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Wie der Mensch rechnen lernt(e)

Evolutionäre und psychologische Grundlagen der Mathematik

by Frieder Hermann ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Warum kann jeder Mensch aber kein Tier lernen mit exakten Zahlen zu rechnen? Und warum hat sich die mathematische Begabung des Menschen im Verlauf der Evolution überhaupt herausgebildet? In seinem spannend und auch für Nichtexperten leicht lesbaren Überblick skizziert der Mathematiker Frieder Hermann den derzeitigen Stand unseres Wissens über diese Fragen. Er stellt nicht nur mehrere ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Warum kann jeder Mensch aber kein Tier lernen mit exakten Zahlen zu rechnen? Und warum hat sich die mathematische Begabung des Menschen im Verlauf der Evolution überhaupt herausgebildet? In seinem spannend und auch für Nichtexperten leicht lesbaren Überblick skizziert der Mathematiker Frieder Hermann den derzeitigen Stand unseres Wissens über diese Fragen. Er stellt nicht nur mehrere
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Bioinformatics for Evolutionary Biologists

A Problems Approach

by Bernhard Haubold, Angelika Börsch-Haubold ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This self-contained textbook covers fundamental aspects of sequence analysis in evolutionary biology, including sequence alignment, phylogeny reconstruction, and coalescent simulation. It addresses these aspects through a series of over 400 computer problems, ranging from elementary to research level, to enable learning by doing. Students solve the problems in the same computational environment ... Read more

$60.19 CAD

This self-contained textbook covers fundamental aspects of sequence analysis in evolutionary biology, including sequence alignment, phylogeny reconstruction, and coalescent simulation. It addresses these aspects through a series of over 400 computer problems, ranging from elementary to research level, to enable learning by doing. Students solve the problems in the same computational environment
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Cap. V - L'evoluzione sentimentale

by Giulio Attini ...

“L’evoluzione sentimentale” si sofferma sugli aspetti emotivi dell’esistenza. Vi si riscontrano le esperienze vissute in termini più strettamente relazionali: le prime cotte, l’innamoramento, l’amore, il sesso, l’amicizia. Tutti aspetti difficili da inquadrare in schemi razionali e che, tuttavia, hanno di gran lunga la maggiore influenza nella nostra personale evoluzione. E’ per questo che, avendo ... Read more

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“L’evoluzione sentimentale” si sofferma sugli aspetti emotivi dell’esistenza. Vi si riscontrano le esperienze vissute in termini più strettamente relazionali: le prime cotte, l’innamoramento, l’amore, il sesso, l’amicizia. Tutti aspetti difficili da inquadrare in schemi razionali e che, tuttavia, hanno di gran lunga la maggiore influenza nella nostra personale evoluzione. E’ per questo che, avendo
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The Driving Forces of Evolution

Genetic Processes in Populations

by David Wool ...

To cope with the abiotic stress-induced osmotic problems, plants adapt by either increasing uptake of inorganic ions from the external solution, or by de novo synthesis of organic compatible solutes acting as osmolytes. Of the osmoregulants and protectants discussed in this volume, trehalose, fructans, ectoine and citrulline, which are generated in ... Read more

$126.41 CAD

To cope with the abiotic stress-induced osmotic problems, plants adapt by either increasing uptake of inorganic ions from the external solution, or by de novo synthesis of organic compatible solutes acting as osmolytes. Of the osmoregulants and protectants discussed in this volume, trehalose, fructans, ectoine and citrulline, which are generated in
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Das lebendige Universum

Komplexes Leben auf vielen Planeten?

by Dirk Schulze-Makuch, William Bains ...

