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The Quotable Darwin

by Charles Darwin ...

A treasure trove of illuminating and entertaining quotations from the legendary naturalistHere is Charles Darwin in his own words—the naturalist, traveler, scientific thinker, and controversial author of On the Origin of Species, the book that shook the Victorian world. Featuring hundreds of quotations carefully selected by world-renowned Darwin biographer Janet Browne, The Quotable Darwin draws ... Read more

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A treasure trove of illuminating and entertaining quotations from the legendary naturalistHere is Charles Darwin in his own words—the naturalist, traveler, scientific thinker, and controversial author of On the Origin of Species, the book that shook the Victorian world. Featuring hundreds of quotations carefully selected by world-renowned Darwin biographer Janet Browne, The Quotable Darwin draws
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Evolution's Final Days: The Mounting Evidence Disproving the Theory of Evolution

Evolution Problems, Myth, Hoax, Fraud, Flaws

by John Morrison ...

Series series Evolution Problems, Myth, Hoax, Fraud, Flaws
――――――――――――The Theory of Evolution Is In a Crisis――――――――――――Updated 2nd edition is packed with new proof, new chapters, and includes sources to all information!"In China we can criticize Darwin, but not the government. In America, you can criticize the government, but not Darwin."- Jun-Yuan Chen (Paleontologist)In this gro... ... Read more

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――――――――――――The Theory of Evolution Is In a Crisis――――――――――――Updated 2nd edition is packed with new proof, new chapters, and includes sources to all information!"In China we can criticize Darwin, but not the government. In America, you can criticize the government, but not Darwin."- Jun-Yuan Chen (Paleontologist)In this gro...
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The Different Forms Of Flowers On Plants Of The Same Species (Mobi Classics)

by Charles Darwin ...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
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From Darwin to Design

The Journey of a Mathematics Professor from Atheism to Faith

by Dr. C. L. Cagan, Robert Hymers ...

Absolute proof…there is a God!From Darwin to Design shows how Dr. Cagan, a staunch atheist, gradually began realizing that the laws governing the universe are too precise to point to anything but Intelligent Design. Dr. Cagan presents surprising information that will convince you of the awesomeness of God. He makes Himself evident down to, and including, the minutest part of science and math.You ... Read more

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Absolute proof…there is a God!From Darwin to Design shows how Dr. Cagan, a staunch atheist, gradually began realizing that the laws governing the universe are too precise to point to anything but Intelligent Design. Dr. Cagan presents surprising information that will convince you of the awesomeness of God. He makes Himself evident down to, and including, the minutest part of science and math.You
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Hox Modules in Evolution and Development

Edited by David E. K. Ferrier ...

Series series Evolutionary Cell Biology
Few, if any, genes have had the same level of impact on the field of evolutionary-developmental biology (evo-devo) as the Hox genes. These genes are renowned for their roles in patterning the body plans and development of the animal kingdom. This is complemented by the distinctive organisation of these genes in the genome, with them frequently being found as clusters in which gene position is ... Read more

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Few, if any, genes have had the same level of impact on the field of evolutionary-developmental biology (evo-devo) as the Hox genes. These genes are renowned for their roles in patterning the body plans and development of the animal kingdom. This is complemented by the distinctive organisation of these genes in the genome, with them frequently being found as clusters in which gene position is
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Infinite Life

The Revolutionary Story of Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth

by Jules Howard ...

An expansive investigation into the most unifying and enduring structure in the history of life—and a story of biological richness at a moment when so much of our precious biodiversity hangs in the balance.Eggs are the origins of ninety percent of the Earth’s organisms. They can be found as far apart as deep-sea volcanoes and in space. Yet despite their fundamental importance, eggs often find ... Read more

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An expansive investigation into the most unifying and enduring structure in the history of life—and a story of biological richness at a moment when so much of our precious biodiversity hangs in the balance.Eggs are the origins of ninety percent of the Earth’s organisms. They can be found as far apart as deep-sea volcanoes and in space. Yet despite their fundamental importance, eggs often find
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Evolution

What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters

by Donald R. Prothero ...

