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by Tor Nørretranders ...

Universet udvider sig, og dets indhold udvikler sig. Fra en oprindelig tilstand af ensartethed er verden gennem femten milliarder år blevet til et overflødighedshorn af forskellighed. Ligger der et storslået design bag denne udvikling, eller skyldes den et sammenfald af tilfældigheder? Med udgangspunkt i moderne teorier om begreberne tilfældighed og orden tegner Tor Nørretranders et billede af ... Read more

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Universet udvider sig, og dets indhold udvikler sig. Fra en oprindelig tilstand af ensartethed er verden gennem femten milliarder år blevet til et overflødighedshorn af forskellighed. Ligger der et storslået design bag denne udvikling, eller skyldes den et sammenfald af tilfældigheder? Med udgangspunkt i moderne teorier om begreberne tilfældighed og orden tegner Tor Nørretranders et billede af
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Virtual Paleontology

Tomographic Techniques For Studying Fossil Echinoderms

by Jennifer E. Bauer, Imran A. Rahman ...

Series series Elements of Paleontology
Imaging and visualizing fossils in three dimensions with tomography is a powerful approach in paleontology. Here, the authors introduce select destructive and non-destructive tomographic techniques that are routinely applied to fossils and review how this work has improved our understanding of the anatomy, function, taphonomy, and phylogeny of fossil echinoderms. Building on this, this Element ... Read more

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Imaging and visualizing fossils in three dimensions with tomography is a powerful approach in paleontology. Here, the authors introduce select destructive and non-destructive tomographic techniques that are routinely applied to fossils and review how this work has improved our understanding of the anatomy, function, taphonomy, and phylogeny of fossil echinoderms. Building on this, this Element
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The Evolution of Power

A New Understanding of the History of Life

by Geerat Vermeij ...

A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on EarthPower has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. The Evolution of Power takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, revealing how the concept of power unifies a vast range of phenomena in the evolution of life—and ... Read more

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A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on EarthPower has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. The Evolution of Power takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, revealing how the concept of power unifies a vast range of phenomena in the evolution of life—and
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Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex

Enriched edition. Unveiling the Mysteries of Sex Determination in Organisms

by Samuel Leopold Schenk, Quentin Sharp ...

In "Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex," Samuel Leopold Schenk presents a groundbreaking exploration of the biological underpinnings of sex determination. This meticulously researched work delves into the complex interplay of genetics and environment, employing a blend of empirical case studies and theoretical analysis. Schenk's literary style'—characterized by precision and clarity' ... Read more

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In "Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex," Samuel Leopold Schenk presents a groundbreaking exploration of the biological underpinnings of sex determination. This meticulously researched work delves into the complex interplay of genetics and environment, employing a blend of empirical case studies and theoretical analysis. Schenk's literary style'—characterized by precision and clarity'
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Evolution Confusion

The Logic of Origins

by Stan Birchfield ...

Finally, a fresh look at the creation-evolution debate. Designed for anyone who wonders about biological origins, Evolution Confusion: The Logic of Origins cuts through the jargon with an unconventional exposé of naturalism—the dominant philosophy underlying all of science today. Using logic, math, science, and a healthy dose of common sense, this book scrutinizes naturalism like never before. In ... Read more

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Finally, a fresh look at the creation-evolution debate. Designed for anyone who wonders about biological origins, Evolution Confusion: The Logic of Origins cuts through the jargon with an unconventional exposé of naturalism—the dominant philosophy underlying all of science today. Using logic, math, science, and a healthy dose of common sense, this book scrutinizes naturalism like never before. In
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Death Rules

How Death Shapes Life on Earth, and What it Means For Us

by Will Cairns ...