Translated by Bernhard Gerl ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Sind wir allein im Universum? Dieses Buch bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf die Frage, die die Menschheit von Anbeginn beschäftigt. In klarem und allgemein verständlichem Stil untersuchen zwei führende Forscher aus der Astrobiologie die verschiedenen Wege, die zu einer vielfältigen Biosphäre führen. Ist der Mensch eine galaktische Besonderheit oder entwickelt sich immer komplexes Leben auf ... Read more

$41.89 CAD

Sind wir allein im Universum? Dieses Buch bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf die Frage, die die Menschheit von Anbeginn beschäftigt. In klarem und allgemein verständlichem Stil untersuchen zwei führende Forscher aus der Astrobiologie die verschiedenen Wege, die zu einer vielfältigen Biosphäre führen. Ist der Mensch eine galaktische Besonderheit oder entwickelt sich immer komplexes Leben auf
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社會大躍進──人類為何愛吹牛、會說謊、喜歡聊八卦？從演化心理瞭解我們是誰，什麼會讓我們感到幸福快樂

The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy

by 威廉‧馮‧希伯, William von Hippel ...

Translated by 蕭美惠 ...

Series series 知識叢書
探索600萬年來人類的演化如何塑造我們今日的生活從工作、人際關係，到領導力、創新以及最重要的：我們對幸福的追求_____________________________________　人類心理充滿矛盾。我們努力達成目標，但是一旦成功了，幸福感與付出的努力相比卻是轉瞬即逝。我們希望朋友過得好，但是當他們過得很好時卻無法克制自己的嫉妒。想到我們認識的人被謀殺，即使我們討厭他，還是會覺得很驚駭，但如果我方的武裝軍人殺死我們不認識的敵人，卻覺得毫不在意。我們會抱怨難搞的老闆，但是當我們成為掌權者，卻也變得一樣糟。這些矛盾也許看起來非常不理性，但是每一個都是經過演化後在我們的生活中具有重要功能。事實上，人類的心理最基礎的部分，都是長年以來被我們祖先從雨林來到草原時所踏出的「社會大躍進」所... ... Read more

$13.70 CAD

探索600萬年來人類的演化如何塑造我們今日的生活從工作、人際關係，到領導力、創新以及最重要的：我們對幸福的追求_____________________________________　人類心理充滿矛盾。我們努力達成目標，但是一旦成功了，幸福感與付出的努力相比卻是轉瞬即逝。我們希望朋友過得好，但是當他們過得很好時卻無法克制自己的嫉妒。想到我們認識的人被謀殺，即使我們討厭他，還是會覺得很驚駭，但如果我方的武裝軍人殺死我們不認識的敵人，卻覺得毫不在意。我們會抱怨難搞的老闆，但是當我們成為掌權者，卻也變得一樣糟。這些矛盾也許看起來非常不理性，但是每一個都是經過演化後在我們的生活中具有重要功能。事實上，人類的心理最基礎的部分，都是長年以來被我們祖先從雨林來到草原時所踏出的「社會大躍進」所...
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Darwin’s Secret Sex Problem

Exposing Evolution’S Fatal Flaw—The Origin of Sex

by F. LaGard Smith ...

Darwins Secret Sex Problem What Darwin Ignored . . . For all his revolutionary insight into the fascinating processes of evolution so useful to current scientific research, health care, and technology, Darwin never seriously confronted the crucial, insurmountable gap in his grand theory between asexual replication and sexual reproduction. Nor could Darwins famed natural selection have provided ... Read more

$11.19 CAD

Darwins Secret Sex Problem What Darwin Ignored . . . For all his revolutionary insight into the fascinating processes of evolution so useful to current scientific research, health care, and technology, Darwin never seriously confronted the crucial, insurmountable gap in his grand theory between asexual replication and sexual reproduction. Nor could Darwins famed natural selection have provided
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Cooperation and Conflict

The Interaction of Opposites in Shaping Social Behavior

Edited by Walter Wilczynski, Sarah F. Brosnan ...

Understanding the interaction between cooperation and conflict in establishing effective social behaviour is a fundamental challenge facing societies. Reflecting the breadth of current research in this area, this volume brings together experts from biology to political science to examine the cooperation–conflict interface at multiple levels, from genes to human societies. Exploring both the ... Read more

$96.79 CAD

Understanding the interaction between cooperation and conflict in establishing effective social behaviour is a fundamental challenge facing societies. Reflecting the breadth of current research in this area, this volume brings together experts from biology to political science to examine the cooperation–conflict interface at multiple levels, from genes to human societies. Exploring both the
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Science and Human Origins

by Ann Gauger, Douglas Axe, Casey Luskin ...

