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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. This book explores the links between bushmeat and livelihoods in Africa and other parts of the world, with a focus on the human dimension of the debate. Editor(s): Davies, Glyn; Brown, David. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167796
- ISBN
- 9781405167796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.05
€ 107.05
Hardback. * Ecosystem goods and services provide mankind with most necessities of life and survival * Addresses the hitherto under-estimation of Ecosystem Services in farmland, forestry and cities * Explores developing concepts, policies and methods of evaluating ecosystem services in engineered systems . Editor(s): Wratten, Stephen D.; Sandhu, Harpinder; Cullen, Ross; Wilson, Matthew; Costanza, Robert. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; PSAF; RNF; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170086
- ISBN
- 9781405170086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.92
€ 88.92
Hardback. In recent years, our understanding of the mechanisms involved in a plant's resistance to attack by disease, has seen major advances. This important new title, part of Blackwell Publishing's Annual Plant Reviews Series, provides cutting edge reviews of each of the major aspects of the subject. Editor(s): Parker, Jane. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 34
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405175326
- ISBN
- 9781405175326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.71
€ 226.71
Hardback. Metal ions and metal complexes have long been recognized as critically important components of nucleic acid chemistry, both in regulation of gene expression and as promising therapeutic agents. Understanding how metal complexes interact with DNA has become an active research area at the interface between chemistry, molecular biology and medicine. Editor(s): Hadjiliadis, Nick D.; Sletten, Einar. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MFG; PN; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176293
- ISBN
- 9781405176293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.24
€ 189.24
Paperback. Rangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland ecosystems worldwide from human land use, over-hunting, and subsistence and commercial farming of livestock and crops. Editor(s): Du Toit, Johan T.; Kock, Richard; Deutsch, James. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNKH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405177856
- ISBN
- 9781405177856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.92
€ 88.92
Paperback. This is a major new introductory textbook on mathematical ecology bridging the subdisciplines of population ecology and ecosystem ecology. The book is ideal for beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students, with some background in basic calculus, linear algebra, and basic ecology. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405177955
- ISBN
- 9781405177955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.79
€ 81.79
Hardback. Serving the needs of pigment cell biologists, cellular physiologists, developmental geneticists, researchers interested in melanoma, and more, this new book offers a blend of new technologies and new insights in the fields of both pigmentation and mouse genetics. It includes some comparative information on other organisms as well. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179546
- ISBN
- 9781405179546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.11
€ 171.11
Hardback. Plant Polysaccharides, an exceptional new volume in Wiley-Blackwell's successful Annual Plant Reviews series, covers the polysaccharides and proteins that form the fundamental architecture of the plant cell wall, and the genes that encode the cellular machinery that synthesizes them. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 41
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181723
- ISBN
- 9781405181723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.02
€ 240.02
Hardback. Commencing with a chapter which places Physcomitrella into phylogenetic position, this important publication then covers the following major topics. Editor(s): Knight, Celia; Perroud, Pierre-Francois; Cove, David. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; PSTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 36
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405181891
- ISBN
- 9781405181891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.71
€ 226.71
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182287
- ISBN
- 9781405182287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.99
€ 82.99
Paperback. "This excellent anthology covers a wide range of biological disciplines and controversies. It demonstrates the great value of reflective philosophical analysis in interpreting biology and its claims about human nature. It is ideal for use in introductory courses in philosophy of biology. Editor(s): Rosenberg, Alex; Arp, Robert. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183161
- ISBN
- 9781405183161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.19
€ 44.99
€ 44.19
Hardback. Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long-lasting effects. This book describes the climatic conditions that give rise to droughts, and their various forms and chief attributes. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405185608
- ISBN
- 9781405185608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.72
€ 99.72
Paperback. * Further advances the field of reintroduction biology beyond the considerable progress made since the formation of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group. Editor(s): Ewen, John G.; Armstrong, Doug P.; Parker, Kevin A.; Seddon, Philip J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186742
