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Life sciences: general issues

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

€ 53.49
€ 45.68

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

€ 79.04

Paperback. This textbook combines the theoretical basis of quantitative genetics with respect to evolution in natural populations and various statistical methods of analysis. It addresses the current problems in quantitative genetics and presents the most commonly used methods of analysis. Num Pages: 494 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412129711
ISBN
9780412129711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 311.87

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

€ 36.99
€ 28.82

Hardback. Aims to elucidate the scientific and philosophical backgrounds that play a role in the debate taking place on the relation between selection and self-organization. This book is intended for biologists, philosophers of science, systems scientists, mathematicians, physicists, sociologists of science. Editor(s): Vijver, Gertrudis van de. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792352600
ISBN
9780792352600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Vijver, Gertrudis van de; Salthe, Stanley N.; Delpos, Manuela. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HP; PHS; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048151035
ISBN
9789048151035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 222.46

Paperback. Evolutionary Theory covers all the major theoretical approaches used to study the mechanics of evolution, including classical one- and two-locus models, diffusion theory, coalescent theory, quantitative genetics, and game theory. Num Pages: 348 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Sinauer Associates, Inc.
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878937028
ISBN
9780878937028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 178.20

Hardback. Presents results of molecular, genomic, and organismal evolutionary processes. This volume represents analyses, experiments, observations, reviews, discussions and forecasts of evolutionary theory comprising both novel methods and results, reanalyzed and reviewed data sets based on comparative, experimental, and theoretical studies. Editor(s): Wasser, Solomon P. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
466
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792355182
ISBN
9780792355182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 256.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Eldredge, Niles; Pievani, Telmo; Serrelli, Emanuele; T mkin, Ilya. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226426228
ISBN
9780226426228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.56

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319297149
ISBN
9783319297149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.85
€ 42.64

Paperback. This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. Editor(s): Secord, James A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, map; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGTA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199580149
ISBN
9780199580149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Elaborates on author's pioneering work on developmental systems by spelling out that work's implications for the fields of evolutionary theory, developmental and social psychology, feminism, and epistemology. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMA; JMC; PSAJ; PSC; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822324720
ISBN
9780822324720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Offers a discussion of diversity in gender and sexuality among fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals, including primates. This title explains how this diversity develops from the action of genes and hormones and how people come to differ from each other in all aspects of body and behavior. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
474
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280458
ISBN
9780520280458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence. It also covers such topics as the physical evolution of the African continent and the biological evolution of its mammalian fauna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 54 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119443
ISBN
9780231119443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.22

Paperback. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence. It also covers such topics as the physical evolution of the African continent and the biological evolution of its mammalian fauna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578. An Illustrated Guide to the Evolution of the African Large Mammal Fauna. 304 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence. It also covers such topics as the physical evolution of the African continent and the biological evolution of its mammalian fauna. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAJ; PSVW7. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 16. Weight: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119450
ISBN
9780231119450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. Coming 30 years after publication of Richard Byrne's seminal book The Thinking Ape, Evolving Insight develops a new theory of the evolutionary origins of our human ability to understand the world of objects and other people. In a clear and accessible style, the book reviews the evidence for insight in the cognition of animals. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198757078
ISBN
9780198757078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.15

Hardback. Useful for second-year undergraduate courses in plant biology and plant genetic conservation, this book provides information for professional plant conservationists. It also covers ex situ genetic resources conservation in detail. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 601.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792364429
ISBN
9780792364429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171021
ISBN
9780231171021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Divided into two parts, this book covers almost all basic mechanisms of excitotoxicity, from glutamate metabolism, release, activity on various pre- and post-synaptic receptors, reuptake and their regulations. It also focuses on each neurologic disorder where this mechanism seems to play a major role. Editor(s): Ferrarese, Carlo (University of Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy); Beal, M. Flint (Cornell University, New York). Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402076800
ISBN
9781402076800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.44

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780128007785
ISBN
9780128007785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.62

Hardback. Proceedings of the Fifth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution: An Abdus Salam Memorial, Trieste, Italy, 22-26 September 1997 Num Pages: 407 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792351726
ISBN
9780792351726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 243.24

Hardback. Exocytosis Methods Editor(s): Thorn, Peter. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627036757
ISBN
9781627036757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.67

Editor(s): Kalueff, Allan V.; Porte, Justin L. Num Pages: 185 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 16. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606920220
ISBN
9781606920220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.47
€ 80.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Janowski, Miroslaw. Series: Neuromethods. Num Pages: 268 pages, 56 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, 71 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MNN; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493937288
ISBN
9781493937288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.69

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