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Zoölogische Philosophie

by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck ...

Ontdek de oorsprong van evolutie in een meesterwerk dat zijn tijd ver vooruit was!Duik in de fascinerende wereld van de "Zoölogische Philosophie", waar Jean Baptiste de Lamarck de fundamenten legt voor een van de meest baanbrekende wetenschappelijke theorieën ooit. Dit boek biedt een diepgaande verkenning van de natuurlijke wereld en de mechanismen die het leven op aarde vormgeven, zonder de ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Ontdek de oorsprong van evolutie in een meesterwerk dat zijn tijd ver vooruit was!Duik in de fascinerende wereld van de "Zoölogische Philosophie", waar Jean Baptiste de Lamarck de fundamenten legt voor een van de meest baanbrekende wetenschappelijke theorieën ooit. Dit boek biedt een diepgaande verkenning van de natuurlijke wereld en de mechanismen die het leven op aarde vormgeven, zonder de
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The Cambridge Handbook of Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior

Edited by Lance Workman, Will Reader, Jerome H. Barkow ...

Series series Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
The transformative wave of Darwinian insight continues to expand throughout the human sciences. While still centered on evolution-focused fields such as evolutionary psychology, ethology, and human behavioral ecology, this insight has also influenced cognitive science, neuroscience, feminist discourse, sociocultural anthropology, media studies, and clinical psychology. This handbook's goal is to ... Read more

$63.99 USD

The transformative wave of Darwinian insight continues to expand throughout the human sciences. While still centered on evolution-focused fields such as evolutionary psychology, ethology, and human behavioral ecology, this insight has also influenced cognitive science, neuroscience, feminist discourse, sociocultural anthropology, media studies, and clinical psychology. This handbook's goal is to
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Understanding Innovation Through Exaptation

Edited by Caterina AM La Porta, Stefano Zapperi, Luciano Pilotti ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book explores the role of exaptation in diverse areas of life, with examples ranging from biology to economics, social sciences and architecture. The concept of exaptation, introduced in evolutionary biology by Gould and Vrba in 1982, describes the possibility that already existing traits can be exploited for new purposes throughout the evolutionary process. Edited by three active scholars in ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book explores the role of exaptation in diverse areas of life, with examples ranging from biology to economics, social sciences and architecture. The concept of exaptation, introduced in evolutionary biology by Gould and Vrba in 1982, describes the possibility that already existing traits can be exploited for new purposes throughout the evolutionary process. Edited by three active scholars in
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El Eslabón Perdido de Darwin

by Blue Dragoon Books ...

El eslabón perdido de la teoría de la evolución del ser humano, es el eslabón entre el ser humano y el mono, y es resultado de un estudio y un trabajo genético, el cual fue realizado por estos estos seres extra terrestre en el cromosoma del mono, para lograr hacerlo compatible con los cromosomas de su raza extraterrestre. ... Read more

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El eslabón perdido de la teoría de la evolución del ser humano, es el eslabón entre el ser humano y el mono, y es resultado de un estudio y un trabajo genético, el cual fue realizado por estos estos seres extra terrestre en el cromosoma del mono, para lograr hacerlo compatible con los cromosomas de su raza extraterrestre.
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Todo sobre nuestro futuro cuerpo humano

El cuerpo humano futuro es un gran misterio

by Adrián García ...

¡Es increíble! ¡No tienes idea de cómo seremos en el futuro! ¿Cómo será nuestro cuerpo?Según la ciencia, los humanos del año 3000 podrían tener la espalda encorvada, el cuello ancho, la mano en forma de garra por el uso de mensajes de texto y un segundo par de párpados.Los humanos del futuro también podrían tener cráneos más gruesos para protegerse de la radiación de los teléfonos inteligentes, ... Read more

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¡Es increíble! ¡No tienes idea de cómo seremos en el futuro! ¿Cómo será nuestro cuerpo?Según la ciencia, los humanos del año 3000 podrían tener la espalda encorvada, el cuello ancho, la mano en forma de garra por el uso de mensajes de texto y un segundo par de párpados.Los humanos del futuro también podrían tener cráneos más gruesos para protegerse de la radiación de los teléfonos inteligentes,
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Vom Urknall bis zum E-Auto

Ein Museumsführer durch (fast) 14 Milliarden Jahre Geschichte

by Gideon Böss ...

