Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. A true story of a group of talented ecologists who, as a hobby, spent forty summers at their privately owned field laboratory in a beautiful corner of south-west Ireland. Editor(s): Booth, Mark. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PSAF; PSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099416166
- ISBN
- 9780099416166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.94
€ 20.99
€ 16.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAB; PST; RGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820305387
- ISBN
- 9780820305387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.23
€ 36.23
Paperback. Bestselling author and 'the hottest thing in neuroscience' (The Times), David Eagleman, takes readers on a fascinating and eye-opening journey into the world of the brain Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781782116615
- ISBN
- 9781782116615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.20
€ 13.99
€ 11.20
Hardback. How is a gene identified, by its structure or its function? What is the influence of gene expression on natural selection of protein functions, and how is variation in gene expression selected in evolution? Here, the author shows us that the extensiveness of gene sharing and protein multifunctionality offers a way of responding to these questions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 color illustrations, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023413
- ISBN
- 9780674023413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.76€ 86.90
€ 94.76
€ 86.90
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
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. In 1972, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature. In this edition the author reflects on the book and its creation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, biographies, indexes. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- 30th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275980924
- ISBN
- 9780275980924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.34
€ 53.34
Paperback. Tells a story that uses science to explain what life is and where it first came from, offering answers to the very grandest of questions before arriving at a fresh solution. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241954690
- ISBN
- 9780241954690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Paperback. Professor Bryan Sykes provides a first-hand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552152181
- ISBN
- 9780552152181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.08
€ 15.99
€ 11.08
Hardback. This stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives, including philosophy, the biological and neurosciences, and the social sciences. Editor(s): Savulescu, Julian; ter Meulen, Rudd; Kahane, Guy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195812
- ISBN
- 9781405195812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.86
€ 113.86
Hardcover. Provides an exciting new synthesis and integrative understanding of brain evolution based on new insights in the exploding field of evolutionary developmental biology. * Discusses recent homology concepts (i.e. , sameness of characteristics across animal groups). Num Pages: 744 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 220 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471210054
- ISBN
- 9780471210054
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.87
€ 240.87
Hardcover. Editor(s): Beim, Anne; Madsen, Ulrik Stylsvig. Num Pages: 208 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: AM; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681864
- ISBN
- 9783936681864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.06€ 54.77
€ 69.06
€ 54.77
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
Hardback. Eye movements are crucial in helping to deal with the vast amounts of information we encounter in our everyday lives. This book is a comprehensive handbook of eye tracking methodology. It describes how to evaluate and acquire an eye-tracker, how to plan and design a study, and how to record and analyse eye-movement data Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; JMRP; MJQ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 248 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199697083
- ISBN
- 9780199697083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.16
€ 253.16
Hardcover. The availability of genomic blueprints for hundreds of species has led to a transformation in biology, encouraging the proliferation of adaptive arguments for the evolution of genomic features. This text explains why the details matter and presents a framework for how the architectural diversity of eukaryotic genomes and genes came to arise. Num Pages: 389 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878934843
- ISBN
- 9780878934843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.05
€ 230.05
Paperback. Offers an introduction that presents Darwin's theory. This title includes excerpts from Darwin's correspondence, commenting on the work in question, and its significance, impact, and reception. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202856
- ISBN
- 9780872202856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.89
€ 24.99
€ 18.89
Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KT00001251
- ISBN
- 9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KT00001176
- ISBN
- 9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KHS0047637
- ISBN
- 9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0216232
- ISBN
- 9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 97 black and white illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0212323
- ISBN
- 9780801483400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. Modern classification, based on phylogeny, no longer places humans at the centre of nature. By showing common ancestry, it outlines a tree of evolutionary relationships from which one can retrace the history of life. This book diagrams the tree of life according to various methods of classification, to show how life forms arose and developed. Illustrator(s): Visset, Dominique. Translator(s): McCoy, Karen. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1500 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021839
- ISBN
- 9780674021839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.28
€ 47.99
€ 40.28
Paperback. Quantitative models are crucial to almost every area of ecosystem science. This book provides an overview of the status and role of modeling in ecosystem science, including perspectives on the debate over the appropriate level of complexity in models. It contains eight chapters that address the critical issue of evaluating ecosystem models. Editor(s): Canham, Charles D.; Cole, Jonathan J.; Lauenroth, W.K. Num Pages: 504 pages, 76 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092898
- ISBN
- 9780691092898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.79€ 68.94
€ 87.79
€ 68.94
Paperback. Celebrates the imperfections of the human brain in all their glory, and the impact of these quirks on our daily lives. This book book is suitable for anyone who has wondered why their brain seems to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it is really up to. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: GTR; JM; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783350827
- ISBN
- 9781783350827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.59
€ 12.99
€ 10.59
Hardcover. Mary Warnock steers a clear path through the web of complex issues underlying the issues surrounding the right to have children. She begins by analysing what it means to claim something as a "right", and goes on to discuss the cases of different groups of people. Num Pages: 126 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MFKC; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper has some minor edge wear but remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006199
- ISBN
- 9780192803344
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95