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Zoology & animal sciences
Paperback. Examines the theory and methods of quantitative genetics and presents case studies that illustrate the many ways in which the methods can be applied. The author brings together current theoretical and empirical studies to show how quantitative genetics can illuminate diverse topics. Editor(s): Boake, Christine R.B. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 40 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226062167
- ISBN
- 9780226062167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 195 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889204638
- ISBN
- 9780889204638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Paperback. 144 pages, Illustrations. A general introductory guide to poultry science for degree and advanced diploma courses in agriculture. This book explains the science underlying the productive processes of growth, reproduction and incubation. The applications of nutrition and breeding techniques are also described. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: MZL; PSVD; PSVH; TVHB. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851991221
- ISBN
- 9780851991221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.48
€ 101.48
Paperback. Series: Comstock Book. Num Pages: 768 pages, 319. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481253
- ISBN
- 9780801481253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 44.69
€ 50.99
€ 44.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 764 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1728.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Number of pages
- 762
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 02nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292026381
- ISBN
- 9781292026381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.75
€ 107.75
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
€ 92.86€ 71.29
€ 92.86
€ 71.29
Hardcover. Now with over 90% new citations, the text emphasises the general principles that apply broadly across taxa and modalities. The topics covered range from the physics and physiology of signal production, propagation, and reception, to complications arising when sender and receiver do not have identical interests during communication. Num Pages: 600 pages, ill. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 286 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1894.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878930456
- ISBN
- 9780878930456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 265.36
€ 265.36
Paperback. Describes the basic principles underlying animal behavior and how those concepts can be used in managing the care of domestic and captive wild animals, covering four key themes: development of behavior, biological rhythms, social behavior and behavioral aspects of animal management. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MZ; PSVP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 830. 352 pages, Illustrations. Describes the basic principles underlying animal behavior and how those concepts can be used in managing the care of domestic and captive wild animals, covering four key themes: development of behavior, biological rhythms, social behavior and behavioral aspects of animal management. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: MZ; PSVP. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight: 844.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845933982
- ISBN
- 9781845933982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.74
€ 49.99
€ 44.74
Paperback. At some point in the course of evolution, all human societies, past and present, would emerge. This title offers an account of the dawn of human society. It shows that only a few evolutionary steps were required to bridge the gap between the kinship structures of our closest relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, and the human kinship configuration. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSAJ; PSVW79; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046412
- ISBN
- 9780674046412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.50
€ 37.99
€ 31.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 207 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607418528
- ISBN
- 9781607418528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.75€ 189.76
€ 279.75
€ 189.76
Hardback. A guide to the world's primates covers nearly 300 species, from the feather-light and solitary pygmy mouse lemurs of Madagascar - among the smallest primates known to exist - to regal mountain gorillas of Africa. This book features 72 splendid color plates, facing-page descriptions of key features of each family, and 86 color distribution maps. Num Pages: 208 pages, 72 color plates. 13 color illus. 7 line illus. 86 color maps. BIC Classification: GBC; PSVW79; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 214 x 19. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156958
- ISBN
- 9780691156958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.46
€ 33.99
€ 31.46
Paperback. Series: Conservation International Tropical Field Guides. Num Pages: 550 pages, 52 color plates, 62 halftones, 27 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 119 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781881173830
- ISBN
- 9781881173830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.72
€ 43.99
€ 33.72
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hughes, Everett F.; Hill, Madison E. Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620814987
- ISBN
- 9781620814987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.18€ 137.54
€ 201.18
€ 137.54
Paperback. This critical review of behavior patterns in nonhuman primates is a study of the importance of female roles in different social groups and their significance in the evolution of human social life. Illustrator(s): Coelho, Linda Straw. Num Pages: 424 pages, 36 halftones, 22 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226239484
- ISBN
- 9780226239484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.49
€ 49.99
€ 38.49
Paperback. How do primate life histories affect social systems and behaviour? Does chimpanzee maturation factor into the formation of bands and marauding males? These, and many other issues are addressed in this volume which will be of interest to a wide range of researchers and ecologists. Editor(s): Kappeler, Peter M.; Pereira, Michael E. Num Pages: 416 pages, 66 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226424644
- ISBN
- 9780226424644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. How have our conceptions of primate behaviour and society changed since primatology came into its own after World War II? This work studies this question, and reflects on primatology and science in general, and on the relations of both to broader cultural, historical and social issues. Editor(s): Strum, Shirley C.; Fedigan, Linda Marie. Num Pages: 636 pages, 34 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226777559
- ISBN
- 9780226777559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.36
€ 52.99
€ 41.36
Paperback. This practical volume brings together a group of distinguished primate researchers to synthesize field, laboratory, and conservation management techniques for primate ecology and conservation. Editor(s): Sterling, Eleanor; Bynum, Nora; Blair, Mary. Series: Techniques in Ecology and Conservation. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW79; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659456
- ISBN
- 9780199659456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.98
€ 112.98
Hardback. Why do orangutan arms closely resemble human arms? What is the advantage to primates of having long limbs? Why do primates have forward-facing eyes? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 153 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414898
- ISBN
- 9781421414898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.71€ 77.49
€ 85.71
€ 77.49
Hardback. Seen as vermin that spoiled valuable rangeland, prairie dogs were long the subject of eradication campaigns and are threatened by habitat loss and the loss of genetic diversity. This book presents a study of Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni), one of the keystone species of the short-grass prairie ecosystem. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 halftones, 24 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031814
- ISBN
- 9780674031814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.56
€ 75.56
Hardcover. This title blends science, nature, and personal observations to tell the life histories of thirty-three grassland birds. It provides an overview of the history, current status, and uncertain future of prairie birds, from falcons and shorebirds to larks and sparrows. Num Pages: 352 pages, 47 drawings, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610679
- ISBN
- 9780700610679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.10
€ 59.10