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Großartige Giganten

Den letzten Geheimnissen der Dinosaurier auf der Spur | Faszinierende Einblicke in die Paläobiologie

by Armin Schmitt ...

Eine (Zeit-)Reise in die Welt der UrzeitriesenDinosaurier. Vollkommen zurecht löst keine andere Tiergruppe eine ähnliche Faszination aus – bei Kindern ebenso wie bei Erwachsenen. In diesem Buch erzählt der Paläobiologe Armin Schmitt aus erster Hand von neuesten Forschungsergebnissen zu den Urzeitriesen, von spektakulären Expeditionen und überraschenden Funden. Er berichtet von populären ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Eine (Zeit-)Reise in die Welt der UrzeitriesenDinosaurier. Vollkommen zurecht löst keine andere Tiergruppe eine ähnliche Faszination aus – bei Kindern ebenso wie bei Erwachsenen. In diesem Buch erzählt der Paläobiologe Armin Schmitt aus erster Hand von neuesten Forschungsergebnissen zu den Urzeitriesen, von spektakulären Expeditionen und überraschenden Funden. Er berichtet von populären
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Biodiversity Hotspots

Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas

Edited by Frank E. Zachos, Jan Christian Habel ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Biodiversity and its conservation are among the main global topics in science and politics and perhaps the major challenge for the present and coming generations. This book written by international experts from different disciplines comprises general chapters on diversity and its measurement, human impacts on biodiversity hotspots on a global scale, human diversity itself and various geographic ... Read more

$344.59 CAD

Biodiversity and its conservation are among the main global topics in science and politics and perhaps the major challenge for the present and coming generations. This book written by international experts from different disciplines comprises general chapters on diversity and its measurement, human impacts on biodiversity hotspots on a global scale, human diversity itself and various geographic
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Geological Observations on South America

by Charles Darwin ...

The Critical Introduction begins: "Of the remarkable "trilogy" constituted by Darwin's writings which deal with the geology of the "Beagle," the member which has perhaps attracted least attention, up to the present time is that which treats of the geology of South America. The actual writing of this book appears to have occupied Darwin a shorter period than either of the other volumes of the ... Read more

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The Critical Introduction begins: "Of the remarkable "trilogy" constituted by Darwin's writings which deal with the geology of the "Beagle," the member which has perhaps attracted least attention, up to the present time is that which treats of the geology of South America. The actual writing of this book appears to have occupied Darwin a shorter period than either of the other volumes of the
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Behavioral Ecology of Neotropical Birds

Edited by Juan Carlos Reboreda, Vanina Dafne Fiorini, Diego Tomás Tuero ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book covers central aspects of behavioral ecology, including sexual selection, social and genetic mating systems, cooperative breeding, brood parasitism, brood reduction, migration, personalities and communication. Over the past several years, Neotropical bird species from temperate to tropical latitudes of South America have been extensively studied, yielding valuable insights into the ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book covers central aspects of behavioral ecology, including sexual selection, social and genetic mating systems, cooperative breeding, brood parasitism, brood reduction, migration, personalities and communication. Over the past several years, Neotropical bird species from temperate to tropical latitudes of South America have been extensively studied, yielding valuable insights into the
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Organismal Agency

Biological Concepts and Their Philosophical Foundations

Edited by Jana Švorcová ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book explores the notion of organismal agency from the perspective of both philosophy and biology. The two sections of the book delve into parallel themes, including distinctions between organic and inorganic nature, self-organization, autonomy, self-presentation, memory, umwelt, and environmental influence. The philosophical part focuses on the influential thinkers who shaped our perception ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book explores the notion of organismal agency from the perspective of both philosophy and biology. The two sections of the book delve into parallel themes, including distinctions between organic and inorganic nature, self-organization, autonomy, self-presentation, memory, umwelt, and environmental influence. The philosophical part focuses on the influential thinkers who shaped our perception
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Lipocalins

by Bo Akerstrom, Niels Borregaard, Darren R. Flower, Jean-Philippe Salier ...

