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Bioinformatics and the Cell

Modern Computational Approaches in Genomics, Proteomics and Transcriptomics

by Xuhua Xia ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This second edition integrates the more technical and mathematical aspects of bioinformatics with concrete examples of their application to current research problems in molecular, cellular and evolutionary biology. This broad, unified approach is made possible, in large part, by the very wide scope of Dr. Xia’s own research experience. The integration of genomics, proteomics and transcriptomics ... Read more

$287.09 USD

This second edition integrates the more technical and mathematical aspects of bioinformatics with concrete examples of their application to current research problems in molecular, cellular and evolutionary biology. This broad, unified approach is made possible, in large part, by the very wide scope of Dr. Xia’s own research experience. The integration of genomics, proteomics and transcriptomics
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Attraction, Love, Sex

The Inside Story

by Simon LeVay ...

Sex, after hunger, may be the most powerful motivating force in our lives. It drives us to seek intimate contact with others and to form relationships that may be fleeting or lifelong, blissful or troubled. Yet many mysteries surround sex and sexuality: Why don’t we reproduce by virgin birth? Why does so much of our sexual behavior have nothing to do with reproduction? Why isn’t everyone ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Sex, after hunger, may be the most powerful motivating force in our lives. It drives us to seek intimate contact with others and to form relationships that may be fleeting or lifelong, blissful or troubled. Yet many mysteries surround sex and sexuality: Why don’t we reproduce by virgin birth? Why does so much of our sexual behavior have nothing to do with reproduction? Why isn’t everyone
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Evolution of the Insects

by David Grimaldi, Michael S. Engel ...

Series series Cambridge Evolution Series
Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the 3 billion-year history of life on Earth, and the most ecologically dominant animals on land. This book chronicles for the first time the complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils. Whereas other volumes have focused on either living species or fossils, this is the first ... Read more

$91.89 USD

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the 3 billion-year history of life on Earth, and the most ecologically dominant animals on land. This book chronicles for the first time the complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils. Whereas other volumes have focused on either living species or fossils, this is the first
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Chaos in Real Data

The Analysis of Non-Linear Dynamics from Short Ecological Time Series

Edited by I.P. Woiwod, R.H. Smith, D.R. Morse, J.N. Perry ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Chaos in Real Data studies the range of data analytic techniques available to study nonlinear population dynamics for ecological time series. Several case studies are studied using typically short and noisy population data from field and laboratory. A range of modern approaches, such as response surface methodology and mechanistic mathematical modelling, are applied to several case studies. ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Chaos in Real Data studies the range of data analytic techniques available to study nonlinear population dynamics for ecological time series. Several case studies are studied using typically short and noisy population data from field and laboratory. A range of modern approaches, such as response surface methodology and mechanistic mathematical modelling, are applied to several case studies.
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This Eagle Will Soar Again

by Colin Makin ...

This book draws parallels between evolution in the natural world and the continuously changing and competitive nature of American business and society in general. History shows us that America has always stayed ahead of the pack because it has retained certain deeply held convictions but been sufficiently adaptable to accommodate changes to remain competitive. But government dysfunction has ... Read more

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This book draws parallels between evolution in the natural world and the continuously changing and competitive nature of American business and society in general. History shows us that America has always stayed ahead of the pack because it has retained certain deeply held convictions but been sufficiently adaptable to accommodate changes to remain competitive. But government dysfunction has
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Moonstruck

How lunar cycles affect life

by Ernest Naylor ...

Throughout history, the influence of the full Moon on humans and animals has featured in folklore and myths. Yet it has become increasingly apparent that many organisms really are influenced indirectly, and in some cases directly, by the lunar cycle. Breeding behaviour among some marine animals has been demonstrated to be controlled by internal circalunar biological clocks, to the point where ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Throughout history, the influence of the full Moon on humans and animals has featured in folklore and myths. Yet it has become increasingly apparent that many organisms really are influenced indirectly, and in some cases directly, by the lunar cycle. Breeding behaviour among some marine animals has been demonstrated to be controlled by internal circalunar biological clocks, to the point where
... Read more
The Gospel of Evolution

From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures

by Edward B. Aveling ...

