Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
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
€ 88.17
€ 88.17
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
€ 88.96
€ 88.96
A well-reasoned synthesis, Ungulate Taxonomy will be a defining volume for years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PSAB; PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400938
- ISBN
- 9781421400938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.06
€ 134.06
Hardback. Modern classification, based on phylogeny, no longer places humans at the centre of nature. By showing common ancestry, it outlines a tree of evolutionary relationships from which one can retrace the history of life. This book diagrams the tree of life according to various methods of classification, to show how life forms arose and developed. Illustrator(s): Visset, Dominique. Translator(s): McCoy, Karen. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1500 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021839
- ISBN
- 9780674021839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.31
€ 47.99
€ 40.31
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
€ 165.95€ 115.93
€ 165.95
€ 115.93
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Strategy & Long-Term Recovery Plan
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Fo
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
€ 289.84€ 197.23
€ 289.84
€ 197.23
Paperback. Written with biologists, biochemists and other molecular scientists in mind, this volume meets the long-felt need for a textbook dedicated to the topic and recreates the excitement surrounding the scientific revolution sparked by the discovery of RNA interference in 1998. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 380
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527322787
- ISBN
- 9783527322787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.13€ 64.53
€ 70.13
€ 64.53
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
€ 82.62
€ 82.62
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
€ 181.15€ 124.44
€ 181.15
€ 124.44
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
€ 91.21
€ 91.21
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€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
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
€ 110.48
€ 110.48
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: HRCG; PSAF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169080
- ISBN
- 9780231169080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.50
€ 54.99
€ 39.50
Paperback. With this volume, Hal Whitehead gives us a clearer picture of the ecology and social life of sperm whales than we have ever had before. Of interest to animal behaviourists, conservationists, biologists, as well as marine mammalogists. Num Pages: 464 pages, 47 halftones, 100 line drawings, 40 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW73. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226895185
- ISBN
- 9780226895185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.31
€ 43.99
€ 34.31
Hardback. Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, this title seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. Editor(s): Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Hall, Brian K. Num Pages: 472 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 66 line illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1116. Linking Genotype and Phenotype in Development and Evolution. 472 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Hallgrimsson, Benedikt; Hall, Brian K. Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, this title seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 25. Weight: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267091
- ISBN
- 9780520267091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.18€ 75.86
€ 98.18
€ 75.86
Paperback. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080208
- ISBN
- 9780226080208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.39
€ 36.99
€ 29.39
Hardcover. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080178
- ISBN
- 9780226080178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.18€ 82.04
€ 98.18
€ 82.04
hardcover. Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species", this title combines photographs of plants and animals with a concept-based text to express Darwin's greatest discovery to a general audience. Num Pages: 128 pages, 95 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 248 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980. From the library of Ivor Browne. Gift inscription to ffep. Very good copy showing light age and wear. Clean text and images throughout. Dust jacket present and shows light shelfwear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Abrams New York
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0026127
- ISBN
- 9780810949249
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. Combining insights from paleontology, archaeology, and anthropology, Kirkpatrick Sale points to the beginning of big-game hunting as the origin of humans' damaging estrangement from the natural environment. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339380
- ISBN
- 9780822339380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622293
- ISBN
- 9780691622293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.32
€ 54.99
€ 39.32
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649085
- ISBN
- 9780691649085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.63
€ 171.63
Paperback. This book fuses scientific integrity with conversational, humorous presentation of neuroscience knowledge for human services. Knowledge conveyed is essential for practice with mental health, addiction, and developmental challenges, violence, family relationships. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199794157
- ISBN
- 9780199794157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.31
€ 135.31
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harris, Christopher C. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 269 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626186613
- ISBN
- 9781626186613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.94€ 170.72
€ 248.94
€ 170.72
Hardback. This richly detailed study explores the issue of how architects view the phenomenal world. Mallgrave sketches various moments of architectural thought as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory. He later repositions this question from the perspective of contemporary neuroscience. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195850
- ISBN
- 9781405195850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.78
€ 137.78