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Statistical Physics and Computational Methods for Evolutionary Game Theory

by Marco Alberto Javarone ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents an introduction to Evolutionary Game Theory (EGT) which is an emerging field in the area of complex systems attracting the attention of researchers from disparate scientific communities. EGT allows one to represent and study several complex phenomena, such as the emergence of cooperation in social systems, the role of conformity in shaping the equilibrium of a population, and ... Read more

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This book presents an introduction to Evolutionary Game Theory (EGT) which is an emerging field in the area of complex systems attracting the attention of researchers from disparate scientific communities. EGT allows one to represent and study several complex phenomena, such as the emergence of cooperation in social systems, the role of conformity in shaping the equilibrium of a population, and
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Man the Hunted

Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution, Expanded Edition

by Donna Hart ...

Man the Hunted argues that primates, including the earliest members of the human family, have evolved as the prey of any number of predators, including wild cats and dogs, hyenas, snakes, crocodiles, and even birds. The authors' studies of predators on monkeys and apes are supplemented here with the observations of naturalists in the field and revealing interpretations of the fossil record. ... Read more

$77.99 USD

Man the Hunted argues that primates, including the earliest members of the human family, have evolved as the prey of any number of predators, including wild cats and dogs, hyenas, snakes, crocodiles, and even birds. The authors' studies of predators on monkeys and apes are supplemented here with the observations of naturalists in the field and revealing interpretations of the fossil record.
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Comments on Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky's Book (2016) Why Only Us?

A Course on The Human Niche, #4

by Razie Mah ...

Series Book 4 - A Course on The Human Niche
In 2016, Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky published a book on the evolution of language. They focus on computational systems and universal grammar, the respective fields of expertise for each author. They endorse a familiar proposal. Human language appeared right before the appearance of symbolic cultural artifacts in the fossil record. Such artifacts date as far back as 150kyr (more or less).The ... Read more

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In 2016, Robert Berwick and Noam Chomsky published a book on the evolution of language. They focus on computational systems and universal grammar, the respective fields of expertise for each author. They endorse a familiar proposal. Human language appeared right before the appearance of symbolic cultural artifacts in the fossil record. Such artifacts date as far back as 150kyr (more or less).The
... Read more
Monkeys, Apes, and Humans

Primatology in Japan

by Michael A. Huffman, Naofumi Nakagawa, Yasuhiro Go, Hiroo Imai, Masaki Tomonaga ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University, the country’s premier institution for primate studies. The projects are all aimed at understanding the age-old questions, where did we come from, and what makes us unique or similar to our primate ... Read more

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This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University, the country’s premier institution for primate studies. The projects are all aimed at understanding the age-old questions, where did we come from, and what makes us unique or similar to our primate
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Serpents and Sensibility

by Mike L Anderson ...

The poet Emily Dickinson, called a snake "the narrow fellow in the grass." We are instinctually wary of snakes, but because of evolutionary mismatch we are insufficiently wary of modern serpents of the human variety. We miss them behind their aprons, stethoscopes, clownish outfits, barrister's wigs, clerical collars and intellectual personas. This is why the injunction of Jesus to "Be shrewd as ... Read more

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The poet Emily Dickinson, called a snake "the narrow fellow in the grass." We are instinctually wary of snakes, but because of evolutionary mismatch we are insufficiently wary of modern serpents of the human variety. We miss them behind their aprons, stethoscopes, clownish outfits, barrister's wigs, clerical collars and intellectual personas. This is why the injunction of Jesus to "Be shrewd as
... Read more
A Complete Story of Time

From God to Man and from Man to God

by Deva Prakash Kalita ...

The first three part of this book is to establish a unified theory of creation that will be possible to establish by human knowledge in this century. That is from god to the creation of human. The human being was developed with a large brain and intelligence and developing now very fast with the use of science. But still there exists a huge discrepancy and difference among the people of earth. In ... Read more

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The first three part of this book is to establish a unified theory of creation that will be possible to establish by human knowledge in this century. That is from god to the creation of human. The human being was developed with a large brain and intelligence and developing now very fast with the use of science. But still there exists a huge discrepancy and difference among the people of earth. In
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What Teeth Reveal about Human Evolution

by Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg ...

