Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
hardcover. This book presents an ardent defence of Darwin's theory of evolution, exploring recent controversies such as Creationism. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032840
- ISBN
- 9780521829472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
hardcover. In Agents Under Fire, Menuge defends a robust notion of agency and intentionaility against eliminative and naturalistic alternatives, showing the interconnections between the philosophy of mind, theology, and Intelligent Design. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032626
- ISBN
- 9780742534049
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032175
- ISBN
- 9780226299778
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. Num Pages: 453 pages, 51figs.32tabs. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032174
- ISBN
- 9780674690134
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. Just as Darwin's ideas continue to propel the modern study of adaptation, so too Richard Owen's contributions fuel the interest in homology, organic form, and evolutionary developmental biology. This title offers his theory of the archetype and his views on species origins. Editor(s): Amundson, Ron. Num Pages: 120 pages, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032172
- ISBN
- 9780226641935
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardcover. Examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging and promising subfields. This title explores the history and offers a modern perspective on Neurology and Neuroscience. Series: Progress in Brain Research. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 192 x 23. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444627308
- ISBN
- 9780444627308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.01
€ 288.01
Paperback. This is a core introductory text examining basic principles of ecology for first year undergraduates. The authors have expertise in population ecology and plant ecophysiology which give the book a balanced treatment of plant and animal ecology and a strong applied and evolutionary bias. Num Pages: 288 pages, 194 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632042272
- ISBN
- 9780632042272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.55
€ 96.55
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. Discloses the best time to have a sex change, how to have a virgin birth, when to seduce your sisters or eat your lover. This work takes all creatures worried about their bizarre sex lives, and the letters they write to the Dr Tatiana, the only agony aunt in all creation with a prodigious knowledge of natural history and evolutionary biology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PSVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099283751
- ISBN
- 9780099283751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.02
€ 15.99
€ 13.02
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Dundurn Group Canada
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888821898
- ISBN
- 9780888821898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.77
€ 13.99
€ 13.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hounslow Pr
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888821652
- ISBN
- 9780888821652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.48
€ 15.99
€ 15.48
A well-reasoned synthesis, Ungulate Taxonomy will be a defining volume for years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PSAB; PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400938
- ISBN
- 9781421400938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780763742195
- ISBN
- 9780763742195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 229.99
€ 229.99
Offers a reference for describing, measuring and classifying the foliage of flowering plants. This title presents a system that provides long-needed guidelines for characterizing the organization, shape, venation, and surface features of angiosperm leaves. Num Pages: 220 pages, 360 figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 287 x 18. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845935849
- ISBN
- 9781845935849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Food legumes are important constituents of the human diet and animal feed where they are crucial to a balanced diet, supplying high quality proteins. This title covers the history, origin and evolution, botany, breeding objectives and procedures, nutritional improvement, industrial uses and post-harvest technology of these crops. Editor(s): Pratrap, A.; Kumar, J. Num Pages: 432 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 253 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1242. 432 pages, 26 illustrations. Editor(s): Pratrap, A.; Kumar, J. Food legumes are important constituents of the human diet and animal feed where they are crucial to a balanced diet, supplying high quality proteins. This title covers the history, origin and evolution, botany, breeding objectives and procedures, nutritional improvement, industrial uses and post-harvest technology of these crops. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TVK. Dimension: 177 x 253 x 31. Weight: 1242.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845937669
- ISBN
- 9781845937669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 174.82
€ 174.82
Written by an international team of experts, this is one of the first books to cover utilization and conservation of crop wild relative and landrace diversity. Editor(s): Maxted, Nigel. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780646138
- ISBN
- 9781780646138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.62
€ 188.62
This book provides practical and innovative approaches to biosecurity surveillance. It explains the foundation and concepts behind surveillance design, with examples of methods and tools created to deal with surveillance challenges. With supporting case studies, it covers detectability, single and multi-species detection and risk assessment. Editor(s): Jarrad, Frith; Low Choy, Sama; Mengersen, Kerrie. Series: CABI Invasives Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780643595
- ISBN
- 9781780643595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Ecology and Behaviour of the Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae)
. Ed(S): Hodek, Ivo; Honek, A.; Van Emden, He...
Ladybirds are probably the best known predators of aphids and coccids in the world, though this greatly underestimates the diversity of their biology. Maximising their impact on their prey is an important element in modern conservation biological control of indigenous natural enemies in contrast to the classical approach of releasing alien species. Editor(s): Hodek, Ivo; Honek, A.; Van Emden, Helmut F. Num Pages: 600 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 194 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184229
- ISBN
- 9781405184229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 254.82
€ 254.82
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845936051
- ISBN
- 9781845936051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.25
€ 51.99
€ 50.25
DNA: A Graphic Guide to the Molecule That Shook the World
Rosenfield, Israel; Ziff, Edward, Phd; Van Lo...
Learn all about DNA in this graphic filled guide. Num Pages: 272 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231142700
- ISBN
- 9780231142700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.38€ 50.63
€ 64.38
€ 50.63
Complexity theory reveals the many interactions between natural and social systems, providing a better understanding of the general principles that can help solve some of the most pressing environmental issues. This work bridges the gap between theoretical and applied perspectives in the management of complex adaptive systems. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 illus; 7 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134606
- ISBN
- 9780231134606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.27€ 100.69
€ 132.27
€ 100.69
This significantly updated new edition is a key reference work for anyone working in cattle production. Editor(s): Garrick, Dorian J.; Ruvinsky, Anatoly. Num Pages: 633 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MZD; PSAK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Number of pages
- 633
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780642215
- ISBN
- 9781780642215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 181.53
€ 181.53
Genomics research has made significant advances in recent years. In this book, a team of internationally-renowned researchers share the most up-to-date information in a field that has in recent years switched emphasis from gene identification to functional genomics and the characterization of genes and gene products. Editor(s): Starkey, Mike; Elaswarapu, Ramnath. Series: Essential Methods. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470711576
- ISBN
- 9780470711576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.07
€ 111.07
Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age. A giant fungus found in Michigan has been alive since the Ice Age, while a dragonfly lives but four months. What accounts for these variations? This book takes you on a tour through the scientific study of longevity and aging. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757896
- ISBN
- 9780226757896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.87
€ 29.99
€ 23.87