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Life sciences: general issues

Hardcover. Metagenomics has revolutionized microbiology and many associated health and environmental fields. This is the first comprehensive treatise covering the various -omics in a large variety of habitats, which could not previously have been analysed without metagenomic methodology. Num Pages: 1416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 299 x 70. Weight in Grams: 4310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470924181
ISBN
9780470924181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 613.19

Hardcover. In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Norton Dublin, Ireland
Edition
1st
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393073775
ISBN
9780393073775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347791
ISBN
9780393347791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.31

Paperback. We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? This work looks at the most provocative aspects of human nature - power, sex, violence, kindness, and morality. Num Pages: 300 pages, Black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JM; PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862078826
ISBN
9781862078826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and successful apes we are? Our closest relatives offer tantalizing clues. In this volume top primate experts read these clues and compose an extensive picture of what the behaviour of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species. Editor(s): De Waal, Frans B. M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 19 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010048
ISBN
9780674010048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.84

Paperback. What is life? Fifty years after physicist Erwin Schrodinger posed this question in his celebrated and inspiring book, the answer remains elusive. In The Way of the Cell, one of the world's most respected microbiologists draws on his wide knowledge of contemporary science to provide fresh insight into this intriguing and all-important question. Num Pages: 320 pages, numerous line drawings and 1 table. BIC Classification: PSA; PSD; PSF; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195163384
ISBN
9780195163384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. The only introductory level genetics textbook specifically written for veterinary and animal science students. Covers the control of inherited disorders and the conservation of genetic diversity in both domesticated and wild animals. Describes in detail how veterinary genetics can be applied to artificial selection in animal production. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MZ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 245 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405168328
ISBN
9781405168328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.54

Paperback. The extraordinary role of viruses in evolution and how this is revolutionising biology and medicine. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 b/w illus, 32 b/w plates, With index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007315123
ISBN
9780007315123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. An utterly new view of life and evolution. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851689132
ISBN
9781851689132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262034715
ISBN
9780262034715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.51
€ 69.58

Paperback. Through the first half of the twentieth century, emotions were a legitimate object of scientific study across a variety of disciplines. After 1945, however, in the wake of Nazi irrationalism, emotions became increasingly marginalized and postwar rationalism took central stage. This book chronicles the curious resurgence of emotion studies. Editor(s): Biess, Frank; Gross, Daniel M. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JMQ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226126487
ISBN
9780226126487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. This book, by a recognized expert in bilingualism, examines the definition and characterization of the bilingual person, the perception and production of spoken language by bilinguals, the sign-oral bilingualism of the Deaf, and methodological and conceptual issues in research on bilingualism. Num Pages: 322 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: CFDM; CFZ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199281299
ISBN
9780199281299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Hardback. Describes in detail various applications of PRINS in human (detection of gene deletions in cancer detection of fetal cells in maternal blood, and assessment of aneuploidy in brain tissues and embryos) as well as plant cells. Editor(s): Pellestor, Franck. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2006
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588295491
ISBN
9781588295491
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.98

Hardcover. 528 pages, maps. Challenges the view that the lowlands of Central and Western Europe would revert to their prehistoric state of closed forest systems if free from human intervention. This text uses examples from pollen analyses and studies on tree species, and tests hypothesis of herbivore governance of vegetation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DF; 1KB; PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; RBX. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
CABI
Edition
First
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851994420
ISBN
9780851994420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.23

Hardback. Series: Biosystems & Biorobotics. Num Pages: 194 pages, 65 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MFGV; PBMW; PSAN; TJFM; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Springer London Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447167464
ISBN
9781447167464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.69

Paperback. Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Pairs of newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Editor(s): Ayala, Francisco Jose; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159999
ISBN
9781405159999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.93

Hardback. Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Pairs of newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Editor(s): Ayala, Francisco Jose; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159982
ISBN
9781405159982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.30

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198739913
ISBN
9780198739913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.29

Hardback. Edited and written by leading researchers from around the world, The Ecological Genomics of Fungi covers a broad diversity of fungal systems and provides unique insight into the functions of those fungi in various ecosystems, from soil, to plant, to human. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAK1; PSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119946106
ISBN
9781119946106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Gilbert, Francis. Num Pages: 258 pages, 107 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447134664
ISBN
9781447134664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.17

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