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Évolution

Rien ne change pour que tout change

by Marc Louis Augé ...

"Évolution" propose un voyage fascinant à travers les grandes transitions de l’évolution, de la chimie prébiotique à la biodiversité actuelle. Marc Louis Augé revisite l’héritage de Darwin à la lumière des découvertes récentes : hasard, contraintes énergétiques, symbiose et épigénétique. Il analyse l’impact de la circulation de l’énergie et de l’entropie sur le développement des organismes, ... Read more

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"Évolution" propose un voyage fascinant à travers les grandes transitions de l’évolution, de la chimie prébiotique à la biodiversité actuelle. Marc Louis Augé revisite l’héritage de Darwin à la lumière des découvertes récentes : hasard, contraintes énergétiques, symbiose et épigénétique. Il analyse l’impact de la circulation de l’énergie et de l’entropie sur le développement des organismes,
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Towards a Theory of Development

Edited by Alessandro Minelli, Thomas Pradeu ...

Is it possible to explain and predict the development of living things? What is development? Articulate answers to these seemingly innocuous questions are far from straightforward. To date, no systematic, targeted effort has been made to construct a unifying theory of development. This novel work offers a unique exploration of the foundations of ontogeny by asking how the development of living ... Read more

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Is it possible to explain and predict the development of living things? What is development? Articulate answers to these seemingly innocuous questions are far from straightforward. To date, no systematic, targeted effort has been made to construct a unifying theory of development. This novel work offers a unique exploration of the foundations of ontogeny by asking how the development of living
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Randomness in Evolution

by John Tyler Bonner ...

The important role that randomness plays in evolutionary changeJohn Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology. In this concise, elegantly written book, he makes the bold and provocative claim that some biological diversity may be explained by something other than natural selection.With his customary wit and ... Read more

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The important role that randomness plays in evolutionary changeJohn Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology. In this concise, elegantly written book, he makes the bold and provocative claim that some biological diversity may be explained by something other than natural selection.With his customary wit and
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Coordination in Human and Primate Groups

Edited by Margarete Boos, Michaela Kolbe, Peter M. Kappeler, Thomas Ellwart ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Coordination in Human and Primate Groups presents one of the first collections of the different approaches and methods used to assess coordination processes in groups. Written by psychologists and primatologists, the book represents a broad range of coordination research fields such as social psychology, work and organizational psychology, medicine, primatology, and behavioural ecology. It is ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Coordination in Human and Primate Groups presents one of the first collections of the different approaches and methods used to assess coordination processes in groups. Written by psychologists and primatologists, the book represents a broad range of coordination research fields such as social psychology, work and organizational psychology, medicine, primatology, and behavioural ecology. It is
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Charles Darwin

by Grant Allen ...

After a career in the academy, Canadian-born Grant Allen struck out on his own to make his name as a writer. His early focus was on scientific topics, though he later expanded into fiction, as well. Allen was an early proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution and helped to popularize the idea through his writing. His biography Charles Darwin is an engaging and comprehensive look at the scientist's ... Read more

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After a career in the academy, Canadian-born Grant Allen struck out on his own to make his name as a writer. His early focus was on scientific topics, though he later expanded into fiction, as well. Allen was an early proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution and helped to popularize the idea through his writing. His biography Charles Darwin is an engaging and comprehensive look at the scientist's
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Evolutionary Systems

Biological and Epistemological Perspectives on Selection and Self-Organization

Edited by G. Vijver, Stanley N. Salthe, M. Delpos ...

The three well known revolutions of the past centuries - the Copernican, the Darwinian and the Freudian - each in their own way had a deflating and mechanizing effect on the position of humans in nature. They opened up a richness of disillusion: earth acquired a more modest place in the universe, the human body and mind became products of a long material evolutionary history, and human reason, ... Read more

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The three well known revolutions of the past centuries - the Copernican, the Darwinian and the Freudian - each in their own way had a deflating and mechanizing effect on the position of humans in nature. They opened up a richness of disillusion: earth acquired a more modest place in the universe, the human body and mind became products of a long material evolutionary history, and human reason,
... Read more
The Evolutionary Biology of Flies

Edited by Brian Wiegmann, David Yeates ...

