Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Originally published in 1979, "The Darwinian Revolution" was a comprehensive synthesis of the history of evolutionary thought. For this edition, Michael Ruse has written an afterword that takes into account the research published since his book's first appearance. Num Pages: 362 pages, 12 halftones, 28 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731698
- ISBN
- 9780226731698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 29.59
€ 33.00
€ 29.59
Hardback. The definitive work on the philosophical nature and impact of the theories of Charles Darwin, written by a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149129
- ISBN
- 9781405149129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.57
€ 107.57
Paperback. Opens with a series of major essays dealing with the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, with major empirical and theoretical questions in the science, from speciation to adaptation, from paleontology to evolutionary development (evo devo), and concludes with essays on the social and political significance of evolutionary biology. Editor(s): Ruse, Michael; Travis, Joseph. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 145 figures. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 164 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062214
- ISBN
- 9780674062214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.41
€ 50.99
€ 43.41
Hardcover. The most authoritative cognitive neuroscience text is also the most accessible. Editor(s): Gazzaniga, Michael S.; Mangun, George R. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 87 color illus., 183 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 221 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2804.
- Publisher
- A Bradford Book
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- fifth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262027779
- ISBN
- 9780262027779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.90€ 212.57
€ 223.90
€ 212.57
Hardcover. Princeton neuroscientist Michael Graziano lays out an audacious new theory to account for the deepest mystery of them all: what is consciousness? Linking consciousness with social intelligence, Graziano discusses the science, the philosophy, and the implications. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199928644
- ISBN
- 9780199928644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.05
€ 64.05
Paperback. Why does the human brain insist on interpreting the world and constructing a narrative? This title shows how our mind and brain accomplish the amazing feat of constructing our past - a process clearly fraught with errors of perception, memory, and judgment. Num Pages: 263 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JMRM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 263
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224865
- ISBN
- 9780520224865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.95
€ 31.99
€ 22.95
Hardback. Virtually unknown today, Alfred Russel Wallace was the co-discoverer of natural selection with Darwin and an eminent scientist who stood out among his peers as a man of formidable mind and outsized personality. In this biography, Michael Shermer aims to rescue him from the history's sidelines. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195148305
- ISBN
- 9780195148305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93
Paperback. Our origins as a slave species and the Anunnaki legacy in our DNA. Num Pages: 576 pages, 104 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; JFH; PSAJ; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 29. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431510
- ISBN
- 9781591431510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Hardback. What is it like 'on the inside' for nonhuman animals? Do they feel anything? Most people happily accept that dogs, for example, share many experiences and feelings with us. But what about simpler creatures? Fish? Honeybees? Crabs? Turning to the artificial realm, what about robots? This book presents answers to these questions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190278014
- ISBN
- 9780190278014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.54
€ 44.99
€ 42.54
Paperback. If humans are to understand and discover ways of addressing complex social and ecological problems, we first need to find intimacy with our particular places and communities. This title argues for the need for ecology to engage with philosophical values and economic motivations in a political process of negotiation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 b/w illustrations, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PSAF; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285200
- ISBN
- 9780520285200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. A majority of evolutionary biologists believe that we now can envision our biological predecessors - not the first, but nearly the first, living beings on Earth. This title is about these vanished forebears, sketching them in the distant past just as their workings first began to resemble our own. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1; PSB; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060715
- ISBN
- 9780674060715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.53
€ 27.99
€ 24.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHMC; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168748
- ISBN
- 9780231168748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardback. How Darwin's theory of evolution drove generations of zoologists to search for the first evolved nervous systems in simple organisms. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen´s University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780773545717
- ISBN
- 9780773545717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.72
€ 52.72
Paperback. Explaining how the principles of population dynamics and ecosystem functioning can be merged, this title addresses key issues in the study of biodiversity and ecosystems, such as functional complementarity, food webs, stability and complexity, material cycling, and metacommunities. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones. 54 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122700
- ISBN
- 9780691122700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.35€ 53.39
€ 68.35
€ 53.39
Paperback. Ecologists are increasingly tackling difficult issues like global change, loss of biodiversity and sustainability of ecosystem services. These and related questions are enormously challenging, requiring unprecedented multidisciplinary collaboration and rapid synthesis of large amounts of diverse data into information and ultimately knowledge. Editor(s): Michener, W. K.; Brunt, James W. Series: Ecological Methods & Concepts S. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48. BIC Classification: GPS; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632052318
- ISBN
- 9780632052318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.27
€ 135.27
Paperback. Recording memories, mind reading, videotaping our dreams, mind control, avatars, and telekinesis - no longer are these feats of the mind solely the province of overheated science fiction. The author takes us on a tour of the top laboratories around the world to meet the scientists who are already revolutionising the way we think about the brain. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141975870
- ISBN
- 9780141975870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Wheeler, Miguel N.; Johnston, Bradley R. Num Pages: 95 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBT; TDCH; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629480435
- ISBN
- 9781629480435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.47€ 80.25
€ 115.47
€ 80.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 584 pages, 183 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PSAN; UFM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 25. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262035828
- ISBN
- 9780262035828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.06€ 61.39
€ 73.06
€ 61.39
Hardback. An essential resource for paleontologists, biologists, geologists, and teachers, The Rise of Animals is the best single reference on one of earth's most significant events. Num Pages: 344 pages, 677, 677 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886799
- ISBN
- 9780801886799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.26€ 76.30
€ 84.26
€ 76.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761818137
- ISBN
- 9780761818137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.79
€ 145.79
Hardcover. Editor(s): Li, Ming D. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: MBGR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 258 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634822206
- ISBN
- 9781634822206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.53€ 141.61
€ 188.53
€ 141.61
Hardback. Editor(s): Li, Ming D. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629482187
- ISBN
- 9781629482187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.78€ 156.56
€ 229.78
€ 156.56
Hardcover. Provides detailed applications of nucleases in recombinant DNA technology, molecular cloning, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and commerce. This work covers the role of nucleases in biological systems, with focus on understanding their role in causing human diseases. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 21. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471394617
- ISBN
- 9780471394617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.93
€ 203.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 408 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565829
- ISBN
- 9781604565829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.67€ 159.66
€ 235.67
€ 159.66