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Palaeontology
Piecing together evidence from both molecular biology and the fossil record, Archibald shows how science is edging closer to understanding exactly what happened during the mass extinctions near the K/T boundary and the radiation that followed. Num Pages: 120 pages, 41, 6 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white line drawings, 3 black & white illust. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898051
- ISBN
- 9780801898051
Condition: New
€ 81.73
€ 81.73
Paperback. The Foraminifera constitute the most diverse group of shelled microorganisms in modern seas. This book deals with the systematics, cell biology, chamber construction, biogeography, ecology, shell geochemistry, and taphonomy of these fascinating protists. It is suitable for graduate students. Num Pages: 382 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005985
- ISBN
- 9781402005985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.56
€ 102.56
Paperback. Paleomagnetic data are useful in many applications in Earth Science from determining paleocurrent directions to analyzing the long-term behavior of the geomagnetic field. This book draws together the various principles and practices within paleomagnetism. It includes many practical examples that illustrate various applications of paleomagnetism. Series: Modern Approaches in Geophysics. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402008504
- ISBN
- 9781402008504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Hardback. Focusing on biofilms, this book combines knowledge on sub-aquatic and sub-aerial biofilms and their products. It describes how formation and degradation of minerals and rocks is achieved through biofilm formation on and in sediments, soils and rocks. It treats methods of study, and examples of Precambrian biofilms of an early Earth. Editor(s): Krumbein, Wolfgang E.; Paterson, David Maxwell (Gatty Marine Laboratory, University of St. Andrews, Fife); Zavarzin, Georgii Aleksandrovich (Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia). Num Pages: 503 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1136.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015977
- ISBN
- 9781402015977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.52
€ 243.52
North African Cretaceous Carbonate Platform Systems
. Ed(S): Skelton, Peter W.; Gili, Eulalia (De...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Tunis, Tunisia from 13 to 18 May 2002 Editor(s): Skelton, Peter W.; Gili, Eulalia (Department de Geologia, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain); Negra, Mohamed (El Hedi Department des Sciences de la Terre, Universite de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia). Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; RBG; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016066
- ISBN
- 9781402016066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.02
€ 191.02
North African Cretaceous Carbonate Platform Systems
. Ed(S): Gili, Eulalia (Department De Geologi...
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Tunis, Tunisia from 13 to 18 May 2002 Editor(s): Gili, Eulalia (Department de Geologia, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain); Negra, Mohamed (El Hedi Department des Sciences de la Terre, Universite de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia); Skelton, Peter W. Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HB; RBGL; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016073
- ISBN
- 9781402016073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 189.03
€ 189.03
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
Hardback. Shows how stable isotopes can be applied to understanding the palaeoenvironment, with chapters on the interpretation of isotopes in water, tree rings, bones and teeth, lake sediments, speleothems and marine sediments. This book offers advice on calibration, including a multi-proxy approach, using isotope signals from different materials. Editor(s): Leng, Melanie J. (NERC Isotope Geosciences Lab.). Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHM; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed 2006. Corr. 2nd printing 2006
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402025037
- ISBN
- 9781402025037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.28
€ 124.28
Hardback. Presents relevant contributions on "Mexican Paleontology" that are described by specialists. This work reviews diverse aspects of various fossil groups. It is a comprehensive source of information about Mexican fossils in English. It also includes an extensive bibliography of almost 1000 references related to the central topic. Editor(s): Vega, Francisco J. (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico); Nyborg, Torrey G. (Department of Natural Sciences); Perrilliat, Maria del Carmen (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico); Montellano-Ballesteros, Marisol (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico); Cevallos-Ferriz, Sergio R.S. (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico); Quiroz-Barroso, Sara A. (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico). Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 94 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402038822
- ISBN
- 9781402038822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.78
€ 192.78
Hardcover. Presents the multidisciplinary results of underwater excavation in north Florida which yields the results of interactions between early Paleoindians and late Pleistocene megafauna. This book provides fundamental insights into two urgent issues: "The Peopling of the Americas"; and "The Extinction of the Megafauna". Editor(s): Webb, S. David. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 588 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402043253
- ISBN
- 9781402043253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 362.30
€ 362.30
Hardback. The Neoproterozoic Era has become a major focus of geobiological investigations because it is a geological period characterized by dramatic climatic change and important evolutionary innovations. This volume presents a sample of views and visions among some of the growing numbers of Neoproterozoic workers. Editor(s): Xiao, Shuhai; Kaufman, Alan J. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 322 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006. Corr. 3rd printing 2007
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402052019
- ISBN
- 9781402052019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.48
€ 188.48
Hardback. Developed from a core of papers selected for the paleodemographic session of the 25th World Population Congress (July 2005, Tours, France), this title covers paleodemographic innovations, in terms of data, techniques and the detection of patterns making it possible to highlight hitherto unknown prehistoric demographic processes. Editor(s): Bocquet-Appel, Jean-Pierre. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSX; RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402064234
- ISBN
- 9781402064234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.37
€ 128.37
Paperback. This book provides complete coverage of all aspects of the study of all fossil palynomorphs yet studied. It is profusely illustrated. The glossary, bibliographies and index are useful tools for study of the literature. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 813 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTL; RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1997.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402066849
- ISBN
- 9781402066849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 280.79
€ 280.79
Hardback. This volume reviews developments in paleontology and geobiology relating to the rapidly-developing field of Astrobiology, the study of life in the Universe. Uniquely among astrobiology monographs, the book focuses on fossil evidence from the geological record. Editor(s): Seckbach, Joseph; Walsh, Maud. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 582 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ; PSG; RBG; RBX; VXQB; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1033.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 582
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402088360
- ISBN
- 9781402088360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 360.30
€ 360.30
Transylvanian Dinosaurs strikes an engaging balance between biography and scientific treatise and is sure to capture the imagination of professional paleontologists and amateur dinophiles alike. Num Pages: 328 pages, 104, 55 black & white illustrations, 41 black & white line drawings, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400273
- ISBN
- 9781421400273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.50
€ 75.50
Paperback. Series: Special Papers in Palaeontology. Num Pages: 108 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444334692
- ISBN
- 9781444334692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.78
€ 65.78
Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils: The Backbone of Archaeolog...
O'brien, Michael J., Lyman, R. Lee
Paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; RBGB; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475781922
- ISBN
- 9781475781922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24 pages of color illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681773438
- ISBN
- 9781681773438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.86
€ 30.99
€ 24.86
Hardback. Editor(s): Srinivasan, M. S. Num Pages: 190 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, 14 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319145730
- ISBN
- 9783319145730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.37
€ 112.37
Paleogene Larger Rotaliid Foraminifera from the Western and Central Ne...
Hottinger, Lukas. Ed(S): Bassi, Davide
Paperback. This book offers an assessment of the state of the art of research on Paleogene rotaliid larger foraminifera. It gives an overview of the current understanding of systematics of this group and its biostratigraphic importance and palaeobiogeography. Editor(s): Bassi, Davide. Num Pages: 210 pages, 113 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RBX; RGM; THF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319349480
- ISBN
- 9783319349480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.12
€ 122.12