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Seismic Resistant Design and Technology by Dentcho Ivanov
RRP: $231.57$201.17An earthquake is a powerful surface acoustic wave (SAW) generated by a seismic event, such as a volcano or motion of the Earth's layers, that propagates on the Earth's surface. This book explains the design of earthquake resistant structures using SAW... -
Mathematical Ecology of Populations and Ecosystems by John Pastor
RRP: $111.41$96.95MATHEMATICAL ECOLOGY Population ecologists study how births and deaths affect the dynamics of populations and communities, while ecosystem ecologists study how species control the flux of energy and materials through food webs and ecosystems. Although... -
Innovation In African Agriculture by Arthur J. Dommen
RRP: $65.16$57.26This book looks at the input-output relations of low-resource agriculture in Africa and shows how the intensification process through the application of modern technologies can work successfully to raise productivity and to sustain production over the... -
Synthetic Biology: Science, Business, and Policy by Lewis D. Solomon
RRP: $92.61$80.40For nearly forty years, using recombinant DNA tools, researchers, and then businesses, have genetically engineered organisms by transferring naturally occurring genes from one organism into another. Doing so modifies the genetic code of living cells,... -
Neurotransmitters in Plants: Perspectives and Applications by Akula Ramakrishna
RRP: $78.89$68.83Key features: Presents the latest trends and developments of neuromediators in plants Provides in-depth coverage of plants enriched in neurotransmitters (especially serotonin, melatonin, and dopamine) and how they are used in medicine, pharmacy, and... -
Avian Nutrition: Poultry, Ratite and Tamed Birds by Nityanand Pathak
RRP: $180.11$155.85The scope of book has relevant and important informations on some of the popular tamed birds reared as pet in cages. Among these Parrots and Mayana are companion species capable of learning and limited conversation with members of the house. Bulbul,... -
Soybean Production in the Midsouth by Larry G. Heatherly
RRP: $66.88$58.70This book compiles information relevant to understanding soybean production processes and condenses it into a single volume. The authors identify production practices and bring together diverse information that suggests ways for producers to better... -
The Role Of Markets In The World Food Economy by D. Gale Johnson
RRP: $68.59$60.14This book extends the discussion of world food problems by giving explicit recognition to the potential role of markets. The authors highlight the contribution of prices to the solution of food problems in low-income countries, for example, by providing... -
The Economics Of Livestock Systems In Developing Countries: Farm And Project Level Analysis by James R Simpson
RRP: $68.59$60.14Improvement of the world's livestock industry necessitates input from many directions. Planning by a host of national and international agencies is required in order to provide optimal stimulus in very diverse areas ranging from formulation of laws and... -
Theoretical Immunology, Part One by Alan S. Perelson
RRP: $73.74$71.72Assuming that the complex phenomena underlying the operation of the immune system may be better understood through the collaborative efforts of theorists and experimentalists viewing the same phenomena in different ways, the Sante Fe Institute and the... -
Carbon Nanomaterials for Gas Adsorption by Maria Letizia Terranova
RRP: $197.26$171.12Research in adsorption of gases by carbon nanomaterials has experienced considerable growth in recent years, with increasing interest for practical applications. Many research groups are now producing or using such materials for gas adsorption, storage,... -
Creation of a Conscious Robot: Mirror Image Cognition and Self-Awareness by Junichi Takeno
RRP: $130.35$113.54Present-day computers lack well-defined functions to accept various kinds of sensual information such as vision, hearing and smelling (binding problem). Computers also lack any well-defined mechanisms to coordinate various behaviors in the presence of an... -
Advances In Insect Rearing For Research And Pest Management by Thomas E Anderson
RRP: $222.99$192.30The efficient production of large numbers of high-quality insects is a concern both for basic research and for the success of control programmes for pests of agricultural and medical significance. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of this... -
Crop Genetic Resources for Today and Tomorrow by O.H. Frankel
RRP: $80.60$71.13This 1975 book deals with one of the world's fastest disappearing natural resources - the invaluable reservoir of genetic variability in our cultivated plants which have evolved since our forebears began to domesticate them some 10,000 years ago. The... -
Life In The Cold: Ecological, Physiological, And Molecular Mechanisms by Cynthia Carey
RRP: $68.59$61.85This book contains the proceedings of the ninth in a series of international gatherings dedicated to understanding how animals survive cold conditions. It includes topics related to cellular and molecular studies on gene expression and synthesis of... -
Biogeology: Evolution in a Changing Landscape by Bernard Michaux
RRP: $231.57$201.17This detailed exposition gives background and context to how modern biogeography has got to where it is now. For biogeographers and other researchers interested in biodiversity and the evolution of life on islands, Biogeology: Evolution in a Changing... -
Elasticities In International Agricultural Trade by Colin Carter
RRP: $231.57$201.17This book addresses a number of issues related to the estimation and application of elasticities in international agricultural trade. It is the outgrowth of renewed interest by researchers, traders, and others in quantifying those factors that affect... -
Molecular Evolution on Rugged Landscapes: Protein, RNA, and the Immune System (Volume IX) by Alan S. Perelson
RRP: $78.89$68.83This book lays out a number of the general issues concerning the structure of rugged fitness landscapes and examines both the history and the current status of experimental work on somatic mutation and the maturation of the immune response.Book... -
Nobel Prizes And Nature's Surprises by Erling Norrby
RRP: $82.33$73.84Each year the Nobel Prizes in the natural sciences reveal amazing discoveries. New milestones in the relentless advance of science are identified. The growth of knowledge and its evolution can be researched in the Nobel archives where nominations are... -
Advances in Carbon Nanomaterials: Science and Applications by Nikos Tagmatarchis
RRP: $197.26$171.12This book covers the nomenclature and modeling of carbon nanomaterials, includes examples of surfaces and thin films of fullerenes, and examines the morphology and structure of carbon nanotubes and the characterization of peapod materials with the aid of... -
Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Optimization by Sami Faiz
RRP: $180.11$155.85This book deals with the basic concepts of GIS and optimization. It provides an overview of various integration protocols that are termed GIS-O integration strategies applied to practical applications. It also develops an integration approach for the... -
The Public Role In The Dairy Economy: Why And How Governments Intervene In The Milk Business by Alden C Manchester
RRP: $68.59$60.14All over the world, governments play a part in the milk business for compelling economic reasons and not, as many assert, just because dairy farmers are numerous and organized. This book examines the role of federal, state, and local governments in the... -
Veterinary Clinical Epidemiology: From Patient to Population by Ronald D. Smith
RRP: $145.78$126.67Ideal for veterinary students, residents and clinicians, the fourth edition of this bestselling textbook has been fully updated in line with developments in research and teaching. The logical chapter progression reflects the stages in a clinical case... -
Insect Behavior: A Sourcebook Of Laboratory And Field Exercises by Janice R. Matthews
RRP: $68.59$60.14This sourcebook is a comprehensive, concept-oriented collection of 34 laboratory and field behavioral exercises using insects. The exercises fill a void that exists for college and university teachers and students, high school teachers and naturalists... -
Integrated Pest Management On Rangeland: A Shortgrass Prairie Perspective by John L. Capinera
RRP: $68.59$60.82This book reviews the available information on shortgrass rangelands, offering the first comprehensive treatment of pest management and ecology within this vital ecosystem and focusing on the western edge of the Great Plains, an area commonly known as... -
Superalloys: Analysis and Control of Failure Process by Nataliya V. Kazantseva
RRP: $78.89$68.83Superalloys form a class of the structural materials for high-temperature applications. Nickel superalloys are extensively used in the high-temperature components of gas turbines due to their excellent creep, fatigue, and corrosion resistance at elevated... -
