Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses the scientific quest to discover other planets and life in the universe, describing breakthroughs into the early twenty-first century, and examining the tools and technology available to scientists seeking life on other worlds. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 halftones. 25 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PHVB; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158075
- ISBN
- 9780691158075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.64
€ 25.99
€ 19.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones. 62 line illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: AV; JMR; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157443
- ISBN
- 9780691157443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.04€ 44.74
€ 57.04
€ 44.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: JMM; JMP; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605986951
- ISBN
- 9781605986951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.34
€ 17.99
€ 15.34
Paperback. Provides nuts-and-bolts advice on organizing and conducting a successful research program. This book explains how to choose a research question and answer it through manipulative experiments and systematic observations. It includes ideas to help you identify your goals, organize a season of fieldwork, and deal with negative results. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 127 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161761
- ISBN
- 9780691161761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. The first comprehensive single-authored textbook on genome-scale models and the bottom-up approach to systems biology. Num Pages: 550 pages, 27 b/w illus. 244 colour illus. 45 tables. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 184 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107038851
- ISBN
- 9781107038851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.99
€ 74.99
Paperback. This entertaining tour of the brain answers such fundamental questions as, What is the purpose of the brain? What is an emotion? What is a memory? How does food affect how you feel? Dr. Wenk has skillfully blended the highest scholarly standards with illuminating insights, gentle humor, and welcome simplicity. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190603397
- ISBN
- 9780190603397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.17
€ 17.17
Paperback. A majority of evolutionary biologists believe that we now can envision our biological predecessors - not the first, but nearly the first, living beings on Earth. This title is about these vanished forebears, sketching them in the distant past just as their workings first began to resemble our own. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1; PSB; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060715
- ISBN
- 9780674060715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Paperback. This text focuses on alterations of the normal development of a child. It presents a working theory based on what is known of the neurological and cognitive development in the context of evolution of the human species and its brain. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; MJW; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441912329
- ISBN
- 9781441912329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 282.98
€ 282.98
Paperback. The fourth edition of the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of ecology available. Written in a clear, accessible style, it contains over 6,000 entries on all aspects of ecology and related environmental scientific disciplines, and is fully weblinked. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 432 pages, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199567669
- ISBN
- 9780199567669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Paperback. Presents the author's landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection, the Origin of Species which is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity. Num Pages: 992 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 44. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099519171
- ISBN
- 9780099519171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. First book specifically aimed at biologists/ecologists thatexplains how the new freeware statistical package R can be applied to their problems.
This software package is becoming increasingly popular as it ispowerful and free. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190084
- ISBN
- 9781405190084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.91
€ 75.91
hardcover. Covers theory, practice and programming in Bayesian phylogenetics with BEAST. The why, how and what of BEAST 2. Num Pages: 260 pages, 21 b/w illus. 70 colour illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK1; UFM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107019652
- ISBN
- 9781107019652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Chester-Jones, I.; Ingleton, P. M.; Phillips, J. G. Num Pages: 666 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJGD; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489936196
- ISBN
- 9781489936196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 246.16
€ 246.16
Hardback. The Fourth Edition of The Neuron features newly updated chapters and scores of full-color figures, making it an ideal first course in the cell and molecular biology of nerve cells. Num Pages: 600 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSD; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 246 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199773893
- ISBN
- 9780199773893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.47
€ 209.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 728 pages, 243 color illus., 127 b&w illus., 7 tables. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 206 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1706.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262026734
- ISBN
- 9780262026734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 88.87
€ 95.07
€ 88.87
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.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KEX0212322
- ISBN
- 9780801483400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. In accessible, informative language, this book describes stunning discoveries in astronomy and solar system science showing that complex organic compounds, formed in and ejected from old stars, could have played a central role in the origin of life on Earth. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 267 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PNN; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642328015
- ISBN
- 9783642328015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.67
€ 52.99
€ 41.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JHMP; JMR; PSAJ; PSAK; PSX; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160766
- ISBN
- 9780231160766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58€ 79.12
€ 104.58
€ 79.12