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Life sciences: general issues

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ; PSAK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465054954
ISBN
9780465054954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 18.44

Paperback. This unique book clearly explains genetic and neuroimaging research on intelligence and how neuroscience findings may lead to enhancing it. Series: Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 b/w illus. 23 colour illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JMRN; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107461437
ISBN
9781107461437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199586455
ISBN
9780199586455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Human evolution explains how we have found ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Issues of modern living; depression, obesity, and environmental destruction, can be understood in relation to our evolutionary past. An awareness of this past and its relation to the present can help limit their impact on the future. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 204 x 32. Weight in Grams: 484. Modern Living and Human Evolution. 408 pages, 12 figures. Human evolution explains how we have found ourselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Issues of modern living; depression, obesity, and environmental destruction, can be understood in relation to our evolutionary past. An awareness of this past and its relation to the present can help limit their impact on the future. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Dimension: 143 x 204 x 32. Weight: 484.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230201828
ISBN
9780230201828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.27

Paperback. Professor Tim Spector reveals the astonishing new science that is changing everything we thought we knew about genes and identity. 'Lucid, surprising and with a very human face. It brings epigenetics alive .. a great read!' Michael Mosley Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780220901
ISBN
9781780220901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.29

Paperback. A journey through our mental landscape Num Pages: 112 pages, 5. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715647479
ISBN
9780715647479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.77

Hardback. Edited by three leading experts in wildlife management, this book explores the interface of humans with wildlife and their sometimes complementary, often conflicting, interests. It contains well-researched chapters which address conservation, wildlife use, and the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of wildlife management. Editor(s): Decker, Daniel J.; Riley, Shawn J.; Siemer, William F. Num Pages: 304 pages, 101, 101 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406541
ISBN
9781421406541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.71
€ 81.33

Paperback. Discusses the phenomenon of life, including its origin and evolution, against the background of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and information theory. This title presents the distinction between thermodynamic information and cybernetic information, developments in information technology, and the relationship between entropy and economics. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814401234
ISBN
9789814401234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.94

Paperback. The 'extended phenotype' is Dawkins' key contribution to the gene's eye view of evolution given in The Selfish Gene. He shows that the influence of genes can extend far beyond the bodies in which they reside, manipulating the environment and the behaviour of other individuals. A worldwide bestseller and a classic work of scientific exposition. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 38. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788911
ISBN
9780198788911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. Neuroscience in small bits for the brain-curious. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 122 x 25. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393711448
ISBN
9780393711448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all over the world. Now, in The Number Sense, Stanislas Dehaene offers a fascinating look at this recent research, in an enlightening exploration of the mathematical mind. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JMR; PBB; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199753871
ISBN
9780199753871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.83

Paperback. In 1837 a young Charles Darwin took his notebook, wrote "I think" and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree. Each branch of Darwin's tree of life told a story of survival and adaptation adaptation of animals and plants not just to the environment but also to life with other living things. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470674826
ISBN
9780470674826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.05

Paperback. A journey through the history, biology, and culture of the misunderstood cormorant Num Pages: 360 pages, 21 illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611686999
ISBN
9781611686999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; MMZR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925228779
ISBN
9781925228779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Contains everything you need to know about the development and survival of life on Earth. This book includes detailed comparative anatomy, evolutionary legacies, and the breakthrough theories of eminent scientists. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1000 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1808.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291733
ISBN
9780500291733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Elsevier Health Sciences
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416062226
ISBN
9781416062226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 86 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634632546
ISBN
9781634632546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 242.38
€ 181.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198739913
ISBN
9780198739913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.98

Paperback. The presenter of the BBC's The Incredible Human Journey takes us on a tour around our bodies and into the past to uncover the evolutionary secrets hidden in all of us. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Heron Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848664791
ISBN
9781848664791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 213. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467273
ISBN
9781608467273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.93

Hardback. Trees were central to Henry David Thoreau's creativity as a writer, his work as a naturalist, his thought, and his inner life. This book explores Thoreau's deep connections to trees: his keen perception of them, the joy they gave him, the poetry he saw in them, his philosophical view of them, and how they fed his soul. Num Pages: 248 pages, 102 b/w images. BIC Classification: DQ; PSAF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294042
ISBN
9780520294042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. Zooplankton are critical to the vitality of estuaries and coastal waters. This edition takes on a tour of the miniature universe of zooplankton, including early developmental stages of familiar and diverse shrimps, crabs, and fishes. It details the behavior, morphology, and coloration of these tiny aquatic animals. Illustrator(s): Fylling, Marni. Num Pages: 472 pages, 140, 110 black & white plates, 30 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QSA; PSAF; PSVS; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406183
ISBN
9781421406183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.84

Paperback. This updated second edition includes material on interfacing R with other computer languages such as C. It reflects the increasing availability of molecular and genetic databases which allow biologists to pursue new issues such as molecular evolution patterns. Series: Use R!. Num Pages: 386 pages, 89 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAJ; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461417422
ISBN
9781461417422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 162.04

Paperback. Builds an argument for evolutionary adaptation as the force behind all life on earth. Regarding evolution's complex achievements as peaks on a metaphorical mountain, this book reveals the ways in which the theory of natural selection can precisely explain the beautiful, bizarre and seemingly 'designed' complexity of living things. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 276.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026176
ISBN
9780141026176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

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