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Phylogenetic Diversity

Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science

Edición de Rosa A. Scherson, Daniel P Faith ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of ... Leer más

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“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of
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We Desire to Be Immoral: It Felt Great to Be Human

de A.A. Castor ...

What does it truly mean to be "immoral"? Is it a flaw to be conquered, or an intrinsic part of our humanity? In this bold and expansive work, A.A. Castor embarks on a sweeping investigation into the roots of our so-called forbidden impulses. Drawing on vivid historical accounts, cutting-edge psychology, and illuminating insights from the animal kingdom, Castor unravels the stories behind behaviors ... Leer más

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What does it truly mean to be "immoral"? Is it a flaw to be conquered, or an intrinsic part of our humanity? In this bold and expansive work, A.A. Castor embarks on a sweeping investigation into the roots of our so-called forbidden impulses. Drawing on vivid historical accounts, cutting-edge psychology, and illuminating insights from the animal kingdom, Castor unravels the stories behind behaviors
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Mathematical Properties of Population-Genetic Statistics

Quadratic Forms Most Beautiful

de Noah A. Rosenberg ...

Series series Princeton Series in Theoretical and Computational Biology
A powerful new approach to interpreting population-genetic data in evolution and ecologyPopulation genetics uses statistical analysis to catalog genetic variation among populations and species. Summary statistics computed from allele frequencies—mathematical functions that measure features of genetic similarity and diversity—are key to this global effort. Yet despite their widespread use in ... Leer más

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A powerful new approach to interpreting population-genetic data in evolution and ecologyPopulation genetics uses statistical analysis to catalog genetic variation among populations and species. Summary statistics computed from allele frequencies—mathematical functions that measure features of genetic similarity and diversity—are key to this global effort. Yet despite their widespread use in
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Un dîner avec Darwin

Des cavernes aux cuisines, l'évolution

de Jonathan Silvertown ...

Traducido por Viviane Fenter, Lionel Pousaz ...

Imaginons nos lointains ancêtres en train de partager une grande table de banquet pour célébrer l’évolution… avec Charles Darwin aux cuisines. Le fameux naturaliste n’aurait pas la tâche facile : Lucy l’australopithèque est plutôt végétarienne ; Homo habilis, son voisin de table qui ne connait pas le feu, se délecte de viande crue ; Homo erectus, également carnivore, préfère un steak maigre ... Leer más

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Imaginons nos lointains ancêtres en train de partager une grande table de banquet pour célébrer l’évolution… avec Charles Darwin aux cuisines. Le fameux naturaliste n’aurait pas la tâche facile : Lucy l’australopithèque est plutôt végétarienne ; Homo habilis, son voisin de table qui ne connait pas le feu, se délecte de viande crue ; Homo erectus, également carnivore, préfère un steak maigre
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Origins of Humans

de IntroBooks Team ...

Human evolution can be considered to be a lengthy procedureof several transformations in which the people originated fromthe ape-like ancestors. There are several scientific evidence thatreveals that the behavioral and the physical traits that areshared by all the organisms have originated from the ape-likeancestors. They have evolved across lengthy periods ofapproximately six million years ago ... Leer más

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Human evolution can be considered to be a lengthy procedureof several transformations in which the people originated fromthe ape-like ancestors. There are several scientific evidence thatreveals that the behavioral and the physical traits that areshared by all the organisms have originated from the ape-likeancestors. They have evolved across lengthy periods ofapproximately six million years ago
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The 21st Century Singularity and Global Futures

A Big History Perspective

Edición de Andrey V. Korotayev, David J. LePoire ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book introduces a 'Big History' perspective to understand the acceleration of social, technological and economic trends towards a near-term singularity, marking a radical turning point in the evolution of our planet. It traces the emergence of accelerating innovation rates through global history and highlights major historical transformations throughout the evolution of life, humans, and ... Leer más

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This book introduces a 'Big History' perspective to understand the acceleration of social, technological and economic trends towards a near-term singularity, marking a radical turning point in the evolution of our planet. It traces the emergence of accelerating innovation rates through global history and highlights major historical transformations throughout the evolution of life, humans, and
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Woland’s Lessons to a Mutant

On Outgrowing Sapiens and Preparing What Comes After

de Benjamin Katz ...

This is not a book of comfort.It is a book of clarity.In Woland’s Lessons to a Mutant, philosopher and psychologist Benjamin Katz stages a long, uncompromising dialogue with Woland — an ironic, unsentimental examiner who appears only when illusions have exhausted themselves. Neither demon nor savior, Woland serves as a mirror: exposing humanity’s deepest cognitive flaws and asking whether ... Leer más

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This is not a book of comfort.It is a book of clarity.In Woland’s Lessons to a Mutant, philosopher and psychologist Benjamin Katz stages a long, uncompromising dialogue with Woland — an ironic, unsentimental examiner who appears only when illusions have exhausted themselves. Neither demon nor savior, Woland serves as a mirror: exposing humanity’s deepest cognitive flaws and asking whether
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Spiderwebs and Silk

Tracing Evolution From Molecules to Genes to Phenotypes

de Catherine L. Craig ...

