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Palaeontology
Hardback. Phylogenetic analysis and morphometrics have been developed by biologists into analytic tools for testing hypotheses about the relationships between groups of species. This book applies these tools to paleontological data. It is useful in evolutionary biology, paleontology, systematics, evolutionary development, theoretical biology, and more. Editor(s): Adrain, Jonathan M.; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Lieberman, Bruce S. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467219
- ISBN
- 9780306467219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.50
€ 197.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Adrain, Jonathan M.; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Lieberman, Bruce S. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 795.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461351375
- ISBN
- 9781461351375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.25
€ 187.25
Paperback. This book includes work from both new and established researchers who are using laboratory, field and data-base techniques to characterize and quantify the temporal and spatial variation in taphonomic bias. Editor(s): Allison, Peter A.; Bottjer, David J. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 612 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBGK; RBX; RGM; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400734036
- ISBN
- 9789400734036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.84
€ 188.84
Hardback. One of the most important questions we can ask about life is "Does ecology matter?" Most biologists and paleontologists are trained to answer "yes". This book examines the mechanisms by which ecology matters in the context of patterns that play out over millions of years and looks at how ancient environments affected evolution. Editor(s): Allmon, Warren D.; Bottjer, David J. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 art pieces. BIC Classification: RBX; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109949
- ISBN
- 9780231109949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.49
€ 188.49
Hardback. This volume presents a collection of remarkable adaptations to anoxia, observed in protists, fungi, plants and animals. The text presents case studies that provide evidence for controlled beneficial use of anoxia, like organic modification of free radicals, for example. Editor(s): Altenbach, Alexander V.; Bernhard, Joan M.; Seckbach, Joseph. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 684 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSF; PSG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1175.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400718951
- ISBN
- 9789400718951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.72
€ 243.72
paperback. This volume presents a collection of remarkable adaptations to anoxia, observed in protists, fungi, plants and animals. The text presents case studies that provide evidence for controlled beneficial use of anoxia, like organic modification of free radicals, for example. Editor(s): Altenbach, Alexander V.; Bernhard, Joan M.; Seckbach, Joseph. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 684 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSG; RBX; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1032.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400737051
- ISBN
- 9789400737051
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Condition: New
€ 242.42
€ 242.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Alverson, Keith D.; Bradley, Raymond S.; Pedersen, Thomas F. Series: Global Change - The IGBP Series. Num Pages: 235 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBX; RGM; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642626920
- ISBN
- 9783642626920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.15
€ 65.15
Late Paleocene-Early Eocene Biotic and Climatic Events in the Marine a...
. Ed(S): Aubrey, Marie-Pierre; Lucas, Spencer...
Hardback. This book is a comprehensive collection of the best scholarship available on the transition between the Paleocene and Eocene epochs-when the earth experienced the warmest climatic episode of the Cenozoic era. These 21 contributions detail the major turnover among marine and terrestrial organisms that resulted from sudden global warming. Editor(s): Aubrey, Marie-Pierre; Lucas, Spencer G.; Berggren, William A. Num Pages: 508 pages, 154 illus, 34 photo. BIC Classification: RBG; RBX; WNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1679.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102384
- ISBN
- 9780231102384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.95
€ 203.95
Hardback. Offers a comparative review of spin electronics ("spintronics") research and development activities in the US, Japan, and Western Europe. This book covers materials, fabrication and characterization of magnetic nanostructures, magnetism and spin control in magnetic nanostructures, magneto-optical properties of semiconductors, and magneto devices. Editor(s): Awschalom, David D.; Buhrman, Robert A. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA); Daughton, James M. (NVE Corporation, Eden prairie, MN, USA); Molnar, Stephan von (Center for Materials Research and Technology, Florida State University); Roukes, Michael Lee (Condensed Matter Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA). Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RBX; TJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402018022
- ISBN
- 9781402018022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.02
€ 127.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Bertrand-Sarfati, Janine; Monty, C. L. V. Num Pages: 483 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 765.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 483
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401044912
- ISBN
- 9789401044912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Bobe, Rene; Zeresenay, Alemseged; Behrensmeyer, Anna K. (National Museum of Natural History). Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 375 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 915.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048167913
- ISBN
- 9789048167913
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Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Borgen, Ulf J.; Nakrem, Hans A. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph Series. Num Pages: 520 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGH; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 277 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119286431
- ISBN
- 9781119286431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.51
€ 191.51
Hardback. This photographically rich volume provides a synthetic overview of a wide sample of Lagerstatten from marine environments reaching back in time to the Precambrian, more than 500 million years ago. These occurrences of exceptional fossil preservation are providing scientists with a new source of evidence to understand how life has evolved in the Earth's oceans. Editor(s): Bottjer, David J.; Etter, Walter; Hagadorn, James W.; Tang, Carol M. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 78 photos, 22 maps, 30 illus. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102544
- ISBN
- 9780231102544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.95
€ 197.95
Paperback. This photographically rich volume provides a synthetic overview of a wide sample of Lagerstatten from marine environments reaching back in time to the Precambrian, more than 500 million years ago. These occurrences of exceptional fossil preservation are providing scientists with a new source of evidence to understand how life has evolved in the Earth's oceans. Editor(s): Bottjer, David J.; Etter, Walter; Hagadorn, James W.; Tang, Carol M. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 78 photos, 22 maps, 30 illus. BIC Classification: PSPM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102551
- ISBN
- 9780231102551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.18
€ 87.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Clark, Jamie L.; Speth, John D. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 275 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PSAF; PSVW; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400796256
- ISBN
- 9789400796256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.84
€ 123.84
Continuity and Discontinuity in the Peopling of Europe
. Ed(S): Condemi, Silvana; Weniger, Gerd-Chri...
Paperback. Ever since we discovered the Neanderthals, debate has raged among palaeoanthropologists and archaeologists over their origin and significance. This book sets out the current status of our knowledge of them and suggests areas for potential future research. Editor(s): Condemi, Silvana; Weniger, Gerd-Christian. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1001.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735545
- ISBN
- 9789400735545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.44
€ 136.44
Paperback. Examining alternative scientific models of life's origin and evolution, this book eschews creationism, yet challenges assumptions about the chemical processes that enabled life to begin, proposing key 'primal syntheses' that stimulated life's development. Editor(s): Egel, Richard; Lankenau, Dirk-Henner; Mulkidjanian, Armen Y. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSB; PSBC; PSF; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642443763
- ISBN
- 9783642443763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 302.92
€ 302.92
Paperback. Bryozoa, a colonial animal phylum with a long evolutionary history, remain widespread today, even recording ambient environmental conditions in their skeletons. This synthesis of current research in Bryozoology covers both extant and extinct taxa. Editor(s): Ernst, Andrej; Schafer, Priska; Scholz, Joachim. Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 460 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBX; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642439490
- ISBN
- 9783642439490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.94
€ 185.94
Hardback. Bryozoa, a colonial animal phylum with a long evolutionary history, remain widespread today, even recording ambient environmental conditions in their skeletons. This synthesis of current research in Bryozoology covers both extant and extinct taxa. Editor(s): Ernst, Andrej; Schafer, Priska; Scholz, Joachim J. Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 460 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT; RBX; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642164101
- ISBN
- 9783642164101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.76
€ 188.76
Paperback. What do we now know about the origins of plants on land, from an evolutionary and an environmental perspective? The essays in this collection present a synthesis of our present state of knowledge, integrating current information in paleobotany with physical, chemical, and geological data. Editor(s): Gensel, Patricia G.; Edwards, Dianne. Series: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PST; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111614
- ISBN
- 9780231111614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.34
€ 72.34