Over millions of years in the fossil record, hominin teeth preserve a high-fidelity record of their own growth, development, wear, chemistry and pathology. They yield insights into human evolution that are difficult, if not impossible, to achieve through other sources of fossil or archaeological data. Integrating dental findings with current debates and issues in palaeoanthropology, this book ... Read more

$57.39 USD

Over millions of years in the fossil record, hominin teeth preserve a high-fidelity record of their own growth, development, wear, chemistry and pathology. They yield insights into human evolution that are difficult, if not impossible, to achieve through other sources of fossil or archaeological data. Integrating dental findings with current debates and issues in palaeoanthropology, this book
... Read more
Dirt, Bones & DNA: A Paleo Manifesto

by Olivia H. Mirela ...

Your body speaks a language written millions of years ago—a code etched into your DNA long before agriculture, industry, or digital technology existed. Yet in our modern world, we've lost fluency in this primal dialect, creating a profound mismatch between our ancient biology and contemporary environment.Discover why chronic inflammation, autoimmune conditions, and metabolic dysfunction aren't ... Read more

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Your body speaks a language written millions of years ago—a code etched into your DNA long before agriculture, industry, or digital technology existed. Yet in our modern world, we've lost fluency in this primal dialect, creating a profound mismatch between our ancient biology and contemporary environment.Discover why chronic inflammation, autoimmune conditions, and metabolic dysfunction aren't
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The Universe Story in Science and Myth

GreenSpirit ebooks, #3

by Greg Morter, Niamh Brennan ...

Series Book 3 - GreenSpirit ebooks
Written by Greg Morter and Niamh Brennan.Everyone has a story that tells us who they are, where they come from and how they came to be. Cultures, too, have their stories. Many of these we know as myths, as ancient ways of explaining how our world and its creatures came into existence. Throughout history, each cultural group has had a creation story or myth. These stories, all down the ages, have ... Read more

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Written by Greg Morter and Niamh Brennan.Everyone has a story that tells us who they are, where they come from and how they came to be. Cultures, too, have their stories. Many of these we know as myths, as ancient ways of explaining how our world and its creatures came into existence. Throughout history, each cultural group has had a creation story or myth. These stories, all down the ages, have
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Nature's Oracle

The Life and Work of W.D.Hamilton

by Ullica Segerstrale ...

W.D.Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a central role in the realization that what matters in evolution is not the survival of the individual but of the survival of its genes. This provided the solution to the long standing problem of animal altruism that vexed even ... Read more

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W.D.Hamilton (1936-2000) was responsible for a revolution in thinking about evolutionary biology - a revolution that changed our understanding of life itself. He played a central role in the realization that what matters in evolution is not the survival of the individual but of the survival of its genes. This provided the solution to the long standing problem of animal altruism that vexed even
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2nd International Conference on the Origin of Life and the Universe - May 21, 2017 - the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Ballroom Istanbul

by Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) ...

On May 21st, 2017, the Technics & Science Re- search Foundation (TSRF) held its second annual International Conference on the Origin of Life and the Universe at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.Focusing on the question of "What is the origin of life?" the TSRF's the Origin of Life and the Uni- verse Conference drew a line in the shifting sands of the scientific community, declaring ... Read more

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On May 21st, 2017, the Technics & Science Re- search Foundation (TSRF) held its second annual International Conference on the Origin of Life and the Universe at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey.Focusing on the question of "What is the origin of life?" the TSRF's the Origin of Life and the Uni- verse Conference drew a line in the shifting sands of the scientific community, declaring
... Read more
Agriculturally Important Fungi for Sustainable Agriculture

Volume 1: Perspective for Diversity and Crop Productivity

Edited by Ajar Nath Yadav, Shashank Mishra, Divjot Kour, Neelam Yadav, Anil Kumar ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Microbes are ubiquitous in nature. Among microbes, fungal communities play an important role in agriculture, the environment, and medicine. Vast fungal diversity has been associated with plant systems, namely epiphytic fungi, endophytic fungi, and rhizospheric fungi.These fungi associated with plant systems play an important role in plant growth, crop yield, and soil health. Rhizospheric fungi, ... Read more

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Microbes are ubiquitous in nature. Among microbes, fungal communities play an important role in agriculture, the environment, and medicine. Vast fungal diversity has been associated with plant systems, namely epiphytic fungi, endophytic fungi, and rhizospheric fungi.These fungi associated with plant systems play an important role in plant growth, crop yield, and soil health. Rhizospheric fungi,
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Evolutionary Psychology as Maladapted Psychology

by Robert C. Richardson ...

