Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Demonstrates that theory of evolution by natural selection discovered by Charles Darwin - is only answer to biggest question of all: why do we exist? Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin England
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026169
- ISBN
- 9780141026169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Builds an argument for evolutionary adaptation as the force behind all life on earth. Regarding evolution's complex achievements as peaks on a metaphorical mountain, this book reveals the ways in which the theory of natural selection can precisely explain the beautiful, bizarre and seemingly 'designed' complexity of living things. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026176
- ISBN
- 9780141026176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Hardback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, 1 ed.
- SKU
- V9780520273184
- ISBN
- 9780520273184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.96€ 53.73
€ 68.96
€ 53.73
Paperback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; PSAF; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273191
- ISBN
- 9780520273191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Hardcover. Without our domesticated plants and animals, human civilization as we know it would not exist. How domestication happens is as fascinating as it is important. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 245 x 45. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393064605
- ISBN
- 9780393064605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.86
€ 29.99
€ 25.86
Paperback. Goodbye, genetic blueprint.. The first book for general readers on the game-changing field of epigenetics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393342284
- ISBN
- 9780393342284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.31
€ 18.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. Examines the global issue of biomedical research increasingly failing to deliver patient benefits and health system improvement. The book highlights the problem and its consequences, and analyses the underlying causative factors and provides powerful prescriptions for change to close the 'innovation gap'. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBN; MBP; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198737780
- ISBN
- 9780198737780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.61
€ 78.61
paperback. This book is a comprehensive introduction to the philosophical foundations and development of modern biological classification. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 310 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PSA; PSAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 247 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107687844
- ISBN
- 9781107687844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Paperback. Deals with the usefulness of tools from statistical physics in ecology. This book provides an introduction to complex systems theory, and asks whether universal laws shape the structure of ecosystems. Tackling classic ecological questions, its presentation of theories and data focuses on the power of statistical physics and complexity in ecology. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 112 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070407
- ISBN
- 9780691070407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.66€ 68.64
€ 87.66
€ 68.64
Hardcover. Editor(s): Villanueva, Reyna O. Num Pages: 131 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626182875
- ISBN
- 9781626182875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.99€ 129.03
€ 186.99
€ 129.03
Paperback. Examines how the environment shapes the way an animal processes information and makes decisions, and how constraints imposed on nervous systems affect an animal's activities. To help answer these questions, this text integrates evolutionary ecology and cognitive science. Num Pages: 428 pages, 97 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169330
- ISBN
- 9780226169330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.59€ 45.42
€ 52.59
€ 45.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 335 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604562460
- ISBN
- 9781604562460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.74€ 159.66
€ 233.74
€ 159.66
Hardback. Illuminates a topic at the forefront of global ecology - biological invasions, or organisms that come to live in the wrong place. This title addresses various aspects of this subject at a global level - including invasions by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria - in succinct, alphabetically arranged articles. Editor(s): Simberloff, Daniel; Rejmanek, Marcel. Series: Encyclopedias of the Natural World. Num Pages: 792 pages, 400 color illustrations, 58 tables. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 223 x 49. Weight in Grams: 2798. Series: Encyclopedias of the Natural World. 792 pages, Illustrations, maps. Editor(s): Simberloff, Daniel; Rejmanek, Marcel. Illuminates a topic at the forefront of global ecology - biological invasions, or organisms that come to live in the wrong place. This title addresses various aspects of this subject at a global level - including invasions by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria - in succinct, alphabetically arranged articles. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAF; RNC. Dimension: 279 x 223 x 49. Weight: 2798.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 792
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520264212
- ISBN
- 9780520264212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.18€ 80.28
€ 98.18
€ 80.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Dawson, Rebecca K. Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; MMF; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634833899
- ISBN
- 9781634833899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.57€ 103.00
€ 135.57
€ 103.00
Hardcover. Editor(s): Waterman, Rebecca. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634820196
- ISBN
- 9781634820196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.99€ 141.61
€ 186.99
€ 141.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826346742
- ISBN
- 9780826346742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Previously published: Durham [England]: Acumen Pub., 2012. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138640320
- ISBN
- 9781138640320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.02
€ 25.99
€ 24.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150705
- ISBN
- 9780231150705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.34
€ 56.34
Hardcover. Treatment is comprehensive and more advanced than other forestry textbooks, featuring chapters on range management, watershed management, and remote sensing, along with revised chapters on measurement of the forest, structure and function of forest trees, and structure and properties of wood. Editor(s): Young, Raymond A.; Giese, Ronald L. Num Pages: 576 pages, tables, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 200 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471331452
- ISBN
- 9780471331452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 327.84
€ 327.84
Paperback. Astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses the scientific quest to discover other planets and life in the universe, describing breakthroughs into the early twenty-first century, and examining the tools and technology available to scientists seeking life on other worlds. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 halftones. 25 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PHVB; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158075
- ISBN
- 9780691158075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.75
€ 25.99
€ 19.75
Paperback. How do we make the field and laboratory coherent? How do we use statistics to help experimentation? How do we integrate modeling and statistics? This book answers these questions. It makes liberal use of computer programming for the generation of hypotheses, exploration of data, and the comparison of different models. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 67 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: PBW; PDN; PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034973
- ISBN
- 9780691034973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.84€ 74.12
€ 95.84
€ 74.12
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 1982nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789024727520
- ISBN
- 9789024727520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 642.81€ 221.72
€ 642.81
€ 221.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119104445
- ISBN
- 9781119104445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.50
€ 157.50
Hardback. Considers how models and ideas from evolutionary biology can improve national security strategies ranging from risk assessment, security analysis, and public policy to long-term strategic goals. Editor(s): Sagarin, Raphael D.; Taylor, Terence. Num Pages: 306 pages, 13 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253476
- ISBN
- 9780520253476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.98€ 65.19
€ 82.98
€ 65.19