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Heredity: A Very Short Introduction by John Waller
RRP: £7.99£5.93The concept of heredity is fundamental to how we see ourselves and others. It goes far beyond the obvious continuity of physical traits across generations. We routinely ascribe similarities in personality, intellect, outlook, and aptitude between family... -
Father Time: A Natural History of Men and Babies by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy 9780691238777
RRP: £25.00£18.23A sweeping account of male nurturing, explaining how and why men are biologically transformed when they care for babies It has long seemed self-evident that women care for babies and men do other things. Hasn’t it always been so? When evolutionary... -
Cancer Biology and Treatment by Aysha Divan
RRP: £26.99£25.76Written primarily for mid-to-upper level undergraduates, this primer will introduce students to topics at the forefront of the subject that are being applied to probe biological problems, or to address the most pressing issues facing society. These... -
Shark Biology and Conservation: Essentials for Educators, Students, and Enthusiasts by Daniel C. Abel
RRP: £43.00£39.12Feed your fascination with sharks! This complete resource enlightens readers on the biology, ecology, and behavior of sharks with approachable explanations and more than 250 stunning color illustrations.Studies of shark biology have flourished over the... -
The Biology and Ecology of Streams and Rivers by Alan Hildrew
RRP: £39.99£38.65The challenges that the world's running water systems now face have never been more numerous or acute; at the same time, these complex habitats remain absolutely crucial to human wellbeing and future survival. If rivers can ever be anything like... -
A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes of Bermuda, Bahamas, and the Caribbean Sea by Valerie A. Kells
RRP: £25.00£21.92The most comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide to the coastal fishes of Bermuda, Bahamas, and the Caribbean Sea.Capturing the remarkable diversity of fishes from estuaries, mangrove nurseries, coralline and rocky reefs to well offshore, this... -
What Do You Think You Are?: The Science of What Makes You You by Brian Clegg 9781785786600
RRP: £9.99£3.51'Gets right to the heart of what makes us what we are. Read it!' Angela Saini, author of Inferior and Superior: The Return of Race ScienceThe popular science equivalent of Who Do You Think You Are? Popular science master Brian Clegg's new book is an... -
Super Senses: The Science of Your 32 Senses and How to Use Them Emma Young 9781473690738
RRP: £20.00£13.75How do you sniff out danger? What is a sense of direction or a gut instinct? You know about your five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. But recent research has shown that we actually have at least thirty-two. We take our senses for granted... -
Genomics by Julian Parkhill
RRP: £26.99£25.76Written primarily for 16-19 year old students, this primer aims to extend students' knowledge and inspire them to take their school-level learning further. It explores topics that are familiar from the curriculum and also introduces new ideas, giving... -
The Portfolio Diet for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction: An Evidence Based Approach to Lower Cholesterol through Plant Food Consumption by Wendy Jenkins 9780128105108
RRP: £102.00£91.24The Portfolio Diet for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction: An Evidence Based Approach to Lower Cholesterol through Plant Food Consumption examines the science of this recommended dietary approach to reduce cholesterol in addition to other risk factors... -
Scientific Papers Made Easy: How to Write with Clarity and Impact in the Life Sciences by Stuart West 9780192862792
RRP: £24.49£22.82Writing scientific publications is a fundamental step in the research process. Furthermore, as science becomes more interdisciplinary and the number of journals continues to expand, individual papers increasingly need to stand out to be read and have any... -
The New Biology: A Battle between Mechanism and Organicism by Michael J. Reiss
RRP: £37.95£30.51In this accessible analysis, a philosopher and a science educator look at biological theory and society through a synthesis of mechanistic and organicist points of view to best understand the complexity of life and biological systems. The search for a... -
Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct by Abigail Tucker 9781501192852
RRP: £28.00£17.05From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lion in the Living Room comes a fascinating and provocative exploration of the biology of motherhood that "is witty, reassuring, and takes motherhood out of the footnotes and places it front and... -
Molecular Biology: Principles of Genome Function by Nancy Craig
RRP: £66.99£64.72The biological world operates on a multitude of scales - from molecules to cells to tissues to organisms to ecosystems. Throughout all these levels runs a common thread: the communication and onward passage of information - from cell to cell, from... -
The Truth About Fat: Why Obesity is Not that Simple by Anthony Warner
RRP: £9.99£7.11Most people try out diets just to see if they work. One friend cuts out sugar, a second cuts out fat. Another mumbles something about gut microbes. Even scientists still seem to be arguing about what causes obesity, so what hope is there for the rest of... -
Everything Flows: Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology by Daniel J. Nicholson
RRP: £93.00£83.64This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Everything Flows... -
An Introduction to Genetic Analysis by Anthony J.F. Griffiths
£73.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319114770Author Anthony J.F. GriffithsFormat HardbackPage Count 891Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan Learning -
The Human Genome Diversity Project: An Ethnography of Scientific Practice by Amade M'Charek 9780521539876
RRP: £41.99£36.19The Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP) was launched in 1991 by a group of population geneticists whose aim was to map genetic diversity in hundreds of human populations by tracing the similarities and differences between them. It quickly became... -
The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life by Robert L. Trivers
£22.23A New York Times Notable Book of 2012Whether it's in a cockpit at takeoff or the planning of an offensive war, a romantic relationship or a dispute at the office, there are many opportunities to lie and self-deceive- but deceit and self-deception carry... -
