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Hardback. Proceedings of the 13th Workshop of the International Association of Phytoplankton Taxonomy and Ecology (IAP), held in Castelbuono, Italy, 1-8 September 2002 Editor(s): Naselli-Flores, Luigi; Padisak, Judit (Dept. of Limnology, University of Veszprem, Hungary); Bach, Martin F.; Dokulil, Martin T. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 318 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016479
- ISBN
- 9781402016479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.88
€ 252.88
Hardback. Provides the story of chloroplast biogenesis, from proplastid to gerontoplast with mature chloroplast as the transient. This book reviews the development of mature chloroplast from proplastid and subsequent transformation of the mature organelle to gerontoplast during senescence. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 820.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016028
- ISBN
- 9781402016028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.60
€ 196.60
Ecological Aspects for Application of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
. Ed(S): Takken, W. (Laboratory Of Entomology...
Paperback. Based on a workshop in which the experts on mosquito ecology met to discuss the knowledge of mosquito ecology with respect to GM-insect technology. Emphasis of the workshop was on evaluating how human health and natural ecosystems, including target wild-mosquito populations, will respond to the invasion of GM vectors. Editor(s): Takken, W. (Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands); Scott, T.W. (Dept. of Entomology, University of California, Davis, USA). Series: Wageningen UR Frontis Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 419.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015854
- ISBN
- 9781402015854
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Condition: New
€ 193.93
€ 193.93
Hardback. Divided into two volumes, this work presents an analysis of in vitro and recombinant DNA technologies for the improvement of grain, forage, and tree legumes. It presents the status and prospects of in vitro regeneration and genetic transformation expression and stability of transgenes modification of traits in almost all the important legumes. Editor(s): Jaiwal, Pawan K.; Singh, Rana P. Series: Focus on Biotechnology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 766.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014857
- ISBN
- 9781402014857
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Condition: New
€ 251.49
€ 251.49
Hardcover. Research in science education is an international activity. This book uses the studies of more than 75 researchers in 15 countries to see to what extent they provide evidence for an identity as a distinctive field of research. It considers trends in the research over time, and looks particularly at what progression in the research entails. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562. Defining an Identity. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. 266 pages, black & white illustrations. Research in science education is an international activity. This book uses the studies of more than 75 researchers in 15 countries to see to what extent they provide evidence for an identity as a distinctive field of research. It considers trends in the research over time, and looks particularly at what progression in the research entails. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JN; PD; PSAJ. Dimension: 245 x 169 x 18. Weight: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014673
- ISBN
- 9781402014673
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Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardback. Examines the status and future prospects of challenges of the following: in vitro morphogenesis; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance; genomics; nitrogen fixation and utilization; and nutritional improvement, and biodiversity of wild and tribal legumes. This book is of interest to researchers, as well as graduate students. Editor(s): Jaiwal, Pawan K.; Singh, Rana P. Series: Focus on Biotechnology. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1106.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402014055
- ISBN
- 9781402014055
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Condition: New
€ 253.78
€ 253.78
Hardback. Myrmecochory is a very interesting and rather enigmatic form of mutualistic ant-plant associations. This phenomenon is extremely complex, because there are hundreds of ant species connected with hundreds of plant species. This monograph provides information about morphology, ecology and phenology of ants and plants from one ecosystem. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013799
- ISBN
- 9781402013799
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Condition: New
€ 198.72
€ 198.72
Hardback. Provides information and an evaluation of a variety of approaches tried for modulating aging and longevity, including dietary supplementation with antioxidants, vitamins and hormones, genetic engineering, life-style alterations, and hormesis through mild stress. Editor(s): Rattan, Suresh I. S. Series: Biology of Aging and its Modulation. Num Pages: 340 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013690
- ISBN
- 9781402013690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.52
€ 195.52
hardcover. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium, held May 5-10, 2002 in Banff, Alberta, Canada Editor(s): Kronvang, Brian. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- SKU