Series series Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology
A philosopher subjects the claims of evolutionary psychology to the evidential and methodological requirements of evolutionary biology, concluding that evolutionary psychology's explanations amount to speculation disguised as results.Human beings, like other organisms, are the products of evolution. Like other organisms, we exhibit traits that are the product of natural selection. Our ... Read more

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A philosopher subjects the claims of evolutionary psychology to the evidential and methodological requirements of evolutionary biology, concluding that evolutionary psychology's explanations amount to speculation disguised as results.Human beings, like other organisms, are the products of evolution. Like other organisms, we exhibit traits that are the product of natural selection. Our
... Read more
Spirit Guides from the Future

Communication over 1000 Million Years of Evolution – and Beyond

by David Wegert ...

The book is a telepathic communication between myself and Dar, a evolved human from 23 million years in the future, as well as several other guides, spiritual and otherwise, from various future time periods. Although most of the contact is through Dar, several of his companions, from various timelines from a few centuries to over 1000 million years in the future have made some observations about ... Read more

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The book is a telepathic communication between myself and Dar, a evolved human from 23 million years in the future, as well as several other guides, spiritual and otherwise, from various future time periods. Although most of the contact is through Dar, several of his companions, from various timelines from a few centuries to over 1000 million years in the future have made some observations about
... Read more
Avian Cognition

Edited by Carel ten Cate, Susan D. Healy ...

The cognitive abilities of birds are remarkable: hummingbirds integrate spatial and temporal information about food sources, day-old chicks have a sense of numbers, parrots can make and use tools, and ravens have sophisticated insights in social relationships. This volume describes the full range of avian cognitive abilities, the mechanisms behind such abilities and how they relate to the ecology ... Read more

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The cognitive abilities of birds are remarkable: hummingbirds integrate spatial and temporal information about food sources, day-old chicks have a sense of numbers, parrots can make and use tools, and ravens have sophisticated insights in social relationships. This volume describes the full range of avian cognitive abilities, the mechanisms behind such abilities and how they relate to the ecology
... Read more
The Modes of Origin of Lowest Organisms

by H. Charlton Basian ...

The Modes of Origin of Lowest Organisms is a short overview of the origin of bacteria, and discussion of early experiments. A table of contents is included. ... Read more

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The Modes of Origin of Lowest Organisms is a short overview of the origin of bacteria, and discussion of early experiments. A table of contents is included.
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Palaeoclimates and their Modelling

With special reference to the Mesozoic era

by P.J. Valdes, B.J. Hoskins, R. Spicer, J.R.L. Allen, B.W. Sellwood ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
The climate of the Earth has undergone many changes and for those times when geologic data are widespread and abundant the Mesozoic appears to have been one of the warmest intervals. This was a time during which the single continent Pangea disintegrated into continental units similar to those of today, a time when there were no significant polar ice caps and sea level was generally much higher ... Read more

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The climate of the Earth has undergone many changes and for those times when geologic data are widespread and abundant the Mesozoic appears to have been one of the warmest intervals. This was a time during which the single continent Pangea disintegrated into continental units similar to those of today, a time when there were no significant polar ice caps and sea level was generally much higher
... Read more
The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest

40 Years of Research

by Catherine Crockford, Linda Vigilant, Tobias Deschner, Fabian Leendertz ...

The Taï Chimpanzee Project (Taï National Park, Cote D'Ivoire) has yielded unprecedented insights into the nature of cooperation, cognition, and culture in our closest living relatives. Founded in 1979 by Christophe and Hedwige Boesch, the project has entered its 40th year of continuous research. Alongside other famous long-term chimpanzee study sites at Gombe and Mahale in East Africa, the ... Read more

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The Taï Chimpanzee Project (Taï National Park, Cote D'Ivoire) has yielded unprecedented insights into the nature of cooperation, cognition, and culture in our closest living relatives. Founded in 1979 by Christophe and Hedwige Boesch, the project has entered its 40th year of continuous research. Alongside other famous long-term chimpanzee study sites at Gombe and Mahale in East Africa, the
... Read more
Ichnoentomology

Insect Traces in Soils and Paleosols

by Jorge Fernando Genise ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book is devoted to the ichnology of insects, and associated trace fossils, in soils and paleosols. The traces described here, mostly nests and pupation chambers, include one of the most complex architectures produced by animals. Chapters explore the walls, shapes and fillings of trace fossils followed by their classifications and ichnotaxonomy. Detailed descriptions and interpretations for ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book is devoted to the ichnology of insects, and associated trace fossils, in soils and paleosols. The traces described here, mostly nests and pupation chambers, include one of the most complex architectures produced by animals. Chapters explore the walls, shapes and fillings of trace fossils followed by their classifications and ichnotaxonomy. Detailed descriptions and interpretations for
... Read more
The Major Metaphors of Evolution

Darwinism Then and Now

by Salvatore J. Agosta, Daniel R. Brooks ...

