Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Two leading researchers make the controversial argument that our species is still measurably evolving in important ways--in fact, faster than ever before. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396. How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution. 256 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. Reveals the ongoing interplay between culture and biology in the making of the human race. Ranging across subjects as diverse as human domestication, Neanderthal hybridization, and IQ tests, this title demonstrates that human genetics have changed and can continue to change much more rapidly than scientists have previously believed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020423
- ISBN
- 9780465020423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.84
€ 25.84
Paperback. This is a study of the development of Christian thought and the doctrine of providential evolution. It examines a school of clergymen and demonstrates how they came to endorse Darwinian biology as early as 1884 in Britain, therefore placing the history of the principle in its English context. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HRAB1; HRCM; JFCX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761802426
- ISBN
- 9780761802426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.26
€ 83.26
Handbook to the Construction and Use of Insect Collection and Rearing ...
Gregory S. (University Of Shippensburg) Pauls...
Hardback. Offers a compilation of techniques and devices for collecting and rearing insects. This book explains the various techniques of how to build rearing devices and use insect collecting to stimulate insect exploration. There is also a review of statistics for use in the classroom, and suggestions for classroom projects. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSTP; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402029745
- ISBN
- 9781402029745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12
Hardback. Full of rich detail for the specialist but accessible to the intelligent lay reader, the book includes the author's own stunning illustrations and a technical appendix which provides information, for example, on body mass/wing dimension relationships and avian/dinosaurian metabolics. Num Pages: 472 pages, 147, 88 black & white halftones, 59 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1611.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867637
- ISBN
- 9780801867637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99
€ 83.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 466
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642063817
- ISBN
- 9783642063817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 260.84€ 159.11
€ 260.84
€ 159.11
paperback. Num Pages: 607 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
- Number of pages
- 607
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475714746
- ISBN
- 9781475714746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Guillory, Kevin; Carrasco, Alex M. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Number of pages
- 121
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628083163
- ISBN
- 9781628083163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 168.35€ 115.57
€ 168.35
€ 115.57
Water and the Future of Humanity: Revisiting Water Security
Gulbenkian Think Tank On Water And The Future...
Hardback. This book examines actions scientists, policy makers and consumers can take to meet the water management challenges of a warming planet. It details a global water demand model up to the year 2050, accounting for socioeconomic trends and climate change. Num Pages: 262 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAF; RBP; RGCM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319014562
- ISBN
- 9783319014562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.10
€ 46.99
€ 39.10
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Strategy & Long-Term Recovery Plan
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Fo
Hardcover. Editor(s): Brown, Bradley F.; Davis, Cody B. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619427815
- ISBN
- 9781619427815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 294.04€ 198.51
€ 294.04
€ 198.51
Hardback. Homology - a similar trait shared by different species and derived from common ancestry, such as a seal's fin and a bird's wing - is one of the most fundamental yet challenging concepts in evolutionary biology. This book provides a mechanistically based theory of what homology is and how it arises in evolution. Num Pages: 496 pages, 25 halftones. 105 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156460
- ISBN
- 9780691156460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.01
€ 78.01
Hardback. This book details the latest scientific and clinical knowledge in regenerative medicine. Coverage includes biology of tissue regeneration, stem cell science and technology, tissue engineering, biomaterials and nanotechnology, and regulation and ethics. Editor(s): Steinhoff, Gustav. Num Pages: 1220 pages, 79 black & white illustrations, 80 colour illustrations, 42 black & white tables, 8 colo. BIC Classification: MBGR; MN; PSAK; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 1220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756892
- ISBN
- 9789400756892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 328.55
€ 328.55
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gutierrez, Beltran; Pena, Cristos. Num Pages: 205 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608765881
- ISBN
- 9781608765881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.77€ 125.25
€ 183.77
€ 125.25
Paperback. Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course introduces the excitement of discovery to the basic molecular biology laboratory. Utilizing up-to-date molecular biology protocols and a basic experimental design, this text offers experience with three different model systems. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 279 x 61. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470095027
- ISBN
- 9780470095027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.29
€ 91.29
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive and critical review of the scientific advances in our understanding of the molecular genetics and biology of CLL and their application to the best management of CLL. This title focuses on diagnosis, prognosis, multifaceted treatment options, and complications. Editor(s): Faguet, Guy B. Series: Contemporary Hematology. Num Pages: 421 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJF; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1115.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588290991
- ISBN
- 9781588290991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.47
€ 189.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w figs. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 26. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300223477
- ISBN
- 9780300223477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. This book provides eloquent support for the idea that spontaneous neuron activity, far from being mere noise, is actually the source of our cognitive abilities. Num Pages: 464 pages, 68 b/w line; 18 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199828234
- ISBN
- 9780199828234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.53
€ 105.53
Hardback. Editor(s): Freude, H. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Spektrum Academic Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783827406811
- ISBN
- 9783827406811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.14
€ 178.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412110207
- ISBN
- 9780412110207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: HRCG; PSAF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169080
- ISBN
- 9780231169080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.68
€ 54.99
€ 39.68
hardcover. This book in the Neuromethods series examines a range of experimental models for research on spinal cord injury, shows how they have contributed to our current state of knowledge, and describes their advantages in the further advancement of spinal cord repair. Editor(s): Aldskogius, Hakan. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 348 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Humana United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- SKU
- V9781627031967
- ISBN
- 9781627031967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.60
€ 187.60
Paperback. With this volume, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer picture of the ecology and social life of sperm whales than we have ever had before. Of interest to animal behaviourists, conservationists, biologists, as well as marine mammalogists. Num Pages: 464 pages, 47 halftones, 100 line drawings, 40 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW73. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895185
- ISBN
- 9780226895185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
Paperback. This concise guide to Cyclic Alternating Pattern (CAP) phenomenology and slow wave homeostasis presents an original approach to a specialized aspect of sleep neuroscience, in a concise,easy-to-read format. Coverage extends to the entire range of sleep issues. Num Pages: 140 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447159346
- ISBN
- 9781447159346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.50
€ 154.50
Hardback. Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, this title seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. Editor(s): Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Hall, Brian K. Num Pages: 472 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 66 line illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1116. Linking Genotype and Phenotype in Development and Evolution. 472 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Hall, Brian K. Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, this title seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 25. Weight: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267091
- ISBN
- 9780520267091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.60€ 75.66
€ 99.60
€ 75.66
Paperback. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080208
- ISBN
- 9780226080208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.39
€ 37.99
€ 29.39