In "The Gospel of Evolution," Edward B. Aveling presents a groundbreaking synthesis of evolutionary theory and its implications for morality, religion, and society. Aveling approaches the topic with a clear, persuasive prose style that resonates with the ethos of the late 19th century, a period marked by burgeoning scientific inquiry and social reform. He meticulously examines the intersection of ... Read more

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In "The Gospel of Evolution," Edward B. Aveling presents a groundbreaking synthesis of evolutionary theory and its implications for morality, religion, and society. Aveling approaches the topic with a clear, persuasive prose style that resonates with the ethos of the late 19th century, a period marked by burgeoning scientific inquiry and social reform. He meticulously examines the intersection of
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The Evolution of Humans According to Uncle Charles - Science Book 6th Grade | Children's Science & Nature Books

by Professor Beaver ...

Charles Darwin theorized that humans evolved from apes. He has scientific facts and years of research to back him up. This book will give you a general overview of Darwin’s study. Your child may not yet touch genetics in school but it’s always an excellent idea to prep him/her up for the subject. Buy this book today. ... Read more

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Charles Darwin theorized that humans evolved from apes. He has scientific facts and years of research to back him up. This book will give you a general overview of Darwin’s study. Your child may not yet touch genetics in school but it’s always an excellent idea to prep him/her up for the subject. Buy this book today.
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Mysterious World of the Human Genome

by Frank Ryan ...

The human genome is indeed a mysterious world, but, as this fascinating book shows, its vital secrets are now being uncovered. The latest studiesare revealing exciting new discoveries, such as how the DNA and related chemical compounds in our cells work together to direct the processes of life. Scientists are not only unraveling how life evolved in the ancient past, but are also finding the keys ... Read more

$18.99 USD

The human genome is indeed a mysterious world, but, as this fascinating book shows, its vital secrets are now being uncovered. The latest studiesare revealing exciting new discoveries, such as how the DNA and related chemical compounds in our cells work together to direct the processes of life. Scientists are not only unraveling how life evolved in the ancient past, but are also finding the keys
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What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?

Comparing Conceptual Worlds of the Bible and Evolution

by Dru Johnson ...

Believe it or not, the book of Genesis might have been the most Darwinian text in the ancient world. And throughout the opening books of Scripture, we find ideas that would also become prominent insights of the biologist Charles Darwin interlaced with the Bible's one-of-a-kind origin story. Key plot markers come to the surface again and again, driving the history of Israel and the Jesus movement ... Read more

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Believe it or not, the book of Genesis might have been the most Darwinian text in the ancient world. And throughout the opening books of Scripture, we find ideas that would also become prominent insights of the biologist Charles Darwin interlaced with the Bible's one-of-a-kind origin story. Key plot markers come to the surface again and again, driving the history of Israel and the Jesus movement
... Read more
Strange Survivors

How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life

by One R. Pagan ...

Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing ... Read more

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Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing
... Read more
Evolutionary Biology of Carabus Ground Beetles

How Species Richness Increases

by Teiji Sota ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents the whole picture of the ecological and evolutionary study on the ground beetle group, the subgenus Ohomopterus of the genus Carabus, endemic to Japan. This flightless beetle group consists of many geographic races. They show divergence in key traits for reproductive isolation—body size and genital morphology, which leads to coexistence of two or more species. This beetle group ... Read more

$134.09 USD

This book presents the whole picture of the ecological and evolutionary study on the ground beetle group, the subgenus Ohomopterus of the genus Carabus, endemic to Japan. This flightless beetle group consists of many geographic races. They show divergence in key traits for reproductive isolation—body size and genital morphology, which leads to coexistence of two or more species. This beetle group
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Humiriaceae

by Ghillean T. Prance ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive monograph of the family Humiraceae. It includes information on economic botany, conservation, phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic history, ecology, cytology, anatomy, and phytochemistry, among other topics. This volume is illustrated with line drawings, black and white photographs, and distribution maps. It was written by the world-leading authority on this ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book provides a comprehensive monograph of the family Humiraceae. It includes information on economic botany, conservation, phylogenetic relationships, taxonomic history, ecology, cytology, anatomy, and phytochemistry, among other topics. This volume is illustrated with line drawings, black and white photographs, and distribution maps. It was written by the world-leading authority on this
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The Secret Life of Zika Virus

by Kalpish Ratna ...

Zika Virus has wreaked havoc in Brazil in recent times and is rapidly raising the spectre of a global pandemic. It has also resurfaced in India. In June 2017, three individuals in Ahmedabad were found infected. The ensuing panic was compounded by lack of knowledge and, worse, by conflicting and confusing information.The Secret Life of Zika Virus cuts through the noise and misinformation to present ... Read more

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Zika Virus has wreaked havoc in Brazil in recent times and is rapidly raising the spectre of a global pandemic. It has also resurfaced in India. In June 2017, three individuals in Ahmedabad were found infected. The ensuing panic was compounded by lack of knowledge and, worse, by conflicting and confusing information.The Secret Life of Zika Virus cuts through the noise and misinformation to present
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Biosystematics of Triticeae

Volume I. Triticum-Aegilops complex

by Chi Yen, Junliang Yang ...

Translated by Zhongwei Yuan, Shunzong Ning, Lianquan Zhang, Ming Hao, Dengcai Liu ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae, and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera. The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of ... Read more

$188.09 USD

This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae, and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera. The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of
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Life's Dynamic Vulnerability, and Its Natural Extravagance

by Michael A. Susko ...

This work offers new metaphors to understand our biological world, one more in accord with scientific evidence, more in harmony with preserving our planet, and one which leads us to live fuller lives. First, it recognizes a "natural extravagance," that life often exceeds our expectation in terms of number, variety, beauty, and capacity for change. Our ability to understand and even to categorize ... Read more

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This work offers new metaphors to understand our biological world, one more in accord with scientific evidence, more in harmony with preserving our planet, and one which leads us to live fuller lives. First, it recognizes a "natural extravagance," that life often exceeds our expectation in terms of number, variety, beauty, and capacity for change. Our ability to understand and even to categorize
... Read more
Evolutionary Cell Processes in Primates

Genes, Skin, Energetics, Breathing, and Feeding, Volume II

Edited by M. Kathleen Pitirri, Joan T. Richtsmeier ...

Series series Evolutionary Cell Biology
Many complex traits define the primate condition, including behaviors as fundamental as locomotion and traits as scrutinized as the dentition, and their study reveals dramatic evolutionary change across the primates. Genetic modifications are at the basis of these changes, but transformation of genetic information into phenotypes occurs at the level of the cell, which is the focus of this book. ... Read more

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Many complex traits define the primate condition, including behaviors as fundamental as locomotion and traits as scrutinized as the dentition, and their study reveals dramatic evolutionary change across the primates. Genetic modifications are at the basis of these changes, but transformation of genetic information into phenotypes occurs at the level of the cell, which is the focus of this book.
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Vertebrate Biology

Systematics, Taxonomy, Natural History, and Conservation

by Donald W. Linzey ...

The most trusted and best-selling textbook on the diverse forms and fascinating lives of vertebrate animals.Covering crucial topics from morphology and behavior to ecology and zoogeography, Donald Linzey's popular textbook, Vertebrate Biology, has long been recognized as the most comprehensive and readable resource on vertebrates for students and educators. Thoroughly updated with the latest ... Read more

$104.99 USD

The most trusted and best-selling textbook on the diverse forms and fascinating lives of vertebrate animals.Covering crucial topics from morphology and behavior to ecology and zoogeography, Donald Linzey's popular textbook, Vertebrate Biology, has long been recognized as the most comprehensive and readable resource on vertebrates for students and educators. Thoroughly updated with the latest
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Últimas noticias sobre la evolución humana

by Giorgio Manzi ...

Translated by Carmen Sáez Díaz ...

Series series El libro de bolsillo - Ciencias
Como declara ya en el prólogo su autor, Giorgio Manzi, "Últimas noticias sobre la evolución humana" es un libro esencialmente divulgativo acerca de nuestra prehistoria, desde Lucy a los neanderthales, del misterioso "Homo naledi" a Ötzi o a los hallazgos de Atapuerca. Tomando como figura inspiradora a Stephen Jay Gould, los muchos episodios interesantes relacionados con su ocupación de ... Read more

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Como declara ya en el prólogo su autor, Giorgio Manzi, "Últimas noticias sobre la evolución humana" es un libro esencialmente divulgativo acerca de nuestra prehistoria, desde Lucy a los neanderthales, del misterioso "Homo naledi" a Ötzi o a los hallazgos de Atapuerca. Tomando como figura inspiradora a Stephen Jay Gould, los muchos episodios interesantes relacionados con su ocupación de
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Positive Evolutionary Psychology

Darwin's Guide to Living a Richer Life

by Glenn Geher, Nicole Wedberg ...

Positive psychologists focus on ways that we can advance the lives of individuals and communities by studying the factors that increase positive outcomes such as life satisfaction and happiness. Evolutionary psychologists use the principles of evolution, based on Darwin's understanding of life, to help shed light on any and all kinds of psychological phenomena. This book brings together both ... Read more

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Positive psychologists focus on ways that we can advance the lives of individuals and communities by studying the factors that increase positive outcomes such as life satisfaction and happiness. Evolutionary psychologists use the principles of evolution, based on Darwin's understanding of life, to help shed light on any and all kinds of psychological phenomena. This book brings together both
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What Species Mean

A User's Guide to the Units of Biodiversity

by Julia D. Sigwart ...

Series series Species and Systematics
Everyone uses species. All human cultures, whether using science or not, name species. Species are the basic units for science, from ecosystems to model organisms. Yet, there are communication gaps between the scientists who name species, called taxonomists or systematists, and those who use species names—everyone else. This book opens the "black box" of species names, to explain the tricks of the ... Read more

$76.99 USD

Everyone uses species. All human cultures, whether using science or not, name species. Species are the basic units for science, from ecosystems to model organisms. Yet, there are communication gaps between the scientists who name species, called taxonomists or systematists, and those who use species names—everyone else. This book opens the "black box" of species names, to explain the tricks of the
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Observations géologiques sur les îles volcaniques explorées par l'expédition du «Beagle»

Version intégrale et annotée

by Charles Darwin ...

Présentation de l'éditeurL’œuvre de Darwin comprend, outre ses travaux biologiques, trois ouvrages consacrés spécialement à la géologie. Ils ont paru sous le titre général de Géologie du Voyage du Beagle et forment comme une trilogie embrassant l’étude des constructions coralliennes, des îles volcaniques et de la géologie de l’Amérique méridionale. De ces publications, la seule qui ait été ... Read more

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Présentation de l'éditeurL’œuvre de Darwin comprend, outre ses travaux biologiques, trois ouvrages consacrés spécialement à la géologie. Ils ont paru sous le titre général de Géologie du Voyage du Beagle et forment comme une trilogie embrassant l’étude des constructions coralliennes, des îles volcaniques et de la géologie de l’Amérique méridionale. De ces publications, la seule qui ait été
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The Dark Side of the Hive

The Evolution of the Imperfect Honeybee

by Robin Moritz, Robin Crewe ...

Honey bees have been described as exceptionally clever, well-organized, mutualistic, collaborative, busy, efficient--in short a perfect society. While the colony is indeed a marvel of harmonious, efficient organization, it also has a considerable dark side. Authors Robin Moritz and Robin Crewe write about the life history of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, highlighting conflict rather than harmony, ... Read more

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Honey bees have been described as exceptionally clever, well-organized, mutualistic, collaborative, busy, efficient--in short a perfect society. While the colony is indeed a marvel of harmonious, efficient organization, it also has a considerable dark side. Authors Robin Moritz and Robin Crewe write about the life history of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, highlighting conflict rather than harmony,
... Read more
Premier Homme - L’édition illustrée avec les images du film

by Pascal Picq ...

Dans cet ouvrage réalisé simultanément à l’écriture du scénario de Premier Homme, le documentaire dont il est le conseiller scientifique, Pascal Picq déploie l’histoire de l’évolution de la grande famille des anthropoïdes à laquelle appartient l’espèce humaine, depuis les grands singes de la fin de l’ère tertiaire jusqu’à l’émergence d’Homo erectus, le premier homme au début des âges glaciaires. ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Dans cet ouvrage réalisé simultanément à l’écriture du scénario de Premier Homme, le documentaire dont il est le conseiller scientifique, Pascal Picq déploie l’histoire de l’évolution de la grande famille des anthropoïdes à laquelle appartient l’espèce humaine, depuis les grands singes de la fin de l’ère tertiaire jusqu’à l’émergence d’Homo erectus, le premier homme au début des âges glaciaires.
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