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Soay Sheep: Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population
ISBN: 9780521529907 / Angielski / Miękka / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St. Kilda archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or declining by more than 60% in a year. This study explores the causes of these oscillations and their consequences for selection on genetic and phenotypic variation within the population, drawing on studies over the past twenty years of the life-histories and reproductive careers of many sheep. It will be essential reading for vertebrate ecologists, demographers, evolutionary biologists and behavioral ecologists.
Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St. Kilda archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or...
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The Last Tasmanian Tiger: The History and Extinction of the Thylacine
ISBN: 9780521531542 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This insightful examination of the history and extinction of one of Australia's most enduring folkloric beasts--the thylacine, (or Tasmanian tiger)-- challenges conventional theories. It argues that rural politicians, ineffective political action by scientists, and a deeper intellectual prejudice about the inferiority of marsupials actually resulted in the extinction of this once proud species. Hb ISBN (2000):0-521-78219-8
This insightful examination of the history and extinction of one of Australia's most enduring folkloric beasts--the thylacine, (or Tasmanian tiger)-- ...
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196,49 |
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Galen: On Antecedent Causes
ISBN: 9780521607131 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A new edition of Galen's text on causal theory, and the first translation of it into a modern language.
A new edition of Galen's text on causal theory, and the first translation of it into a modern language.
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471,51 |
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Genetics and Reductionism
ISBN: 9780521637138 / Angielski / Miękka / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the advent of the Human Genome Project there have been many claims for the genetic origins of complex human behavior including insanity, criminality, and intelligence. But what does it really mean to call something "genetic"? This is the fundamental question that Sahotra Sarkar's book addresses. This important book clarifies the meaning of the term "genetic," shows how molecular studies have affected genetics, and provides the philosophical background necessary to understand the debates over the Human Genome Project. It will be of particular interest to professionals and students in the...
With the advent of the Human Genome Project there have been many claims for the genetic origins of complex human behavior including insanity, criminal...
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182,62 |
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Soay Sheep: Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population
ISBN: 9780521823005 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St. Kilda archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or declining by more than 60% in a year. This study explores the causes of these oscillations and their consequences for selection on genetic and phenotypic variation within the population, drawing on studies over the past twenty years of the life-histories and reproductive careers of many sheep. It will be essential reading for vertebrate ecologists, demographers, evolutionary biologists and behavioral ecologists.
Unlike most other large mammals, the Soay sheep population of Hirta in the St. Kilda archipelago show persistent oscillations, sometimes increasing or...
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586,30 |
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Brigit, Now!
ISBN: 9780595368389 / Angielski / Miękka / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Trials and tribulations of the unplanned raising and training of a puppy, and later, thought, to be, necessity, of behavioral improvement, by mating, and orchestrated, by, people unfamiliar, in these, areas.
'You want, a dog? When you have a place, of, your own, you can, have, a houseful- " (Mike's, mother) -And it, had come, to pass-
Trials and tribulations of the unplanned raising and training of a puppy, and later, thought, to be, necessity, of behavioral improvement, by mating, ...
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42,20 |
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Life's Too Short to Be an Underdog...: ...and Other Spiritual Life Lessons I Learned from My Dog
ISBN: 9780595374236 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Life's too Short to Be an Underdog." is the story of a boy and his dog.and another dog.and yet another one.well, several more after that. Author Dave Smith boldly reveals the sometimes confusing, occasionally tragic, but always amusing history of the 'Smith Family Dog Curse." For so many years the family was denied in their attempts to cultivate a lasting bond with any dogs because of a series of mysterious events. In the midst of the family's pain and heartache, one dog managed to beat the curse and became the inspiration of many spiritual insights for his beloved master. Dave opens up the...
"Life's too Short to Be an Underdog." is the story of a boy and his dog.and another dog.and yet another one.well, several more after that. Author Dave...
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49,91 |
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Cardiovascular Physiology in the Genetically Engineered Mouse
ISBN: 9780792375364 / Angielski / Twarda / 403 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The enormous advances in molecular biology and genetics coupled with the progress in instrumentation and surgical techniques have produced a voluminous and often bewildering quantity of data. The need for a second edition of Cardiovascular Physiology in the Genetically Engineered Mouse is underscored not only by these rapid advances, but by the increasing numbers of scientists who have focussed their research on genetically engineered mice. It is the primary objective of this second edition to interpret critically the literature and to provide a framework for the enormous amount of...
