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Zoology & animal sciences

hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages, figures, tables, 24 colour plates. BIC Classification: MFKC1; PSV. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 250 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NIPA India
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9789380235349
ISBN
9789380235349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.35

Hardback. An identification guide to the arthropods (insects, mites, ticks, etcetera) which affect the health of people and their domestic animals. Suitable for practical use on the laboratory bench and in the field, it allows the student to become familiar with and identify to genus level, various types of medical and veterinary pests. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412572807
ISBN
9780412572807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.74

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1998th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412754203
ISBN
9780412754203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.30

Hardback. Insects and other arthropods show complex behaviors that are products of versatile brains which, in a sense, think. Strausfeld weaves anatomical observations, molecular biology, neuroethology, cladistics, and the fossil record to explore how arthropod brains process sensory information to produce learning, strategizing, cooperation, and sociality. Num Pages: 848 pages, 175 color illustrations, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046337
ISBN
9780674046337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.95
€ 129.07

Hardback. Provides coverage of an organism of major importance to basic biological research and aquacultural operations around the world. This book is useful for graduate students in a variety of disciplines, new researchers wanting or starting to use Artemia or other closely related organisms, and established investigators studying this organism. Editor(s): Abatzopoulos, Th. J.; Beardmore, J. A.; Clegg, J. S. (University of California, Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory, USA); Sorgeloos, Patrick. Series: Biology of Aquatic Organisms. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402007460
ISBN
9781402007460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 278.33

Paperback. Are Dolphins Really Smart? provides a highly critical look at the popular myths about dolphin intelligence and behaviour. Justin Gregg presents the latest scientific findings, highlighting the clash between scientific fact and pseudoscience. Incorporating the latest research, this is important reading for all interested in animal behaviour. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVP; PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199681563
ISBN
9780199681563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.89

Hardback. "A Publication of the Cooper Ornithological Society." Editor(s): Bart, Jonathan Robert; Johnston, Victoria Helen. Series: Studies in Avian Biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 66 line illustrations, 92 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 940.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273108
ISBN
9780520273108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.08
€ 64.66

Paperback. This volume presents current research from across the many cultures and regions of Mesoamerica, dealing specifically with the most current issues in zooarchaeological literature. The book's chapters provide important general background on the domestic and ritual use of animals in early and classic Mesoamerica and Central America. Editor(s): Gotz, Christopher Markus; Emery, Kitty F. Series: Archaeobiology. Num Pages: 784 pages, 100 figures and 200 tables. BIC Classification: HDP; PSV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lockwood Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937040055
ISBN
9781937040055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 150 pages, 60 color photos, b/w line drawings & maps. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Hancock House Pub Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9789073217041
ISBN
9789073217041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Hardback. Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaeta, held in Bilbao, Spain, 18-22 July 2000 Editor(s): Rodriquez, Pilar; Verdonschot, Piet F. M. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSP; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000904
ISBN
9781402000904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.48

Hardback. Although the ancestral home of chelicerates was the sea, the vast majority of modern species live on land. Most students of spiders and mites also restrict themselves to terrestrial habitats. This book explores the distribution, ecology, behavior, genetics, and evolution of diverse arachnids. Editor(s): Proctor, Heather Coreen. Num Pages: 210 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402027031
ISBN
9781402027031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.72

Hardback. The Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas, the rivers and canals that connect them, and the enormous volume of shipping in the region, represent a conduit for aquatic invasion. This book provides an overview of jelly invasions in the Ponto-Caspian which have affected local ecosystems since the early 1980s. Editor(s): Dumont, Henri J.; Shiganova, Tamara A.; Niermann, Ulrich. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402018664
ISBN
9781402018664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.36

Considers the challenges facing insect populations in aquatic environments and how they have adapted to achieve such prominence in virtually all habitats. Editor(s): Lancaster, Jill; Briers, Rob A.; Macadam, C. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 920.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845933968
ISBN
9781845933968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.16

Hardcover. This is the first volume of a two-part treatise which deals with the ecology of aquatic insects. Focusing on insect biology and habitats, the book discusses evolutionary adaptation, aquatic insect trophic requirements and environmental needs in terms of water level and temperature. Num Pages: 456 pages, index. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVS; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Part I
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471550075
ISBN
9780471550075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 520.77

Hardcover. This book provides applied biologists and ecologists with the mathematical tools they need to understand the ever increasingly mathematical and complex area of population ecology. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDE; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471135869
ISBN
9780471135869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 282.52

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the molecular biology of filamentous fungi and the application of these developments to a wide range of commercially useful fungi. This book examines problems, successes, and other prospects. Editor(s): Kinghorn, James R.; Turner, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSD; PSQ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751400588
ISBN
9780751400588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.79

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

€ 400.53

Paperback. What can the study of monkeys and apes tell us about young humans' minds? Identifying evolutionary resemblances and differences between human children and primates, the author argues that primate minds are best understood not as collections of specialized cognitive capacities, but as range of abilities that can surpass their original adaptations. Series: The Developing Child. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JMR; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022393
ISBN
9780674022393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Hardback. Synthesizes a vast literature in primate evolution and behavior to explain how apes and humans evolved in relation to one another and why humans became a bipedal, tool-making, culture-inventing species distinct from other hominoids. The author refutes the theory that we are sophisticated, instinctively aggressive and destructive killer apes. Num Pages: 934 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1542.
Edition
null
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
934
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073166
ISBN
9780674073166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.24
€ 88.08

Paperback. Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada. It features an illustrated key to North American ant genera, discusses distribution patterns, and explores ant ecology and natural history. Num Pages: 216 pages, 180 color illustrations, 250 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 117 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308. A Guide to the Genera. 216 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada. It features an illustrated key to North American ant genera, discusses distribution patterns, and explores ant ecology and natural history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Dimension: 183 x 117 x 14. Weight: 308.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254220
ISBN
9780520254220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour & b/w illus/maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877372476
ISBN
9781877372476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. Across the Afrotopical and Malagasy regions, ants are one of the most conspicuous and ecologically dominant animal groups. From driver ants to weaver ants, there are over 2,000 species in Africa alone and over 600 in Madagascar. This title introduces readers to the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the Afrotropical and Malagasy region. Num Pages: 381 pages, 30-page color insert, 190 b/w line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT; PSVT7; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
First Edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290891
ISBN
9780520290891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.54

Num Pages: 663 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVP; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 166 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
663
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231001212
ISBN
9780231001212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 187.22

Paperback. Antipredator Defenses in Birds and Mammals will be of interest to both specialists and general readers interested in ecological issues. Num Pages: 592 pages, 90 tables, 15halftones, 130line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226094366
ISBN
9780226094366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 50.79

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