Zoology & animal sciences
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Zoology & animal sciences
Hardback. Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild. Editor(s): Ballou, Jonathan D.; Gilpin, Michael; Foose, Thomas J. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 375 pages, 20 tables,72 figs. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101769
- ISBN
- 9780231101769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.84€ 107.04
€ 143.84
€ 107.04
Paperback. Provides an analysis of the research techniques in animal ecology, identifying their limitations and misuses, as well as possible solutions to avoid such pitfalls. This book presents various perspectives on the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. It presents an account of the theoretical and methodological controversies in the field. Editor(s): Boitani, Luigi; Fuller, Todd K. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 464 pages, 56 illus. BIC Classification: PDN; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113410
- ISBN
- 9780231113410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78€ 40.56
€ 51.78
€ 40.56
Paperback. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence. It also covers such topics as the physical evolution of the African continent and the biological evolution of its mammalian fauna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAJ; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578. An Illustrated Guide to the Evolution of the African Large Mammal Fauna. 304 pages, 54 black & white illustrations. Linking the evidence of the past with that of the present, this illustrated guide examines the evolution of the mammalian fauna of Africa over the course of more than 30 million years of primate presence. It also covers such topics as the physical evolution of the African continent and the biological evolution of its mammalian fauna. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; PSAJ; PSVW7. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 16. Weight: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119450
- ISBN
- 9780231119450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.18
€ 38.99
€ 28.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 346 pages, 99 illus. BIC Classification: PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 762. 346 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 39 black & white line drawings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSVH. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160605
- ISBN
- 9780231160605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.66€ 72.97
€ 96.66
€ 72.97
Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Julie A.; Mitchell, Robert W. Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science and Law. Num Pages: 400 pages, 29 B&W Illus. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161503
- ISBN
- 9780231161503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07€ 86.26
€ 115.07
€ 86.26
Hardcover. Presents an extended photo essay comprising images from Mexico and India that span some forty years. Series: Southwestern & Mexican Photography Series, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University. Num Pages: 168 pages, 116 plates. BIC Classification: AJC; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 312 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292756113
- ISBN
- 9780292756113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.43
€ 68.43
Hardcover. Describes the geographic distributions and comments on the species-level taxonomy of the living birds of the world. It provides accounts of 9672 species arranged according to the classification developed by Sibley, Monroe and Ahlquist. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 24 maps, place-names gazetteer, class AVES, world numbers, references, index. BIC Classification: PSAB; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 67. Weight in Grams: 2940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 1136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300049695
- ISBN
- 9780300049695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.12€ 142.06
€ 184.12
€ 142.06
Hardback. Hawaii's forest bird community is the most insular and most endangered in the world and serves as a case study for threatened species globally. Ten have disappeared, nine are critically endangered, and even common species are in decline. This book describes the research and conservation efforts to save Hawaii's forest birds. Editor(s): Pratt, Thane K.; Atkinson, Carter T.; Banko, Mr. Paul C.; Jacobi, James D.; Woodworth, Ms. Bethany L. Num Pages: 640 pages, 97 black-&-white illustrations + 32 colour images. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; PSVW6; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141085
- ISBN
- 9780300141085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 69.64
€ 92.06
€ 69.64
Hardcover. This book features scientists from a broad spectrum of disciplines discussing recent data on aggression in laboratory animals with particular reference to possible implications for understanding human aggression. Chapters focus on the major current experimental issues in the study of aggression in humans and animals. Series: Novartis Foundation Symposia. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470010686
- ISBN
- 9780470010686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardcover. * A comprehensive single source of information on this important species of fish. * Written by the world's leading expert on this group. * Covers natural history, evolution, systematics, ecology, conservation, and captive breeding techniques. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVS; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470654996
- ISBN
- 9780470654996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.57
€ 176.57
Hardcover. The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs than many species of living organisms. Series: TOPA Topics in Paleobiology. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 190 x 21. Weight in Grams: 952.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656570
- ISBN
- 9780470656570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.52
€ 143.52
Hardcover. Biodiversity offers great potential for managing insect pests. It provides resistance genes and anti-insect compounds; a huge range of predatory and parasitic natural enemies of pests; and community ecology-level effects operating at the local and landscape scales to check pest build-up. Editor(s): Gurr, Geoff M.; Wratten, Stephen D.; Snyder, William E. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 988.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470656860