Series series Business and Economics (German Language)
Nur im Museum ist es möglich, in wenigen Schritten Milliarden Jahre Evolution, Menschheits- oder Technikgeschichte hinter sich zu bringen. Auf dem Weg durch fast 14 Milliarden Jahre stellt dieses Buch auf kurzweilige Art Museen und das in ihnen präsentierte Wissen vor. In zwanzig Stationen geht es vom Urknall über die Entstehung der Erde und des Lebens, zur Gründung erster Königreiche, zu ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Nur im Museum ist es möglich, in wenigen Schritten Milliarden Jahre Evolution, Menschheits- oder Technikgeschichte hinter sich zu bringen. Auf dem Weg durch fast 14 Milliarden Jahre stellt dieses Buch auf kurzweilige Art Museen und das in ihnen präsentierte Wissen vor. In zwanzig Stationen geht es vom Urknall über die Entstehung der Erde und des Lebens, zur Gründung erster Königreiche, zu
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Die naturwissenschaftliche Reise mit der Beagle

by Charles Darwin, Ernst Dieffenbach ...

Im Jahr 1831 suchte der Kapitän der Beagle Fitzroy einen standesgemäßen und naturwissenschaftlich gebildeten Begleiter für eine geplante Vermessungs- und Entdeckungsfahrt nach Südamerika. Der 22jährige Darwin wurde für diese Position von seinem Lehrer und Freund Henslow empfohlen und konnte nach der erfolgten Zustimmung seines Vaters die Fahrt antreten.Die Fahrt führte die Beagle und Darwin zu den ... Read more

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Im Jahr 1831 suchte der Kapitän der Beagle Fitzroy einen standesgemäßen und naturwissenschaftlich gebildeten Begleiter für eine geplante Vermessungs- und Entdeckungsfahrt nach Südamerika. Der 22jährige Darwin wurde für diese Position von seinem Lehrer und Freund Henslow empfohlen und konnte nach der erfolgten Zustimmung seines Vaters die Fahrt antreten.Die Fahrt führte die Beagle und Darwin zu den
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Like Ants

A Model for Human Civilization?

by Andy Turnbull ...

In Like Ants: A Model for Human Civilization?, Andy Turnbull embarks on an enlightening consideration of humanity's survival, evolution, and the lessons we can learn from the fascinating world of ants. Combining thought-provoking research, biological comparisons, and philosophical inquiry, this book delves into the parallels and contrasts between human societies and ant colonies, challenging ... Read more

$20.99 USD

In Like Ants: A Model for Human Civilization?, Andy Turnbull embarks on an enlightening consideration of humanity's survival, evolution, and the lessons we can learn from the fascinating world of ants. Combining thought-provoking research, biological comparisons, and philosophical inquiry, this book delves into the parallels and contrasts between human societies and ant colonies, challenging
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Aben med den smukke kappe.

Fra oprindelig skrøbelighed til universel bevidsthed.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 953 - DAN - PensareDiverso
I årtusinder har vi beskrevet os selv som en "nøgen abe": et skrøbeligt dyr, der pludselig er blevet kastet ud i verden uden kløer eller panser, omgivet af uforståelige naturkræfter og bedre rustede rovdyr, gjort berømt af Desmond Morris, etolog og antropolog, takket være hans berømte bog fra 1967 med titlen "The Naked Ape". Et skræmt væsen, der har lært at overleve ved at opfinde historier, ... Read more

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I årtusinder har vi beskrevet os selv som en "nøgen abe": et skrøbeligt dyr, der pludselig er blevet kastet ud i verden uden kløer eller panser, omgivet af uforståelige naturkræfter og bedre rustede rovdyr, gjort berømt af Desmond Morris, etolog og antropolog, takket være hans berømte bog fra 1967 med titlen "The Naked Ape". Et skræmt væsen, der har lært at overleve ved at opfinde historier,
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O Estranho e Surpreendente Mundo dos Sentidos

by Guy Leschziner ...

