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Hardback. Women's physiology evolved to aid reproduction, not to reduce disease. Any trait--however detrimental to post-reproductive health--is preserved in the next generation if it increases the chances of having offspring who will survive and reproduce. For this reason, the author argues, many common diseases are especially difficult for women to prevent. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBN; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047129
ISBN
9780674047129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardback. conducted by biological anthropologists can enrich our understanding of variation in human health outcomes, particularly the concept of evolutionary trade-offs and the ensuing biological processes that can affect health status over the life course. Editor(s): Sherry, Diana S.; Jasienska, Grazyna; Holmes, Donna J. Num Pages: 200 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 266 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493940363
ISBN
9781493940363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.67

Hardcover. Dendrites provides a comprehensive survey of the current state of dendritic research across a range of topics, from dendritic morphology, evolution, development, and plasticity through to the key role of dendrites in brain disease. The third edition has been thoroughly revised, with each chapter updated or completely rewritten by leading experts. Editor(s): Stuart, Greg; Spruston, Nelson; Hausser, Michael. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; MJN; PSAN; PSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198745273
ISBN
9780198745273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166997
ISBN
9780231166997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166980
ISBN
9780231166980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 89.78

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

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

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

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

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

€ 261.05
€ 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

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

€ 168.49
€ 115.57

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

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

€ 294.28
€ 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

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

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

€ 183.92
€ 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

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

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

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

Hardcover. This overview of galanin research shows how the identification, isolation and characterization of this peptide was brought about and how its functionality was revealed as the pharmacological tools to dissect galaninergic mechanisms were developed. Editor(s): Hokfelt, Tomas. Series: Experientia Supplementum. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
2010th Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034602273
ISBN
9783034602273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.50

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

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

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