Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. What do we think about when we think about human evolution? This book explores our scientific narrative of human origins - the study of evolution - and examines its cultural elements and theoretical foundations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285828
- ISBN
- 9780520285828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Covers the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics, and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848311176
- ISBN
- 9781848311176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.15
€ 10.99
€ 9.15
Hardcover. The bestselling introduction to bioinformatics and genomics now in its third edition Widely received in its previous editions, Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics offers the most broad-based introduction to this explosive new discipline. Num Pages: 1160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 288 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3048.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118581780
- ISBN
- 9781118581780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.13
€ 146.13
Hardcover. Why are we losing the fight against depression? Despite an explosion of scientific research on depression - from cross-cultural studies to neuroscience to pharmaceuticals - the number of depressed people is only growing. In this work, the author explains why efforts to diagnose depression are failing. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465022212
- ISBN
- 9780465022212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.78
€ 43.78
Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age. A giant fungus found in Michigan has been alive since the Ice Age, while a dragonfly lives but four months. What accounts for these variations? This book takes you on a tour through the scientific study of longevity and aging. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757896
- ISBN
- 9780226757896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.18
€ 29.99
€ 24.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Phinney, Jonathant; Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove; Kleypas, Joanie; Skirving, William; Strong, Al. Series: Coastal and Estuarine Studies. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Geophysical Union United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875903590
- ISBN
- 9780875903590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.78
€ 90.78
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851995878
- ISBN
- 9780851995878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 280.59
€ 280.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 182 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; JHB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137533852
- ISBN
- 9781137533852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.42
€ 117.42
Hardback. How is a gene identified, by its structure or its function? What is the influence of gene expression on natural selection of protein functions, and how is variation in gene expression selected in evolution? Here, the author shows us that the extensiveness of gene sharing and protein multifunctionality offers a way of responding to these questions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 color illustrations, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023413
- ISBN
- 9780674023413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.61€ 85.96
€ 94.61
€ 85.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Jordan, Stephen J. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 363
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619420830
- ISBN
- 9781619420830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.42€ 163.64
€ 238.42
€ 163.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 648 pages, 650 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSB; PSD; PSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 214 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815345046
- ISBN
- 9780815345046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.28
€ 136.28
Paperback. This book covers mammalian evolution from the aftermath of the dinosaur extinction to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch, from early lemur-like primates to giant cold-climate adapted mega-mammals, such as the woolly mammoth or mastodon. Num Pages: 328 pages, 116 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116411
- ISBN
- 9780231116411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.07
€ 45.99
€ 41.07
Hardback. Mutualistic interactions among plants and animals have played a paramount role in shaping biodiversity. Making a case for why we should care about mutualisms and their complex networks, this book offers a perspective on the study and synthesis of this growing area for ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones. 88 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131269
- ISBN
- 9780691131269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.59€ 42.44
€ 52.59
€ 42.44
paperback. Expands on Louis Bolk's evolutionary theory and proposes that humans have not descended from apes, but rather that apes have evolved by diverging from a humanlike prototype. Num Pages: 432 pages, 177 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586. Expands on Louis Bolk's evolutionary theory and proposes that humans have not descended from apes, but rather that apes have evolved by diverging from a humanlike prototype. Num Pages: 432 pages, 177 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Adonis Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780932776297
- ISBN
- 9780932776297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Garcia Perez, Jose Luis. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 446 pages, 56 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, 57 colo. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK1; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1029.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493933709
- ISBN
- 9781493933709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.45
€ 132.45
Paperback. This book details methods for the selection of key cellular, molecular and biochemical techniques that are used in studying the many and varied functions of microglia. It features step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols. Editor(s): Venero, Jose Luis. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 362 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493960514
- ISBN
- 9781493960514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.27
€ 143.27
Hardcover. Editor(s): Herrera, Jose R. Num Pages: 319 pages, tables, charts & B/w photos. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604569995
- ISBN
- 9781604569995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.57€ 93.93
€ 135.57
€ 93.93
Hardcover. This book details methods for the selection of key cellular, molecular and biochemical techniques that are used in studying the many and varied functions of microglia. It features step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols. Editor(s): Bertrand, Joseph; Venero, Jose Luis. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 362 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, 9 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627035194
- ISBN
- 9781627035194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.27
€ 198.27
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Neuroscience. Num Pages: 383 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475769517
- ISBN
- 9781475769517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 252.67
€ 252.67
Paperback. Describes the five major strategies of growth for terrestrial plants, and details how plants succeed when resources are scarce. This book explains how plants attain available nutrients, withstand the immense stresses of drying soils, and flourish in the race for light. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 halftones. 37 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSTL; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139128
- ISBN
- 9780691139128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.97€ 59.94
€ 75.97
€ 59.94