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Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants

Evolutionary Aspects

par Jonathan Shaw ...

This volume provides a synthesis of recent work on evolutionary aspects of metal tolerance in plants. It presents contributions from scientists with a wide diversity of expertise. It covers the evolution of heavy metal tolerance in groups of plants, fungi, and protists. The book discusses the physiological, genetic and molecular aspects of metal tolerances. It deals with the evolution of ... En savoir plus

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This volume provides a synthesis of recent work on evolutionary aspects of metal tolerance in plants. It presents contributions from scientists with a wide diversity of expertise. It covers the evolution of heavy metal tolerance in groups of plants, fungi, and protists. The book discusses the physiological, genetic and molecular aspects of metal tolerances. It deals with the evolution of
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Hombres fósiles

par Kermit Pattison ...

Traduit par Mercedes Vaquero Granados ...

Collections series Ensayo
En 1994, un equipo dirigido por el legendario cazador de fósiles Tim White descubrió un conjunto de huesos antiguos en la región etíope de Afar. La datación radiométrica de las rocas cercanas indicó que el esqueleto resultante, clasificado como Ardipithecus ramidus —apodado «Ardi»—, tenía la asombrosa edad de 4,4 millones de años, más de un millón de años mayor que la mundialmente famosa «Lucy». ... En savoir plus

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En 1994, un equipo dirigido por el legendario cazador de fósiles Tim White descubrió un conjunto de huesos antiguos en la región etíope de Afar. La datación radiométrica de las rocas cercanas indicó que el esqueleto resultante, clasificado como Ardipithecus ramidus —apodado «Ardi»—, tenía la asombrosa edad de 4,4 millones de años, más de un millón de años mayor que la mundialmente famosa «Lucy».
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The Edge of Evolution

Animality, Inhumanity, and Doctor Moreau

par Ronald Edwards ...

In this interdisciplinary work, author Ron Edwards offers an innovative rereading of H. G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Edwards utilizes his twenty-five years in biology and the ethics of animal research to examine the bioethical implications of Wells' work and its relevance to contemporary scientific and philosophical discussions. He tackles the myth of human exceptionalism, the notion that ... En savoir plus

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In this interdisciplinary work, author Ron Edwards offers an innovative rereading of H. G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Edwards utilizes his twenty-five years in biology and the ethics of animal research to examine the bioethical implications of Wells' work and its relevance to contemporary scientific and philosophical discussions. He tackles the myth of human exceptionalism, the notion that
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Zoonomia: The Laws of Organic Life

Enriched edition. Complete Edition (Vol. 1&2)

par Erasmus Darwin, Trevor Grimm ...

In "Zoonomia: The Laws of Organic Life," Erasmus Darwin presents a groundbreaking treatise that interweaves science, philosophy, and poetry, forming a precursor to modern evolutionary thought. The book delves into the principles of biology, exploring the laws governing organic life with profound insights into heredity, adaptation, and the interconnectedness of species. Darwin's literary style is ... En savoir plus

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In "Zoonomia: The Laws of Organic Life," Erasmus Darwin presents a groundbreaking treatise that interweaves science, philosophy, and poetry, forming a precursor to modern evolutionary thought. The book delves into the principles of biology, exploring the laws governing organic life with profound insights into heredity, adaptation, and the interconnectedness of species. Darwin's literary style is
... En savoir plus
The Evolution of the Primate Hand

Anatomical, Developmental, Functional, and Paleontological Evidence

Modifié par Tracy L. Kivell, Brian G. Richmond, Daniel Schmitt, Pierre Lemelin ...

Collections series Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
This book demonstrates how the primate hand combines both primitive and novel morphology, both general function with specialization, and both a remarkable degree of diversity within some clades and yet general similarity across many others. Across the chapters, different authors have addressed a variety of specific questions and provided their perspectives, but all explore the main themes ... En savoir plus

$267.69 CAD

This book demonstrates how the primate hand combines both primitive and novel morphology, both general function with specialization, and both a remarkable degree of diversity within some clades and yet general similarity across many others. Across the chapters, different authors have addressed a variety of specific questions and provided their perspectives, but all explore the main themes
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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex - Vol. I.

par Charles Darwin ...

Twelve years after the revolutionary publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin finally turned his formidable scientific method to the most controversial creature of all: man.In the first volume of this groundbreaking work, Darwin directly addresses three fundamental questions he had previously avoided: whether man is descended from some pre-existing form, the manner of his ... En savoir plus

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Twelve years after the revolutionary publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin finally turned his formidable scientific method to the most controversial creature of all: man.In the first volume of this groundbreaking work, Darwin directly addresses three fundamental questions he had previously avoided: whether man is descended from some pre-existing form, the manner of his
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La lutte des parties dans l'organisme

Un essai d'embryologie

par Wilhelm Roux ...

Une étude consacrée à un essai du célèbre embryologue Wilhelm RouxEn 1881, le grand embryologiste allemand Wilhelm Roux publie cet essai dont la densité et l’originalité ne cessent, encore aujourd’hui, d’étonner. Inspiré par les idées de Charles Darwin, il cherche à en prolonger la portée en imaginant l’organisme comme un territoire où des formes variables de sélection naturelle opèrent sur toutes ... En savoir plus

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Une étude consacrée à un essai du célèbre embryologue Wilhelm RouxEn 1881, le grand embryologiste allemand Wilhelm Roux publie cet essai dont la densité et l’originalité ne cessent, encore aujourd’hui, d’étonner. Inspiré par les idées de Charles Darwin, il cherche à en prolonger la portée en imaginant l’organisme comme un territoire où des formes variables de sélection naturelle opèrent sur toutes
... En savoir plus
The Making of Species

par Frank Finn ...

The purpose of this book is well expressed in the Preface by the statement of the authors that each had a feeling that the problems of the origin of species had not been settled, and alone each one felt unable to attack and settle so momentous a question; but apparently they found strength in union and have attempted to settle the question of species-making. Most naive is their statement in the ... En savoir plus

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The purpose of this book is well expressed in the Preface by the statement of the authors that each had a feeling that the problems of the origin of species had not been settled, and alone each one felt unable to attack and settle so momentous a question; but apparently they found strength in union and have attempted to settle the question of species-making. Most naive is their statement in the
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Natural Regulation of Animal Populations

par Ian A. McLaren ...

Surveying an area dense with conflicting observations and ideas, this volume vividly depicts the current state of knowledge as well as the great diversity of opinion in the field of population ecology. Ten papers by outstanding authorities focus on three main issues-the effects of environment and population density on population dynamics, the influence of animal behavior on population growth, and ... En savoir plus

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Surveying an area dense with conflicting observations and ideas, this volume vividly depicts the current state of knowledge as well as the great diversity of opinion in the field of population ecology. Ten papers by outstanding authorities focus on three main issues-the effects of environment and population density on population dynamics, the influence of animal behavior on population growth, and
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Flora and Vegetation of the Czech Republic

Modifié par Jiří Danihelka, Petr Pyšek, Milan Chytrý, Zdeněk Kaplan ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides basic information on the botanical diversity in the Czech Republic and relates the patterns in flora and vegetation to environmental factors, biogeographical history and human impact. Focusing on vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens, it summarizes the data on taxonomic diversity and provides details of relict, endemic, rare, alien and other biogeographically important species ... En savoir plus

$153.69 CAD

This book provides basic information on the botanical diversity in the Czech Republic and relates the patterns in flora and vegetation to environmental factors, biogeographical history and human impact. Focusing on vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens, it summarizes the data on taxonomic diversity and provides details of relict, endemic, rare, alien and other biogeographically important species
... En savoir plus
Statistical Physics and Computational Methods for Evolutionary Game Theory

par Marco Alberto Javarone ...

Collections series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents an introduction to Evolutionary Game Theory (EGT) which is an emerging field in the area of complex systems attracting the attention of researchers from disparate scientific communities. EGT allows one to represent and study several complex phenomena, such as the emergence of cooperation in social systems, the role of conformity in shaping the equilibrium of a population, and ... En savoir plus

$83.29 CAD

This book presents an introduction to Evolutionary Game Theory (EGT) which is an emerging field in the area of complex systems attracting the attention of researchers from disparate scientific communities. EGT allows one to represent and study several complex phenomena, such as the emergence of cooperation in social systems, the role of conformity in shaping the equilibrium of a population, and
... En savoir plus
Man the Hunted

Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution, Expanded Edition

par Donna Hart ...

Man the Hunted argues that primates, including the earliest members of the human family, have evolved as the prey of any number of predators, including wild cats and dogs, hyenas, snakes, crocodiles, and even birds. The authors' studies of predators on monkeys and apes are supplemented here with the observations of naturalists in the field and revealing interpretations of the fossil record. ... En savoir plus

$107.17 CAD

Man the Hunted argues that primates, including the earliest members of the human family, have evolved as the prey of any number of predators, including wild cats and dogs, hyenas, snakes, crocodiles, and even birds. The authors' studies of predators on monkeys and apes are supplemented here with the observations of naturalists in the field and revealing interpretations of the fossil record.
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Comments on Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky's Book (2016) Why Only Us?

