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Of Literature and Knowledge

Explorations in Narrative Thought Experiments, Evolution and Game Theory

by Peter Swirski ...

"Of Literature and Knowledge looks ... like an important advance in this new and very important subject... literature is about to become even more interesting." – Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University.Framed by the theory of evolution, this colourful and engaging volume presents a new understanding of the mechanisms by which we transfer information from narrative ... Read more

$64.99 USD

"Of Literature and Knowledge looks ... like an important advance in this new and very important subject... literature is about to become even more interesting." – Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University.Framed by the theory of evolution, this colourful and engaging volume presents a new understanding of the mechanisms by which we transfer information from narrative
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Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites

Second Edition

by Robert Poulin ...

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and other animals in fundamental ways, but in recent years they have become a powerful model system for the study of ecology and evolution, with practical applications in disease prevention. Here, in a thoroughly revised and ... Read more

$68.39 USD

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and other animals in fundamental ways, but in recent years they have become a powerful model system for the study of ecology and evolution, with practical applications in disease prevention. Here, in a thoroughly revised and
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Evolution and Crime

by Jason Roach, Ken Pease ...

Series series Crime Science Series
Human physique and behaviour has been shaped by the pressures of natural selection. This is received wisdom in all scientifically informed circles. Currently, the topic of crime is rarely touched upon in textbooks on evolution and the topic of evolution rarely even mentioned in criminology textbooks. This book for the first time explores how an evolution informed criminology has clear implications ... Read more

$57.99 USD

Human physique and behaviour has been shaped by the pressures of natural selection. This is received wisdom in all scientifically informed circles. Currently, the topic of crime is rarely touched upon in textbooks on evolution and the topic of evolution rarely even mentioned in criminology textbooks. This book for the first time explores how an evolution informed criminology has clear implications
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Evolutionary Biology: Genome Evolution, Speciation, Coevolution and Origin of Life

Edited by Pierre Pontarotti ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book includes the most essential contributions presented at the 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2013. It consists of 18 chapters organized according to the following categories:· Molecular and Genome Evolution· Phylogeography of Speciation and Coevolution· Exobiology and Origin of LifeThe aims of the annual meetings in Marseille, which bring ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book includes the most essential contributions presented at the 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2013. It consists of 18 chapters organized according to the following categories:· Molecular and Genome Evolution· Phylogeography of Speciation and Coevolution· Exobiology and Origin of LifeThe aims of the annual meetings in Marseille, which bring
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Evolutionary Biology: Mechanisms and Trends

Edited by Pierre Pontarotti ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseilles serve to gather leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research. The aims of these meetings are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations.This book collects 19 selected contributions presented at the 15th meeting, which took place in ... Read more

$143.09 USD

The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseilles serve to gather leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research. The aims of these meetings are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations.This book collects 19 selected contributions presented at the 15th meeting, which took place in
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Resource Strategies of Wild Plants

by Joseph M. Craine ...

Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores, and resisted a myriad of environmental stresses. These struggles have helped generate more than a quarter million terrestrial plant species, each possessing a unique strategy for success. Yet, as Resource Strategies of Wild Plants demonstrates, the constraints on plant growth are ... Read more

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Over millions of years, terrestrial plants have competed for limited resources, defended themselves against herbivores, and resisted a myriad of environmental stresses. These struggles have helped generate more than a quarter million terrestrial plant species, each possessing a unique strategy for success. Yet, as Resource Strategies of Wild Plants demonstrates, the constraints on plant growth are
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Human Longevity

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Bioenergetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution

by Raymond C. Valentine, David L. Valentine ...

More than 7 billion people inhabit the earth and all of them are subject to aging. This book is aimed at persons interested in a molecular explanation of how our cells age. Human Longevity: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Bioenergetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution is built on the proposition that we age as our mitochondria age. It suggests a revised vers ... Read more

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More than 7 billion people inhabit the earth and all of them are subject to aging. This book is aimed at persons interested in a molecular explanation of how our cells age. Human Longevity: Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Bioenergetics, Molecular Biology, and Evolution is built on the proposition that we age as our mitochondria age. It suggests a revised vers
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Evolution of Extracellular Matrix

Edited by Fred W. Keeley, Robert Mecham ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The evolution of single cells into multicellular organisms was mediated, in large part, by the extracellular matrix. The proteins and glycoconjugates that make up the extracellular matrix provide structural support to cellular complexes, facilitate cell adhesion and migration, and impart mechanical properties that are important for tissue function. Each class of ECM macromolecule has evolved to ... Read more

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The evolution of single cells into multicellular organisms was mediated, in large part, by the extracellular matrix. The proteins and glycoconjugates that make up the extracellular matrix provide structural support to cellular complexes, facilitate cell adhesion and migration, and impart mechanical properties that are important for tissue function. Each class of ECM macromolecule has evolved to
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Star Struck

Seeing the Creator in the Wonders of Our Cosmos

by David Bradstreet, Steve Rabey ...

