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Life sciences: general issues

Hardcover. Land conversion, climate change and species invasions are contributing to the widespread emergence of novel ecosystems, which demand a shift in how we think about traditional approaches to conservation, restoration and environmental management. They are novel because they exist without historical precedents and are self-sustaining. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118354223
ISBN
9781118354223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.99

Paperback. This unique book clearly explains genetic and neuroimaging research on intelligence and how neuroscience findings may lead to enhancing it. Series: Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 b/w illus. 23 colour illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JMRN; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107461437
ISBN
9781107461437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

Hardback. Central Neural States Relating Sex and Pain will appeal to anyone interested in new ways of looking at behavioral dispositions as they are influenced by specific genetic, neural, and hormonal states. Series: Advances in Systems Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 53, 6 black & white halftones, 47 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801868276
ISBN
9780801868276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61
€ 72.52

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

€ 65.35
€ 51.34

Hardback. Fisheries science in North America is changing. This is the first comprehensive book to look at the past, present and future of fisheries science in North America. The authors review the current science and develop informed opinions about the future. Series: Fish & Fisheries Series. Num Pages: 752 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; KNAF; PSAF; PSPM; RNKH; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402092091
ISBN
9781402092091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.59

Hardback. Trees were central to Henry David Thoreau's creativity as a writer, his work as a naturalist, his thought, and his inner life. This book explores Thoreau's deep connections to trees: his keen perception of them, the joy they gave him, the poetry he saw in them, his philosophical view of them, and how they fed his soul. Num Pages: 248 pages, 102 b/w images. BIC Classification: DQ; PSAF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294042
ISBN
9780520294042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: MBNH; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160634
ISBN
9780691160634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Hardcover. Chronicles the evolution of people from the earliest primates through the emergence of fully modern humans within the past 200,000 years. This book stresses advances in knowledge, including, for example, ever more abundant evidence that fully modern humans originated in Africa and spread from there. Num Pages: 976 pages, 272 line drawings, 49 tables. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1926.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
976
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226439655
ISBN
9780226439655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.30
€ 80.21

Paperback. Student-focused, robust teaching package, with a strong illustration programme, now including references to software and databases and two new chapters. Num Pages: 644 pages, 6 b/w illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1372. 642 pages, 6 b/w illus. 45 tables. Student-focused, robust teaching package, with a strong illustration programme, now including references to software and databases and two new chapters. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNK. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 30. Weight: 1340.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
644
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521702713
ISBN
9780521702713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.33

Paperback. A magisterial exploration of the natural history of the first four thousand million years of life on and in the earth, by one of Britain's most dazzling science writers. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Flamingo
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001336
ISBN
9780006384205
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures that have survived from earlier times. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007209873
ISBN
9780007209873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.36

Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on The Role of Bivalve Filter Feeders in Marine Ecosystem Processes, held at Renesse, The Netherlands, November 30 to December 4, 1992 Editor(s): Dame, Richard F. Series: NATO Asi Series / NATO Asi Subseries G:. Num Pages: 586 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSF; PSV; TQD; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 883.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
586
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642783555
ISBN
9783642783555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.89

Paperback. Series: Mathematical Biosciences Institute Lecture Series. Num Pages: 63 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; PBT; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 234 x 9. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319160641
ISBN
9783319160641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Hardback. This book presents mathematical techniques for understanding sequence evolution. The theory is developed in close connection with data from more than 60 experimental studies that illustrate the use of these results. Series: Probability and its Applications. Num Pages: 443 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAJ; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2008
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387781686
ISBN
9780387781686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
443
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Softcover of Or
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441926777
ISBN
9781441926777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.38

Paperback. Series: Theory out of bounds. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PSAJ; TBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816640096
ISBN
9780816640096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research. This extended edition includes a new epilogue from the author and two key chapters from The Extended Phenotype. Num Pages: 592 pages, 9 black and white images. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 267 x 51. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788782
ISBN
9780198788782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, the author was bound to have biology in his genes. But what were the influences that shaped his life? This book tells his personal journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 x 8 page picture sections. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552779050
ISBN
9780552779050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32-pages colour picture sections, plus 100 B&Wur picture sections, plus B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Black Swan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552775243
ISBN
9780552775243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.93

Paperback. A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written Num Pages: 800 pages, integrated B&W diagrams and images; 4x8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474606455
ISBN
9781474606455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

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