Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. More than fifty illustrations highlight a provocative study tracing the origins of culture as man now knows it back to the early biological evolution of animals. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691023731
- ISBN
- 9780691023731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.14
€ 40.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. This work investigates a moment in evolution when development was at its most basic - the moment when signalling between cells began. Using slime mould as an example, the author seeks to analyze development at a primitive stage and gain an insight into how early mulitcellular development began. Num Pages: 156 pages, 30 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSD; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070384
- ISBN
- 9780691070384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.29€ 68.28
€ 89.29
€ 68.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 4 halftones. 10 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 124 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157016
- ISBN
- 9780691157016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
Hardback. Slime molds are very different from other organisms; they feed as individual amoebae before coming together to form a multicellular organism that has a remarkable ability to move and orient itself in its environment. This book shows how slime molds fit into and illuminate biology as a whole. Num Pages: 152 pages, 34 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139395
- ISBN
- 9780691139395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.85
€ 45.85
Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on the role of size in biology. This title explores the universal impact of being the right size. By examining stories ranging from "Alice in Wonderland" to "Gulliver's Travels", it shows that humans have always been fascinated by things big and small. Num Pages: 176 pages, 35 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152332
- ISBN
- 9780691152332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.27
€ 19.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Series: Simple Guides S. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 114 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Kuperard
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857334951
- ISBN
- 9781857334951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.41
€ 11.41
Paperback. Discusses the phenomenon of life, including its origin and evolution, against the background of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory. This title presents the distinction between thermodynamic information and cybernetic information, developments in information technology, and the relationship between entropy and economics. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814401234
- ISBN
- 9789814401234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 49.96
€ 52.99
€ 49.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: MB; MJ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118838372
- ISBN
- 9781118838372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.43
€ 144.43
Hardcover. By focusing on the cellular mechanisms that underlie ontogeny, phylogeny and regeneration of complex physiologic traits, Evolution, the Logic of Biology demonstrates the use of homeostasis, the fundamental principle of physiology and medicine, as the unifying mechanism for evolution as all of biology. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118729267
- ISBN
- 9781118729267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.16
€ 162.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465038992
- ISBN
- 9780465038992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.05
€ 33.99
€ 23.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Imagine
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936140152
- ISBN
- 9781936140152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.18
€ 18.99
€ 15.18
Hardcover. Explores why adaptive evolution never ceases and why natural selection acts on species in so many different ways. In this title, each chapter focuses on one of the major problems in adaptive evolution: How fast is evolution? How strong is natural selection? How do species co-opt the genomes of other species as they adapt? Num Pages: 496 pages, 64 halftones, 25 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226018614
- ISBN
- 9780226018614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05€ 96.84
€ 119.05
€ 96.84
Paperback. "Includes link to 'Brain Rules' film"--Cover. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Pear Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983263371
- ISBN
- 9780983263371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.31
€ 16.99
€ 15.31
Paperback. Dealing with single moments in the life of the human brain, this book argues that, by understanding just how much subconscious decision-making the brain manages to get through before each moment of awareness, we can begin to appreciate the true wonder of consciousness. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571201013
- ISBN
- 9780571201013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 77 figures. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- n
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231163040
- ISBN
- 9780231163040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.00€ 39.92
€ 50.00
€ 39.92
Hardback. Wasson, Stephen A. Watts Editor(s): Lawrence, John M. Num Pages: 288 pages, 182, 62 black & white illustrations, 101 black & white line drawings, 17 colour illustrat. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407876
- ISBN
- 9781421407876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.14
€ 123.14
Paperback. To understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. This book weaves together these disparate elements for senior undergraduate and graduate students. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118291078
- ISBN
- 9781118291078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.06
€ 60.06
Paperback. Explains the DNA analysis process beginning with collection of evidence at a crime scene to the statistical interpretation of the results. This book details genetic genealogy and tracing domestic pet hairs to perpetrators. It includes a glossary with over 400 terms for reference of unfamiliar terms and an acronym guide to decipher the DNA dialect. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMQ; PSAK1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 192 x 38. Weight in Grams: 950. 520 pages, Illustrations. Explains the DNA analysis process beginning with collection of evidence at a crime scene to the statistical interpretation of the results. This book details genetic genealogy and tracing domestic pet hairs to perpetrators. It includes a glossary with over 400 terms for reference of unfamiliar terms and an acronym guide to decipher the DNA dialect. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: MMQ; PSAK1. Dimension: 233 x 192 x 38. Weight: 898.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123749994
- ISBN
- 9780123749994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 52.77
€ 52.99
€ 52.77
Hardcover. By unlocking the evolutionary information contained in cells, biologists have been able to construct the Tree of Life and show that its three main stems are dominated by microbes. Plants and animals constitute a small upper branch in one stem. Soon we may know how life began over 3.5 billion years ago. John Ingraham tells this story of discovery. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660403
- ISBN
- 9780674660403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.36
€ 47.99
€ 40.36
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115252
- ISBN
- 9780691115252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.17
€ 43.99
€ 31.17