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Concealing Coloration in Animals

by Judy Diamond, Alan B. Bond ...

The biological functions of coloration in animals are sometimes surprising. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But color patterns can also conceal animals from detection. Concealing coloration is unusual because it is an adaptation not only to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms. Judy ... Read more

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The biological functions of coloration in animals are sometimes surprising. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But color patterns can also conceal animals from detection. Concealing coloration is unusual because it is an adaptation not only to the visual features of the environment but also to the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of other organisms. Judy
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Being Human

Wie unser Körper Weltgeschichte schrieb

by Lewis Dartnell ...

Translated by Sebastian Vogel ...

»Eine erhellende Reise durch die Geschichte, mit unserem Körper als Transportmittel. Was für ein Ritt!« Tim Marshall.Wir sind ohne Zweifel ein Wunder der Evolution. Unsere außergewöhnlichen körperlichen Eigenschaften und unsere Innovationen haben unsere Zivilisationen geschaffen. Aber wir sind auch zutiefst fehlerbehaftet. Unsere Körper brechen, ersticken und versagen, ob wir nun Könige oder ... Read more

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»Eine erhellende Reise durch die Geschichte, mit unserem Körper als Transportmittel. Was für ein Ritt!« Tim Marshall.Wir sind ohne Zweifel ein Wunder der Evolution. Unsere außergewöhnlichen körperlichen Eigenschaften und unsere Innovationen haben unsere Zivilisationen geschaffen. Aber wir sind auch zutiefst fehlerbehaftet. Unsere Körper brechen, ersticken und versagen, ob wir nun Könige oder
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Femmine

Ribelli, per natura

by Lucy Cooke ...

Le femmine nel regno animale sono davvero timide, passive e sottomesse, come ci è stato insegnato? O questa è solo un’eredità dei pregiudizi sessisti che hanno permeato la scienza per secoli? Tutto quello che pensavi di sapere sulle femmine è sbagliato! Per troppo tempo infatti la biologia ha raccontato una storia distorta della femmina, modellata sulla figura della casalinga vittoriana: docile, ... Read more

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Le femmine nel regno animale sono davvero timide, passive e sottomesse, come ci è stato insegnato? O questa è solo un’eredità dei pregiudizi sessisti che hanno permeato la scienza per secoli? Tutto quello che pensavi di sapere sulle femmine è sbagliato! Per troppo tempo infatti la biologia ha raccontato una storia distorta della femmina, modellata sulla figura della casalinga vittoriana: docile,
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The Thinking Animal

What Other Intelligence Reveals About Our Own

by Nichola Raihani ...

The remarkable story of how evolution built minds—and how ours became extraordinaryWhy do dogs say hello, but never goodbye?What makes baby penguins think the first animal they see is their mother?Why are bonobos impulsive while chimpanzees show restraint?And what does all this tell us about how humans think?In The Thinking Animal, Nichola Raihani explores one of science's most enduring questions: ... Read more

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The remarkable story of how evolution built minds—and how ours became extraordinaryWhy do dogs say hello, but never goodbye?What makes baby penguins think the first animal they see is their mother?Why are bonobos impulsive while chimpanzees show restraint?And what does all this tell us about how humans think?In The Thinking Animal, Nichola Raihani explores one of science's most enduring questions:
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Death

Perspectives from the Philosophy of Biology

by Philippe Huneman ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book addresses several key issues in the biological study of death with the intent of capturing their genealogy, the assumptions and presuppositions they make, and the way that they open specific new research avenues. The book is divided into two sections: the first considers physiology and the second evolutionary biology. In the first part, Huneman reconstructs a conceptual genealogy of ... Read more

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This book addresses several key issues in the biological study of death with the intent of capturing their genealogy, the assumptions and presuppositions they make, and the way that they open specific new research avenues. The book is divided into two sections: the first considers physiology and the second evolutionary biology. In the first part, Huneman reconstructs a conceptual genealogy of
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Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context

Cultural Evolution in a Cosmic Context

Edited by Ph.D. Steven J. Dick, Dr. Mark L. Lupisella, Ph.D., National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list priceDuring the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution, and of these the latter is by far the most rapid.In this volume, authors ... Read more

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NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list priceDuring the last 50 years, coincident with the Space Age, cosmic evolution has been recognized as the master narrative of the universe, history writ large. Cosmic evolution includes physical, biological, and cultural evolution, and of these the latter is by far the most rapid.In this volume, authors
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Land Bridges

Ancient Environments, Plant Migrations, and New World Connections

by Alan Graham ...

Land bridges are the causeways of biodiversity. When they form, organisms are introduced into a new patchwork of species and habitats, forever altering the ecosystems into which they flow; and when land bridges disappear or fracture, organisms are separated into reproductively isolated populations that can evolve independently. More than this, land bridges play a role in determining global ... Read more

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Land bridges are the causeways of biodiversity. When they form, organisms are introduced into a new patchwork of species and habitats, forever altering the ecosystems into which they flow; and when land bridges disappear or fracture, organisms are separated into reproductively isolated populations that can evolve independently. More than this, land bridges play a role in determining global
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Fundamentos de A origem das especies

by Charles Darwin ...

Translated by Lara Pimentel Anastacio ...

Os ensaios aqui reunidos, escritos em 1842 e 1844, revelam o subsolo de reflexões e aperfeiçoamentos que precedeu a publicação da obra magna de Charles Darwin, A origem das espécies, de 1859. Publicados em 1909, após cuidadosa edição feita por Francis Darwin, filho de Charles, evidenciam como a teoria darwinista passou por longo processo de decantação e aperfeiçoamento. ... Read more

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Os ensaios aqui reunidos, escritos em 1842 e 1844, revelam o subsolo de reflexões e aperfeiçoamentos que precedeu a publicação da obra magna de Charles Darwin, A origem das espécies, de 1859. Publicados em 1909, após cuidadosa edição feita por Francis Darwin, filho de Charles, evidenciam como a teoria darwinista passou por longo processo de decantação e aperfeiçoamento.
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The Molecular Evolutionary Clock

Theory and Practice

Edited by Simon Y. W. Ho ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents coverage of the principles and practice of molecular clocks, which have provided fascinating and unprecedented insights into the evolutionary timescale of life on earth. It begins by following the early development of the molecular evolutionary clock in the 1960s, and leads to the complex statistical approaches that are now used to analyse genome sequences. The chapters of this ... Read more

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This book presents coverage of the principles and practice of molecular clocks, which have provided fascinating and unprecedented insights into the evolutionary timescale of life on earth. It begins by following the early development of the molecular evolutionary clock in the 1960s, and leads to the complex statistical approaches that are now used to analyse genome sequences. The chapters of this
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 6

Deuterostomia

Edited by Andreas Wanninger ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrations ... Read more

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This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrations
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A Review of Blastozoan Echinoderm Respiratory Structures

by Sarah L. Sheffield, Maggie R. Limbeck, Jennifer E. Bauer, Stephen A. Hill, Martina Nohejlová ...

Series series Elements of Paleontology
Echinoderms have evolved diverse and disparate morphologies throughout the Phanerozoic. Among them, blastozoans, an extinct group of echinoderms that were an important component of Paleozoic marine ecosystems, are primarily subdivided into groups based on the morphology of respiratory structures. However, systematic and phylogenetic research from the past few decades have shown that respiratory ... Read more

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Echinoderms have evolved diverse and disparate morphologies throughout the Phanerozoic. Among them, blastozoans, an extinct group of echinoderms that were an important component of Paleozoic marine ecosystems, are primarily subdivided into groups based on the morphology of respiratory structures. However, systematic and phylogenetic research from the past few decades have shown that respiratory
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Indigenous Knowledge, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology

by Raymond Pierotti ...

Series series Indigenous Peoples and Politics
Indigenous ways of understanding and interacting with the natural world are characterized as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), which derives from emphasizing relationships and connections among species. This book examines TEK and its strengths in relation to Western ecological knowledge and evolutionary philosophy. Pierotti takes a look at the scientific basis of this approach, focusing on ... Read more

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Indigenous ways of understanding and interacting with the natural world are characterized as Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), which derives from emphasizing relationships and connections among species. This book examines TEK and its strengths in relation to Western ecological knowledge and evolutionary philosophy. Pierotti takes a look at the scientific basis of this approach, focusing on
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Man And His Ancestor: A Study In Evolution

Uncovering the Journey of Human Evolution

by Charles Morris ...