Less than a decade has elapsed since the publication in 2000 of the first anthology devoted to lipocalins (Biochim Biophys Acta 1482, 2000), and only a few years since the first Lipocalin International Symposium in Copenhagen in 2003 (Benzon Symposium no. 50The Lipocalin Protein Superfamily, Copenhagen, 2003) and the introduction of a public lip ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

Less than a decade has elapsed since the publication in 2000 of the first anthology devoted to lipocalins (Biochim Biophys Acta 1482, 2000), and only a few years since the first Lipocalin International Symposium in Copenhagen in 2003 (Benzon Symposium no. 50The Lipocalin Protein Superfamily, Copenhagen, 2003) and the introduction of a public lip
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Primordial Hydrocarbons

Re-visiting Oparin's Legacy in Prebiotic Chemistry

by Sajeepan Arikaran ...

Could life on Earth have emerged not from shallow pools of organic soup, but from the deep reservoirs of primordial hydrocarbons? Primordial Hydrocarbons re-examines the origins of life through the lens of abiogenic petroleum formation, reconnecting with the groundbreaking work of Alexander Oparin while integrating modern geochemistry, astrobiology, and systems chemistry.This book explores the ... Read more

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Could life on Earth have emerged not from shallow pools of organic soup, but from the deep reservoirs of primordial hydrocarbons? Primordial Hydrocarbons re-examines the origins of life through the lens of abiogenic petroleum formation, reconnecting with the groundbreaking work of Alexander Oparin while integrating modern geochemistry, astrobiology, and systems chemistry.This book explores the
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The Pulvinar Thalamic Nucleus of Non-Human Primates: Architectonic and Functional Subdivisions

by Juliana G.M. Soares, Ricardo Gattass, Bruss Lima ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book discusses the hypothesis that the primate pulvinar contains an original scaffold which is derived from cytoarchitectural markers and specific protein distributions. Thereafter, along primate evolution, different selective pressures acted in order to shape and fine-tune the connectivity of the pulvinar with specific regions of the neocortex. This divergence created, among other things, ... Read more

$128.09 CAD

This book discusses the hypothesis that the primate pulvinar contains an original scaffold which is derived from cytoarchitectural markers and specific protein distributions. Thereafter, along primate evolution, different selective pressures acted in order to shape and fine-tune the connectivity of the pulvinar with specific regions of the neocortex. This divergence created, among other things,
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Born of Ice and Fire

How Glaciers and Volcanoes (with a Pinch of Salt) Drove Animal Evolution

by Graham Shields ...

An exploration of how the Cryogenian Period, when our planet was covered in ice for millions of years, created today’s remarkable biodiversityMore than half a billion years ago, our world was completely covered by glaciers, a “Snowball Earth” that persisted for millions of years. Incredibly, this unimaginable cold led to the remarkable diversification of life on earth known as the Cambrian ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

An exploration of how the Cryogenian Period, when our planet was covered in ice for millions of years, created today’s remarkable biodiversityMore than half a billion years ago, our world was completely covered by glaciers, a “Snowball Earth” that persisted for millions of years. Incredibly, this unimaginable cold led to the remarkable diversification of life on earth known as the Cambrian
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Mr. Martineau on Evolution

by Herbert Spencer ...

Series series Short Reads in Popular Science
Are you intrigued by the mysteries of evolution and the clash of scientific and philosophical ideas?Delve into Herbert Spencer's compelling exploration in "Mr. Martineau on Evolution." In this thought-provoking article, Spencer responds to critiques by Mr. Martineau on the general doctrine of evolution, revealing the metaphysical aspects of this fascinating field.Spencer's writing navigates ... Read more

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Are you intrigued by the mysteries of evolution and the clash of scientific and philosophical ideas?Delve into Herbert Spencer's compelling exploration in "Mr. Martineau on Evolution." In this thought-provoking article, Spencer responds to critiques by Mr. Martineau on the general doctrine of evolution, revealing the metaphysical aspects of this fascinating field.Spencer's writing navigates
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Signs in the Dust

A Theory of Natural Culture and Cultural Nature

by Nathan Lyons ...