Death Rules explores life from the perspective of death. We are all going to die; our lifespan is limited. That is the way it is. And yet we do our best to avoid death, and at almost any cost. While we accept the fact of death, we seldom talk about it. Now, in the 21st century, science is offering us the opportunity to better understand the vital role of death as it shapes the success and the ... Read more

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Death Rules explores life from the perspective of death. We are all going to die; our lifespan is limited. That is the way it is. And yet we do our best to avoid death, and at almost any cost. While we accept the fact of death, we seldom talk about it. Now, in the 21st century, science is offering us the opportunity to better understand the vital role of death as it shapes the success and the
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The reproduction and development of sharks, skates, rays and ratfishes

Edited by Leo S. Demski, John P. Wourms ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume had its origin in a symposium on the Reproduction and Development of Cartilaginous Fishes that was held at the annual meetings of the American Elasmobranch Society and the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Charleston, South Carolina in 1990. The cartilaginous fishes, class Chondrichthyes, are a large and diverse group of fishes that include approximately 900 to ... Read more

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This volume had its origin in a symposium on the Reproduction and Development of Cartilaginous Fishes that was held at the annual meetings of the American Elasmobranch Society and the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Charleston, South Carolina in 1990. The cartilaginous fishes, class Chondrichthyes, are a large and diverse group of fishes that include approximately 900 to
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The Evolution of Social Wasps

by James H. Hunt ...

Social behavior occurs in some of the smallest animals as well as some the largest, and the transition from solitary life to sociality is an unsolved evolutionary mystery. In The Evolution of Social Wasps, James H. Hunt examines social behavior in a single lineage of insects, wasps of the family Vespidae. He presents empirical knowledge of social wasps from two approaches, one that focuses on ... Read more

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Social behavior occurs in some of the smallest animals as well as some the largest, and the transition from solitary life to sociality is an unsolved evolutionary mystery. In The Evolution of Social Wasps, James H. Hunt examines social behavior in a single lineage of insects, wasps of the family Vespidae. He presents empirical knowledge of social wasps from two approaches, one that focuses on
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Primate Locomotion

Linking Field and Laboratory Research

Edited by Kristiaan D'Août, Evie E. Vereecke ...

Series series Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of view. Laboratory-based researchers have focused on aspects like biomechanics and energetics, whereas field-based researchers have focused on (locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Unfortunately, to date, there is relatively little scientific exchange between both groups. With a book, which will be the result of a symposium on the 2008 ... Read more

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Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of view. Laboratory-based researchers have focused on aspects like biomechanics and energetics, whereas field-based researchers have focused on (locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Unfortunately, to date, there is relatively little scientific exchange between both groups. With a book, which will be the result of a symposium on the 2008
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A Dog's World

Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans

by Jessica Pierce, Marc Bekoff ...

From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without peopleWhat would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide ... Read more

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From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without peopleWhat would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide
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See. for. Yourself.

by Kendrick R Young ...

There is a warmth that arrives in certain moments and stays longer than the moment that caused it. You have felt it. You have never had quite the right words for it.See for Yourself is built around five ordinary lives at the edge of that experience: an eighty-one-year-old woman who learns to read her late husband's Bible. A teenager in a dark car who finally opens a message he has been avoiding ... Read more

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There is a warmth that arrives in certain moments and stays longer than the moment that caused it. You have felt it. You have never had quite the right words for it.See for Yourself is built around five ordinary lives at the edge of that experience: an eighty-one-year-old woman who learns to read her late husband's Bible. A teenager in a dark car who finally opens a message he has been avoiding
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Humanology

A Scientist's Guide to Our Amazing Existence

by Luke O'Neill ...

Discover the answers to 20 burning questions about life and our amazing existence with Ireland's most exciting scientist, Professor Luke O'Neill.Taking us on an incredible journey across centuries and galaxies, accompanied by his characteristic wit, Professor Luke O'Neill explains how it all began, how it all will end and everything in between. Readers will benefit from Luke's insatiable curiosity ... Read more

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Discover the answers to 20 burning questions about life and our amazing existence with Ireland's most exciting scientist, Professor Luke O'Neill.Taking us on an incredible journey across centuries and galaxies, accompanied by his characteristic wit, Professor Luke O'Neill explains how it all began, how it all will end and everything in between. Readers will benefit from Luke's insatiable curiosity
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South American and Antarctic Continental Cenozoic Birds

