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Taschenlehrbuch Biologie: Ökologie, Evolution

by Katharina Munk, Ulrich Brose, Inge Kronberg, Bernhard Misof, Gunvor Pohl-Apel ...

Series series Taschenlehrbuch Biologie
Verstehe die Zusammenhänge des Lebens auf der Erde!Im Bachelor-Studium der Biologie erlernst du in kurzer Zeit das Grundwissen aller biologischen Fachdisziplinen. Die Taschenlehrbuch-Reihe zur Biologie unterstützt dich dabei und vermittelt dir ein fundiertes Verständnis für biologische Zusammenhänge und Prinzipien. In Lehre und Forschung erfahrene Autoren garantieren Kompetenz im Hinblick auf ... Read more

$72.99 CAD

Verstehe die Zusammenhänge des Lebens auf der Erde!Im Bachelor-Studium der Biologie erlernst du in kurzer Zeit das Grundwissen aller biologischen Fachdisziplinen. Die Taschenlehrbuch-Reihe zur Biologie unterstützt dich dabei und vermittelt dir ein fundiertes Verständnis für biologische Zusammenhänge und Prinzipien. In Lehre und Forschung erfahrene Autoren garantieren Kompetenz im Hinblick auf
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From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity

A Treatise on Matter, Information, Life and Thought

by Manfred Eigen ...

This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. It starts with the "strange" physics of matter, including particle physics, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, cosmology, relativity and their consequences (Chapter I), and it continues by describing the properties of material systems that are best understood by statistical and phase-space concepts ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. It starts with the "strange" physics of matter, including particle physics, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, cosmology, relativity and their consequences (Chapter I), and it continues by describing the properties of material systems that are best understood by statistical and phase-space concepts
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Das optimistische Gehirn

Warum wir nicht anders können, als positiv zu denken

by Tali Sharot ...

Translated by Jorunn Wissmann ...

Series series Humanities, Social Science (German Language)
Das Gehirn ist die Zuversicht in PersonWie erzeugt unser Gehirn Hoffnung? Wie bringt es uns dazu, positiv in die Zukunft zu blicken? Was geschieht, wenn ihm das nicht gelingt? Wie unterscheiden sich die Gehirne von Optimisten und Pessimisten? Warum ist für die einen das Glas halbvoll, für die anderen halbleer? Tali Sharots These: Optimismus ist so überlebenswichtig für uns, dass er in unserem ... Read more

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Das Gehirn ist die Zuversicht in PersonWie erzeugt unser Gehirn Hoffnung? Wie bringt es uns dazu, positiv in die Zukunft zu blicken? Was geschieht, wenn ihm das nicht gelingt? Wie unterscheiden sich die Gehirne von Optimisten und Pessimisten? Warum ist für die einen das Glas halbvoll, für die anderen halbleer? Tali Sharots These: Optimismus ist so überlebenswichtig für uns, dass er in unserem
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On the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin ...

Series series Arcturus Classics
On the Origin of Species is a book that changed the way we think about the development of life on earth. The author's controversial theory of natural selection, would make him internationally famous and put the issue of evolution at the centre of a fierce debate which still rages some 150 years after the book's first publication.The text used for this edition was the last to be published during ... Read more

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On the Origin of Species is a book that changed the way we think about the development of life on earth. The author's controversial theory of natural selection, would make him internationally famous and put the issue of evolution at the centre of a fierce debate which still rages some 150 years after the book's first publication.The text used for this edition was the last to be published during
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Darwin in het nieuws

by Mark Nelissen ...

