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Life sciences: general issues

Paperback. A ground-breaking but accessible popular science book about cooperation Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242. Beyond the Survival of the Fittest: Why Cooperation, Not Competition, is the Key to Life. 352 pages. A ground-breaking but accessible popular science book about cooperation. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Dimension: 199 x 132 x 24. Weight: 242.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847673381
ISBN
9781847673381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Hardcover. Neuroeconomics Editor(s): Reuter, Martin; Montag, Christian. Series: Studies in Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Economics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTR; KCK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642359224
ISBN
9783642359224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.32

Paperback. This is the first modern textbook of sensory ecology. It provides an introduction to the key ideas, theories, and examples, describes how sensory systems work, and explores the links between the senses, animal signals, behaviour, and evolution. The book also tackles mechanistic and functional questions, integrating theoretical and empirical work. Num Pages: 264 pages, 68 colour line drawings, 45 colour halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199601783
ISBN
9780199601783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.12

Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 85 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; PSAF; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319293011
ISBN
9783319293011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.71

Paperback. This text aims to fill a gap in the evolution of living things. In the late-20th century there has been increasing interest in the astronomical and physico-chemical problems to do with the events which determined the appearance of the first cell. Num Pages: 176 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSD; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764361914
ISBN
9783764361914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Hardback. This book provides an up-to-date review of complex behavioral paradigms that model different stages of drug addiction and explain how each test is used to effectively replicate the progression of this disorder. Editor(s): Olmstead, Mary C. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 484 pages, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMH; PSAN; PSVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1075.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
2011
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607619338
ISBN
9781607619338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.34

Hardback. This book is both an introduction and an original contribution to a study of the major evolutionary events, from the orgin of life to the emerence of the human mind. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231059466
ISBN
9780231059466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.32
€ 100.69

Paperback. In this major work, Mary Midgley, one of our foremost intellectuals tells us that humans are rather more like animals than we have previously allowed ourselves to believe. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415289870
ISBN
9780415289870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. In "Evolution as a Religion", Mary Midgley examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. She exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415278331
ISBN
9780415278331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Hardcover. Mary Warnock steers a clear path through the web of complex issues underlying the issues surrounding the right to have children. She begins by analysing what it means to claim something as a "right", and goes on to discuss the cases of different groups of people. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006199
ISBN
9780192803344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Suzuki, Masa; Yamamoto, Shinji. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629480497
ISBN
9781629480497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 342.32
€ 230.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631170874
ISBN
9781631170874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.19
€ 58.29

Hardcover. Oomycetes are pathogens that pose a risk to agricultural crops and animals the USDA states they can cause $1 - $2 billion in losses worldwide each year to soybeans alone. This book brings together the knowledge from and tools for genetic and genomic research into oomycetes to help solve the problems this pathogen poses to crops and animals. Num Pages: 574 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSQ; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470255674
ISBN
9780470255674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.28

paperback. Presents an opinion that we must understand the complexity and interdependency of species and habitats from the microscopic level to the gigantic. This book shows how easily observable species are part of a complicated infrastructure. It also shows that forests are far more complicated, which means simplistic policies will not save them. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 colour & 67 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813542263
ISBN
9780813542263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Filippi, Massimo. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 924 pages, 136 black & white illustrations, 112 colour illustrations, 118 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; MMP; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 186 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1896.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2016
Number of pages
924
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493956098
ISBN
9781493956098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 292.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, 9 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226668376
ISBN
9780226668376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Denying Evolution aims at taking a fresh look at the evolution-creation controversy, dividing the blame equally between creationists and scientists: the former for subscribing to various forms of anti-intellectualism, the latter for discounting science education and presenting science as scientism to the public and the media. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sinauer Associates
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878936595
ISBN
9780878936595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.77

Paperback. Series: Science Paperbacks. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412153204
ISBN
9780412153204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. In this revised and extended edition the authors have emphasized the ways in which the methods of biometrical genetics can be used to gain a greater understanding of the genetical properties of natural and quasi-natural populations. Num Pages: 396 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
3rd ed. 1982. Softcover reprint of the original 3
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412228902
ISBN
9780412228902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.50

Hardback. Small Non-Coding RNAs Editor(s): Rederstorff, Mathieu. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 249 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493925469
ISBN
9781493925469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: GPS; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780128005118
ISBN
9780128005118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.86

Hardback. Series: Foundation of Human Biology. Num Pages: 626 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
626
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119086703
ISBN
9781119086703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA; PDR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062284075
ISBN
9780062284075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.31

Paperback. Why are people nice to each other? What are the reasons for altruism? This book explains how the human mind has evolved a special instinct for social exchange, offering a lucid and persuasive argument about the paradox of human benevolence. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: JF; JMA; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd England
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140244045
ISBN
9780140244045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

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