Evolution: Making Sense of Life by Douglas J. Emlen
£63.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319322199Author Douglas J. EmlenFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan Learning -
Curvology: The Origins and Power of Female Body Shape by David Bainbridge 9781846275524
RRP: £9.99£6.70In Curvology, Cambridge Veterinary Anatomist David Bainbridge applies the science of evolutionary biology to women's bodies, to explain why the human female is the only female animal to have curves and how these curves rule our lives, by influencing not... -
The Social Conquest of Earth Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University) 9780871404138
RRP: £23.99£20.51Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going? In a generational work of clarity and passion, one of our greatest living scientists directly addresses these three fundamental questions of religion, philosophy, and science while "overturning the... -
Mind Maps: Biology: How to Navigate the Living World by Helen Pilcher 9780750993845
RRP: £15.00£11.55Biology is the natural science that studies life on our planet: from fungi to fossils and ecosystems to extremophiles, there is a whole world waiting to be discovered.Mind Maps: Biology helps you to understand the natural world and to learn its language... -
Cell Signalling by John T. Hancock
£53.18Signalling within and between cells is one of the most important aspects of modern biochemistry and cell biology. An understanding of signalling pathways is vital to a wide range of biologists, from those who are investigating the causes of cancer, to... -
Biology Essentials For Dummies by Rene Fester Kratz 9781119589587
RRP: £11.99£6.19Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781119589587) was previously published as Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781118072677). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be... -
Keep Calm and Trust the Science: An Extraordinary Year in the Life of an Immunologist by Luke O'Neill
RRP: £16.99£12.28Take a front row seat with Professor Luke O'Neill on a high-octane year. Luke has become one of the most well-known and trusted voices of Ireland's COVID-19 pandemic. A world-renowned immunologist, he was thrust into the spotlight as we struggled to make... -
The African Wild Dog: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation Scott Creel 9780691016542
RRP: £92.00£82.11With only 5,000 surviving, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the world's most endangered large carnivores--and one of the most remarkable. This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously scattered information with important... -
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson
RRP: £28.99£12.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062968814Author Patrik SvenssonFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Ecco PressPublisher Ecco PressWeight(grams) 454g -
The Secret Life of Bones: Their Origins, Evolution and Fate by Brian Switek
RRP: £9.99£6.75Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over 500 million years of evolutionary history. It has manifested itself in wings, sails, horns, armour, and an even greater array of appendages since the time of its origin. In... -
Biology for the IB MYP 4 & 5: By Concept by Andrew Davis
RRP: £41.00£38.49The only series for MYP 4 and 5 developed in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate (IB)Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused... -
The Biology of Agroecosystems by Nicola Randall 9780198737537
RRP: £48.99£39.48Since the advent of agriculture approximately 12,000 years ago, human activity has created a unique set of ecosystems. However, the recent development of world markets, rapid technological advances, and other changes to farming practices have led to... -
Modeling Infectious Diseases in Humans and Animals by Matt J. Keeling 9780691116174
RRP: £88.00£69.15For epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, and health-care professionals, real-time and predictive modeling of infectious disease is of growing importance. This book provides a timely and comprehensive introduction to the modeling of infectious... -
Essential Forensic Biology Alan Gunn (Liverpool John Moores University, UK) 9781119141402
RRP: £46.95£41.94A completely revised and updated edition that teaches the essentials of forensic biology, with increased coverage of molecular biological techniques and new information on wildlife forensics, wound analysis and the potential of microbiomes as forensic... -
Deer: The Animal Answer Guide by George A. Feldhamer 9781421403885
£25.44Think of deer and the image that pops into most American's minds is that of a white-tailed deer, the most common large mammal in North America. Most Europeans are more familiar with red deer. It may surprise many people to know that there are actually... -
The Biology of Urban Environments by Philip James 9780198827245
£53.06How do plants, animals, and humans manage to survive and adapt to the urban environment? This book provides a comprehensive coverage of biological matters related to urban environments presenting both the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings, and... -
The Genesis of Grammar: A Reconstruction by Bernd Heine 9780199227778
£57.70This book reconstructs what the earliest grammars might have been and shows how they could have led to the languages of modern humankind. Like other biological phenomena, language cannot be fully understood without reference to its evolution, whether... -
A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman
RRP: £19.00£11.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679735663Author Diane AckermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 203mm *... -
Introducing Epigenetics: A Graphic Guide by Cath Ennis 9781848318625
RRP: £7.99£6.05Epigenetics is the most exciting field in biology today, developing our understanding of how and why we inherit certain traits, develop diseases and age, and evolve as a species. This non-fiction comic book introduces us to genetics, cell biology and the... -
How to Find a Habitable Planet by James F. Kasting
RRP: £25.00£19.99Ever since Carl Sagan first predicted that extraterrestrial civilizations must number in the millions, the search for life on other planets has gripped our imagination. Is Earth so rare that advanced life forms like us--or even the simplest biological... -
Imperfection: A Natural History by Telmo Pievani
RRP: £23.00£16.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047418Author Telmo PievaniFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd