Biology, life sciences
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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. Contributors taking part in endocrine research programmes throughout the world survey aspects of the subject, from structure, biosynthesis and genetics to pathophysiology. The molecular structure of hormones and receptor families, growth factors and related oncogenes are also presented. Editor(s): Baulieu, Etienne-Emile; Kelly, P.A. Num Pages: 700 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412027918
- ISBN
- 9780412027918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.90
€ 132.90
paperback. Focuses on the greenhouse effect and its relation to such crucial issues as deforestation, overpopulation and hunger, pollution, sea level changes, and the loss of biodiversity. Editor(s): Wyman, R.L. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1991st Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412028212
- ISBN
- 9780412028212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Hardback. Discusses about freshwater fish in streams, lakes, reservoirs, and special habitats around the world. This book addresses approximately twenty major topics in freshwater fish ecology in a format suitable for use in graduate-level courses. It focuses on basic ecology and contains much data from fisheries ecology. Num Pages: 756 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW1; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1265.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 756
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412028311
- ISBN
- 9780412028311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 490.64
€ 490.64
Hardback. Many mites possess extremely intricate life styles in close association with plant and animal hosts. Their polymorphism has made classification a challenge, and their ability to reproduce both sexually and asexually has made efforts to control their populations difficult. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT6; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412029912
- ISBN
- 9780412029912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardback. Presents an examination of the physical properties of proteins and their associations with solvents, ligands, and each other. This book offers an overview of basic thermodynamic principles and describes the covalent and noncovalent binding of single and multiple ligands and their effects on protein-protein associations. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNNP; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412030314
- ISBN
- 9780412030314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.34
€ 246.34
Paperback. Focuses on the behavior of host-plant selection by plant-feeding insects. This book describes the patterns of host use, the chemical features of plants that determine host selection, the physiology of insect sensory systems, and the insect behaviors, with an emphasis on mechanisms. It is aimed at undergraduates, graduates, and agriculturists. Series: Contemporary Topics in Entomology. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412031311
- ISBN
- 9780412031311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 244.35
€ 244.35
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive overview of the behavioural and physiological mechanisms underlying insect feeding. This volume explores the principles regulating feeding, and it offers information necessary for the development of effective and environmentally safe methods to control the feeding of pest insects. Editor(s): Boer, G. de; Chapman, R.F. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412031410
- ISBN
- 9780412031410
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.42
€ 248.42
hardcover. Deals with problems and approaches to cellular systems and covers a range of cell types and cell systems, including nerve cells. This book is intended for cell biologists interested in modeling, and to those students interested in the field. It will also appeal to the theoretical and mathematical biology community. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412032615
- ISBN
- 9780412032615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.34
€ 248.34
Hardback. Offers specific experimental and practical applications of mathematical modeling in microbial ecology. This text presents a variety of systems, ranging from subcellular systems to ecosystems, and shows how to test whether the models provide a good representation of the system. Series: Chapman & Hall Microbiology Series. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035111
- ISBN
- 9780412035111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.70
€ 192.70
Hardback. Coral reefs have shaped the surface of our planet far more than has any other ecosystem. This book presents what is known about factors that shift the balance between accretion and erosion, recruitment and mortality, stony corals and filamentous algae, recovery and degradation - the life and death of coral reefs. Num Pages: 536 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 934.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035418
- ISBN
- 9780412035418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 368.59
€ 368.59
Hardback. Exploring the most recent advances occurring in tropical plant ecophysiology, this volume synthesizes a range of information on the ways in which tropical plants adapt to their environment and demonstrate physiological processes. Num Pages: 675 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 675
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035715
- ISBN
- 9780412035715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.39
€ 245.39
The Pesticide Question. Environment, Economics and Ethics.
. Ed(S): Pimentel, David, Phd; Lehman, H.