Modern thought is characterized by a dichotomy of meaningful culture and unmeaning nature. Signs in the Dust uses medieval semiotics to develop a new theory of nature and culture that resists this familiar picture of things. Through readings of Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas of Cusa, and John Poinsot (John of St. Thomas), it offers a semiotic analysis of human culture in both its anthropological breadth ... Read more

$155.99 CAD

Modern thought is characterized by a dichotomy of meaningful culture and unmeaning nature. Signs in the Dust uses medieval semiotics to develop a new theory of nature and culture that resists this familiar picture of things. Through readings of Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas of Cusa, and John Poinsot (John of St. Thomas), it offers a semiotic analysis of human culture in both its anthropological breadth
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Extending the Evolutionary Synthesis

Darwin’s Legacy Redesigned

by Axel Lange ...

The theory of evolution is itself evolving with new findings and changes in the fundamental underlying concepts. It is true that today's synthetic theory, which goes back to Darwin, is persistently successful. However, it offers no convincing explanation to many questions, some examples of which are as follows: What forms of inheritance exist besides genetics; how complex variations, especially ... Read more

$153.90 CAD

The theory of evolution is itself evolving with new findings and changes in the fundamental underlying concepts. It is true that today's synthetic theory, which goes back to Darwin, is persistently successful. However, it offers no convincing explanation to many questions, some examples of which are as follows: What forms of inheritance exist besides genetics; how complex variations, especially
... Read more
Looking Down the Tree

The Evolutionary Biology of Human Origins

by Mitchell B. Cruzan ...

We know much about our history from bones and DNA, but these studies do not tell us about the characteristics that are not preserved in the fossil record — the fleshy parts and behaviors. Evolutionary biologists are more interested in the processes of evolution than the patterns; what caused the changes we see in the fossil record? Looking Down the Tree applies evolutionary principles to ... Read more

$43.19 CAD

We know much about our history from bones and DNA, but these studies do not tell us about the characteristics that are not preserved in the fossil record — the fleshy parts and behaviors. Evolutionary biologists are more interested in the processes of evolution than the patterns; what caused the changes we see in the fossil record? Looking Down the Tree applies evolutionary principles to
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Mythos

by Markus C Schulte von Drach ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Eine Expedition ins Herz des Dschungels. Eine Reise an den Anfang und das Ende des Glaubens. Eine abenteuerliche Auseinandersetzung mit der Religion und der Evolution.Im Jahr 1539 begegnet der spanische Konquistador Juan de la Torre im Amazonasdschungel dem Teufel. Als fast 500 Jahre später die deutsche Schriftkundlerin Nora Tilly im Indienarchiv von Sevilla auf Dokumente des Spaniers stößt, ... Read more

$27.59 CAD

Eine Expedition ins Herz des Dschungels. Eine Reise an den Anfang und das Ende des Glaubens. Eine abenteuerliche Auseinandersetzung mit der Religion und der Evolution.Im Jahr 1539 begegnet der spanische Konquistador Juan de la Torre im Amazonasdschungel dem Teufel. Als fast 500 Jahre später die deutsche Schriftkundlerin Nora Tilly im Indienarchiv von Sevilla auf Dokumente des Spaniers stößt,
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Greyhound Nation

A Coevolutionary History of England, 1200–1900

by Edmund Russell ...