Evidence for a purely Darwinian account of human origins is supposed to be overwhelming. But is it? In this provocative book, three scientists challenge the claim that undirected natural selection is capable of building a human being, critically assess fossil and genetic evidence that human beings share a common ancestor with apes, and debunk recent claims that the human race could not have ... Read more

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Evidence for a purely Darwinian account of human origins is supposed to be overwhelming. But is it? In this provocative book, three scientists challenge the claim that undirected natural selection is capable of building a human being, critically assess fossil and genetic evidence that human beings share a common ancestor with apes, and debunk recent claims that the human race could not have
... Read more
Spheres of Perception

Morality In A Post Technocratic Society

by Theodore Holtzhausen ...

Our economic system is over-stimulated by the information age. Interconnection aids and abets companies earning trillions and their swift rise to global dominance. The 24-hour wired world has led to increased volatility; negative information, and even an accidental computer glitch can crash the market and create panic. Health, the environment, the welfare of society are pushed to the far edge of ... Read more

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Our economic system is over-stimulated by the information age. Interconnection aids and abets companies earning trillions and their swift rise to global dominance. The 24-hour wired world has led to increased volatility; negative information, and even an accidental computer glitch can crash the market and create panic. Health, the environment, the welfare of society are pushed to the far edge of
... Read more
DNA Traffic in the Environment

Edited by Hiromi Nishida, Taku Oshima ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).Horizontal transfer of genetic elements generates variations of prokaryotes and their genomes. Comparative studies of genomes revealed that it frequently ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).Horizontal transfer of genetic elements generates variations of prokaryotes and their genomes. Comparative studies of genomes revealed that it frequently
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The Superfamily Mactroidea (Mollusca:Bivalvia) in American Waters

An Illustrated Catalogue of Recent Species

by Javier H. Signorelli ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book identifies all valid species belonging to the superfamily Mactroidea living in American waters, distributed across fourteen biogeographical provinces. It also provides an updated classification of the widely occurring Mactroidea superfamily, which comprises eight subfamilies grouped into four families: Mactridae (Lamarck, 1809); Anatinellidae (Deshayes, J.Gray 1853); Cardiliidae (Fischer ... Read more

$153.69 CAD

This book identifies all valid species belonging to the superfamily Mactroidea living in American waters, distributed across fourteen biogeographical provinces. It also provides an updated classification of the widely occurring Mactroidea superfamily, which comprises eight subfamilies grouped into four families: Mactridae (Lamarck, 1809); Anatinellidae (Deshayes, J.Gray 1853); Cardiliidae (Fischer
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La drôle de société

by Lorenzo Bonanni ...

Vraiment bizarre, l’espèce humaine est drôle en raison de son évolution. Le livre, de manière scientifique mais simple, parfois ironique et avec humour, explique les raisons évolutives et éthologiques de l'amour et la haine au sein du couple, pourquoi nous nous réfugions dans la tromperie, parce que nous sommes beaucoup attirés par les fleurs. Il propose un nouveau concept de maladie et une ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Vraiment bizarre, l’espèce humaine est drôle en raison de son évolution. Le livre, de manière scientifique mais simple, parfois ironique et avec humour, explique les raisons évolutives et éthologiques de l'amour et la haine au sein du couple, pourquoi nous nous réfugions dans la tromperie, parce que nous sommes beaucoup attirés par les fleurs. Il propose un nouveau concept de maladie et une
... Read more
Judaism in Biological Perspective

Biblical Lore and Judaic Practices

by Rick Goldberg ...

