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Life sciences: general issues

paperback. This is the only modern introductory text that provides students with all the basic science for an understanding of neuroendocrinology. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6 b/w illus. 179 colour illus. 46 tables 295 exercises. BIC Classification: MFG; MJN; PSAN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 190 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521014762
ISBN
9780521014762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.18
€ 76.28

Paperback. Argues that the fly was essentially a laboratory tool whose productivity opened many new lines of genetic research. Kohler also explores the moral economy of the "Drosophilists". By closely examining their culture and customs, he reveals features of how experimental scientists do their work. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 halftones, 9 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450636
ISBN
9780226450636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.79

Paperback. Life on earth is characterized by three phenomena: adaptation; diversity; and complexity. Natural selection explains adaptation. But what explains diversity and complexity? This book argues that there exists in evolution a spontaneous tendency toward increased diversity and complexity, one that acts whether natural selection is present or not. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 halftones, 5 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226562261
ISBN
9780226562261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Quantitative models are crucial to almost every area of ecosystem science. This book provides an overview of the status and role of modeling in ecosystem science, including perspectives on the debate over the appropriate level of complexity in models. It contains eight chapters that address the critical issue of evaluating ecosystem models. Editor(s): Canham, Charles D.; Cole, Jonathan J.; Lauenroth, W.K. Num Pages: 504 pages, 76 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092898
ISBN
9780691092898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.93
€ 61.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 261 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Macmillan Learning United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780981519494
ISBN
9780981519494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.74

Hardback. Offers an overview of the state of theoretical ecology through a series of topical entries centered on both ecological and statistical themes. This title provides an introduction to fields such as Applied Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Computational Ecology, Epidemiology and Epidemic Modeling, Spatial Ecology and Statistics in Ecology. Editor(s): Hastings, Alan; Gross, Louis J. Series: Encyclopedias of the Natural World. Num Pages: 848 pages, 314 color illustrations, 284 line illustrations, 38 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 44. Weight in Grams: 2728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269651
ISBN
9780520269651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.09
€ 120.33

Hardback. Modern classification, based on phylogeny, no longer places humans at the centre of nature. By showing common ancestry, it outlines a tree of evolutionary relationships from which one can retrace the history of life. This book diagrams the tree of life according to various methods of classification, to show how life forms arose and developed. Illustrator(s): Visset, Dominique. Translator(s): McCoy, Karen. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1500 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 198 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021839
ISBN
9780674021839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.40

Paperback. Offers author's own experience as an autistic person alongside remarkable new discoveries about the autistic brain, as well as genetic research. This book highlights long-ignored sensory problems as well as the need to treat autism symptom by symptom, rather than with an umbrella diagnosis. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; MJNA; PSAN; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781846044496
ISBN
9781846044496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 14.28

Paperback. Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. This title dispels the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes. It shows how old myths, dressed up in the scientific finery, help perpetuate the status quo. It reveals the mind's plasticity, and shows the influence of culture on identity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMG; PDZ; PSAN; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848312203
ISBN
9781848312203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.41

Paperback. This book, by a recognized expert in bilingualism, examines the definition and characterization of the bilingual person, the perception and production of spoken language by bilinguals, the sign-oral bilingualism of the Deaf, and methodological and conceptual issues in research on bilingualism. Num Pages: 322 pages, 49 figures. BIC Classification: CFDM; CFZ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199281299
ISBN
9780199281299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.89

Paperback. This book provides a practical introduction to analyzing ecological data using real data sets. It features 17 case studies covering topics ranging from terrestrial ecology to marine biology and can be used as a template for a reader's own data analysis. Series: Statistics for Biology and Health. Num Pages: 698 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; PSAF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
698
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441923578
ISBN
9781441923578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 161.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 97 black and white illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229. Weight in Grams: 360. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
264
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212323
ISBN
9780801483400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0216232
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KHS0047637
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KT00001176
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Scientists may soon reprogramme a human egg or sperm cell, make a change in the genetic instructions carried by that cell, a change that can be passed on down into eternity. The author asks should this happen? He argues that genetic engineering and the technologies that lie beyond it can launch us free of our past, of our humanity, of meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230. Keywords: "Health, Family & Lifestyle - Medical & Healthcare Practitioners - General Medical Issues,Science & Nature - Biological Sciences - Geneti"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition
New
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KT00001251
ISBN
9780747565437
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hay House UK Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781805473
ISBN
9781781805473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.82

Hardcover. Editor(s): Arbib, Michael A.; Bonaiuto, James J. Series: My Adorable. Num Pages: 808 pages, 351 color illus. BIC Classification: PSAN; UYQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 286 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262034968
ISBN
9780262034968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.03
€ 122.04

Hardcover. Editor(s): Beim, Anne; Madsen, Ulrik Stylsvig. Num Pages: 208 pages, 200 illus. BIC Classification: AM; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681864
ISBN
9783936681864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.52
€ 61.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Arbib, Michael A. Series: Strungmann Forum Reports. Num Pages: 584 pages, 70 color illus., 32 b&w illus. BIC Classification: CFM; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262018104
ISBN
9780262018104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.27
€ 61.94

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