The heavens are beckoning us, telling us that this wonderful, mind-boggling cosmic display is indeed the work of the creator. And now, using rovers and satellites, we're venturing further out into the vastness of space than ever before.In Star Struck, Christian astronomer David Bradstreet and writer Steve Rabey take readers on a guided tour of the biggest story ever, offering both intriguing ... Read more

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The heavens are beckoning us, telling us that this wonderful, mind-boggling cosmic display is indeed the work of the creator. And now, using rovers and satellites, we're venturing further out into the vastness of space than ever before.In Star Struck, Christian astronomer David Bradstreet and writer Steve Rabey take readers on a guided tour of the biggest story ever, offering both intriguing
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Te voet

Hoe twee benen de mens verder brengen

by Shane O'Mara ...

Translated by Luud Dorresteijn ...

De mens als soort wordt gedefinieerd door onze manier van voortbewegen: op twee benen. Het bracht ons vanuit het hart van Afrika naar verre delen van de wereld als Alaska en Australië. Het bevrijdde onze handen én onze geest. Toch weten maar weinig mensen hoe rechtop lopen precies werkt, laat staan dat we inzien welke voordelen het ons oplevert. In Te voet brengt neurowetenschapper Shane O'Mara ... Read more

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De mens als soort wordt gedefinieerd door onze manier van voortbewegen: op twee benen. Het bracht ons vanuit het hart van Afrika naar verre delen van de wereld als Alaska en Australië. Het bevrijdde onze handen én onze geest. Toch weten maar weinig mensen hoe rechtop lopen precies werkt, laat staan dat we inzien welke voordelen het ons oplevert. In Te voet brengt neurowetenschapper Shane O'Mara
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Tutti i mondi possibili

Un'avventura nella grande biblioteca dell'evoluzione

by Telmo Pievani ...

Nel 1976, una giovane studentessa di Ingegneria di Princeton è a Madrid in vacanza. Legge “La biblioteca di Babele” di Jorge Luis Borges e ha un’illuminazione. Immagina quegli scaffali sterminati e si immedesima nel destino del bibliotecario che si aggira disperato alla ricerca del libro dei libri, quello che contiene le risposte ai misteri fondamentali della vita. Prima di lei, John Maynard Smith ... Read more

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Nel 1976, una giovane studentessa di Ingegneria di Princeton è a Madrid in vacanza. Legge “La biblioteca di Babele” di Jorge Luis Borges e ha un’illuminazione. Immagina quegli scaffali sterminati e si immedesima nel destino del bibliotecario che si aggira disperato alla ricerca del libro dei libri, quello che contiene le risposte ai misteri fondamentali della vita. Prima di lei, John Maynard Smith
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Found a Fossil

Digs, Discoveries and Australia’s Deep Past

by Sally K. Hurst ...

What would you do if you discovered a fossil?Imagine stumbling upon a fossil or an Indigenous artefact during a walk in the bush, on a quiet beach or across your family farm – what would you do next? While fossils and artefacts are different in their formation, preservation and significance, they’re both part of the incredible array of heritage objects and sites we can find across the Australian ... Read more

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What would you do if you discovered a fossil?Imagine stumbling upon a fossil or an Indigenous artefact during a walk in the bush, on a quiet beach or across your family farm – what would you do next? While fossils and artefacts are different in their formation, preservation and significance, they’re both part of the incredible array of heritage objects and sites we can find across the Australian
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Evolution in Action

Case studies in Adaptive Radiation, Speciation and the Origin of Biodiversity

Edited by Matthias Glaubrecht ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Radiations, or Evolution in Action We have just celebrated the “Darwin Year” with the double anniversary of his 200th birthday and 150th year of his masterpiece, “On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection”. In this work, Darwin established the factual evidence of biological evolution, that species change over time, and that new organisms arise by the splitting of ancestral forms into ... Read more

$188.09 USD

Radiations, or Evolution in Action We have just celebrated the “Darwin Year” with the double anniversary of his 200th birthday and 150th year of his masterpiece, “On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection”. In this work, Darwin established the factual evidence of biological evolution, that species change over time, and that new organisms arise by the splitting of ancestral forms into
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Herrera's 'Plasmogenia' and Other Collected Works

Early Writings on the Experimental Study of the Origin of Life

by Antonio Lazcano, Ismael Ledesma Mateos, Alicia Negrón-Mendoza, Juli Peretó, Ervin Silva, Henderson James Cleaves ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book collects three outstanding examples of the work of Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera (1868-1943), a pioneer in experimental origins of life research. Two of the collected works appear here in English for the first time. Herrera's works represent the attempt to deal experimentally with the issue of an autotrophic origin of life, a possibility that was widely accepted prior to ... Read more

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This book collects three outstanding examples of the work of Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera (1868-1943), a pioneer in experimental origins of life research. Two of the collected works appear here in English for the first time. Herrera's works represent the attempt to deal experimentally with the issue of an autotrophic origin of life, a possibility that was widely accepted prior to
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Interdisciplinary Anthropology

Continuing Evolution of Man

Edited by Wolfgang Welsch, Wolf Singer, André Wunder ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume is the result of a research project entitled “Evolutionary Continuity – Human Specifics – The Possibility of Objective Knowledge” that was carried out by representatives of six academic disciplines (evolutionary biology, evolutionary anthropology, brain research, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology and philosophy) over a period of three and a half years. The starting point for ... Read more

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This volume is the result of a research project entitled “Evolutionary Continuity – Human Specifics – The Possibility of Objective Knowledge” that was carried out by representatives of six academic disciplines (evolutionary biology, evolutionary anthropology, brain research, cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology and philosophy) over a period of three and a half years. The starting point for
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Fundamentals of Neuromechanics

by Francisco J. Valero-Cuevas ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides a conceptual and computational framework to study how the nervous system exploits the anatomical properties of limbs to produce mechanical function. The study of the neural control of limbs has historically emphasized the use of optimization to find solutions to the muscle redundancy problem. That is, how does the nervous system select a specific muscle coordination pattern when ... Read more

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This book provides a conceptual and computational framework to study how the nervous system exploits the anatomical properties of limbs to produce mechanical function. The study of the neural control of limbs has historically emphasized the use of optimization to find solutions to the muscle redundancy problem. That is, how does the nervous system select a specific muscle coordination pattern when
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Darwinisme

Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Partez à la découverte du darwinisme avec ce Grand Article Universalis !Le darwinisme est le nom d'un paradigme clé en biologie, formulé par le naturaliste anglais Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), autour duquel gravite encore aujourd'hui l'ensemble des théories sur l'évolution du vivant, que ce soit pour le prolonger, l'infléchir ou le rejeter. Servant de cadre ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu ... Read more

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Partez à la découverte du darwinisme avec ce Grand Article Universalis !Le darwinisme est le nom d'un paradigme clé en biologie, formulé par le naturaliste anglais Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), autour duquel gravite encore aujourd'hui l'ensemble des théories sur l'évolution du vivant, que ce soit pour le prolonger, l'infléchir ou le rejeter. Servant de cadre ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu
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Hoe we mensen werden

Een geheel nieuwe kijk op de oorsprong van de mensheid

by Madelaine Böhme, Rüdiger Braun, Florian Breier ...

Een compleet nieuw perspectief op het ontstaan van de mensheidDe bakermat van de mensheid ligt in Afrika – dat werd lang beschouwd als onbetwistbare kennis. Maar de laatste jaren zijn er steeds meer botten opgedoken die qua tijd en vindplaats niet meer in dat beeld passen. Onderzoekers in Europa ontdekten talloze fossielen van vroege voorouders van de hedendaagse mensapen waaruit een ander beeld ... Read more

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Een compleet nieuw perspectief op het ontstaan van de mensheidDe bakermat van de mensheid ligt in Afrika – dat werd lang beschouwd als onbetwistbare kennis. Maar de laatste jaren zijn er steeds meer botten opgedoken die qua tijd en vindplaats niet meer in dat beeld passen. Onderzoekers in Europa ontdekten talloze fossielen van vroege voorouders van de hedendaagse mensapen waaruit een ander beeld
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Antarctic Peninsula & Tierra del Fuego: 100 years of Swedish-Argentine scientific cooperation at the end of the world

Proceedings of "Otto Nordensjold's Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903 and Swedish Scientists in Patagonia: A Symposium", Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2-7, 2003

Edited by Jorge Rabassa, Maria Laura Borla ...

This symposium, held in Argentina in March 2003, commemorates Otto Nordenskjold's 1901 expedition, and pays tribute to the Swedish and Argentinian explorers who took on the challenge of early fieldwork in Patagonia and Antarctica. This theme is extended to include recent fieldwork in the natural sciences in the Archipelago of Tierra del Fuego, the ... Read more

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This symposium, held in Argentina in March 2003, commemorates Otto Nordenskjold's 1901 expedition, and pays tribute to the Swedish and Argentinian explorers who took on the challenge of early fieldwork in Patagonia and Antarctica. This theme is extended to include recent fieldwork in the natural sciences in the Archipelago of Tierra del Fuego, the
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Die Welträtsel

Bereicherte Ausgabe. Gemeinverständliche Studien über Monistische Philosophie

by Ernst Haeckel, Winslow Marsh ...