Het nieuwe boek van gedragsbioloog Mark Nelissen Waarom raken veel mensen zo gemakkelijk verslaafd aan hun smartphone? Wat hebben de vele kookprogramma's op tv met porno te maken? Waarom laten vrouwen hun borsten vergroten? En waarom zijn vrijwel alle humoristen mannen? We geloven maar al te graag dat ons gedrag gedirigeerd wordt door bewuste, rationele argumenten. We noemen onszelf toch niet voor ... Read more

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Het nieuwe boek van gedragsbioloog Mark Nelissen Waarom raken veel mensen zo gemakkelijk verslaafd aan hun smartphone? Wat hebben de vele kookprogramma's op tv met porno te maken? Waarom laten vrouwen hun borsten vergroten? En waarom zijn vrijwel alle humoristen mannen? We geloven maar al te graag dat ons gedrag gedirigeerd wordt door bewuste, rationele argumenten. We noemen onszelf toch niet voor
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De Nederlandse Darwin

Bernelot Moens en het mysterie van onze afkomst

by Piet de Rooy ...

In 1907 kreeg koningin Wilhelmina van de biologieleraar Bernelot Moens het verzoek om zijn onderzoek te subsidiëren. Hij wilde Darwins evolutietheorie bewijzen door in Afrika mensen met apen te kruisen. De koningin, waarschijnlijk niet geheel van de details op de hoogte, ging op het verzoek in. Maar toen die in de pers bekend werden, ontstond er zo veel tegenstand dat het experiment er niet van ... Read more

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In 1907 kreeg koningin Wilhelmina van de biologieleraar Bernelot Moens het verzoek om zijn onderzoek te subsidiëren. Hij wilde Darwins evolutietheorie bewijzen door in Afrika mensen met apen te kruisen. De koningin, waarschijnlijk niet geheel van de details op de hoogte, ging op het verzoek in. Maar toen die in de pers bekend werden, ontstond er zo veel tegenstand dat het experiment er niet van
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Desafíos del futuro

Doce dilemas y tres instrumentos para afrontarlos en el duodécimo milenio

by Pere Puigdomènech Rosell ...

Series series Drakontos
Hace doce milenios, la era de las grandes glaciaciones terminó con importantes oscilaciones en el clima y se produjo una era geológica denominada Holoceno. Se cree que hubo grandes erupciones volcánicas o el impacto de un gran meteorito, por lo que los humanos que habitaban la tierra debieron adaptarse a las nuevas circunstancias ambientales. Nuestros antepasados vivieron entonces el cambio más ... Read more

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Hace doce milenios, la era de las grandes glaciaciones terminó con importantes oscilaciones en el clima y se produjo una era geológica denominada Holoceno. Se cree que hubo grandes erupciones volcánicas o el impacto de un gran meteorito, por lo que los humanos que habitaban la tierra debieron adaptarse a las nuevas circunstancias ambientales. Nuestros antepasados vivieron entonces el cambio más
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De mens als God

Wat als we genetisch ingrijpen met artificiële biologische intelligentie?

by Adrian Woolfson ...

‘Intrigerende en verontrustende analyse van een biologische revolutie die het leven ingrijpend zal veranderen.’ The GuardianWe staan op de drempel van een technologische revolutie waarin bestaande en geheel nieuwe genomen – de complete genetische samenstelling van organismen – kunnen worden herschreven en geschreven. Met de nieuwste technieken kan DNA bewust, gericht en heel snel worden aangepast. ... Read more

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‘Intrigerende en verontrustende analyse van een biologische revolutie die het leven ingrijpend zal veranderen.’ The GuardianWe staan op de drempel van een technologische revolutie waarin bestaande en geheel nieuwe genomen – de complete genetische samenstelling van organismen – kunnen worden herschreven en geschreven. Met de nieuwste technieken kan DNA bewust, gericht en heel snel worden aangepast.
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Darwin, une théorie de la civilisation. De la sélection naturelle à la sympathie universelle

by Patrick Tort ...

"Ce sont ceux qui savent peu, et non ceux qui savent beaucoup, qui affirment aussi catégoriquement que tel ou tel problème ne sera jamais résolu par la science." Charles Darwin. "Jamais Darwin, penseur de la survie par la transformation, n’a été autant sollicité que depuis que les sociétés les plus dominatrices ont sourdement compris qu’elles ne survivront pas sans transformer profondément leur ... Read more

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"Ce sont ceux qui savent peu, et non ceux qui savent beaucoup, qui affirment aussi catégoriquement que tel ou tel problème ne sera jamais résolu par la science." Charles Darwin. "Jamais Darwin, penseur de la survie par la transformation, n’a été autant sollicité que depuis que les sociétés les plus dominatrices ont sourdement compris qu’elles ne survivront pas sans transformer profondément leur
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The First Domestication

How Wolves and Humans Coevolved

by Raymond Pierotti ...

A riveting look at how dog and humans became best friends, and the first history of dog domestication to include insights from indigenous peoplesIn this fascinating book, Raymond Pierotti and Brandy Fogg change the narrative about how wolves became dogs and in turn, humanity's best friend. Rather than describe how people mastered and tamed an aggressive, dangerous species, the authors describe ... Read more

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A riveting look at how dog and humans became best friends, and the first history of dog domestication to include insights from indigenous peoplesIn this fascinating book, Raymond Pierotti and Brandy Fogg change the narrative about how wolves became dogs and in turn, humanity's best friend. Rather than describe how people mastered and tamed an aggressive, dangerous species, the authors describe
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Biological Invasions in South Africa

Edited by Brian W. van Wilgen, John Measey, David M. Richardson, John R. Wilson, Tsungai A. Zengeya ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three decades, and where bold initiatives have been implemented in attempts to control invasions and to reduce their ecological, economic and social effects. It covers a broad range of themes, including history, policy development and ... Read more

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This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three decades, and where bold initiatives have been implemented in attempts to control invasions and to reduce their ecological, economic and social effects. It covers a broad range of themes, including history, policy development and
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Progettati male, assemblati peggio

by Siorgattini ...

L'essere umano è la creazione perfetta. Così perfetta che migliaia di persone ogni anno muoiono perché beviamo, mangiamo e respiriamo dallo stesso buco. Pensa se non fossimo perfetti! La verità è che ci siamo evoluti trasformando quello che avevamo: siamo l'equivalente della pastasciutta di mezzanotte che ci si prepara con gli avanzi di casa. Funziona? Assolutamente sì! È priva di difetti? ... Read more

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L'essere umano è la creazione perfetta. Così perfetta che migliaia di persone ogni anno muoiono perché beviamo, mangiamo e respiriamo dallo stesso buco. Pensa se non fossimo perfetti! La verità è che ci siamo evoluti trasformando quello che avevamo: siamo l'equivalente della pastasciutta di mezzanotte che ci si prepara con gli avanzi di casa. Funziona? Assolutamente sì! È priva di difetti?
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Darwin and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior

by Robert J. Richards ...

With insight and wit, Robert J. Richards focuses on the development of evolutionary theories of mind and behavior from their first distinct appearance in the eighteenth century to their controversial state today. Particularly important in the nineteenth century were Charles Darwin's ideas about instinct, reason, and morality, which Richards considers against the background of Darwin's personality, ... Read more

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With insight and wit, Robert J. Richards focuses on the development of evolutionary theories of mind and behavior from their first distinct appearance in the eighteenth century to their controversial state today. Particularly important in the nineteenth century were Charles Darwin's ideas about instinct, reason, and morality, which Richards considers against the background of Darwin's personality,
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Understanding Ancient DNA in Plain English

How Paleogenomics Reconstructs the Genomes of Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Lost Human Lineages from Soil and Bone

by Loren P. Ashworth ...

Scientists can now read the genomes of Neanderthals and lost human ancestors from a fragment of bone or a pinch of cave soil. This book tells the remarkable story of ancient DNA in plain English and shows what it reveals about who we are.Understanding Ancient DNA in Plain English is a plain-language companion to paleogenomics, the field that reconstructs the genomes of long-dead people, animals, ... Read more

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Scientists can now read the genomes of Neanderthals and lost human ancestors from a fragment of bone or a pinch of cave soil. This book tells the remarkable story of ancient DNA in plain English and shows what it reveals about who we are.Understanding Ancient DNA in Plain English is a plain-language companion to paleogenomics, the field that reconstructs the genomes of long-dead people, animals,
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Fatal Flaws

What Evolutionists Don't Want You to Know

by Hank Hanegraaff ...

