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Life sciences: general issues

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

€ 92.71
€ 70.49

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

€ 250.11

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

€ 133.29

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

€ 129.39

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

€ 129.90

Hardcover. This book uniquely provides basic knowledge and principles of proteomic bioinformatics and mass spectrometry. Computational Methods for Mass Spectrometry Proteomics covers the bioinformatics problems and how they are solved, which types of programs are used and the different principles / algorithms underlying these programs. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PNFS; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 22. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470512975
ISBN
9780470512975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.10

Hardcover. Computational Methods for Three-Dimensional Microscopy Reconstruction Editor(s): Herman, Gabor T.; Frank, Joachim. Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis. Num Pages: 273 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 59 colour illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PBMS; PBV; PBW; PBWH; PSA; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461495208
ISBN
9781461495208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Ascoli, Giorgio A. Num Pages: 469 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 833.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2002
Number of pages
469
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617372971
ISBN
9781617372971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 190.07

Hardback. Editor(s): Erdi, Peter; Sen Bhattacharya, Basabdatta; Cochran, Amy L. Series: Springer Series in Bio-Neuroinformatics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 119 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PBWH; PSAN; UYM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319499581
ISBN
9783319499581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.74

Paperback. A book that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Computational Systems-Biology and Bioinformatics, CSBio 2010, that was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Editor(s): Chan, Jonathan H.; Ong, Yew Soon; Cho, Sung-Bae. Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science. Num Pages: 227 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UGK; UMB; UNF; UYQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642167492
ISBN
9783642167492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Hardcover. David Marr is known for his research on the brain in the late 60s and 70s, becoming one of the main founders of Computational Neuroscience when neuroscience was in its infancy. Written by distinguished contributors, this book evaluates the extent to which his theories are still valid and identifies areas that need to be altered. Editor(s): Passingham, Richard E.; Vaina, Lucia M. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; JML; JMM; PSAN; PSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 183 x 313 x 22. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198749783
ISBN
9780198749783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.79

Hardcover. A review of methods for analyzing fMRI data, with mathematical outlines of how each works. Num Pages: 198 pages, 29 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521868266
ISBN
9780521868266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.59

Hardback. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But it can also conceal animals from detection. It is an adaptation to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms. Judy Diamond and Alan Bond reveal factors at work in the evolution of concealing coloration. Num Pages: 274 pages, 52 color illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052352
ISBN
9780674052352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.71

Hardback. Tidal salt marshes are viewed as critical habitats for the production of fish and shellfish. As a result, considerable legislation has been promulgated to conserve and protect these habitats. This volume is intended to serve as a synthesis of our understanding of the ecological role of salt marshes. Editor(s): Weinstein, Michael P.; Kreeger, Daniel A. Num Pages: 875 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
875
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792360193
ISBN
9780792360193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.72

paperback. An insightful guide to understanding conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity and groundbreaking strategies to deal with them. Editor(s): Redpath, Stephen M.; Gutierrez, Ralph J.; Wood, Kevin A.; Young, Juliette C.; Evely, Anna; Reed, Mark. Series: Ecological Reviews. Num Pages: 333 pages, 36 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107603462
ISBN
9781107603462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.84

Hardback. Explores Confucian views regarding the human body, health, virtue, suffering, suicide, euthanasia, 'human drugs', human experimentation, and justice in health care distribution. This volume is of interest to the readers of bioethics, ethics, and Confucianism, as well as for philosophers and other scholars already familiar with the subject. Editor(s): Fan, Ruiping. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792357230
ISBN
9780792357230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.74

Paperback. What really makes us who we are? This book shows that our identity does not lie in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells - our own particular wiring, or 'connectomes'. It reveals the secrets of the brain, showing how our connectome makes each of us uniquely ourselves. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241951873
ISBN
9780241951873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. In 1951, the geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza was teaching in Parma when a student told him about rich church records of demography and marriages between relatives. After convincing the Church to open its records, Cavalli-Sforza, Moroni, and Gianna Zei embarked on a landmark study. This book assembles and analyzes the team's research. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089928
ISBN
9780691089928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.15
€ 67.89

Hardback. Questions our approach to the study of consciousness and the way modern discoveries either mirror or contradict understandings reached in the centuries leading up to our own. Approaching the issue from both a philosophical and a psychological perspective, this work corrects many claims made about the success of brain science. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMT; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141000
ISBN
9780231141000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.49
€ 42.00

Hardcover. Princeton neuroscientist Michael Graziano lays out an audacious new theory to account for the deepest mystery of them all: what is consciousness? Linking consciousness with social intelligence, Graziano discusses the science, the philosophy, and the implications. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199928644
ISBN
9780199928644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.23

Paperback. This second edition presents how genetic information can be used to conserve threatened species, as well as manage ecologically or commercially important species. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671450
ISBN
9780470671450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.41

Hardcover. The late Navjot Sodhi conceived this book as a way of bringing to the forefront of our conservation planning for the tropics the views of people who were actually working and living there. In its 31 chapters, 55 authors present their views on the conservation problems they face and how they deal with them. Editor(s): Sodhi, Navjot S.; Raven, Peter H.; Gibson, Luke. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470658635
ISBN
9780470658635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Amato, George; DeSalle, Rob; Ryder, Oliver A.; Rosenbaum, Howard C. Series: American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity Conservation, Series on Biodiversity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 halftones, 13 color illus., 6 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128322
ISBN
9780231128322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.21

Paperback. Using numerous biological examples to lay the groundwork for a unifying theory applicable to predator-prey, parasitoid-host, and other consumer-resource interactions, this book focuses on how the properties of real organisms affect population dynamics. It synthesizes and extends the authors' own models involving insect parasitoids and their hosts. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17 tables. 98 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006574
ISBN
9780691006574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.71
€ 70.49

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