A Course on The Human Niche, #4

par Razie Mah ...

Collections Livre 4 - A Course on The Human Niche
In 2016, Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky published a book on the evolution of language. They focus on computational systems and universal grammar, the respective fields of expertise for each author. They endorse a familiar proposal. Human language appeared right before the appearance of symbolic cultural artifacts in the fossil record. Such artifacts date as far back as 150kyr (more or less).The ... En savoir plus

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In 2016, Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky published a book on the evolution of language. They focus on computational systems and universal grammar, the respective fields of expertise for each author. They endorse a familiar proposal. Human language appeared right before the appearance of symbolic cultural artifacts in the fossil record. Such artifacts date as far back as 150kyr (more or less).The
... En savoir plus
Monkeys, Apes, and Humans

Primatology in Japan

par Michael A. Huffman, Naofumi Nakagawa, Yasuhiro Go, Hiroo Imai, Masaki Tomonaga ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University, the country’s premier institution for primate studies. The projects are all aimed at understanding the age-old questions, where did we come from, and what makes us unique or similar to our primate ... En savoir plus

$64.09 CAD

This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University, the country’s premier institution for primate studies. The projects are all aimed at understanding the age-old questions, where did we come from, and what makes us unique or similar to our primate
... En savoir plus
Serpents and Sensibility

par Mike L Anderson ...

The poet Emily Dickinson, called a snake "the narrow fellow in the grass." We are instinctually wary of snakes, but because of evolutionary mismatch we are insufficiently wary of modern serpents of the human variety. We miss them behind their aprons, stethoscopes, clownish outfits, barrister's wigs, clerical collars and intellectual personas. This is why the injunction of Jesus to "Be shrewd as ... En savoir plus

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The poet Emily Dickinson, called a snake "the narrow fellow in the grass." We are instinctually wary of snakes, but because of evolutionary mismatch we are insufficiently wary of modern serpents of the human variety. We miss them behind their aprons, stethoscopes, clownish outfits, barrister's wigs, clerical collars and intellectual personas. This is why the injunction of Jesus to "Be shrewd as
... En savoir plus
A Complete Story of Time

From God to Man and from Man to God

par Deva Prakash Kalita ...

The first three part of this book is to establish a unified theory of creation that will be possible to establish by human knowledge in this century. That is from god to the creation of human. The human being was developed with a large brain and intelligence and developing now very fast with the use of science. But still there exists a huge discrepancy and difference among the people of earth. In ... En savoir plus

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The first three part of this book is to establish a unified theory of creation that will be possible to establish by human knowledge in this century. That is from god to the creation of human. The human being was developed with a large brain and intelligence and developing now very fast with the use of science. But still there exists a huge discrepancy and difference among the people of earth. In
... En savoir plus
What Teeth Reveal about Human Evolution

par Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg ...

Over millions of years in the fossil record, hominin teeth preserve a high-fidelity record of their own growth, development, wear, chemistry and pathology. They yield insights into human evolution that are difficult, if not impossible, to achieve through other sources of fossil or archaeological data. Integrating dental findings with current debates and issues in palaeoanthropology, this book ... En savoir plus

$64.79 CAD

Over millions of years in the fossil record, hominin teeth preserve a high-fidelity record of their own growth, development, wear, chemistry and pathology. They yield insights into human evolution that are difficult, if not impossible, to achieve through other sources of fossil or archaeological data. Integrating dental findings with current debates and issues in palaeoanthropology, this book
... En savoir plus
Agriculturally Important Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture

Volume 1: Perspective for Diversity and Crop Productivity

Modifié par Ajar Nath Yadav, Shashank Mishra, Divjot Kour, Neelam Yadav, Anil Kumar ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Microbes are ubiquitous in nature. Among microbes, fungal communities play an important role in agriculture, the environment, and medicine. Vast fungal diversity has been associated with plant systems, namely epiphytic fungi, endophytic fungi, and rhizospheric fungi.These fungi associated with plant systems play an important role in plant growth, crop yield, and soil health. Rhizospheric fungi, ... En savoir plus

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Microbes are ubiquitous in nature. Among microbes, fungal communities play an important role in agriculture, the environment, and medicine. Vast fungal diversity has been associated with plant systems, namely epiphytic fungi, endophytic fungi, and rhizospheric fungi.These fungi associated with plant systems play an important role in plant growth, crop yield, and soil health. Rhizospheric fungi,
... En savoir plus
Evolutionary Psychology as Maladapted Psychology

par Robert C. Richardson ...

