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Our Ancient Brain: Why We Think the Way We Do

by James S. Bucko ...

Belief, superstition, and conspiracy… Where did they come from? This book explains everything.How did our species evolve from stone axe chippers living in dank caves to the architects of artificial intelligence living in air-conditioned high-rise penthouses?As author Jim Bucko explains, our tool-making capability seems to have preceded and then paralleled other developments in human language, art, ... Read more

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Belief, superstition, and conspiracy… Where did they come from? This book explains everything.How did our species evolve from stone axe chippers living in dank caves to the architects of artificial intelligence living in air-conditioned high-rise penthouses?As author Jim Bucko explains, our tool-making capability seems to have preceded and then paralleled other developments in human language, art,
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La vuelta al mundo en seis millones de años

by Guido Barbujani, Andrea Bronelli ...

Translated by Pepa Linares ...

Series series El libro de bolsillo - Ciencias
Este libro cuenta la gran aventura de los avatares y de las múltiples y sucesivas migraciones de los "homininos" (es decir, del hombre y todas las especies humanas extinguidas) desde que los primeros de ellos descendieron de los árboles y, muy poco a poco, empezaron a transitar en posición erecta sobre la tierra, hasta el Neolítico y el tiempo presente. De la mano de la biología evolutiva y de la ... Read more

$5.93 USD

Este libro cuenta la gran aventura de los avatares y de las múltiples y sucesivas migraciones de los "homininos" (es decir, del hombre y todas las especies humanas extinguidas) desde que los primeros de ellos descendieron de los árboles y, muy poco a poco, empezaron a transitar en posición erecta sobre la tierra, hasta el Neolítico y el tiempo presente. De la mano de la biología evolutiva y de la
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Common Chinese Materia Medica

Volume 7

Edited by Huagu Ye, Chuyuan Li, Wencai Ye, Feiyan Zeng ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This seventh volume describes 247 species of 9 families of medicinal plants, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine. The most important species are Adina rubella, Gardenia jasminoides, Hedyotis diffusa, Morinda officinalis, Rubia cordifolia, Uncaria hirsuta, Uncaria macrophylla, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Uncaria sessilifructus, Uncaria sinensis of Rubiaceae; Lonicera confusa, Lonicera hypoglauca ... Read more

$134.09 USD

This seventh volume describes 247 species of 9 families of medicinal plants, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine. The most important species are Adina rubella, Gardenia jasminoides, Hedyotis diffusa, Morinda officinalis, Rubia cordifolia, Uncaria hirsuta, Uncaria macrophylla, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Uncaria sessilifructus, Uncaria sinensis of Rubiaceae; Lonicera confusa, Lonicera hypoglauca
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The Malay Archipelago, Volume 2.

by Alfred Russel Wallace ...

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1869 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Malay Archipelago' is a work that chronicles the observations of Wallace during his time in Asia, and includes chapters on New Guinea, the Ke Islands, Waigiou, and the wildlife and human inhabitants who resided there. Alfred Russel Wallace was born ... Read more

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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1869 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Malay Archipelago' is a work that chronicles the observations of Wallace during his time in Asia, and includes chapters on New Guinea, the Ke Islands, Waigiou, and the wildlife and human inhabitants who resided there. Alfred Russel Wallace was born
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Scars of Evolution

What Our Bodies Tell Us About Human Origins

by Elaine Morgan ...

In this lively and controversial book Elaine Morgan presents a challenging interpretation to the question of human evolution. With brilliant logic she argues that our hominid ancestors began to evolve in response to an aquatic environment.Millions of years ago something happened that caused our ancestors to walk on two legs, to lose their fur, to develop larger brains and learn how to speak. ... Read more

$14.99 USD

In this lively and controversial book Elaine Morgan presents a challenging interpretation to the question of human evolution. With brilliant logic she argues that our hominid ancestors began to evolve in response to an aquatic environment.Millions of years ago something happened that caused our ancestors to walk on two legs, to lose their fur, to develop larger brains and learn how to speak.
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Sul Sentiero degli Angeli

by Massimo Rodolfi ...

Questo libro non è un libro sugli angeli, ma è dedicato a tutti coloro che in questo preciso momento della loro evoluzione stanno per imboccare, o hanno appena imboccato, quel sentiero che li porterà a realizzare la loro vera natura di angeli solari, compiendo così il sacrificio perfetto, quella sacralizzazione di sé, che ogni illuminato, per il bene del genere umano, ha dimostrato essere ... Read more

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Questo libro non è un libro sugli angeli, ma è dedicato a tutti coloro che in questo preciso momento della loro evoluzione stanno per imboccare, o hanno appena imboccato, quel sentiero che li porterà a realizzare la loro vera natura di angeli solari, compiendo così il sacrificio perfetto, quella sacralizzazione di sé, che ogni illuminato, per il bene del genere umano, ha dimostrato essere
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Animal of realities

Our evolutionary identity as a species and individuals

by Xosé Gabriel Vázquez Fernández ...

