Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Presents an integration of ecosystem theories. This book shows that the integrated ecosystem theory presented can be applied to explain various ecological observations and rules. It is useful for researchers and decision makers whose work involves the study of ecosystems and ecology. Series: Ecology and Environment. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006517
- ISBN
- 9781402006517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.25
€ 260.25
Hardback. This volume offers an integrative approach to the application of evolutionary theory in studies of cultural transmission and social evolution and reveals the enormous range of ways in which Darwinian ideas can lead to productive empirical research, the touchstone of any worthwhile theoretical perspective. Editor(s): Shennan, Stephen. Series: Origins of Human Behavior and Culture. Num Pages: 341 pages, 2 b/w photographs, 102 line illustrations, 29 maps, 38 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255999
- ISBN
- 9780520255999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.84€ 65.24
€ 82.84
€ 65.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Browne, Sheila A. Num Pages: 241 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613243992
- ISBN
- 9781613243992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.50€ 109.36
€ 157.50
€ 109.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Chrost, Ryszard J. (University of Warsaw, Poland). Series: Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Num Pages: 340 pages, 46 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461277934
- ISBN
- 9781461277934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.32
€ 129.32
Hardcover. 624 pages, 2 colour plates. Editor(s): Ruvinsky, Anatoly; Graves, J. A. Marshall. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVW7. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 37. Weight: 1472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851999104
- ISBN
- 9780851999104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.18
€ 252.18
Hardcover. This book critically explores and analyses the scientific and ethical debates surrounding cognitive enhancers. Including contributions from neuroscientists, neuropsychopharmacologists, ethicists, philosophers, public health professionals, and policy researchers, the book offers a multidisciplinary, critical consideration of this topic. Editor(s): Hall, Wayne; Mohammed, Ahmed. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMM; MBDC; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198727392
- ISBN
- 9780198727392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.13
€ 142.13
Paperback. Explores, by means of computer simulations, the key areas of population dynamics through time. Using exercises, this laboratory manual teaches the programming and analysing skills students need for creating their own models of population change. Num Pages: 170 pages, graphs, glossary, index. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSAF; RNT; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470851487
- ISBN
- 9780470851487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 146.60
€ 146.60
Hardback. Synthesizes a vast literature in primate evolution and behavior to explain how apes and humans evolved in relation to one another and why humans became a bipedal, tool-making, culture-inventing species distinct from other hominoids. The author refutes the theory that we are sophisticated, instinctively aggressive and destructive killer apes. Num Pages: 934 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Edition
- null
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 934
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073166
- ISBN
- 9780674073166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.78€ 88.00
€ 96.78
€ 88.00
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explains how organisms can 'know' the time and reveals what we now understand of the nature and operation of chronobiological processes. Covering variables such as light, the metabolism, human health, and the seasons, Foster and Kreitzman illustrate how jet lag and shift work can impact on human well-being. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717683
- ISBN
- 9780198717683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.20
€ 14.99
€ 14.20
hardcover. Covering many state-of-the-art techniques, this book features leading experts in the field who introduce methods developed in recent years to study editing substrates, mechanisms of specificity, and the functions of RNA- and DNA-editing enzymes and complexes. Editor(s): Aphasizhev, Ruslan. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 275 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617790171
- ISBN
- 9781617790171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.87
€ 130.87
Hardcover. Editor(s): Runas, Johan; Dahlgren, Theodor. Num Pages: 377 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 27. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608765423
- ISBN
- 9781608765423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.34€ 197.23
€ 289.34
€ 197.23
Hardback. Explores Confucian views regarding the human body, health, virtue, suffering, suicide, euthanasia, 'human drugs', human experimentation, and justice in health care distribution. This volume is of interest to the readers of bioethics, ethics, and Confucianism, as well as for philosophers and other scholars already familiar with the subject. Editor(s): Fan, Ruiping. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357230
- ISBN
- 9780792357230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.46
€ 202.46
Paperback. Series: The Receptors. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461289364
- ISBN
- 9781461289364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 254.03
€ 254.03
Paperback. In "Embryos, Genes, and Evolution", Raff and his co-author proposed a synthesis of developmental and evolutionary biology. In this book, Raff analyzes the rise of this experimental discipline and lays out research questions, hypotheses and approaches to guide its development. Num Pages: 544 pages, 2 halftones, 59 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702667
- ISBN
- 9780226702667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.90
€ 48.99
€ 37.90
Hardback. Aims to provide the necessary foundation for understanding the nature of analogical and structuralist approaches to describing behaviour. In the first part of the book the mathematical properties of rule approaches are developed; in the second part the analogical alternative to rules is explored. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; PSAN; UYQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792319351
- ISBN
- 9780792319351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.47
€ 203.47
Hardcover. Invasive species have a critical and growing effect upon natural areas. They can modify, degrade, or destroy wildland ecosystem structure and function, and reduce native biodiversity. Landscape-level solutions are needed to address these problems. Editor(s): Simberloff, Daniel; Hoddle, Mark; Heinz, Kevin M.; Wagner, David L.; Blossey, Bernd; Causton, Charlotte; Marks, Christian O.; Warner, Keith Douglas. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; RNKH; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 192 x 22. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118392591
- ISBN
- 9781118392591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.79
€ 115.79
Paperback. Explores the life and scientific contributions of Alfred Russel Wallace, Victorian traveler, scientist, spiritualist, and co-discoverer with Charles Darwin of natural selection. This biography also examines his travels in the western and eastern tropics. It casts light on his work and the importance of his relationship with Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 640 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130110
- ISBN
- 9780231130110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.98
€ 49.99
€ 35.98
Hardback. This book reviews preparation of expression vectors, generation of high-yielding clones, scale-up, disruption of yeast cells to enable isolation of recombinant protein prior to purification and more, in the popular Methods in Molecular Biology(TM) format. Editor(s): Bill, Roslyn M. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD; PSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617797699
- ISBN
- 9781617797699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.41
€ 197.41
DNA: A Graphic Guide to the Molecule That Shook the World
Rosenfield, Israel; Ziff, Edward, Phd; Van Lo...
Learn all about DNA in this graphic filled guide. Num Pages: 272 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142700
- ISBN
- 9780231142700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.17€ 51.23
€ 64.17
€ 51.23
Paperback. Presents information about relevant Biological Science in a way that a non-medical professional can understand. Num Pages: 200 pages, colour line drawings, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412926980
- ISBN
- 9781412926980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.82
€ 159.82