Can there be rational examples of the compatibility between natural science and Judaism? This book offers a strikingly novel perspective on traditional and contemporary Judaic practices. For those with some Judaic knowledge, there are biological explanations in these chapters not seen elsewhere. For those well-versed in evolutionary theory, the authors' perspectives suggest new approaches to the ... Read more

$105.80 CAD

Can there be rational examples of the compatibility between natural science and Judaism? This book offers a strikingly novel perspective on traditional and contemporary Judaic practices. For those with some Judaic knowledge, there are biological explanations in these chapters not seen elsewhere. For those well-versed in evolutionary theory, the authors' perspectives suggest new approaches to the
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Animal Tool Behavior

The Use and Manufacture of Tools by Animals

by Robert W. Shumaker, Kristina R. Walkup, Benjamin B. Beck ...

This revised and updated edition of the landmark publication reveals the current state of knowledge regarding animal tool behavior.When originally published in 1980, Animal Tool Behavior was the first volume to catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use and manufacture in non-human animals. Benjamin B. Beck showed how animals—from insects to primates—employed different types of tools ... Read more

$82.39 CAD

This revised and updated edition of the landmark publication reveals the current state of knowledge regarding animal tool behavior.When originally published in 1980, Animal Tool Behavior was the first volume to catalog and analyze the complete literature on tool use and manufacture in non-human animals. Benjamin B. Beck showed how animals—from insects to primates—employed different types of tools
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Noise Matters

The Evolution of Communication

by R. Haven Wiley ...

Noise, as we usually think of it, is background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. In general terms, though, it is anything that interferes with the reception of signals of any sort. It includes extraneous energy in the environment, degradation of signals in transit, and spontaneous random activity in receivers and signalers. Whatever the cause, the consequence ... Read more

$61.59 CAD

Noise, as we usually think of it, is background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. In general terms, though, it is anything that interferes with the reception of signals of any sort. It includes extraneous energy in the environment, degradation of signals in transit, and spontaneous random activity in receivers and signalers. Whatever the cause, the consequence
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Body-build and Its Inheritance

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by Charles Benedict Davenport ...

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Body-Build and Its Inheritance opens with a striking scientific question: why do human bodies differ so sharply between slenderness and fleshiness, and how much of that difference is inherited rather than shaped by food, exercise, or disease? Grounded in wartime Army recruit observations, Davenport builds a large ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Body-Build and Its Inheritance opens with a striking scientific question: why do human bodies differ so sharply between slenderness and fleshiness, and how much of that difference is inherited rather than shaped by food, exercise, or disease? Grounded in wartime Army recruit observations, Davenport builds a large
... Read more
Reptiles in the Changing Climate

Species and Ecosystems in Flux on Orchid Island

by Wen-San Huang ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the ecological challenges facing Orchid Island's reptile populations, focusing on the impacts of island biogeography and climate change. By synthesizing extensive findings from over 28 years of studies, it offers a detailed analysis of the factors contributing to the decline of reptile populations on this unique island.The chapters cover a range of ... Read more

$140.89 CAD

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the ecological challenges facing Orchid Island's reptile populations, focusing on the impacts of island biogeography and climate change. By synthesizing extensive findings from over 28 years of studies, it offers a detailed analysis of the factors contributing to the decline of reptile populations on this unique island.The chapters cover a range of
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On The Reception Of The 'Origin Of Species'

by Thomas Henry Huxley ...

On the reception of the origin of species offers an examination of how a ground breaking scientific work initially faced resistance before gradually altering the way life and its development were understood. The discussion begins with the atmosphere surrounding the introduction of a new explanation for biological change, one that challenged longstanding assumptions and prompted reactions shaped by ... Read more

$1.36 CAD

On the reception of the origin of species offers an examination of how a ground breaking scientific work initially faced resistance before gradually altering the way life and its development were understood. The discussion begins with the atmosphere surrounding the introduction of a new explanation for biological change, one that challenged longstanding assumptions and prompted reactions shaped by
... Read more
La Ciencia Y Magia Del Cosmos

Descubre El Nacimiento Del Cosmos, La Vida Y La Responsabilidad Humana En El Futuro

by Metax Libreria ...

