Zoology & animal sciences
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Zoology & animal sciences
Hardcover. Deals with the biological and physiological characteristics of the cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. In this title, each chapter commences with an anecdote from the author about his own personal experience with the topic, followed by thought-provoking questions and a list of recommended readings in the scientific literature. Illustrator(s): Oerding, Steven. Num Pages: 488 pages, 57 colour plates, 87 halftones, 103 line drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: PSPM; PSVW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 260 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1598.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226442495
- ISBN
- 9780226442495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.82
€ 47.99
€ 45.82
Paperback. Intended as a sequel to "Primate Societies", this book compiles thirty-one chapters that review the state of knowledge regarding the behavior of nonhuman primates. It includes chapters that are organized around four major adaptive problems primates face as they strive to grow, maintain themselves, and reproduce in the wild. Editor(s): Mitani, John C.; Call, Josep; Kappeler, Peter M.; Palombit, Ryne A.; Silk, Joan B. Num Pages: 504 pages, 157 halftones, 34 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVW79. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531724
- ISBN
- 9780226531724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.69
€ 63.69
Paperback. This book covers the way that all known types of eyes work, from their optics to the behaviour they guide. The ways that eyes sample the world in space and time are considered, and the evolutionary origins of eyes are discussed. This new edition incorporates discoveries made since the first edition published in 2001. Series: Oxford Animal Biology Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, Numerous illustrations, plus a 4 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199581146
- ISBN
- 9780199581146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- With Photography by Geoff Jone ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157276
- ISBN
- 9780691157276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.52
€ 38.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743083
- ISBN
- 9789400743083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.06€ 112.10
€ 115.06
€ 112.10
Paperback. The only field guide to every species recorded in Seychelles, covering over 250 species. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages, 65 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1HSY; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408151518
- ISBN
- 9781408151518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.54
€ 36.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118873403
- ISBN
- 9781118873403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.42
€ 213.42
Paperback. What does it mean to be a horse? The definitive and bestselling book explaining the mysteries of the horse using insights of modern science. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6. BIC Classification: PD; PSVW7; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753801123
- ISBN
- 9780753801123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.71
€ 13.99
€ 10.71
Paperback. An informative but very readable and amusing investigation into the various types of flying pest. This new edition includes more up-to-date information on the highland midge, its biology and why it bites. This book explains the midge's dominant role in ecology, and highland culture, and also how it keeps the worst human depredations under control. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 115 x 8. Weight in Grams: 96. 80 pages, Illustrations, map. An informative but very readable and amusing investigation into the various types of flying pest. This new edition includes more up-to-date information on the highland midge, its biology and why it bites. This book explains the midge's dominant role in ecology, and highland culture, and also how it keeps the worst human depredations under control. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; PSVT7; WNCN. Dimension: 168 x 115 x 8. Weight: 94.
- Publisher
- Birlinn Ltd
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 5th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841589381
- ISBN
- 9781841589381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.06
€ 8.06
Paperback. A truly practical guide to the Golden Eagle, its ecology and behaviour. An objective review of the extent and quality of existing knowledge. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrated with c. 45 colour photographs and 9 diagrams. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849952248
- ISBN
- 9781849952248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.14
€ 27.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. An illustrated field guide that enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe, covering behaviors ranging from hunting, foraging, and feeding to courtship, breeding, and nesting. It includes informative descriptions of mammal species along with distribution maps. Num Pages: 272 pages, 600 color illus. 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; GBC; PSVW6; PSVW7; WNCB; WNCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157535
- ISBN
- 9780691157535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.13
€ 23.99
€ 18.13
Hardcover. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research. This extended edition includes a new epilogue from the author and two key chapters from The Extended Phenotype. Num Pages: 592 pages, 9 black and white images. BIC Classification: PBUD; PDZ; PSAJ; PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 267 x 51. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198788782
- ISBN
- 9780198788782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.72
€ 27.99
€ 20.72
Hardcover. Revised edition of: Ecology and classification of North American freshwater invertebrates / edited by James H. Thorp and Alan P. Covich. Third edition. 2010. Editor(s): Thorp, James; Rogers, D. Christopher. Num Pages: 1148 pages, Approx. 200 illustrations (200 in full color). BIC Classification: PSAF; PSVT; RNB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 225 x 56. Weight in Grams: 3366.
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123850263
- ISBN
- 9780123850263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.49
€ 182.49
Hardback. Reflects the enormous growth in interest about amphibians and the increased intensity of scientific research into their biology and continent-wide distribution that has occurred during the past two decades. This title presents the spectacular diversity of North American amphibians in a geographic context. Editor(s): Green, David M.; Weir, Linda A.; Casper, Gary S.; Lannoo, Michael J. Num Pages: 352 pages, 297 color illustrations, 301 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266728
- ISBN
- 9780520266728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.36€ 55.35
€ 72.36
€ 55.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Geyer, Gwynne A. Num Pages: 79 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 79
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629482248
- ISBN
- 9781629482248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.01€ 73.20
€ 107.01
€ 73.20
Paperback. Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. This book challenges this long-held view. It reveals that animals exhibit a range of moral behaviors, including fairness, empathy, trust, and reciprocity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041636
- ISBN
- 9780226041636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.78
€ 21.99
€ 18.78
Paperback. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786390356
- ISBN
- 9781786390356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.63
€ 57.63
Hardback. This unparalleled collection of scientific information on, and photographs of, Mexican wildlife belongs on the shelf of every mammalogist, in public and academic libraries, and in the hands of anyone curious about Mexico and its wildlife. Editor(s): Ceballos, Gerardo. Num Pages: 984 pages, 1112, 574 colour illustrations, 538 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3155.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1016
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408439
- ISBN
- 9781421408439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.24
€ 175.24
Paperback. This text describes fisheries exploitation, biology, conservation and management, and reflects many recent and important changes in fisheries science, including growing concerns about the environmental impact of fisheries. Num Pages: 432 pages, 250 illustrations. BIC Classification: KNAF; PSPM; PSVW1; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632050987
- ISBN
- 9780632050987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.13
€ 78.13
Hardback. Editor(s): Whitacre, David F. Series: Published in Association with the Peregrine Fund. Num Pages: 428 pages, 189, 24 colour plates, 5 black & white line drawings, 17 maps, 84 tables, 59 graphs. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 285 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1496.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801440793
- ISBN
- 9780801440793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.40
€ 110.40