Zoology & animal sciences
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Zoology & animal sciences
Hardback. Designed for use in courses related to aquatic and fish ecology, fish biology, ichthyology, and related advanced ecology and conservation courses, this book provides readers with an understanding of why specific species and assemblages occur in places. It explores how individuals and species interact with each other and with their environments. Num Pages: 480 pages, 17 color illustrations, 10 b/w photographs, 83 line illustrations, 11 maps, 21 t. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVS; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249455
- ISBN
- 9780520249455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.61€ 57.98
€ 74.61
€ 57.98
Paperback. Presents an account of fossil discoveries and an overview of what those discoveries have revealed about early mammals and their evolution. This book features towering mammoths, tiny horses, giant-clawed ground sloths, whales with legs, uintatheres, zhelestids, and other exotic extinct creatures. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246843
- ISBN
- 9780520246843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 161 pages, 82 color photographs, 74 maps, 33 line drawings, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QSP; PSVW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 305 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245044
- ISBN
- 9780520245044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.48€ 76.51
€ 99.48
€ 76.51
Paperback. Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. This book exposes the anthropomorphism and gender politics that have colored our understanding of the natural world and shows how feminism can help move us away from our ideological biases. Num Pages: 250 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHM; JMU; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240759
- ISBN
- 9780520240759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Alberts, Allison C.; Carter, Ronald L.; Hayes, William K.; Martins, Emilia P. Num Pages: 372 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 51 line illustrations, 8 maps, 57 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238541
- ISBN
- 9780520238541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.08€ 64.67
€ 84.08
€ 64.67
Paperback. Aggression and competition are customarily presented as the natural state of affairs in both human society and the animal kingdom. This book shows that our species relies heavily on cooperation for survival as do many others - from wolves and dolphins to monkeys and apes. Editor(s): Aureli, Filippo. Num Pages: 422 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 19 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; JMAL; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 26. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223462
- ISBN
- 9780520223462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Hardback. This study of mesozoic birds covers a wide range of topics, including discussions of avian origins, the fossil record of feathers and footprints, bone histology, and locomotor evolution. Controversial taxa such as Protoavis, Caudipteryx, and Mononykus receive special treatment. Editor(s): Chiappe, Luis M.; Witmer, Lawrence M. Num Pages: 536 pages, 140 b/w photographs, 160 line figures. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 291 x 230 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200944
- ISBN
- 9780520200944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.73
€ 104.22
€ 79.73
Hardback. Insect-Plant Interactions and Induced Plant Defence Chair: John A. Pickett 1999 This book examines the sophisticated mechanisms that plants use to defend themselves against attack by insects and pathogens, focusing on the networks of plant signalling pathways that underlie these defences. Series: Novartis Foundation Symposia. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTS; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471988151
- ISBN
- 9780471988151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.01
€ 206.01
Hardcover. This landmark book, which contains contributions from the worlda s foremost mammalian ecotoxicologists, is a truly impressive summary of research undertaken in this field in recent years. It is also the first book to draw such information together in a seamless and unified approach. Editor(s): Shore, Richard F.; Rattner, Barnett A. Series: Ecological & Environmental Toxicology Series. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSBT; PSVW7; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471974291
- ISBN
- 9780471974291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 468.88
€ 468.88
Hardcover. The complex and fascinating subject of endocrinology can often seem rather daunting for non-specialists. For practising endocrinologists too, maintaining a broad overview of the subject can be a major task. Laboratory Animal Endocrinology has been written with both these audiences in mind. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MJG; MMGT; MZF; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 185 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471972624
- ISBN
- 9780471972624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 513.18
€ 513.18
Hardcover. This is the first of three volumes which record progress in knowledge of the ultrastructure and phylogeny of spermatozoa of the invertibrates since pubication since of a previous volumes in this series on spermiogenesis and sperm function (1983). Editor(s): Jamieson, B. G. M. Series: Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates. Num Pages: 286 pages, index. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVH; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 9, Part A
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471971634
- ISBN
- 9780471971634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 441.03
€ 441.03
Hardcover. This book covers theoretical and practical aspects of the use of insect viruses as biological controls. It introduces the reader to the arguments for using such controls versus the usage of traditional chemical pesticides, how to produce such viruses, both in vitro and in vivo, how to design a plant, and safety considerations. Num Pages: 632 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: KNAC; PSVT7; RN; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1274.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471968788
