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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Editor(s): Webster, Douglas B.; Fay, Richard R. Num Pages: 859 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; PST; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1709.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 859
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461276685
- ISBN
- 9781461276685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 202.36
€ 202.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 51 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVD; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702360
- ISBN
- 9780226702360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Adams, Mark B. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGT; PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600307
- ISBN
- 9780691600307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Hardcover. Editor(s): Richmond, Brian G.; Schmitt, Daniel; Kivell, Tracy L. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 600 pages, 64 colour illustrations, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493936441
- ISBN
- 9781493936441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.19
€ 286.19
Hardback. In the process, they reveal the vital importance of this organ-which is composed mostly of fetal cells-for us as individuals and as a species. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12, 10 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MFK; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406435
- ISBN
- 9781421406435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.13
€ 85.13
The Evolution of Social Communication in Primates. A Multidisciplinary...
. Ed(S): Pina, Marco; Gontier, Nathalie
Hardback. The Evolution of Social Communication in Primates Editor(s): Pina, Marco; Gontier, Nathalie. Series: Interdisciplinary Evolution Research. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; JMR; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319026688
- ISBN
- 9783319026688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.65
€ 194.65
Paperback. Series: Experientia Supplementum. Num Pages: 404 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034862752
- ISBN
- 9783034862752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.59
€ 68.59
Paperback. Intended as a sequel to "Primate Societies", this book compiles thirty-one chapters that review the state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates. It includes chapters that are organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce in the wild. Editor(s): Mitani, John C.; Call, Josep; Kappeler, Peter M.; Palombit, Ryne A.; Silk, Joan B. Num Pages: 504 pages, 157 halftones, 34 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531724
- ISBN
- 9780226531724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Draws on popular examples and sound science to explain our expanding waistlines and to discuss the consequences of being overweight for different demographic groups. This title reviews the various studies of human and animal fat use and storage, including those that examine fat deposition and metabolism in men and women. Num Pages: 408 pages, 62, 16 black & white halftones, 46 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409603
- ISBN
- 9781421409603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.35
€ 44.35
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319039305
- ISBN
- 9783319039305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.57
€ 77.57
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
€ 260.21
€ 260.21
Paperback. How could something as seemingly transcendental as the human mind have arisen from far simpler material beginnings? This book provides a comprehensiveoverview of evolution from pre-life andearly life forms through increasing complexity to advanced cognitive systems using a new framework based ondynamic systems theory." Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMBT; JMM; JMR; MBS; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349322114
- ISBN
- 9781349322114
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Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. Handedness, or manual laterality of function, is thought to be both universal and unique to humans, making it a highly derived trait, based on an equally specialized neural substrate. By contrast, in various non-human species, both living and extinct, extent of lateralization varies. Editor(s): Editorial Staff of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; MBGR; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 7. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573319027
- ISBN
- 9781573319027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 143.32
€ 143.32
The Evolution of Hominin Diets. Integrating Approaches to the Study of...
. Ed(S): Hublin, Jean-Jacques; Richards, Mich...
Paperback. This book offers new research from top experts in hominid diets across multiple fields. It seeks to see if there is a consensus among the various methods of diet, allowing readers to better understand the nature of hominin dietary strategies through time. Editor(s): Hublin, Jean-Jacques; Richards, Michael P. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PSAJ; PSB; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048181865
- ISBN
- 9789048181865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.91
€ 184.91
Hardcover. This volume covers aspects of primate exudativory, one of the least common dietary niches among primates. It includes comparisons to marsupial exudates-feeders and the chemical characteristics of exudates. Editor(s): Burrows, Anne M.; Nash, Leanne T. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 306 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSV; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441966605
- ISBN
- 9781441966605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.33
€ 195.33
Paperback. This volume covers aspects of primate exudativory, one of the least common dietary niches among primates. It includes comparisons to marsupial exudates-feeders and the chemical characteristics of exudates. Editor(s): Burrows, Anne M.; Nash, Leanne T. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 306 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461426738
- ISBN
- 9781461426738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.37
€ 194.37
The Evolution of Complexity. The Violet Book of 'Einstein Meets Magrit...
. Ed(S): Heylighen, Francis; Bollen, Johan; R...
Paperback. Editor(s): Heylighen, Francis; Bollen, Johan; Riegler, Alexander (Free University of Brussels, Belgium). Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HP; PBW; PHDV; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048152445
- ISBN
- 9789048152445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.13
€ 195.13
Paperback. What does this extended period of dependency have to do with human brain growth and social interactions? And why is play a sign of cognitive complexity, and a spur for cultural evolution? This title explores these questions, and topics ranging from bipedal walking to incest taboos. Num Pages: 960 pages, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JMC; PSAJ; PSC; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062016
- ISBN
- 9780674062016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
The Evolution of Begging. Competition, Cooperation and Communication.
. Ed(S): Wright, J.; Leonard, Marty L.
Paperback. Editor(s): Wright, J.; Leonard, Marty L. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048159970
- ISBN
- 9789048159970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 251.80
€ 251.80
The Evolution of Begging. Competition, Cooperation and Communication.
. Ed(S): Wright, Jonathan; Leonard, Marty L.
Hardback. Begging by nestling birds is a model system for investigating evolutionary conflicts of interest within families and their theoretical resolution provided by honest signals of offspring need. Organised into six sections, this book reviews theoretical and empirical literature on begging. Editor(s): Wright, Jonathan; Leonard, Marty L. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005718
- ISBN
- 9781402005718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.94
€ 259.94