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Zoology & animal sciences
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
€ 54.99
€ 39.54
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. 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
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
€ 98.35€ 88.08
€ 98.35
€ 88.08
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
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
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
€ 242.85
€ 242.85
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
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
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
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
€ 191.36
€ 191.36
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
€ 122.72
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
€ 248.48
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
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
€ 90.90
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
€ 84.18€ 64.66
€ 84.18
€ 64.66
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
€ 27.89
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
€ 275.49
€ 275.49
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
€ 135.11€ 129.07
€ 135.11
€ 129.07
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412754203
- ISBN
- 9780412754203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 254.30
€ 254.30