Series series Studies in Environment and History
Edmund Russell's much-anticipated new book examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to make a compelling case that history is an evolutionary process. Challenging the popular notion that animal breeds remain uniform over time and space, Russell integrates history and biology to offer a fresh take on human-animal coevolution. Using greyhounds in England ... Read more

$31.19 CAD

Edmund Russell's much-anticipated new book examines interactions between greyhounds and their owners in England from 1200 to 1900 to make a compelling case that history is an evolutionary process. Challenging the popular notion that animal breeds remain uniform over time and space, Russell integrates history and biology to offer a fresh take on human-animal coevolution. Using greyhounds in England
... Read more
Identification and Control of Common Weeds: Volume 1

by Zhenghao Xu, Guoning Zhou ...

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds. In addition to essential information, each chapter includes photos for a specific type of weed to show its morphology in different growth periods, such as seedling, root, flower, fruit, and mature plant. The book also discusses control measures, including agricultural, chemical, physical, biological, and comprehensive methods. The Volume1 ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds. In addition to essential information, each chapter includes photos for a specific type of weed to show its morphology in different growth periods, such as seedling, root, flower, fruit, and mature plant. The book also discusses control measures, including agricultural, chemical, physical, biological, and comprehensive methods. The Volume1
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Vergleichende Verhaltensforschung und Phylogenetik

by Wolfgang Wickler ...

Wie Wolfgang Wickler in seinem kurzen, kompakten und seit seinem erstmaligem Erscheinen im Jahr 1967 immer noch aktuellen Werk zeigt, strebt die vergleichende Verhaltensforschung danach, charakteristische Verhaltensmerkmale und Fähigkeiten von Tieren und Menschen zu beschreiben und zu dokumentieren. Auch heutige Forschung möchte verstehen, warum und wie diese entstanden sind. Einen nach wie vor ... Read more

$59.89 CAD

Wie Wolfgang Wickler in seinem kurzen, kompakten und seit seinem erstmaligem Erscheinen im Jahr 1967 immer noch aktuellen Werk zeigt, strebt die vergleichende Verhaltensforschung danach, charakteristische Verhaltensmerkmale und Fähigkeiten von Tieren und Menschen zu beschreiben und zu dokumentieren. Auch heutige Forschung möchte verstehen, warum und wie diese entstanden sind. Einen nach wie vor
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Resource Strategies of Wild Plants

by Joseph M. Craine ...

Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores, and resisted a myriad of environmental stresses. These struggles have helped generate more than a quarter million terrestrial plant species, each possessing a unique strategy for success. Yet, as Resource Strategies of Wild Plants demonstrates, the constraints on plant growth are ... Read more

$93.49 CAD

Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores, and resisted a myriad of environmental stresses. These struggles have helped generate more than a quarter million terrestrial plant species, each possessing a unique strategy for success. Yet, as Resource Strategies of Wild Plants demonstrates, the constraints on plant growth are
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Pecados muy humanos

Selección de ensayos

by Antonio Vélez ...

Nuestros pensamientos, deseos, dolores y emociones no son más que nuevas manifestaciones sensibles de la química. Más aún, los fantasmas de nuestros sueños, la conciencia y el alma vaporosa son meros subproductos de la magia de la química. Basta que un accidente perturbe las reacciones químicas del cerebro para que nuestro Yo, tan convencido de su eternidad, deje de existir, o se suma en un sueño ... Read more

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Nuestros pensamientos, deseos, dolores y emociones no son más que nuevas manifestaciones sensibles de la química. Más aún, los fantasmas de nuestros sueños, la conciencia y el alma vaporosa son meros subproductos de la magia de la química. Basta que un accidente perturbe las reacciones químicas del cerebro para que nuestro Yo, tan convencido de su eternidad, deje de existir, o se suma en un sueño
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Origin and Evolution of New Gene Functions

Edited by Manyuan Long ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Although interest in evolutionary novelties can be that these different mechanisms cooperate in the mak traced back to the time of Darwin, the appreciation ing of new genes. In the second phase of new gene evolution, conventional models of new gene evolution, and systematical experimental pursuit of the origin and evolution of new gene functions did not appear for example by gene duplication, held ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

Although interest in evolutionary novelties can be that these different mechanisms cooperate in the mak traced back to the time of Darwin, the appreciation ing of new genes. In the second phase of new gene evolution, conventional models of new gene evolution, and systematical experimental pursuit of the origin and evolution of new gene functions did not appear for example by gene duplication, held
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Beyond Sex Differences

Genes, Brains and Matrilineal Evolution

by Eric B. Keverne ...