As more and more so-called experts challenge what the Bible says about the creation of man, we must take aim with straightforward, Christ-centered answers.Today's generation is bombarded with theories about humankind and its origins. In Fatal Flaws, now in paperback with a study guide included, Hank Hanegraaff keeps Christians from falling prey to corrupting scientific speculation about the ... Read more

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As more and more so-called experts challenge what the Bible says about the creation of man, we must take aim with straightforward, Christ-centered answers.Today's generation is bombarded with theories about humankind and its origins. In Fatal Flaws, now in paperback with a study guide included, Hank Hanegraaff keeps Christians from falling prey to corrupting scientific speculation about the
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Dove comincia l'uomo

Ibridi e migranti: una breve storia dell’avventura umana

by Telmo Pievani, Giuseppe Remuzzi ...

La nostra specie è solo l’ultimo ramoscello di un albero intricato di forme che si sono succedute e hanno convissuto negli ultimi sei milioni di anni. Ma quaranta millenni fa sulla Terra ancora coabitavano almeno cinque specie umane differenti, e con almeno due di queste Homo sapiens ha interagito e si è ibridato. Ma perché tutte queste specie umane in circolazione? Ciascuna era la discendente di ... Read more

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La nostra specie è solo l’ultimo ramoscello di un albero intricato di forme che si sono succedute e hanno convissuto negli ultimi sei milioni di anni. Ma quaranta millenni fa sulla Terra ancora coabitavano almeno cinque specie umane differenti, e con almeno due di queste Homo sapiens ha interagito e si è ibridato. Ma perché tutte queste specie umane in circolazione? Ciascuna era la discendente di
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Nature's Oracle

The Life and Work of W.D.Hamilton

by Prof Ullica Segerstrale ...

W.D.Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a central role in the realization that what matters in evolution is not the survival of the individual but of the survival of its genes. This provided the solution to the long standing problem of animal altruism that vexed even ... Read more

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W.D.Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a central role in the realization that what matters in evolution is not the survival of the individual but of the survival of its genes. This provided the solution to the long standing problem of animal altruism that vexed even
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Animal Athletes

An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

by Prof Duncan J. Irschick, Prof Timothy E. Higham ...

Animals perform many athletic tasks to an amazing degree of accomplishment: not only spectacular feats of running and jumping but also routine actions that ensure survival such as feeding, vocalization, diving, flying, and many more. The study of performance capacity (defined as the ability of an animal to conduct a key task) is of great interest to both ecologists and evolutionary biologists. At ... Read more

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Animals perform many athletic tasks to an amazing degree of accomplishment: not only spectacular feats of running and jumping but also routine actions that ensure survival such as feeding, vocalization, diving, flying, and many more. The study of performance capacity (defined as the ability of an animal to conduct a key task) is of great interest to both ecologists and evolutionary biologists. At
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Les Mondes fossiles

by Jean-Jacques Jaeger ...

Pourquoi les hommes, isolés sur un île deviennent-ils géants, alors que les éléphants deviennent nains ? Quel était le climat de Paris il y a 500 000 ans ? L'humanité est-elle le résultat d'un premier génocide ? Le livre de Jean-Jacques Jaeger répond à ces questions, et à d'autres. Il nous montre que, pour qui sait observer, ces témoins du passé incarnent et résument les savoirs les plus divers ... Read more

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Pourquoi les hommes, isolés sur un île deviennent-ils géants, alors que les éléphants deviennent nains ? Quel était le climat de Paris il y a 500 000 ans ? L'humanité est-elle le résultat d'un premier génocide ? Le livre de Jean-Jacques Jaeger répond à ces questions, et à d'autres. Il nous montre que, pour qui sait observer, ces témoins du passé incarnent et résument les savoirs les plus divers
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Creatures Near Divine

A Living History of Extinction

by Daniel Lewis ...

