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How Culture Makes Us Human

Primate Social Evolution and the Formation of Human Societies

par Dwight W Read ...

Collections series Key Questions in Anthropology
What separates modern humans from our primate cousins—are we a mere blink in the march of evolution, or does human culture represent the definitive evolutionary turn? Dwight Read explores the dilemma in this engaging, thought-provoking book, taking readers through an evolutionary odyssey from our primate beginnings through the development of culture and social organization. He assesses the two ... En savoir plus

$81.06 CAD

What separates modern humans from our primate cousins—are we a mere blink in the march of evolution, or does human culture represent the definitive evolutionary turn? Dwight Read explores the dilemma in this engaging, thought-provoking book, taking readers through an evolutionary odyssey from our primate beginnings through the development of culture and social organization. He assesses the two
... En savoir plus
High School Biology

Questions & Explanations for Organismal Biology

par Sterling Education ...

Thousands of students use Sterling to achieve academic success!Master high school organismal biology with questions and detailed explanations.This book provides practice questions covering organismal biology topics for comprehensive high school biology preparation. The detailed explanations describe why one answer is correct and why another attractive choice is wrong. They provide comprehensive ... En savoir plus

$42.39 CAD

Thousands of students use Sterling to achieve academic success!Master high school organismal biology with questions and detailed explanations.This book provides practice questions covering organismal biology topics for comprehensive high school biology preparation. The detailed explanations describe why one answer is correct and why another attractive choice is wrong. They provide comprehensive
... En savoir plus
Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainability in Asia

Volume 2: Prospects and Challenges in South and Middle Asia

Modifié par Münir Öztürk, Shujaul Mulk Khan, Volkan Altay, Recep Efe, Dilfuza Egamberdieva, Furkat O. Khassanov ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Of the world’s seven continents, Asia is the largest. Its physical landscapes, political units, and ethnic groups are both wide-ranging and many. Southwest, South and Middle Asia are highly populated regions which, as a whole, cover an extremely large area of varied geography. In total, this domain is unique in its plant diversity and large vegetation zones with different communities and biomes. ... En savoir plus

$280.49 CAD

Of the world’s seven continents, Asia is the largest. Its physical landscapes, political units, and ethnic groups are both wide-ranging and many. Southwest, South and Middle Asia are highly populated regions which, as a whole, cover an extremely large area of varied geography. In total, this domain is unique in its plant diversity and large vegetation zones with different communities and biomes.
... En savoir plus
Common Chinese Materia Medica

Volume 6

Modifié par Huagu Ye, Chuyuan Li, Wencai Ye, Feiyan Zeng ...

Collections series Medicine (R0)
This sixth volume describes 226 species of 32 families of medicinal plants, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine. The most important species are Aquilaria sinensis and Daphne genkwa of Thymelaeaceae; Benincasa hispida, Siraitia grosvenorii, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes rosthornii of Cucurbitaceae; Camellia sinensis of Theaceae; Cleistocalyx operculatus, Eugenia caryophyllata ... En savoir plus

$166.49 CAD

This sixth volume describes 226 species of 32 families of medicinal plants, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine. The most important species are Aquilaria sinensis and Daphne genkwa of Thymelaeaceae; Benincasa hispida, Siraitia grosvenorii, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes rosthornii of Cucurbitaceae; Camellia sinensis of Theaceae; Cleistocalyx operculatus, Eugenia caryophyllata
... En savoir plus
Genetics and Genomics of Linum

Modifié par Christopher A. Cullis ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Linum (flax) is a genus of about 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. The genus includes common flax, which is one of the best fibers to produce linen, the seeds to produce linseed oil and has health-related properties of flax in human and animal nutrition.This book describes the genetics and genomics of Linum including the development of extensive experimental resources (e.g. whole ... En savoir plus

