Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This work traces the history of this debate from Darwin. It aims to bring to life the people, the issues, and the passions that have surrounded the altruism debate. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125909
- ISBN
- 9780691125909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.47
€ 37.99
€ 27.47
Hardcover. Editor(s): Schmidt, John G. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: PSAF; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612093925
- ISBN
- 9781612093925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.32€ 175.72
€ 258.32
€ 175.72
Hardback. Cytogenetics is the study of chromosome morphology, structure, pathology, function, and behavior. The field has evolved to embrace molecular cytogenetic changes, now termed cytogenomics. Num Pages: 1192 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119061229
- ISBN
- 9781119061229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 267.41
€ 267.41
Paperback. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807008775
- ISBN
- 9780807008775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.59
€ 23.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. The Aesthetic Brain takes readers on an exciting journey through the world of beauty, pleasure, and art. Using the latest advances in neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, Anjan Chatterjee investigates how aesthetic sensibilitiies are etched into our minds, explaining why artistic concerns feature centrally in our lives. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190262013
- ISBN
- 9780190262013
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.18
€ 30.99
€ 30.18
Paperback. The idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science. The author takes aim at this misleading notion, arguing that it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how evolution works and, when applied to the evolution of our own species, supports mistaken ideas about our own place in the universe. Num Pages: 217 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226271200
- ISBN
- 9780226271200
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.21
€ 19.99
€ 17.21
Hardcover. Presents a robust and stark challenge to our tendency to see ourselves as the acme of creation. Human exceptionalism, this book argues, is an error that can infect scientific thought. It aims to overturn popular thinking on human evolution - the key is not what's missing, but how we're linked. Editor(s): Gee, Henry. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284880
- ISBN
- 9780226284880
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.12
€ 31.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Counters the assumption that the brain is a paragon of design - and offers an explanation of how the brain's serendipitous evolution has resulted in nothing short of our humanity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 halftones, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030589
- ISBN
- 9780674030589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.98
€ 36.99
€ 30.98
Hardback. What is it like 'on the inside' for nonhuman animals? Do they feel anything? Most people happily accept that dogs, for example, share many experiences and feelings with us. But what about simpler creatures? Fish? Honeybees? Crabs? Turning to the artificial realm, what about robots? This book presents answers to these questions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JM; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190278014
- ISBN
- 9780190278014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.72
€ 44.99
€ 42.72
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938222
- ISBN
- 9781845938222
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Condition: New
€ 133.96
€ 133.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Dominguez, Nicolas E; Pereyra, Sofia M. Num Pages: 157 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619426344
- ISBN
- 9781619426344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.08€ 162.21
€ 238.08
€ 162.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gagnon, Aiden N. Num Pages: 159 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616689575
- ISBN
- 9781616689575
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Condition: New
€ 101.18€ 70.74
€ 101.18
€ 70.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JNF; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226331300
- ISBN
- 9780226331300
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.30
€ 25.99
€ 21.30
Paperback. A complete taxonomic revision of all Australian mammals, both terrestrial and marine. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PSAB; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 200 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781486300129
- ISBN
- 9781486300129
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Condition: New
€ 190.39
€ 190.39
Paperback. "Tangled Trees" presents various methodological and theoretical approaches, ranging from the parsimony approach to 'jungles' and Bayesian statistical models. This volume will be of interest to researchers in a wide variety of fields from parasitology to evolutionary biology. Editor(s): Page, Roderic D.M. Num Pages: 378 pages, 24 tables, 4halftones, 101line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644677
- ISBN
- 9780226644677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.28
€ 52.99
€ 41.28
Paperback. What do we think about when we think about human evolution? This book explores our scientific narrative of human origins - the study of evolution - and examines its cultural elements and theoretical foundations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 b/w. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285828
- ISBN
- 9780520285828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Hardback. "Taking Life and Death Seriously: Bioethics from Japan". Editor(s): Takahashi, Takao; Bittar, Edward; Shelton, Wayne N. Series: Advances in Bioethics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762312061
- ISBN
- 9780762312061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.23
€ 130.23
Hardback. Challenges the rigid principalism of contemporary bioethics. This title argues for the fundamental distinction between active and passive euthanasia, for a need to reconceptualize approaches to brain death, and for the right of providers to unilaterally discontinue life support. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878403981
- ISBN
- 9780878403981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.61
€ 215.61
Paperback. Taking the theory of pluralistic casuistry with conventional bioethical wisdom, this title challenges the rigid principalism of contemporary bioethics. It argues for the fundamental distinction between active and passive euthanasia, and for a need to reconceptualize approaches to brain death. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010338
- ISBN
- 9781589010338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
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
€ 74.35
€ 74.35