Donald R. Prothero’s Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the fossil record. Its engaging narrative of scientific discovery and well-grounded analysis has led to the book’s widespread adoption in courses that teach the nature and value of fossil evidence for evolution. Evolution tackles systematics and cladistics, rock dating, neo ... Read more

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Donald R. Prothero’s Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the fossil record. Its engaging narrative of scientific discovery and well-grounded analysis has led to the book’s widespread adoption in courses that teach the nature and value of fossil evidence for evolution. Evolution tackles systematics and cladistics, rock dating, neo
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The Society of Genes

by Itai Yanai, Martin Lercher ...

Nearly four decades ago Richard Dawkins published The Selfish Gene, famously reducing humans to “survival machines” whose sole purpose was to preserve “the selfish molecules known as genes.” How these selfish genes work together to construct the organism, however, remained a mystery. Standing atop a wealth of new research, The Society of Genes now provides a vision of how genes cooperate and ... Read more

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Nearly four decades ago Richard Dawkins published The Selfish Gene, famously reducing humans to “survival machines” whose sole purpose was to preserve “the selfish molecules known as genes.” How these selfish genes work together to construct the organism, however, remained a mystery. Standing atop a wealth of new research, The Society of Genes now provides a vision of how genes cooperate and
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Introduction à la Génétique – Livre 2

by Edenilson Brandl ...

La génétique et la génomique ont révolutionné notre compréhension des systèmes biologiques et de leur impact sur la santé humaine et l'environnement. En explorant les bases moléculaires et génétiques des traits héréditaires, les avancées dans ces domaines ont permis de mieux comprendre la structure et la fonction des organismes vivants.Ce livre couvre une variété de sujets liés à la génétique, au ... Read more

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La génétique et la génomique ont révolutionné notre compréhension des systèmes biologiques et de leur impact sur la santé humaine et l'environnement. En explorant les bases moléculaires et génétiques des traits héréditaires, les avancées dans ces domaines ont permis de mieux comprendre la structure et la fonction des organismes vivants.Ce livre couvre une variété de sujets liés à la génétique, au
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Extinctions

How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves

by Michael J. Benton ...

A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth.This timely and original book lays out the latest scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction. This compelling ... Read more

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A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth.This timely and original book lays out the latest scientific understanding of mass extinction on our planet. Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction. This compelling
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Learning from Dogs

Innate Wisdom from Man's Best Friend

by Paul Handover ...

There's a tiny amount of domesticated wolf in all of us. The relationship between canids and humans goes back nearly 40,000 years, when dogs split away from wolves. With our dogs, we have traveled the ancient track from hunter-gatherers to modern humans. However, this track now seems to offer an uncertain future for humankind and society.Learning from Dogs shows how and why now, more than ever, we ... Read more

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There's a tiny amount of domesticated wolf in all of us. The relationship between canids and humans goes back nearly 40,000 years, when dogs split away from wolves. With our dogs, we have traveled the ancient track from hunter-gatherers to modern humans. However, this track now seems to offer an uncertain future for humankind and society.Learning from Dogs shows how and why now, more than ever, we
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The Fractal Self

Science, Philosophy, and the Evolution of Human Cooperation

by John L. Culliney, David Jones ...

Our universe, science reveals, began in utter simplicity, then evolved into burgeoning complexity. Starting with subatomic particles, dissimilar entities formed associations—binding, bonding, growing, branching, catalyzing, cooperating—as “self” joined “other” following universal laws with names such as gravity, chemical attraction, and natural selection. Ultimately life arose in a world of ... Read more

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Our universe, science reveals, began in utter simplicity, then evolved into burgeoning complexity. Starting with subatomic particles, dissimilar entities formed associations—binding, bonding, growing, branching, catalyzing, cooperating—as “self” joined “other” following universal laws with names such as gravity, chemical attraction, and natural selection. Ultimately life arose in a world of
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El origen de las especies

by Charles Darwin ...

