Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction describes the new field of cognitive neuroscience - the study of what happens in the brain when we perceive, think, reason, remember, and act. Focusing on the human brain, Passingham looks at the most recent research in the field, the modern brain imaging technologies, and what the images can and can't tell us. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 24 black and white images. BIC Classification: GTR; JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198786221
- ISBN
- 9780198786221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Examines how the environment shapes the way an animal processes information and makes decisions, and how constraints imposed on nervous systems affect an animal's activities. To help answer these questions, this text integrates evolutionary ecology and cognitive science. Num Pages: 428 pages, 97 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAJ; PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169330
- ISBN
- 9780226169330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.67€ 46.10
€ 52.67
€ 46.10
Paperback. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226302270
- ISBN
- 9780226302270
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 40.37
€ 50.99
€ 40.37
Paperback. Students and research entomologists can mine each chapter for new ideas, new perspectives, and new directions for future study. Num Pages: 248 pages, 163, 76 black & white illustrations, 71 black & white line drawings, 16 black & white hal. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421421148
- ISBN
- 9781421421148
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Condition: New
€ 89.55€ 82.46
€ 89.55
€ 82.46
Paperback. Coastal Systems offers a concise introduction to one of the most important global environments. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783169009
- ISBN
- 9781783169009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.63
€ 45.99
€ 41.63
Paperback. This text introduces marine ecology to undergraduate students in biology, zoology, ecology, environment science, natural resources management, marine science and fisheries programmes. Num Pages: 341 pages, b&w colour illustrations, charts, diagrams, graphs. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PSAF; RBKC; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780868401584
- ISBN
- 9780868401584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.34
€ 43.34
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sebastia, Maria Teresa. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 262 x 20. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634821513
- ISBN
- 9781634821513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.60€ 215.00
€ 285.60
€ 215.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Roberts & Company Publishers
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974707754
- ISBN
- 9780974707754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.66€ 52.61
€ 52.66
€ 52.61
Paperback. Scientists, ethicists, religious leaders and legal experts explore the benefits and costs of cloning. Topics include: is cloning against human nature?; the separation of reproduction from human relationships; clones in medicine; eugenic/dysgenic and the cultural consequences of human cloning. Editor(s): Rantala, M.L.; Milgram, Arthur J. Num Pages: 300 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSAD; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693751
- ISBN
- 9780812693751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.64
€ 20.99
€ 20.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151960
- ISBN
- 9780691151960
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. The rapid uncontrolled growth of classification methods in DNA microarray studies has resulted in a body of information scattered throughout literature, numerous conference proceedings, and others. This book brings together many of the unsupervised and supervised classification methods now dispersed in the literature. Series: Wiley Series in Bioinformatics. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470170816
- ISBN
- 9780470170816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.51
€ 121.51
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction explains how organisms can 'know' the time and reveals what we now understand of the nature and operation of chronobiological processes. Covering variables such as light, the metabolism, human health, and the seasons, Foster and Kreitzman illustrate how jet lag and shift work can impact on human well-being. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717683
- ISBN
- 9780198717683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.01
€ 14.01
Paperback. Circadian rhythms, the biological oscillations based around our 24-hour clock, have a profound effect on human physiology and healthy cellular function. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: MFG; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118467787
- ISBN
- 9781118467787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.74
€ 140.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hudson, Connor. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Dimension: 189 x 262 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633219618
- ISBN
- 9781633219618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.78€ 165.38
€ 238.78
€ 165.38
Hardcover. Editor(s): Salvatore, Rocco; Bramanti, Calabro Placido. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626189409
- ISBN
- 9781626189409
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Condition: New
€ 228.25€ 158.22
€ 228.25
€ 158.22
Editor(s): Gondor, Anita. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780128033951
- ISBN
- 9780128033951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.40
€ 175.40
Hardcover. Editor(s): White, Cecelia J.; Tait, Janice E. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621006732
- ISBN
- 9781621006732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.21€ 116.07
€ 166.21
€ 116.07
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
€ 72.85
€ 72.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 65 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 65
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616682965
- ISBN
- 9781616682965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.56€ 52.45
€ 72.56
€ 52.45
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813534138
- ISBN
- 9780813534138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Hardback. Looks at the application of chemical biomarkers to aquatic ecosystems. This book describes the structure, biochemical synthesis, analysis, and reactivity of each class of biomarkers. It offers a selection of relevant applications to aquatic systems, including lakes, rivers, estuaries, oceans, and paleoenvironments. Num Pages: 392 pages, 78 halftones. 117 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: PN; PSAF; PSB; RBGK; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134147
- ISBN
- 9780691134147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.81€ 109.90
€ 142.81
€ 109.90
Paperback. Few lives of great men offer so much interest, and so many mysteries, as the life of Charles Darwin, whose ideas are still inspiring discoveries and controversies more than 100 years after his death. His biography is recounted here, by trained biologist and historian of science, Janet Browne. Num Pages: 656 pages, 32pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 48. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844133147
- ISBN
- 9781844133147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.09
€ 36.99
€ 27.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 76. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 920. 480 pages, 17 maps, 33halftones, 12line drawings, 8 colour insert. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ; RBG. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 36. Weight: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443480
- ISBN
- 9780801443480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.96
€ 62.96