Our definition as rational animals has expired, since we now know that other species also have that characteristic. Hence the inquiry in this regard and its corresponding result, which are addressed in this book and whose conclusion is that evolution itself has endowed us with something specific: our ability to devise, based on which all and only sapiens live an external reality, in relation to ... Read more

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Our definition as rational animals has expired, since we now know that other species also have that characteristic. Hence the inquiry in this regard and its corresponding result, which are addressed in this book and whose conclusion is that evolution itself has endowed us with something specific: our ability to devise, based on which all and only sapiens live an external reality, in relation to
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Algal And Cyanobacteria Symbioses

by Martin Grube, Joseph Seckbach, Lucia Muggia ...

Owing to their importance as primary producers of energy and nutrition, algae and cyanobacteria are found as symbiotic partners across diverse lineages of prokaryotic and eukaryotic kingdoms.Algal and Cyanobacteria Symbioses presents a compilation of recent, updated research in fields of diverse symbioses, including in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. It gives a comprehensive overview ... Read more

$142.99 USD

Owing to their importance as primary producers of energy and nutrition, algae and cyanobacteria are found as symbiotic partners across diverse lineages of prokaryotic and eukaryotic kingdoms.Algal and Cyanobacteria Symbioses presents a compilation of recent, updated research in fields of diverse symbioses, including in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. It gives a comprehensive overview
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Molecular Analyses

Edited by Scott Orland Rogers ...

Series series Molecular Genomics and Proteomics
DNA and RNA extraction methods from a variety of tissues and samples are now routine, including extraction from single cells. Many methods are now automated. Sequencing efficiency has reached the point where it is now possible to obtain gigabases of data, both quickly and inexpensively. Such methods permit the identification of gene versions, including those associated with disease (e.g. small ... Read more

$65.99 USD

DNA and RNA extraction methods from a variety of tissues and samples are now routine, including extraction from single cells. Many methods are now automated. Sequencing efficiency has reached the point where it is now possible to obtain gigabases of data, both quickly and inexpensively. Such methods permit the identification of gene versions, including those associated with disease (e.g. small
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Darwin va in città

Come la giungla urbana influenza l’evoluzione

by Menno Schilthuizen ...

Edizione Italiana a cura di Telmo Pievani Nel prossimo futuro una vasta porzione del globo sarà urbanizzata. Dove andrà a finire la natura? In città, come ci racconta Menno Schilthuizen in questo sorprendente libro. Un numero sempre maggiore di specie selvatiche ritaglia per sé nuove nicchie nei centri abitati, mentre l’evoluzione sta compiendo, sotto i nostri occhi, una svolta straordinaria. Gli ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Edizione Italiana a cura di Telmo Pievani Nel prossimo futuro una vasta porzione del globo sarà urbanizzata. Dove andrà a finire la natura? In città, come ci racconta Menno Schilthuizen in questo sorprendente libro. Un numero sempre maggiore di specie selvatiche ritaglia per sé nuove nicchie nei centri abitati, mentre l’evoluzione sta compiendo, sotto i nostri occhi, una svolta straordinaria. Gli
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Peut-on Encore Croire En L’évolution ?

Que Disent La Science Et L’observation ?

by André Epron ...

Peut-on encore croire en l'évolution ?Qu'en disent les sciences et l'observation ? ... Read more

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Peut-on encore croire en l'évolution ?Qu'en disent les sciences et l'observation ?
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Organism and Environment

Ecological Development, Niche Construction, and Adaptation

by Sonia E. Sultan ...

Over the past decade, advances in both molecular developmental biology and evolutionary ecology have made possible a new understanding of organisms as dynamic systems interacting with their environments. This innovative book synthesizes a wealth of recent research findings to examine how environments influence phenotypic expression in individual organisms (ecological development or 'eco-devo'), ... Read more

$62.99 USD

Over the past decade, advances in both molecular developmental biology and evolutionary ecology have made possible a new understanding of organisms as dynamic systems interacting with their environments. This innovative book synthesizes a wealth of recent research findings to examine how environments influence phenotypic expression in individual organisms (ecological development or 'eco-devo'),
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The Choanoflagellates

Evolution, Biology and Ecology

by Barry S. C. Leadbeater ...

