Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
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
€ 59.27€ 54.15
€ 59.27
€ 54.15
Paperback. Discusses human motor control, covering such topics as the functional consequences of reflexes, the cerebral cortex, the cerebellum, the basal ganglia and locomotion and balance. Throughout the text, basic science is related to neurological diseases of the motor system. Num Pages: 520 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 0. Weight in Grams: 783.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412477003
- ISBN
- 9780412477003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.54
€ 187.54
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
€ 59.28€ 50.42
€ 59.28
€ 50.42
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
€ 37.99€ 27.52
€ 37.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Molecular genetic approaches have opened new windows to the world of nature. This treatment of natural history and evolution addresses the many applications for protein and DNA markers from the perspectives of population biology, behavioral ecology, and organismal phylogeny. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037818
- ISBN
- 9780412037818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 245.66
€ 245.66
Hardback. This work summarizes the multi-faceted discoveries about organisms in nature that have stemmed from analyses of genetic markers provided by polymorphic proteins and DNAs. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037719
- ISBN
- 9780412037719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.33
€ 250.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 445 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633880740
- ISBN
- 9781633880740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.10
€ 29.99
€ 28.10
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€ 17.26
€ 18.99
€ 17.26
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€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
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
€ 99.54€ 88.80
€ 99.54
€ 88.80
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
€ 94.85€ 72.21
€ 94.85
€ 72.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198758129
- ISBN
- 9780198758129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
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
€ 42.99€ 34.78
€ 42.99
€ 34.78
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
€ 68.18€ 62.50
€ 68.18
€ 62.50
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
€ 173.18
€ 173.18
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
€ 57.29
€ 57.29
paperback. Here is a definitive summary of recent knowledge of Planctomycetes, microorganisms which challenge our very concept of the bacterium. This book details their unusual structure, physiology, genomics and evolutionary significance. Editor(s): Fuerst, John A. Num Pages: 298 pages, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSF; PSG; PSGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627039406
- ISBN
- 9781627039406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.72
€ 133.72
Paperback. This text discusses such conundrums as how life began, whether the brain works like a computer, why most animals and plants reproduce sexually, and how social behaviour evolved out of the context of natural selection - a process which would seem to favour selfishness. Editor(s): Maynard-Smith, John. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412038211
- ISBN
- 9780412038211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.56
€ 133.56
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
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): John, E. Roy. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Number of pages
- 602
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817634612
- ISBN
- 9780817634612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.30
€ 200.30
Paperback. Surveying standard models and including their mathematical foundations, this book explains the methodology at the heuristic level of dynamical systems and the like, as well as detailing common yet vital models in fields such as ecology and epidemiology. Series: Lecture Notes on Mathematical Modelling in the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 711 pages, 174 black & white illustrations, 65 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642272509
- ISBN
- 9783642272509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 116.07
€ 116.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Zaagsma, Johan; Meurs, Herman; Roffel, Ad F. Series: Progress in Inflammation Research. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJL; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Springer Basel
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034895323
- ISBN
- 9783034895323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
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
€ 92.56
€ 92.56
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
€ 111.39
€ 111.39