Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. An introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 26 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 690. An Introduction. 384 pages, Illustrations. An introduction to many facets of Scopes trial - the scientific evidence for evolution, the legal and educational basis for its teaching, and the various religious points of view - as well as a concise history of the evolution-creationism controversy. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRAM3; PSAJ. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 27. Weight: 682.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261877
- ISBN
- 9780520261877
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Boyd, Brian; Carroll, Joseph; Gottschall, Jonathan. Num Pages: 584 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 798. A Reader. 584 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Boyd, Brian; Carroll, Joseph; Gottschall, Jonathan. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB; PSAJ. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight: 794.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 584
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150194
- ISBN
- 9780231150194
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€ 42.99€ 30.65
€ 42.99
€ 30.65
Hardcover. By focusing on the cellular mechanisms that underlie ontogeny, phylogeny and regeneration of complex physiologic traits, Evolution, the Logic of Biology demonstrates the use of homeostasis, the fundamental principle of physiology and medicine, as the unifying mechanism for evolution as all of biology. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118729267
- ISBN
- 9781118729267
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€ 156.48
€ 156.48
Paperback. This book is aimed at students taking courses on evolution in universities and colleges. Its approach and its structure are very different from previously-published evolution texts. The core theme in this book is how evolution works by changing the course of embryonic and post-embryonic development. Num Pages: 416 pages, colour illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186582
- ISBN
- 9781405186582
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Condition: New
€ 74.89
€ 74.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Scientific American. Num Pages: 312 pages, 72 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226742694
- ISBN
- 9780226742694
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.72
€ 26.99
€ 21.72
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198804369
- ISBN
- 9780198804369
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€ 11.99€ 10.63
€ 11.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. Describes the development and impact of some of the most controversial of scientific theories. This book examines scholarship and trends within the study of evolution. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 28 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 25th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261280
- ISBN
- 9780520261280
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€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Contains everything you need to know about the development and survival of life on Earth. This book includes detailed comparative anatomy, evolutionary legacies, and the breakthrough theories of eminent scientists. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1000 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 253 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1808.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291733
- ISBN
- 9780500291733
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Hardback. Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Num Pages: 408 pages, 208 illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1224. What the Fossils Say and Why it Matters. 408 pages, 208 illus. Illustrator(s): Buell, Carl. Over the years, paleontologists have made tremendous fossil discoveries, which includes an amazing diversity of fossil humans, suggesting we walked upright long before we acquired large brains. This work tackles subjects ranging from flood geology and rock dating to neo-Darwinism and macroevolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight: 1212.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231139625
- ISBN
- 9780231139625
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Evolution is the most creative force in the universe. It has propelled the development of our world from the moment of the Big Bang through the various wonders of human achievement. This title presents a picture of how evolution is being perceived in the spiritual, philosophical, and scientific circles at the leading edge of contemporary culture. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061916137
- ISBN
- 9780061916137
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 5th edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292061276
- ISBN
- 9781292061276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.17
€ 105.17
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143783
- ISBN
- 9780231143783
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€ 72.70€ 55.92
€ 72.70
€ 55.92
An integrative view of the evolution of genetics and the natural world Even in this advanced age of genomics, the evolutionary process of unicellular and multicellular organisms is continually in debate. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSF; PSTP; PSVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470647202
- ISBN
- 9780470647202
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€ 102.92
€ 102.92
Evolutionary Computation, Machine Learning and Data Mining in Bioinfor...
. Ed(S): Giacobini, Mario; Vanneschi, Leonard...
Paperback. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation, Machine Learning and Data Mining in Bioinformatics, EvoBIO 2012, held in Malaga, Spain, in April 2012 co-located with the Evo 2012 events. Editor(s): Giacobini, Mario; Vanneschi, Leonardo; Bush, William S. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues. Num Pages: 255 pages, 76 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UNF; UYQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642290657
- ISBN
- 9783642290657
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Condition: New
€ 81.65
€ 81.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wanninger, Andreas. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 58 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 265 x 19. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709118641
- ISBN
- 9783709118641
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Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wanninger, Andreas. Num Pages: 190 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 264 x 20. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709118528
- ISBN
- 9783709118528
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Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wanninger, Andreas. Num Pages: 219 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 269 x 16. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709118672
- ISBN
- 9783709118672
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Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wanninger, Andreas. Num Pages: 214 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 69 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 264 x 16. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709118559
- ISBN
- 9783709118559
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Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
Hardback. Evolutionary change is the consequence of mutation and natural selection, two concepts that can be described by mathematical equations. Introducing readers to the laws that govern the evolution of living systems, this book draws on the languages of biology and mathematics to outline the mathematical principles according to which life evolves. Num Pages: 384 pages, 145 color line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 31. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023383
- ISBN
- 9780674023383
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Condition: New
€ 80.85€ 72.96
€ 80.85
€ 72.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tikhonovich, Igor A. Num Pages: 290 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608768066
- ISBN
- 9781608768066
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Condition: New
€ 260.31€ 175.76
€ 260.31
€ 175.76
Paperback. Representing current research in evolutionary paleobiology, this book provides an overview of this rapidly changing field. Contributors to this volume present results of original research and aim to provide directions for future studies. Num Pages: 492 pages, 103 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389134
- ISBN
- 9780226389134
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Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 45.32
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Paperback. This text demonstrates the rich variety of clues to evolution that can be gleaned from the fossil record. Contributors explore modes of development, the tempo of speciation and extinction, and macroevolutionary patterns and trends. Num Pages: 416 pages, 54 halftones, 62 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389318
- ISBN
- 9780226389318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.77€ 44.87
€ 52.77
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Hardback. An accessible introduction to the principle of Evolutionary Psychology While providing a sound introduction the author also challenges accepted theories and suggests new approaches to the field of Evolutionary Psychology Readable and approachable style, without jargon and excessive detail. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMA; JMC; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622057
- ISBN
- 9780745622057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.34
€ 77.34
Paperback. Tracing the history of biological attempts to determine whether selection leads to the evolution of fitter groups, this title focuses on the British naturalist V C Wynne-Edwards, who proposed that animals could regulate their own populations and thus avoid overexploitation of their resources. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 line drawing, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067032
- ISBN
- 9780226067032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.44
€ 35.99
€ 28.44