Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Explaining how the principles of population dynamics and ecosystem functioning can be merged, this title addresses key issues in the study of biodiversity and ecosystems, such as functional complementarity, food webs, stability and complexity, material cycling, and metacommunities. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones. 54 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122700
- ISBN
- 9780691122700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.89€ 53.97
€ 67.89
€ 53.97
Hardcover. Editor(s): Arbib, Michael A.; Bonaiuto, James J. Series: My Adorable. Num Pages: 808 pages, 351 color illus. BIC Classification: PSAN; UYQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 286 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262034968
- ISBN
- 9780262034968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.76€ 128.02
€ 128.76
€ 128.02
hardcover. Upon its publication, "The Origin of Species" was critically embraced in Europe and North America. But how did Darwin's theories fare in other regions of the world? This title offers the history and interpretation of the reception of Darwinism in Argentina, illuminating the ways culture shapes scientific enterprise. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; PDR; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226596167
- ISBN
- 9780226596167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.38€ 55.64
€ 64.38
€ 55.64
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bouchard, Frederic; Huneman, Philippe. Series: Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262018722
- ISBN
- 9780262018722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.93
€ 90.93
Paperback. The latest edition of this highly successful textbook introduces the key techniques and concepts involved in cloning genes and in studying their expression and variation. The new edition features: * Increased coverage of whole-genome sequencing technologies and enhanced treatment of bioinformatics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAK1; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 243 x 18. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470683859
- ISBN
- 9780470683859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.66
€ 55.66
Hardcover. Decision-making is an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers seek a complete understanding of the decision-making process, including the biological and social basis and the impact of our decisions. Editor(s): Ebstein, Richard P.; Shamay-Tsoory, Simeone; Chew, Soo Hong. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMH; JMRN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 262 x 19. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470543962
- ISBN
- 9780470543962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.62
€ 174.62
Paperback. Focuses on the well-known genes, developmental processes and taxa. This book builds logically from developmental genetics and regulatory mechanisms to evolution at different genetic morphological levels. Num Pages: 272 pages, 296 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405119504
- ISBN
- 9781405119504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.95
€ 90.95
paperback. How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And, what are species anyway? This title talks about the subject of life and its significance for understanding biodiversity. It is useful for a lay reader and to students alike. Num Pages: 254 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 209 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press M.D.
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033156
- ISBN
- 9780198503927
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardback. This is the second edition of Freshwater Algae; the popular guide to temperate freshwater algae. This book uniquely combines practical information on sampling and experimental techniques with an explanation of basic algal taxonomy plus a key to identify the more frequently-occurring organisms. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSPF; PSTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118917169
- ISBN
- 9781118917169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.24
€ 97.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wehr, John D.; Sheath, Robert G.; Kociolek, J. Patrick. Series: Aquatic Ecology. Num Pages: 1066 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSAF; PSPF; PSTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 285 x 52. Weight in Grams: 3168.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123858764
- ISBN
- 9780123858764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.23
€ 222.23
paperback. At last, the redeeming, reconciling and rehabilitating biological explanation of the human condition that brings about the dreamed of dawn of understanding and ends all the suffering and conflict on Earth. The fastest growing realization everywhere is that humanity can't go on the way it is going. Num Pages: 798 pages, 118 b/w images throughout text. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 54. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WTM Publishing and Communications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781741290240
- ISBN
- 9781741290240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.50
€ 24.99
€ 19.50
Paperback. This colour guide makes the identification of individual protozoa easily accessible to students and professionals and provides information on protozoan communities found in different environments by means of a wealth of colour photomicrographs supported by original and detailed line drawings and concise text. Num Pages: 223 pages, 431 black & white illustrations, 241 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAB; PSG; PSPF; PSVS; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Manson Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781874545408
- ISBN
- 9781874545408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.90
€ 77.90
A graceful writer and an expert biometrician, Bulmer details the eventual triumph of biometrical methods in the history of quantitative genetics based on Mendelian principles, which underpins our understanding of evolution today. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 3 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; MBX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801874031
- ISBN
- 9780801874031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40
€ 65.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: HRCG; PSAF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169080
- ISBN
- 9780231169080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.91
€ 54.99
€ 39.91
Paperback. A comprehensive overview of the latest theories and research in restoration ecology. Num Pages: 600 pages, 16 photographs, 83 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610916974
- ISBN
- 9781610916974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.96
€ 61.96
Paperback. Macroecology is an approach to science that emphasizes the description and explanation of patterns and processes at large spatial and temporal scales. This book charts the evolutionary trajectory of these conceptsthrough forty-six landmark papers originally published between 1920 and 1998. Editor(s): Smith, Felisa A.; Gittleman, John L.; Brown, James H. Num Pages: 824 pages, 1 halftone, 252 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 249 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226115474
- ISBN
- 9780226115474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.19€ 48.96
€ 56.19
€ 48.96
Hardcover. Macroecology is an approach to science that emphasizes the description and explanation of patterns and processes at large spatial and temporal scales. This book charts the evolutionary trajectory of these concepts through forty-six landmark papers originally published between 1920 and 1998. Editor(s): Smith, Felisa A.; Gittleman, John L.; Brown, James H. Num Pages: 824 pages, 1 halftone, 252 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226115337
- ISBN
- 9780226115337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.00€ 126.28
€ 151.00
€ 126.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRAM6; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 254 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Pitchstone Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634310789
- ISBN
- 9781634310789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.37
€ 20.37
Hardback. Key concepts in neuroscience presented for the non-medical reader. Series: Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393709605
- ISBN
- 9780393709605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.13
€ 52.13
"This book is on the emergence of mammals in Asia, based largely on new fossil finds throughout Asia and cutting-edge biostratigraphic and geochemical methods of dating the fossils and their geological substrate"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Wang, Xiaoming; Flynn, Lawrence J.; Fortelius, Mikael. Num Pages: 752 pages, 143 figures. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 216 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2630.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150125
- ISBN
- 9780231150125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.59€ 103.49
€ 127.59
€ 103.49
Paperback. The rapid increase of the power of personal computers has led to the use of serious simulation programs such as easy POP in genetic studies. This book summarizes recent advances in forward-time simulation methods and demonstrates their applications in population genetics and genetic epidemiology. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470503485
- ISBN
- 9780470503485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.26
€ 125.26
Hardcover. The survival of plants on our planet is nothing short of miraculous. They are food for a vast array of organisms, ranging from bacteria and fungi, through to insects, and even other plants. Dale Walters explores the fascinating array of evolutionary defences plants employ to survive and avoid being eaten. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black and white halftones and 10 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745600
- ISBN
- 9780198745600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.84
€ 45.84
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kolomyts, Erland G.; Rozenberg, Gennadiy S.; Saksonov, Sergey V.; Sharaya, Larisa S. Num Pages: 421 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622570232
- ISBN
- 9781622570232
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.32€ 172.53
€ 249.32
€ 172.53
Hardback. Forest ecosystems grow at the interface between the land and the atmosphere. This book presents an overview of many topics that are of significance at this interface, starting at the scale of intra-leaf organelles, leaves and plants and ranging to higher levels of organization such as communities. Editor(s): Mencuccini, M.; Grace, J.; Moncrieff, J.; McNaughton, K. (University of Edinburgh). Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), 1 port. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBP; RNC; TQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996776
- ISBN
- 9780851996776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 300.66
€ 300.66