¿De dónde venimos y cuál es nuestro verdadero lugar en la inmensidad del universo?Desde los albores de la conciencia humana, levantar la mirada hacia el cielo nocturno despierta un profundo misterio y una necesidad constante de buscar sentido. Nos sentimos pequeños ante la vastedad del cosmos, pero nuestra curiosidad es el motor que nos impulsa a transformar el caos en una comprensión profunda de ... Read more

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¿De dónde venimos y cuál es nuestro verdadero lugar en la inmensidad del universo?Desde los albores de la conciencia humana, levantar la mirada hacia el cielo nocturno despierta un profundo misterio y una necesidad constante de buscar sentido. Nos sentimos pequeños ante la vastedad del cosmos, pero nuestra curiosidad es el motor que nos impulsa a transformar el caos en una comprensión profunda de
... Read more
Howler Monkeys

Adaptive Radiation, Systematics, and Morphology

Edited by Martín M. Kowalewski, Paul A. Garber, Bernardo Urbani, Dionisios Youlatos, Liliana Cortés-Ortiz ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) comprise 12 species of leaf-eating New World monkeys that range from southern Mexico through northern Argentina. This genus is the most widespread of any New World primate and can be found to inhabit a range of forest types from undisturbed rainforest to severely anthropogenically-impacted forest fragments. Although there have been many studies on individual species ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) comprise 12 species of leaf-eating New World monkeys that range from southern Mexico through northern Argentina. This genus is the most widespread of any New World primate and can be found to inhabit a range of forest types from undisturbed rainforest to severely anthropogenically-impacted forest fragments. Although there have been many studies on individual species
... Read more
Why Penguins Communicate

The Evolution of Visual and Vocal Signals

by Pierre Jouventin, F.Stephen Dobson ...

Why Penguins Communicate: The Evolution of Visual and Vocal Signals is a comprehensive and condensed review of several hundred publications on the evolution of penguin behaviors, particularly signaling, linking genetics and ecology via such behavioral adaptations as nuptial displays. This exciting work has developed from the authors' many years researching on the behavioral strategies of penguins, ... Read more

$71.19 CAD

Why Penguins Communicate: The Evolution of Visual and Vocal Signals is a comprehensive and condensed review of several hundred publications on the evolution of penguin behaviors, particularly signaling, linking genetics and ecology via such behavioral adaptations as nuptial displays. This exciting work has developed from the authors' many years researching on the behavioral strategies of penguins,
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Dynamics of Culture

by J. Zvi Namenwirth, Robert Philip Weber ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Cultural Studies
This book, first published in 1987, is a landmark contribution to macrosociology that extends the tradition of Sorokin, Durkheim, Marx, Weber and other founders of the discipline in new and exciting directions. Using their innovative content analysis methodology to examine American and British political documents, the authors show that the long-term dynamics of culture are subject to their own ... Read more

$56.33 CAD

This book, first published in 1987, is a landmark contribution to macrosociology that extends the tradition of Sorokin, Durkheim, Marx, Weber and other founders of the discipline in new and exciting directions. Using their innovative content analysis methodology to examine American and British political documents, the authors show that the long-term dynamics of culture are subject to their own
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Warum wir (an Gott) glauben

Eine kompakte Einführung in die Wissenschaft der Religion

by J. Anderson Thomson, Richard Dawkins, Clare Aukofer ...

Translated by Sebastian Vogel ...

Series series Humanities, Social Science (German Language)
Gott ist von Menschen gemachtJ. Anderson Thomson und Clare Aukofer gehen in diesem kompakten und prägnanten Werk der Frage nach, wie und warum der Geist des Menschen religiöse Überzeugungen hervorbringt. Thomson, der sich in forensischer Psychiatrie und Evolutionspsychologie einen Namen gemacht hat, untersucht die Bestandteile und Ursachen des religiösen Glaubens genauso systematisch, wie ein ... Read more

$10.79 CAD

Gott ist von Menschen gemachtJ. Anderson Thomson und Clare Aukofer gehen in diesem kompakten und prägnanten Werk der Frage nach, wie und warum der Geist des Menschen religiöse Überzeugungen hervorbringt. Thomson, der sich in forensischer Psychiatrie und Evolutionspsychologie einen Namen gemacht hat, untersucht die Bestandteile und Ursachen des religiösen Glaubens genauso systematisch, wie ein
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