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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
€ 92.68€ 87.64
€ 92.68
€ 87.64
Paperback. This book describes an array of methods for measuring the thermal energy exchanges between tropical animals and their habitat. It covers radiative, convective, conductive, and evaporative mechanisms, showing how to assess them in different animal classes. Series: Biometeorology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVD; RNK; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401781282
- ISBN
- 9789401781282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.83
€ 193.83
Hardcover. This book describes an array of methods for measuring the thermal energy exchanges between tropical animals and their habitat. It covers radiative, convective, conductive, and evaporative mechanisms, showing how to assess them in different animal classes. Series: Biometeorology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVD; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757325
- ISBN
- 9789400757325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.66
€ 195.66
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€ 44.79
€ 49.99
€ 44.79
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Animal Sciences. Num Pages: 92 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, 15 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319139326
- ISBN
- 9783319139326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.25
€ 75.25
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
€ 279.22€ 190.29
€ 279.22
€ 190.29
Hardback. Primates, Pathogens, and Evolution Editor(s): Brinkworth, Jessica F.; Pechenkina, Ekaterina. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 438 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCM; PSVL; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461471806
- ISBN
- 9781461471806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.00
€ 196.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E. (University of Kent); Notman, Hugh; Paterson, James Durward; Reynolds, Vernon. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 516 pages, 86 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441921840
- ISBN
- 9781441921840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 318.00
€ 318.00
Hardback. Covers aspects of ecology, behavior, genetics, taxonomy, 'cultural' patterns, hunting by non-human primates, physiology, dietary chemistry, and ecotourism, in several major clades of primates from galagos and pottos, through cercopithecoids, to hominoids. Editor(s): Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E. (University of Kent); Notman, Hugh; Reynolds, Vernon; Paterson, James Durward. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 516 pages, 86 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387323428
- ISBN
- 9780387323428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 326.13
€ 326.13
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€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. The Gashaka Primate Project has grown into one of the largest research and conservation activities in West Africa, and this volume chronicles its efforts through its now ten years of operation. Editor(s): Sommer, Volker; Ross, Caroline. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 534 pages, 46 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSV; PSVS; RNC; RNCB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461427551
- ISBN
- 9781461427551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.56
€ 196.56
Hardback. The Gashaka Primate Project has grown into one of the largest research and conservation activities in West Africa, and this volume chronicles its efforts through its now ten years of operation. Editor(s): Sommer, Volker; Ross, Caroline. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 534 pages, 46 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 985.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441974020
- ISBN
- 9781441974020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.56
€ 197.56
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€ 33.73
€ 43.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Editor(s): Marsh, Laura K. Num Pages: 404 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475737721
- ISBN
- 9781475737721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.90
€ 68.90
Paperback. Editor(s): MacPhee, Ross D. E. Series: Advances in Primatology. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489923905
- ISBN
- 9781489923905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.15
€ 196.15
Hardback. Investigates the relationships of primates at the ordinal and higher classificatory levels from a variety of interdisciplinary viewpoints. This book examines the origin and evolution of gliding in early Cenozoic Dermoptera, the ontogeny of the tympanic floor in Archontans, and the role of the neurosciences in primate evolutionary biology. Editor(s): MacPhee, R.D.E. Series: Advances in Primatology. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306444227
- ISBN
- 9780306444227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.08
€ 213.08
Hardback. Primates and Cetaceans Editor(s): Yamagiwa, Juichi; Karczmarski, Leszek. Series: Primatology Monographs. Num Pages: 439 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 47 colour illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV; PSVP; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 903.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431545224
- ISBN
- 9784431545224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 318.00
€ 318.00
Paperback. Proceedings of a conference held in San Diego,California, June 24-28, 1985. Sponsored by the Morris Animal Foundation Englewood, Colorado, and the Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California Editor(s): Benirschke, Kurt. Series: Proceedings in Life Sciences. Num Pages: 1044 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSF; PSV; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
- Number of pages
- 1044
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461293606
- ISBN
- 9781461293606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.24
€ 135.24
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
€ 200.80€ 137.74
€ 200.80
€ 137.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Todt, Dietmar; Goedeking, Philipp; Symmes, David. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642737718
- ISBN
- 9783642737718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Box, H. O. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401053778
- ISBN
- 9789401053778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.68
€ 68.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Goodwin, William. Series: Faseb Monographs. Num Pages: 122 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 203.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1975
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468426427
- ISBN
- 9781468426427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.29
€ 65.29
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
€ 48.99€ 38.52
€ 48.99
€ 38.52
Hardback. Matsuzawa and his colleagues - humans and other primate partners - explore a broad range of issues including the phylogeny of perception and cognition, the origin of human speech learning and memory recognition of self, others, and species, society and social interaction and culture. Editor(s): Matsuzawa, Tetsuro. Num Pages: 587 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; JMR; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1075.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Number of pages
- 587
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431702900
- ISBN
- 9784431702900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.42
€ 253.42