This book links the molecular evolution of silk proteins to the evolution and behavioral ecology of web-spinning spiders and other arthropods. Craig's book draws together studies from biochemistry through molecular genetics, cellular physiology, ecology, and behavior to present an integrated understanding of an interesting biological system at the molecular and organizational levels. ... Leer más

$44.09 USD

This book links the molecular evolution of silk proteins to the evolution and behavioral ecology of web-spinning spiders and other arthropods. Craig's book draws together studies from biochemistry through molecular genetics, cellular physiology, ecology, and behavior to present an integrated understanding of an interesting biological system at the molecular and organizational levels.
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Human Social Evolution

The Foundational Works of Richard D. Alexander

de Kyle Summers, Bernard Crespi ...

Richard D. Alexander is an accomplished entomologist who turned his attention to solving some of the most perplexing problems associated with the evolution of human social systems. Using impeccable Darwinian logic and elaborating, extending and adding to the classic theoretical contributions of pioneers of behavioral and evolutionary ecology like George Williams, William Hamilton and Robert ... Leer más

$50.39 USD

Richard D. Alexander is an accomplished entomologist who turned his attention to solving some of the most perplexing problems associated with the evolution of human social systems. Using impeccable Darwinian logic and elaborating, extending and adding to the classic theoretical contributions of pioneers of behavioral and evolutionary ecology like George Williams, William Hamilton and Robert
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Biopoetics

Towards an Existential Ecology

de Andreas Weber ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Meaning, feeling and expression – the experience of inwardness – matter most in human existence. The perspective of biopoetics shows that this experience is shared by all organisms. Being alive means to exist through relations that have existential concern, and to express these dimensions through the body and its gestures. All life takes place within one poetic space which is shared between all ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Meaning, feeling and expression – the experience of inwardness – matter most in human existence. The perspective of biopoetics shows that this experience is shared by all organisms. Being alive means to exist through relations that have existential concern, and to express these dimensions through the body and its gestures. All life takes place within one poetic space which is shared between all
... Leer más
Essays on Darwinism

Exploring the Depths of Evolution: An Analytical Journey into Darwinian Theory

de Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing ...

In "Essays on Darwinism," Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing presents a critical examination of Charles Darwin's theories, engaging with the broader implications of evolutionary thought during the late 19th century. Through a series of essays characterized by their eloquent prose and intellectual rigor, Stebbing navigates the philosophical and ethical dimensions of Darwinian theory, addressing both ... Leer más

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In "Essays on Darwinism," Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing presents a critical examination of Charles Darwin's theories, engaging with the broader implications of evolutionary thought during the late 19th century. Through a series of essays characterized by their eloquent prose and intellectual rigor, Stebbing navigates the philosophical and ethical dimensions of Darwinian theory, addressing both
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Au plus secret des îles

Aventures dans le Pacifique

de Tim Flannery ...

Le grand biologiste Tim Flannery a parcouru les îles tropicales du Pacifique Sud-Ouest pendant plus d’une décennie à la recherche de marsupiaux, de chauves-souris et d’autres petits mammifères que l’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs sur notre planète. Plusieurs de ces îles étaient pour la science des pages vierges : l’équipe s’aventura dans des villages où personne, de mémoire d’homme, n’avait ... Leer más

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Le grand biologiste Tim Flannery a parcouru les îles tropicales du Pacifique Sud-Ouest pendant plus d’une décennie à la recherche de marsupiaux, de chauves-souris et d’autres petits mammifères que l’on ne rencontre nulle part ailleurs sur notre planète. Plusieurs de ces îles étaient pour la science des pages vierges : l’équipe s’aventura dans des villages où personne, de mémoire d’homme, n’avait
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El origen de las especies

de Charles Darwin ...

"El origen de las especies", publicado en 1859, es una obra fundamental que sienta las bases de la biología evolutiva. En este libro, Darwin expone su teoría de la selección natural, argumentando que las especies evolucionan a lo largo del tiempo a través de un proceso de adaptación a su entorno. El estilo literario de Darwin es claro y metódico, incorporando exhaustivos datos observacionales y ... Leer más

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"El origen de las especies", publicado en 1859, es una obra fundamental que sienta las bases de la biología evolutiva. En este libro, Darwin expone su teoría de la selección natural, argumentando que las especies evolucionan a lo largo del tiempo a través de un proceso de adaptación a su entorno. El estilo literario de Darwin es claro y metódico, incorporando exhaustivos datos observacionales y
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The Stone Age

Restored Classics to Go Edition

de Clement Wood ...

The Stone Age begins by turning earth itself into evidence, showing how an ordinary pebble can preserve the story of fire, water, ice, and human hands. From that starting point, it places humanity on the immense scale of geologic time and follows the recent past through the Ice Age, where rock layers, terraces, loess, and fossil remains help scientists divide glacial and interglacial periods. ... Leer más

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The Stone Age begins by turning earth itself into evidence, showing how an ordinary pebble can preserve the story of fire, water, ice, and human hands. From that starting point, it places humanity on the immense scale of geologic time and follows the recent past through the Ice Age, where rock layers, terraces, loess, and fossil remains help scientists divide glacial and interglacial periods.
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Life's Dawn on Earth

Being the history of the oldest known fossil remains, and their relations to geological time and to the development of the animal kingdom

de John William Sir Dawson ...

