Rakuten Kobo

How Language Began

Gesture and Speech in Human Evolution

by David McNeill ...

Series series Approaches to the Evolution of Language
Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain, and the study of how both have evolved is central to research on the origins of human communication. Written by one of the pioneers of the field, this is the first book to explain how speech and ... Read more

$46.99 USD

Human language is not the same as human speech. We use gestures and signs to communicate alongside, or instead of, speaking. Yet gestures and speech are processed in the same areas of the human brain, and the study of how both have evolved is central to research on the origins of human communication. Written by one of the pioneers of the field, this is the first book to explain how speech and
... Read more
The Domestication of Language

Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of the Human Animal

by Daniel Cloud ...

Language did not evolve only in the distant past. Our shared understanding of the meanings of words is ever-changing, and we make conscious, rational decisions about which words to use and what to mean by them every day. Applying Charles Darwin's theory of "unconscious artificial selection" to the evolution of linguistic conventions, Daniel Cloud suggests a new, evolutionary explanation for the ... Read more

$37.99 USD

Language did not evolve only in the distant past. Our shared understanding of the meanings of words is ever-changing, and we make conscious, rational decisions about which words to use and what to mean by them every day. Applying Charles Darwin's theory of "unconscious artificial selection" to the evolution of linguistic conventions, Daniel Cloud suggests a new, evolutionary explanation for the
... Read more
The Beginning of the Age of Mammals

by Kenneth D. Rose ...

In the tradition of G. G. Simpson's classic work, Kenneth D. Rose's The Beginning of the Age of Mammals analyzes the events that occurred directly before and after the mysterious K-T boundary which so quickly thrust mammals from obscurity to planetary dominance.Rose surveys the evolution of mammals, beginning with their origin from cynodont therapsids in the Mesozoic, contemporary with dinosaurs, ... Read more

$148.99 USD

In the tradition of G. G. Simpson's classic work, Kenneth D. Rose's The Beginning of the Age of Mammals analyzes the events that occurred directly before and after the mysterious K-T boundary which so quickly thrust mammals from obscurity to planetary dominance.Rose surveys the evolution of mammals, beginning with their origin from cynodont therapsids in the Mesozoic, contemporary with dinosaurs,
... Read more
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
... Read more
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
... Read more
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
... 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

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
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
... Read more
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

$7.56 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
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...
... Read more
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
... Read more
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 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

$6.99 USD

“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 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
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
... Read more
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

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

¿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
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

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
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
... Read more
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
... Read more
Neanderthals in the Classroom

by Elizabeth Watts ...

Neanderthals in the Classroom examines the ongoing battle surrounding evolution from a cultural and historical perspective and then puts Theodosius Dobzhansky’s claim that “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” to the ultimate test by exploring the potential evolutionary roots of this societal and educational clash over human origins. In examining the biological roots of ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Neanderthals in the Classroom examines the ongoing battle surrounding evolution from a cultural and historical perspective and then puts Theodosius Dobzhansky’s claim that “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” to the ultimate test by exploring the potential evolutionary roots of this societal and educational clash over human origins. In examining the biological roots of
... Read more
How Life is Different

by Vitaly Shubin ...

The book examines basic principles of the structure and organization of living organisms and their differences from objects of inanimate nature. It covers how a single program-information structure permeates all evolutionary stages of life, including the cell, multicellular organisms and humans. The author explains how this structure is arranged and how it functions, as well as the role of the ... Read more

$70.99 USD

The book examines basic principles of the structure and organization of living organisms and their differences from objects of inanimate nature. It covers how a single program-information structure permeates all evolutionary stages of life, including the cell, multicellular organisms and humans. The author explains how this structure is arranged and how it functions, as well as the role of the
... Read more
Ursprung des Menschen

Prähistorie und antike Zivilisationen

by S. Laing ...

Translated by Neu übersetzt Verlag ...

