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Hardcover. Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 18 Since their discovery over 100 years ago, plasmodesmata have been the focus of intense investigation. Plasmodesmata are unique to plants and form an intercellular continuum for the transport of solutes, signals and ribonucleoprotein complexes. Editor(s): Oparka, Karl J. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PSF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 18
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405125543
- ISBN
- 9781405125543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 292.78
€ 292.78
Hardback. Broad coverage of a topical area Considers the fundamental aspects of inflorescence and flower development and their genetic control Chapters are included on plant scent, colour and senescence -- important aspects of plant biotechnology. Editor(s): Ainsworth, Charles. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 20
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405128087
- ISBN
- 9781405128087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.21
€ 269.21
Hardback. Carbohydrates are widely distributed in nature and widely available, and so are considered as a promising feedstock for the preparation of many organic chemical compounds. They are particularly useful in the preparation of nitrogen heterocycles because of their related structural characteristics and easy availability. Num Pages: 464 pages, 440 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129343
- ISBN
- 9781405129343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 307.19
€ 307.19
Paperback. Ecological Applications offers a progressive examination of the way ecological theory can be applied to remedy the many problems confronting us. The text moves through the levels of individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems, culminating with the macroecological scale of landscape, regional, and global issues. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405136983
- ISBN
- 9781405136983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.58
€ 56.58
Hardback. This book provides a broad overview of solute transport in plants. It first determines what solutes are present in plants and what roles they play. The physical bases of ion and water movement are considered. The volume then discusses the ways in which solutes are moved across individual membranes, within and between cells, and around the plant. Editor(s): Yeo, A. R.; Flowers, Timothy J. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139953
- ISBN
- 9781405139953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.57
€ 247.57
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.
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- 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
€ 76.94
€ 76.94
Paperback. This book provides an up-to-date summary of the principles of protein evolution and discusses both the methods available to analyze the evolutionary history of proteins as well as those for predicting their structure-function relationships. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PSBC; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 688.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405151665
- ISBN
- 9781405151665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.91
€ 111.91
Paperback. Presents a set of 32 exercises spanning a wide range of conservation issues including genetic analysis, population biology and management, taxonomy, ecosystem management, land use planning, the public policy process and more. All exercises discuss how to take what has been learned and apply it to practical, real-world issues. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405152877
- ISBN
- 9781405152877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.88
€ 60.88
Hardback. This book brings together a wealth of scientific findings and ecological knowledge to survey what we have learned about the "Wet Tropics" rainforests of North Queensland, Australia. This interdisciplinary text is the first book to provide such a holistic view of any tropical forest environment, including the social and economic dimensions. Editor(s): Stork, Nigel E.; Turton, Stephen M. Num Pages: 652 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 226 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156431
- ISBN
- 9781405156431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.39
€ 124.39
Paperback. * Highlights key insights into emerging topics in landscape research * Features opinions from leading experts in ecological landscape design * Includes international case studies that provide a global perspective on both theoretical principals and practical approaches. Editor(s): Lindenmayer, David B.; Hobbs, Richard J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159142
- ISBN
- 9781405159142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.60
€ 108.60
Hardback. Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Pairs of newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Editor(s): Ayala, Francisco Jose; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159982
- ISBN
- 9781405159982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.77
€ 108.77
Hardback. Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 33 Intracellular Signaling in Plants An intriguing and important question in our understanding of plant developmental programming and responses to the environment is what kinds of strategies and mechanisms plant cells use for the transmission and the integration of various developmental and environmental signals. Editor(s): Yang, Zhenbiao. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 33
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160025
- ISBN
- 9781405160025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.21
€ 269.21
Hardback. Plant Systems Biology is an excellent new addition to the increasingly well-known and respected Annual Plant Reviews. Split into two parts, this title offers the reader: A fundamental conceptual framework for Systems Biology including Network Theory The progress achieved for diverse model organisms: Prokaryotes, C. Editor(s): Coruzzi, Gloria; Gutierrez, Rodrigo. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 35
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405162838
- ISBN
- 9781405162838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.66
€ 258.66
Hardback. The extraordinary potential of fluorine-containing biologically relevant molecules in biology, medicinal chemistry, and medical applications has been recognized by researchers who are not in the traditional fluorine chemistry field, and thus a new wave of fluorine chemistry is expanding its biomedical frontiers. Editor(s): Ojima, Iwao; Taguchi, Takeo. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMG; PN; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167208
- ISBN
- 9781405167208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.99
€ 237.99
Paperback. This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa and other parts of the world, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate. Editor(s): Davies, Glyn; Brown, David. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167796
- ISBN
- 9781405167796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.37
€ 112.37
Hardback. * Ecosystem goods and services provide mankind with most necessities of life and survival * Addresses the hitherto under-estimation of Ecosystem Services in farmland, forestry and cities * Explores developing concepts, policies and methods of evaluating ecosystem services in engineered systems . Editor(s): Wratten, Stephen D.; Sandhu, Harpinder; Cullen, Ross; Wilson, Matthew; Costanza, Robert. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF; RNF; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170086
- ISBN
- 9781405170086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.00
€ 115.00
Hardback. Metal ions and metal complexes have long been recognized as critically important components of nucleic acid chemistry, both in regulation of gene expression and as promising therapeutic agents. Understanding how metal complexes interact with DNA has become an active research area at the interface between chemistry, molecular biology and medicine. Editor(s): Hadjiliadis, Nick D.; Sletten, Einar. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PN; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176293
- ISBN
- 9781405176293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.18
€ 199.18
Paperback. Rangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Editor(s): Du Toit, Johan T.; Kock, Richard; Deutsch, James. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405177856
- ISBN
- 9781405177856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.65
€ 115.65
Hardback. Plant Polysaccharides, an exceptional new volume in Wiley-Blackwell's successful Annual Plant Reviews series, covers the polysaccharides and proteins that form the fundamental architecture of the plant cell wall, and the genes that encode the cellular machinery that synthesizes them. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 41
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181723
- ISBN
- 9781405181723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.66
€ 252.66
Hardback. Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods : Doing Science Together starts from the understanding that all people create knowledge and that the creation of sustainable livelihoods and of conditions that protect and sustain rural ecosystems are interrelated. Editor(s): Fortmann, Louise. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187329
- ISBN
- 9781405187329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.07
€ 180.07