Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Whether our personality, intelligence, and behavior are more likely to be shaped by our environment or our genetic coding is not simply an idle question for researchers. This work looks at this and other important issues. It also explains the insights gained into how the brain functions and how it can (or cannot) be molded and changed. Series: Science Essentials S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 halftone. 45 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSAN; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133102
- ISBN
- 9780691133102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.08
€ 36.99
€ 27.08
Paperback. This comprehensive book offers a compelling synthesis of key ideas and concepts, and addresses in fundamental evolutionary terms the way humans think, feel and behave. This revised, updated and expanded edition includes new material on epigenetics, life history and error management theories, homosexuality, disease and gene-culture co-evolution. Num Pages: 520 pages, 71 black & white tables, 14 black & white halftones, 135 black & white line drawings, 3 m. BIC Classification: JMC; PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 298 x 28. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137348005
- ISBN
- 9781137348005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.88€ 53.61
€ 58.88
€ 53.61
Paperback. Intended as a sequel to "Primate Societies", this book compiles thirty-one chapters that review the state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates. It includes chapters that are organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce in the wild. Editor(s): Mitani, John C.; Call, Josep; Kappeler, Peter M.; Palombit, Ryne A.; Silk, Joan B. Num Pages: 504 pages, 157 halftones, 34 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531724
- ISBN
- 9780226531724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.89€ 49.82
€ 58.89
€ 49.82
Hardback. The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. This book demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138985
- ISBN
- 9780691138985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.52
€ 36.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. "Edge.Org presents Edward O. Wilson, Richard Dawkins, Freeman Dyson, Matt Ridley, Ray Kurzweil, J. Craig Venter, Daniel Lieberman, and more"--Cover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062296054
- ISBN
- 9780062296054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.78
€ 18.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. Why do we think that things happen in the way that they do? Why do we think that some things are true, and other things false? This book shows that reason and emotion work much more closely together in forming opinions and judgements than has previously been supposed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113995
- ISBN
- 9781845113995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Hardcover. Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene genealogies (phylogenetics) and geography. This book aims to capture the field's conceptual and empirical richness, plus the sense of innovation that phylogeographic perspectives have brought to evolutionary studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 113 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674666382
- ISBN
- 9780674666382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.88€ 87.60
€ 98.88
€ 87.60
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
€ 94.23€ 71.25
€ 94.23
€ 71.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198758129
- ISBN
- 9780198758129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.27
€ 16.99
€ 13.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. .
- Publisher
- Synergetic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907791379
- ISBN
- 9780907791379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.17
€ 41.99
€ 34.17
Hardback. The book includes photographs of fossils from around the world as well as dramatic color illustrations depicting what those fishes may have actually looked like. Num Pages: 304 pages, 344, 274 colour illustrations, 70 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW1; RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896958
- ISBN
- 9780801896958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.73€ 61.52
€ 67.73
€ 61.52
Hardcover. Introduction to Bioethics provides a comprehensive and yet concise coverage of the broad field of bioethics, dealing with the scientific, medical, social, religious and, where appropriate, political and international concerns. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781118719619
- ISBN
- 9781118719619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.39
€ 172.39
Paperback. Introduction to Bioethics provides a comprehensive and yet concise coverage of the broad field of bioethics, dealing with the scientific, medical, social, religious and, where appropriate, political and international concerns. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118719596
- ISBN
- 9781118719596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.83
€ 54.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Bickle, John. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199965502
- ISBN
- 9780199965502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Paperback. Rangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Editor(s): Du Toit, Johan T.; Kock, Richard; Deutsch, James. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405177856
- ISBN
- 9781405177856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.96
€ 92.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRJT; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Vallentine Mitchell
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853038580
- ISBN
- 9780853038580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.39
€ 108.39
Hardcover. The field of whole genome selection has quickly developed into the breeding methodology of the future. As efforts to map a wide variety of animal genomes have matured and full animal genomes are now available for many animal scientists and breeders are looking to apply these techniques to livestock production. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470960073
- ISBN
- 9780470960073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.85
€ 165.85
Hardback. He urges his fellow Christians to refuse to participate in the intellectually stifling debate over evolution and creationism/intelligent design. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894787
- ISBN
- 9780801894787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.30
€ 31.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845934675
- ISBN
- 9781845934675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.62
€ 52.99
€ 50.62
Hardcover. Assuming only a basic knowledge of bioinformatics, Bioinformatics for Geneticists: A Bioinformatics Primer for the Analysis of Genetic Data illustrates the value of bioinformatics as a constantly evolving avenue into novel approaches to study genetics. Editor(s): Barnes, Michael R. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470026199
- ISBN
- 9780470026199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.89
€ 237.89