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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Towards a New Neuromorphology Num Pages: 359 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 95 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319256924
- ISBN
- 9783319256924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.83
€ 280.83
Hardback. Editor(s): Dominguez, Nicolas E; Pereyra, Sofia M. Num Pages: 157 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619426344
- ISBN
- 9781619426344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 234.51€ 157.66
€ 234.51
€ 157.66
Paperback. Oxygen is the engine of life and evolution. This book explores the impact that oxygen has had on Earth, and the history of life. Explaining the rise of animals and plants, the origin of two sexes, and the evolution of ageing and death, it offers fresh perspectives on our own lives, explaining why we age and what we can do about it. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; PSAJ; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784937
- ISBN
- 9780198784937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.98
€ 29.98
Paperback. Describes the ten greatest inventions of life, including DNA, sex, sight and consciousness, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms and relevance to controversies. This book explains how these findings have come about, and the extent to which they can be relied upon. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861978189
- ISBN
- 9781861978189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Hardcover. Emphasizing the changes worked by circulation and copying, interpretation and debate, this book uses the case to explore how pictures succeed and fail, gain acceptance and spark controversy. It reveals how embryonic development was made a process that we can see, compare, and discuss, and how copying - usually dismissed as unoriginal. Num Pages: 392 pages, 202 colour plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 296 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1884.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046945
- ISBN
- 9780226046945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.37
€ 50.99
€ 39.37
Hardback. Explores the evolutionary aspects of epistemology by focusing on seven major aspects, since philosophers tend to view evolution from a cultural as well as biological point of view. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847676156
- ISBN
- 9780847676156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.12
€ 134.12
Hardback. Insects and other arthropods show complex behaviors that are products of versatile brains which, in a sense, think. Strausfeld weaves anatomical observations, molecular biology, neuroethology, cladistics, and the fossil record to explore how arthropod brains process sensory information to produce learning, strategizing, cooperation, and sociality. Num Pages: 848 pages, 175 color illustrations, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046337
- ISBN
- 9780674046337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.62€ 128.12
€ 133.62
€ 128.12
Paperback. Demystifies ecological models and the mathematics behind them. This book includes simple and advanced problems, followed by fully worked examples. It presents an exposition of common mathematical models in population and community ecology. Num Pages: 265 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Number of pages
- 265
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878933181
- ISBN
- 9780878933181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.73
€ 124.73
Paperback. A Primer of Ecological Statistics emphasizes a general introduction to probability theory and provides a detailed discussion of specific designs and analyses that are typically encountered in ecology and environmental science. The second edition has been updated and features two new chapters on estimating ecological metrics. Num Pages: 579 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 994.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605350646
- ISBN
- 9781605350646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 175.79
€ 175.79
Paperback. Not only an evolutionary history of consciousness but also an attempt to explain the 'Meaning of Life'. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857388292
- ISBN
- 9780857388292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. At the beginning of this century enormous progress had been made in genetics. The Human Genome Project finished sequencing human DNA. It seemed it was only a matter of time until we had all the answers to the secrets of life on this planet. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848313477
- ISBN
- 9781848313477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.86
€ 16.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. Describes the methodology for predicting the genetic merit of animals in the context of genetic improvement in an animal breeding programme. The methodology is developed from first principles, and all the required statistical and mathematical concepts are included in the book. Num Pages: 208 pages, references, indexes. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVH; TVHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851991696
- ISBN
- 9780851991696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.76
€ 58.76
Paperback. Presents the statistical methods that are useful in the study of molecular evolution and illustrates how to use them in actual data analysis. This book for graduate students and researchers helps the investigators to incorporate refined statistical analysis of large-scale data in their own work. Num Pages: 352 pages, numerous line figures. BIC Classification: PBT; PDE; PSAJ; PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195135855
- ISBN
- 9780195135855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.09
€ 126.09
Hardcover. The late Navjot Sodhi conceived this book as a way of bringing to the forefront of our conservation planning for the tropics the views of people who were actually working and living there. In its 31 chapters, 55 authors present their views on the conservation problems they face and how they deal with them. Editor(s): Sodhi, Navjot S.; Raven, Peter H.; Gibson, Luke. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658635
- ISBN
- 9780470658635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.79
€ 84.79
Paperback. This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405150736
- ISBN
- 9781405150736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.89
€ 74.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Navajas-Perez, Rafael; Sola-Campoy, Pedro J.; Rejon, Carmelo Ruiz; de la Herran, Roberto. Num Pages: 126 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614702368
- ISBN
- 9781614702368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.69€ 51.35
€ 72.69
€ 51.35
Clustering techniques are increasingly being put to use in the analysis of high-throughput biological datasets. Novel computational techniques to analyse high throughput data in the form of sequences, gene and protein expressions, pathways, and images are becoming vital for understanding diseases and future drug discovery. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; UB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118906538
- ISBN
- 9781118906538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rabalais, Nancy N; Turner, R Eugene. Num Pages: Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: PHVG; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875902722
- ISBN
- 9780875902722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.73
€ 86.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Cloth/dust jacket Octavo
- SKU
- V9780801425691
- ISBN
- 9780801425691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 44 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWH; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159287
- ISBN
- 9780691159287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 45.60
€ 58.63
€ 45.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292101811
- ISBN
- 9781292101811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.83
€ 103.83
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mwinyihija, Mwinyikione. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628080926
- ISBN
- 9781628080926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.65€ 154.77
€ 228.65
€ 154.77
Paperback. An accessible introduction to the field of genome science, it explains bioinformatic principles and experimental strategies alongside experimental methods. This edition has been updated to include the latest developments in next generation sequencing, high-volume genotyping and expression profiling, and advances in metabolomics. Num Pages: 314 pages, 130 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878932368
- ISBN
- 9780878932368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 198.91
€ 198.91
The first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity, Second Edition describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & w. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 169 x 31. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470742143
- ISBN
- 9780470742143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 178.00
€ 178.00