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Zoology & animal sciences

Paperback. Provides an overview of how animals run, walk, jump, crawl, swim, soar, hover, and fly. This book introduces energetics and optimality as basic principles. It tackles each of the major modes by which animals move on land, in water, and through air. It explains the mechanisms involved and the physical and biological forces shaping those mechanisms. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 tables. 105 line illus. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126340
ISBN
9780691126340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.75

Hardcover. Michael Akers provides the basics for understanding mammary development and lactation and conveys the critical regulatory events in lactation. This text willl prove to be an invaluable overview of mamorary development and lactation for undergraduates and graduates studying lactation, new researchers, and as a review for established scientists. Num Pages: 278 pages, 729 illustrations, references, glossary. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813829920
ISBN
9780813829920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

Archival Volume. 480 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Anderson, R.C.; Chabaud, A.G.; Willmott, S. Suitable for those working within medical, veterinary and biological departments. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: MMFP; MZMP; PSGH; PSVT. Dimension: 190 x 250 x 39. Weight: 1538.
Edition
First
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845935726
ISBN
9781845935726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 216.41

Hardcover. This is an identification guide and information source for a major group of agriculturally important insects on a world-wide basis. It enables the non-specialist anywhere in the world to identify aphids found colonising crop plants, and offers summaries of available knowledge of each species. Num Pages: 476 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: PSVT7; TVK; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
476
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471851912
ISBN
9780471851912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 480.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 110 color photos. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401329
ISBN
9780887401329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120+ color photos. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401510
ISBN
9780887401510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.58

Hardcover. Editor(s): Williams, Rachel M. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 180 x 256 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612099118
ISBN
9781612099118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 246.94
€ 173.85

Paperback. Series: Animalibus. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; TTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271053738
ISBN
9780271053738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.37

Paperback. Focuses on the early history of biological field stations and the role these played in the rise of zoological place-based research. The author examines the material and social context in which field stations arose, the actual research that was produced in these places. It tours through the history of studying nature in nature. Num Pages: 320 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PDX; PSV; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142067
ISBN
9780226142067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Riosmena-Rodriguez, Rafael. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 182 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626187894
ISBN
9781626187894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.91
€ 156.00

Paperback. The definitive field guide to the birds of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 336 pages, 141 colour plates, 450 colour maps. BIC Classification: PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780713670387
ISBN
9780713670387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 33.95

Hardcover. Found in southern India, Ropalidia marginata is a primitively eusocial wasp - a species in which queens and workers do not differ morphologically. This book argues that understanding such species is crucial to tracing the evolution of the greater degrees of sociality of other species. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 halftone, 74 line illustrations, 28 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006119
ISBN
9780674006119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.47

Paperback. Written by two eminent ornithologists, the book discusses seven critically endangered, eight endangered, thirty-three vulnerable, and twenty-eight near threatened birds found in Assam. Series: Bombay Natural History Society. Num Pages: 174 pages, c. 80 colour photographs + c. 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PSVW6; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198090533
ISBN
9780198090533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.77

Paperback. This book focuses on the first vertebrates to conquer land and their long journey to become fully independent from the water. It traces the origin of tetrapod features and tries to explain how and why they transformed into organs that permit life on land. Series: Topa Topics in Paleobiology. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures, colour. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW3; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671788
ISBN
9780470671788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.34

Paperback. Series: New Plan Texts at the University of Chicago. Num Pages: 584 pages, 554 halftones, 266 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 195 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078748
ISBN
9780226078748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.35

Hardcover. This text presents a theory for utilizing diploid and functionally diploid species in applying Mendelian genetics to improve genetic material in plant breeding programmes. It should be useful reading to students of quantitative genetics and professionals in plant or animal breeding. Num Pages: 421 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSTL; PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
421
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813820118
ISBN
9780813820118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 284.31

Paperback. How do we make the field and laboratory coherent? How do we use statistics to help experimentation? How do we integrate modeling and statistics? This book answers these questions. It makes liberal use of computer programming for the generation of hypotheses, exploration of data, and the comparison of different models. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 67 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: PBW; PDN; PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691034973
ISBN
9780691034973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 132.39

Paperback. Brings together the principles of ecology, population biology, wildlife conservation and management. Examines wildlife in the context of ecosystems and the factors which determine population levels. Considers the problems of conservation and management from national and international points of view. Shows why single-species approaches often fail. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471080428
ISBN
9780471080428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 238.15

Paperback. The vertebrate fossil record extends back more than 500 million years, and bonebeds - localized concentrations of the skeletal remains of vertebrate animals - help unlock the secrets of this long history. This book provides readers with definitions, theoretical frameworks, and modern techniques in bonebed data collection and analysis. Editor(s): Rogers, Raymond R.; Eberth, David A.; Fiorillo, Tony R. Num Pages: 400 pages, 89 halftones, 26 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: HDW; PSVW; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226723716
ISBN
9780226723716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

Rescuing wild animals in distress requires a unique set of skills, very different from those used in handling domestic animals. The equipment, degree of handling, the type of caging and level of care a wild animal receives can mean the difference between life and death. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW3; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470655108
ISBN
9780470655108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 180.66

Hardcover. Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals reviews the most recent advances in the research of physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying oocyte growth and development, providing readers with the fundamental understanding of these key processes and summarizing this important field of research. Editor(s): Krisher, Rebecca. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 252 x 15. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470959206
ISBN
9780470959206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 238.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 63 pages, tables, charts & maps. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
63
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608768790
ISBN
9781608768790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.55
€ 51.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Regan, Jessika L. Num Pages: 103 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631175152
ISBN
9781631175152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.52
€ 80.24

Hardback. The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 per cent of all living vertebrate species. This title explores the evolutionary origins of this unique ecosystem. It addresses central themes in the study of tropical biodiversity. Editor(s): Albert, James S.; Reis, Roberto E. Num Pages: 408 pages, 42 color illustrations, 3 b/w photographs, 58 line illustrations, 42 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1518. 408 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). Editor(s): Albert, James S.; Reis, Roberto E. The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 per cent of all living vertebrate species. This title explores the evolutionary origins of this unique ecosystem. It addresses central themes in the study of tropical biodiversity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSVW1. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 28. Weight: 1522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268685
ISBN
9780520268685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.55

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