Edición completa, anotada, revisada, indexada y correctamente maquetada.Con esta obra, Charles Darwin presentó su teoría de la evolución mediante la selección natural que, pasados más de cien años, continúa siendo la base del estudio de la naturaleza para la biología actual.Gran éxito desde su primera edición, suscitó vivas polémicas y su influencia se hizo notar no sólo en la comunidad científica ... Read more

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Edición completa, anotada, revisada, indexada y correctamente maquetada.Con esta obra, Charles Darwin presentó su teoría de la evolución mediante la selección natural que, pasados más de cien años, continúa siendo la base del estudio de la naturaleza para la biología actual.Gran éxito desde su primera edición, suscitó vivas polémicas y su influencia se hizo notar no sólo en la comunidad científica
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Music, evolution, and the harmony of souls

by Alan R. Harvey ...

Music is central to human cultural and intellectual experience. It is vitally important for the welfare of human society and - this book argues - should become more widely accepted in our community as a mainstream educational and therapeutic tool. This book explores the importance of music throughout human evolution, and its continued relevance to modern-day human society. Throughout, the emphasis ... Read more

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Music is central to human cultural and intellectual experience. It is vitally important for the welfare of human society and - this book argues - should become more widely accepted in our community as a mainstream educational and therapeutic tool. This book explores the importance of music throughout human evolution, and its continued relevance to modern-day human society. Throughout, the emphasis
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The Adapted Mind

Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture

Edited by Jerome H. Barkow, Leda Cosmides, John Tooby ...

Although researchers have long been aware that the species-typical architecture of the human mind is the product of our evolutionary history, it has only been in the last three decades that advances in such fields as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and paleoanthropology have made the fact of our evolution illuminating. Converging findings from a variety of disciplines are leading to ... Read more

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Although researchers have long been aware that the species-typical architecture of the human mind is the product of our evolutionary history, it has only been in the last three decades that advances in such fields as evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, and paleoanthropology have made the fact of our evolution illuminating. Converging findings from a variety of disciplines are leading to
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Strange Survivors

How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life

by One R. Pagan ...

Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing ... Read more

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Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing
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A Little History of the Earth

by Jamie Woodward ...

Series series Little Histories
A lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughsWhere has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? How have we come to understand its past and present environments, and what does its future look like? Thanks to scientists who study its rocks, fossils, and landscapes, ... Read more

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A lively account of the history of our planet, from its earliest origins to the present day, told through the major geological changes and scientific breakthroughsWhere has our planet come from, and what lies beneath its surface? How have we come to understand its past and present environments, and what does its future look like? Thanks to scientists who study its rocks, fossils, and landscapes,
... Read more
Identidad

Qué nos dice el ADN sobre quiénes somos

by Carles Lalueza-Fox ...

Translated by Pedro Pacheco González ...

Series series Drakontos
La genética revela hasta qué punto somos únicos y, al mismo tiempo, profundamente interdependientes¿Qué significa realmente tener una identidad? ¿Hasta dónde llega lo que creemos ser y qué papel desempeña nuestro ADN en esa construcción? En Identidad Carles Lalueza-Fox aborda una de las cuestiones más complejas y actuales de nuestro tiempo desde una perspectiva científica rigurosa y profundamente ... Read more

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La genética revela hasta qué punto somos únicos y, al mismo tiempo, profundamente interdependientes¿Qué significa realmente tener una identidad? ¿Hasta dónde llega lo que creemos ser y qué papel desempeña nuestro ADN en esa construcción? En Identidad Carles Lalueza-Fox aborda una de las cuestiones más complejas y actuales de nuestro tiempo desde una perspectiva científica rigurosa y profundamente
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Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

by Abhijit Naskar ...