Flies (Dipteria) have had an important role in deepening scientists'understanding of modern biology and evolution. The study of flies has figured prominently in major advances in the fields of molecular evolution, physiology, genetics, phylogenetics, and ecology over the last century. This volume, with contributions from top scientists and scholars in the field, brings together diverse aspects of ... Read more

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Flies (Dipteria) have had an important role in deepening scientists'understanding of modern biology and evolution. The study of flies has figured prominently in major advances in the fields of molecular evolution, physiology, genetics, phylogenetics, and ecology over the last century. This volume, with contributions from top scientists and scholars in the field, brings together diverse aspects of
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La vita inaspettata

by Telmo Pievani ...

Se una sorprendente concatenazione di accidenti ecologici non si fosse verificata, noi non saremmo qui. Lo stesso vale per la nascita di piante e animali nel Cambriano, per l’estinzione dei dinosauri e la successiva fortuna dei mammiferi: in sintesi, per tutto ciò che ci ha permesso di diventare umani. Siamo dunque figli di una radicale contingenza storica, il processo evolutivo resta ... Read more

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Se una sorprendente concatenazione di accidenti ecologici non si fosse verificata, noi non saremmo qui. Lo stesso vale per la nascita di piante e animali nel Cambriano, per l’estinzione dei dinosauri e la successiva fortuna dei mammiferi: in sintesi, per tutto ciò che ci ha permesso di diventare umani. Siamo dunque figli di una radicale contingenza storica, il processo evolutivo resta
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Die Evolution des Menschen

by Thomas Junker ...

Series Book 2409 - Beck'sche Reihe
Wie sind Menschen entstanden? Wer waren ihre Vorfahren? Warum gibt es überhaupt Menschen? Warum sehen die Menschen der verschiedenen Erdteile und Länder anders aus? Warum unterscheiden sich Frauen und Männer in Merkmalen wie Größe und Behaarung? Warum werden Menschen krank, warum sterben sie? Warum gibt es Kunst und Kultur? Beispielhaft zeigt Thomas Junker, wie erfolgreich die Evolutionsbiologie ... Read more

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Wie sind Menschen entstanden? Wer waren ihre Vorfahren? Warum gibt es überhaupt Menschen? Warum sehen die Menschen der verschiedenen Erdteile und Länder anders aus? Warum unterscheiden sich Frauen und Männer in Merkmalen wie Größe und Behaarung? Warum werden Menschen krank, warum sterben sie? Warum gibt es Kunst und Kultur? Beispielhaft zeigt Thomas Junker, wie erfolgreich die Evolutionsbiologie
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The Living Universe. The New Theory of Origins : Explaining Consciousness, the Big Bang, Fine-tuning, Dark Matter, the Evolution of Life and Human History.

by Carl Johan Calleman ...

The Living Universe – A New Theory of Our Origins explains three different origins: The origin of consciousness, the origin of life and the origin of the universe itself from the perspective of a scientific Theory of Everything. The book argues that the true origins of human life has been hidden by the materialist philosophy that dominates current science and that in order to provide answers to ... Read more

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The Living Universe – A New Theory of Our Origins explains three different origins: The origin of consciousness, the origin of life and the origin of the universe itself from the perspective of a scientific Theory of Everything. The book argues that the true origins of human life has been hidden by the materialist philosophy that dominates current science and that in order to provide answers to
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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico

Edited by Alejandro Casas, José Juan Blancas Vázquez ...

Series series Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences
Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development. It has by now widely been recognized that “traditional” knowledge is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. Trends of globalization, especially the globalization of ... Read more

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Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development. It has by now widely been recognized that “traditional” knowledge is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. Trends of globalization, especially the globalization of
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Hofmeyr

A Late Pleistocene Human Skull from South Africa

Edited by Frederick E. Grine ...

Series series History (R0)
This edited volume provides the historical and geological background, as well as the details pertaining to the morphology and morphometric assessments, of a singular human cranial specimen from the Late Pleistocene discovered in Hofmeyr, South Africa. The chapters are divided into 4 main sections. Section 1 discusses the discovery and historical context of the skull, while section 2 addresses its ... Read more

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This edited volume provides the historical and geological background, as well as the details pertaining to the morphology and morphometric assessments, of a singular human cranial specimen from the Late Pleistocene discovered in Hofmeyr, South Africa. The chapters are divided into 4 main sections. Section 1 discusses the discovery and historical context of the skull, while section 2 addresses its
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The Hobbit Trap

How New Species Are Invented

by Maciej Henneberg, Robert B Eckhardt, John Schofield ...