$179.39 CAD

Linum (flax) is a genus of about 200 species in the flowering plant family Linaceae. The genus includes common flax, which is one of the best fibers to produce linen, the seeds to produce linseed oil and has health-related properties of flax in human and animal nutrition.This book describes the genetics and genomics of Linum including the development of extensive experimental resources (e.g. whole
... En savoir plus
Cave Ecology

Modifié par Oana Teodora Moldovan, Ľubomír Kováč, Stuart Halse ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Cave organisms are the ‘monsters’ of the underground world and studying them invariably raises interesting questions about the ways evolution has equipped them to survive in permanent darkness and low-energy environments. Undertaking ecological studies in caves and other subterranean habitats is not only challenging because they are difficult to access, but also because the domain is so different ... En savoir plus

$344.59 CAD

Cave organisms are the ‘monsters’ of the underground world and studying them invariably raises interesting questions about the ways evolution has equipped them to survive in permanent darkness and low-energy environments. Undertaking ecological studies in caves and other subterranean habitats is not only challenging because they are difficult to access, but also because the domain is so different
... En savoir plus
The Origin of Snakes

Morphology and the Fossil Record

par Michael Wayne Caldwell ...

This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics. The author reviews the anatomy and morphology of extant snakes. Methods are also critiqued, including those empirical and theoretical methods ... En savoir plus

$97.55 CAD

This book presents perspectives on the past and present state of the understanding of snake origins. It reviews and critiques data and ideas from paleontology and neontology (herpetology), as well as ideas from morphological and molecular phylogenetics. The author reviews the anatomy and morphology of extant snakes. Methods are also critiqued, including those empirical and theoretical methods
... En savoir plus
Sull'origine delle specie

Comunicazione alla Linnean Society (1858)

par Charles Darwin ...

Traduit par Michele Luzzatto ...

Nel 1858 Charles Darwin e Alfred R. Wallace presentarono congiuntamente alla Linnean Society di Londra la sintesi di una teoria rivoluzionaria – quella dell’evoluzione delle specie per selezione naturale – a cui erano pervenuti indipendentemente. L’anno successivo Darwin ruppe gli indugi e si risolse finalmente a pubblicare L’Origine delle specie. ... En savoir plus

$6.99 CAD

Nel 1858 Charles Darwin e Alfred R. Wallace presentarono congiuntamente alla Linnean Society di Londra la sintesi di una teoria rivoluzionaria – quella dell’evoluzione delle specie per selezione naturale – a cui erano pervenuti indipendentemente. L’anno successivo Darwin ruppe gli indugi e si risolse finalmente a pubblicare L’Origine delle specie.
... En savoir plus
Paleoanthropology of the Balkans and Anatolia

Human Evolution and its Context

Modifié par Katerina Harvati, Mirjana Roksandic ...

Collections series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This edited volume systematically reviews the evidence for early human presence in one of the most relevant geographic regions of Europe - the Balkans and Anatolia, an area that has been crucial in shaping the course of human evolution in Europe, but whose paleoanthropological record is poorly known. The primary aim of this book is to showcase new paleoanthropological (human paleontological and ... En savoir plus

$153.69 CAD

This edited volume systematically reviews the evidence for early human presence in one of the most relevant geographic regions of Europe - the Balkans and Anatolia, an area that has been crucial in shaping the course of human evolution in Europe, but whose paleoanthropological record is poorly known. The primary aim of this book is to showcase new paleoanthropological (human paleontological and
... En savoir plus
Sketching Theoretical Biology

Toward a Theoretical Biology, Volume 2

par Wilhelmina A. Leigh ...

The purpose of this volume is to bring together a number of elements that would be useful in the construction of a coherent and comprehensive theory of biology. Based on the assumption that living systems represent some kind of "organized complexity," the collection discusses meaningful ways of formulating two basic questions: what is the nature of this complexity; and, what are the principles of ... En savoir plus

$101.68 CAD

The purpose of this volume is to bring together a number of elements that would be useful in the construction of a coherent and comprehensive theory of biology. Based on the assumption that living systems represent some kind of "organized complexity," the collection discusses meaningful ways of formulating two basic questions: what is the nature of this complexity; and, what are the principles of
... En savoir plus
The Evolution of Faith

Christ, Science, and World Religions

par Thomas R. McFaul, Al Brunsting ...