In "Man And His Ancestor: A Study In Evolution," Charles Morris offers a meticulous examination of the evolutionary trajectory of humankind, presenting a compelling intersection of scientific inquiry and philosophical reflection. The prose is marked by a clarity that engages both the lay reader and the academic, as Morris navigates through the frameworks of natural selection, genetic inheritance, ... Read more

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In "Man And His Ancestor: A Study In Evolution," Charles Morris offers a meticulous examination of the evolutionary trajectory of humankind, presenting a compelling intersection of scientific inquiry and philosophical reflection. The prose is marked by a clarity that engages both the lay reader and the academic, as Morris navigates through the frameworks of natural selection, genetic inheritance,
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New Directions in Lemur Studies

Edited by Berthe Rakotosamimanana, Hanta Rasamimanana, J. Ganzhorn, Steven M. Goodman ...

Over the course of the past decade, there has been an enormous augmentation in the amount of information available on the lemurs of Madagascar. These advances are closely coupled with an increase in the number of national and international researchers working on these animals. As a result, Madagascar has emerged as one of the principal sites of primatological studies in the world. Furthermore, the ... Read more

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Over the course of the past decade, there has been an enormous augmentation in the amount of information available on the lemurs of Madagascar. These advances are closely coupled with an increase in the number of national and international researchers working on these animals. As a result, Madagascar has emerged as one of the principal sites of primatological studies in the world. Furthermore, the
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Anthropoid Apes

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by Robert Hartmann ...

Anthropoid Apes is a richly illustrated natural history study by Robert Hartmann that combines history, comparative zoology, and close anatomical observation to explore the great apes and their relationship to humankind. Beginning with ancient Carthaginian and Roman references to strange forest creatures on the West African coast, the book traces how knowledge slowly shifted from legend to science ... Read more

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Anthropoid Apes is a richly illustrated natural history study by Robert Hartmann that combines history, comparative zoology, and close anatomical observation to explore the great apes and their relationship to humankind. Beginning with ancient Carthaginian and Roman references to strange forest creatures on the West African coast, the book traces how knowledge slowly shifted from legend to science
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Darwinism

Restored Classics to Go Edition

by Charles Darwin ...

Charles Darwin speaks here in his own words, introduced with a strong insistence on fairness, clarity, and authenticity. Designed for readers new to his work, this volume presents his thought not as a set of abstract doctrines, but as a living body of observation, argument, and humane reflection. It also places Darwin within a wider intellectual and religious frame, suggesting harmony between ... Read more

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Charles Darwin speaks here in his own words, introduced with a strong insistence on fairness, clarity, and authenticity. Designed for readers new to his work, this volume presents his thought not as a set of abstract doctrines, but as a living body of observation, argument, and humane reflection. It also places Darwin within a wider intellectual and religious frame, suggesting harmony between
... Read more
Fossil Mammalia - Part I - The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S Beagle

Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy - During the Years 1832 to 1836

by Richard Owen ...

Discover one of the foundational scientific works resulting from Charles Darwin's world-altering journey aboard H.M.S. Beagle.This is Part I: Fossil Mammalia, which details the extraordinary fossil discoveries Darwin made, primarily in South America between 1832 and 1836. These specimens, collected in what Darwin called his "fossil fever," included the remains of giant, extinct creatures like the ... Read more

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Discover one of the foundational scientific works resulting from Charles Darwin's world-altering journey aboard H.M.S. Beagle.This is Part I: Fossil Mammalia, which details the extraordinary fossil discoveries Darwin made, primarily in South America between 1832 and 1836. These specimens, collected in what Darwin called his "fossil fever," included the remains of giant, extinct creatures like the
... Read more
Selforganizology: The Science Of Self-organization

by Wenjun Zhang ...

This invaluable book is the first of its kind on 'selforganizology', the science of self-organization. It covers a wide range of topics, such as the theory, principle and methodology of selforganizology, agent-based modelling, intelligence basis, ant colony optimization, fish/particle swarm optimization, cellular automata, spatial diffusion models, evolutionary algorithms, self-adaptation and ... Read more

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This invaluable book is the first of its kind on 'selforganizology', the science of self-organization. It covers a wide range of topics, such as the theory, principle and methodology of selforganizology, agent-based modelling, intelligence basis, ant colony optimization, fish/particle swarm optimization, cellular automata, spatial diffusion models, evolutionary algorithms, self-adaptation and
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The classic collection of Annie Besant. Illustrated

Thought-Forms, Occult Chemistry, Esoteric Christianity, An Introduction to Yoga and others

by Annie Besant ...

