Zoology & animal sciences
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Zoology & animal sciences
Hardback. Advanced biomedical techniques such as genetic engineering are used extensively in animal related research and development. The book presents themes and issues which have emerged in the debates surrounding biotechnology as applied to animals. Editor(s): Holland, A.; Johnson, A. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; PSG; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412756801
- ISBN
- 9780412756801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardback. Evaluates the reputation of the coelacanth, presenting accounts of the structure of fossil coelacanths, and suggests a family history to show that there have been subtle but significant changes in coelacanth history. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 969.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412784804
- ISBN
- 9780412784804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.97
€ 243.97
Hardback. Tropical estuaries are among the most modified and threatened of aquatic environments. This text provides readers with an understanding of the fish, the environments in which they live, and the management of biologically healthy estuaries and sustainable fisheries. Series: Fish & Fisheries Series. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW1; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412785009
- ISBN
- 9780412785009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.97
€ 247.97
Hardback. Covers such topics as colonization of trees by insects, population dynamics of forest insects, insect natural enemies, the effects of climate change and pollution on forest pests, and spatial variation in the abundance of insects. This book also covers the mineralization of carbon by termites, and the impact of herbivorous insects. Num Pages: 422 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 949.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412791109
- ISBN
- 9780412791109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.16
€ 252.16
Paperback. Parasites evolve under selective pressures which are different from those acting on free-living organisms. This book aims to present these pressures and to show how they have shaped the ecology of parasites over evolutionary time. It explains theoretical concepts and illustrates with example organisms. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSGH; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412793707
- ISBN
- 9780412793707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.78
€ 188.78
Hardback. The activated sludge process is the cornerstone of sewage treatment systems. This book presents a comprehensive review of the general microbiology of activated sludge and of the bacteria responsible for the major operational problems encountered. It focuses on the impact of molecular methods on our understanding of activated sludge microbiology. Editor(s): Seviour, Robert J.; Blackall, L. Num Pages: 422 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSD; PSV; TQSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412793806
- ISBN
- 9780412793806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.25
€ 244.25
Hardback. A result of a meeting between the Society of Protozoologists (UK), The Systematics Association and The Linnean Society, this text brings together contemporary views on protozoa evolution to provide a compendium of reference for those interested in the phylogenetics of lower eukaryotes. Editor(s): Coombs, Graham H.; Vickerman, Keith; Sleigh, M.A.; Warren, A. Series: Systematics Association Special Volume Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSD; PSGN; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412798009
- ISBN
- 9780412798009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 494.65
€ 494.65
Hardback. Emphasizing biological processes occuring at the cellular level, this title gives insights into the experimental and theoretical applications of modern scientific paradigms to fundamental biological processes. Num Pages: 559 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVN; PSD; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1286.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 559
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412798900
- ISBN
- 9780412798900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.74
€ 245.74
Hardback. Parasites evolve under selective pressures which are different from those acting on free-living organisms. This textbook presents these pressures and shows how they have shaped the ecology of parasites over evolutionary time. It also explains broad theoretical concepts. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSGH; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412805608
- ISBN
- 9780412805608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.51
€ 191.51
Interchanges of Insects Between Agricultural and Surrounding Landscape...
. Ed(S): Ekbom, Barbara; Irwin, Michael E.; R...
Hardback. The rationale for this book is based on an appreciation of the fact that all insects are profoundly influenced by their surroundings. Through an understanding of how landscape structure influences the fitness and survival of insect species, we may be able to find ways to optimize land use. Editor(s): Ekbom, Barbara; Irwin, Michael E.; Robert, Yves. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT7; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412822902
- ISBN
- 9780412822902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.06
€ 192.06
Hardback. Emphasizes the responses of individual fish to their environment and the consequences of these responses for the population and community to which the individuals belong. This book is suitable for students of fish biology and ecology, fisheries science and aquaculture. It is also suitable for fish biologists, fisheries scientists and ecologists. Series: Fish & Fisheries Series. Num Pages: 399 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 187 x 30. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412845901
- ISBN
- 9780412845901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.31
€ 198.31
Hardback. Diverse and complicated bacterial and protozoan populations inhabit the rumen and intestinal tract of animals, and there is a delicate balance among the individual populations within this complex micronial community. This volume discusses gastrointestinal microbiology. Series: Chapman & Hall Microbiology Series. Num Pages: 658 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412983610
- ISBN
- 9780412983610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.63
€ 244.63
Hardback. Addresses the problems of dealing with the biology, economics, and public policy of conserving and managing the stressed and nearly extinct stocks of the Pacific salmon. Num Pages: 685 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW1; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 685
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412986918
- ISBN
- 9780412986918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.56
€ 246.56
hardcover. Summarizes the knowledge about the structure and stability of microbial genomes, and reviews the techniques used to analyze and fingerprint them. This title includes maps of approximately thirty important microbes, along with articles on the construction and relevant features of the maps. It focuses on the analysis of small genomes. Editor(s): Bruijn, Frans J. de; Lupski, J.R. (Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA); Weinstock, G.M. (Department of Biochemistry, Medical School University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA). Num Pages: 793 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PSG; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 793
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412991417
- ISBN
- 9780412991417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.64
€ 245.64
paperback. This textbook blends evolution and trophic dynamics, taking into account recent advances in both behavioural and population ecology. A central objective of this work is to consider whether adaptive behavioural decisions on the individual organism level might tend to stabilize trophic interactions. Series: Population and Community Biology Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVP; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412994111
- ISBN
- 9780412994111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardback. Useful for students in chemical ecology, entomology, natural products and neurobiology, this volume includes: reviews of the control of pheromone production, the sensory processing of pheromone signals, neuroethology of pheromone-mediated responses, the use of pheromones in direct control of behavior and the evolution of pheromone communication. Num Pages: 684 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVD; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412996115
- ISBN
- 9780412996115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 362.39
€ 362.39
Hardback. Details the principles and practices of genetics as they relate to fish farming. This book reviews basic genetic principles and the genetics of sex determination. It focuses on the genetics of qualitative traits and profiles selection programs that produce true breeding populations. Editor(s): Tave, Douglas. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVD; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780442004170
- ISBN
- 9780442004170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 366.16
€ 366.16
paperback. This work describes the biochemistry and physiology of bacteria that produce methane and those that grow on methane and related compounds. Series: Aspects of Microbiology. Num Pages: 88 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 127.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 1983rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780442305284
- ISBN
- 9780442305284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.71
€ 62.71
Paperback. This text describes the structure, functions, transmission and applications of bacterial plasmids. The rate of research and accumulating knowledge on bacterial plasmids since the first edition, has established a need for a thorough revision and update. Series: Aspects of Microbiology. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PSV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780442317652
- ISBN
- 9780442317652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780709900016
- ISBN
- 9780709900016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.27
€ 63.27