The enormous advances in molecular biology and genetics coupled with the progress in instrumentation and surgical techniques have produced a voluminou...
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603,81 |
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Man's Most Dangerous Myth: The Fallacy of Race, 6th Edition
ISBN: 9780803946484 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Man's Most Dangerous Myth was first published in 1942, when Nazism flourished, when African Americans sat at the back of the bus, and when race was considered the determinant of people's character and intelligence. It presented a revolutionary theory for its time; breaking the link between genetics and culture, it argued that race is largely a social construction and not constitutive of significant biological differences between people. In the ensuing 55 years, as Ashley Montagu's radical hypothesis became accepted knowledge, succeeding editions of his book traced the changes in our...
Man's Most Dangerous Myth was first published in 1942, when Nazism flourished, when African Americans sat at the back of the bus, and when race was co...
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205,71 |
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Beyond Wolves: The Politics of Wolf Recovery and Management
ISBN: 9780816639786 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 1995, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released Canadian gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park as part of its wolf recovery program, reintroduction has been widely challenged in public forums and sensationalized in the media. This conflict has pitted western ranchers and property rights activists against environmental groups, highlighting starkly contrasting political perspectives. In this essential account, Martin A. Nie examines not only the future of wolf recovery but also the issues that will define debates around the politics of wildlife management, animal rights...
Since 1995, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released Canadian gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park as part of its wolf recovery program,...
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92,75 |
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Is It in Your Genes?: The Influence of Genes on Common Disorders and Diseases That Affect You and Your Family
ISBN: 9780879697211 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most important dividends of the Human Genome Project will be a much greater understanding of the influence of genes on disease and disorders in children (from asthma to autism) and adults (including heart disease, virtually all cancers, and Alzheimer's disease). The nature of genetic risks in families is becoming clearer and this book is written to help people understand them. Philip Reilly, a physician geneticist, who has given hundreds of lectures on this subject, takes a user friendly approach. Drawing on the many questions he has been asked (for example, My sister has multiple...
One of the most important dividends of the Human Genome Project will be a much greater understanding of the influence of genes on disease and disorder...
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75,06 |
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The Prairie Dog
ISBN: 9780896724556 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Black-tailed prairie dogs once played a vital role in the vast grasslands ecosystem of the Great Plains of North America. The burrows of these little digging rodents aerated and watered the deep soil and provided a home to many other animals as well. Prairie dog feeding habits controlled invasive vegetation and opened the prairie to the plants preferred by buffalo and pronghorn antelope. The prairie dogs themselves were a food source for many other animals, among them hawks, rattlesnakes, badgers, coyotes, and black-footed ferrets.In more than one hundred beautiful and charming color...
Black-tailed prairie dogs once played a vital role in the vast grasslands ecosystem of the Great Plains of North America. The burrows of these little ...
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78,32 |
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The Prairie Dog: Sentinel of the Plains
ISBN: 9780896724563 / Angielski / Twarda / 133 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Black-tailed prairie dogs once played a vital role in the vast grasslands ecosystem of the Great Plains of North America. The burrows of these little digging rodents aerated and watered the deep soil and provided a home to many other animals as well. Prairie dog feeding habits controlled invasive vegetation and opened the prairie to the plants preferred by buffalo and pronghorn antelope. The prairie dogs themselves were a food source for many other animals, among them hawks, rattlesnakes, badgers, coyotes, and black-footed ferrets.In more than one hundred beautiful and charming color...
Black-tailed prairie dogs once played a vital role in the vast grasslands ecosystem of the Great Plains of North America. The burrows of these little ...
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166,52 |
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Leadbetter's Possum: Bred to Be Wild
ISBN: 9781412083829 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The endangered Leadbeater's Possum, once considered to be extinct, is the Victorian State faunal emblem. Shortly after its rediscovery in 1960, naturalist Des Hackett began his successful quest to breed the animal in captivity.
