Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
A graceful writer and an expert biometrician, Bulmer details the eventual triumph of biometrical methods in the history of quantitative genetics based on Mendelian principles, which underpins our understanding of evolution today. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 3 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; MBX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874031
- ISBN
- 9780801874031
Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Paperback. A leading neuroscientist makes an incendiary argument defending free-will and responsibility, against the prevailing 'deterministic' view of how our brains control our behaviour. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472137524
- ISBN
- 9781472137524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. * The first definitive collection of readings in cognitive neuroscience* Edited by one of the leading researchers in the field* Introductions and contextualisations provide a context for each section's papers. . Editor(s): Gazzaniga, Michael S. Num Pages: 536 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 30. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216605
- ISBN
- 9780631216605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.72
€ 75.72
Hardback. Molecular studies reveal highly ordered geographic patterns in plant and animal distributions. This title discusses possible causes for the endemism of high-level taxa in tropical America and Madagascar, and overlapping clades in South America, Africa, and Asia. Series: Species and Systematics. Num Pages: 576 pages, 106 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271968
- ISBN
- 9780520271968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.42€ 65.36
€ 84.42
€ 65.36
Paperback. Launched the Intelligent Design movement: the argument that nature exhibits evidence of design, beyond Darwinian randomness. This book includes an afterword on the state of the debate. Num Pages: 352 pages, notes; index. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743290319
- ISBN
- 9780743290319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.88
€ 21.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291931
- ISBN
- 9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182287
- ISBN
- 9781405182287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.18
€ 87.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226129730
- ISBN
- 9780226129730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.61
€ 46.99
€ 36.61
Hardback. This book addresses the current state of climate change predictions, and how climate change will affect conservation and use of crop germplasm, both ex situ and in situ. Examples of germplasm research related to 'climate change threats' are also highlighted. Editor(s): Jackson, Michael; Ford-Lloyd, Brian V.; Parry, Martin L. Series: CABI Climate Change Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780641973
- ISBN
- 9781780641973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.14
€ 134.14
Hardcover. This volume describes the complete process of analyzing protein sequences by mass spectrometry including sample preparation, analysis, and data interpretation at a practical level. It provides sufficient experimental detail to carry out the experiments and consistently achieve good results. Series: Wiley-Interscience Series on Mass Spectrometry. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PNFS; PSAK; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471322498
- ISBN
- 9780471322498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.06
€ 212.06
Hardback. Waits, John A. Wiens Editor(s): Morrison, Michael L.; Mathewson, Heather A. Series: Wildlife Management and Conservation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12, 1 black & white halftones, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416106
- ISBN
- 9781421416106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.91
€ 91.91
Hardback. The first book to discuss milk from a comparative and evolutionary perspective, Power and Schulkin's masterpiece reveals the rich biological story of the common thread that connects all mammals. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21, 7 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBNH3; PSAJ; PSVH; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 262 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420424
- ISBN
- 9781421420424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.40
€ 90.40
Paperback. Draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. This title reviews the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women. Num Pages: 408 pages, 62, 16 black & white halftones, 46 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409603
- ISBN
- 9781421409603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.35
€ 44.35
Hardback. In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ-which is composed mostly of fetal cells-for us as individuals and as a species. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12, 10 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MFK; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406435
- ISBN
- 9781421406435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.13
€ 85.13
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Land introduces all aspects of the eye and vision in both human and animals. He looks at the features of the human eye and retina, explores the evolution of eyes, and considers aspects of visual perception, including eye movements, vision in three dimensions, colour vision, and visual recognition. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, Approximately 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAN; PSVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199680306
- ISBN
- 9780199680306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.89
€ 13.99
€ 10.89
Hardcover. The objective of this volume is to survey the emerging field of molecular systematics of DNA sequences. It focuses on the topics of DNA sequence data acquisition, phylogenetic inference, congruence and consensus problems, limitations of molecular data and integration of molecular data sets. Num Pages: 368 pages, halftones, line drawings, tables. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 783. Very good to like new, with just minor shelfwear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KMB0000172
- ISBN
- 9780195066982
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.51
€ 25.51
Hardback. Comprising research papers in evolutionary and systematic biology, this text encompasses chapters concerning the recovery of information from living biota, and takes into account the limitations of sampling and the steady rate of contemporary extinction of taxa. Editor(s): Novacek, Michael J.; Wheeler, Quentin. Num Pages: 253 pages, 14 tables, 94 figures. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074384
- ISBN
- 9780231074384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.88€ 76.55
€ 99.88
€ 76.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield England
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694051
- ISBN
- 9780847694051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.34
€ 45.99
€ 37.34
Hardcover. Editor(s): Campbell, Michael O'Neal. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622579532
- ISBN
- 9781622579532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.83€ 116.23
€ 168.83
€ 116.23
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the main issues and findings in brain research. This book describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought, memories, perceptions, and actions. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 19 halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853929
- ISBN
- 9780192853929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86