Choanoflagellates have three distinctive claims to fame: they are the closest, living, unicellular relatives of animals; they are a major component of aquatic microbial foodwebs; and one group is remarkable for its siliceous basket-like coverings. This landmark book offers a unique synthesis of over forty years of choanoflagellates research. Key areas are covered, from the phylogenetic evidence ... Read more

$127.99 USD

Choanoflagellates have three distinctive claims to fame: they are the closest, living, unicellular relatives of animals; they are a major component of aquatic microbial foodwebs; and one group is remarkable for its siliceous basket-like coverings. This landmark book offers a unique synthesis of over forty years of choanoflagellates research. Key areas are covered, from the phylogenetic evidence
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On the Riddle of Life

A Historico-Logical Study of Vitalism

by Bohang Chen ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book presents a historico-logical study of vitalism. It begins by uncovering previously unknown doctrines of vitalism from the history of science—encompassing biological, physical, and social sciences—and then subjects these doctrines to a thorough logical analysis. Through this process, the book offers a unified conceptual framework to understand the major doctrines of vitalism in the ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This book presents a historico-logical study of vitalism. It begins by uncovering previously unknown doctrines of vitalism from the history of science—encompassing biological, physical, and social sciences—and then subjects these doctrines to a thorough logical analysis. Through this process, the book offers a unified conceptual framework to understand the major doctrines of vitalism in the
... Read more
Unsung Heroes of Pollination

More Than the Birds and the Bees

by Peter Bernhardt ...

Unsung Heroes of Pollination shows the reader a hidden world of pollination, where flies, wasps, mosquitoes, bats and beetles take centre stage. Naturalists, gardeners, citizen scientists and flower enthusiasts are invited to journey into the undergrowth, following Professor Peter Bernhardt and a cast of scientists across Australia, the USA, South Africa, China and Fiji.Leaving the familiar birds ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Unsung Heroes of Pollination shows the reader a hidden world of pollination, where flies, wasps, mosquitoes, bats and beetles take centre stage. Naturalists, gardeners, citizen scientists and flower enthusiasts are invited to journey into the undergrowth, following Professor Peter Bernhardt and a cast of scientists across Australia, the USA, South Africa, China and Fiji.Leaving the familiar birds
... Read more
Drought Stress in Maize (Zea mays L.)

Effects, Resistance Mechanisms, Global Achievements and Biological Strategies for Improvement

by Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Amir Maqbool, Rahime Cengiz ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book focuses on early germination, one of maize germplasm most important strategies for adapting to drought-induced stress. Some genotypes have the ability to adapt by either reducing water losses or by increasing water uptake. Drought tolerance is also an adaptive strategy that enables crop plants to maintain their normal physiological processes and deliver higher economical yield despite ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book focuses on early germination, one of maize germplasm most important strategies for adapting to drought-induced stress. Some genotypes have the ability to adapt by either reducing water losses or by increasing water uptake. Drought tolerance is also an adaptive strategy that enables crop plants to maintain their normal physiological processes and deliver higher economical yield despite
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The Evolution of the Human Form

by Charles Morris ...

This book deals with the evolution of human and organic forms.“That men, or thinking beings akin to man, exist only on that minute fragment of the universe we call the earth is a conception so highly improbable, in view of the vast multitude of planets which we may logically conceive to exist, that it seems as if no reasoning being could entertain it. It is true, indeed, that in our own solar ... Read more

$2.99 USD

This book deals with the evolution of human and organic forms.“That men, or thinking beings akin to man, exist only on that minute fragment of the universe we call the earth is a conception so highly improbable, in view of the vast multitude of planets which we may logically conceive to exist, that it seems as if no reasoning being could entertain it. It is true, indeed, that in our own solar
... Read more
Save Our Selves en bescherm onze planeet Aarde

by Dr P.A.J. Holst ...

De Aarde heeft sinds een halve eeuw de mens de heerschappij gegeven over zijn eigen voortplanting en van alle zoogdieren. Vlees voor consumptie wordt nog uitsluitend geproduceerd door kunstmatige inseminatie. Meer dan 300 miljoen landbouwhuisdieren in de EU brengen hun hele leven door en worden vetgemest in een kooi. Coronavirussen, Afrikaanse varkenspest, jaarlijkse influenza virussen zijn het ... Read more

$4.99 USD

De Aarde heeft sinds een halve eeuw de mens de heerschappij gegeven over zijn eigen voortplanting en van alle zoogdieren. Vlees voor consumptie wordt nog uitsluitend geproduceerd door kunstmatige inseminatie. Meer dan 300 miljoen landbouwhuisdieren in de EU brengen hun hele leven door en worden vetgemest in een kooi. Coronavirussen, Afrikaanse varkenspest, jaarlijkse influenza virussen zijn het
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Bat Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation

Edited by Rick A. Adams, Scott C. Pedersen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Recent advances in the study of bats have changed the way we understand this illusive group of mammals. This volume consist of 25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the most recent finding on the evolution, ecology and conservation of bats. The chapters in this book are not intended to be exhaustive literature reviews, but instead extended manuscripts that bring new and ... Read more

$188.99 USD

Recent advances in the study of bats have changed the way we understand this illusive group of mammals. This volume consist of 25 chapters and 57 authors from around the globe all writing on the most recent finding on the evolution, ecology and conservation of bats. The chapters in this book are not intended to be exhaustive literature reviews, but instead extended manuscripts that bring new and
... Read more
Levrieri & Segugi primitivi

by Mario Canton ...

Series Book 2 - Levrieri
Questo testo è un catalogo delle razze levriere presenti nelle diverse regioni della Terra per le quali sono riuscito ad ottenere ragionevoli certezze di esistenza anche in nuclei di piccole dimensioni ma comunque significativi.Il criterio di esposizione è quello geografico ed etnografico piuttosto che quello del riconoscimento da parte di enti cinofili ufficiali.Per completare il quadro sui ... Read more

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Questo testo è un catalogo delle razze levriere presenti nelle diverse regioni della Terra per le quali sono riuscito ad ottenere ragionevoli certezze di esistenza anche in nuclei di piccole dimensioni ma comunque significativi.Il criterio di esposizione è quello geografico ed etnografico piuttosto che quello del riconoscimento da parte di enti cinofili ufficiali.Per completare il quadro sui
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Cardio-Respiratory Control in Vertebrates

Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects

Edited by Mogens L. Glass, Stephen C. Wood ...

Hopefully, this book will be taken off of the shelf frequently to be studied carefully over many years. More than 40 researchers were involved in this project, which examines respiration, circulation, and metabolism from ?sh to the land vertebrates, including human beings. A breathable and stable atmosphere ?rst appeared about 500 million years ago. Oxygen levels are not stable in aquatic ... Read more

$188.99 USD

Hopefully, this book will be taken off of the shelf frequently to be studied carefully over many years. More than 40 researchers were involved in this project, which examines respiration, circulation, and metabolism from ?sh to the land vertebrates, including human beings. A breathable and stable atmosphere ?rst appeared about 500 million years ago. Oxygen levels are not stable in aquatic
... Read more
The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research

An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair

by William deJong-Lambert ...

Series series History (R0)
This book uses the reaction of a number of biologists in the United States and Great Britain to provide an overview of one of the most important controversies in Twentieth Century biology, the “Lysenko Affair.” The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of history/history of science. It covers a number of topics which are relevant to understanding the sources and ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book uses the reaction of a number of biologists in the United States and Great Britain to provide an overview of one of the most important controversies in Twentieth Century biology, the “Lysenko Affair.” The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of history/history of science. It covers a number of topics which are relevant to understanding the sources and
... Read more
New Atheism: Critical Perspectives and Contemporary Debates

Edited by Christopher R. Cotter, Philip Andrew Quadrio, Jonathan Tuckett ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Whether understood in a narrow sense as the popular works of a small number of (white male) authors, or as a larger more diffuse movement, twenty-first century scholars, journalists, and activists from all ‘sides’ in the atheism versus theism debate, have noted the emergence of a particular form of atheism frequently dubbed ‘New Atheism’. The present collection has been brought together to provide ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Whether understood in a narrow sense as the popular works of a small number of (white male) authors, or as a larger more diffuse movement, twenty-first century scholars, journalists, and activists from all ‘sides’ in the atheism versus theism debate, have noted the emergence of a particular form of atheism frequently dubbed ‘New Atheism’. The present collection has been brought together to provide
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The Cosmic Oasis

The Remarkable Story of Earth's Biosphere

by Mark Williams, Jan Zalasiewicz, Anne-Sophie Milon ...

Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions. The Earth is a unique as a living planet, a cosmic oasis drifting in the vastness of barren space. It is strikingly and obviously different from our nearest heavenly neighbours, the Moon, Venus and Mars, in its thin skin of biology, extending from the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Alone in the known universe the Earth glows bright with life, a unique cosmic oasis of biodiversity which is now under threat from our own actions. The Earth is a unique as a living planet, a cosmic oasis drifting in the vastness of barren space. It is strikingly and obviously different from our nearest heavenly neighbours, the Moon, Venus and Mars, in its thin skin of biology, extending from the
... Read more

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