A new understanding is developed in this book about the relationship between the Christian faith, modern science, and the world religions. The authors call their new position Evolutionary Pluralism. By combining the Christian faith with modern science and the global growth of religious diversity, Evolutionary Pluralism provides Christians with an alternative to current interpretations such as ... En savoir plus

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A new understanding is developed in this book about the relationship between the Christian faith, modern science, and the world religions. The authors call their new position Evolutionary Pluralism. By combining the Christian faith with modern science and the global growth of religious diversity, Evolutionary Pluralism provides Christians with an alternative to current interpretations such as
... En savoir plus
Exuberant Life

An Evolutionary Approach to Conservation in Galápagos

par William H. Durham ...

The terrestrial organisms of the Galápagos Islands live under conditions unlike those anywhere else. At the edge of a uniquely rich mid-ocean upwelling, their world is also free of mammalian predators and competitors, allowing them to live unbothered, exuberant lives. With its giant tortoises, marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, and forests of giant daisies, there's no question that this is a ... En savoir plus

$52.79 CAD

The terrestrial organisms of the Galápagos Islands live under conditions unlike those anywhere else. At the edge of a uniquely rich mid-ocean upwelling, their world is also free of mammalian predators and competitors, allowing them to live unbothered, exuberant lives. With its giant tortoises, marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, and forests of giant daisies, there's no question that this is a
... En savoir plus
Nous, les humains

Un voyage de 40000 ans aux origines de la conscience

par Charles Foster ...

Traduit par Marie-Hélène Ray ...

Quel genre de créature est un humain ? Si nous ne savons pas ce que nous sommes, comment pouvons-nous savoir comment agir ? C’est le point de départ de la nouvelle aventure intellectuelle de Charles Foster qui nous invite à un voyage de 40 000 ans aux origines de la conscience moderne. Il part en quête des raisons et des conditions de son émergence, quelque part au Paléolithique supérieur, en ... En savoir plus

$30.99 CAD

Quel genre de créature est un humain ? Si nous ne savons pas ce que nous sommes, comment pouvons-nous savoir comment agir ? C’est le point de départ de la nouvelle aventure intellectuelle de Charles Foster qui nous invite à un voyage de 40 000 ans aux origines de la conscience moderne. Il part en quête des raisons et des conditions de son émergence, quelque part au Paléolithique supérieur, en
... En savoir plus
Nanostructures for Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications

Modifié par Ram Prasad, Busi Siddhardha, Madhu Dyavaiah ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
In the pursuit of technological advancement in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries to counteract health issues, bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability of bacterial pathogens to form biofilms further agglomerates the situation by showing resistance to conventional antibiotics. To overcome this serious issue, bioactive metabolites and ... En savoir plus

$179.39 CAD

In the pursuit of technological advancement in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries to counteract health issues, bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability of bacterial pathogens to form biofilms further agglomerates the situation by showing resistance to conventional antibiotics. To overcome this serious issue, bioactive metabolites and
... En savoir plus
Neopoetics

The Evolution of the Literate Imagination

par Christopher Collins ...

The quest to understand the evolution of the literary mind has become a fertile field of inquiry and speculation for scholars across literary studies and cognitive science. In Paleopoetics, Christopher Collins's acclaimed earlier title, he described how language emerged both as a communicative tool and as a means of fashioning other communicative tools—stories, songs, and rituals. In Neopoetics, ... En savoir plus

$72.79 CAD

The quest to understand the evolution of the literary mind has become a fertile field of inquiry and speculation for scholars across literary studies and cognitive science. In Paleopoetics, Christopher Collins's acclaimed earlier title, he described how language emerged both as a communicative tool and as a means of fashioning other communicative tools—stories, songs, and rituals. In Neopoetics,
... En savoir plus
Dinosaures : Le livre scientifique sur les dinosaures

par Boreas M. L. Saage - Français ...