Paleobiogeographic Affinities and Disparities

by Claudia P. Tambussi, Federico Degrange ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates). A comparison between the past and the present reveals a complex and hallmarked evolutionary and ... Read more

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Modern birds (Neornithes) are represented by two big lineages, the Palaeognathae (Tinamiformes + Ratitae) and the Neognathae [Galloanserae + Neoaves (Metaves + Coronoaves)]. Both clades sum approximately 10,000 species of which 60% are Passeriformes (the most diverse clade of terrestrial vertebrates). A comparison between the past and the present reveals a complex and hallmarked evolutionary and
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Evolved

Chronicles of a Pleistocene Mind

by Maximilian Werner ...

B and N ebook promotions.Free ebook promotion available to indie bookstores.A humanities guy exploring backyard science, Werner offers a layman's view of evolutionary theory.Werner's accessible, welcoming prose invites the reader to move in closer for a fresh look at everyday human activities and commonplace natural wonders.With a voice and viewpoint all his own, Werner takes a well-earned place ... Read more

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B and N ebook promotions.Free ebook promotion available to indie bookstores.A humanities guy exploring backyard science, Werner offers a layman's view of evolutionary theory.Werner's accessible, welcoming prose invites the reader to move in closer for a fresh look at everyday human activities and commonplace natural wonders.With a voice and viewpoint all his own, Werner takes a well-earned place
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Født til et andet liv

by Knud Lundberg ...

"Vi er ikke født til det liv, vi lever.Vi er snarere født til det liv, vi levede for en million år siden. Og for 100.000 år siden. Og vel stadig for 10.000 år siden – i alle de år, hvor miljøet ganske langsomt afstemte vores arveanlæg.I tiden siden vi begyndte at dyrke jorden, er der ikke sket store ændringer i arvemassen. Dels fordi tiden er så kort, dels fordi vi med vores usædvanligt udviklede ... Read more

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"Vi er ikke født til det liv, vi lever.Vi er snarere født til det liv, vi levede for en million år siden. Og for 100.000 år siden. Og vel stadig for 10.000 år siden – i alle de år, hvor miljøet ganske langsomt afstemte vores arveanlæg.I tiden siden vi begyndte at dyrke jorden, er der ikke sket store ændringer i arvemassen. Dels fordi tiden er så kort, dels fordi vi med vores usædvanligt udviklede
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Origin 2.0 Revised Edition

From the Big Bang to the Future of Humanity

by William M Postlewaite ...

Origin 2.0 is a sweeping, vivid, and accessible journey through the entire history of the universe, an exploration of how everything we know came to be, from the first burst of energy to the rise of human consciousness. Blending clear scientific explanation with narrative energy, W. Marc Postlewaite guides readers through 14 billion years of natural history, revealing how the cosmos, Earth, life, ... Read more

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Origin 2.0 is a sweeping, vivid, and accessible journey through the entire history of the universe, an exploration of how everything we know came to be, from the first burst of energy to the rise of human consciousness. Blending clear scientific explanation with narrative energy, W. Marc Postlewaite guides readers through 14 billion years of natural history, revealing how the cosmos, Earth, life,
... Read more
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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O Homem Multidimensional

Fundamentos histórico-filosóficos para a compreensão da realidade histórico-social

by Gerlane Siqueira ...

Esta obra busca ressaltar o percurso, através do qual, descobrimo-nos homens e mulheres inteiros, mas envoltos em contextos diversos. É a multiplicidade desses contextos que compõe os significados da nossa existência no mundo. Apresenta os fundamentos histórico-filosóficos, que balizaram a busca por identidade, conhecimento e a edificação do seu mundo próprio, processo, pelo qual, o homem ... Read more

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Esta obra busca ressaltar o percurso, através do qual, descobrimo-nos homens e mulheres inteiros, mas envoltos em contextos diversos. É a multiplicidade desses contextos que compõe os significados da nossa existência no mundo. Apresenta os fundamentos histórico-filosóficos, que balizaram a busca por identidade, conhecimento e a edificação do seu mundo próprio, processo, pelo qual, o homem
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Primates in History, Myth, Art, and Science

Edited by Cecilia Veracini, Bernard Wood ...

