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Paperback. Investigating a whole host of species from around the globe, the first short and affordable introduction to animal behaviour Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780742601
- ISBN
- 9781780742601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
Paperback. Looks inside this landscape of digital scientific work. This title chronicles the emergence of bioinformatics - the mode of working across and between biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics - from the 1960s to the present, seeking to understand how knowledge about life is made in and through virtual spaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBF; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226080208
- ISBN
- 9780226080208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 280 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525025
- ISBN
- 9781556525025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.45
€ 23.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. Translator(s): Williams, Michael. Num Pages: 48 pages, full colour. BIC Classification: HRQC5; MBNH3; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Publisher
- Temple Lodge Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906999636
- ISBN
- 9781906999636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.92
€ 14.99
€ 13.92
Paperback. Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families; the basis for the major movie starring Sigourney Weaver Num Pages: 336 pages, 8. BIC Classification: PSVW79; RNKH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753811412
- ISBN
- 9780753811412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified, human behaviors. Our earthiest instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JHMP; JMM; PSAN; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284135
- ISBN
- 9780674284135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.55
€ 35.99
€ 29.55
Hardback. This volume explores the linkage of the life sciences with policy (biopolicy). It features two points of departure: the implications of the neurosciences for public policy; and the implications of evolutionary theory for policy-making. It includes several case studies of how these points of departure inform our knowledge of policy. Editor(s): Somit, Albert; Peterson, Steven A. Series: Research in Biopolitics. Num Pages: 253 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; PSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 253
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528205
- ISBN
- 9781780528205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.39
€ 132.39
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617791819
- ISBN
- 9781617791819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.44€ 106.93
€ 172.44
€ 106.93
Paperback. This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces, understand the pieces themselves, and reconstruct organisms from this understanding. In Life Itself, Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. Num Pages: 285 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428. A Comprehensive Inquiry into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life. Series: Complexity in Ecological Systems. 285 pages, Illustrations. This strategy, derived from Newtonian mechanism, is embodied in reductionism: break what is complicated into simpler pieces, understand the pieces themselves, and reconstruct organisms from this understanding. In Life Itself, Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSA. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight: 428.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075657
- ISBN
- 9780231075657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.87
€ 32.99
€ 23.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, B&W art throughout. BIC Classification: PSAJ; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 209 x 41. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608199105
- ISBN
- 9781608199105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.93
€ 16.99
€ 13.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896031548
- ISBN
- 9780896031548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.08€ 78.06
€ 127.08
€ 78.06
Paperback. Focuses on the well-known genes, developmental processes and taxa. This book builds logically from developmental genetics and regulatory mechanisms to evolution at different genetic morphological levels. Num Pages: 272 pages, 296 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405119504
- ISBN
- 9781405119504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.88
€ 87.88
Paperback. This timely book critically examines the capabilities and limitations of new areas of biology, especially epigenetics and neuroscience, that are used as powerful arguments for developing social policy in a particular direction, exploring their implications for policy and practice. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black & white tables, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JPQB; PSAK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Critical
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447322344
- ISBN
- 9781447322344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.74
€ 38.99
€ 37.74
Paperback. Brings together the various discoveries of microbiology. Of interest to general readers, this book provides a view of evolution as a process based on interdependency and their interconnectedness of life on the planet. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PD; PSAJ; PSC; PSG; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210646
- ISBN
- 9780520210646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.62
€ 35.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. Provides an overview of issues from basic theories to their applications to crop improvement. Offering an integrated profile of molecular breeding in plants, this book is suitable for researchers and students involved in plant biology and breeding, genetics and applied genomics. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: PSTL; TCB; TVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1456. 752 pages. Provides an overview of issues from basic theories to their applications to crop improvement. Offering an integrated profile of molecular breeding in plants, this book is suitable for researchers and students involved in plant biology and breeding, genetics and applied genomics. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PSTL; TCB; TVS. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 43. Weight: 1618.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 752
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939823
- ISBN
- 9781845939823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.95
€ 84.95
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Paperback. The debut of a female Steve Jones - likeable, literate, lucid and laconic. A sprightly, lavishly illustrated book on the science of human survival. Num Pages: 352 pages, 80 b/w illus, With index. BIC Classification: MFG; MMR; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006551256
- ISBN
- 9780006551256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.06
€ 14.99
€ 11.06
Paperback. An electrifying account of the extraordinary untold history behind Darwin's theory of evolution Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408831014
- ISBN
- 9781408831014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Hardy, Karen; Kubiak Martens, Lucy. Num Pages: 368 pages, black/white & colour images. BIC Classification: 3B; HDDA; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785701238
- ISBN
- 9781785701238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.67
€ 53.67
Paperback. Charles Darwin's masterpiece, "On the Origin of Species", shook society to its core on publication in 1859. This title takes on creationists, including followers of 'Intelligent Design' and all those who question the fact of evolution through natural selection. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32-pages colour picture sections, plus 100 B&Wur picture sections, plus B&W line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552775243
- ISBN
- 9780552775243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472935823
- ISBN
- 9781472935823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.74
€ 45.99
€ 32.74
Paperback. Ensure your students get to grips with the core practicals and develop the skills needed to succeed with an in-depth assessment-driven approach that builds and reinforces understanding; clear summaries of practical work with sample questions and answers help to improve exam technique in order to achieve higher grades. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 4KL; PS. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471885617
- ISBN
- 9781471885617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.25
€ 18.25
Hardcover. This fully revised and expanded third edition of "Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes" describes the known channels and their physiological functions, then develops the conceptual background needed to understand their architecture and molecular mechanisms of operation. Num Pages: 814 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 186 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates Inc 2001-07
- Number of pages
- 814
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878933211
- ISBN
- 9780878933211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.27
€ 130.27
paperback. Covering all the main animal groups, from jellyfish to mammals, this book unravels the story of animal evolution. Illustrator(s): Arthur, Stephen. Num Pages: 344 pages, 119 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107627956
- ISBN
- 9781107627956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.53
€ 34.99
€ 31.53
Hardback. It will be of interest to students and scholars in the history and philosophy of science, religious studies, and evolutionary theory, as well as policy makers and educators concerned about the spread of creationism in our time. Editor(s): Blancke, Stefaan; Hjermitslev, Hans Henrik; Kjaergaard, Peter C. Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11, 7 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HRAM3; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415628
- ISBN
- 9781421415628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10