Zoology & animal sciences
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Zoology & animal sciences
Paperback. The author challenges those who have declared ethics uniquely human. Making a case for a morality grounded in biology, he shows that ethical behaviour, in humans and animals alike, is as much a matter of evolution as any other trait. Anecdotes, theories and data are used throughout. Num Pages: 368 pages, 78 halftones, 13 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674356610
- ISBN
- 9780674356610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.83
€ 40.99
€ 33.83
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€ 34.29
€ 41.99
€ 34.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 608 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1530. 608 pages, col. Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DN; PSVT. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 40. Weight: 1524.
- Publisher
- Aquapress
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954406028
- ISBN
- 9780954406028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.05
€ 41.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 334 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: PSVW6; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888392534
- ISBN
- 9780888392534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.33€ 55.59
€ 60.33
€ 55.59
Hardcover. 528 pages, maps. Challenges the view that the lowlands of Central and Western Europe would revert to their prehistoric state of closed forest systems if free from human intervention. This text uses examples from pollen analyses and studies on tree species, and tests hypothesis of herbivore governance of vegetation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DF; 1KB; PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; RBX. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851994420
- ISBN
- 9780851994420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.23
€ 152.23
Hardcover. This book covers theoretical and practical aspects of the use of insect viruses as biological controls. It introduces the reader to the arguments for using such controls versus the usage of traditional chemical pesticides, how to produce such viruses, both in vitro and in vivo, how to design a plant, and safety considerations. Num Pages: 632 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: KNAC; PSVT7; RN; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1274.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471968788
- ISBN
- 9780471968788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 447.53
€ 447.53
Hardback. Editor(s): Florio, Richard M. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613248256
- ISBN
- 9781613248256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.70€ 156.76
€ 230.70
€ 156.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps, 5 b/w illus & 54 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; PSVW6; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Lone Pine Publishing,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551050133
- ISBN
- 9781551050133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PSV; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811711869
- ISBN
- 9780811711869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 31.54
€ 41.99
€ 31.54
Hardcover. Compared to other animals, the way humans live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers some revolutionary answers to this fundamental question about our species - and speculates on what they mean for our future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198744429
- ISBN
- 9780198744429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.92
€ 41.99
€ 34.92
Paperback. This comprehensive textbook discusses the study of animal behaviour, its origins in classical ethology and its current status. Editor(s): Huntingford, Felicity. Num Pages: 428 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412223303
- ISBN
- 9780412223303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Hardback. Nature lovers, hunters, and anyone curious about deer will find this fact-filled book both fascinating and full of surprises. Series: The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist. Num Pages: 200 pages, 109, 32 colour illustrations, 77 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW7; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403878
- ISBN
- 9781421403878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.00
€ 60.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: MMFP; PSV. Dimension: 278 x 216. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120351158
- ISBN
- 9788120351158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.85
€ 25.99
€ 25.85
Hardback. This is a summary of current research on distance orientation in animals, including such phenomena as spatial activity inside familiar areas and long distance migration. It covers a range of invertebrate and vertebrate species, giving an overview of homing in natural and experimental situations. Editor(s): Papi, F. Series: Chapman & Hall Animal Behaviour Series. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412363900
- ISBN
- 9780412363900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.22
€ 246.22
Visuomotor Coordination: Amphibians, Comparisons, Models, and Robots
Ewert, Jorg-Peter; Arbib, Michael A.
Hardback. Num Pages: 923 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 923
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306432309
- ISBN
- 9780306432309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.29
€ 247.29
Paperback. Behavioural Ecology gives a fresh, contemporary account of the evolutionary and ecological processes that underpin animal behaviour. Contributions from subject experts and meticulous editing yield a text with all the qualities of a multi-author book, but without the potential drawbacks. Editor(s): Danchin, Etienne; Giraldeau, Luc-Alain; Cezilly, Frank C. Num Pages: 912 pages, numerous figures. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 191 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1672.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199206292
- ISBN
- 9780199206292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.37
€ 91.37
Scholars of and researchers involved in wildlife management will find this history both fascinating and revealing. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897108
- ISBN
- 9780801897108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.78
€ 68.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 240 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1168.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850439462
- ISBN
- 9781850439462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.88
€ 187.88
Hardback. The first treatise to be published in thirty years on the 58 snakes found in eastern North America, Snakes of Eastern North America provides a current summary of the taxonomy, ecology, and behavior of each species. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW5; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- George Mason University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913969243
- ISBN
- 9780913969243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.62
€ 198.62
Hardcover. Compared to well established circadian rhythms, scientific evidence for biological clocks linked to the Moon has only recently become recognized. This book describes the growing evidence for lunar influences on animal behaviour, and considers whether humans may be affected too. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198724216
- ISBN
- 9780198724216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.91
€ 31.99
€ 27.91
Paperback. Designed for those interested in nature, this book explores the natural world through a series of observations based on general themes including - relationship of size and shape, adaptations, distribution patterns, behavior, and diversity of life forms. It teaches about plants, animals, and habitats. Editor(s): Williams, Ernest H. Num Pages: 288 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195171945
- ISBN
- 9780195171945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.52
€ 46.99
€ 39.52
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639741
- ISBN
- 9780691639741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 302.69
€ 302.69
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 498 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611754
- ISBN
- 9780691611754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.04€ 82.56
€ 109.04
€ 82.56
Hardcover. A study of the Boreal Owl's hunting modes, habitats prey interactions, reproduction, dispersal, survival and mortality, population regulation and conservation. Num Pages: 408 pages, 143 b/w illus. 41 colour illus. 43 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 181 x 24. Weight in Grams: 834. Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation of a Forest-Dwelling Predator. 372 pages, 143 b/w illus. 41 colour illus. 43 tables. A study of the Boreal Owl's hunting modes, habitats prey interactions, reproduction, dispersal, survival and mortality, population regulation and conservation. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 24. Weight: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521113717
- ISBN
- 9780521113717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.23
€ 163.23