When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit. Film crews rolled in and the little creature took the world by storm, but a group of prominent scientists, including Maciej Henneberg and Robert Eckhardt, smelled a rat. They refuted the data—the size and shape of ... Read more

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When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit. Film crews rolled in and the little creature took the world by storm, but a group of prominent scientists, including Maciej Henneberg and Robert Eckhardt, smelled a rat. They refuted the data—the size and shape of
... Read more
The Gentianaceae - Volume 1: Characterization and Ecology

Edited by Jan J. Rybczyński, Michael R. Davey, Anna Mikuła ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This is the first of two volumes on Gentianaceae. Comprising twelve chapters, it centres upon the characterization and ecology of Gentianaceae worldwide, with emphasis on the application of molecular and cytological approaches in relation to taxonomy. The first three chapters consider the classification of the family and review the advances in research since the earlier revision published in 2002, ... Read more

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This is the first of two volumes on Gentianaceae. Comprising twelve chapters, it centres upon the characterization and ecology of Gentianaceae worldwide, with emphasis on the application of molecular and cytological approaches in relation to taxonomy. The first three chapters consider the classification of the family and review the advances in research since the earlier revision published in 2002,
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Commemorating Darwin

Scientific Memory and the Politics of Evolution

by Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis ...

Series series Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Since Charles Darwin’s death in 1882, people across the world have used forms of commemoration and memorialization to celebrate, and at times critique, various aspects of Darwin’s scientific, social, and cultural impact. Commemorative events, activities, and publications marking major anniversaries of Darwin’s birth and death, of the publication of On the Origin of Species (1859) and other works, ... Read more

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Since Charles Darwin’s death in 1882, people across the world have used forms of commemoration and memorialization to celebrate, and at times critique, various aspects of Darwin’s scientific, social, and cultural impact. Commemorative events, activities, and publications marking major anniversaries of Darwin’s birth and death, of the publication of On the Origin of Species (1859) and other works,
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Organisms Amplify Diversity

An Autocatalytic Hypothesis

by David Seaborg ...

This book presents a hypothesis and evidence that organisms promote and ecosystems maximize biodiversity. All species have a net positive effect on their environment, other species, and diversity. The sun is 30% hotter than when life began, but the temperature has been kept moderate by life. Life created high oxygen, the ozone layer, and fertile soil, a diverse, living system. No species evolves ... Read more

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This book presents a hypothesis and evidence that organisms promote and ecosystems maximize biodiversity. All species have a net positive effect on their environment, other species, and diversity. The sun is 30% hotter than when life began, but the temperature has been kept moderate by life. Life created high oxygen, the ozone layer, and fertile soil, a diverse, living system. No species evolves
... Read more
Birds - Part III - The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S Beagle

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

by Charles Darwin, John Gould ...

This volume presents the definitive ornithological record from Charles Darwin's historic five-year voyage aboard H.M.S. Beagle (1832-1836).Birds, Part III of the authoritative Zoology series provides a meticulous and foundational account of the avian life collected and studied across the globe, with a focus on South America and the Pacific islands, including the Galapagos archipelago.This volume ... Read more

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This volume presents the definitive ornithological record from Charles Darwin's historic five-year voyage aboard H.M.S. Beagle (1832-1836).Birds, Part III of the authoritative Zoology series provides a meticulous and foundational account of the avian life collected and studied across the globe, with a focus on South America and the Pacific islands, including the Galapagos archipelago.This volume
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Holocene Extinctions

Edited by Samuel T. Turvey ...

The extent to which human activity has influenced species extinctions during the recent prehistoric past remains controversial due to other factors such as climatic fluctuations and a general lack of data. However, the Holocene (the geological interval spanning the last 11,500 years from the end of the last glaciation) has witnessed massive levels of extinctions that have continued into the modern ... Read more

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The extent to which human activity has influenced species extinctions during the recent prehistoric past remains controversial due to other factors such as climatic fluctuations and a general lack of data. However, the Holocene (the geological interval spanning the last 11,500 years from the end of the last glaciation) has witnessed massive levels of extinctions that have continued into the modern
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Presentist Social Functionalism: Bringing Contemporary Evolutionary Biology to the Social Sciences

by Armin W. Schulz ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This open access book presents and defends a new approach towards social functionalism: Presentist Social Functionalism. This approach draws on recent developments in evolutionary biology and philosophy of biology to provide a more compelling theoretical foundation for functionalist social analysis. Functionalist approaches to the social sciences—which aim at using facts about what social ... Read more

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This open access book presents and defends a new approach towards social functionalism: Presentist Social Functionalism. This approach draws on recent developments in evolutionary biology and philosophy of biology to provide a more compelling theoretical foundation for functionalist social analysis. Functionalist approaches to the social sciences—which aim at using facts about what social
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Holocene Palaeoenvironmental History of the Central Sahara

Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 29, An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments

Edited by Roland Baumhauer, Jörgen Runge ...

