Life sciences: general issues
Results 145 - 168 of 2014
Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Offers an account of the origins and early years of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. This title discusses the people who founded the Institute and built a home for renowned research - leading scientists of the time as well as non-scientists of stature in finance, politics, philanthropy, publishing, and the humanities. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 251
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276079
- ISBN
- 9780520276079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.35
€ 69.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 79 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533539
- ISBN
- 9780262533539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.58
€ 18.99
€ 17.58
Paperback. Susannah Cahalan was a happy, clever, healthy twenty-four-year old. Then one day she woke up in hospital, with no memory of what had happened or how she had got there. Everything she had taken for granted about her life, and who she was, was wiped out. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; JM; MQVB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975344
- ISBN
- 9780141975344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Argues compellingly that nature and nurture are not alternative influences on human development but, rather, developmental products and the developmental processes that produce them. This title shows that what developmental information" does depends on what is already in place and what alternatives are available. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822324669
- ISBN
- 9780822324669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.77
€ 35.99
€ 32.77
Hardcover. Ecological Restoration provides an overview of the strategies being used globally to reverse human impacts on landscapes, ecosystems, and species. Using research-based knowledge and lessons learned from 19 actual restorations, this book aims to improve the outcomes of restorations by strengthening the connections between theory and practice. Num Pages: 630 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 192 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 630
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878936076
- ISBN
- 9780878936076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.47
€ 233.47
Paperback. Susan Greenfield, one of the world's pre-eminent scientists, takes the reader on a guided tour of the final frontier in human understanding: the brain. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226910
- ISBN
- 9781780226910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.13
€ 13.99
€ 11.13
Hardback. Offers an introduction to the field of developmental neuroscience, a discipline concerned with the mechanisms by which complex nervous systems emerge during embryonic growth. Beginning with a presentation of methods for studying neural development, this book provides an overview of human development, followed by an introduction to animal models. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 260 x 23. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150987
- ISBN
- 9780691150987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.22
€ 119.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 33. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347653
- ISBN
- 9780820347653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.81
€ 36.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Blackmore explores the big questions on the nature of brains, minds, and consciousness, through twenty lively and engaging interviews with some of the best-known personalities from the worlds of science and philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: HPM; JMM; JMR; JMT; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806239
- ISBN
- 9780192806239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.35
€ 17.99
€ 14.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, Approx. 100. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780124104716
- ISBN
- 9780124104716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.64€ 36.43
€ 55.64
€ 36.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mandal, Subhrangsu S. Num Pages: 403 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 25. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626186804
- ISBN
- 9781626186804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.18€ 170.48
€ 252.18
€ 170.48
Paperback. Synthesizes the literature on sex allocation, providing a conceptual framework and demonstrating how sex-allocation studies can answer broader questions in evolutionary and behavioral biology. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 480 pages, 107 line illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691089645
- ISBN
- 9780691089645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.71
€ 97.71
Paperback. Although it was first published 20 years ago, Stuart Pimm's "Food Webs" remains a clear introduction to the study of food webs, diagrams depicting which species interact - in other words, who eats whom. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668321
- ISBN
- 9780226668321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.89
€ 59.89
Paperback. Offers a source of supplemental information for laboratory and lectures in biology, botany and zoology courses. This atlas provides insight into living organisms that abound all around us but we seldom have the opportunity to study on a gross or microscopic level. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780078024238
- ISBN
- 9780078024238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Hardback. This book brings together a wealth of scientific findings and ecological knowledge to survey what we have learned about the "Wet Tropics" rainforests of North Queensland, Australia. This interdisciplinary text is the first book to provide such a holistic view of any tropical forest environment, including the social and economic dimensions. Editor(s): Stork, Nigel E.; Turton, Stephen M. Num Pages: 652 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 226 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156431
- ISBN
- 9781405156431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845934781
- ISBN
- 9781845934781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 294.53
€ 294.53
Paperback. Offers a look into how the characteristics of the physical world drive the designs of animals and plants. This title contains information related to functional biology. Drawing examples from creatures of land, air, and water, it demonstrates the many uses of biological diversity and how physical forces impact biological organisms. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones. 50 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSVD; RNCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138077
- ISBN
- 9780691138077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.86
€ 72.86
Paperback. Neuroscience, with its astounding new technologies, is uncovering the workings of the brain and with this perhaps the mind. The 'neuro' prefix spills out into every area of life, from neuroaesthetics to neuroeconomics, neurogastronomy and neuroeducation. Series: New Human Frontiers. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745689326
- ISBN
- 9780745689326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.68
€ 15.68
Paperback. In this volume many of the world's leading conservation and population biologists evaluate what has become a key tool in estimating extinction risk and evaluating potential recovery strategies - population viability analysis, or PVA. Editor(s): Beissinger, Steven R.; McCullough, Dale R. Num Pages: 496 pages, 71 line drawings, 29 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041780
- ISBN
- 9780226041780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.16
€ 73.16
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 32 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247284
- ISBN
- 9780520247284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.05
€ 115.05
Paperback. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807008775
- ISBN
- 9780807008775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.80
€ 23.99
€ 17.80
Hardcover. The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in and among the island's baobad trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including something approaching one hundred species of lemur. This book helps you explore these land animal extinctions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 colour plates, 87 halftones, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1HSM; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143972
- ISBN
- 9780226143972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.76
€ 49.99
€ 39.76
Paperback. Thie is the first definitive book on floral mimicry, providing a wider treatise on floral adaptation and plant evolution. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; PSTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 245 x 13. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198732709
- ISBN
- 9780198732709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.87
€ 95.87
Hardback. Editor(s): Chang, Steven D; Veeravagu, Anand. Num Pages: 305 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634838566
- ISBN
- 9781634838566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.18€ 187.21
€ 252.18
€ 187.21