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Zoology & animal sciences

Paperback. Intended as a sequel to "Primate Societies", this book compiles thirty-one chapters that review the state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates. It includes chapters that are organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce in the wild. Editor(s): Mitani, John C.; Call, Josep; Kappeler, Peter M.; Palombit, Ryne A.; Silk, Joan B. Num Pages: 504 pages, 157 halftones, 34 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1724.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226531724
ISBN
9780226531724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 51 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVD; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226702360
ISBN
9780226702360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.65

paperback. The definitive edition of Darwin's classic - a brilliantly entertaining and accessible exploration of human and animal behaviour, reissued to mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth. Editor(s): Ekman, Paul. Num Pages: 512 pages, 60 b/w illus, Index. BIC Classification: PSVP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 36. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Edition
200th Anniversary edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780006387343
ISBN
9780006387343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.38

paperback. Darwin's work of 1872 still provides the basis of research in the theory of emotion and expression. Though strides have been made, behavorial scientists still rely on it. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 386 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JML; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 396. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0035727
ISBN
9780226136561
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardcover. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research. This extended edition includes a new epilogue from the author and two key chapters from The Extended Phenotype. Num Pages: 592 pages, 9 black and white images. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 267 x 51. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198788782
ISBN
9780198788782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.28

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Land introduces all aspects of the eye and vision in both human and animals. He looks at the features of the human eye and retina, explores the evolution of eyes, and considers aspects of visual perception, including eye movements, vision in three dimensions, colour vision, and visual recognition. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, Approximately 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAN; PSVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 104.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199680306
ISBN
9780199680306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Hardcover. From cave paintings to the latest Siberian finds, woolly mammoths have fascinated people across the world for centuries. In this volume the large mammal is reconstructed through its history in science, myth and popular culture. Translator(s): Rodarmor, William. Num Pages: 336 pages, 23 halftones, 46 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112923
ISBN
9780226112923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the animal community of the tropical rain forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico. The contributors weave the strands of information about the energy flow within the forest into a tool for understanding community dynamics known as a food web. Num Pages: 628 pages, 50 halftones, 77 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJP; PSTS; PSV; RGBL; RNC; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706009
ISBN
9780226706009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.39

Hardcover. Nature employs a wide variety of sex determining mechanisms and it is only comparatively recently that the tools have become available for these to be explored at the cellular and molecular levels. Series: Novartis Foundation Symposia. Num Pages: 276 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSC; PSD; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470843468
ISBN
9780470843468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 243.31

Hardback. Are selfishness and individuality - rather than kindness and cooperation - basic to biological nature? Does a 'selfish gene' create universal sexual conflict? This title intends to reject these and other ideas that have come to dominate the study of animal evolution. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVP; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258266
ISBN
9780520258266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.68

Paperback. Develops a controversial alternative theory called social selection, which emphasizes cooperation, elucidates the factors that contribute to evolutionary success in a gene pool or animal social system, and demonstrates that to identify Darwinism with selfishness and individuality misrepresents the facts of life as we now know them. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265936
ISBN
9780520265936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.58

Paperback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFM; PSAF; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273191
ISBN
9780520273191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, 1 ed.
SKU
V9780520273184
ISBN
9780520273184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.02

Hardback. It is a must-have reference for biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and readers interested in animal behavior, ecology, and evolution. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18, 4 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893476
ISBN
9780801893476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.70

Paperback. Kansas is a bird-watcher's paradise, with its key location at the hub of the hemisphere's migration corridors and exceptional habitat diversity. This guide focuses on 295 species that are most likely to be encountered in the state. With color photographs, it helps observers identify and learn about birds that regularly occur in Kansas. Num Pages: 368 pages, 351 colour photographs, 1 colour map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615650
ISBN
9780700615650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99

paperback. In The Handicap Principle, Amotz and Avishag Zahavi offer a unifying theory that brilliantly explains many previously baffling aspects of animal signalling and holds up a mirror in which ordinary human behaviours take on surprising new significance. Num Pages: 304 pages, numerous line drawings. BIC Classification: CFA; GTE; PD; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033320
ISBN
9780195129144
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Nance, Susan. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFZ; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634065
ISBN
9780815634065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Hardcover. From the lazy, fiddling grasshopper to the sneaky Big Bad Wolf, children's stories and fables enchant us with their portrayals of animals who act like people. This book explores a range of images and ideas to demonstrate just how deeply these underappreciated links between humans and other fauna are embedded in our culture. Series: Louise Smith Bross Lecture S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 187 halftones. BIC Classification: AGN; JFFZ; JFHF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226430331
ISBN
9780226430331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Introduces readers to the avian skeleton, then moves beyond anatomy to discuss the relationships between birds and dinosaurs and other early ancestors. This book examines the challenges which the scientists face in understanding avian evolution. Using examples from fossils of birds and near-birds, it describes an avian history. Num Pages: 464 pages, 64 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813440
ISBN
9780774813440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.89

Hardback. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166843
ISBN
9780231166843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.86

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