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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

€ 47.99
€ 37.19

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

€ 30.99
€ 23.55

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

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

€ 65.07
€ 54.95

paperback. This work focusses exclusively on juvenile primates, presenting original research covering all the major divisions of primates, from prosimians to humans. Contributors explore the evolutionary history of the juvenile stage, gender differences and preparation for adulthood. Editor(s): Pereira, Michael E.; Fairbanks, Lynn A.; Biobehavioural Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA). Num Pages: 464 pages, 20 halftones, 83 line drawings, 43 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226656229
ISBN
9780226656229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations, maps,1port. BIC Classification: PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231055949
ISBN
9780231055949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.40
€ 85.47

Hardback. Editor(s): Burger, Joanne. Num Pages: 339 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231063623
ISBN
9780231063623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.40
€ 85.47

Paperback. This portrait of the cave bear conveys facts about this animal, including its structure, habits, and society, the Ice Age environment, sexual and racial variations, and extinction. The text also details the relationship between man and bear, and theories surrounding bear-hunting and bear cults. Num Pages: 163 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
163
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231103619
ISBN
9780231103619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Hardback. The Amazon Basin's rivers, estuaries and tributaries are home to as many as 1000 species of Catfish. In this work, two scientists offer a natural history of the Amazon giant catfish and its central place as a source of food and income within the ecology and economy of the Amazon Basin. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 27 photographs, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; PSVW1; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 267 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108324
ISBN
9780231108324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.65
€ 72.48

Hardback. Sounding an alarm over the potential extinction of many albatross species, this book encourages individuals, environmental groups, fishery oversight bodies, and governments to create sustainable management practices for whole ocean ecosystems Series: Mildred Wyatt-Wold Series in Ornithology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 color and 15 b&w photos, 4 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292726826
ISBN
9780292726826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Paperback. This is the only field guide focused exclusively on Texas's seventy-two species of frogs, toads, and salamanders, compiled by a team of experts who collectively have over a century of experience in field herpetology. Series: Texas Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 309 pages, 176 color photos, 72 maps, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 117 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737358
ISBN
9780292737358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Hardcover. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 6 black & white tables, 44 b&w illus., 5 maps, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTB; JFFZ; PSVS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999340
ISBN
9780295999340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. Part of Wiley-Blackwell's highly successful Annual Plant Reviews, Annual Plant Reviews: Insect-Plant Interactions provides scientists with cutting edge, up-to-date information on biochemical and molecular aspects of a wide array of often commercially important and fascinating interactions between plants and insects. Editor(s): Voelckel, Claudia; Jander, George. Series: Annual Plant Reviews. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: PST; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
Volume 47
SKU
V9780470670361
ISBN
9780470670361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.88

Hardback. Need-to-know information on the classification and identification of aquatic invertebrates This Fourth Edition of the standard reference used by generations of professionals and students is the source for authoritative information on the natural history, ecology, and taxonomy of free-living American freshwater invertebrates. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations, colour plates, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSPF; PSPM; PSVT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 181 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
4 Rev ed
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471358374
ISBN
9780471358374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.19

Hardback. Focuses on the antelope that dominates the savanna ecosystems of eastern and southern Africa. This book presents a synthesis of research conducted over a span of fifty years, mainly on the wildebeest in the Ngorongoro and Serengeti ecosystems, where eighty percent of the world's wildebeest population lives. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV; PSVW7; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, 1 ed.
SKU
V9780520273184
ISBN
9780520273184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.81
€ 54.45

Hardback. Examines the function of coloration in a variety of contexts from mate choice, to social signalling, to individual recognition, synthesizing a vast amount of findings by researchers. This illustrated book is a useful for biologists studying animal coloration, as well as for those curious about why birds are colourful and how they got that way. Editor(s): Hill, Geoffrey E.; McGraw, Kevin J. Num Pages: 528 pages, 98 color illustrations, 84 line illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674021761
ISBN
9780674021761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 234.20
€ 206.71

Hardback. This work presents an overview of knowledge concerning the cognitive processes in animals. It focuses mainly on what has been learned from experimental research, reviewing studies of many kinds of animals. It also offers a discussion of Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Num Pages: 222 pages, various line illustration. BIC Classification: JMR; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674037038
ISBN
9780674037038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66
€ 68.66

Paperback. The success of insects is the story told in this work. Gilbert Waldbauer pursues this question from hot springs and Himilayan slopes to roadsides and forests, scrutinizing insect life in its many manifestations. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674454897
ISBN
9780674454897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.77

Paperback. Using numerous biological examples to lay the groundwork for a unifying theory applicable to predator-prey, parasitoid-host, and other consumer-resource interactions, this book focuses on how the properties of real organisms affect population dynamics. It synthesizes and extends the authors' own models involving insect parasitoids and their hosts. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17 tables. 98 line illus. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006574
ISBN
9780691006574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.29
€ 70.49

Paperback. Presents an explanation of how insects fly. This book relates the biomechanics of flight to insect ecology and evolution. It begins with an overview of insect flight biomechanics, and explains insect morphology, wing motions, aerodynamics, flight energetics, and flight metabolism within a modern phylogenetic setting. Num Pages: 496 pages, 10 tables, 35 line illus., 6 color plates. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691094915
ISBN
9780691094915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.29
€ 70.89

Paperback. Editor(s): Hanski, Ilkka A.; Cambefort, Yves. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 514 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
514
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605661
ISBN
9780691605661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.74
€ 68.15

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612546
ISBN
9780691612546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.77

Hardback. Pacific Salmon Life Histories gives detailed descriptions of the different life phases through which each of the seven species pass. Editor(s): Margolis, L. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, colour plates, maps, tables, geographical index, general index. BIC Classification: 1QSP; GBC; PSVW1; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 5487 x 36. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774803595
ISBN
9780774803595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.84

Hardback. This volume and its predecessor condense the vast amount of literature on the nonpasserines of Ontario into a compact reference manual that will be essential to biologists, environmental planners, and serious birders. Illustrator(s): James, Ross. Num Pages: 400 pages, 88 maps, 84 drawings of birds. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; PSVW6; RNK; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5487. Weight in Grams: 1100.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817622
ISBN
9780774817622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

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