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The Evolutionary Strategies that Shape Ecosystems

par J. Philip Grime, Simon Pierce ...

THE EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES THAT SHAPE ECOSYSTEMSIn 1837 a young Charles Darwin took his notebook, wrote “I think”, and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree. Each branch of Darwin’s tree of life told a story of survival and adaptation – adaptation of animals and plants not just to the environment but also to life with other living things. However, more than 150 years since Darwin published ... En savoir plus

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THE EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES THAT SHAPE ECOSYSTEMSIn 1837 a young Charles Darwin took his notebook, wrote “I think”, and then sketched a rudimentary, stick-like tree. Each branch of Darwin’s tree of life told a story of survival and adaptation – adaptation of animals and plants not just to the environment but also to life with other living things. However, more than 150 years since Darwin published
... En savoir plus
O Estranho e Surpreendente Mundo dos Sentidos

par Guy Leschziner ...

Traduit par Isabel Veríssimo ...

As visões, sons, cheiros, sabores e toques do mundo que nos rodeia são sólidos, intensos, distintos e reais.Não duvidamos deles.Plano Nacional de LeituraCiência e Tecnologia - dos 15-18 anos - maiores de 18 anosOs nossos sentidos são vitais para a compreensão de tudo o que nos rodeia. Eles enriquecem as nossas experiências de vida e são parte integrante das nossas memórias. No entanto, são f... ... En savoir plus

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As visões, sons, cheiros, sabores e toques do mundo que nos rodeia são sólidos, intensos, distintos e reais.Não duvidamos deles.Plano Nacional de LeituraCiência e Tecnologia - dos 15-18 anos - maiores de 18 anosOs nossos sentidos são vitais para a compreensão de tudo o que nos rodeia. Eles enriquecem as nossas experiências de vida e são parte integrante das nossas memórias. No entanto, são f...
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Une belle histoire de l'homme

par Collectif, Yves Coppens ...

"Y a-t-il du Néandertal en moi ? Mais quand les Hommes ont-ils quitté l’Afrique ? Pourquoi sommes-nous tous forcément cousins ? Comment expliquer qu’on naisse avec des couleurs de peau différentes ? Pourrons-nous encore nous nourrir en 2050 ?" Et si vous partiez à la découverte de la plus belle histoire qui soit, la nôtre ? Cet ouvrage vous donne enfin toutes les clés pour percer les mystères de ... En savoir plus

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"Y a-t-il du Néandertal en moi ? Mais quand les Hommes ont-ils quitté l’Afrique ? Pourquoi sommes-nous tous forcément cousins ? Comment expliquer qu’on naisse avec des couleurs de peau différentes ? Pourrons-nous encore nous nourrir en 2050 ?" Et si vous partiez à la découverte de la plus belle histoire qui soit, la nôtre ? Cet ouvrage vous donne enfin toutes les clés pour percer les mystères de
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Medicine and Genetics: Connections for Health and Wellness

par Edenilson Brandl ...

It is with great excitement and pleasure that I present to you this book, an in-depth and comprehensive exploration of the intersections of genetics and medicine. Over the pages that follow, I invite you to embark on a fascinating journey through the latest advances and discoveries in this exciting field.Genetics has played a key role in understanding human health, unlocking the secrets contained ... En savoir plus

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It is with great excitement and pleasure that I present to you this book, an in-depth and comprehensive exploration of the intersections of genetics and medicine. Over the pages that follow, I invite you to embark on a fascinating journey through the latest advances and discoveries in this exciting field.Genetics has played a key role in understanding human health, unlocking the secrets contained
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The Voyage of the Beagle

par Charles Darwin ...

102 black-and-white illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "The Voyage of the Beagle is a title commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, bringing him considerable fame and respect. The title refers to the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle, which set sail from Plymouth Sound on 27 December 1831 under the command of Captain ... En savoir plus

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102 black-and-white illustrations. According to Wikipedia: "The Voyage of the Beagle is a title commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin and published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, bringing him considerable fame and respect. The title refers to the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle, which set sail from Plymouth Sound on 27 December 1831 under the command of Captain
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Competition and Coexistence

Modifié par Ulrich Sommer, Boris Worm ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The question "Why are there so many species?" has puzzled ecologist for a long time. Initially, an academic question, it has gained practical interest by the recent awareness of global biodiversity loss. Species diversity in local ecosystems has always been discussed in relation to the problem of competi tive exclusion and the apparent contradiction between the competitive exclu sion principle and ... En savoir plus

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The question "Why are there so many species?" has puzzled ecologist for a long time. Initially, an academic question, it has gained practical interest by the recent awareness of global biodiversity loss. Species diversity in local ecosystems has always been discussed in relation to the problem of competi tive exclusion and the apparent contradiction between the competitive exclu sion principle and
... En savoir plus
Génesis

El origen de las sociedades

par Edward O. Wilson ...