Das Werk 'Ursprung des Menschen' von S. Laing bietet einen tiefgreifenden Einblick in die Evolution des Homo sapiens und dessen Platz im Universum. Geschrieben in einem fesselnden Stil, der wissenschaftliche Präzision mit narrativer Eleganz verbindet, entfaltet das Buch eine breite Palette an Themen, die von den Anfängen der Menschheit bis zu ihrer heutigen Stellung reichen. Laing lässt keine ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Das Werk 'Ursprung des Menschen' von S. Laing bietet einen tiefgreifenden Einblick in die Evolution des Homo sapiens und dessen Platz im Universum. Geschrieben in einem fesselnden Stil, der wissenschaftliche Präzision mit narrativer Eleganz verbindet, entfaltet das Buch eine breite Palette an Themen, die von den Anfängen der Menschheit bis zu ihrer heutigen Stellung reichen. Laing lässt keine
... Read more
Dio Esiste

Come l'ateo più famoso del mondo ha cambiato idea

by Antony Flew, Roy Abraham Varghese ...

«È noto come la posizione speculativa di Antony Flew sia stata rigorosamente atea […]. Colpisce perciò la sua scandalosa apostasia. Nel libro There is a God - qui accuratamente tradotto - abiura il suo ateismo in forza di una scoperta talmente evidente e forse per questo tanto negata: avere fede nella ragione […]. Il creato ed il suo significato non possono reggersi sul vuoto, sul caso o tanto ... Read more

$10.99 USD

«È noto come la posizione speculativa di Antony Flew sia stata rigorosamente atea […]. Colpisce perciò la sua scandalosa apostasia. Nel libro There is a God - qui accuratamente tradotto - abiura il suo ateismo in forza di una scoperta talmente evidente e forse per questo tanto negata: avere fede nella ragione […]. Il creato ed il suo significato non possono reggersi sul vuoto, sul caso o tanto
... Read more
Evolutionary Cell Biology of the Fetal-Maternal Interface

Reflections on Evolutionary Innovation

by Günter P. Wagner, Mihaela Pavličev ...

Series series Evolutionary Cell Biology
Viviparity combined with sustained invasive placentation is a unique reproductive innovation of placental mammals (Eutheria). This fact is remarkable as viviparity, of various kinds, is a quite frequent reproductive feature of animals in general. In this book, the authors argue that sustained invasive placentation faced a number of cell biological obstacles, known as biological paradoxa. In the ... Read more

$176.99 USD

Viviparity combined with sustained invasive placentation is a unique reproductive innovation of placental mammals (Eutheria). This fact is remarkable as viviparity, of various kinds, is a quite frequent reproductive feature of animals in general. In this book, the authors argue that sustained invasive placentation faced a number of cell biological obstacles, known as biological paradoxa. In the
... Read more
Estimating Species Trees

Practical and Theoretical Aspects

Edited by L. Lacey Knowles, Laura S. Kubatko ...

Recent computational and modeling advances have produced methods for estimating species trees directly, avoiding the problems and limitations of the traditional phylogenetic paradigm where an estimated gene tree is equated with the history of species divergence. The overarching goal of the volume is to increase the visibility and use of these new methods by the entire phylogenetic community by ... Read more

$152.00 USD

Recent computational and modeling advances have produced methods for estimating species trees directly, avoiding the problems and limitations of the traditional phylogenetic paradigm where an estimated gene tree is equated with the history of species divergence. The overarching goal of the volume is to increase the visibility and use of these new methods by the entire phylogenetic community by
... Read more
Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang

Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognition

Edited by Ulrich H. Reichard, Hirohisa Hirai, Claudia Barelli ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume provides insight into gibbon diet and community ecology, the mating system and reproduction, and conservation biology, all topics which represent areas of substantial progress in understanding socio-ecological flexibility and conservation needs of the hylobatid family. This work analyzes hylobatid evolution by synthesizing recent and ongoing studies of molecular phylogeny, morphology, ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This volume provides insight into gibbon diet and community ecology, the mating system and reproduction, and conservation biology, all topics which represent areas of substantial progress in understanding socio-ecological flexibility and conservation needs of the hylobatid family. This work analyzes hylobatid evolution by synthesizing recent and ongoing studies of molecular phylogeny, morphology,
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Evolution eBooks

Show: