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Species Tree Inference

A Guide to Methods and Applications

by Paul D. Blischak, Jeremy M. Brown, Zhen Cao, Alison Cloutier, Kerry Cobb, Alexandria A. DiGiacomo, Deren A. R. Eaton, Scott V. Edwards, Kyle A. Gallivan, Daniel J. Gates, Phil Grayson, Xinhao Liu, Patrick F. McKenzie, Siavash Mirarab, Erin Molloy, Genevieve G. Mount, Luay Nakhleh, Jamie R. Oaks, Huw A. Ogilvie, James B. Pease, Diana Pilson, Timothy B. Sackton, Stacey D. Smith, Claudia Solís-Lemus, David L. Swofford, Coleen E. Thompson, Emiko M. Waight, Joseph F. Walker, Tandy Warnow, Ellen I. Weinheimer, James C. Wilgenbusch, Andrea D. Wolfe, Zhi Yan, Stephen Smith ...

An up-to-date reference book on phylogenetic methods and applications for evolutionary biologistsThe increasingly widespread availability of genomic data is transforming how biologists estimate evolutionary relationships among organisms and broadening the range of questions that researchers can test in a phylogenetic framework. Species Tree Inference brings together many of today’s leading ... Read more

$38.19 USD

An up-to-date reference book on phylogenetic methods and applications for evolutionary biologistsThe increasingly widespread availability of genomic data is transforming how biologists estimate evolutionary relationships among organisms and broadening the range of questions that researchers can test in a phylogenetic framework. Species Tree Inference brings together many of today’s leading
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Myxozoan Evolution, Ecology and Development

Edited by Beth Okamura, Alexander Gruhl, Jerri L. Bartholomew ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides an up-to-date review of the biology of myxozoans, which represent a divergent clade of endoparasitic cnidarians. Myxozoans are of fundamental interest in understanding how early diverging metazoans have adopted parasitic lifestyles, and are also of considerable economic and ecological concern as endoparasites of fish. Synthesizing recent research, the chapters explore issues ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book provides an up-to-date review of the biology of myxozoans, which represent a divergent clade of endoparasitic cnidarians. Myxozoans are of fundamental interest in understanding how early diverging metazoans have adopted parasitic lifestyles, and are also of considerable economic and ecological concern as endoparasites of fish. Synthesizing recent research, the chapters explore issues
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The Puzzle

by Sedat Büyük ...

This book contains the results of an experiment I have done on myself. I have Asperger’s syndrome. I also had a condition called Schizoid. During the Schizoid condition which lasted twenty-three years, I wrote an epic poem about my life story: Ember. After completing the poem, I experienced something that most people would find unbelievable, and I got out of the Schizoid condition. And then I ... Read more

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This book contains the results of an experiment I have done on myself. I have Asperger’s syndrome. I also had a condition called Schizoid. During the Schizoid condition which lasted twenty-three years, I wrote an epic poem about my life story: Ember. After completing the poem, I experienced something that most people would find unbelievable, and I got out of the Schizoid condition. And then I
... Read more
Images of the Economy of Nature, 1650-1930

From "Nature’s War" to Darwin’s "Struggle for Life"

by Antonello La Vergata ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The book discusses ideas concerning the order and balance of nature (or "economy of nature") from the late 17th century to the early 20th century. The perspective taken is broad, longue durée and interdisciplinary, and reveals the interplay of scientific, philosophical, moral and social ideas.The story begins with natural theology (dating roughly to the onset of the so-called Newtonian Revolution) ... Read more

$170.09 USD

The book discusses ideas concerning the order and balance of nature (or "economy of nature") from the late 17th century to the early 20th century. The perspective taken is broad, longue durée and interdisciplinary, and reveals the interplay of scientific, philosophical, moral and social ideas.The story begins with natural theology (dating roughly to the onset of the so-called Newtonian Revolution)
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Sexual Selection and the Descent of Man

The Darwinian Pivot

Edited by Bernard Campbell ...

Just over one hundred and thirty years ago Charles Darwin, in The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), developed remarkably accurate conclusions about man's ancestry, based on a review of general comparative anatomy and psychology in which he regarded sexual selection as a necessary part of the evolutionary process. But the attention of biologists turned to the more general ... Read more

$68.99 USD

Just over one hundred and thirty years ago Charles Darwin, in The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), developed remarkably accurate conclusions about man's ancestry, based on a review of general comparative anatomy and psychology in which he regarded sexual selection as a necessary part of the evolutionary process. But the attention of biologists turned to the more general
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After Eden

The Evolution of Human Domination

by Kirkpatrick Sale ...

When did the human species turn against the planet that we depend on for survival? Human industry and consumption of resources have altered the climate, polluted the water and soil, destroyed ecosystems, and rendered many species extinct, vastly increasing the likelihood of an ecological catastrophe. How did humankind come to rule nature to such an extent? To regard the planet’s resources and ... Read more

$22.29 USD

When did the human species turn against the planet that we depend on for survival? Human industry and consumption of resources have altered the climate, polluted the water and soil, destroyed ecosystems, and rendered many species extinct, vastly increasing the likelihood of an ecological catastrophe. How did humankind come to rule nature to such an extent? To regard the planet’s resources and
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Evolution and Adaptation

Unraveling the Mysteries of Genetic Adaptation and Evolutionary Change

by Thomas Hunt Morgan ...

In "Evolution and Adaptation," Thomas Hunt Morgan delves into the intricate mechanisms of evolution, emphasizing the role of genetic factors in shaping the adaptability of species. The book is a seminal work in the field of genetics, interweaving rigorous scientific observation with accessible prose, making complex biological concepts approachable for both scholars and lay readers. Morgan'Äôs ... Read more

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In "Evolution and Adaptation," Thomas Hunt Morgan delves into the intricate mechanisms of evolution, emphasizing the role of genetic factors in shaping the adaptability of species. The book is a seminal work in the field of genetics, interweaving rigorous scientific observation with accessible prose, making complex biological concepts approachable for both scholars and lay readers. Morgan'Äôs
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Cognitive Science and the New Testament

A New Approach to Early Christian Research

by István Czachesz ...

Over the last few decades, our knowledge of how the human mind and brain works increased dramatically. The field of cognitive science enables us to understand religious traditions, rituals, and visionary experiences in novel ways. This has implications for the study of the New Testament and early Christianity. How people in the ancient Mediterranean world remembered sayings and stories, what they ... Read more

$97.19 USD

Over the last few decades, our knowledge of how the human mind and brain works increased dramatically. The field of cognitive science enables us to understand religious traditions, rituals, and visionary experiences in novel ways. This has implications for the study of the New Testament and early Christianity. How people in the ancient Mediterranean world remembered sayings and stories, what they
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Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass

Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry

by Robert J. Dufault ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry is concerned with the historical domestication of sweetgrass, the main construction/structural grass used in the three century old African-American tradition of coiled basketry in South Carolina. During the plantation era in southern agriculture, sweetgrass baskets were made for post ... Read more

$53.99 USD

Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry is concerned with the historical domestication of sweetgrass, the main construction/structural grass used in the three century old African-American tradition of coiled basketry in South Carolina. During the plantation era in southern agriculture, sweetgrass baskets were made for post
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Signs of Life: A Semantic Critique of Evolutionary Theory

by Ashish Dalela ...

This book challenges the fundamental ideas in the Neo-Darwinian theory of evolution from the perspective of mathematics, physics, computing, game theory, and non-linear dynamics.It argues that the key ideas underlying evolution—random mutation and natural selection—are based on notions about matter, causality, space-time, and lawfulness, which were supposed true in Darwin's time, but have been ... Read more

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This book challenges the fundamental ideas in the Neo-Darwinian theory of evolution from the perspective of mathematics, physics, computing, game theory, and non-linear dynamics.It argues that the key ideas underlying evolution—random mutation and natural selection—are based on notions about matter, causality, space-time, and lawfulness, which were supposed true in Darwin's time, but have been
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The Editor Inside: CRISPR, Epigenetics, and the Rewriting of Human Evolution

by Dr. Yovanka Telesh-Primoré ...

A woman lies in a Nashville hospital bed while doctors infuse her own blood back into her veins. Nothing about the moment looks dramatic. But the cells in that bag have been rewritten at the molecular level, and within weeks, a disease that hospitalized her more than thirty times will simply stop.This is not science fiction. It already happened.THE EDITOR INSIDE takes you inside the decade that ... Read more

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A woman lies in a Nashville hospital bed while doctors infuse her own blood back into her veins. Nothing about the moment looks dramatic. But the cells in that bag have been rewritten at the molecular level, and within weeks, a disease that hospitalized her more than thirty times will simply stop.This is not science fiction. It already happened.THE EDITOR INSIDE takes you inside the decade that
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ЕВА. История эволюции женского тела. История человечества

by Кэт Бохэннон ...

Translated by Марина Кедрова ...

Series series Женская территория
Как и когда у наших далеких предков появилось молоко? Почему удобному и безболезненному откладыванию яиц они предпочли такой сложный и опасный процесс, как беременность? И что на самом деле радикально отличает нас от животных? В своем выдающемся исследовании доктор наук Кэт Бохэннон рассматривает эволюционных «Ев» каждого из основных признаков Homo Sapiens. Живо рисуя перед читателями образ и быт ... Read more

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Как и когда у наших далеких предков появилось молоко? Почему удобному и безболезненному откладыванию яиц они предпочли такой сложный и опасный процесс, как беременность? И что на самом деле радикально отличает нас от животных? В своем выдающемся исследовании доктор наук Кэт Бохэннон рассматривает эволюционных «Ев» каждого из основных признаков Homo Sapiens. Живо рисуя перед читателями образ и быт
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La natura è più grande di noi

by Telmo Pievani ...