Traduit par Pedro Pacheco González ...

Collections series Drakontos
Durante eones, las mentes más grandes de la humanidad han carecido de respuestas confirmables a las preguntas que definen y explican el significado de la existencia humana: qué somos y qué nos creó. En Génesis, el célebre biólogo Edward O. Wilson examina la historia evolutiva y nos ofrece una descripción reveladora de los profundos orígenes de la sociedad.Al afirmar que las creencias religiosas y ... En savoir plus

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Durante eones, las mentes más grandes de la humanidad han carecido de respuestas confirmables a las preguntas que definen y explican el significado de la existencia humana: qué somos y qué nos creó. En Génesis, el célebre biólogo Edward O. Wilson examina la historia evolutiva y nos ofrece una descripción reveladora de los profundos orígenes de la sociedad.Al afirmar que las creencias religiosas y
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Neotropical Gradients and Their Analysis

Modifié par Randall W. Myster ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The importance of the Neotropics to the world's climate, biogeochemical cycling and biodiversity cannot be questioned. This book suggests that gradients are key to understanding both these issues and Neotropical ecosystem structure, function and dynamics in general. Those gradients are either spatial, temporal or spatio-temporal, where many temporal and spatio-temporal gradients are initiated by ... En savoir plus

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The importance of the Neotropics to the world's climate, biogeochemical cycling and biodiversity cannot be questioned. This book suggests that gradients are key to understanding both these issues and Neotropical ecosystem structure, function and dynamics in general. Those gradients are either spatial, temporal or spatio-temporal, where many temporal and spatio-temporal gradients are initiated by
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The Other Genome

Inside the Noncoding DNA That Controls Your Biology

par Maren S. Inglesby ...

Your DNA does far more than encode proteins. In The Other Genome, you'll explore the vast 98 percent once dismissed as junk and discover that it functions more like a control system: telling genes when to turn on, where to act, and by how much. For science-curious readers who want to understand what really shapes development, individuality, and disease, this book opens the hidden layer of biology ... En savoir plus

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Your DNA does far more than encode proteins. In The Other Genome, you'll explore the vast 98 percent once dismissed as junk and discover that it functions more like a control system: telling genes when to turn on, where to act, and by how much. For science-curious readers who want to understand what really shapes development, individuality, and disease, this book opens the hidden layer of biology
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Gesammelte Werke von Charles Darwin (Mit Illustrationen)

Bereicherte Ausgabe. Evolution, natürliche Selektion und der Ursprung der Arten – mit Illustrationen

par Charles Darwin ...

Traduit par Julius Victor Carus, Heinrich G. Bronn ...

Die 'Gesammelten Werke von Charles Darwin (Mit Illustrationen)' sind eine umfassende Sammlung von Schriften des berühmten Naturforschers und Evolutionsbiologen Charles Darwin. Das Buch enthält eine Vielzahl von Darwin's bedeutendsten Werken, darunter 'Die Entstehung der Arten' und 'Die Abstammung des Menschen'. Darwins Schreibstil ist präzise, wissenschaftlich fundiert und dennoch zugänglich für ... En savoir plus

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Die 'Gesammelten Werke von Charles Darwin (Mit Illustrationen)' sind eine umfassende Sammlung von Schriften des berühmten Naturforschers und Evolutionsbiologen Charles Darwin. Das Buch enthält eine Vielzahl von Darwin's bedeutendsten Werken, darunter 'Die Entstehung der Arten' und 'Die Abstammung des Menschen'. Darwins Schreibstil ist präzise, wissenschaftlich fundiert und dennoch zugänglich für
... En savoir plus
Genomes and the Gene Pool: How Genetics is Revolutionizing Healthcare and Reproduction

par James L. Weber ...

The Human Gene Pool is in JeopardyGenomes and the Gene Pool is an up-to-date overview of the science of human genetics with an emphasis on how genetics affects the lives of individuals and the future of our species.Part I provides a basic introduction to human genetics with a description of how genetics is improving healthcare.Part II covers reproductive planning, evolution of human intelligence, ... En savoir plus

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The Human Gene Pool is in JeopardyGenomes and the Gene Pool is an up-to-date overview of the science of human genetics with an emphasis on how genetics affects the lives of individuals and the future of our species.Part I provides a basic introduction to human genetics with a description of how genetics is improving healthcare.Part II covers reproductive planning, evolution of human intelligence,
... En savoir plus
Avventura del pensiero alle origini

par Nadia Masello ...

