Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Demystifies ecological models and the mathematics behind them. This book includes simple and advanced problems, followed by fully worked examples. It presents an exposition of common mathematical models in population and community ecology. Num Pages: 265 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Number of pages
- 265
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878933181
- ISBN
- 9780878933181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.73
€ 124.73
Hardback. Insects and other arthropods show complex behaviors that are products of versatile brains which, in a sense, think. Strausfeld weaves anatomical observations, molecular biology, neuroethology, cladistics, and the fossil record to explore how arthropod brains process sensory information to produce learning, strategizing, cooperation, and sociality. Num Pages: 848 pages, 175 color illustrations, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046337
- ISBN
- 9780674046337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.09€ 128.12
€ 133.09
€ 128.12
Hardback. Explores the evolutionary aspects of epistemology by focusing on seven major aspects, since philosophers tend to view evolution from a cultural as well as biological point of view. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847676156
- ISBN
- 9780847676156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.12
€ 134.12
Hardcover. Emphasizing the changes worked by circulation and copying, interpretation and debate, this book uses the case to explore how pictures succeed and fail, gain acceptance and spark controversy. It reveals how embryonic development was made a process that we can see, compare, and discuss, and how copying - usually dismissed as unoriginal. Num Pages: 392 pages, 202 colour plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 296 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1884.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226046945
- ISBN
- 9780226046945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.37
€ 50.99
€ 39.37
Paperback. Describes the ten greatest inventions of life, including DNA, sex, sight and consciousness, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms and relevance to controversies. This book explains how these findings have come about, and the extent to which they can be relied upon. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861978189
- ISBN
- 9781861978189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.11
€ 17.99
€ 13.11
Paperback. Oxygen is the engine of life and evolution. This book explores the impact that oxygen has had on Earth, and the history of life. Explaining the rise of animals and plants, the origin of two sexes, and the evolution of ageing and death, it offers fresh perspectives on our own lives, explaining why we age and what we can do about it. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; PSAJ; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784937
- ISBN
- 9780198784937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.98
€ 29.98
Hardback. Editor(s): Dominguez, Nicolas E; Pereyra, Sofia M. Num Pages: 157 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619426344
- ISBN
- 9781619426344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.58€ 157.66
€ 233.58
€ 157.66
Hardback. Towards a New Neuromorphology Num Pages: 359 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 95 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319256924
- ISBN
- 9783319256924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.83
€ 280.83
Hardcover. Plant Biotechnology: Current and Future Uses of Genetically Modified Crops covers in detail the development, use and regulation of GM crops. Split into three sections, Part 1 introduces GM crops and describes the GM crops that are used commercially. Editor(s): Halford, Nigel G. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; TCB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 251 x 23. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470021811
- ISBN
- 9780470021811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.21
€ 170.21
Hardback. This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to think very hard about what, if anything, to do about them. Editor(s): Leader-Williams, Nigel; Adams, William M.; Smith, Robert J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193849
- ISBN
- 9781405193849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.97
€ 168.97
Paperback. In October 2012, an international and multidisciplinary team of experts conducted a rapid social and biological inventory of the Ere, Campuya, and Algodon watersheds of northern Amazonian Peru. This volume contains the team's full report and results in both Spanish and English, as well as overviews in Murui and Kichwa. Num Pages: 380 pages, 24 colour plates. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 271 x 207 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780982841938
- ISBN
- 9780982841938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.02
€ 30.99
€ 24.02
Paperback. Despite the substantial interest in landscape genetics from the scientific community, learning about the concepts and methods underlying the field remains very challenging. The reason for this is the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field, which combines population genetics, landscape ecology, and spatial statistics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118525296
- ISBN
- 9781118525296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.91
€ 64.91
Hardcover. Springer Handbook of Bio-/Neuro-Informatics Editor(s): Kasabov, Nikola K. Series: Springer Handbooks. Num Pages: 1229 pages, 290 black & white illustrations, 200 colour illustrations, 92 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 193 x 57. Weight in Grams: 2504.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642305733
- ISBN
- 9783642305733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 411.21
€ 411.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634632546
- ISBN
- 9781634632546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 238.25€ 177.63
€ 238.25
€ 177.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 171 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617611995
- ISBN
- 9781617611995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.26€ 69.24
€ 99.26
€ 69.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149615
- ISBN
- 9780691149615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.21
€ 36.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153171
- ISBN
- 9780231153171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 238 x 33. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231153164
- ISBN
- 9780231153164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Argues that the Earth is confronting a disaster in the making - an ecological crisis that, if left unresolved, could lead to mass extinction on the scale of that which killed the dinosaurs. This book reviews evidence for this "biodiversity crisis"�', showing that species are dying out at an unnaturally rapid rate. Illustrator(s): Wynne, Patricia J. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 line illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAK; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050096
- ISBN
- 9780691050096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.11
€ 36.99
€ 27.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Eldredge, Niles; Pievani, Telmo; Serrelli, Emanuele; T mkin, Ilya. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226426228
- ISBN
- 9780226426228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.93
€ 41.99
€ 31.93
Hardback. Which species can be saved, when all cannot? This book provides critical tools for finding answers to the systematic biology. Editor(s): Eldredge, Niles. Num Pages: 220 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: PSAB; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075282
- ISBN
- 9780231075282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.76€ 62.74
€ 81.76
€ 62.74
Hardcover. The transposable genetic elements, or transposons, as they are now known, have had a tumultuous history. Discovered in the mid-20th century by Barbara McClintock, they were initially received with puzzlement. When their genomic abundance began to be apparent, they were categorized as "junk DNA" and acquired the label of parasites. Editor(s): Fedoroff, Nina V. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470959947
- ISBN
- 9780470959947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.04
€ 225.04
paperback. .
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262533492
- ISBN
- 9780262533492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.40
€ 26.99
€ 18.40
Paperback. With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. Editor(s): Muller, Norbert; Werner, Peter; Kelcey, J. G. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; PSAF; RNCB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332674
- ISBN
- 9781444332674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.84
€ 100.84