Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Begins with a look at the ideas of Mancur Olson and George Williams, who shifted the question of why cooperation happens from an emphasis on group benefits to individual costs. This book then explores how these ideas have influenced our thinking about cooperation, coordination, and collective action. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 line illus. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; JPA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154954
- ISBN
- 9780691154954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617230165
- ISBN
- 9781617230165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.63
€ 18.99
€ 16.63
Hardback. In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This work traces the history of this debate from Darwin. It aims to bring to life the people, the issues, and the passions that have surrounded the altruism debate. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125909
- ISBN
- 9780691125909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.70
€ 43.70
Hardback. Editor(s): Dyer, Lee; Forister, Matthew. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 98 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSVT7; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319204567
- ISBN
- 9783319204567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.24
€ 47.99
€ 39.24
Hardback. Describes in step-by-step fashion key techniques for experimentally detecting SV40 in human tumors, for exploiting its use in human gene therapy, and for studying its replication and its mechanisms of neoplastic transformation. This book also includes methods for growing SV40 and related viruses in tissue culture. Editor(s): Raptis, Leda. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896036536
- ISBN
- 9780896036536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.66
€ 129.66
Paperback. In considering how scientists persuade colleagues to cross the disciplinary divide, this text examines three scientific monographs in their historical contexts: Dodzhansky's "Genetics and the Origin of Species" (1937); Schrodinger's "What is Life?" (1944); and Wilson's "Consilience" (1998). Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226099071
- ISBN
- 9780226099071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. Editor(s): Bendell-Young, Leah; Gallaugher, Patricia. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461355816
- ISBN
- 9781461355816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.06
€ 124.06
Paperback. The brain and the spinal cord, together, compose the central nervous system. Only relatively recently has research shifted focus to consider the integral functions at the individual neuronal and network levels that are mediated by the spinal cord. In this volume, recent work is presented addressing developments in this emerging area. Editor(s): Ziskind-Conhaim, Lea; MacDermott, Amy B.; Alvarez, Francisco Munoz; Houle, John; Hochman, Shawn. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 8. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573318747
- ISBN
- 9781573318747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
Paperback. This book draws together current knowledge on Antarctic lakes describing the formation, chemistry, biology and ecology of these pristine, delicate aquatic environments. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, graphs, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1MTS; PSAF; PSP; RBKF; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199670505
- ISBN
- 9780199670505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.05
€ 95.05
Paperback. Draws together the current knowledge on life in snow and ice environments. It describes these often complex and highly productive ecosystems, their physical and chemical conditions, and the nature and activity of the organisms that have colonised them. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black and white illustrations plus an 8 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; PSPM; RGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199583089
- ISBN
- 9780199583089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.96
€ 106.96
Hardcover. Covers the technology and laws related to DNA, as well as the use of DNA evidence in the legal system. This work combines science and law. It draws together in one source information that is suitable for forensic scientists and students of forensic science, analytical chemists, lawyers, judges, police officers, and detectives. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JKVF1; LA; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471414780
- ISBN
- 9780471414780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.86
€ 178.86
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938946158
- ISBN
- 9781938946158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.81
€ 13.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863155512
- ISBN
- 9780863155512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.67
€ 40.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. Editor(s): Lavelle. Num Pages: 654 pages, 259 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401752817
- ISBN
- 9789401752817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Paperback. Series: Outline Studies in Biology. Num Pages: 64 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 141.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412139307
- ISBN
- 9780412139307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Hardback. This book discusses three possible human enhancement paradigms and explores how each involves different values, uses of technology, and different degrees and kinds of ethical concerns. A new framework is advanced that promotes technological innovation that serves the improvement of the human condition in a respectful and sustainable way. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137402233
- ISBN
- 9781137402233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 131 x 7. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263692
- ISBN
- 9781904263692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.30
€ 9.30
Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and Their Application in Evolu...
László Zsolt Garamszegi (Ed.)
Hardcover. Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and Their Application in Evolutionary Biology Editor(s): Garamszegi, Laszlo Zsolt. Num Pages: 552 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, 47 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662435496
- ISBN
- 9783662435496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.28
€ 181.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bakker, Lars N. Num Pages: 243 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560077
- ISBN
- 9781604560077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.72€ 160.69
€ 237.72
€ 160.69
Hardback. Over the years, there has been a 'revolution' in ecosystem modelling. This book describes a new generation of useful models that predict as well as one can measure - if one measures well. It is of interest to: students in radioecology, geosciences and biology; environmental engineers; consultants; and administrators and scientists. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362456
- ISBN
- 9780792362456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardcover. The Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs reviews the physical, chemical and ecological characteristics of lakes and reservoirs, and their uses and environmental state trends in different parts of the world. Superbly illustrated, it includes 200 entries in a range of topics. Editor(s): Fairbridge, Rhodes W.; Herschy, Reginald W. Series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Num Pages: 984 pages, 224 black & white illustrations, 251 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBG; RBK; RG; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 289 x 47. Weight in Grams: 3060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402056161
- ISBN
- 9781402056161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 588.77
€ 588.77
Paperback. Written in clear and sparkling prose, beautifully illustrated, and thoroughly updated, Brain Architecture, Second Edition is must-read for anyone interested in the science of how the brain works. Num Pages: 352 pages, 93 illus. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195378580
- ISBN
- 9780195378580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.41
€ 99.41
Hardback. Art meets science in Ramon y Cajal's remarkable drawings of the brain Num Pages: 208 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACV; AFF; AGB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 287 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419722271
- ISBN
- 9781419722271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.93
€ 46.99
€ 31.93
Hardcover. Offers a comprehensive presentation of the discipline of neuroscience, from molecules to cognition. This book builds from an introductory section that includes fundamental neuroanatomy and covers cellular and molecular neuroscience, development, sensory systems, motor systems, regulatory systems, and behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. Editor(s): Squire, Larry R.; Berg, Darwin; Bloom, Floyd E., MD; du Lac, Sascha; Ghosh, Anirvan; Spitzer, Nicholas C. Num Pages: 1152 pages, Approx. 650 illustrations (350 in full color). BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 284 x 225 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2510. 1152 pages, Approx. 650 illustrations (350 in full color). Editor(s): Squire, Larry R.; Berg, Darwin; Bloom, Floyd E.; du Lac, Sascha; Ghosh, Anirvan; Spitzer, Nicholas C. Offers a comprehensive presentation of the discipline of neuroscience, from molecules to cognition. This book builds from an introductory section that includes fundamental neuroanatomy and covers cellular and molecular neuroscience, development, sensory systems, motor systems, regulatory systems, and behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Dimension: 284 x 225 x 41. Weight: 2528.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 1152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123858702
- ISBN
- 9780123858702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.82
€ 112.82