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Life sciences: general issues
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jacobsen, Sarah R. Num Pages: 304 pages, tables, photos, illus. BIC Classification: MJND; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611223132
- ISBN
- 9781611223132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.73€ 171.87
€ 256.73
€ 171.87
Hardback. Explores the evolutionary aspects of epistemology by focusing on seven major aspects, since philosophers tend to view evolution from a cultural as well as biological point of view. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847676156
- ISBN
- 9780847676156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.21
€ 135.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 11. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415698030
- ISBN
- 9780415698030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
paperback. The first richly illustrated worldwide portrayal of urban ecology, tying together organisms, built structures, and the physical environment around cities. Num Pages: 476 pages, 158 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 249 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521188241
- ISBN
- 9780521188241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.51
€ 77.51
Paperback. With the continual growth of the world's urban population, biodiversity in towns and cities will play a critical role in global biodiversity. This is the first book to provide an overview of international developments in urban biodiversity and sustainable design. Editor(s): Muller, Norbert; Werner, Peter; Kelcey, J. G. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; PSAF; RNCB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332674
- ISBN
- 9781444332674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.99
€ 102.99
Hardback. Offers a historical reconstruction of the evolutionary synthesis of the 1930s and 1940s. This book argues that the evolutionary synthesis was part of a larger process of unifying the biological sciences. It suggests that the drive to unify the sciences of evolution and biology was part of a global philosophical movement toward unifying knowledge. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691033433
- ISBN
- 9780691033433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.85€ 83.04
€ 108.85
€ 83.04
Hardback. Worldwide, the oceans are suffering. Corals are dying off at an alarming rate, victims of ocean warming and acidification. Simultaneously an ode to the diversity, resilience, and importance of the oceans, and an account of how conservation really can succeed against the toughest obstacles, this book is suitable for any ocean lover. Editor(s): Stone, Gregory S.; Obura, David. Num Pages: 160 pages, 91 color plates, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226775609
- ISBN
- 9780226775609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.35
€ 46.99
€ 36.35
Paperback. An inspiring introduction to a vital scientific field. The reader is taken through ten mathematical derivations that lead to important results, explaining in a hands-on manner the key concepts and methods of theoretical population genetics. The derivations are carefully worked out and easy to follow. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119124030
- ISBN
- 9781119124030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.37
€ 68.37
paperback. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Unconventional Computation, UC 2008, held in Vienna, Austria, in August 2008. This book includes papers that deal with various aspects of unconventional computation ranging from theoretical and experimental aspects to various applications. Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science / Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- SKU
- V9783540851936
- ISBN
- 9783540851936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.79
€ 115.79
Paperback. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250116444
- ISBN
- 9781250116444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.88
€ 21.99
€ 18.88
Hardback. Series: Life of the Past. Num Pages: 216 pages, 28 color illus. BIC Classification: PS; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024756
- ISBN
- 9780253024756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.60
€ 47.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gutierrez, Beltran; Pena, Cristos. Num Pages: 205 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608765881
- ISBN
- 9781608765881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.38€ 125.25
€ 183.38
€ 125.25
Hardcover. Shows the importance of timing: the Scopes trial occurred at a crucial moment in the history of biology textbook. This title explores the development of biology textbooks leading up to the trial and the ways in which the textbook industry created new books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226029450
- ISBN
- 9780226029450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.65€ 78.49
€ 94.65
€ 78.49
Paperback. The fragmentation of the tropical rain forests is the subject of this study, which looks at the devastating damage caused to these sensitive areas. Covering geographic areas from Southeast Asia and Australia to Madagascar and the New World, the book summarizes contemporary knowledge and research. Num Pages: 632 pages, 4 colour plates, 12 halftones, 33 maps, 93 line drawings 85 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL; RNPD; TVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468990
- ISBN
- 9780226468990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16€ 49.58
€ 59.16
€ 49.58
Paperback. Long-term Forest Dynamics Plots (FDPs) allow ecologists to explain patterns in diversity and dynamics in tropical forests around the world. In this collection, Elizabeth Losos and Egbert Giles Leigh Jr. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 149 x 36. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226493466
- ISBN
- 9780226493466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 45.65
€ 53.24
€ 45.65
Hardcover. Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9% of protected areas are larger than 14,000 hectares, likely making them too small to conserve ecosystem services and prevent loss of wide-ranging keystone species such as elephant and leopard. Editor(s): Clark, Dr. Connie J.; Poulsen, Dr. John R. Series: Conservation Science and Practice. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673737
- ISBN
- 9780470673737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.92
€ 134.92
Paperback. Provides a summary of the key issues in the discipline of tropical ecology Includes contributions from some of the world's leading tropical ecologists Covers patterns of species distribution, the maintenance of species diversity, the community ecology of tropical animals, forest regeneration and conservation of tropical ecosystems. Editor(s): Carson, Walter; Schnitzer, Stefan. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405118972
- ISBN
- 9781405118972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.94
€ 90.94
Paperback. This introductory textbook examines diminishing terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the tropics, covering a broad range of topics including the fate of the coral reefs; the impact of agriculture, urbanization, and logging on habitat depletion; and the effects of fire on plants and animal survival. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405150736
- ISBN
- 9781405150736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.91
€ 75.91
Editor(s): McNamara, Peter A. Num Pages: 315 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545061
- ISBN
- 9781594545061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 273.30€ 185.11
€ 273.30
€ 185.11
paperback. Presents an opinion that we must understand the complexity and interdependency of species and habitats from the microscopic level to the gigantic. This book shows how easily observable species are part of a complicated infrastructure. It also shows that forests are far more complicated, which means simplistic policies will not save them. Num Pages: 288 pages, 42 colour & 67 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813542263
- ISBN
- 9780813542263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
Paperback. Pietsch has spent decades collecting and researching the origin and meaning of these evolutionary trees and presents a visually breathtaking and intellectually brilliant history of the form. Num Pages: 376 pages, 231, 226 black & white line drawings, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411859
- ISBN
- 9781421411859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.83
€ 50.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 496 pages, 200. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 184 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1074.
- Publisher
- Roberts & Company Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936221165
- ISBN
- 9781936221165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.33€ 59.17
€ 60.33
€ 59.17
Paperback. How did we become the linguistic, cultured, and successful apes we are? Our closest relatives offer tantalizing clues. In this volume top primate experts read these clues and compose an extensive picture of what the behaviour of monkeys and apes can tell us about our own evolution as a species. Editor(s): De Waal, Frans B. M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 19 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010048
- ISBN
- 9780674010048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.29
€ 41.99
€ 34.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Warnik, Jason E.; Kauleff, Allan V. Num Pages: 174 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608761852
- ISBN
- 9781608761852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.36€ 116.58
€ 170.36
€ 116.58