461429821
- ISBN
- 9781461429821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Hardcover. Ecoregions Num Pages: 180 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, 54 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493905232
- ISBN
- 9781493905232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.87
€ 117.87
paperback. A study of ecoregions that shows how larger patterns and processes that characterize a region - its climate, topography, soils, vegetation, fauna, and human culture - provide essential keys to the sustainability of ecosystems. Num Pages: 223 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780387954301
- ISBN
- 9780387954301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardback. Fully illustrated with color diagrams and maps. This title includes a Glossary to define terms which may be unfamiliar to professionals working in this cross-disciplinary field. It presents a modified approach to land management and conservation in a non-technical and engaging manner. Num Pages: 223 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNU; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387954295
- ISBN
- 9780387954295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.17
€ 68.17
paperback. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461597896
- ISBN
- 9781461597896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Boutilier, Robert G. Series: Advances in Comparative & Environmental Physiology. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; PHVN; PSAF; PSB; PSF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 727.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642753824
- ISBN
- 9783642753824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.53
€ 129.53
Paperback. Series: Springer-Lehrbuch. BIC Classification: PSA. Dimension: 203 x 127. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540413462
- ISBN
- 9783540413462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.05
€ 61.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Schmidt, Robert F. Series: Heidelberger Taschenbucher. Num Pages: 363 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 6., korr. Aufl.
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540169895
- ISBN
- 9783540169895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.29
€ 72.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461293590
- ISBN
- 9781461293590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.04
€ 127.04
Paperback. Looks at biodiversity in its broadest geographical and historical contexts. The authors use new theoretical developments, analyses and case studies to explore the large-scale mechanisms that generate and maintain diversity. Editor(s): Ricklefs, Robert E.; Schluter, Dolph. Num Pages: 454 pages, 185 line drawings, 21 maps, 69 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 218 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226718231
- ISBN
- 9780226718231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.09€ 44.25
€ 51.09
€ 44.25
Mixed media pr. The focus of this book is on how urban old growth forests have developed and changed. The research can be used to develop restoration ecology based frameworks to restore species composition and address challenges to forest survival including invasive species. Series: SpringerBriefs in Ecology. Num Pages: 78 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 78
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461405825
- ISBN
- 9781461405825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.40
€ 59.40
Paperback. Argues that the fly was essentially a laboratory tool whose productivity opened many new lines of genetic research. Kohler also explores the moral economy of the "Drosophilists". By closely examining their culture and customs, he reveals features of how experimental scientists do their work. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 halftones, 9 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226450636
- ISBN
- 9780226450636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57