Ci sono prove del fatto che vari composti biogeni possono formarsi spontaneamente in condizioni simili a quelle vigenti un tempo sulla Terra primitiva, nello spazio interstellare, sulle comete e sui meteoriti.Con ogni probabilità furono proprio tali composti a fornire i primi semi della vita. Una ipotesi teorica sull'origine della vita con al centro il fosforo come condensatore universale nel ... En savoir plus

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Ci sono prove del fatto che vari composti biogeni possono formarsi spontaneamente in condizioni simili a quelle vigenti un tempo sulla Terra primitiva, nello spazio interstellare, sulle comete e sui meteoriti.Con ogni probabilità furono proprio tali composti a fornire i primi semi della vita. Una ipotesi teorica sull'origine della vita con al centro il fosforo come condensatore universale nel
... En savoir plus
Octopuses: A Ladybird Expert Book

par Dr Helen Scales ...

Collections series The Ladybird Expert Series
Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES- Why is it octopuses, and not octopi or octopodes?- How did octopuses evolve to be so clever?- How can octopuses see and speak with their skin?EXAMINE these crafty hunters of the seabed - shape-shifting, skin-signalling and using complex tools - their remarkable abilities are still being uncovered.BENDY BODIES, BIG BRAINSWritten by celebrated marine ... En savoir plus

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Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES- Why is it octopuses, and not octopi or octopodes?- How did octopuses evolve to be so clever?- How can octopuses see and speak with their skin?EXAMINE these crafty hunters of the seabed - shape-shifting, skin-signalling and using complex tools - their remarkable abilities are still being uncovered.BENDY BODIES, BIG BRAINSWritten by celebrated marine
... En savoir plus
Nanomaterial Biointeractions at the Cellular, Organismal and System Levels

Modifié par Nilesh Sharma, Shivendra Sahi ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The range of nanomaterial applications has expanded recently from catalysis, electronics, and filtration to therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, and food because of unique properties and potentials of different nanoparticles and nanomaterials. Research shows that these exquisite particles can interact with an organism at the cellular, physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels. However, ... En savoir plus

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The range of nanomaterial applications has expanded recently from catalysis, electronics, and filtration to therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, and food because of unique properties and potentials of different nanoparticles and nanomaterials. Research shows that these exquisite particles can interact with an organism at the cellular, physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels. However,
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Evolution Education Re-considered

Understanding What Works

Modifié par Ute Harms, Michael J. Reiss ...

Collections series Education (R0)
This collection presents research-based interventions using existing knowledge to produce new pedagogies to teach evolution to learners more successfully, whether in schools or elsewhere. ‘Success’ here is measured as cognitive gains, as acceptance of evolution or an increased desire to continue to learn about it. Aside from introductory and concluding chapters by the editors, each chapter ... En savoir plus

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This collection presents research-based interventions using existing knowledge to produce new pedagogies to teach evolution to learners more successfully, whether in schools or elsewhere. ‘Success’ here is measured as cognitive gains, as acceptance of evolution or an increased desire to continue to learn about it. Aside from introductory and concluding chapters by the editors, each chapter
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Biology of Genus Boswellia

par Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Abdul Latif Khan, Sajjad Asaf, Ahmed Al-Rawahi ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides insight into the biology and genomics of the genus Boswellia (family Burseraceae), a natural resource used for the production of frankincense, an oleo-gum resin. The Boswellia species are ecologically, medicinally, commercially and culturally important. Significantly contributing to the paucity of comprehensive literature on this genus, this volume provides a detailed discussion ... En savoir plus

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This book provides insight into the biology and genomics of the genus Boswellia (family Burseraceae), a natural resource used for the production of frankincense, an oleo-gum resin. The Boswellia species are ecologically, medicinally, commercially and culturally important. Significantly contributing to the paucity of comprehensive literature on this genus, this volume provides a detailed discussion
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Nature Strange and Beautiful

How Living Beings Evolved and Made the Earth a Home

par Egbert Giles Leigh, Christian Ziegler ...

A beautifully written exploration of how cooperation shaped life on earth, from its single-celled beginnings to complex human societiesIn this rich, wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated volume, Egbert Leigh explores the results of billions of years of evolution at work. Leigh, who has spent five decades on Panama's Barro Colorado Island reflecting on the organization of various amazingly diverse ... En savoir plus

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A beautifully written exploration of how cooperation shaped life on earth, from its single-celled beginnings to complex human societiesIn this rich, wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated volume, Egbert Leigh explores the results of billions of years of evolution at work. Leigh, who has spent five decades on Panama's Barro Colorado Island reflecting on the organization of various amazingly diverse
... En savoir plus
Darwin and International Relations

On the Evolutionary Origins of War and Ethnic Conflict

par Bradley A. Thayer ...