Series Book 2 - Evolutionary Biology – New Perspectives on Its Development
This book presents a unified evolutionary framework based on three sets of metaphors that will help to consolidate discussions on evolutionary transitions.Evolution is the unifying principle of life, making identifying ways to apply evolutionary principles to tackle existence-threatening crises such as climate change crucial. A more cohesive evolutionary framework will further the discussions in ... Read more

$188.09 USD

This book presents a unified evolutionary framework based on three sets of metaphors that will help to consolidate discussions on evolutionary transitions.Evolution is the unifying principle of life, making identifying ways to apply evolutionary principles to tackle existence-threatening crises such as climate change crucial. A more cohesive evolutionary framework will further the discussions in
... Read more
Flying Sand Dollars, Left-handed Crabs, Giant Earwigs, and Other Curiosities

by Malcolm Telford ...

In this uniquely personal collection of essays a self-proclaimed “incorrigible” and sometimes politically incorrect, biologist merges autobiography and history with accounts of intriguing animals and plants. In these essays, expect the unexpected as the author traces the parallel lives of Beatrix Potter and Lyn Margulis; or what Napoleon Bonaparte had in common with Giant Earwigs and how, in the ... Read more

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In this uniquely personal collection of essays a self-proclaimed “incorrigible” and sometimes politically incorrect, biologist merges autobiography and history with accounts of intriguing animals and plants. In these essays, expect the unexpected as the author traces the parallel lives of Beatrix Potter and Lyn Margulis; or what Napoleon Bonaparte had in common with Giant Earwigs and how, in the
... Read more
Theory-Based Ecology

A Darwinian approach

by Gabriella Magyar, Liz Pásztor, Zoltán Botta-Dukát, Tamás Czárán, Géza Meszéna ...

Ecology is in a challenging state as a scientific discipline. While some theoretical ecologists are attempting to build a definition of ecology from first principles, many others are questioning even the feasibility of a general and universal theory. At the same time, it is increasingly important that ecology is accurately and functionally defined for a generation of researchers tackling ... Read more

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Ecology is in a challenging state as a scientific discipline. While some theoretical ecologists are attempting to build a definition of ecology from first principles, many others are questioning even the feasibility of a general and universal theory. At the same time, it is increasingly important that ecology is accurately and functionally defined for a generation of researchers tackling
... Read more
Search Before the Dog: Domestication, Persistence, and the Origins of the Dog

by L. Jack Rhodes ...

Before the Dog offers a new account of how wolves became dogs—one that does not begin with taming, affection, or deliberate human design.Instead of asking when humans decided to domesticate wolves, this book asks a quieter question: how did certain canids manage to persist at the margins of human activity while others did not?Drawing on archaeology, paleopathology, evolutionary biology, behavioral ... Read more

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Before the Dog offers a new account of how wolves became dogs—one that does not begin with taming, affection, or deliberate human design.Instead of asking when humans decided to domesticate wolves, this book asks a quieter question: how did certain canids manage to persist at the margins of human activity while others did not?Drawing on archaeology, paleopathology, evolutionary biology, behavioral
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Une belle histoire de l'homme

by Collectif, Yves Coppens ...

"Y a-t-il du Néandertal en moi ? Mais quand les Hommes ont-ils quitté l’Afrique ? Pourquoi sommes-nous tous forcément cousins ? Comment expliquer qu’on naisse avec des couleurs de peau différentes ? Pourrons-nous encore nous nourrir en 2050 ?" Et si vous partiez à la découverte de la plus belle histoire qui soit, la nôtre ? Cet ouvrage vous donne enfin toutes les clés pour percer les mystères de ... Read more

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"Y a-t-il du Néandertal en moi ? Mais quand les Hommes ont-ils quitté l’Afrique ? Pourquoi sommes-nous tous forcément cousins ? Comment expliquer qu’on naisse avec des couleurs de peau différentes ? Pourrons-nous encore nous nourrir en 2050 ?" Et si vous partiez à la découverte de la plus belle histoire qui soit, la nôtre ? Cet ouvrage vous donne enfin toutes les clés pour percer les mystères de
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