An authoritative, lyrical history of loss on Earth, of extinction—from an ice age 443 million years ago to the present day.The story of evolution on Earth is long and magnificent. So is the story of extinction.In Creatures Near Divine, environmental historian Daniel Lewis excavates the deep roots of our species’ fear of—and fascination with—extinction. Drawing on archival research and interviews ... Read more

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An authoritative, lyrical history of loss on Earth, of extinction—from an ice age 443 million years ago to the present day.The story of evolution on Earth is long and magnificent. So is the story of extinction.In Creatures Near Divine, environmental historian Daniel Lewis excavates the deep roots of our species’ fear of—and fascination with—extinction. Drawing on archival research and interviews
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Inheritance and Natural History

by R. J. Berry ...

Series Book 61 - Collins New Naturalist Library
Ever wondered why primroses have three sorts of flowers; or about pesticide resistance in rats and mice, mosquitoes and green-fly; antibiotic resistance in disease organisms – all are examples of genetical adjustment, explained in this book.This absorbing book is about genetics as it applies to the world around us. Its main aim is to show the ways in which inherited variation can help to explain ... Read more

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Ever wondered why primroses have three sorts of flowers; or about pesticide resistance in rats and mice, mosquitoes and green-fly; antibiotic resistance in disease organisms – all are examples of genetical adjustment, explained in this book.This absorbing book is about genetics as it applies to the world around us. Its main aim is to show the ways in which inherited variation can help to explain
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The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis?

The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development

by Oscar Hertwig ...

Translated by P. Chalmers Sir Mitchell ...

Oscar Hertwig's "The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis?" presents a rigorous exploration of two pivotal biological theories concerning development: preformation and epigenesis. Written during a time of burgeoning interest in embryology and evolutionary theory in the late 19th century, Hertwig employs a methodical scientific approach, blending empirical evidence with ... Read more

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Oscar Hertwig's "The Biological Problem of To-day: Preformation Or Epigenesis?" presents a rigorous exploration of two pivotal biological theories concerning development: preformation and epigenesis. Written during a time of burgeoning interest in embryology and evolutionary theory in the late 19th century, Hertwig employs a methodical scientific approach, blending empirical evidence with
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Evolving Neural Crest Cells

Edited by Brian Frank Eames, Daniel Meulemans Medeiros, Igor Adameyko ...

Series series Evolutionary Cell Biology
Vertebrates possess lineage-specific characteristics. These include paired anterior sense organs and a robust, modular head skeleton built of cellular cartilage and bone. All of these structures are derived, at least partly, from an embryonic tissue unique vertebrates - the neural crest. The evolutionary history of the neural crest, and neural crest cells, has been difficult to reconstruct. This ... Read more

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Vertebrates possess lineage-specific characteristics. These include paired anterior sense organs and a robust, modular head skeleton built of cellular cartilage and bone. All of these structures are derived, at least partly, from an embryonic tissue unique vertebrates - the neural crest. The evolutionary history of the neural crest, and neural crest cells, has been difficult to reconstruct. This
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Groups, Norms and Practices

Essays on Inferentialism and Collective Intentionality

Edited by Ladislav Koreň, Hans Bernhard Schmid, Preston Stovall, Leo Townsend ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This edited volume examines the relationship between collective intentionality and inferential theories of meaning. The book consists of three main sections. The first part contains essays demonstrating how researchers working on inferentialism and collective intentionality can learn from one another. The essays in the second part examine the dimensions along which philosophical and empirical ... Read more

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This edited volume examines the relationship between collective intentionality and inferential theories of meaning. The book consists of three main sections. The first part contains essays demonstrating how researchers working on inferentialism and collective intentionality can learn from one another. The essays in the second part examine the dimensions along which philosophical and empirical
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