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Hardcover. Parasites are masterful works of evolutionary art. The tiny mite Hisliostoma laboratorium, a parasite of Drosophila, launches itself, in an incredible display of evolutionary engineering, like a surface- to-air missile at a fruit fly far above its head. Translator(s): Simberloff, Daniel. Num Pages: 280 pages, 70line drawings. BIC Classification: PSGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114293
- ISBN
- 9780226114293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.87
€ 123.87
Hardcover. The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation together fund more than $40 billion of research annually in the US and around the globe. Suitable for those who want to learn how federal legislation and regulations affect laboratory research, this primer reveals the often obscured intersection of government and science. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNT; PDG; PDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101644
- ISBN
- 9780226101644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.19
€ 130.19
Hardcover. Reveals how and why pathological drinking became a subject of medical interest, social controversy, and lurid fascination in the early American republic. This book also reveals just how delirium tremens shaped the modern experience of alcohol addiction as a psychic struggle with inner demons. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226099897
- ISBN
- 9780226099897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Paperback. Translator(s): Swetlitz, Marc. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLB; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410. 240 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRLB; PSAJ. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 19. Weight: 410. Translator(s): Swetlitz, Marc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092775
- ISBN
- 9780226092775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.06
€ 50.06
Hardcover. The earth's climate changes abruptly every few thousand years, with breathtaking speed, cooling the climate worldwide. For most mammals this has a devastating effect on population. This volume argues that the cycle has instigated the increase in brain size and complexity of human beings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 46 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092010
- ISBN
- 9780226092010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.34
€ 42.34
Hardcover. Technology demands uniformity from human beings who encounter it. People encountering technology, however, differ from one another. This book presents a history of technology focused not on innovations but on their unintended consequences. Num Pages: 304 pages, 46 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226081175
- ISBN
- 9780226081175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.24
€ 72.24
Hardcover. Describes the transformative role played by "outsiders" in the growth of the modern life sciences. From Noam Chomsky using linguistics to answer questions about brain architecture, to Erwin Schrodinger contemplating DNA as a physicist would, this book features outsiders who show how much there is to gain from disrespecting conventional boundaries. Editor(s): Harman, Oren; Dietrich, Michael R. Num Pages: 376 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078373
- ISBN
- 9780226078373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.61
€ 148.61
Hardcover. Tracing the history of biological attempts to determine whether selection could lead to the evolution of fitter groups, this title focuses on the British naturalist V C Wynne-Edwards, who proposed that animals could regulate their own population levels and thereby avoid overexploitation of their food and other resources. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 line drawing, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067018
- ISBN
- 9780226067018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.17
€ 121.17
Paperback. This overview of developments in the field articulates a new perspective of the whole group of approximately 15,000 species of butterfles as a comprehensive model system for all the sciences concerned with biodiversity. Num Pages: 736 pages, 30 colour plates, 3 halftones, 110 line drawings, 59 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226063188
- ISBN
- 9780226063188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.23
€ 92.23
Hardcover. Until recently, seaweed for most Americans was nothing but a nuisance, clinging to us as we swim in the ocean and stinking up the beach as it rots in the sun. This book takes the reader on a tour of seaweed, describing what seaweeds actually are - algae, not plants - and how people of different cultures have utilized them since prehistoric times. Illustrator(s): Mouritsen, Jonas Drotner. Translator(s): Johansen, Mariela. Num Pages: 272 pages, 380 colour plates, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226044361
- ISBN
- 9780226044361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.86
€ 50.86
Hardcover. Prized for its generic fish taste, pollock masquerades as crab meat in California rolls and seafood salads, and it feeds millions as fish sticks in school cafeterias and Filet-O-Fish sandwiches at McDonald's. This book seamlessly weaves the biology and ecology of Alaska pollock with the history and politics of the fishery. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; KNAF; PSPM; PSVW1; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226022345
- ISBN
- 9780226022345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.47
€ 40.47
Hardcover. Distilling vast amounts of research on the scientific literature of the time, this title offers a look at Kant's famous first Critique and at the history of philosophy and the life sciences as well. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021980
- ISBN
- 9780226021980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.17
€ 121.17
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia
Beane, Jeffrey C.; Braswell, Alvin L.; Mitche...
Paperback. A guide to the amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. It features 189 species of salamanders, frogs, crocodilians, turtles, lizards, and snakes, with photographs, descriptions, and distribution maps for each species. It is suitable for zoologists, amateur naturalists, environmentalists, backpackers, campers, and hikers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 221 colour photographs, 3 tables, 172 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFS; 1KBBFV; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871126
- ISBN
- 9780807871126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
hardcover. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas Num Pages: 1245 pages, figs. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1633.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- University North Carolina Pr United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 1245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807810873
- ISBN
- 9780807810873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Paperback. A comprehensive overview of the current alternative food system in America. Editor(s): Duram, Leslie A. Num Pages: 504 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 tables, 1 chronology, 4 appendixes. BIC Classification: TVB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236257
- ISBN
- 9780803236257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.53
€ 36.99
€ 34.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Able, Kenneth P. Series: Comstock books. Num Pages: 208 pages, 86. BIC Classification: PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 223 x 12. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484018
- ISBN
- 9780801484018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.29
€ 31.99
€ 27.29
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472787
- ISBN
- 9780801472787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.62
€ 33.99
€ 30.62
Biology and Conservation of Martens, Sables, and Fishers
. Ed(S): Aubry, Keith B.; Zielinski, William ...
Hardback. Editor(s): Aubry, Keith B.; Zielinski, William J.; Raphael, Martin G.; Proulx, Gilbert; Buskirk, Steven W. Num Pages: 536 pages, 115, 49 tables, 27 charts, 31 maps, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450884
- ISBN
- 9780801450884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.26
€ 111.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; TVSW; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448812
- ISBN
- 9780801448812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.71
€ 24.99
€ 22.71
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Tebbs, Margaret. Num Pages: 656 pages, 302. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447532
- ISBN
- 9780801447532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.81
€ 168.81
Hardback. Editor(s): McGowan, Kevin J.; Corwin, Kimberley. Num Pages: 712 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801447167
- ISBN
- 9780801447167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardback. Series: Comstock books. Num Pages: 544 pages, 46. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801440465
- ISBN
- 9780801440465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.35
€ 136.35
hardcover. Series: Comstock books. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSC; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing Associates United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801439339
- ISBN
- 9780801439339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.86
€ 163.86
hardcover. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 318 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing Associates United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801438271
- ISBN
- 9780801438271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.92
€ 222.92