Hardback. Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the center of serious concerns about safety, health, and the environment. The public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - 'the perfect red apple' - outweigh the costs of environmental pollution and human illness. Editor(s): Pimentel, David, PhD; Lehman, H. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RN; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412035814
- ISBN
- 9780412035814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.03
€ 196.03
Paperback. The response of forests to global climate change is one of the most hotly contested issues in the greenhouse effect debate. This title introduces students and professionals to the sophisticated mathematical and computational tools used to predict the rate of change in the world's forests. It emphasizes the importance of scale in global studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412036811
- ISBN
- 9780412036811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.83
€ 191.83
Hardback. Looks at symbiosis and symbiogenesis as a mechanism of evolution. Based on a colloquium held at the Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory of the University of California at Davis, this title reviews data on this most basic problem in plant evolution. Num Pages: 393 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 393
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412036910
- ISBN
- 9780412036910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.40
€ 248.40
Hardback. This work summarizes the multi-faceted discoveries about organisms in nature that have stemmed from analyses of genetic markers provided by polymorphic proteins and DNAs. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037719
- ISBN
- 9780412037719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.33
€ 250.33
Paperback. Molecular genetic approaches have opened new windows to the world of nature. This treatment of natural history and evolution addresses the many applications for protein and DNA markers from the perspectives of population biology, behavioral ecology, and organismal phylogeny. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412037818
- ISBN
- 9780412037818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 248.19
€ 248.19
Paperback. This text discusses such conundrums as how life began, whether the brain works like a computer, why most animals and plants reproduce sexually, and how social behaviour evolved out of the context of natural selection - a process which would seem to favour selfishness. Editor(s): Maynard-Smith, John. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412038211
- ISBN
- 9780412038211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.56
€ 133.56
Hardback. Examines plant growth substances and their relationship to a range of physiological processes, ranging from seed germination through the death of the plant. This book offers an illustration of the pragmatic uses of plant substances in agriculture. It also demonstrates how laboratory research has translated into increased production. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTD; PSTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412039119
- ISBN
- 9780412039119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.97
€ 193.97
Hardback. Covers topics such as: chemoreception and integration, orientation mechanisms, plant-insect interactions and insect-insect interactions. This volume brings together a group of reviews that offer perspective on interesting advances in insect chemical ecology. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412039515
- ISBN
- 9780412039515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.41
€ 249.41
Paperback. Brings together a focused group of reviews that offer perspective on the advances in insect chemical ecology. This volume covers such topics as chemoreception and integration, orientation mechanisms, plant-insect interactions and insect-insect interactions. It useful for entomologists and ecologists working directly with insects. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412039614
- ISBN
- 9780412039614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 245.78
€ 245.78
Hardback. Highlights the synthesis of pollination biology and plant mating systems. This work examines the evolution and functional significance of floral traits in animal-pollinated plants, combining ecological and genetic studies with natural history approaches and theoretical modeling. Num Pages: 410 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412043413
- ISBN
- 9780412043413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.72
€ 248.72
Paperback. Offers an approach to respiratory physiology, examining the subject based upon fundamental biological, chemical, and physical principles. This book allows health professionals to find their ability to care for patients enhanced by their improved understanding of the functioning of gas exchange in the respiratory system. Num Pages: 146 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412052118
- ISBN
- 9780412052118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.78
€ 123.78
Hardback. Providing a treatment of the role of metal ions in gene regulation, this book is intended for those doing basic biological and biomedical research. Editor(s): Silver, S.; Walden, R. Series: Chapman & Hall Microbiology Series. Num Pages: 473 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 473
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412053313
- ISBN
- 9780412053313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.88
€ 249.88
Hardback. The origin, early evolution and basal phylogeny of angiosperms continue to be areas of ferment in botanical research. This book covers the topics of angiosperm structure and evolution in several chapters that discuss vegetative and reproductive characters, as well as the implications of ancestral angiosperm characters for an herbaceous origin. Editor(s): Taylor, D. W.; Hickey, L. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412053412
- ISBN
- 9780412053412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.84
€ 248.84