Collections series Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology
A philosopher subjects the claims of evolutionary psychology to the evidential and methodological requirements of evolutionary biology, concluding that evolutionary psychology's explanations amount to speculation disguised as results.Human beings, like other organisms, are the products of evolution. Like other organisms, we exhibit traits that are the product of natural selection. Our ... En savoir plus

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A philosopher subjects the claims of evolutionary psychology to the evidential and methodological requirements of evolutionary biology, concluding that evolutionary psychology's explanations amount to speculation disguised as results.Human beings, like other organisms, are the products of evolution. Like other organisms, we exhibit traits that are the product of natural selection. Our
... En savoir plus
Palaeobiology of Giant Flightless Birds

par Eric Buffetaut, Delphine Angst ...

The fossil record of giant flightless birds extends back to the Late Cretaceous, more than 70 million years ago, but our understanding of these extinct birds is still incomplete. This is partly because the number of specimens available is sometimes limited, but also because widely different approaches have been used to study them, with sometimes contradictory results. This book summarizes the ... En savoir plus

$115.19 CAD

The fossil record of giant flightless birds extends back to the Late Cretaceous, more than 70 million years ago, but our understanding of these extinct birds is still incomplete. This is partly because the number of specimens available is sometimes limited, but also because widely different approaches have been used to study them, with sometimes contradictory results. This book summarizes the
... En savoir plus
Spirit Guides from the Future

Communication over 1000 Million Years of Evolution – and Beyond

par David Wegert ...

The book is a telepathic communication between myself and Dar, a evolved human from 23 million years in the future, as well as several other guides, spiritual and otherwise, from various future time periods. Although most of the contact is through Dar, several of his companions, from various timelines from a few centuries to over 1000 million years in the future have made some observations about ... En savoir plus

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The book is a telepathic communication between myself and Dar, a evolved human from 23 million years in the future, as well as several other guides, spiritual and otherwise, from various future time periods. Although most of the contact is through Dar, several of his companions, from various timelines from a few centuries to over 1000 million years in the future have made some observations about
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Avian Cognition

Modifié par Carel ten Cate, Susan D. Healy ...

The cognitive abilities of birds are remarkable: hummingbirds integrate spatial and temporal information about food sources, day-old chicks have a sense of numbers, parrots can make and use tools, and ravens have sophisticated insights in social relationships. This volume describes the full range of avian cognitive abilities, the mechanisms behind such abilities and how they relate to the ecology ... En savoir plus

$49.59 CAD

The cognitive abilities of birds are remarkable: hummingbirds integrate spatial and temporal information about food sources, day-old chicks have a sense of numbers, parrots can make and use tools, and ravens have sophisticated insights in social relationships. This volume describes the full range of avian cognitive abilities, the mechanisms behind such abilities and how they relate to the ecology
... En savoir plus
The Modes of Origin of Lowest Organisms

par H. Charlton Basian ...

The Modes of Origin of Lowest Organisms is a short overview of the origin of bacteria, and discussion of early experiments. A table of contents is included. ... En savoir plus

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The Modes of Origin of Lowest Organisms is a short overview of the origin of bacteria, and discussion of early experiments. A table of contents is included.
... En savoir plus
The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest

40 Years of Research

par Catherine Crockford, Linda Vigilant, Tobias Deschner, Fabian Leendertz ...

The Taï Chimpanzee Project (Taï National Park, Cote D'Ivoire) has yielded unprecedented insights into the nature of cooperation, cognition, and culture in our closest living relatives. Founded in 1979 by Christophe and Hedwige Boesch, the project has entered its 40th year of continuous research. Alongside other famous long-term chimpanzee study sites at Gombe and Mahale in East Africa, the ... En savoir plus

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The Taï Chimpanzee Project (Taï National Park, Cote D'Ivoire) has yielded unprecedented insights into the nature of cooperation, cognition, and culture in our closest living relatives. Founded in 1979 by Christophe and Hedwige Boesch, the project has entered its 40th year of continuous research. Alongside other famous long-term chimpanzee study sites at Gombe and Mahale in East Africa, the
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