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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written Num Pages: 800 pages, integrated B&W diagrams and images; 4x8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474606455
- ISBN
- 9781474606455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 14.95
€ 23.99
€ 14.95
Hardback. Only then will we have any hope of preventing the worst-case scenario of the sixth mass extinction. Num Pages: 208 pages, 83, 83 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH1; WNCB; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417189
- ISBN
- 9781421417189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.44
€ 32.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PSA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285643611
- ISBN
- 9780285643611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.61
€ 15.99
€ 11.61
Hardback. conducted by biological anthropologists can enrich our understanding of variation in human health outcomes, particularly the concept of evolutionary trade-offs and the ensuing biological processes that can affect health status over the life course. Editor(s): Sherry, Diana S.; Jasienska, Grazyna; Holmes, Donna J. Num Pages: 200 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 266 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493940363
- ISBN
- 9781493940363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.34
€ 113.34
Hardback. This richly detailed study explores the issue of how architects view the phenomenal world. Mallgrave sketches various moments of architectural thought as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory. He later repositions this question from the perspective of contemporary neuroscience. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195850
- ISBN
- 9781405195850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.43
€ 137.43
Paperback. A timely and stimulating collection of essays about the impact of Darwin's ideas on visual culture Editor(s): Larson, Barbara; Brauer, Fae. Num Pages: 348 pages, 84 illus. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611689778
- ISBN
- 9781611689778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
Paperback. How is a tiny fertilised egg able to turn itself into a human being? How can an acorn transform itself into an oak tree? This work gives an account of these findings, and of their significance for how we view ourselves. Through a synthesis of science and art, it describes the revolution in our understanding of how plants and animals develop. Num Pages: 396 pages, 24 halftones, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192862082
- ISBN
- 9780192862082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.84
€ 42.99
€ 42.84
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Neuroscience. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475767230
- ISBN
- 9781475767230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.84
€ 121.84
Paperback. Offers author's own experience as an autistic person alongside remarkable new discoveries about the autistic brain, as well as genetic research. This book highlights long-ignored sensory problems as well as the need to treat autism symptom by symptom, rather than with an umbrella diagnosis. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; MJNA; PSAN; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846044496
- ISBN
- 9781846044496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Hardback. The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today. This book demonstrates that nature in fact is not in balance, nor has it ever been at any stage in Earth's history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138985
- ISBN
- 9780691138985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
The Basal Ganglia: Novel Perspectives on Motor and Cognitive Functions
Jean-Jacques Soghomonian (Ed.)
Hardback. Editor(s): Soghomonian, Jean-Jacques. Series: Innovations in Cognitive Neuroscience. Num Pages: 606 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 49 colour illustrations, 50 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 356 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319427416
- ISBN
- 9783319427416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.60
€ 181.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205765621
- ISBN
- 9780205765621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.67
€ 87.67
Paperback. Addresses to one of the difficult questions in evolutionary biology, that of selection. This work covers both artificial and natural selection. It discusses how the nature of the process determines the nature of evolutionary change. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412055317
- ISBN
- 9780412055317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.80
€ 69.80
Paperback. Describes the evolution happening among the isolated bird populations of the Galapagos - the very finches observed by Darwin on his Beagle voyage. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; PD; PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 195 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468714
- ISBN
- 9780099468714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.79
€ 19.00
€ 16.79
The Biodiversity Observation Network in the Asia-Pacific Region. Towar...
. Ed(S): Nakano, Shin-Ichi; Tetsukazu, Yahara...
Paperback. This book represents a quantum step forward in advancing science that optimizes the synergy between development and biodiversity conservation in Asia. The aim is to foster a harmonious balance between development and conservation in the region. Editor(s): Nakano, Shin-Ichi; Tetsukazu, Yahara; Nakashizuka, Tohru. Series: Ecological Research Monographs. Num Pages: 496 pages, 54 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB; RNF; RNK; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431546658
- ISBN
- 9784431546658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.57
€ 134.57
The Biodiversity of African Plants. Proceedings XIVth AETFAT Congress ...
. Ed(S): Maesen, L.J.G.Van Der; Burgt, X.M. V...
Hardback. Proceedings of the XIVth AETFAT Congress, 22-27 August 1994, Wageningen, the Netherlands Editor(s): Maesen, L.J.G.Van Der; Burgt, X.M. van der (Dept. of Plant Taxonomy, Herbarium Vadense, Wageningen University, the Netherlands); Rooy, J.M. van Medenbach de. Num Pages: 861 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAB; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 861
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340959
- ISBN
- 9780792340959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 364.30
€ 364.30
Hardcover. This insightful book aims to provide a better understanding of the social scenarios in which selection pressure led to religious practices becoming an evolved human trait. This aim is pursued by a team of expert authors from a range of disciplines. Editor(s): Schiefenhovel, Wulf; Voland, Eckart. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 315 pages, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642001277
- ISBN
- 9783642001277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.11€ 88.23
€ 89.11
€ 88.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195093933
- ISBN
- 9780195093933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.86
€ 137.86
Hardback. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in lush canopies, giant kelp provides an extensive vertical habitat in a largely two-dimensional seascape. This book provides a discussion of kelp species and forest ecology worldwide, with considerations of human uses and abuses, management and conservation, and more. Num Pages: 416 pages, 95 b/w illus., 5 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPM; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278868
- ISBN
- 9780520278868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.87€ 58.18
€ 74.87
€ 58.18
Paperback. Using simple language, illustrations, humour and everyday examples, the author demonstrates how the science of epigenetics is revolutionizing our understanding of the link between mind and matter, and the profound effects it has on our personal lives and the collective life of our species. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Hay House UK Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781805473
- ISBN
- 9781781805473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.26
€ 19.00
€ 16.26