Plongez dans l'univers fascinant des dinosaures avec ce livre scientifique complet qui vous transportera à travers les âges mésozoïques. 'Dinosaures : Le livre scientifique sur les dinosaures' est un guide détaillé qui combine rigueur scientifique et accessibilité pour tous les passionnés de paléontologie.Cet ouvrage richement illustré présente les dinosaures dans toute leur diversité, des ... En savoir plus

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Plongez dans l'univers fascinant des dinosaures avec ce livre scientifique complet qui vous transportera à travers les âges mésozoïques. 'Dinosaures : Le livre scientifique sur les dinosaures' est un guide détaillé qui combine rigueur scientifique et accessibilité pour tous les passionnés de paléontologie.Cet ouvrage richement illustré présente les dinosaures dans toute leur diversité, des
... En savoir plus
LUCA: Ancestor to Every Living Organism

par Turing Editorial Team ...

This book is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the ancient root from which every living thing on Earth descends. Written in everyday language, we explore how life may have emerged on a young, violent planet, and why the deepest story of biology is also the story of us.How far back can we trace the family tree of life? We begin on ... En savoir plus

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This book is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), the ancient root from which every living thing on Earth descends. Written in everyday language, we explore how life may have emerged on a young, violent planet, and why the deepest story of biology is also the story of us.How far back can we trace the family tree of life? We begin on
... En savoir plus
Landscape of the Mind

Human Evolution and the Archaeology of Thought

par John Hoffecker ...

In Landscape of the Mind, John F. Hoffecker explores the origin and growth of the human mind, drawing on archaeology, history, and the fossil record. He suggests that, as an indirect result of bipedal locomotion, early humans developed a feedback relationship among their hands, brains, and tools that evolved into the capacity to externalize thoughts in the form of shaped stone objects. When ... En savoir plus

$78.39 CAD

In Landscape of the Mind, John F. Hoffecker explores the origin and growth of the human mind, drawing on archaeology, history, and the fossil record. He suggests that, as an indirect result of bipedal locomotion, early humans developed a feedback relationship among their hands, brains, and tools that evolved into the capacity to externalize thoughts in the form of shaped stone objects. When
... En savoir plus
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 25, 1877

par Charles Darwin ...

Collections series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ... En savoir plus

$149.59 CAD

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging
... En savoir plus
Evolution of Dental Tissues and Paleobiology in Selachians

par Guillaume Guinot, Sebastien Enault, Gilles Cuny ...

Chondrichthyans possess unique anatomical features compared to other vertebrates, in particular a fully cartilaginous skeleton and a permanently renewed dentition. These characteristics make the fossilization of whole bodies difficult and consequently their fossil record consists mainly of a large number of isolated teeth. The study of their dentition is therefore of primary interest for our ... En savoir plus

$88.79 CAD

Chondrichthyans possess unique anatomical features compared to other vertebrates, in particular a fully cartilaginous skeleton and a permanently renewed dentition. These characteristics make the fossilization of whole bodies difficult and consequently their fossil record consists mainly of a large number of isolated teeth. The study of their dentition is therefore of primary interest for our
... En savoir plus
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World - Africa Volume 3

Modifié par Mohamed Neffati, Hanen Najjaa, Ákos Máthé ...

Collections series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume in the series is devoted to Africa, a continent that possesses a vast treasure of medicinal plants and has produced some exclusive materials for the world market. This volume is expected to strengthen the medicinal plant sector in African countries by making comprehensive information on medicinal and aromatic plants available to policy-makers and entrepreneurs. It can be used to frame ... En savoir plus

$179.39 CAD

This volume in the series is devoted to Africa, a continent that possesses a vast treasure of medicinal plants and has produced some exclusive materials for the world market. This volume is expected to strengthen the medicinal plant sector in African countries by making comprehensive information on medicinal and aromatic plants available to policy-makers and entrepreneurs. It can be used to frame
... En savoir plus
The Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin

Volume I

par Adam Komisaruk ...

Collections series The Pickering Masters
The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As a popular poet, practicing physician, inventor of speaking machines and mechanical birds, essayer of natural history from geology to meteorology, and proponent of an evolutionary theory that inspired his famous grandson Charles, he ... En savoir plus

$107.17 CAD

The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As a popular poet, practicing physician, inventor of speaking machines and mechanical birds, essayer of natural history from geology to meteorology, and proponent of an evolutionary theory that inspired his famous grandson Charles, he
... En savoir plus
Man's Selection

Charles Darwin's Theory of Creation, Evolution, And Intelligent Design

par Barbara Angle, Marc Watson ...

Man’s Selection sets the scientific record straight by taking a fresh look at Charles Darwin’s phenomenal theories regarding Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design. In The Origin of Species, Darwin stated that “the Creator” originated one or more forms of life, that “the Creator” established the laws governing nature, and that “the works of the Creator” were superior to those of man. Darwin ... En savoir plus

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Man’s Selection sets the scientific record straight by taking a fresh look at Charles Darwin’s phenomenal theories regarding Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design. In The Origin of Species, Darwin stated that “the Creator” originated one or more forms of life, that “the Creator” established the laws governing nature, and that “the works of the Creator” were superior to those of man. Darwin
... En savoir plus
非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之長生不老動物的「第二型長生器官模型理論」－雙軸再生管、長生眼睛與長生耳朵

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par 菲利普·皮內爾 ...

Collections Livre 1 - 1
本文主要針對非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物，提出「長生不老」的器官模型理論(長生器官模型理論)。本文為一系列「長生器官模型理論」電子書籍當中的第二集。在本文中，提出「第二型長生器官模型理論」。首先，以動物倫理、人倫的觀點，探討「長生不老」雌性動物於永恆性侵、永恆懷孕、永恆承載肉體痛苦而生產後代的生存痛苦，來解釋筆者所提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」只能使用在非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物的原因。挑選筆者提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」而創造出恆久不老的動物，筆者必須限定動物之生殖系統必須為非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統。筆者如此規定是根基於仁慈的理念，在避免雌性動物被性侵、懷孕、生產之恆久肉身的痛苦。筆者目前存在有現有之生殖系統改良的器官設計可以提供參考：提出雌性哺乳類動物的生殖系統器官改良，主要改良特色是雌性是無性生殖，會排出大便大小的「收縮囊」離開母體，使雌性不會懷孕 ... En savoir plus

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本文主要針對非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物，提出「長生不老」的器官模型理論(長生器官模型理論)。本文為一系列「長生器官模型理論」電子書籍當中的第二集。在本文中，提出「第二型長生器官模型理論」。首先，以動物倫理、人倫的觀點，探討「長生不老」雌性動物於永恆性侵、永恆懷孕、永恆承載肉體痛苦而生產後代的生存痛苦，來解釋筆者所提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」只能使用在非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統改良之動物的原因。挑選筆者提出的「第二型長生器官模型理論」而創造出恆久不老的動物，筆者必須限定動物之生殖系統必須為非接觸式、非侵入式生殖系統。筆者如此規定是根基於仁慈的理念，在避免雌性動物被性侵、懷孕、生產之恆久肉身的痛苦。筆者目前存在有現有之生殖系統改良的器官設計可以提供參考：提出雌性哺乳類動物的生殖系統器官改良，主要改良特色是雌性是無性生殖，會排出大便大小的「收縮囊」離開母體，使雌性不會懷孕
... En savoir plus

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