- ISBN
- 9780471968788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 451.15
€ 451.15
Paperback. This volume covers all aspects of reproduction and development of the entire spectrum of invertebrates - terrestrial, marine, freshwater, brackish water, free-living and parasitic. Series Editor(s): Adiyodi, K. G.; Adiyodi, Rita G. Series: Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates. Num Pages: 382 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVH; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 8
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471968085
- ISBN
- 9780471968085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 479.37
€ 479.37
Hardcover. While not all metals in Soil----plant systems are inherently toxic, particularly in low concentrations, there is an increasing incidence of metal pollution from aerial fallout, spoils, wastes and agricultural amendments including sewage sludge. Editor(s): Ross, Sheila M. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSBT; PSV; RBGB; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471942795
- ISBN
- 9780471942795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 599.25
€ 599.25
Paperback. About 95 per cent of all known animal species are invertebrates. A knowledge of their sexual, reproductive, and developmental biology is essential for the effective management of species that are economically useful to man or are harmful to him, his crops, and livestock. Editor(s): Adiyodi, Rita G. Series: Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PSVH; PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 6, Part B
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471941194
- ISBN
- 9780471941194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 859.13
€ 859.13
Hardcover. Accessory Sex Glands is the third volume in the Encyclopaedic Series and provides very valuable information, some hitherto unpublished, on the distribution, structure, origin, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology and evolution of the accessory sex glands in different groups of invertebrates. Editor(s): Adiyodi, Rita G. Series: Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates. Num Pages: 542 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 3
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471914662
- ISBN
- 9780471914662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 856.19
€ 856.19
Hardcover. The sugar--binding protein of non--immune origin that agglutinates or precipitates glycoconjugates, or lectins, can be found in animal, plant, and bacterial cells. Animal lectins may have important medical implications and the interest in animal lectins is fast increasing, as is the number of researchers on this subject. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; PSBC; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471899815
- ISBN
- 9780471899815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 441.03
€ 441.03
Paperback. Here is a uniquely modern approach to the study of physiological diversity that builds on the tradition established by C. Ladd Prosser's Comparative Animal Physiology. Responding to the need for a rigorously up-to-date, comprehensive survey of function and integrative systems in a variety of species, which is also easily accessible to the user, Dr. Num Pages: 592 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVD; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471857679
- ISBN
- 9780471857679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 459.34
€ 459.34
Hardcover. Efforts to explore ecological interactions between insects and plants across several trophic levels are presented in this book, which emphasizes the mediation of complex interaction by plant allelochemicals and traces their physiological effects in animal behaviour and population regulation. Editor(s): Barbosa, Pedro; Letourneau, Deborah K. Num Pages: 362 pages, index. BIC Classification: PST; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471832768
- ISBN
- 9780471832768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 437.23
€ 437.23
Hardcover. Provides guidance on the microscopic structure of living tissue and evaluation of the reproductive glands of small laboratory fish. This title includes the science along with sufficient anatomical and physiological background for understanding and interpreting test results. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471763581
- ISBN
- 9780471763581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.56
€ 174.56
Paperback. This updated, streamlined, generously illustrated Fifth Edition of the classic text combines comparative vertebrate anatomy and embryology into one easy reference source. Num Pages: 528 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: PSC; PSVW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471623144
- ISBN
- 9780471623144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 290.41
€ 290.41
Paperback. Contains four books: "Novel Aspects of Insect - Plant Interactions", "Arthropod Biological Control Agents and Pesticides", "Lepidopteran Anatomy", and "Integrated Pest Management Systems and Cotton Production". Editor(s): Chapman, R.F.; Joern, A. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 36. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471609018
- ISBN
- 9780471609018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 337.25
€ 337.25
Hardcover. Describing current understanding of the evolution of insect pests, this study explains their ability to adapt and expand both geographically and ecologically. It explores the genetic make-up of each pest species and the degree of genetic variability within species. Editor(s): Kim, Ke Chung; McPheron, Bruce A.; Ke Chung Kim. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471600770
- ISBN
- 9780471600770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 479.01
€ 479.01
Paperback. This guide provides a comprehensive synthesis of proven methods for the culture and experimental manipulation of haemopoietic cells. Covering a range of human and mouse cell types, and featuring step-by-step laboratory procedures, it gives detailed instructions for reagent preparation. Editor(s): Freshney, R. I. Series: Culture of Specialized Cells S. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSF; PSV; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471588306
- ISBN
- 9780471588306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 243.73
€ 243.73