Annie Besant was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism. Regarded as a champion of human freedom, she was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. She was also a prolific author with over three hundred books and pamphlets to her credit. As an educationist, her contributions included ... Read more

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Annie Besant was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism. Regarded as a champion of human freedom, she was an ardent supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. She was also a prolific author with over three hundred books and pamphlets to her credit. As an educationist, her contributions included
... Read more
Bioenergetic Processes of Cyanobacteria

From Evolutionary Singularity to Ecological Diversity

Edited by Guenter A. Peschek, Christian Obinger, Gernot Renger ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This publication is unique among a number of books on cyanobacteria because it focuses on the bioenergetics of these widespread organisms which are the evolutionary prerequisite for the development of all higher forms of life on our "blue" planet. The book primarily addresses questions of energy conversion by the fundamental bioenergetic processes: (oxygenic) photosynthesis, (aerobic) respiration, ... Read more

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This publication is unique among a number of books on cyanobacteria because it focuses on the bioenergetics of these widespread organisms which are the evolutionary prerequisite for the development of all higher forms of life on our "blue" planet. The book primarily addresses questions of energy conversion by the fundamental bioenergetic processes: (oxygenic) photosynthesis, (aerobic) respiration,
... Read more
Becoming Undone

Darwinian Reflections on Life, Politics, and Art

by Elizabeth Grosz ...

In Becoming Undone, Elizabeth Grosz addresses three related concepts—life, politics, and art—by exploring the implications of Charles Darwin’s account of the evolution of species. Challenging characterizations of Darwin’s work as a form of genetic determinism, Grosz shows that his writing reveals an insistence on the difference between natural selection and sexual selection, the principles that ... Read more

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In Becoming Undone, Elizabeth Grosz addresses three related concepts—life, politics, and art—by exploring the implications of Charles Darwin’s account of the evolution of species. Challenging characterizations of Darwin’s work as a form of genetic determinism, Grosz shows that his writing reveals an insistence on the difference between natural selection and sexual selection, the principles that
... Read more
Eco-immunology

Evolutive Aspects and Future Perspectives

Edited by Davide Malagoli, Enzo Ottaviani ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book represents a cutting-edge contribution giving an all-around perspective of eco-immunology today. Beside questions of the utmost importance for the whole community of immunologists, e.g, the intrinsic limits of immunological experiments performed at the bench on a limited number of selected models, the book covers several other facets of the eco-immunological approach, including host ... Read more

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This book represents a cutting-edge contribution giving an all-around perspective of eco-immunology today. Beside questions of the utmost importance for the whole community of immunologists, e.g, the intrinsic limits of immunological experiments performed at the bench on a limited number of selected models, the book covers several other facets of the eco-immunological approach, including host
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The Data of Ethics

by Herbert Spencer ...

The Data of Ethics is a fascinating exploration of the concepts of good and bad conduct, that looks at the problem from sociological, psychological, and biological viewpoints. ... Read more

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The Data of Ethics is a fascinating exploration of the concepts of good and bad conduct, that looks at the problem from sociological, psychological, and biological viewpoints.
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Story Of Genetics, Development And Evolution, The: A Historical Dialogue

by Gaspar Jekely ...

This unique story offers an introductory conversation to genetics, embryology and evolution, taking us on a historical journey of biology through the ages. Using a series of dialogues between the Greek philosopher Democritus and his disciple Alkimos, we travel through time visiting eminent scientists throughout the centuries, from Lazzaro Spallanzani and Theodor Boveri to Francis Crick, Max Perutz ... Read more

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This unique story offers an introductory conversation to genetics, embryology and evolution, taking us on a historical journey of biology through the ages. Using a series of dialogues between the Greek philosopher Democritus and his disciple Alkimos, we travel through time visiting eminent scientists throughout the centuries, from Lazzaro Spallanzani and Theodor Boveri to Francis Crick, Max Perutz
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