Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Hardcover. Describes the features of tropical streams and their ecology. This book covers processes such as primary production and organic-matter transformation. It covers various tropical regions and possible differences between tropical and temperate stream ecosystems. It lists threats faced by tropical stream ecosystems and possible conservation actions. Editor(s): Dudgeon, David. Series: Aquatic Ecology. Num Pages: 370 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 935.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780120884490
- ISBN
- 9780120884490
€ 81.52
€ 81.52
Paperback. This book brings together an international group of psychologists, neuroscientists, and geneticists to critically review some of the new developments and practices in the emerging field of 'Educational Neuroscience', examining the science behind these practices, the validity of the theories on which they are based, and whether they work. Editor(s): Della Sala, Sergio; Anderson, Mike. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JNC; JNF; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199600496
- ISBN
- 9780199600496
€ 75.70
€ 75.70
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
€ 18.99€ 18.21
€ 18.99
€ 18.21
Hardcover. Human Genetics concerns the study of genetic forces in man. By studying our genetic make-up we are able to understand more about our heritage and evolution. Some of the original, and most significant research in genetics centred around the study of the genetics of complex diseases - genetic epidemiology. Editor(s): Elston, Robert C.; Olson, Jane M.; Palmer, Lyle. Series: Wiley Reference Series in Biostatistics. Num Pages: 856 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MBNS; MFN; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 200 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 856
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471486312
- ISBN
- 9780471486312
€ 782.06
€ 782.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages, 103ill. BIC Classification: MFC; PSAJ; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 253 x 5. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Anthroposophic Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880100878
- ISBN
- 9780880100878
€ 29.99€ 21.83
€ 29.99
€ 21.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, ports.,. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403965325
- ISBN
- 9781403965325
€ 32.99€ 30.05
€ 32.99
€ 30.05
Ecological Pedagogy, Buddhist Pedagogy, Hermeneutic Pedagogy: Experime...
Seidel, Jackie, Jardine, David W.
Paperback. Explores three interrelated roots of scholarly work that have a supportive and elaborative affinity to authentic and engaging classroom inquiry: ecological consciousness, Buddhist epistemologies, philosophies and practices, and interpretive inquiry or hermeneutics." Series: Counterpoints. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JNA; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433122521
- ISBN
- 9781433122521
€ 33.99€ 33.06
€ 33.99
€ 33.06
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
€ 17.14
€ 17.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780062410283
- ISBN
- 9780062410283
€ 32.99€ 21.99
€ 32.99
€ 21.99
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
€ 16.21
€ 16.21
Paperback. Gathering thirteen essays by experts who convened at the Cary Conference at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in 2005, this book develops an integrated framework for understanding where diseases come from, what ecological factors influence their impacts, and how they in turn influence ecosystem dynamics. Editor(s): Ostfeld, Richard S.; Keesing, Felicia; Eviner, Valerie T. Num Pages: 520 pages, 66 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124858
- ISBN
- 9780691124858
€ 73.62€ 70.04
€ 73.62
€ 70.04
Paperback. The Celtic Tiger economy and the post-Tiger context have also seen momentous transformations in the Irish landscape. This book analyses the relationship between the rural and the urban and explores the way it is reflected in Irish literature, culture and language from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day. Editor(s): Gilsenan Nordin, Irene; Zamorano Llena, Carmen. Series: Reimagining Ireland. Num Pages: 228 pages, charts. BIC Classification: DSBH; JF; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034302791
- ISBN
- 9783034302791
€ 46.99€ 44.59
€ 46.99
€ 44.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1007 pages, 486 black & white illustrations, 41 colour illustrations, 43 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; PSAF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 1007
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319430409
- ISBN
- 9783319430409
€ 291.31
€ 291.31
Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation, Coastal to Alpine, ...
Leuschner, Christoph; Ellenberg, Heinz H.
Hardcover. Num Pages: 967 pages, 305 black & white illustrations, 62 colour illustrations, 63 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; PSAF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 967
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319430461
- ISBN
- 9783319430461
€ 325.88
€ 325.88
Hardcover. This book offers an applied and unified introduction into parametric, non- and semiparametric regression that closes the gap between theory and application. It presents the most important models and methods on a solid formal basis and includes case studies. Num Pages: 712 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; MBNS; PBT; PSA; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642343322
- ISBN
- 9783642343322
€ 129.94
€ 129.94
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
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
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€ 10.83
€ 13.99
€ 10.83
Hardcover. 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
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812779472
- ISBN
- 9789812779472
€ 292.47
€ 292.47
Paperback. Tracing the development of population genetics through the writings of such luminaries as Darwin, Galton, Pearson, Fisher, Haldane and Wright, this text sheds light on this complex field as well as its bearing on other branches of biology. Series: Chicago History of Science & Medicine. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226684642
- ISBN
- 9780226684642
€ 37.58
€ 37.58
Hardcover. Insects and other arthropods show complex behaviors that are products of versatile brains which, in a sense, think. Strausfeld weaves anatomical observations, molecular biology, neuroethology, cladistics, and the fossil record to explore how arthropod brains process sensory information to produce learning, strategizing, cooperation, and sociality. Num Pages: 848 pages, 175 color illustrations, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 234 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046337
- ISBN
- 9780674046337
€ 82.50
€ 82.50