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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Macroecology is the study of large-scale community structure and the influence this has on small-scale process. The book is suitable for graduate and professional ecologists. Num Pages: 392 pages, 333. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 820.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632056538
- ISBN
- 9780632056538
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€ 141.99
€ 141.99
Hardcover. * Valuable reference work for all those interested in the systematics of Bacillus and its relatives. * Produced in response to the successful Bacillus 2000 meeting in Bruges and was supported by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, the Belgian Society for Microbiology, and several commercial sponsors. Editor(s): Berkeley, Roger; Heyndrickx, Marc; logan, Niall; Vos, Prof Paul De (Laboratorium voor Microbiologie Belgium). Num Pages: 336 pages, 40. BIC Classification: PSAB; PSGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632057580
- ISBN
- 9780632057580
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€ 201.86
€ 201.86
Hardcover. Found in southern India, Ropalidia marginata is a primitively eusocial wasp - a species in which queens and workers do not differ morphologically. This book argues that understanding such species is crucial to tracing the evolution of the greater degrees of sociality of other species. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 halftone, 74 line illustrations, 28 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 721.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006119
- ISBN
- 9780674006119
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€ 99.87€ 90.07
€ 99.87
€ 90.07
Paperback. Covering a variety of species from yeast to humans, this book tells the story of selfish genetic elements, those continually appearing stretches of DNA that act narrowly to advance their own replication at the expense of the larger organism. Num Pages: 632 pages, 13 color illustrations, 3 halftones, 88 line illustrations, 34 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 944.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027220
- ISBN
- 9780674027220
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€ 38.99€ 33.13
€ 38.99
€ 33.13
Hardback. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But it can also conceal animals from detection. It is an adaptation to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms. Judy Diamond and Alan Bond reveal factors at work in the evolution of concealing coloration. Num Pages: 274 pages, 52 color illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674052352
- ISBN
- 9780674052352
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€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Hardcover. Gordon Fain's Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Neurons, Second Edition> is intended for anyone who seeks to understand nerve cell function: undergraduate and graduate students in neuroscience, students of bioengineering and cognitive science, and practicing neuroscientists who want to deepen their knowledge of recent discoveries. Num Pages: 740 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1642.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674599215
- ISBN
- 9780674599215
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€ 98.68€ 89.04
€ 98.68
€ 89.04
Hardcover. Throughout his career, Donald Pfaff has demonstrated that by choosing problems and methods with care, biologists can study the molecular mechanisms of brains more complex than those of fruit flies, snails, and roundworms. He offers a close-up, conversational perspective on a 50-year quest to understand how behavior is regulated in vertebrates. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660311
- ISBN
- 9780674660311
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardcover. Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene genealogies (phylogenetics) and geography. This book aims to capture the field's conceptual and empirical richness, plus the sense of innovation that phylogeographic perspectives have brought to evolutionary studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 113 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674666382
- ISBN
- 9780674666382
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Condition: New
€ 99.87€ 90.07
€ 99.87
€ 90.07
Paperback. Providing a synthesis of sexual selection, this work describes the theory and its development; examines models, methods, and empirical tests; and identifies unsolved problems. It discusses such topics as the selection and evolution of mating preferences; relations between sexual selection and speciation; constraints on sexual selection; and more. Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. Num Pages: 624 pages, 10 halftones 110 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 857.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691000572
- ISBN
- 9780691000572
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Condition: New
€ 83.27€ 64.47
€ 83.27
€ 64.47
Hardback. Offers a historical reconstruction of the evolutionary synthesis of the 1930s and 1940s. This book argues that the evolutionary synthesis was part of a larger process of unifying the biological sciences. It suggests that the drive to unify the sciences of evolution and biology was part of a global philosophical movement toward unifying knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691033433
- ISBN
- 9780691033433
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Condition: New
€ 140.65
€ 140.65
Paperback. Explains what is known about hydrothermal systems in terms of their deep-sea environment and their geological and chemical makeup. This book explores the possibility that life originated at hydrothermal vents, a hypothesis that has had impact on our ideas about the potential for life on other planets or planetary bodies in our solar system. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 pages of color plates, 28 halftones, 158 line illus., 30 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT; PSVW; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049298
- ISBN
- 9780691049298
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Condition: New
€ 109.45€ 83.54
€ 109.45
€ 83.54
Paperback. Deals with the usefulness of tools from statistical physics in ecology. This book provides an introduction to complex systems theory, and asks whether universal laws shape the structure of ecosystems. Tackling classic ecological questions, its presentation of theories and data focuses on the power of statistical physics and complexity in ecology. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 112 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070407
- ISBN
- 9780691070407
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Condition: New
€ 89.22€ 68.64
€ 89.22
