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Biology, life sciences
Paperback. Series: Verdammt Clever!. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PH; PN; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527411450
- ISBN
- 9783527411450
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Condition: New
€ 33.43
€ 33.43
Paperback. Until half a century ago, it was assumed that the forces of nature were symmetric and that they did not distinguish between right and left, between image and mirror image. The discovery of the violation of parity in 1956 was more than a sensation, for some it was a shock. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 col. ill. BIC Classification: PH; PN; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783906390383
- ISBN
- 9783906390383
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Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: MJS; MQW; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Poland
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 82
- SKU
- V9788323341499
- ISBN
- 9788323341499
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.97
€ 32.99
€ 23.97
Hardcover. Editor(s): Karlsson, P.; Callaghan, T. Series: Ecological Bulletin. Num Pages: 226 pages, 109. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Munksgaard International Publishers Denmark
- Edition
- 45th Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788716152015
- ISBN
- 9788716152015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.71
€ 87.71
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gulve, P Sjogren; Ebenhard, T. Series: Ecological Bulletin. Num Pages: 205 pages, 64. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Munksgaard International Publishers Denmark
- Edition
- 48th Edition
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788716163820
- ISBN
- 9788716163820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.05
€ 78.05
Hardback. In this book, Walter Judd and Grant Judd give detailed species accounts of every plant found in Tolkien's universe, complete with the etymology of the plant's name, a discussion of its significance within Tolkien's work, a description of the plant's distribution and ecology, and an original hand-drawn illustration in the style of a woodcut print. Num Pages: 416 pages, 289. BIC Classification: DSBH; PDX; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780190276317
- ISBN
- 9780190276317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.04
€ 29.04
Hardback. Dr King presents an up-to-date synthesis of research on speciation. Num Pages: 358 pages. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Dimension: 247 x 174. Weight in Grams: 975. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004148
- ISBN
- 9780521353083
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A collection of techniques for study of receptors and transport proteins. It provides examples of how different membrane proteins can be overexpressed in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems, how natural and overexpressed proteins can be solubilized from their host membranes and how solubilized protein can be purified in active form. Editor(s): Selinsky, Barry. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004205
- ISBN
- 9781588291240
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book describes the bird life of the various upland regions of the British Isles from a ecological standpoint. Series: Bird Life Series. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 854. This book describes the bird life of the various upland regions of the British Isles from a ecological standpoint. Series: Bird Life Series. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 854. Nice copy with minor shelf wear fine in dustjacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KJE0002750
- ISBN
- 9780521331234
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Examines the theory and methods of quantitative genetics and presents case studies that illustrate the many ways in which the methods can be applied. The author brings together current theoretical and empirical studies to show how quantitative genetics can illuminate diverse topics. Editor(s): Boake, Christine R.B. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 40 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226062167
- ISBN
- 9780226062167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.42
€ 51.99
€ 39.42
Paperback. What is a weed," opined Emerson, "but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?" While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Encyclopedic in scope, this book intends to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1254 colour plates, 26 halftones, 125 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST; TVP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226076447
- ISBN
- 9780226076447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.19
€ 34.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. In considering how scientists persuade colleagues to cross the disciplinary divide, this text examines three scientific monographs in their historical contexts: Dodzhansky's "Genetics and the Origin of Species" (1937); Schrodinger's "What is Life?" (1944); and Wilson's "Consilience" (1998). Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226099071
- ISBN
- 9780226099071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.27
€ 38.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Explores some of the myriad perspectives, from the scientific understandings proffered by anthropology, evolution, and ecology, to the promise of environmental responsibility offered by technology and economics, to the designs of nature envisioned in philosophy, law, and religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102221
- ISBN
- 9780226102221
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.91
€ 16.99
€ 14.91
Hardback. In 1838 Charles Darwin jotted in a notebook, 'He who understands baboon would do more towards metaphysics than Locke.' This book offers a response to Darwin's challenge. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102436
- ISBN
- 9780226102436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 33.89
€ 44.99
€ 33.89
Hardcover. Macroecology is an approach to science that emphasizes the description and explanation of patterns and processes at large spatial and temporal scales. This book charts the evolutionary trajectory of these concepts through forty-six landmark papers originally published between 1920 and 1998. Editor(s): Smith, Felisa A.; Gittleman, John L.; Brown, James H. Num Pages: 824 pages, 1 halftone, 252 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226115337
- ISBN
- 9780226115337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.45€ 122.15
€ 148.45
€ 122.15
Paperback. Macroecology is an approach to science that emphasizes the description and explanation of patterns and processes at large spatial and temporal scales. This book charts the evolutionary trajectory of these conceptsthrough forty-six landmark papers originally published between 1920 and 1998. Editor(s): Smith, Felisa A.; Gittleman, John L.; Brown, James H. Num Pages: 824 pages, 1 halftone, 252 line drawings, 90 tables. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 249 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226115474
- ISBN
- 9780226115474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 46.68
€ 55.24
€ 46.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226124247
- ISBN
- 9780226124247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.18
€ 29.99
€ 23.18
Paperback. Being human while trying to scientifically study human nature confronts us with our most vexing problem. What we need to move forward in our understanding of human agency, this book argues, is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226137636
- ISBN
- 9780226137636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 34.79
€ 45.99
€ 34.79
Paperback. In this text, Charles S. Elton introduced and drew together many principles still central to ecology, including succession, niche, food webs, and the links between communities and ecosystems, each of which he illustrated with examples. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226206394
- ISBN
- 9780226206394
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.17
€ 41.99
€ 32.17
Hardcover. Explores the relationships between empiricism and theory, human and animal. The author reveals how anatomy and natural history were connected through animal dissection and vivisection. She tell the story of Joseph-Guichard Duverney, who performed violent, riot-inducing dissections of both animal and human bodies before the king at Versailles. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; PDX; PSV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226247663
- ISBN
- 9780226247663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.30
€ 40.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. This title reveals, many of the rainforest inhabitants - toucans, monkeys, leaf-nosed bats, and hummingbirds, to name a few - are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 624 pages, 98 colour plates, 2 halftones, 15 line drawings, 53 tables. BIC Classification: 1QMT; PSAF; PSAJ; RNCB; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226253411
- ISBN
- 9780226253411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 45.84
€ 54.09
€ 45.84
Hardcover. A flowering weed-mousear - can sense the particular chewing noise of its most common caterpillar predator and adjust its chemical defenses. The author provides a comprehensive overview of what is known about how plants perceive their environments, communicate those perceptions, and learn. Series: Interspecific Interactions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 halftones, 9 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226264677
- ISBN
- 9780226264677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.39€ 80.44
€ 98.39
€ 80.44
Paperback. Presents a historical account of the origin, rise, and importance of paleobiology. The author shows how the movement was conceived and promoted by a group of paleontologists and examines the intellectual, disciplinary, and political dynamics involved in the ascendency of paleobiology. It offers insight on data-driven approaches in recent science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 42 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226272948
- ISBN
- 9780226272948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.26
€ 40.99
€ 31.26
Paperback. This work addresses the question of frog, toad and insect calls and the idea of encoded messages. Under discussion are subjects such as how does acoustic communication affect and reflect behavioural and evolutionary factors such as sexual selection and predator avoidance? Num Pages: 544 pages, 5 halftones, 200 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVT; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288338
- ISBN
- 9780226288338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 53.02
€ 63.29
€ 53.02