HOMO: A Brief History of Consciousness is Abhijit Naskar’s yet another scientific work of adventure. In this book he turns the clock back millions of years for the readers to witness the evolution of the most mysterious living mechanism on planet earth - The Human Consciousness.Here he takes a broader approach of scientific investigation and dives deep into the abyss of history to reveal the ... Read more

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HOMO: A Brief History of Consciousness is Abhijit Naskar’s yet another scientific work of adventure. In this book he turns the clock back millions of years for the readers to witness the evolution of the most mysterious living mechanism on planet earth - The Human Consciousness.Here he takes a broader approach of scientific investigation and dives deep into the abyss of history to reveal the
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Social Anthropology and Human Origins

by Alan Barnard ...

The study of human origins is one of the most fascinating branches of anthropology. Yet it has rarely been considered by social or cultural anthropologists, who represent the largest subfield of the discipline. In this powerful study Alan Barnard aims to bridge this gap. Barnard argues that social anthropological theory has much to contribute to our understanding of human evolution, including ... Read more

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The study of human origins is one of the most fascinating branches of anthropology. Yet it has rarely been considered by social or cultural anthropologists, who represent the largest subfield of the discipline. In this powerful study Alan Barnard aims to bridge this gap. Barnard argues that social anthropological theory has much to contribute to our understanding of human evolution, including
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The Case of the Female Orgasm

Bias in the Science of Evolution

by Elisabeth A. Lloyd ...

Why women evolved to have orgasms--when most of their primate relatives don't--is a persistent mystery among evolutionary biologists. In pursuing this mystery, Elisabeth Lloyd arrives at another: How could anything as inadequate as the evolutionary explanations of the female orgasm have passed muster as science? A judicious and revealing look at all twenty evolutionary accounts of the trait of ... Read more

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Why women evolved to have orgasms--when most of their primate relatives don't--is a persistent mystery among evolutionary biologists. In pursuing this mystery, Elisabeth Lloyd arrives at another: How could anything as inadequate as the evolutionary explanations of the female orgasm have passed muster as science? A judicious and revealing look at all twenty evolutionary accounts of the trait of
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The Secret World of Denisovans

The Epic Story of the Ancient Cousins to Sapiens and Neanderthals

by Silvana Condemi, François Savatier ...

Come face-to-face with Denisovans, the newly identified “third man” on Homo sapiens’ family tree—and how their miraculous discovery is rewriting the human storyIn 2010, archaeologists working in Denisova Cave, Siberia, unearthed a tiny fragment of finger bone—and brought a lost human species to light. Thanks to the modern miracle of DNA analysis, “Denisovans” quickly took their place—alongside ... Read more

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Come face-to-face with Denisovans, the newly identified “third man” on Homo sapiens’ family tree—and how their miraculous discovery is rewriting the human storyIn 2010, archaeologists working in Denisova Cave, Siberia, unearthed a tiny fragment of finger bone—and brought a lost human species to light. Thanks to the modern miracle of DNA analysis, “Denisovans” quickly took their place—alongside
... Read more
Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids

65 Million Years of Mammalian Evolution in Europe

by Jordi Agustí, Mauricio Antón ...

Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids takes us on a journey through 65 million years, from the aftermath of the extinction of the dinosaurs to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch; from the rain forests of the Paleocene and the Eocene, with their lemur-like primates, to the harsh landscape of the Pleistocene Steppes, home to the woolly mammoth. It is also a journey through space, following ... Read more

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Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids takes us on a journey through 65 million years, from the aftermath of the extinction of the dinosaurs to the glacial climax of the Pleistocene epoch; from the rain forests of the Paleocene and the Eocene, with their lemur-like primates, to the harsh landscape of the Pleistocene Steppes, home to the woolly mammoth. It is also a journey through space, following
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High Altitude Primates

Edited by Alicia Krzton, Nanda B. Grow, Sharon Gursky-Doyen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations. Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations. However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations. Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations. However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying
... Read more

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