Non-human primates (hereafter just primates) play a special role in human societies, especially in regions where modern humans and primates co-exist. Primates feature in myths and legends and in traditional indigenous knowledge. Explorers observed them in the wild and brought them, at great cost, to Europe. There they were valued as pets and for display, their images featured in art and ... Read more

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Non-human primates (hereafter just primates) play a special role in human societies, especially in regions where modern humans and primates co-exist. Primates feature in myths and legends and in traditional indigenous knowledge. Explorers observed them in the wild and brought them, at great cost, to Europe. There they were valued as pets and for display, their images featured in art and
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Redeeming Sin?

Social Diagnostics amid Ecological Destruction

by Ernst M. Conradie ...

Series series Religious Ethics and Environmental Challenges
Can Christian sin-talk be retrieved within the public sphere? In this contribution to ecotheology, Ernst M. Conradie argues that, amid ecological destruction, discourse on sin can contribute to a multidisciplinary depth diagnosis of what has gone wrong in the world. He confronts some major obstacles related to the plausibility of sin-talk in conversation with evolutionary biology, the cognitive ... Read more

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Can Christian sin-talk be retrieved within the public sphere? In this contribution to ecotheology, Ernst M. Conradie argues that, amid ecological destruction, discourse on sin can contribute to a multidisciplinary depth diagnosis of what has gone wrong in the world. He confronts some major obstacles related to the plausibility of sin-talk in conversation with evolutionary biology, the cognitive
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Intended Evolution

How Selection of Intelligence Guides Life Forward

by Dongxun Zhang, Bob Zhang ...

Discover a new outlook on the process of life—and improve your health as a resultIn Intended Evolution, authors Dongxun and Bob Zhang introduce a different perspective on the theory of evolution: Life is not only selected by nature but intentionally interacts with it, learning how to better its future. They explain that applying this idea to generally accepted principles of biology can have ... Read more

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Discover a new outlook on the process of life—and improve your health as a resultIn Intended Evolution, authors Dongxun and Bob Zhang introduce a different perspective on the theory of evolution: Life is not only selected by nature but intentionally interacts with it, learning how to better its future. They explain that applying this idea to generally accepted principles of biology can have
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Fisheries Acoustics

by E.J. Simmonds, D.N. MacLennan ...

Series Book 5 - Fish & Fisheries Series
$188.99 USD
Chile y Darwin: la respuesta al evolucionismo desde 1869

by Guillermo Latorre C., Zenobio Saldivia ...

La investigación en Chile sobre la Teoría de la Evolución de Charles Darwin ha vivido un curso intermitente y quizás no siempre ha estado ligada al contenido que propone el naturalista inglés, situación que ve su término en la década de 2010, cuando historiadores y filósofos chilenos empiezan a investigar la recepción del evolucionismo por parte de religiosos y seglares, los dos actores ... Read more

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La investigación en Chile sobre la Teoría de la Evolución de Charles Darwin ha vivido un curso intermitente y quizás no siempre ha estado ligada al contenido que propone el naturalista inglés, situación que ve su término en la década de 2010, cuando historiadores y filósofos chilenos empiezan a investigar la recepción del evolucionismo por parte de religiosos y seglares, los dos actores
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Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants

A New Phytogenetic Approach of the Angiosperms of the Temperate and Tropical Regions

by R-E Spichiger ...

The principle objective of this book is to describe a range of families of flowering plants in a sequence corresponding to current phylogenetic classification based on the most recent results of molecular systematics. The selection of families is large and comprises families of temperate European flora as well as tropical flora. They are integrated in their respective orders and keys are given to ... Read more

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The principle objective of this book is to describe a range of families of flowering plants in a sequence corresponding to current phylogenetic classification based on the most recent results of molecular systematics. The selection of families is large and comprises families of temperate European flora as well as tropical flora. They are integrated in their respective orders and keys are given to
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