Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardback. Worldwide, the oceans are suffering. Corals are dying off at an alarming rate, victims of ocean warming and acidification. Simultaneously an ode to the diversity, resilience, and importance of the oceans, and an account of how conservation really can succeed against the toughest obstacles, this book is suitable for any ocean lover. Editor(s): Stone, Gregory S.; Obura, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 91 color plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775609
- ISBN
- 9780226775609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.27
€ 54.27
Paperback. An inspiring introduction to a vital scientific field. The reader is taken through ten mathematical derivations that lead to important results, explaining in a hands-on manner the key concepts and methods of theoretical population genetics. The derivations are carefully worked out and easy to follow. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119124030
- ISBN
- 9781119124030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.23
€ 85.23
Paperback. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250116444
- ISBN
- 9781250116444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.37
€ 23.99
€ 19.37
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gutierrez, Beltran; Pena, Cristos. Num Pages: 205 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608765881
- ISBN
- 9781608765881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.51€ 125.07
€ 183.51
€ 125.07
Paperback. Features the history of biology textbook publishing, education reforms in Tennessee, and progressive school reform across the country. This volume sheds light on the trial and the historical relationship of science and religion in America. It explores how the textbook industry created fresh books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273440
- ISBN
- 9780226273440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Hardcover. Shows the importance of timing: the Scopes trial occurred at a crucial moment in the history of biology textbook. This title explores the development of biology textbooks leading up to the trial and the ways in which the textbook industry created new books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029450
- ISBN
- 9780226029450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.95
€ 121.95
Hardback. DNA profiling is often heralded as unassailable criminal evidence, a veritable "truth machine" that can overturn convictions based on eyewitness testimony, confessions, and other forms of forensic evidence. This book traces the controversial history of DNA fingerprinting by looking at court cases in the US and UK from the mid-1980s onwards. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226498065
- ISBN
- 9780226498065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.76
€ 122.76
Paperback. The fragmentation of the tropical rain forests is the subject of this study, which looks at the devastating damage caused to these sensitive areas. Covering geographic areas from Southeast Asia and Australia to Madagascar and the New World, the book summarizes contemporary knowledge and research. Num Pages: 632 pages, 4 colour plates, 12 halftones, 33 maps, 93 line drawings 85 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL; RNPD; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468990
- ISBN
- 9780226468990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.96
€ 81.96
Paperback. Long-term Forest Dynamics Plots (FDPs) allow ecologists to explain patterns in diversity and dynamics in tropical forests around the world. In this collection, Elizabeth Losos and Egbert Giles Leigh Jr. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 149 x 36. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226493466
- ISBN
- 9780226493466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.08
€ 74.08
Hardcover. Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9% of protected areas are larger than 14,000 hectares, likely making them too small to conserve ecosystem services and prevent loss of wide-ranging keystone species such as elephant and leopard. Editor(s): Clark, Dr. Connie J.; Poulsen, Dr. John R. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673737
- ISBN
- 9780470673737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.11
€ 135.11
Paperback. Provides a summary of the key issues in the discipline of tropical ecology Includes contributions from some of the world's leading tropical ecologists Covers patterns of species distribution, the maintenance of species diversity, the community ecology of tropical animals, forest regeneration and conservation of tropical ecosystems. Editor(s): Carson, Walter; Schnitzer, Stefan. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405118972
- ISBN
- 9781405118972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.83€ 92.07
€ 101.83
€ 92.07
Paperback. This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405150736
- ISBN
- 9781405150736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.02
€ 76.02
Editor(s): McNamara, Peter A. Num Pages: 315 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545061
- ISBN
- 9781594545061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 273.49€ 184.86
€ 273.49
€ 184.86
paperback. Presents an opinion that we must understand the complexity and interdependency of species and habitats from the microscopic level to the gigantic. This book shows how easily observable species are part of a complicated infrastructure. It also shows that forests are far more complicated, which means simplistic policies will not save them. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 colour & 67 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813542263
- ISBN
- 9780813542263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.37
€ 53.37
Paperback. Pietsch has spent decades collecting and researching the origin and meaning of these evolutionary trees and presents a visually breathtaking and intellectually brilliant history of the form. Num Pages: 376 pages, 231, 226 black & white line drawings, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411859
- ISBN
- 9781421411859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.70
€ 51.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, 200. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1074.
- Publisher
- Roberts & Company Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936221165
- ISBN
- 9781936221165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.92€ 62.36
€ 63.92
€ 62.36
Paperback. How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and successful apes we are? Our closest relatives offer tantalizing clues. In this volume top primate experts read these clues and compose an extensive picture of what the behaviour of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species. Editor(s): De Waal, Frans B. M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 19 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010048
- ISBN
- 9780674010048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.74
€ 41.99
€ 34.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Warnik, Jason E.; Kauleff, Allan V. Num Pages: 174 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608761852
- ISBN
- 9781608761852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.48€ 116.42
€ 170.48
€ 116.42
Hardcover. Translational research looks to take the latest innovations made in the laboratory setting to translate findings into effective and sustainable medical interventions and improved preventative measures. Editor(s): Garcia-Rill, Edgar. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470960714
- ISBN
- 9780470960714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.12
€ 106.12
Hardcover. In this book, experts in the various disciplines of the field contribute readily reproducible protocols covering such topics as transformation methods, transgenic maize in research, the analysis of transgenic plants, and breeding with transgenes. Editor(s): Scott, M. Paul. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 188 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSTL; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Humana Press
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934115497
- ISBN
- 9781934115497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.28
€ 128.28
Paperback. A sensitive examination of meanings of landscape, this book draws on the author's rich experience with diverse environments and peoples in western Canada. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; PSAF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- AU Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781897425350
- ISBN
- 9781897425350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.18
€ 40.99
€ 36.18
Hardback. This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to think very hard about what, if anything, to do about them. Editor(s): Leader-Williams, Nigel; Adams, William M.; Smith, Robert J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193849
- ISBN
- 9781405193849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.38€ 171.56
€ 195.38
€ 171.56
This book describes cutting-edge molecular technologies to unravel epigenetic changes, the use of in vivo and in vitro models, as well as the potential use of toxicological epigenetics in regulatory environments. Editor(s): Sahu, Saura C. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 194 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119976097
- ISBN
- 9781119976097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.05
€ 274.05
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
€ 69.86€ 54.03
€ 69.86
€ 54.03