Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. This book is designed to give students rapid and easy access to key ecological material to assist learning and revision. Series: Instant Notes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate; (XX) Exams / tests / exercises. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859962572
- ISBN
- 9781859962572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. Oxygen is the engine of life and evolution. This book explores the impact that oxygen has had on Earth, and the history of life. Explaining the rise of animals and plants, the origin of two sexes, and the evolution of ageing and death, it offers fresh perspectives on our own lives, explaining why we age and what we can do about it. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 400 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS; PSAJ; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784937
- ISBN
- 9780198784937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.39
€ 16.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571223039
- ISBN
- 9780571223039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Paperback. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151960
- ISBN
- 9780691151960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Hardback. Series: Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 436 pages, 114 black & white illustrations, 38 colour illustrations, 38 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PDE; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319296456
- ISBN
- 9783319296456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.34
€ 117.34
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743083
- ISBN
- 9789400743083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.56€ 116.58
€ 118.56
€ 116.58
Hardback. This volume provides a detailed understanding of how the brain develops, functions and learns. It shows how knowledge of the brain can help teachers educate young children and offers specific strategies and approaches drawn from neuroscience. Editor(s): Wasserman, Leslie Haley; Zambo, Debby. Series: Educating the Young Child. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; JNLA; JNT; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400766709
- ISBN
- 9789400766709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.38
€ 195.38
Paperback. This book asks whether evolution can help us to understand human behaviour and explores diverse evolutionary methods and arguments. It provides a short, readable introduction to the science behind the works of Dawkins, Dennett, Wilson and Pinker. It is widely used in undergraduate courses around the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199586967
- ISBN
- 9780199586967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. 'British prehistory will never look the same again.' Professor Colin Renfrew, University of Cambridge Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: JHMP; PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 43. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845294823
- ISBN
- 9781845294823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. This book covers the way that all known types of eyes work, from their optics to the behaviour they guide. The ways that eyes sample the world in space and time are considered, and the evolutionary origins of eyes are discussed. This new edition incorporates discoveries made since the first edition published in 2001. Series: Oxford Animal Biology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, Numerous illustrations, plus a 4 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199581146
- ISBN
- 9780199581146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.09
€ 85.09
Paperback. Intended as a sequel to "Primate Societies", this book compiles thirty-one chapters that review the state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates. It includes chapters that are organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce in the wild. Editor(s): Mitani, John C.; Call, Josep; Kappeler, Peter M.; Palombit, Ryne A.; Silk, Joan B. Num Pages: 504 pages, 157 halftones, 34 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531724
- ISBN
- 9780226531724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.28€ 50.42
€ 59.28
€ 50.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 345 pages, 68 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSG; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493968954
- ISBN
- 9781493968954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.01
€ 115.01
Hardback. Editor(s): Santos, Hannah. Num Pages: 183 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634855129
- ISBN
- 9781634855129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.87€ 179.91
€ 241.87
€ 179.91
Hardcover. Building on their previous book on the subject, the authors provide an expanded introduction to using Regression to analyze ecological data. As with the earlier book, real data sets from postgraduate ecological studies or research projects are used throughout. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 574 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 596
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387874579
- ISBN
- 9780387874579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.27€ 139.26
€ 142.27
€ 139.26
paperback. The first richly illustrated worldwide portrayal of urban ecology, tying together organisms, built structures, and the physical environment around cities. Num Pages: 476 pages, 158 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 249 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521188241
- ISBN
- 9780521188241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.51
€ 77.51
Paperback. When he was twenty-seven, Henry Molaison underwent surgery for his epilepsy. He awoke with part of his brain destroyed, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment, unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. For nearly five decades, distinguished neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin studied Molaison and oversaw his care. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGT; MJN; PDX; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044316
- ISBN
- 9780141044316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Fotosatz-Service Kohler. Editor(s): Galizia, C. Giovanni; Lledo, Pierre-Marie. Num Pages: 736 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 397 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 202 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1966.
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642107689
- ISBN
- 9783642107689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.09
€ 154.09
Hardcover. By focusing on the cellular mechanisms that underlie ontogeny, phylogeny and regeneration of complex physiologic traits, Evolution, the Logic of Biology demonstrates the use of homeostasis, the fundamental principle of physiology and medicine, as the unifying mechanism for evolution as all of biology. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118729267
- ISBN
- 9781118729267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.12
€ 156.12
Hardcover. This book details the statistical concepts used in gene mapping. It presents elementary principles of probability and statistics, which are implemented by computational tools based on the R programming language. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1490.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387496849
- ISBN
- 9780387496849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.99
€ 191.99
Paperback. The author of this text offers a theory of consciousness. He proposes that conscious experience must be understood as an irreducible entity similar to such physical properties as time, mass, and space that exists at a fundamental level and cannot be understood as the sum of its parts. Series: Philosophy of Mind Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 line illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195117899
- ISBN
- 9780195117899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.11
€ 28.11
Hardback. Series: Computational Biology. Num Pages: 370 pages, 157 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UMB; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319249643
- ISBN
- 9783319249643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84
Hardback. Editor(s): Lichtfouse, Eric. Series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. Num Pages: 371 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400759602
- ISBN
- 9789400759602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.04
€ 244.04
Hardcover. The survival of plants on our planet is nothing short of miraculous. They are food for a vast array of organisms, ranging from bacteria and fungi, through to insects, and even other plants. Dale Walters explores the fascinating array of evolutionary defences plants employ to survive and avoid being eaten. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black and white halftones and 10 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745600
- ISBN
- 9780198745600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.85
€ 43.85
Paperback. Introducing the notion of 'expert knowledge' and examining its role in applications relevant to landscape ecology, this book uses case studies to address a range of topics of interest to landscape ecologists, resource management and conservation professionals. Editor(s): Perera, Ajith H. (Ontario Forest Research Institute); Drew, C. Ashton; Johnson, Chris J. Num Pages: 321 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489995490
- ISBN
- 9781489995490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.99
€ 188.99