In "Die Welträtsel", veröffentlicht im Jahr 1899, entfaltet Ernst Haeckel eine umfassende philosophische sowie wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit den grundlegenden Fragen des Lebens und der Natur. Der Text vereint poetische Prosa mit präzisen wissenschaftlichen Analysen und schafft es, komplexe naturwissenschaftliche Konzepte anschaulich zu vermitteln. Haeckels Schreibstil ist sowohl ... Read more

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In "Die Welträtsel", veröffentlicht im Jahr 1899, entfaltet Ernst Haeckel eine umfassende philosophische sowie wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit den grundlegenden Fragen des Lebens und der Natur. Der Text vereint poetische Prosa mit präzisen wissenschaftlichen Analysen und schafft es, komplexe naturwissenschaftliche Konzepte anschaulich zu vermitteln. Haeckels Schreibstil ist sowohl
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Der Urmensch

Bereicherte Ausgabe. Die evolutionäre Reise des Homo sapiens im Spiegel von Literatur und Wissenschaft

by Carl Vogt, Bellamy Ross ...

In "Der Urmensch" präsentiert Carl Vogt eine tiefgreifende Erkundung der Anfänge der Menschheit und der evolutionären Entwicklung des Menschen. In einer Zeit, in der die Wissenschaft sich intensiv mit Fragen der menschlichen Herkunft auseinandersetzte, entführt Vogt den Leser in einen literarisch fundierten Dialog zwischen Naturwissenschaft und Anthropologie. Sein Stil ist zugleich klar und ... Read more

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In "Der Urmensch" präsentiert Carl Vogt eine tiefgreifende Erkundung der Anfänge der Menschheit und der evolutionären Entwicklung des Menschen. In einer Zeit, in der die Wissenschaft sich intensiv mit Fragen der menschlichen Herkunft auseinandersetzte, entführt Vogt den Leser in einen literarisch fundierten Dialog zwischen Naturwissenschaft und Anthropologie. Sein Stil ist zugleich klar und
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THE STORY OF SPINOSAURUS

Discover the Giant Swimming Dinosaur - Facts About Prehistoric Predators and Ancient Animals

by Joseph V. Lilly ...

For decades, Spinosaurus was known mostly through fragmentary fossils and old assumptions, until new discoveries revealed something no one expected: a dinosaur built not just to walk the land, but to hunt in water. Spinosaurus: Discover the Giant Swimming Dinosaur takes readers deep into the science behind this extraordinary predator, unpacking the fossil evidence that transformed Spinosaurus from ... Read more

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For decades, Spinosaurus was known mostly through fragmentary fossils and old assumptions, until new discoveries revealed something no one expected: a dinosaur built not just to walk the land, but to hunt in water. Spinosaurus: Discover the Giant Swimming Dinosaur takes readers deep into the science behind this extraordinary predator, unpacking the fossil evidence that transformed Spinosaurus from
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Symbiosis

A Very Short Introduction

by Nancy A. Moran ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Symbiosis, the sustained and intimate associations between unrelated life forms, is now recognized as a ubiquitous phenomenon, one that has shaped evolution since the origin of life and that continues to affect all species. This overview of symbiosis starts with a quick history of relevant early discoveries and researchers, and considers why ... Read more

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Symbiosis, the sustained and intimate associations between unrelated life forms, is now recognized as a ubiquitous phenomenon, one that has shaped evolution since the origin of life and that continues to affect all species. This overview of symbiosis starts with a quick history of relevant early discoveries and researchers, and considers why
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The Reception of Darwinian Evolution in Britain, 1859–1909

Darwinism's Generations

by Martin Hewitt ...

The Reception of Darwinian Evolution in Britain, 1859-1909: Darwinism's Generations uses the impact of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) in the 50 years after its publication to demonstrate the effectiveness of a generational framework for understanding the cultural and intellectual history of Britain in the nineteenth century. It challenges conventional notions of the 'Darwinian ... Read more

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The Reception of Darwinian Evolution in Britain, 1859-1909: Darwinism's Generations uses the impact of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) in the 50 years after its publication to demonstrate the effectiveness of a generational framework for understanding the cultural and intellectual history of Britain in the nineteenth century. It challenges conventional notions of the 'Darwinian
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