Translated by Isabel Veríssimo ...

As visões, sons, cheiros, sabores e toques do mundo que nos rodeia são sólidos, intensos, distintos e reais.Não duvidamos deles.Plano Nacional de LeituraCiência e Tecnologia - dos 15-18 anos - maiores de 18 anosOs nossos sentidos são vitais para a compreensão de tudo o que nos rodeia. Eles enriquecem as nossas experiências de vida e são parte integrante das nossas memórias. No entanto, são f... ... Read more

$15.99 USD

As visões, sons, cheiros, sabores e toques do mundo que nos rodeia são sólidos, intensos, distintos e reais.Não duvidamos deles.Plano Nacional de LeituraCiência e Tecnologia - dos 15-18 anos - maiores de 18 anosOs nossos sentidos são vitais para a compreensão de tudo o que nos rodeia. Eles enriquecem as nossas experiências de vida e são parte integrante das nossas memórias. No entanto, são f...
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The Kestrel

Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation of an Open-Land Predator

by David Costantini, Giacomo Dell'Omo ...

Widespread across open lands and cities of Europe, Africa, and Asia, the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is one of the most abundant and studied birds of prey. This book brings together and synthesises the results of research on kestrels for professional ornithologists and scientists that seek to consolidate a vast body of literature. It is also a reference for those readers who may not have ... Read more

$65.99 USD

Widespread across open lands and cities of Europe, Africa, and Asia, the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is one of the most abundant and studied birds of prey. This book brings together and synthesises the results of research on kestrels for professional ornithologists and scientists that seek to consolidate a vast body of literature. It is also a reference for those readers who may not have
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No More Monkey Business: Evolution In Crisis

by Kevin Simington ...

"No More Monkey Business" is a stunning, up-to-date exposé of a theory that is in deep crisis. It presents a comprehensive examination of the overwhelming scientific evidence that now directly contradicts the theory of evolution, and it documents the complete abandonment of the theory by a growing number of the world's leading scientists. Aimed at the intelligent layperson, written with wit, and ... Read more

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"No More Monkey Business" is a stunning, up-to-date exposé of a theory that is in deep crisis. It presents a comprehensive examination of the overwhelming scientific evidence that now directly contradicts the theory of evolution, and it documents the complete abandonment of the theory by a growing number of the world's leading scientists. Aimed at the intelligent layperson, written with wit, and
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Pot-Pollen in Stingless Bee Melittology

Edited by Patricia Vit, Silvia R.M. Pedro, David W. Roubik ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book covers pot-pollen—the other product, besides honey, stored in cerumen pots by Meliponini. Critical assessment is given of stingless bee and pot-pollen biodiversity in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Topics addressed include historical biogeography, cultural knowledge, bee foraging behavior, pollination, ecological interactions, health applications, microbiology, the natural ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book covers pot-pollen—the other product, besides honey, stored in cerumen pots by Meliponini. Critical assessment is given of stingless bee and pot-pollen biodiversity in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Topics addressed include historical biogeography, cultural knowledge, bee foraging behavior, pollination, ecological interactions, health applications, microbiology, the natural
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Modelo para armar

La evolución humana, paso a paso (y parte a parte)

by Martín Cagliani ...

Series series Ciencia que ladra… serie Clásica
¿De dónde venimos los humanos? No hay viaje más fascinante que el de la historia de nuestra especie. Llevamos dentro de nosotros millones de años de evolución, y nuestro cuerpo es un "collage" de adaptaciones y cambios que heredamos de algún ancestro perdido en el camino. Hay un océano corriendo por nuestras venas, pero también almacenamos los peces de ese océano, y rastros de muchos otros ... Read more

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¿De dónde venimos los humanos? No hay viaje más fascinante que el de la historia de nuestra especie. Llevamos dentro de nosotros millones de años de evolución, y nuestro cuerpo es un "collage" de adaptaciones y cambios que heredamos de algún ancestro perdido en el camino. Hay un océano corriendo por nuestras venas, pero también almacenamos los peces de ese océano, y rastros de muchos otros
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The Foundations of the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin ...