Recent developments in behavioural neuroscience and genomics are providing exciting new tools for understanding mammalian evolution. Drawing on a range of disciplines including genomic reprogramming, immunology, genomic imprinting, placentation and brain development, this book examines the leading role played by the mother's genome and epigenome in the successful evolutionary progression of humans ... Read more

$95.99 CAD

Recent developments in behavioural neuroscience and genomics are providing exciting new tools for understanding mammalian evolution. Drawing on a range of disciplines including genomic reprogramming, immunology, genomic imprinting, placentation and brain development, this book examines the leading role played by the mother's genome and epigenome in the successful evolutionary progression of humans
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The Evolution of Human Wisdom

by Marcus Baynes-Rock, Dylan Belton, Ben Campbell, Stewart Clem, Julia Feder, Craig Iffland, Marc Kissel, Adam Willows, Agustín Fuentes0, Celia Deane-Drummond1 ...

This volume addresses key questions about the puzzle of human origins by focusing on a topic that is largely unexplored thus far, namely, the evolution of human wisdom. How can we best understand the human capacity for wisdom, where did it come from, and how did it emerge? It explores lines of convergence and divergence between Christian theology and evolutionary anthropology in its search to ... Read more

$136.79 CAD

This volume addresses key questions about the puzzle of human origins by focusing on a topic that is largely unexplored thus far, namely, the evolution of human wisdom. How can we best understand the human capacity for wisdom, where did it come from, and how did it emerge? It explores lines of convergence and divergence between Christian theology and evolutionary anthropology in its search to
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Temi di Cinotecnia 10 - Morfologia funzionale e rapporti azione/costruzione

Aspetti funzionali nella valutazione dei cani e delle razze canine

by Mario Canton ...

Series Book 10 - Temi cinologici
Questo testo fa parte di una collana di studi tecnici sul cane dedicato a materie che investono gli aspetti fisici e fisiologici dei cani e delle razze canine.I temi trattati non riguardano gli aspetti psichici del cane, come la sua etologia, psicologia, comportamento e le materie correlate come l'educazione o l'addestramento.Non vi sono trattati neppure argomenti legati all'allevamento – come la ... Read more

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Questo testo fa parte di una collana di studi tecnici sul cane dedicato a materie che investono gli aspetti fisici e fisiologici dei cani e delle razze canine.I temi trattati non riguardano gli aspetti psichici del cane, come la sua etologia, psicologia, comportamento e le materie correlate come l'educazione o l'addestramento.Non vi sono trattati neppure argomenti legati all'allevamento – come la
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Darwin's Pharmacy

Sex, Plants, and the Evolution of the Noosphere

by Richard M. Doyle ...

Series series In Vivo: The Cultural Mediations of Biomedical Science
Are humans unwitting partners in evolution with psychedelic plants? Darwin’s Pharmacy shows they are by weaving the evolutionary theory of sexual selection and the study of rhetoric together with the science and literature of psychedelic drugs. Long suppressed as components of the human tool kit, psychedelic plants can be usefully modeled as “eloquence adjuncts” that intensify a crucial component ... Read more

$38.39 CAD

Are humans unwitting partners in evolution with psychedelic plants? Darwin’s Pharmacy shows they are by weaving the evolutionary theory of sexual selection and the study of rhetoric together with the science and literature of psychedelic drugs. Long suppressed as components of the human tool kit, psychedelic plants can be usefully modeled as “eloquence adjuncts” that intensify a crucial component
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