Series series Palaeoecology of Africa
The environmental setting within the Central Sahara was subject to considerable changes during Late Quaternary, mainly driven by major global climate variations, although human impact increased constantly since Early Holocene.Such global events can be reconstructed with the help of reliefs, sediments and palaeosoils and their specific morphological ... Read more

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The environmental setting within the Central Sahara was subject to considerable changes during Late Quaternary, mainly driven by major global climate variations, although human impact increased constantly since Early Holocene.Such global events can be reconstructed with the help of reliefs, sediments and palaeosoils and their specific morphological
... Read more
Diversity and Geography of Cultivated Plants

Edited by Karl Hammer, Miguel Ángel Esquivel Pérez, Chunlin Long ...

This book presents information on cultivated plants located within 12 different regions throughout the world. The content introduces cultural evolution and species richness in cultivated plants, considering domestication assessments, which make it possible to obtain a deeper insight into the diversity of these plants.Cultivated plants are evolutionary connected to man, human action for nature and ... Read more

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This book presents information on cultivated plants located within 12 different regions throughout the world. The content introduces cultural evolution and species richness in cultivated plants, considering domestication assessments, which make it possible to obtain a deeper insight into the diversity of these plants.Cultivated plants are evolutionary connected to man, human action for nature and
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Science and Religion United

The Salvation Machine

by Ulrich A. K. Betz ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book offers a fresh perspective on how science and religion are connected, and how prayer aligns with the laws of nature. It explores a holistic worldview where science and religion complement each other, shedding light on life, society, and philosophical and societal concerns.We are born into a world full of mysteries that we only partially understand. We don’t know where we are coming from, ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book offers a fresh perspective on how science and religion are connected, and how prayer aligns with the laws of nature. It explores a holistic worldview where science and religion complement each other, shedding light on life, society, and philosophical and societal concerns.We are born into a world full of mysteries that we only partially understand. We don’t know where we are coming from,
... Read more
Singularity of Nature

A Convergence of Biology, Chemistry and Physics

by John S Torday, William B Miller Jr, Robert Hanna ...

Understanding how simple molecules have given rise to the complex biochemical systems and processes of contemporary biology is widely regarded as one of chemistry’s great unsolved questions. There are numerous theories as to the origins of life, the majority of which draw on the idea that DNA and nucleic acids are the central dogma of biology. The Singularity of Nature: A Convergence of Biology, ... Read more

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Understanding how simple molecules have given rise to the complex biochemical systems and processes of contemporary biology is widely regarded as one of chemistry’s great unsolved questions. There are numerous theories as to the origins of life, the majority of which draw on the idea that DNA and nucleic acids are the central dogma of biology. The Singularity of Nature: A Convergence of Biology,
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In het spoor van de mens

Een evolutionaire zoektocht naar onze voorouders

by Dominique Adriaens ...

Niets is geweldiger dan de mens. Geen enkele andere diersoort is intelligent genoeg om een ruimtetuig te bouwen dat onze planeet kan verlaten en heeft tegelijk de kracht om zijn eigen leefwereld domweg te vernietigen. Toch zijn we biologisch gezien simpelweg mensapen. Hoe zijn we geworden wie we zijn? Welke belangrijke stappen gaven onze hersenen de ruimte om zich verder te ontwikkelen? En waarom ... Read more

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Niets is geweldiger dan de mens. Geen enkele andere diersoort is intelligent genoeg om een ruimtetuig te bouwen dat onze planeet kan verlaten en heeft tegelijk de kracht om zijn eigen leefwereld domweg te vernietigen. Toch zijn we biologisch gezien simpelweg mensapen. Hoe zijn we geworden wie we zijn? Welke belangrijke stappen gaven onze hersenen de ruimte om zich verder te ontwikkelen? En waarom
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