€ 68.64
Paperback. Various approaches have been developed to evaluate the consequences of spatial structure on evolution in subdivided populations. This book is both a review and new synthesis of several of these approaches, based on the theory of spatial genetic structure. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088174
- ISBN
- 9780691088174
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€ 92.79€ 71.26
€ 92.79
€ 71.26
Paperback. What makes populations stabilize? What makes them fluctuate? Are populations in complex ecosystems more stable than populations in simple ecosystems? This text addresses these questions and introduces non-linear mathematical models and the study of deterministic chaos into ecology. Series: Princeton Landmarks in Biology. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088617
- ISBN
- 9780691088617
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Condition: New
€ 83.27€ 64.31
€ 83.27
€ 64.31
Paperback. One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550 million years. This work tells the story of the origins and earliest evolution of life and how that story has been unearthed. It is aimed at those interested in the origins of life on Earth. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 color plates 80 halftones 68 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088648
- ISBN
- 9780691088648
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€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. The formulation, analysis, and re-evaluation of mathematical models in population biology has become a valuable source of insight to mathematicians and biologists alike. This book presents an overview and selected sample of these results and ideas, organized by biological theme rather than mathematical concept. Series: Princeton Series in Theoretical and Computational Biology. Num Pages: 568 pages, 28 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBD; PBWH; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 784.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092911
- ISBN
- 9780691092911
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Condition: New
€ 113.01€ 86.10
€ 113.01
€ 86.10
Paperback. Makes use of the Hawaiian ecosystems to explore the mechanisms that shape productivity and diversity in ecosystems throughout the world. Integrating research from geochemistry, pedology, atmospheric chemistry, ecophysiology, and ecology, this book evaluates the controls and consequences of variation in nutrient availability and limitation. Series: Princeton Environmental Institute Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 halftones. 84 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115801
- ISBN
- 9780691115801
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Condition: New
€ 89.22€ 68.64
€ 89.22
€ 68.64
Paperback. Explains the sources and consequences of bipedalism. Following the evolution of two-legged creatures from our earliest lowly forebears, this book concludes with future options for the last surviving biped. Num Pages: 416 pages, 55 halftones. 16 line illus. 2 tables. 22 maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 49. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120287
- ISBN
- 9780691120287
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.83
€ 54.99
€ 39.83
Paperback. Are reproductive and genetic technologies racing ahead of a society that is unable to establish limits to their use? This book examines the case of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), the procedure used to prevent serious genetic disease by embryo selection, and the so-called "designer baby" method. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones. 7 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121932
- ISBN
- 9780691121932
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. From humans to hermit crabs to deep water plankton, all living things compete for locally limiting resources. This work offers an exploration of the facts and theories of biology, economics, and geology to show how processes common to all economic systems govern evolution as surely as they do the human economy. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127934
- ISBN
- 9780691127934
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
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Paperback. Whether our personality, intelligence, and behavior are more likely to be shaped by our environment or our genetic coding is not simply an idle question for researchers. This work looks at this and other important issues. It also explains the insights gained into how the brain functions and how it can (or cannot) be molded and changed. Series: Science Essentials S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 halftone. 45 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSAN; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133102
- ISBN
- 9780691133102
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.57
€ 37.99
€ 27.57
Paperback. Provides a conceptual and historical framework for understanding the causes of cancer and other diseases that increase with age. This book interprets various observations on the age of cancer onset, the genetic and environmental causes of disease, and the organization of tissues with regard to stem cell biology and somatic mutation. Series: Princeton Series in Evolutionary Biology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 halftones. 106 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: MJCG1; MJCL; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133669
- ISBN
- 9780691133669
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Condition: New
€ 77.33€ 59.90
€ 77.33
€ 59.90
Hardback. Gives an introduction to both classical and coalescent approaches to population genetics. This book focuses on the theoretical background of population genetics, while emphasizing the close interplay between theory and empiricism. It provides a coverage of coalescent theory, and includes end-of-chapter exercises. Series: Princeton Series in Theoretical and Computational Biology. Num Pages: 432 pages, 100 color illus. 100 line illus. 46 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133676
- ISBN
- 9780691133676
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Condition: New
€ 140.38€ 106.53
€ 140.38
€ 106.53
Paperback. Explores why genetic changes do not cause organisms to fail catastrophically and how evolution shapes organisms' robustness. This book looks at this problem, starting with the alphabet of DNA, the genetic code, RNA, and protein molecules, moving on to genetic networks and embryonic development, and working his way up to whole organisms. Series: Princeton Studies in Complexity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones. 51 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134048
- ISBN
- 9780691134048
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Condition: New
€ 77.33€ 60.28
€ 77.33
€ 60.28