- ISBN
- 9781405186742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.41
€ 74.41
Hardback. Participatory Research in Conservation and Rural Livelihoods : Doing Science Together starts from the understanding that all people create knowledge and that the creation of sustainable livelihoods and of conditions that protect and sustain rural ecosystems are interrelated. Editor(s): Fortmann, Louise. Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187329
- ISBN
- 9781405187329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.11
€ 171.11
Paperback. This book is the first to set out a coherent set of principles that underpin geobiology, and will act as a foundational text that will speed the intellectual dissemination of those principles. Editor(s): Knoll, Andrew H.; Canfield, Don E.; Konhauser, Kurt O. Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187527
- ISBN
- 9781405187527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.61
€ 63.61
Hardback. Temperate broadleaved tree species, i.e. Acer platanoides, Carpinus betulus, Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Prunus avium, Quercus robur and Q. petraea, Ulmus glabra and Tilia cordata, cover a total area of 200 000 ha of forest land in southern Sweden. Editor(s): Lof, Magnus; Brunet, Jorg; Mattsson, Leif; Nylinder, Mats. Series: Ecological Bulletins. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 270 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 53rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188869
- ISBN
- 9781405188869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.75
€ 63.75
Hardback. The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence, Peter Bellwood traces the journeys of the earliest hunter-gatherer and agriculturalist migrants as critical elements in the evolution of human lifeways. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189095
- ISBN
- 9781405189095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.71
€ 87.71
Hardback. Drawing together reviews by some of the world's leading experts in these areas, the Editor of this volume, Lars Ostergaard has provided a volume which is an essential purchase for all those working in plant and crop sciences worldwide. Editor(s): Ostergaard, Lars. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 38
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189460
- ISBN
- 9781405189460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.04
€ 217.04
Hardback. A Companion to Forensic Anthropology explores the latest theoretical and methodological work in the field, and includes thorough and up-to-date bibliographies. A wide range of international experts provide a comprehensive assessment of the field of forensic anthropology. Editor(s): Dirkmaat, Dennis. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; MMQ; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 186 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191234
- ISBN
- 9781405191234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.33
€ 201.33
Hardback. * Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation * Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the globe * Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by key researchers and established experts around the world . Editor(s): Agarwal, Sabrina C.; Glencross, Bonnie A. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 30. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405191876
- ISBN
- 9781405191876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.25
€ 108.25
Hardback. This book demonstrates that trade-offs can be very important for conservationists. Its various chapters show how and why trade-offs are made, and why conservationists need to think very hard about what, if anything, to do about them. Editor(s): Leader-Williams, Nigel; Adams, William M.; Smith, Robert J. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193849
- ISBN
- 9781405193849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.08
€ 165.08
Hardback. Plant phenolics are secondary metabolites that constitute one of the most common and widespread groups of substances in plants. Polyphenols have a large and diverse array of beneficial effects on both plants and animals. For example they are famous as antioxidants, hormones, constituents of essential oils and natural neurotransmitters. Editor(s): Santos-Buelga, Celestino; Escribano-Bailon, Maria Teresa; Lattanzio, Vincenzo. Series: Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PS; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 25. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405193993
- ISBN
- 9781405193993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.05
€ 227.05
Hardback. This richly detailed study explores the issue of how architects view the phenomenal world. Mallgrave sketches various moments of architectural thought as a cognitive manifestation of philosophical, psychological, and physiological theory. He later repositions this question from the perspective of contemporary neuroscience. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195850
- ISBN
- 9781405195850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.43
€ 132.43
Paperback. Career Planning for Research Bioscientists is an essential careers guide for bioscience doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. It contains a wealth of information and resources specifically targeted at research bioscientists, with practical strategies to enhance career success in an increasingly competitive job market. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA; VSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 275 x 10. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196703
- ISBN
- 9781405196703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99
€ 30.99