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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Effective scientific communication is a skill highly-prized by potential employers, and is central to success during postgraduate study. Communication Skills for the Biosciences is a straightforward, practical guide to the skills you should master to get the most out of your study and research, to pave the way to a successful career. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 colour line illustrations. BIC Classification: CBWT; PSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 189 x 14. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199226351
- ISBN
- 9780199226351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Paperback. Through theoretical synthesis, this work shows that the key biotic drivers of community and ecosystem properties involve linkages between aboveground and belowground food webs, biotic interaction, the spatial and temporal dynamics of component organisms, and, the ecophysiological traits of those organisms that emerge as ecological drivers. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 408 pages, 58 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074870
- ISBN
- 9780691074870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.00€ 71.31
€ 91.00
€ 71.31
Paperback. A thoroughly updated edition of Peter Morin's highly successful Community Ecology, this text incorporates new materials that reflect the recent advances in the dynamic field of community ecology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 210 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405124119
- ISBN
- 9781405124119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.45
€ 70.45
Hardcover. Focusing on cognitive science, this volume looks at what this science has accomplished and where it wil be going in the 21st century. Beginning with an introduction that maps the narrative history of cognitive science as a whole, the book follows with 60 newly-commissioned essays. Editor(s): Bechtel, William; Graham, George. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 816 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFD; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 65. Weight in Grams: 1588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865427
- ISBN
- 9781557865427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.17
€ 256.17
Paperback. Here is a uniquely modern approach to the study of physiological diversity that builds on the tradition established by C. Ladd Prosser's Comparative Animal Physiology. Responding to the need for a rigorously up-to-date, comprehensive survey of function and integrative systems in a variety of species, which is also easily accessible to the user, Dr. Num Pages: 592 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVD; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471857679
- ISBN
- 9780471857679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 456.35
€ 456.35
Hardback. This work covers such topics as identifying novel genes and determining gene function, control sequences, and developmental switches. The book aims to demonstrate how different approaches taken with model organisms will aid in our understanding of the results coming out of the Human Genome Project. Editor(s): Clark, Melody. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412830808
- ISBN
- 9780412830808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.91
€ 129.91
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive account of genomic rearrangement, focusing on the mechanisms of inversion, translocation, gene and genome duplication and gene transfer and on the patterns that result from them in comparative maps. This book showcases a variety of algorithmic and statistical approaches to rearrangement and map data. Editor(s): Sankoff, David; Nadeau, Joseph H. Series: Computational Biology. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365839
- ISBN
- 9780792365839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.97
€ 262.97
Paperback. Offers an account of genomic rearrangement, focusing on the mechanisms of inversion, translocation, gene and genome duplication and gene transfer and on the patterns that result from them in comparative maps. This work showcases a variety of algorithmic and statistical approaches to rearrangement and map data. Editor(s): Sankoff, David; Nadeau, Joseph H. Series: Computational Biology. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365846
- ISBN
- 9780792365846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 260.37
€ 260.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Bergman, Nicholas H. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 434 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 24 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2007
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617379338
- ISBN
- 9781617379338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.25
€ 129.25
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 75
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642371455
- ISBN
- 9783642371455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.57
€ 73.57
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461267492
- ISBN
- 9781461267492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.11
€ 68.11
Hardcover. Handbook of Global Bioethics Editor(s): Gordijn, Bert. Num Pages: 1709 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 49 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400725119
- ISBN
- 9789400725119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,083.18
€ 1,083.18
Hardback. Using an array of historical examples, including Biblical conflicts, Viking raids in Europe, strategic bombing campaigns in the Second World War, and ethnic battles of the Balkans, this book shows how most of the aspects of competition illustrated with plants and animals can be extended to the interactions of human beings and their societies. Series: Population and Community Biology Series. Num Pages: 552 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360643
- ISBN
- 9780792360643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.97
€ 262.97
hardcover. This text explains the biological roles of the components and inhibitors in this system, as well as the best methods for isolating them from serum. It includes detailed assays and methods, providing a concise guide to the complement system. Editor(s): Morgan, B. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJ; PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896036543
- ISBN
- 9780896036543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.20
€ 201.20
Paperback. By bringing together mathematical models, statistical analyses, and field experiments, this book offers a comprehensive synthesis of the theory of population oscillations. It first reviews the conceptual tools that ecologists use to investigate population oscillations and then provides an in-depth discussion of several case studies. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 tables. 59 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBD; PSAF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691090214
- ISBN
- 9780691090214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.00€ 71.34
€ 91.00
€ 71.34
Complexity theory reveals the many interactions between natural and social systems, providing a better understanding of the general principles that can help solve some of the most pressing environmental issues. This work bridges the gap between theoretical and applied perspectives in the management of complex adaptive systems. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illus; 7 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134606
- ISBN
- 9780231134606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.84€ 102.15
€ 131.84
€ 102.15
Computational Architectures Integrating Neural and Symbolic Processes
. Ed(S): Sun, Ron; Bookman, Lawrence A.
Hardback. Addresses the underlying architectural aspects of the integration of neural and symbolic processes. This book presents an examination of specific architectures, their strengths and weaknesses, why they work, and what they predict, and a critique/comparison of these approaches. Editor(s): Sun, Ron; Bookman, Lawrence A. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; UYQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792395171
- ISBN
- 9780792395171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.42
€ 261.42
hardcover. This book presents computational biology methods by focusing on their applications, including primary sequence analysis, protein structure elucidation, transcriptomics and proteomics data analysis, and exploration of protein interaction networks. Editor(s): Fenyo, David. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 327 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607618416
- ISBN
- 9781607618416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.08
€ 138.08
Hardback. Authoritative and easy to use, this volume examines the computational analysis of the biological interpretations of transcription factor binding. Cutting-edge protocols for computer biologists are presented, in addition to tricks-of-the-trade from experts in the field. Editor(s): Ladunga, Istvan. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 454 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1063.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607618539
- ISBN
- 9781607618539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.05
€ 134.05
Hardcover. This book highlights the importance and recent success of computational intelligence methods over a diverse range of bioinformatics problems. It encourages others to use these methods and approaches in their research, while also serving as an introduction to computational intelligence methods and applications to the consumers of the research. Editor(s): Fogel, Gary B.; Corne, David W.; Pan, Yi. Series: IEEE Press Series on Computational Intelligence. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470105269
- ISBN
- 9780470105269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.23
€ 130.23