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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Blends evidence from the fossil record and data from biomolecular studies to tell the story of plant evolution from the earliest forms of life to the present day. Its straightforward explanations and clear illustrations provide the most accessible introduction to plant evolution available. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199292233
- ISBN
- 9780199292233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.51
€ 75.51
Paperback. Instead of conceiving ethical commands as divine revelations or as the discoveries of brilliant thinkers, we should see our ethical practices as evolving over tens of thousands of years, as members of our species have worked out how to live together and prosper. Here, Kitcher elaborates his radical vision of this millennia-long ethical project. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284289
- ISBN
- 9780674284289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.84
€ 37.99
€ 31.84
Paperback. Stories from noteworthy evangelical Christians who honour the authority of the Bible, but who also agree with what science says about the cosmos, our planet and the life that so abundantly fills it. Editor(s): Stump, J. B.; Applegate, Kathryn. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRCM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857217875
- ISBN
- 9780857217875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.35
€ 16.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explains how organisms can 'know' the time and reveals what we now understand of the nature and operation of chronobiological processes. Covering variables such as light, the metabolism, human health, and the seasons, Foster and Kreitzman illustrate how jet lag and shift work can impact on human well-being. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717683
- ISBN
- 9780198717683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.04
€ 14.04
Paperback. In What Makes us Human? some of the world's most brilliant thinkers offer their answers to this perennial puzzle, shedding new light on how and why our ancestors produced such clever, talented, and unlikely progeny. Editor(s): Pasternak, Charles. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMR; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685196
- ISBN
- 9781851685196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. "Weird indeed, and not a little wonderful."-Nature Num Pages: 330 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 206 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348262
- ISBN
- 9780393348262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.34
€ 17.99
€ 16.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198743811
- ISBN
- 9780198743811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.03
€ 19.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. Drawing on strange and thought-provoking case studies, an eminent neurologist offers unprecedented insight into the evolution of the uniquely human brain. Num Pages: 384 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 357
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340624
- ISBN
- 9780393340624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.30
€ 19.99
€ 18.30
Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMP; JMR; PSAJ; PSAK; PSX; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160766
- ISBN
- 9780231160766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.76€ 80.20
€ 104.76
€ 80.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 97 black and white illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0212322
- ISBN
- 9780801483400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 728 pages, 243 color illus., 127 b&w illus., 7 tables. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 206 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1706.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262026734
- ISBN
- 9780262026734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 88.11
€ 95.24
€ 88.11
Hardback. Published with ISME, ITTO and project partners FAO, UNESCO-MAB, UNEP-WCMC and UNU-INWEH, this atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's mangroves. It contains 60 full-page maps, hundreds of photographs and illustrations and a comprehensive country-by-country assessment of mangroves. Num Pages: 336 pages, Full colour throughout, maps, photographs. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBP; RGS; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 304 x 211 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1462.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844076574
- ISBN
- 9781844076574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.89
€ 140.89
Hardback. The Fourth Edition of The Neuron features newly updated chapters and scores of full-color figures, making it an ideal first course in the cell and molecular biology of nerve cells. Num Pages: 600 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSD; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 246 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199773893
- ISBN
- 9780199773893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.50
€ 220.50
hardcover. Covers theory, practice and programming in Bayesian phylogenetics with BEAST. The why, how and what of BEAST 2. Num Pages: 260 pages, 21 b/w illus. 70 colour illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1; UFM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107019652
- ISBN
- 9781107019652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.04
€ 68.04
Paperback. Presents the author's landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection, the Origin of Species which is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519171
- ISBN
- 9780099519171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. The fourth edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available. Written in a clear, accessible style, it contains over 6,000 entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines, and is fully weblinked. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 432 pages, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567669
- ISBN
- 9780199567669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.78
€ 19.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. A majority of evolutionary biologists believe that we now can envision our biological predecessors - not the first, but nearly the first, living beings on Earth. This title is about these vanished forebears, sketching them in the distant past just as their workings first began to resemble our own. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1; PSB; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060715
- ISBN
- 9780674060715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.82
€ 27.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. This entertaining tour of the brain answers such fundamental questions as, What is the purpose of the brain? What is an emotion? What is a memory? How does food affect how you feel? Dr. Wenk has skillfully blended the highest scholarly standards with illuminating insights, gentle humor, and welcome simplicity. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190603397
- ISBN
- 9780190603397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.57
€ 15.99
€ 12.57
Hardback. The first comprehensive single-authored textbook on genome-scale models and the bottom-up approach to systems biology. Num Pages: 550 pages, 27 b/w illus. 244 colour illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 184 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107038851
- ISBN
- 9781107038851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.35
€ 74.35
Paperback. An introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 26 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690. An Introduction. 384 pages, Illustrations. An introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRAM3; PSAJ. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 27. Weight: 682.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261877
- ISBN
- 9780520261877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86