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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. This book offers a radical interpretation of human evolution, arguing that our ecological dominance and our singular social systems stem from a psychology uniquely adapted to create complex culture. Num Pages: 342 pages, 3 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712123
- ISBN
- 9780226712123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.04
€ 36.99
€ 29.04
Hardcover. Contains a series of field and laboratory exercises that represent the scope of limnology. This book lets readers explore the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of standing and running waters. It illustrates accepted standard methods as well as modern metabolic and experimental approaches and their research applications. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387989280
- ISBN
- 9780387989280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.27
€ 142.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Berhardt, Leon V. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: MBG; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 16. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634849395
- ISBN
- 9781634849395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.56€ 181.85
€ 242.56
€ 181.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173153
- ISBN
- 9780691173153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.44
€ 18.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. Hypocrisy is the natural state of the human mind. This title shows us that the key to understanding our behavioral inconsistencies lies in understanding the mind's design. It explains the roots and implications of our inconsistent minds, and why it is perfectly natural to believe that everyone else is a hypocrite. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: JMAQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691154398
- ISBN
- 9780691154398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.82
€ 26.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. "Edge.Org presents Edward O. Wilson, Richard Dawkins, Freeman Dyson, Matt Ridley, Ray Kurzweil, J. Craig Venter, Daniel Lieberman, and more"--Cover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 205 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062296054
- ISBN
- 9780062296054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.84
€ 19.99
€ 17.84
Paperback. What really makes us who we are? This book shows that our identity does not lie in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells - our own particular wiring, or 'connectomes'. It reveals the secrets of the brain, showing how our connectome makes each of us uniquely ourselves. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241951873
- ISBN
- 9780241951873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jakobsen, Tore; Ozhigin, Vladimir K. Num Pages: 832 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 176 x 53. Weight in Grams: 2084.
- Publisher
- Tapir Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788251925457
- ISBN
- 9788251925457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.18€ 73.10
€ 89.18
€ 73.10
Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and Their Application in Evolu...
László Zsolt Garamszegi (Ed.)
Hardcover. Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and Their Application in Evolutionary Biology Editor(s): Garamszegi, Laszlo Zsolt. Num Pages: 552 pages, 66 black & white illustrations, 47 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662435496
- ISBN
- 9783662435496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.50
€ 186.50
Paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848312203
- ISBN
- 9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. How to Build a Brain provides a guided exploration of a new cognitive architecture that takes biological detail seriously while addressing cognitive phenomena. The Semantic Pointer Architecture (SPA) introduced in this book provides a set of tools for constructing a wide range of biologically constrained perceptual, cognitive, and motor models. Series: Oxford Series on Cognitive Models and Architectures. Num Pages: 480 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190262129
- ISBN
- 9780190262129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.56
€ 80.56
Paperback. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was born with severe learning disabilities. But by relying on her formidable memory, she made her way to graduate school, where she chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to 'fix' her own brain, which we now know as neuroplasticity. This book helps in understanding how the brain works. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099563587
- ISBN
- 9780099563587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. The No.1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. A fascinating explanation of how evolution works, from bestselling author of THE GOD DELUSION, Richard Dawkins. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226897
- ISBN
- 9781780226897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Offers an original way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. This work offers an alternative to the way we think about our origins: random mutation (mechanistic neo-Darwinism), Genesis (God did it all personally), and Intelligent Design (God personally does what we can't otherwise account for). Num Pages: 245 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HREZ; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845192600
- ISBN
- 9781845192600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Combines the use of simulated data sets "paired" analyses using WinBUGS (in a Bayesian framework for analysis) and in R (in a frequentist mode of inference) and uses a very detailed step-by-step tutorial presentation style that really lets the reader repeat every step of the application of a given mode in their own research. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123786050
- ISBN
- 9780123786050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.33
€ 73.33
Paperback. Discovers the source of life and how it has developed into the wonder around us today. From ant-colonies to zinc mining, this book takes us on a journey around the world and from the top of the food-chain to the very chemicals of which we are made, and explores how the fate of humanity is in our own hands. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 195 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241950739
- ISBN
- 9780241950739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.91
€ 21.99
€ 16.91
Hardback. An update to the classic text that links neuroscience and human behaviour in the context of therapy. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: MMJT; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393712643
- ISBN
- 9780393712643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Hardback. Homology - a similar trait shared by different species and derived from common ancestry, such as a seal's fin and a bird's wing - is one of the most fundamental yet challenging concepts in evolutionary biology. This book provides a mechanistically based theory of what homology is and how it arises in evolution. Num Pages: 496 pages, 25 halftones. 105 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156460
- ISBN
- 9780691156460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.68
€ 81.68
Paperback. Veterinary Ethics presents a range of ethical scenarios that veterinarians and other allied animal health professionals may face in practice. The scenarios discussed are not only exceptional cases with potentially significant consequences, but often less dramatic everyday situations Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 246 x 172. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- 5m Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910455685
- ISBN
- 9781910455685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.89
€ 52.99
€ 50.89
Hardcover. Revised edition of: Ecology and classification of North American freshwater invertebrates / edited by James H. Thorp and Alan P. Covich. Third edition. 2010. Editor(s): Thorp, James; Rogers, D. Christopher. Num Pages: 1148 pages, Approx. 200 illustrations (200 in full color). BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT; RNB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 225 x 56. Weight in Grams: 3366.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123850263
- ISBN
- 9780123850263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20