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Life sciences: general issues
Hardcover. Explores animal body size from a macroecological perspective, examining species, populations, and other large groups of animals in order to uncover the patterns and causal mechanisms of body size throughout time and across the globe. Editor(s): Smith, Felisa A.; Lyons, S. Kathleen. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 halftones, 26 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226012148
- ISBN
- 9780226012148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.78€ 48.07
€ 55.78
€ 48.07
Paperback. The determination of when, how, how often, and with whom an animal breeds is moving rapidly away from evolutionary pressures and towards human purposes. This book discusses the methods, the motivations, and the consequences of human intervention in animal breeding in terms of animal health, behaviour, and well-being. Num Pages: 336 pages, Photographs, illustrations, graphs, index. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PSAD; TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844075898
- ISBN
- 9781844075898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Paperback. This book covers the way that all known types of eyes work, from their optics to the behaviour they guide. The ways that eyes sample the world in space and time are considered, and the evolutionary origins of eyes are discussed. This new edition incorporates discoveries made since the first edition published in 2001. Series: Oxford Animal Biology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, Numerous illustrations, plus a 4 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199581146
- ISBN
- 9780199581146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.98
€ 85.98
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rechi, Leopold J. Num Pages: 284 pages, colour & b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607418443
- ISBN
- 9781607418443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 283.63€ 193.47
€ 283.63
€ 193.47
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 210 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630601
- ISBN
- 9780691630601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.27
€ 138.27
Paperback. Written in a clear, accessible style, the book starts with an introduction to key molecular biology techniques and considers techniques used specifically for cloning animals and generating transgenic animals. Later chapters examine the diverse theoretical, technical and ethical issues raised by cloning and transgenesis in both animals and humans. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470848289
- ISBN
- 9780470848289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.11
€ 96.11
Paperback. Editor(s): Editorial Staff of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Num Pages: 44 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 44
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781573319317
- ISBN
- 9781573319317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.65
€ 84.65
Hardback. Editor(s): Ambrose, Barbara A.; Purugganan, Michael D. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 45
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330014
- ISBN
- 9781444330014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.15
€ 203.15
Hardback. Commencing with a chapter which places Physcomitrella into phylogenetic position, this important publication then covers the following major topics. Editor(s): Knight, Celia; Perroud, Pierre-Francois; Cove, David. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; PSTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 36
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181891
- ISBN
- 9781405181891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.82
€ 238.82
* Leading polar scientists present a synthesis of the latest research on the biological systems in Antarctica, covering organisms from microbes to vertebrate higher predators. * Integrates studies across scales of organization and complexity. Editor(s): Rogers, Alex D.; Johnston, Nadine M.; Murphy, Eugene J.; Clarke, Andrew. Num Pages: 564 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTS; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 195 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1300.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198400
- ISBN
- 9781405198400
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.28
€ 204.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: PSAN. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631170874
- ISBN
- 9781631170874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.06€ 58.90
€ 83.06
€ 58.90
Paperback. Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals will be of interest to both specialists and general readers interested in ecological issues. Num Pages: 592 pages, 90 tables, 15halftones, 130line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094366
- ISBN
- 9780226094366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.34€ 50.94
€ 59.34
€ 50.94
Hardback. Synthesizes a vast literature in primate evolution and behavior to explain how apes and humans evolved in relation to one another and why humans became a bipedal, tool-making, culture-inventing species distinct from other hominoids. The author refutes the theory that we are sophisticated, instinctively aggressive and destructive killer apes. Num Pages: 934 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Edition
- null
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 934
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073166
- ISBN
- 9780674073166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.45€ 89.04
€ 98.45
€ 89.04
Hardcover. * Valuable reference work for all those interested in the systematics of Bacillus and its relatives. * Produced in response to the successful Bacillus 2000 meeting in Bruges and was supported by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, the Belgian Society for Microbiology, and several commercial sponsors. Editor(s): Berkeley, Roger; Heyndrickx, Marc; logan, Niall; Vos, Prof Paul De (Laboratorium voor Microbiologie Belgium). Num Pages: 336 pages, 40. BIC Classification: PSAB; PSGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632057580
- ISBN
- 9780632057580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.86
€ 201.86
Paperback. This text aims to address the need for investigators to understand the basic concepts, as well as the practical concerns, associated with the use of antisense oligonucleotides in modifying gene expression. Editor(s): Stein, Cy A.; Krieg, Arthur M. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PSD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 191 x 29. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471172796
- ISBN
- 9780471172796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 357.32
€ 357.32
Paperback. In this state-of-the-art guide to applied molecular genetics, well-known teacher and author Roger L. Miesfeld presents a clear, no-nonsense approach to the principles underlying molecular genetics and its applications in biological and biomedical research. Num Pages: 312 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSB; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471156765
- ISBN
- 9780471156765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 162.37
€ 162.37
Hardcover. Part of the Zoological Society of London's Conservation Science and Practice Series, Applied Population and Community Ecology evaluates theory in population and community ecology using a case study of feral pigs, birds and plants in the high country of south-eastern Australia. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658642
- ISBN
- 9780470658642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.51
€ 130.51
Hardback. This book covers a range of recent approaches to urban ecology. It bridges the gap between theory and practice and presents a broad spectrum of recent urban ecology approaches from systems research to environmentally sound urban design, exemplified by selected case studies from different continents. Editor(s): Richter, Matthias; Weiland, Ulrike. Num Pages: 235 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444333398
- ISBN
- 9781444333398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.45
€ 153.45
Hardcover. Editor(s): Browne, Sheila A. Num Pages: 241 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613243992
- ISBN
- 9781613243992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.21€ 110.66
€ 160.21
€ 110.66
Hardcover. Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 1 This volume brings together reviews from many of the most outstanding contributors to this area, who discuss recent advances in our knowledge of Arabidopsis, which is the favoured model system for flowering plants. Editor(s): Anderson, Mary L.; Roberts, Jeremy A. Series: Annual Plant Reviews S. Num Pages: 421 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSB; PSC; PSD; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850758907
- ISBN
- 9781850758907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 297.42
€ 297.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sofo, Adriano. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634821520
- ISBN
- 9781634821520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.88€ 143.31
€ 189.88
€ 143.31
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 94 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164122
- ISBN
- 9780231164122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.70€ 62.72
€ 80.70
€ 62.72
Paperback. Discover the final puzzle piece to complete Darwin's theory of evolution in this landmark book from one of today's most inventive scientists Num Pages: 304 pages, 22 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780747651
- ISBN
- 9781780747651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. Insects and other arthropods show complex behaviors that are products of versatile brains which, in a sense, think. Strausfeld weaves anatomical observations, molecular biology, neuroethology, cladistics, and the fossil record to explore how arthropod brains process sensory information to produce learning, strategizing, cooperation, and sociality. Num Pages: 848 pages, 175 color illustrations, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046337
- ISBN
- 9780674046337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.24€ 130.41
€ 135.24
€ 130.41