Evolving Complexity And Environmental Risk In The Prehistoric Southwest by Joseph A. Tainter
RRP: $77.17$73.17This book explores how and why prehistoric Southwestern societies changed in complexity, and offers important new perspectives on evolution of culture. It discusses the factors that made prehistoric Southwesterners vulnerable to an arid environment, and... -
Manual of Agricultural Nematology by Nickle
RRP: $101.19$87.62Nickle (Beltsille Agricultural Research Center of the USDA) has engaged 29 internationally known experts to replace the classic work of I.N. Filipjev (1934) and its translated revision (Schuurmans Stekhoven, Jr., 1941) with a modern work taking note of... -
Conservation and Improvement of Sloping Lands, Volume 3: Practical Application - Soil and Water Conservation by P. J. Storey
RRP: $114.91$100.91Volume 3 takes the subject of better land husbandry further. The book first points out the sort of things which have been, and are being used, but are failing to deliver what is required. It then explains the causes of erosion, the theory and practice of... -
Biological Processes in Living Systems by C. H. Waddington
RRP: $85.75$74.62Biological Processes in Living Systems is the fourth and final volume of the Toward a Theoretical Biology series. It contains essays that deal in detail with particular biological processes: morphogenesis of pattern, the development of neuronal networks,... -
Pheromone Communication In Social Insects: Ants, Wasps, Bees, And Termites by Robert K Vander Meer
RRP: $68.59$60.82Bringing together for the first time prominent researchers in social insect pheromone communication, including nestmate recognition, this book looks at ants, wasps, bees, and termites, highlighting areas of convergence and divergence among these groups,... -
Women in Wildlife Science: Building Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion by Carol L. Chambers
RRP: $71.18$63.17The first book to address the challenges and opportunities for women, especially from underrepresented communities, in wildlife professions. Women in Wildlife Science is dedicated to the work of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of... -
Nanotechnology in Space by Maria Letizia Terranova
RRP: $198.97$161.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814877541Author Maria Letizia TerranovaFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Jenny Stanford PublishingPublisher Jenny Stanford Publishing -
Structure and Organic Matter Storage in Agricultural Soils by M.R. Carter
RRP: $101.19$87.62Soils comprise the largest pool of terrestrial carbon and therefore are an important component of carbon storage in the biosphere-atmosphere system. Structure and Organic Matter Storage in Agricultural Soils explores the mechanisms and processes involved... -
The Call of the Cranes: Expeditions into a Mysterious World by Bernhard Wessling 9783030982829
RRP: $42.87$33.50Cranes are enigmatic birds. Only very little is known about the behaviour of these graceful dancers. The renowned naturalist and crane expert Bernhard Wessling takes us on exciting and adventurous expeditions into their hidden world and gets to the... -
The Dissection of Vertebrates by Gerardo De Iuliis 9780124104600
RRP: $114.91$109.01Detailed and concise dissection directions, updated valuable information and extraordinary illustrations make The Dissection of Vertebrates, 3rd Edition the new ideal manual for students in comparative vertebrate anatomy, as well as a superb reference... -
Trinity: The Scientific Basis of Vitalism and Transcendentalism by Stephen P Smith 9780595420230 [USED COPY]
RRP: $13.72$8.68Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Production of New Potato Varieties: Technological Advances by G. J. Jellis 9780521324588 [USED COPY]
RRP: $205.84$17.43Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Pest Control by Helmut F. Van Emden 9780521427883 [USED COPY]
RRP: $61.73$4.61Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Mind, Matter and Life: The Mind-Matter Problem within the Neo-Darwinian Materialist Conception of Nature Massimiliano Sorrentino 9781803416137
RRP: $22.28$18.94Mind, Matter and Life�shows that the mind-body problem concerns not only the relationship between mind and brain but also our current conception of the very phenomenon of life. In fact, this problem concerns our conception of nature as a whole in...