Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
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
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. This book is aimed at students taking courses on evolution in universities and colleges. Its approach and its structure are very different from previously-published evolution texts. The core theme in this book is how evolution works by changing the course of embryonic and post-embryonic development. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186582
- ISBN
- 9781405186582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.91
€ 75.91
Paperback. First book specifically aimed at biologists/ecologists thatexplains how the new freeware statistical package R can be applied to their problems.
This software package is becoming increasingly popular as it ispowerful and free. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190084
- ISBN
- 9781405190084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
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€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
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€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. This text focuses on alterations of the normal development of a child. It presents a working theory based on what is known of the neurological and cognitive development in the context of evolution of the human species and its brain. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; MJW; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441912329
- ISBN
- 9781441912329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 282.98
€ 282.98
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€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
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
€ 17.17
€ 17.17
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
€ 74.99
€ 74.99
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€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Provides nuts-and-bolts advice on organizing and conducting a successful research program. This book explains how to choose a research question and answer it through manipulative experiments and systematic observations. It includes ideas to help you identify your goals, organize a season of fieldwork, and deal with negative results. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161761
- ISBN
- 9780691161761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.51
€ 37.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: JMM; JMP; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605986951
- ISBN
- 9781605986951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.34
€ 16.99
€ 15.34
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. 62 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: AV; JMR; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157443
- ISBN
- 9780691157443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.91€ 44.74
€ 56.91
€ 44.74
Paperback. Astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses the scientific quest to discover other planets and life in the universe, describing breakthroughs into the early twenty-first century, and examining the tools and technology available to scientists seeking life on other worlds. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 halftones. 25 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PHVB; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158075
- ISBN
- 9780691158075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.64
€ 25.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; HPM; JMAF; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158312
- ISBN
- 9780231158312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Why do we think that things happen in the way that they do? Why do we think that some things are true, and other things false? This book shows that reason and emotion work much more closely together in forming opinions and judgements than has previously been supposed. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113995
- ISBN
- 9781845113995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Paperback. This text shows how the structure and chemistry of the brain determine our perceptions, emotions and behaviour, and what we can do to shape its functions to our advantage. Ratey also analyses the ways in which things can go wrong, detailing causes and treatments for diseases including autism. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349112961
- ISBN
- 9780349112961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.44
€ 17.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. A new updated edition of the first integrated and comprehensive textbook to explain the principles of evolutionary biology from a medical perspective and to focus on how medicine and public health might utilise evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199663934
- ISBN
- 9780199663934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815345039
- ISBN
- 9780815345039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.76
€ 112.76
Hardback. There are close to 5,500 species in the class Mammalia, including the blue whale - the largest animal that has ever lived. Reflecting the expertise and perspective of five leading mammalogists, the title significantly updates taxonomy, and includes a chapter on mammalian molecular phylogenetics, and highlights several recently described species. Num Pages: 768 pages, 606, 371 black & white line drawings, 235 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 229 x 52. Weight in Grams: 2328.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- fourth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415888
- ISBN
- 9781421415888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.63€ 90.99
€ 96.63
€ 90.99
Hardback. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 halftones. 56 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Mpb Series: 57 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164847
- ISBN
- 9780691164847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.00
€ 53.36
€ 42.00
Paperback. In the past decade there has been an explosion of research into the psychology of well-being. However, it is only recently that researchers have started to investigate the specific genetic factors that influence well-being. This landmark book summarizes the state of knowledge regarding heritability and molecular genetics in positive psychology. Editor(s): Pluess, Michael. Series: Series in Positive Psychology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JMH; PSAK; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686674
- ISBN
- 9780199686674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.30
€ 104.30
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138800458
- ISBN
- 9781138800458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
paperback. An insightful guide to understanding conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity and groundbreaking strategies to deal with them. Editor(s): Redpath, Stephen M.; Gutierrez, Ralph J.; Wood, Kevin A.; Young, Juliette C.; Evely, Anna; Reed, Mark. Series: Ecological Reviews. Num Pages: 333 pages, 36 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107603462
- ISBN
- 9781107603462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.84
€ 59.84