La natura è più grande di noi perché ha tempi lunghi, anzi lunghissimi, mentre noi siamo su questo pianeta da duecento millenni o poco più. Come rane in un paiolo che non si accorgono di finire lentamente bollite, abbiamo cambiato la geofisiologia della Terra innescando un riscaldamento climatico che riduce la biodiversità e crea instabilità, migranti ambientali e conflitti per le risorse. La ... Read more

$13.99 USD

La natura è più grande di noi perché ha tempi lunghi, anzi lunghissimi, mentre noi siamo su questo pianeta da duecento millenni o poco più. Come rane in un paiolo che non si accorgono di finire lentamente bollite, abbiamo cambiato la geofisiologia della Terra innescando un riscaldamento climatico che riduce la biodiversità e crea instabilità, migranti ambientali e conflitti per le risorse. La
... Read more
Dove comincia l'uomo

Ibridi e migranti: una breve storia dell’avventura umana

by Telmo Pievani, Giuseppe Remuzzi ...

La nostra specie è solo l’ultimo ramoscello di un albero intricato di forme che si sono succedute e hanno convissuto negli ultimi sei milioni di anni. Ma quaranta millenni fa sulla Terra ancora coabitavano almeno cinque specie umane differenti, e con almeno due di queste Homo sapiens ha interagito e si è ibridato. Ma perché tutte queste specie umane in circolazione? Ciascuna era la discendente di ... Read more

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La nostra specie è solo l’ultimo ramoscello di un albero intricato di forme che si sono succedute e hanno convissuto negli ultimi sei milioni di anni. Ma quaranta millenni fa sulla Terra ancora coabitavano almeno cinque specie umane differenti, e con almeno due di queste Homo sapiens ha interagito e si è ibridato. Ma perché tutte queste specie umane in circolazione? Ciascuna era la discendente di
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Woher wir wirklich kommen

by Dominik Wörner ...

Woher kommen wir wirklich? Die Antwort scheint längst festzustehen: Evolution, gemeinsame Vorfahren, Homo erectus, Neandertaler, Homo sapiens. Doch je tiefer wir in die Geschichte des Menschen eintauchen, desto komplexer wird das Bild.Mehrere Menschenarten existierten gleichzeitig. Sie begegneten sich, vermischten sich und hinterließen Spuren in unserem Erbgut. Neue Fossilien und genetische ... Read more

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Woher kommen wir wirklich? Die Antwort scheint längst festzustehen: Evolution, gemeinsame Vorfahren, Homo erectus, Neandertaler, Homo sapiens. Doch je tiefer wir in die Geschichte des Menschen eintauchen, desto komplexer wird das Bild.Mehrere Menschenarten existierten gleichzeitig. Sie begegneten sich, vermischten sich und hinterließen Spuren in unserem Erbgut. Neue Fossilien und genetische
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Homo Deus - Summarized for Busy People

A Brief History of Tomorrow: Based on the Book by Yuval Noah Harari

by Goldmine Reads ...

This book summary and analysis was created for individuals who want to extract the essential contents and are too busy to go through the full version. This book is not intended to replace the original book. Instead, we highly encourage you to buy the full version.Yuval Noah Harari, author of the worldwide hit and New York Times bestseller Sapiens, presents another riveting and thought-provoking ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book summary and analysis was created for individuals who want to extract the essential contents and are too busy to go through the full version. This book is not intended to replace the original book. Instead, we highly encourage you to buy the full version.Yuval Noah Harari, author of the worldwide hit and New York Times bestseller Sapiens, presents another riveting and thought-provoking
... Read more
The Wonders of Life

by Ernst Haeckel ...

