Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.49
€ 30.99
€ 24.49
Paperback. Two leading researchers make the controversial argument that our species is still measurably evolving in important ways--in fact, faster than ever before. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396. How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution. 256 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. Reveals the ongoing interplay between culture and biology in the making of the human race. Ranging across subjects as diverse as human domestication, Neanderthal hybridization, and IQ tests, this title demonstrates that human genetics have changed and can continue to change much more rapidly than scientists have previously believed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight: 396.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020423
- ISBN
- 9780465020423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.45
€ 25.45
Texture of the Nervous System of Man and the Vertebrates
Ramon Y Cajal, Santiago. Ed(S): Pasik, Pedro;...
Hardback. An annotated and edited translation of the original Spanish text with the additions of the French version by Pedro Pasik and Tauba Pasik Editor(s): Pasik, Pedro; Pasik, Tauba. Num Pages: 663 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFC; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 663
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783211832028
- ISBN
- 9783211832028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 328.32€ 319.00
€ 328.32
€ 319.00
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
€ 41.99€ 40.19
€ 41.99
€ 40.19
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845938222
- ISBN
- 9781845938222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.87
€ 130.87
Hardback. Provides an overview of the climate, flora, and fauna of the temperate forest biomes Series: Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313340185
- ISBN
- 9780313340185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.53€ 65.11
€ 71.53
€ 65.11
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
€ 234.51€ 157.66
€ 234.51
€ 157.66
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.66€ 69.24
€ 99.66
€ 69.24
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.77
€ 25.99
€ 20.77
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.64
€ 180.64
Hardcover. Identifying trees and shrubs by their scientific name is an essential component of the professional skills of foresters and other types of environmental scientists. This book is an ideal guide for learning procedures as well as a reference book for field use. Num Pages: 624 pages, 550 line drawings, glossaries, references, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KB; GBC; PSAB; PSTS; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471161585
- ISBN
- 9780471161585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.38
€ 228.38
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
€ 51.99€ 40.80
€ 51.99
€ 40.80
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138800458
- ISBN
- 9781138800458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
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€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
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
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
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
€ 202.42
€ 202.42
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
€ 71.07
€ 71.07
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
€ 74.41
€ 74.41
Hardback. Editor(s): Singh, Shailza. Num Pages: 171 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, 35 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132228073
- ISBN
- 9788132228073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.26
€ 191.26
Hardback. Which species can be saved, when all cannot? This book provides critical tools for finding answers to the systematic biology. Editor(s): Eldredge, Niles. Num Pages: 220 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: PSAB; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075282
- ISBN
- 9780231075282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.08€ 62.74
€ 82.08
€ 62.74
Hardcover. A brilliant young scientist introduces us to the fascinating field that is changing our understanding of how the body works and the way we can approach healing. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Sigma
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632860293
- ISBN
- 9781632860293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.23
€ 27.99
€ 23.23
Hardcover. Editor(s): McMahon, Gale N.; Buckner, Rich G. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620810040
- ISBN
- 9781620810040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.50€ 113.56
€ 166.50
€ 113.56
Hardback. Editor(s): Gonzalez-Burgos, Ignacio. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: JMRM; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634832793
- ISBN
- 9781634832793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 286.10€ 211.84
€ 286.10
€ 211.84
Paperback. Synaesthesia is a condition in which a stimulus in one sensory modality automatically triggers a perceptual experience in another sensory modality. This book brings together what is known about this neurological condition. Editor(s): Harrison, John E.; Baron-Cohen, Simon. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631197645
- ISBN
- 9780631197645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37