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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. How has bioethics evolved into a legitimate specialty? When is such expertise necessary? How do bioethicists make their decisions? And whose interests do they serve? This book addresses these questions while reflecting on the ethical dilemmas that the author's ethnographic research among surgeons and genetic counselors has provoked. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066776
- ISBN
- 9780226066776
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.85
€ 31.99
€ 24.85
paperback. Explores the insights that fossil hominin teeth provide about human evolution, linking findings with current debates in palaeoanthropology. Num Pages: 275 pages, 41 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HD; JHM; PSA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 465 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107442603
- ISBN
- 9781107442603
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Condition: New
€ 53.67€ 53.36
€ 53.67
€ 53.36
Paperback. In What Makes us Human? some of the world's most brilliant thinkers offer their answers to this perennial puzzle, shedding new light on how and why our ancestors produced such clever, talented, and unlikely progeny. Editor(s): Pasternak, Charles. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JMR; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 265.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851685196
- ISBN
- 9781851685196
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Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. This book contains essays by Ernst Mayr, the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521700344
- ISBN
- 9780521700344
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Condition: New
€ 40.01
€ 40.01
Paperback. This book explores contemporary arts-based research, exploring the interdisciplinary BiornaMetics project to create architecture defined by natural patterns. Biornametics interconnects scientific evidence with creative design in the field of architecture. Editor(s): Imhof, Barbara; Gruber, Petra. Series: Edition Angewandte. Num Pages: 98 pages, 51 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; GT; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna Architecture
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783709115282
- ISBN
- 9783709115282
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.57
€ 35.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' Scientists have puzzled over it ever since. Addy Pross uses insights from the new field of systems chemistry to show how chemistry can become biology, and that Darwinian evolution is the expression of a deeper physical principle. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784791
- ISBN
- 9780198784791
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.28
€ 14.99
€ 12.28
Paperback. Provides a non-technical introduction to cognitive science, and the key issues that animate the field. This work explores subject areas such as Mind, Vision, Language, and Neuroscience, and contains selections on the foundations of cognitive science, cognition development, reasoning, object recognition, eye movements, and visual recognition. Editor(s): LePore, Ernest; Pylyshyn, Zenon. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 24. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204947
- ISBN
- 9780631204947
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Condition: New
€ 46.14
€ 46.14
Hardback. Provides a non-technical introduction to cognitive science, and the key issues that animate the field. This work explores subject areas such as Mind, Vision, Language, and Neuroscience, and contains selections on the foundations of cognitive science, cognition development, reasoning, object recognition, eye movements, and visual recognition. Editor(s): LePore, Ernest; Pylyshyn, Zenon. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631204930
- ISBN
- 9780631204930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.27
€ 137.27
Paperback. Arguing that we can not make rational decisions about what it is to be protected without knowing what biodiversity is, this title offers a theoretical and conceptual exploration of the biological world and how diversity is valued. It explains the different types of biodiversity important in evolutionary theory, developmental biology, and ecology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 halftones, 19 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PS; RNCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500812
- ISBN
- 9780226500812
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Combining anecdotes from entomological history with insights into the intimate workings of the natural world, Waldbauer weaves a colorful picture of beneficial insect life on Earth. 30 halftones. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016323
- ISBN
- 9780674016323
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.61
€ 36.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. What we do and do not know about evolution, by one of the field's pioneering thinkers. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps, port. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; YQSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753813683
- ISBN
- 9780753813683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Hardback. Illustrator(s): Schuppert, David. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 285 x 223 x 10. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Northword Press Singapore
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559718967
- ISBN
- 9781559718967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.69
€ 16.99
€ 16.69
Paperback. The quotations trace a broad conversation about Darwin across great distances of time and space, revealing his profound influence on the great thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 552 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: GBCQ; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894626
- ISBN
- 9780801894626
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 678 color images. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764327919
- ISBN
- 9780764327919
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.14
€ 41.99
€ 32.14
hardcover. The first stand-alone, definitive account of marine cetaceans from the equator to Antarctica. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 b/w illus. 400 colour illus. 56 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFM; PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 369 x 241 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521897105
- ISBN
- 9780521897105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.92
€ 247.92
Paperback. Series: American Traveler. Num Pages: 48 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PSV; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 106 x 2. Weight in Grams: 70.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781558381230
- ISBN
- 9781558381230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.18
€ 10.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. Series: Theory out of bounds. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PSAJ; TBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816640096
- ISBN
- 9780816640096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. How does a single-cell creature, such as an amoeba, lead such a sophisticated life? How does it hunt living prey, respond to lights, sounds, and smells, and display complex sequences of movements without the benefit of a nervous system? This book offers a startling and original answer. Num Pages: 280 pages, 23 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSA; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300167849
- ISBN
- 9780300167849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.69
€ 20.99
€ 16.69
Hardcover. Editor(s): Russo, Raymundo E. Num Pages: 446 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604569957
- ISBN
- 9781604569957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.55€ 103.32
€ 152.55
€ 103.32
Hardback. Suitable for students, scientists, engineers, environmental managers, and policy makers, this book reviews scientifically rigorous literature directly relevant to understanding, managing, protecting, and restoring wetland ecosystems of North America. Editor(s): Batzer, Darold P.; Baldwin, Andrew H. Num Pages: 408 pages, 179 color illustrations, 85 line illustrations, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSAF; RGBF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1375.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271647
- ISBN
- 9780520271647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.71€ 107.04
€ 143.71
€ 107.04