Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. There are various different types of organisms in the world: they differ in size, physiology, appearance, and life history. The challenge for evolutionary biology is to explain how such diversity arises. This book describes in particular the ways in which variation can be analyzed and predicted. Editor(s): Roff, Derek A. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412023811
- ISBN
- 9780412023811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.52
€ 248.52
Paperback. This textbook combines the theoretical basis of quantitative genetics with respect to evolution in natural populations and various statistical methods of analysis. It addresses the current problems in quantitative genetics and presents the most commonly used methods of analysis. Num Pages: 494 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412129711
- ISBN
- 9780412129711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 308.67
€ 308.67
Paperback. This text represents a synthetic approach to the understanding of the evolution of life history variation using the three types of environment (constant, stochastic, predictable) as the focus under which the theory is developed and tested. Each chapter includes a summary. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 177 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878937561
- ISBN
- 9780878937561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.57
€ 180.57
Paperback. Environmental pollution is one of the most serious threats to the future health of our planet. This book takes a broad view of ecotoxicology starting with the nature, properties and behavior of environmental toxicants, and extends to dose/response relationships and effects on organisms, populations, communities and ecosystems. Num Pages: 184 pages, 35. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSBT; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632038527
- ISBN
- 9780632038527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.23
€ 92.23
Hardcover. This new edition answers the need for a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview of this important and emerging field effectively outlining all phases of this revolutionary analytical technique, from preprocessing to the analysis stage. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118356333
- ISBN
- 9781118356333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.38
€ 139.38
Hardcover. This book covers practical aspects of microdialysis in animals and humans, highlighting current technical limitations and offering a vision of what's to come in the determination of the most disparate compounds in the brain. Offers practical tips and more. Editor(s): Di Giovanni, Giuseppe; Di Matteo, Vincenzo. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 358 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627031721
- ISBN
- 9781627031721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.57
€ 126.57
Hardcover. The Cerebellum provides a concise, accessible overview of modern data on physiology and function of the cerebellum as it relates to learning, plasticity, and neurodegenerative diseases. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MF; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118125632
- ISBN
- 9781118125632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.76
€ 153.76
paperback. Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, the author shows that we don't just have brains: we are our brains. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141978239
- ISBN
- 9780141978239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84
Provides an introduction to the rapidly expanding field of molecular pharmacology. Adopting a drug target-based, rather than the traditional organ/system based approach, this book reflects the advances and research trend towards molecular based drug design, derived from a detailed understanding of chemical responses in the body. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: MMG; PSAK1; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470684443
- ISBN
- 9780470684443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.77
€ 187.77
Hardback. Leading authorities in the field review current experimental and theoretical knowledge on criticality and brain function. The book begins by summarizing experimental evidence for criticality and self-organized criticality in the brain. Editor(s): Niebur, Ernst; Plenz, Dietmar. Series Editor(s): Schuster, Heinz Georg. Series: Annual Reviews of Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity (VCH). Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 176 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527411047
- ISBN
- 9783527411047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.19€ 152.94
€ 173.19
€ 152.94
Hardcover. Editor(s): DiMaggio, Samuel; Braschi, Emma. Num Pages: 187 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628087208
- ISBN
- 9781628087208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.39€ 156.76
€ 231.39
€ 156.76
Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Bonobos: With No...
Diogo, Rui, Shearer, Brian, Potau, Josep M., ...
Hardcover. Num Pages: 233 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 163 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319541051
- ISBN
- 9783319541051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.12
€ 140.12
Hardback. Reporter Genes - A Practical Guide Editor(s): Anson, Don. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 158 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588297396
- ISBN
- 9781588297396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.77
€ 121.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSAJ; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578633494
- ISBN
- 9781578633494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.97
€ 18.99
€ 17.97
Hardcover. Throughout his career, Donald Pfaff has demonstrated that by choosing problems and methods with care, biologists can study the molecular mechanisms of brains more complex than those of fruit flies, snails, and roundworms. He offers a close-up, conversational perspective on a 50-year quest to understand how behavior is regulated in vertebrates. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660311
- ISBN
- 9780674660311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.11
€ 47.99
€ 40.11
Hardback. Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Num Pages: 408 pages, 208 illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1224. What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters. 408 pages, 208 illus. Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight: 1212.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139625
- ISBN
- 9780231139625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 543 figures, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2176.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158930
- ISBN
- 9780231158930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.17€ 87.15
€ 109.17
€ 87.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171908
- ISBN
- 9780231171908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Hardcover. The Age of Mammals, the Cenozoic Era, has never had its Jurassic Park, but it was an amazing time in earth's history, populated by a wonderful assortment of bizarre animals. This book presents their story, which is part of a larger story of a world emerging from the greenhouse conditions of the Mesozoic. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 384 pages, 248 b&w photos, 10 plates. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253347336
- ISBN
- 9780253347336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.06
€ 45.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 543 figures, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- third edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158923
- ISBN
- 9780231158923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.91
€ 244.91
Hardback. Advance in Structural Bioinformatics Editor(s): Wei, Dongqing; Zhao, Tangzhen; Dai, Hao; Xu, Qin. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 383 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 88 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBF; PNRP; PSA; PSBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 801.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401792448
- ISBN
- 9789401792448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.90
€ 188.90
Hardback. Written in the popular Methods in Molecular Biology(TM) series format, this book presents a collection of techniques aimed at bridging the translational gap in muscle gene therapy between the prevalent rodent models and vitally important larger animal models. Editor(s): Duan, Dongsheng. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 382 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617379819
- ISBN
- 9781617379819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardcover. The advent of recombinant DNA technology in the 1970s was a key moment in the history of both biotechnology and the commercialization of academic research. This book brings to life the hybrid origin story of biotechnology and ways the academic culture of science has changed in tandem with the early commercialization of recombinant DNA technology. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSB; TBX; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 257 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143835
- ISBN
- 9780226143835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.20
€ 46.99
€ 36.20
Paperback. From one of the great iconoclasts of modern biology, Lynn Margulis, a groundbreaking new theory of the origins of species Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465043927
- ISBN
- 9780465043927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.98
€ 25.98