" Shows a mastery of research and theory in both biology and international relations and weaves the two fields together in a compelling fashion." —Dr. Steven A. Peterson, Director, School of Public Affairs, Penn StatePathbreaking and controversial, Darwin and International Relations offers the first comprehensive analysis of international affairs of state through the lens of evolutionary theory ... En savoir plus

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" Shows a mastery of research and theory in both biology and international relations and weaves the two fields together in a compelling fashion." —Dr. Steven A. Peterson, Director, School of Public Affairs, Penn StatePathbreaking and controversial, Darwin and International Relations offers the first comprehensive analysis of international affairs of state through the lens of evolutionary theory
... En savoir plus
Beyond the Veil: Transformative Journeys Through Near-Death Experiences

par Christoff Namel ...

Near-death experiences (NDEs) have captivated human curiosity for centuries, serving as profound encounters that often reshape individuals' understanding of life and death. ... En savoir plus

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Near-death experiences (NDEs) have captivated human curiosity for centuries, serving as profound encounters that often reshape individuals' understanding of life and death.
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On The Origin of the Human Mind

par Andrey Vyshedskiy ...

The origin of the human mind remains one of the greatest mysteries of all times. The last 150 years since Charles Darwin proposed that species evolve under the influence of natural selection have been marked by great discoveries. However, the discussion of the evolution of the human intellect and specific forces that shaped the underlying brain evolution is as vigorous today as it was in Darwin's ... En savoir plus

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The origin of the human mind remains one of the greatest mysteries of all times. The last 150 years since Charles Darwin proposed that species evolve under the influence of natural selection have been marked by great discoveries. However, the discussion of the evolution of the human intellect and specific forces that shaped the underlying brain evolution is as vigorous today as it was in Darwin's
... En savoir plus
Evolution The Greatest Show On Earth and The Slow Burn of Biological Innovation

Science

par KAN ...

Collections series Science
Beneath the quiet surface of a garden, deep within the crushing pressures of the midnight zone in the ocean, and inside the very cells of your own body, a four-billion-year-old drama is unfolding. It is a story of survival, of impossible odds, and of a relentless drive to persist against the cold indifference of the universe. This is the story of evolution.For centuries, humanity looked at the ... En savoir plus

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Beneath the quiet surface of a garden, deep within the crushing pressures of the midnight zone in the ocean, and inside the very cells of your own body, a four-billion-year-old drama is unfolding. It is a story of survival, of impossible odds, and of a relentless drive to persist against the cold indifference of the universe. This is the story of evolution.For centuries, humanity looked at the
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De Nederlandse Darwin

Bernelot Moens en het mysterie van onze afkomst

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
Astrobiology For Dummies

par Conor A. Nixon ...

A trustworthy guide on the science of life beyond EarthIs there life beyond our planet? It's one of the biggest questions humans have ever asked, and scientists are getting closer to answers every day. Astrobiology For Dummies is your easy-to-understand guide to this rapidly growing field, where astronomy meets biology to explore how life begins, evolves, and might exist throughout the universe. ... En savoir plus

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A trustworthy guide on the science of life beyond EarthIs there life beyond our planet? It's one of the biggest questions humans have ever asked, and scientists are getting closer to answers every day. Astrobiology For Dummies is your easy-to-understand guide to this rapidly growing field, where astronomy meets biology to explore how life begins, evolves, and might exist throughout the universe.
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Últimas noticias sobre los orígenes de la vida

Por qué la vida en la Tierra es mucho más antigua, más rica y más extraña de lo que nadie había imaginado

par Abderrazak El Albani ...

¿Cómo pasó la Tierra de ser una bola de magma en ebullición a estar poblada de seres vivos?En 2008, Abderrazak El Albani estudiaba sedimentos en Gabón cuando desenterró, sin pretenderlo, cientos de fósiles cuya existencia la ciencia consideraba imposible. Eran organismos multicelulares de 2.100 millones de años, mil quinientos millones de años anteriores a lo que el dogma heredado de Darwin ... En savoir plus

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¿Cómo pasó la Tierra de ser una bola de magma en ebullición a estar poblada de seres vivos?En 2008, Abderrazak El Albani estudiaba sedimentos en Gabón cuando desenterró, sin pretenderlo, cientos de fósiles cuya existencia la ciencia consideraba imposible. Eran organismos multicelulares de 2.100 millones de años, mil quinientos millones de años anteriores a lo que el dogma heredado de Darwin
... En savoir plus

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