The publication of the present work on The Wonders of Life has been occasioned by the success of The Riddle of the Universe, which I wrote five years ago. This extraordinary and - as far as I was concerned - unexpected success of a philosophical work which was by no means light reading, affords ample proof of the intense interest taken by even the general reader in the object of the work - the ... Read more

$2.99 USD

The publication of the present work on The Wonders of Life has been occasioned by the success of The Riddle of the Universe, which I wrote five years ago. This extraordinary and - as far as I was concerned - unexpected success of a philosophical work which was by no means light reading, affords ample proof of the intense interest taken by even the general reader in the object of the work - the
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Changing Global Perspectives on Horseshoe Crab Biology, Conservation and Management

Edited by Ruth H. Carmichael, Mark L. Botton, Paul K.S. Shin, Siu Gin Cheung ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book reports significant progress of scientific research on horseshoe crabs, including aspects of evolution, genetics, ecology, population dynamics, general biology and physiology, within the recent 10 years. It also highlights the emerging issues related to world-wide conservation threats, status and needs. The contributions in this book represent part of an ongoing global effort to increase ... Read more

$188.09 USD

This book reports significant progress of scientific research on horseshoe crabs, including aspects of evolution, genetics, ecology, population dynamics, general biology and physiology, within the recent 10 years. It also highlights the emerging issues related to world-wide conservation threats, status and needs. The contributions in this book represent part of an ongoing global effort to increase
... Read more
Creatures of Accident

The Rise of the Animal Kingdom

by Wallace Arthur ...

The most important aspect of evolution, from a philosophical viewpoint, is the rise of complex, advanced creatures from simple, primitive ones. This "vertical" dimension of evolution has been downplayed in both the specialist and popular literature on evolution, in large part because it was in the past associated with unsavory political views. The avoidance of evolution's vertical dimension has, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The most important aspect of evolution, from a philosophical viewpoint, is the rise of complex, advanced creatures from simple, primitive ones. This "vertical" dimension of evolution has been downplayed in both the specialist and popular literature on evolution, in large part because it was in the past associated with unsavory political views. The avoidance of evolution's vertical dimension has,
... Read more
Philosophical Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology

by August John Hoffman ...

Philosophical Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology describes the unique relationship between early schools of thought in Greek philosophy, modern psychology, and most recently evolutionary psychology. This volume provides the reader with a concise history and description of some of the most important theories used in understanding human behaviors (i.e., the mind-body duality, the essence of ... Read more

$46.99 USD

Philosophical Foundations of Evolutionary Psychology describes the unique relationship between early schools of thought in Greek philosophy, modern psychology, and most recently evolutionary psychology. This volume provides the reader with a concise history and description of some of the most important theories used in understanding human behaviors (i.e., the mind-body duality, the essence of
... Read more
Short Views on Insect Genomics and Proteomics

Insect Proteomics, Vol.2

Edited by Chandrasekar Raman, Marian R. Goldsmith, Tolulope A. Agunbiade ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Entomology is a super science, embracing interdisciplinary approaches in genomics, proteomics, and interdependent fields of biochemistry, physiology, molecular entomology, and biotechnology. An urgent need to manage available resources for the benefit of the planet and humankind has led to remarkable progress since publication of the fruit fly genome in 2000. “Short Views on Insect Genomics and ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Entomology is a super science, embracing interdisciplinary approaches in genomics, proteomics, and interdependent fields of biochemistry, physiology, molecular entomology, and biotechnology. An urgent need to manage available resources for the benefit of the planet and humankind has led to remarkable progress since publication of the fruit fly genome in 2000. “Short Views on Insect Genomics and
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The Letters of Dominique Chaix, Botanist-Curé

by R.L. Williams ...

Series series History (R0)
$49.49 USD
Dispelling the Darkness:Voyage in the Malay Archipelago and the Discovery of Evolution by Wallace and Darwin

by John van Wyhe ...

“The facts of variability, of the struggle for existence, of adaptation to conditions, were notorious enough; but none of us had suspected that the road to the heart of the species problem lay through them, until Darwin and Wallace dispelled the darkness.”T H Huxley (1887)Darwin is one of the most famous scientists in history. But he was not alone. Comparatively forgotten, Wallace independently ... Read more

$27.89 USD

“The facts of variability, of the struggle for existence, of adaptation to conditions, were notorious enough; but none of us had suspected that the road to the heart of the species problem lay through them, until Darwin and Wallace dispelled the darkness.”T H Huxley (1887)Darwin is one of the most famous scientists in history. But he was not alone. Comparatively forgotten, Wallace independently
... Read more
How the Snake Lost its Legs

Curious Tales from the Frontier of Evo-Devo

by Lewis I. Held, Jr ...

How did the zebra really get its stripes, and the giraffe its long neck? What is the science behind camel humps, leopard spots, and other animal oddities? Such questions have fascinated us for centuries, but the expanding field of evo-devo (evolutionary developmental biology) is now providing, for the first time, a wealth of insights and answers. Taking inspiration from Kipling's 'Just So Stories' ... Read more

$43.49 USD

How did the zebra really get its stripes, and the giraffe its long neck? What is the science behind camel humps, leopard spots, and other animal oddities? Such questions have fascinated us for centuries, but the expanding field of evo-devo (evolutionary developmental biology) is now providing, for the first time, a wealth of insights and answers. Taking inspiration from Kipling's 'Just So Stories'
... Read more

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