Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704673
- ISBN
- 9781501704673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.49
€ 29.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. Helps you to understand reasons behind support of and disdain for interspecies research in such areas as chimerism, hybridization, cross-species embryo transfer, and transgenics. This title highlights two claims critics make against early interspecies studies: that the research can violate human dignity and that it can lead to procreation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JPQB; MBGR; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589015746
- ISBN
- 9781589015746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Beever, Jonathan; Morar, Nicolae C. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536426
- ISBN
- 9781557536426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.40
€ 35.40
The Story of Bioethics. From Seminal Works to Contemporary Exploration...
. Ed(S): Walter, Jennifer K.; Klein, Eran P.
Paperback. A collection that is based on the notion that the future of bioethics is inseparable from its past. It features a number of the pioneers in bioethics who reflect on their early work and how they fit into the past and future of bioethics. It provides a broad overview of the history and the state of the field. Editor(s): Walter, Jennifer K.; Klein, Eran P. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878401383
- ISBN
- 9780878401383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. Challenges the rigid principalism of contemporary bioethics. This title argues for the fundamental distinction between active and passive euthanasia, for a need to reconceptualize approaches to brain death, and for the right of providers to unilaterally discontinue life support. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878403981
- ISBN
- 9780878403981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.59
€ 207.59
Hardcover. Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 tables, 26 figures. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347922
- ISBN
- 9780230347922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.34
€ 64.34
Hardback. Discusses the genetics of fungi, or mycology, dealing with their genetics from molecules to individuals to population. This text serves as a supplement to the established basic textbooks in genetics or can be used as the sole text for an advanced course devoted to fungal genetics. Num Pages: 358 pages, 16 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSG; PSQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953670
- ISBN
- 9780387953670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.00
€ 129.00
Hardback. There are various different types of organisms in the world: they differ in size, physiology, appearance, and life history. The challenge for evolutionary biology is to explain how such diversity arises. This book describes in particular the ways in which variation can be analyzed and predicted. Editor(s): Roff, Derek A. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412023811
- ISBN
- 9780412023811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.52
€ 248.52
Hardback. Looks at symbiosis and symbiogenesis as a mechanism of evolution. Based on a colloquium held at the Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory of the University of California at Davis, this title reviews data on this most basic problem in plant evolution. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412036910
- ISBN
- 9780412036910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.40
€ 248.40
Hardback. This work summarizes the multi-faceted discoveries about organisms in nature that have stemmed from analyses of genetic markers provided by polymorphic proteins and DNAs. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037719
- ISBN
- 9780412037719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.33
€ 250.33
Paperback. Molecular genetic approaches have opened new windows to the world of nature. This treatment of natural history and evolution addresses the many applications for protein and DNA markers from the perspectives of population biology, behavioral ecology, and organismal phylogeny. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037818
- ISBN
- 9780412037818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 245.66
€ 245.66
Paperback. This text discusses such conundrums as how life began, whether the brain works like a computer, why most animals and plants reproduce sexually, and how social behaviour evolved out of the context of natural selection - a process which would seem to favour selfishness. Editor(s): Maynard-Smith, John. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412038211
- ISBN
- 9780412038211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.56
€ 133.56
Hardback. Providing a treatment of the role of metal ions in gene regulation, this book is intended for those doing basic biological and biomedical research. Editor(s): Silver, S.; Walden, R. Series: Chapman & Hall Microbiology Series. Num Pages: 473 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 473
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412053313
- ISBN
- 9780412053313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.88
€ 249.88
Hardback. Describes the process of selection and explains how the nature of the process determines the nature of evolutionary change. Num Pages: 699 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 699
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412055218
- ISBN
- 9780412055218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.39
€ 274.39
Paperback. Addresses to one of the difficult questions in evolutionary biology, that of selection. This work covers both artificial and natural selection. It discusses how the nature of the process determines the nature of evolutionary change. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412055317
- ISBN
- 9780412055317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.80
€ 69.80
Structured-population Models in Marine, Terrestrial and Freshwater Sys...
. Ed(S): Tuljapurkar, Shripad; Caswell, Hal
Paperback. Provides a treatment of the construction and analysis of models for age- and stage-classified populations. This book covers methods based on projection matrices, delay-differential equations, and partial-differential equations. Editor(s): Tuljapurkar, Shripad; Caswell, Hal. Series: Population and Community Biology Series. Num Pages: 656 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412072710
- ISBN
- 9780412072710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.01
€ 197.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412110207
- ISBN
- 9780412110207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.63
€ 63.63
Hardback. Summarizes the achievements in plant molecular systematics. This work illustrates the potential of DNA markers for addressing a variety of phylogenetic and evolutionary questions. It provides guidance in choosing appropriate techniques, as well as appropriate genes for sequencing, for given levels of systematic inquiry. Num Pages: 574 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1235.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412111211
- ISBN
- 9780412111211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 331.00
€ 331.00
Paperback. Illustrates the potential of DNA markers for addressing a variety of phylogenetic and evolutionary questions. This volume provides guidance in choosing appropriate techniques, as well as appropriate genes for sequencing, for given levels of systematic inquiry. It is for systematists, evolutionary biologists, botanists, and paleobotanists. Num Pages: 574 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 819.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412111310
- ISBN
- 9780412111310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 334.68
€ 334.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 395 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1973
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412113307
- ISBN
- 9780412113307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Paperback. This textbook combines the theoretical basis of quantitative genetics with respect to evolution in natural populations and various statistical methods of analysis. It addresses the current problems in quantitative genetics and presents the most commonly used methods of analysis. Num Pages: 494 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412129711
- ISBN
- 9780412129711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 308.67
€ 308.67
Hardback. Discusses the problem of structural-functional organization of eukaryotic cell nuclei with special emphasis on the genome spatial organization and functioning. The opening chapters describe the nuclear matrix and the fate of its components in the course of mitosis. In the next eight chapters the organization of chromosomal DNA into large loops and Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412133718
- ISBN
- 9780412133718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.05
€ 193.05
Paperback. Series: Outline Studies in Biology. Num Pages: 64 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 141.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412139307
- ISBN
- 9780412139307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.10
€ 62.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412140600
- ISBN
- 9780412140600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.73
€ 63.73