Life sciences: general issues
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Life sciences: general issues
Paperback. Ecological resilience provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how complex systems adapt to and recover from localized disturbances like hurricanes, fires, pest outbreaks, and floods, as well as large-scale perturbations such as climate change. This book collects important articles on the subject of ecological resilience. Editor(s): Gunderson, Lance H.; Allen, Craig R.; Holling, C. S. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- None
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597265119
- ISBN
- 9781597265119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JMRN; PDA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178426
- ISBN
- 9780231178426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. In Supersizing the Mind , Andy Clark argues that the human mind is not bound inside the head but extends into body and environment. Series: Philosophy of Mind Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199773688
- ISBN
- 9780199773688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.94
€ 49.94
Hardcover. Dendrites provides a comprehensive survey of the current state of dendritic research across a range of topics, from dendritic morphology, evolution, development, and plasticity through to the key role of dendrites in brain disease. The third edition has been thoroughly revised, with each chapter updated or completely rewritten by leading experts. Editor(s): Stuart, Greg; Spruston, Nelson; Hausser, Michael. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; MJN; PSAN; PSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198745273
- ISBN
- 9780198745273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.41
€ 200.41
Hardback. Provides students and researchers with the information about the ecology of freshwater and estuarine wetlands. This title helps students understand both general concepts of different wetland types as well as complex topics related to these dynamic physical environments. Editor(s): Batzer, Darold P.; Sharitz, Rebecca R. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 283 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278585
- ISBN
- 9780520278585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 125 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Learning United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981519425
- ISBN
- 9780981519425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.66€ 70.75
€ 73.66
€ 70.75
Paperback. Susan Greenfield, one of the world's pre-eminent scientists, takes the reader on a guided tour of the final frontier in human understanding: the brain. Series: Science Masters. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MJN; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780226910
- ISBN
- 9781780226910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardcover. Why do human beings find some tone combinations consonant and others dissonant? Why do we make music using only a small number of scales out the billions that are possible? Dale Purves shows that rethinking music theory in biological terms offers a new approach to centuries-long debates about the organization and impact of music. Num Pages: 164 pages, 44 color illustrations, 2 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: AV; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674545151
- ISBN
- 9780674545151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.13
€ 40.99
€ 34.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 264 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318158
- ISBN
- 9780226318158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.75
€ 35.75
Paperback. In this companion work to the highly acclaimed Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience, the distinguished neurophysiologist M.R. Bennett and eminent philosopher P.M.S. Hacker return to the relationship between brain function and our psychological attributes. Num Pages: 308 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118346341
- ISBN
- 9781118346341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39
Hardback. Cytogenetics is the study of chromosome morphology, structure, pathology, function, and behavior. The field has evolved to embrace molecular cytogenetic changes, now termed cytogenomics. Num Pages: 1192 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119061229
- ISBN
- 9781119061229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.03
€ 245.03
Paperback. Using simple language, illustrations, humour and everyday examples, the author demonstrates how the science of epigenetics is revolutionizing our understanding of the link between mind and matter, and the profound effects it has on our personal lives and the collective life of our species. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Hay House UK Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781805473
- ISBN
- 9781781805473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.04
€ 20.99
€ 16.04
Paperback. Plant Genes, Genomes and Genetics provides a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of plant gene expression. Unique in explaining the subject from a plant perspective, it highlights the importance of key processes, many first discovered in plants, that impact how plants develop and interact with the environment. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119998877
- ISBN
- 9781119998877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.26
€ 80.26
Paperback. Argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs. In this book, the author explores every aspect of evolutionary thinking to show why it is so fundamental to our existence, and why it affirms - not threatens - our convictions about the meaning of life. Num Pages: 592 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140167344
- ISBN
- 9780140167344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. Is it really possible to change the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how we think and feel? The answer is a resounding yes. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Constable
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845296742
- ISBN
- 9781845296742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. What rational justification is there for conceiving of all living things as possessing inherent worth? This title draws on biology, moral philosophy, and environmental science to defend a biocentric environmental ethic in which all life has value. Series: Studies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 25th Anniversary edition with a New foreword by D
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150246
- ISBN
- 9780691150246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.49
€ 52.49
Hardback. The Evolution of Memory Systems sets out a bold and exciting new theory about memory. It proposes that several memory systems arose during evolution and that they did so for the same general reason: to transcend problems and exploit opportunities encountered by specific ancestors at particular times and places in the distant past. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: JML; JMRM; PSAJ; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 181 x 294 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1176.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686438
- ISBN
- 9780199686438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.22
€ 150.22
Paperback. *Contemporary, Broad Coverage covers every aspect of the rapidly changing field of proteomics from *Coherent and Student friendly based on the highly successful course developed by the author at Manchester University. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, charts. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470035245
- ISBN
- 9780470035245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.72
€ 66.72
Hardcover. The authors bring together an array of theoretical and empirical applications of quantitative genetics in this work that is designed for anyone with a rudimentary understanding of statistics and genetics. Central concepts are developed from first principles and are illustrated with examples. Num Pages: 803 pages, 245 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 192 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1676.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Number of pages
- 803
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878934812
- ISBN
- 9780878934812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 283.26
€ 283.26
Paperback. David Eagleman's bestselling, sparkling and provocative book on neuroscience now part of the Canongate Canons series Series: Canons. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Canongate Canons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main - Re-issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782112464
- ISBN
- 9781782112464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.25
€ 14.99
€ 11.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198723288
- ISBN
- 9780198723288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.53
€ 74.53
Paperback. How do we make the field and laboratory coherent? How do we use statistics to help experimentation? How do we integrate modeling and statistics? This book answers these questions. It makes liberal use of computer programming for the generation of hypotheses, exploration of data, and the comparison of different models. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 67 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: PBW; PDN; PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691034973
- ISBN
- 9780691034973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.45
€ 129.45
Paperback. The study of speciation has expanded into a large and vigorous discipline. "Speciation" is designed to provide a unified overview of the field. It covers both plants and animals, deals with all relevant fields of research and gives emphasis to topics that are controversial or being actively researched. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 238 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878930890
- ISBN
- 9780878930890
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.97
€ 180.97
Hardback. A scientist's exploration into the mysteries of the human mind. Num Pages: 400 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393710533
- ISBN
- 9780393710533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70