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Paperback. A Comparative Philosophical Analysis. 208 pages. Helps explain the central notions of health and welfare by comparing the human and animal variants of these concepts. Split into three parts, this book starts by presenting a background of some of the major theories of human health and welfare. This is followed by a discussion of theories on animal welfare and health. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFFZ; MZ; PSV. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 11. Weight: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845930592
- ISBN
- 9781845930592
€ 46.99€ 44.38
€ 46.99
€ 44.38
Paperback. Presents a view of human evolution that contends early humans occupied a more vulnerable position in the food chain than we like to imagine. This book argues that primates, including the earliest members of the human family, have evolved as the prey of any number of predators, including wild cats and dogs, hyenas, snakes, crocodiles, and birds. Num Pages: 376 pages, drawings and photos. BIC Classification: PSX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Edition
- Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813344034
- ISBN
- 9780813344034
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521437561
- ISBN
- 9780521437561
€ 52.92
€ 52.92
Hardback. With the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of structure-based drug discovery and using experimental and computational approaches, this book covers principles, methods, applications, and emerging paradigms of structural biology as a tool for more efficient drug development. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: PN; PS; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 135 x 5. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118681015
- ISBN
- 9781118681015
€ 258.68
€ 258.68
Paperback. This is a detailed, illustrated and up-to-date study of the fauna, flora, landscapes, coastal areas and seascapes of the entire Mediterranean Basin, and the Sea itself. Since the publication of the first edition in 1999, the field has advanced in significant ways and this revision is timely. Num Pages: 392 pages, 60 black and white illustrations plus an 8 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 1QSM; PSAF; PSPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199557998
- ISBN
- 9780199557998
€ 74.27
€ 74.27
Paperback. The authoritative guide on the ecology and epidemiology of Lyme disease Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: MBNS; PSAF; PSGH; PSVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199928477
- ISBN
- 9780199928477
€ 32.77
€ 32.77
Paperback. This volume presents an analysis of psychopathic and sociopathic personalities and the conditions that give rise to them. It offers an analysis of socialization and the role played by the crime-relevent genetic traits of the child and the skills and limitations of the parents. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JMS; MJN; MMJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805819748
- ISBN
- 9780805819748
€ 54.17
€ 54.17
Paperback. Human coronaviruses caused the SARS epidemic that infected more than 8000 people, killing about ten percent of them in 32 countries. This book provides essential information on these viruses and the development of vaccines to control coronavirus infections. Editor(s): Enjuanes, Luis. Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology. Num Pages: 268 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642059971
- ISBN
- 9783642059971
€ 181.10
€ 181.10
Paperback. Provides concise, yet authoritative descriptions of the most common techniques used to study wild carnivores and to conserve and manage their populations within increasingly human-dominated landscapes. Editor(s): Boitani, Luigi; Powell, Roger A. Series: Techniques in Ecology and Conservation. Num Pages: 526 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW7; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199558537
- ISBN
- 9780199558537
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardback. Editor(s): Borges, Miguel (61embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotecnology Brasilia Brazil). Num Pages: 300 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNCB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498732802
- ISBN
- 9781498732802
€ 157.23
€ 157.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 976 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour) facsimiles (chiefly colour), portraits (colour and b&w). BIC Classification: PSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 238 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780030973697
- ISBN
- 9780030973697
€ 140.41
€ 140.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 149.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cowley Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781561012985
- ISBN
- 9781561012985
€ 15.74
€ 15.74
Hardcover. A riveting account of how emerging science about microbes, plants and our own bodies can revolutionise agriculture and medicine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393244403
- ISBN
- 9780393244403
€ 25.99€ 23.89
€ 25.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. Osmoregulation and water balance are essential topics in animal physiology. This book starts with the physical properties of water, and the influence that it has on biological design. It then looks at the effect of the environment on physiology. Finally it studies how the evolutionary history of the animal influences the solution employed. Series: Oxford Animal Biology Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 75 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSP; PSVD; PSVS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198569961
- ISBN
- 9780198569961
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
The Annihilation of Nature: Human Extinction of Birds and Mammals
Ehrlich, Gerardo, Ehrlich, Anne H., Ehrlich, ...
Hardcover. Only then will we have any hope of preventing the worst-case scenario of the sixth mass extinction. Num Pages: 208 pages, 83, 83 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNKH1; WNCB; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417189
- ISBN
- 9781421417189
€ 27.99€ 25.97
€ 27.99
€ 25.97
Plant Tissue Culture Concepts and Laboratory Exercises
. Ed(s): Trigiano, Robert N.; Gray, Dennis J.
Paperback. Alternating between topic discussions and hands-on laboratory experiments that range from the in vitro flowering of roses to tissue culture of ferns, this book addresses principles and methods in plant tissue culture research. It covers things from the history of plant tissue culture and basic methods to propagation techniques. Editor(s): Trigiano, Robert N.; Gray, Dennis J. Num Pages: 472 pages, 39 black & white tables, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PSF; PST; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 177 x 36. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780849320293
- ISBN
- 9780849320293
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Paperback. The text provides an invaluable source of information to senior undergraduates, postgraduates and to industrial researchers with an interest in mechanistic studies. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PNN; PNR; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780854046768
- ISBN
- 9780854046768
€ 56.50
€ 56.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 590 pages. BIC Classification: PSAG; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444637727
- ISBN
- 9780444637727
€ 95.37
€ 95.37
Hardcover. International archaeologists examine early Stone Age tools and bones to present the most holistic view to date of the archaeology of human origins. Editor(s): Dominguez-Rodrigo, Manuel. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 b/w illus. 1 map 9 tables. BIC Classification: HDDA; JHMC; PSXE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630. Debates in the Archaeology of Human Origins. 376 pages, 25 b/w illus. 1 map 9 tables. Editor(s): Dominguez-Rodrigo, Manuel. International archaeologists examine early Stone Age tools and bones to present the most holistic view to date of the archaeology of human origins. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HDDA; JHMC; PSXE. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 24. Weight: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107022928
- ISBN
- 9781107022928
€ 115.87
€ 115.87
Hardback. How Darwin's theory of evolution drove generations of zoologists to search for the first evolved nervous systems in simple organisms. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773545717
- ISBN
- 9780773545717
€ 46.99€ 44.21
€ 46.99
€ 44.21
Hardcover. Synthesizes the community ecology studies of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. These studies have been conducted from deserts to rainforests and in terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats. This book is suitable for faculty, researchers, graduates, and undergraduates in vertebrate biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Editor(s): Cody, Martin L.; Smallwood, Jeffrey A. Num Pages: 597 pages, 159 b&w ilustrations, 1 colour illustration, references, index. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1053.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science & Technology United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 597
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780121780753
- ISBN
- 9780121780753
€ 125.38
€ 125.38
Paperback. This book addresses the question of how life may have arisen on earth, in the spirit of an intriguing detective story. Series: CANTO. Num Pages: 144 pages, line diagrams, index, glossary. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521398282
- ISBN
- 9780521398282
€ 19.83
€ 19.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: MJ; PNF; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118455982
- ISBN
- 9781118455982
€ 92.14
€ 92.14
Hardcover. An essential resource for paleontologists, biologists, geologists, and teachers, The Rise of Animals is the best single reference on one of earth's most significant events. Num Pages: 344 pages, 677, 677 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886799
- ISBN
- 9780801886799
€ 68.75€ 67.45
€ 68.75
€ 67.45