We know from the contents of Charles Darwin’s Note Book of 1837 that he was at that time a convinced Evolutionist. Nor can there be any doubt that, when he started on board the Beagle, such opinions as he had were on the side of immutability. When therefore did the current of his thoughts begin to set in the direction of Evolution?We have first to consider the factors that made for such a change. ... Read more

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We know from the contents of Charles Darwin’s Note Book of 1837 that he was at that time a convinced Evolutionist. Nor can there be any doubt that, when he started on board the Beagle, such opinions as he had were on the side of immutability. When therefore did the current of his thoughts begin to set in the direction of Evolution?We have first to consider the factors that made for such a change.
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Odontodes

The Developmental and Evolutionary Building Blocks of Dentitions

Edited by Donglei Chen ...

Series series Evolutionary Cell Biology
The odontode system, which encompasses teeth and other dentine-based structures, is ancient. Odontodes are present in the oldest vertebrate fossils, dating back 500 million years, and still play an important role in the anatomy and function of living jawed vertebrates. Fossils preserve odontode tissues with remarkable nanoscale fidelity, allowing the evolution and diversification of the odontode ... Read more

$77.99 USD

The odontode system, which encompasses teeth and other dentine-based structures, is ancient. Odontodes are present in the oldest vertebrate fossils, dating back 500 million years, and still play an important role in the anatomy and function of living jawed vertebrates. Fossils preserve odontode tissues with remarkable nanoscale fidelity, allowing the evolution and diversification of the odontode
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Recent Advances on Model Hosts

Edited by Eleftherios Mylonakis, Frederick M. Ausubel, Michael Gilmore, Arturo Casadevall ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Most studies of bacterial or fungal infectious diseases focus separately on the pathogenic microbe, the host response, or the characterization of therapeutic compounds. Compartmentalization of pathogenesis-related research into an analysis of the “pathogen”, the “host,” or the “antimicrobial compound” has largely been dictated by the lack of model systems in which all of these approaches can be ... Read more

$188.09 USD

Most studies of bacterial or fungal infectious diseases focus separately on the pathogenic microbe, the host response, or the characterization of therapeutic compounds. Compartmentalization of pathogenesis-related research into an analysis of the “pathogen”, the “host,” or the “antimicrobial compound” has largely been dictated by the lack of model systems in which all of these approaches can be
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Plant Genome Diversity Volume 1

Plant Genomes, their Residents, and their Evolutionary Dynamics

Edited by Jonathan Wendel, Johann Greilhuber, Jaroslav Dolezel, Ilia J. Leitch ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
In this timely new 2-volume treatise, experts from around the world have banded together to produce a first-of-its-kind synopsis of the exciting and fast moving field of plant evolutionary genomics. In Volume I of Plant Genome Diversity, an update is provided on what we have learned from plant genome sequencing projects. This is followed by more focused chapters on the various genomic “residents” ... Read more

$143.09 USD

In this timely new 2-volume treatise, experts from around the world have banded together to produce a first-of-its-kind synopsis of the exciting and fast moving field of plant evolutionary genomics. In Volume I of Plant Genome Diversity, an update is provided on what we have learned from plant genome sequencing projects. This is followed by more focused chapters on the various genomic “residents”
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Mycoheterotrophy

The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi

Edited by Vincent Merckx ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Over the course of evolution, several plant lineages have found ways to obtain water, minerals, and carbohydrates from fungi. Some plants are able exploit fungi to such an extent that they lose the need for photosynthesis. The ability of a plant to live on fungal carbon is known as mycoheterotrophy. This intriguing process has fascinated botanists for centuries, yet many aspects of ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Over the course of evolution, several plant lineages have found ways to obtain water, minerals, and carbohydrates from fungi. Some plants are able exploit fungi to such an extent that they lose the need for photosynthesis. The ability of a plant to live on fungal carbon is known as mycoheterotrophy. This intriguing process has fascinated botanists for centuries, yet many aspects of
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Evolution and Senses

