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Paperback. In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is not imposed from above but instead comes from within. Moral behavior does not begin and end with religion but is in fact a product of evolution. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 211 x 20. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393347791
- ISBN
- 9780393347791
€ 18.12
€ 18.12
Hardcover. Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory. This text examines the behaviour and regional variations of these species, as well as the altitude of migration, concentration of insects in layers and how they respond to large and small-scale wind systems. Num Pages: 512 pages, 143 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 179 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1270. Observing Insect Flight and Migration. 512 pages, 143 illustrations. Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory. This text examines the behaviour and regional variations of these species, as well as the altitude of migration, concentration of insects in layers and how they respond to large and small-scale wind systems. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSVT7. Dimension: 246 x 179 x 33. Weight: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- CABI
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845935566
- ISBN
- 9781845935566
€ 204.91
€ 204.91
Venomous Reptiles of the United States, Canada, and Northern Mexico: <...
Ernst, Carl H., Ernst, Evelyn M.
Hardcover. Anyone with an interest in venom, snakes, or herpetology in general will find a wealth of information within the pages of these impressive volumes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 114, 10 black & white line drawings, 14 maps, 58 black & white illustrations, 32 colour i. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; GBC; PSVW5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 254 x 30. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898754
- ISBN
- 9780801898754
€ 68.22€ 67.32
€ 68.22
€ 67.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Zapico, Sara C. Num Pages: 275 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; MFKH3; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498709699
- ISBN
- 9781498709699
€ 192.57
€ 192.57
Paperback. An engaging narrative about an incredible, life-giving organ and its imperiled modern fate. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MFG; PSX; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345070
- ISBN
- 9780393345070
€ 15.99€ 15.98
€ 15.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Series: Pocket Photo Guides. Num Pages: 144 pages, full-colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJW; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 95. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Natural History
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472938145
- ISBN
- 9781472938145
€ 11.99€ 8.91
€ 11.99
€ 8.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Lee, Mike S.; Ji, Qin C. Series: Wiley Series on Pharmaceutical Science and Biotechnology: Practices, Applications and Methods. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBGR; PSBC; TCB; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 188 x 45. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118605196
- ISBN
- 9781118605196
€ 165.47
€ 165.47
Paperback. Film tie-in: an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848542020
- ISBN
- 9781848542020
€ 13.99€ 11.40
€ 13.99
€ 11.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 424 pages, 52 color illus., 119 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262026802
- ISBN
- 9780262026802
€ 59.12€ 49.23
€ 59.12
€ 49.23
Hardcover. An introductory text that emphasizes the underlying algorithmic ideas that are driving advances in bioinformatics. Series: Computational Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 456 pages, 129 illus. BIC Classification: PSD; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262101066
- ISBN
- 9780262101066
€ 77.32€ 73.79
€ 77.32
€ 73.79
Hardback. Series: Species and Systematics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAB. 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
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498714549
- ISBN
- 9781498714549
€ 186.46
€ 186.46
Hardcover. Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and understood. Suitable for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous and ecologically critical component of our biosphere, this introduction to spider biology and anatomy explains spider relationships. Illustrator(s): Buchanan, Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages, 88 color illustrations, 25 b/w photographs, 27 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 261 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1174. 288 pages, illustrations. Illustrator(s): Buchanan, Steve. Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and understood. Suitable for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous and ecologically critical component of our biosphere, this introduction to spider biology and anatomy explains spider relationships. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVT7. Dimension: 187 x 261 x 26. Weight: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274884
- ISBN
- 9780520274884
€ 79.59€ 75.87
€ 79.59
€ 75.87
Paperback. Intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses on Modeling, this book introduces a variety of mathematical models for biological systems, and presents the mathematical theory and techniques useful in analyzing those models. Its material is organized according to the mathematical theory rather than the biological application. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBWH; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 207 x 18. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pearson Education (US) United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780130352163
- ISBN
- 9780130352163
€ 120.09
€ 120.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 274 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brooks/Cole
- Edition
- 4th edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781133590552
- ISBN
- 9781133590552
€ 105.71
€ 105.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Holland, Stephen. Series: Arguing About Philosophy. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415476331
- ISBN
- 9780415476331
€ 56.91
€ 56.91
Hardcover. Comprehensive and immensely valuable, The Natural History of Canadian Mammals will become a treasured companion for scientific researchers, animal lovers, and all those wishing to gain a greater appreciation of Canada's natural wonders. Num Pages: 824 pages, 600. BIC Classification: 1KBC; PSVW7; WNCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 225 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644830
- ISBN
- 9781442644830
€ 74.33
€ 74.33
Hardback. Ian Waterman lost all sense of movement below the neck over forty years ago. Unable to move, he felt disembodied and frightened. Slowly, he taught himself to dress, eat and walk by thinking about each movement with visual supervision. Here we see the science behind this rare condition but also Ian's personal journey through his unique response Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198778875
- ISBN
- 9780198778875
€ 51.96
€ 51.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 688 pages, 228 black & white illustrations, 59 black & white tables, 22 black & white halftones, 206. BIC Classification: JM; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138788152
- ISBN
- 9781138788152
€ 76.47
€ 76.47
Paperback. An accessible yet rigorous and generously illustrated exploration of the computational approach to the study of biological vision. Num Pages: 576 pages, 132 color illus., 399 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JMM; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 201 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262514279
- ISBN
- 9780262514279
€ 70.49€ 67.56
€ 70.49
€ 67.56
Hardback. Features research results in the field of cancer modeling to provide readers with the mathematical models of cancer and their applications. This book covers: oncogenetic trees, stochastic multistage models of carcinogenesis, effects of ionizing radiation on cell cycle and genomic instability, and stochastic models of metastasis. Editor(s): Tan, Wai-Yuan; Hanin, Leonid. Series: Series in Mathematical Biology and Medicine. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MJCL; PBWH; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812779472
- ISBN
- 9789812779472
€ 290.72
€ 290.72
Paperback. Presents the concepts of human genetics in clear, concise language and provides relevant examples that you can apply to yourself, your family, and your work environment. The author explains the origin, nature, and amount of genetic diversity present in the human population and how that diversity has been shaped by natural selection. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning
- Edition
- 11th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305251052
- ISBN
- 9781305251052
€ 90.14
€ 90.14
Paperback. "Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it."-P. B. Medawar, New York Review of Books Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393308198
- ISBN
- 9780393308198
€ 17.05
€ 17.05
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
€ 55.70
€ 55.70
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive synthesis of modern evolutionary biology as it relates to plants. This text recounts the saga of plant life from its origins to the radiation of the flowering plants. Through computer-generated "walks" it shows how living plants might have evolved. Num Pages: 470 pages, 2 halftones, 7 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSD; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226580838
- ISBN
- 9780226580838
€ 32.49
€ 32.49