- ISBN
- 9780470656860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.84
€ 126.84
Hardcover. Marine Bivalve Molluscs is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated second edition of Bivalve Molluscs, covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: PSVT3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 251 x 29. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470674949
- ISBN
- 9780470674949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.97
€ 227.97
Paperback. Written by the world's leading experts, this book focuses major topics like the physics required to develop novel plasma discharges for medical applications, the medicine to apply the technology, and the biology to understand complicated bio-chemical processes involved in plasma interaction with living tissues. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs, colour plates. BIC Classification: MJF; PHFP; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 193 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470689691
- ISBN
- 9780470689691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.87
€ 98.87
Hardcover. Nature employs a wide variety of sex determining mechanisms and it is only comparatively recently that the tools have become available for these to be explored at the cellular and molecular levels. Series: Novartis Foundation Symposia. Num Pages: 276 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSC; PSD; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470843468
- ISBN
- 9780470843468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.36
€ 194.36
Paperback. Written in a clear, accessible style, the book starts with an introduction to key molecular biology techniques and considers techniques used specifically for cloning animals and generating transgenic animals. Later chapters examine the diverse theoretical, technical and ethical issues raised by cloning and transgenesis in both animals and humans. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470848289
- ISBN
- 9780470848289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.34
€ 91.34
Hardcover. Oocyte Physiology and Development in Domestic Animals reviews the most recent advances in the research of physiological and biochemical mechanisms underlying oocyte growth and development, providing readers with the fundamental understanding of these key processes and summarizing this important field of research. Editor(s): Krisher, Rebecca. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVH; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 252 x 15. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470959206
- ISBN
- 9780470959206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.97
€ 233.97
Hardcover. The field of whole genome selection has quickly developed into the breeding methodology of the future. As efforts to map a wide variety of animal genomes have matured and full animal genomes are now available for many animal scientists and breeders are looking to apply these techniques to livestock production. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PSAK1; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470960073
- ISBN
- 9780470960073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.44
€ 161.44
Paperback. Concepts are presented in a non-dogmatic way, with many and diverse examples that encourage the use of local and counter-examples to enhance classroom discussion. Uniquely integrates biology and general ecology courses and the practice of wildlife management. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSV; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471016496
- ISBN
- 9780471016496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 218.58€ 200.18
€ 218.58
€ 200.18
Paperback. Brings together the principles of ecology, population biology, wildlife conservation and management. Examines wildlife in the context of ecosystems and the factors which determine population levels. Considers the problems of conservation and management from national and international points of view. Shows why single-species approaches often fail. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471080428
- ISBN
- 9780471080428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 215.13€ 196.56
€ 215.13
€ 196.56
Hardcover. This book provides applied biologists and ecologists with the mathematical tools they need to understand the ever increasingly mathematical and complex area of population ecology. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDE; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471135869
- ISBN
- 9780471135869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.98
€ 269.98
Hardcover. Featuring completely updated chapters, additional authors, and an increased emphasis on alternatives to traditional pesticides, the second edition of Ecological Entomology is the field's leading reference on the role of insects in ecosystems. Editor(s): Huffaker, Carl B.; Gutierrez, Andrew Paul. Num Pages: 776 pages, references. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RNC; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471244837
- ISBN
- 9780471244837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 303.30
€ 303.30
Hardcover. Wetlands are crucial ecosystems that help filter a great number of toxicants out of the earth's waters. They must be managed and occasionally even built from scratch, including all of the flora and fauna that grows there. Invertebrates play a key role in the wetland food chain. Editor(s): Batzer, Darold P.; Rader, Russell B.; Wissinger, Scott A. Num Pages: 1120 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSVT; RNC; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471292586
- ISBN
- 9780471292586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 316.17
€ 316.17
Hardcover. This superbly illustrated new edition retains the logical organization and clear, lively style that have made previous editions so popular. The book describes the anatomy of the major structural and behavioral groups of vertebrate animals, interpreting their form in terms of evolution and adaptation to habit and habitat. Num Pages: 660 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 258 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 660
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471295051
- ISBN
- 9780471295051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.93€ 265.20
€ 289.93
€ 265.20