Bred To Be Wild documents the work of Des Hackett, including his struggle with wildlife authorities after handing over thriving colonies of Leadbeater's Possum to zoos throughout Australia. While initially, breeding programs were a great success and Leadbeater's Possum were sent to other zoos throughout the world, they were never released into the wild.... The endangered Leadbeater's Possum, once considered to be extinct, is the Victorian State faunal emblem. Shortly after its rediscovery in 1960, natura...
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80,92 |
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Mama Pajama Tells A Story: A Collection of Writings About Dogs and Their Servants
ISBN: 9781434306241 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you have ever loved a dog you will adore this book. The first edition of this little book sold out, creating fans all over the world. This edition adds over thirty-five new writings, destined to become classic favorites. The author takes the everyday mundane flux of living with her beloved dogs and writes essays that have her readers laughing, crying, nodding their heads, and hugging their dogs. The stories have heart, and a wry sense of humor, and above all, a deep respect for the gifts dogs bring their humans.
If you have ever loved a dog you will adore this book. The first edition of this little book sold out, creating fans all over the world. This edition ...
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114,60 |
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Potcakes: Dog Ownership in New Providence, the Bahamas
ISBN: 9781557533340 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The dog population in the Bahamas consists mainly of mongrels, called Potcakes, a term unique to the greater Bahamas archipelago. Potcakes provides the first systematic study of dog ownership in a Caribbean society by investigating the Bahamian perceptions of pet and responsible pet ownership in the context of both dog overpopulation concerns and how image dogs like Rottweilers and Pit Bulls have interacted with and altered the Potcake population.
The dog population in the Bahamas consists mainly of mongrels, called Potcakes, a term unique to the greater Bahamas archipelago. Potcakes provides th...
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205,71 |
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The Wilderness Condition: Essays on Environment and Civilization
ISBN: 9781559631907 / Angielski / Miękka / 345 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book aims to introduce to a larger audience issues that are too often limited to scholarly circles. A thought-provoking collection of essays by some of the environmental movement's preeminent thinkers, The Wilderness Condition explores the dynamic tension between wild nature and civilization, offering insights into why the relationship has become adversarial and suggesting creative means for reconciliation. Contributors include Paul Shepard, Curt Meine, Max Oelschlaeger, and George Sessions.
This book aims to introduce to a larger audience issues that are too often limited to scholarly circles. A thought-provoking collection of essays by s...
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335,11 |
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Seeing Things Whole: The Essential John Wesley Powell
ISBN: 9781559638739 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Wesley Powell was an American original. He was the last of the nation's great continental explorers and the first of a new breed of public servant: part scientist, part social reformer, part institution builder. His work and life reveal an enduringly valuable way of thinking about land, water, and society as parts of an interconnected whole; he was America's first great bioregional thinker. "Seeing Things Whole" presents John Wesley Powell in the full diversity of his achievements and interests, bringing together in a single volume writings ranging from his gripping account of... John Wesley Powell was an American original. He was the last of the nation's great continental explorers and the first of a new breed of public ser... |
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262,93 |
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The New Agrarianism: Land, Culture, and the Community of Life
ISBN: 9781559639217 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The engaging writings gathered in this new book explore an important but little-publicized movement in American culture -- the marked resurgence of agrarian practices and values in rural areas, suburbs, and even cities. It is a movement that in widely varied ways is attempting to strengthen society's roots in the land while bringing greater health to families, neighborhoods, and communities. "The New Agrarianism" vividly displays the movement's breadth and vigor, with selections by such award-winning writers as Wendell Berry, William Kittredge, Stephanie Mills, David Orr, Scott Russell...
The engaging writings gathered in this new book explore an important but little-publicized movement in American culture -- the marked resurgence of ag...
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190,75 |
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American Man-Killers: True Stories of a Dangerous Wilderness
ISBN: 9781571570567 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The truth about the dozens of killings and maulings that occur in North America each year by cougars, black bears, grizzly bears and other aggressive animals.
The truth about the dozens of killings and maulings that occur in North America each year by cougars, black bears, grizzly bears and other aggressive ...
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153,50 |
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