Opsins, Bitter Taste, and Olfaction

by Yoshinori Shichida, Takahiro Yamashita, Hiroo Imai, Takushi Kishida ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book focuses on sensing and the evolution of animals. Using the five senses (visual, auditory, and olfactory perception, and taste and touch), animals can receive environmental stimuli and respond to them. Changes in these sensitivities might cause changes in aspects of animals’ lives such as habitat, activity timing, and diet—and vice versa. Recent advances in genome and molecular analysis ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book focuses on sensing and the evolution of animals. Using the five senses (visual, auditory, and olfactory perception, and taste and touch), animals can receive environmental stimuli and respond to them. Changes in these sensitivities might cause changes in aspects of animals’ lives such as habitat, activity timing, and diet—and vice versa. Recent advances in genome and molecular analysis
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L’innéité aujourd’hui

Connaissances scientifiques et problèmes philosophiques

by Denis Forest ...

Une étude approfondie de la notion d'innéitéDans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, la notion d’innéité est revenue au premier plan du débat intellectuel avec trois phénomènes connexes. Le premier est l’essor de la génétique moléculaire, qui confortait l’idée d’un programme contenu dans le génome, programme que l’individu biologique viendrait réaliser. Le second est la linguistique chomskyenne, qui ... Read more

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Une étude approfondie de la notion d'innéitéDans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, la notion d’innéité est revenue au premier plan du débat intellectuel avec trois phénomènes connexes. Le premier est l’essor de la génétique moléculaire, qui confortait l’idée d’un programme contenu dans le génome, programme que l’individu biologique viendrait réaliser. Le second est la linguistique chomskyenne, qui
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La maldición del hombre mono

Las raíces evolutivas del sufrimiento humano

by Emiliano Bruner ...

Series series Drakontos
Una nueva comprensión de la salud mental que brinda una hipótesis reveladora sobre el estrés y la ansiedad, y construye un puente inédito entre evolución, biología y filosofía.Nuestro cerebro proyecta y valora, juzga y comenta, desea y rechaza, continuamente, las veinticuatro horas, siete días a la semana, trescientos sesenta y cinco días al año, sin parar, olvidándose de vivir la realidad y ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Una nueva comprensión de la salud mental que brinda una hipótesis reveladora sobre el estrés y la ansiedad, y construye un puente inédito entre evolución, biología y filosofía.Nuestro cerebro proyecta y valora, juzga y comenta, desea y rechaza, continuamente, las veinticuatro horas, siete días a la semana, trescientos sesenta y cinco días al año, sin parar, olvidándose de vivir la realidad y
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Evolutionary Change

Toward a Systemic Theory of Development and Maldevelopment

by Aron Katsenelinboigen ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Evolution
Originally published in 1997 Evolutionary Change addresses the somatic mechanism of change. Although astounding advances in molecular biology have opened up new engineering possibilities to shape our future in terms of "improving" the human species as well as eradicating all kinds of pathological characteristics of biological development, these possibilities pose potentially serious dangers. They ... Read more

$51.99 USD

Originally published in 1997 Evolutionary Change addresses the somatic mechanism of change. Although astounding advances in molecular biology have opened up new engineering possibilities to shape our future in terms of "improving" the human species as well as eradicating all kinds of pathological characteristics of biological development, these possibilities pose potentially serious dangers. They
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Rates of Evolution

Edited by M.F. Day, K.S.W Campbell ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Evolution
Originally published in 1987 Rates of Evolution is an edited collection drawn from a symposium convened to bring together palaeontologists, geneticists, molecular biologists and developmental biologists to examine some aspects of the problem of evolutionary rates. The book asks questions surrounding the study of evolution, such as did large morphological changes really occur rapidly at various ... Read more

$55.99 USD

Originally published in 1987 Rates of Evolution is an edited collection drawn from a symposium convened to bring together palaeontologists, geneticists, molecular biologists and developmental biologists to examine some aspects of the problem of evolutionary rates. The book asks questions surrounding the study of evolution, such as did large morphological changes really occur rapidly at various
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