- V9781402013287
- ISBN
- 9781402013287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.66
€ 200.66
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive view of human chromosome heteromorphisms, their applications, and their often speculated roles in aberrant chromosome behaviour relating to abnormal phenotype, pregnancy loss and cancer. This book is a pictorial atlas for common and unusual heteromorphisms and euchromatic variants. Editor(s): Wyandt, Herman E.; Tonk, Vijay S. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; PSAK; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013034
- ISBN
- 9781402013034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 376.81
€ 376.81
Hardback. Papers submitted by Participants at the Conference "Science and the Sustainable Management of Shallow Tropical Waters" held at Kenya Wildlife Services Training Institute, Naivasha, Kenya, 11-16 April 1999, together with those from additional studies on the lake Editor(s): Harper, David A. T.; Boar, R. (University of East Anglia); Everard, Mark; Hickley, P. (The Environment Agency, Kidderminster). Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; PSAF; PSP; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012365
- ISBN
- 9781402012365
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Condition: New
€ 134.13
€ 134.13
Hardback. Defends a non-reductionist philosophy and applies it to a variety of problems in the brain sciences. This book tackles such questions as why the brain is folded, and why animals have as many limbs as they do, explaining how these relate to principles of network optimality. It also describes how most natural language words are vague. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011764
- ISBN
- 9781402011764
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Condition: New
€ 200.77
€ 200.77
The Brain without Oxygen. Causes of Failure - Physiological and Molecu...
Lutz, Peter L.; Nilsson, Goran E.; Prentice, ...
Hardback. Discusses the mechanisms of brain hypoxia tolerance in the vertebrates, which include diving marine mammals, high altitude dwellers and the hibernating mammal. This book gives special attention to the extraordinary adaptations that allow a few turtle and fish species to tolerate months of brain anoxia. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011658
- ISBN
- 9781402011658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.15
€ 199.15
Paperback. Our technological culture has an extremely dynamic character. This confronts us with moral problems and dilemmas. This book argues that pragmatism, with its emphasis on the interaction between technology and values, gives us both procedural help and stresses the importance of living and cooperating together in tackling these problems and dilemmas. Editor(s): Keulartz, Jozef; Korthals, Michiel; Schermer, Maartje; Swierstra, Tsjalling. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011153
- ISBN
- 9781402011153
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Condition: New
€ 130.82
€ 130.82
Hardback. Captures an exchange between Paul Ramsey and his prominent colleagues. This volume is a vehicle for conversation and argument about issues of human birth, life, suffering, and death. Editor(s): Stenberg, Mark; Vaux, Sara A. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010538
- ISBN
- 9781402010538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.13
€ 133.13
Hardback. Our technological culture has an extremely dynamic character. This confronts us with moral problems and dilemmas. This book argues that pragmatism, with its emphasis on the interaction between technology and values, gives us both procedural help and stresses the importance of living and cooperating together in tackling problems and dilemmas. Editor(s): Keulartz, Jozef; Korthals, Michiel; Schermer, Maartje; Swierstra, Tsjalling. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009877
- ISBN
- 9781402009877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.41
€ 133.41
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Tihany, Hungary, from 5 to 8 September 2001 Editor(s): Ray, Chittaranjan. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009556
- ISBN
- 9781402009556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.75
€ 196.75
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Tihany, Hungary, from 5 to 8 September 2001 Editor(s): Ray, Chittaranjan. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009549
- ISBN
- 9781402009549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.94
€ 194.94
Hardback. Gives a representation of landscape ecology. Both the theoretical basis and practical application of landscape ecology are considered. This book is useful for landscape planners, managers, conservationists and architects, biologists and geographers, colleges, universities, authorities, and those interested in ecological issues. Editor(s): Bastian, Olaf; Steinhardt, Uta. Num Pages: 498 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009198
- ISBN
- 9781402009198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.94
€ 259.94
Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relati...
. Ed(S): Nielsen, Jens Kvist; Kjar, Christian...
Hardback. SIP II, Helsingor 2001 Editor(s): Nielsen, Jens Kvist; Kjar, Christian; Schoonhoven, L. M. Series: Series Entomologica. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSB; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402008900
- ISBN
- 9781402008900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.21
€ 257.21