Zoology & animal sciences
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Zoology & animal sciences
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
€ 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
€ 246.65
€ 246.65
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
€ 122.15
€ 122.15
Aquatic Invasions in the Black, Caspian and Mediterranean Seas
. Ed(S): Dumont, Henri J.; Shiganova, Tamara ...
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
€ 190.44
€ 190.44
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
€ 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
€ 516.58
€ 516.58
Hardback. This book provides a scientific forecast of development in aquaculture. The book represents the first interdisciplinary approach to aquaculture management. The chapters discuss the most critical bottlenecks of its development. Editor(s): Holmer, Marianne; Black, Kenny; Duarte, Carlos M.; Marba, Nuria; Karakassis, Ioannis. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW1; TVT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068096
- ISBN
- 9781402068096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.53
€ 187.53
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
€ 280.04
€ 280.04
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
€ 244.12
€ 244.12
hardcover. Focuses on applications of demographic models, extending to matrix models for stage-classified populations. This book introduces the life table to describe age-specific mortality, and develops theory for stable populations and the rate of population increase. It also introduces reproductive value and the stable equivalent population. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 584 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; PBWL; PSTS; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 242 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387225371
- ISBN
- 9780387225371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.14
€ 186.14
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
€ 397.31
€ 397.31
hardcover. Increasing knowledge of aphids has revealed that they are ideal organisms to use when studying many topical ecological issues. This book covers the evolution of aphids and their development in relation to specific plants. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412741807
- ISBN
- 9780412741807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.44
€ 244.44
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
€ 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
€ 98.32€ 86.60
€ 98.32
€ 86.60
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€ 31.85
€ 44.99
€ 31.85
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
€ 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€ 39.38
€ 54.99
€ 39.38
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
€ 59.26€ 50.62
€ 59.26
€ 50.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSD; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412256400
- ISBN
- 9780412256400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.34
€ 120.34
Hardback. Antelopes constitute a fundamental part of ecosystems throughout Africa and Asia where they act as habitat architects, dispersers of seeds, and prey for large carnivores. The fascication they hold in the human mind is evident from prehistoric rock paintings and ancient Egyptian art to today's wildlife documentaries and popularity in zoos. Editor(s): Bro-Jorgensen, Jakob; Mallon, David P. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW7; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118409640
- ISBN
- 9781118409640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.37
€ 196.37
Paperback. An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Focusing on the moment-to-moment behavior of ant colonies, this book investigates the role of interaction networks in regulating colony behavior and relations among ant colonies. It shows how ant behavior arises from local interactions of individuals. Series: Primers in Complex Systems. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138794
- ISBN
- 9780691138794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Hardcover. Part of Wiley-Blackwell's highly successful Annual Plant Reviews, Annual Plant Reviews: Insect-Plant Interactions provides scientists with cutting edge, up-to-date information on biochemical and molecular aspects of a wide array of often commercially important and fascinating interactions between plants and insects. Editor(s): Voelckel, Claudia; Jander, George. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: PST; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume 47
- SKU
- V9780470670361
- ISBN
- 9780470670361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.88
€ 190.88
Hardcover. Annelids offer a diversity of experimentally accessible features making them a rich experimental subject across the biological sciences, including evolutionary development, neurosciences and stem cell research. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470344217
- ISBN
- 9780470344217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.51
€ 190.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: LNKJ; PSV; TVB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415535632
- ISBN
- 9780415535632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65