Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. How do we know that species change? Has there really been enough time for evolution to operate? This title details the evidence for evolution. It covers different levels of evolution, from within-species changes, which are much less challenging to see and believe, to much larger ones, say, from fish to amphibian, or from land mammal to whale. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones, 27 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723822
- ISBN
- 9780226723822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.51
€ 30.99
€ 24.51
Hardcover. How do we know that species change? Has there really been enough time for evolution to operate? This title details the evidence for evolution. It covers different levels of evolution, from within-species changes, which are much less challenging to see and believe, to much larger ones, say, from fish to amphibian, or from land mammal to whale. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones, 27 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723808
- ISBN
- 9780226723808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.53€ 77.71
€ 93.53
€ 77.71
Hardcover. 'Music, Evolution, and the Harmony of Souls' demonstrates the evolutionary sociobiological importance of music as a driver of cooperative and interactive behaviour throughout human existence, and what this evolutionary imperative means to twenty-first century humanity and beyond, from social and medical/neurological perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; JMH; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198786856
- ISBN
- 9780198786856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Paperback. This edition has been reorganised and some detail removed from both text and figures in order to make it a more effective resource for students. While concentrating on core themes, areas where there have been significant advances, especially learning, memory and cognition, have been thoroughly updated. Series: Instant Notes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 black & white tables, 203 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415607698
- ISBN
- 9780415607698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50
Galvani's Spark describes the gradual understanding of the nerve impulse-the basis of all thoughts, sensations and actions. Proceeding from a chance observation on a frog leg, to studies on squid giant axons and bacteria, this book concludes with the increasing realization that ion channells are responsible for a variety of clinical disorders. Num Pages: 416 pages, 165 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199751754
- ISBN
- 9780199751754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.42
€ 150.42
Hardcover. Throughout the Southern Hemisphere, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? More generally, why are species found where they are across the Earth? This narrative describes a new theory of how species dispersal occurred through ocean crossings. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020515
- ISBN
- 9780465020515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.33
€ 29.99
€ 25.33
Hardcover. Building on their previous book on the subject, the authors provide an expanded introduction to using Regression to analyze ecological data. As with the earlier book, real data sets from postgraduate ecological studies or research projects are used throughout. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 574 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 596
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387874579
- ISBN
- 9780387874579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.29€ 138.51
€ 140.29
€ 138.51
Hardcover. This book provides a practical introduction to analyzing ecological data using real data sets. It features 17 case studies covering topics ranging from terrestrial ecology to marine biology and can be used as a template for a reader's own data analysis. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 672 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; PSAF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387459677
- ISBN
- 9780387459677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.21€ 247.87
€ 257.21
€ 247.87
Hardback. Groping around a familiar room in the dark, relearning to read after a brain injury, navigating a virtual landscape through an avatar: all are expressions of vicariance when the brain substitutes one process or function for another. Alain Berthoz shows that this capacity allows humans to think creatively in an increasingly complex world. Translator(s): Weiss, Giselle. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JMAQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088955
- ISBN
- 9780674088955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.50
€ 47.99
€ 39.50
Hardcover. Considerable attention has been focused recently on the potential role of human drug metabolites in drug safety and on how to provide a risk assessment for these molecules using preclinical safety models. Editor(s): Nassar, Ala F. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470504789
- ISBN
- 9780470504789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.93
€ 145.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Matsumoto, Akio; Nakano, Mai. Num Pages: 327 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 269 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607416951
- ISBN
- 9781607416951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.26€ 137.67
€ 202.26
€ 137.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MZ; PDE; PSA; PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319542737
- ISBN
- 9783319542737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.20
€ 148.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sofo, Adriano. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634821520
- ISBN
- 9781634821520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.06€ 140.00
€ 187.06
€ 140.00
Paperback. Provides a non-technical overview of the research in the areas of genetics, hormones, brain imaging, neuropsychology, environmental influences, and more, focusing on explaining what we currently know about the biological foundations for this disorder and offering insights into prediction, intervention, and prevention. Series: Psychology and Crime. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JMM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814745441
- ISBN
- 9780814745441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.59
€ 36.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; HPM; JMAF; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158305
- ISBN
- 9780231158305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.92€ 87.81
€ 116.92
€ 87.81
Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; HPM; JMAF; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158312
- ISBN
- 9780231158312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.79
€ 40.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Named by Sigmund Freud as 'one of the ten most significant books' ever written, Darwin's "Descent of Man" continues to shape the way we think about what it is that makes us uniquely human. In this book, the authors call for a radical re-assessment of the book, arguing that its core ideas on race were fired by Darwin's hatred of slavery. Num Pages: 864 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 864
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140436310
- ISBN
- 9780140436310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. This biography of Charles Darwin attempts to capture the private unknown life of the real man - the gambling and gluttony at Cambridge, his gruelling trip round the globe, his intimate family life, worries about persecution and thoughts about God. Num Pages: 864 pages, 32pp b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 856
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140131925
- ISBN
- 9780140131925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.05
€ 25.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199376025
- ISBN
- 9780199376025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.29
€ 84.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Clarke, Adela E.; Fujimura, Joan H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603421
- ISBN
- 9780691603421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.84€ 62.71
€ 81.84
€ 62.71