In "Life's Dawn on Earth," John William Sir Dawson presents a compelling exploration of the origins of life, blending scientific inquiry with poetic prose. Written during the late 19th century, a period marked by burgeoning interest in paleontology and natural history, the text offers insights into the Earth's earliest forms of life. Dawson employs a mixture of vivid descriptions and rigorous ... Leer más

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In "Life's Dawn on Earth," John William Sir Dawson presents a compelling exploration of the origins of life, blending scientific inquiry with poetic prose. Written during the late 19th century, a period marked by burgeoning interest in paleontology and natural history, the text offers insights into the Earth's earliest forms of life. Dawson employs a mixture of vivid descriptions and rigorous
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Evolution And God

de Phillip Duke ...

The most important book of the 19th Century is Charles Darwin's Origin Of Species, which presents Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Darwin's Theory was generally attacked as being anti-religious, since it supposedly eliminates God as taking part in the development of life, which is presented as a blind and purposeless process..This book presents evidence that to the contrary, Evolution is actually a ... Leer más

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The most important book of the 19th Century is Charles Darwin's Origin Of Species, which presents Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Darwin's Theory was generally attacked as being anti-religious, since it supposedly eliminates God as taking part in the development of life, which is presented as a blind and purposeless process..This book presents evidence that to the contrary, Evolution is actually a
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The Theory of Evolution is a Result of Erroneous Extrapolation

de June Meimban ...

Atheism is all over the world. One of the key reasons is the universal acceptance of the theory of evolution. Evolution implies that life on earth is a product of chance, i.e., a random process. This is the opposite of what the Bible teaches that God created life. For decades, the theory of evolution has been taught in high schools, colleges, and universities as the explanation for the origin of ... Leer más

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Atheism is all over the world. One of the key reasons is the universal acceptance of the theory of evolution. Evolution implies that life on earth is a product of chance, i.e., a random process. This is the opposite of what the Bible teaches that God created life. For decades, the theory of evolution has been taught in high schools, colleges, and universities as the explanation for the origin of
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Mycorrhizal Fungi in South America

Edición de Marcela C. Pagano, Mónica A. Lugo ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This new book shows the work done by researchers dedicated to the study of different mycorrhizas types, the fungal species associated and their distribution influenced by geographical and environmental factors among the different South American biogeographic regions. The exclusive biotic and abiotic characteristics delimit natural ecosystems with uniques biological communities, where ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

This new book shows the work done by researchers dedicated to the study of different mycorrhizas types, the fungal species associated and their distribution influenced by geographical and environmental factors among the different South American biogeographic regions. The exclusive biotic and abiotic characteristics delimit natural ecosystems with uniques biological communities, where
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Evolutionary Gerontology and Geriatrics

Why and How We Age

de Giacinto Libertini, Graziamaria Corbi, Valeria Conti, Olga Shubernetskaya, Nicola Ferrara ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book provides concrete scientific basis that we can conceive the possibility of modifying or even completely canceling aging process, despite the fact that aging is commonly regarded as the result of the overall effects of many uncontrollable degenerative phenomena. The authors illustrate in detail the mechanisms by which cells and the whole organism age. Actions by which it is possible, or ... Leer más

$134.09 USD

This book provides concrete scientific basis that we can conceive the possibility of modifying or even completely canceling aging process, despite the fact that aging is commonly regarded as the result of the overall effects of many uncontrollable degenerative phenomena. The authors illustrate in detail the mechanisms by which cells and the whole organism age. Actions by which it is possible, or
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Ecos de Darwin

de Adriano Naves de Brito, Anna Carolina K. P. Regner ...

Em 2009, comemoraram-se os 200 anos do nascimento de C. Darwin e os 150 anos da publicação de seu mais influente livro, A Origem das Espécies. Por ocasião dessas duas importantes datas relativas ao homem que mudaria não só o modo como entendemos a vida sobre a Terra, mas também a história de nossa própria espécie, reuniu-se na Unisinos, sob os auspícios do IHU e da Pós-graduação em Filosofia, um ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

Em 2009, comemoraram-se os 200 anos do nascimento de C. Darwin e os 150 anos da publicação de seu mais influente livro, A Origem das Espécies. Por ocasião dessas duas importantes datas relativas ao homem que mudaria não só o modo como entendemos a vida sobre a Terra, mas também a história de nossa própria espécie, reuniu-se na Unisinos, sob os auspícios do IHU e da Pós-graduação em Filosofia, um
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Mammalia - Part II - The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S Beagle

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

de Charles Darwin, George R. Waterhouse ...

This volume is the definitive record of the living mammals collected by Charles Darwin during his historic five-year circumnavigation aboard H.M.S. Beagle (1832-1836).Part II ;of the comprehensive Zoology series, Mammalia provides a meticulous account of the species encountered and preserved, primarily from the remote coastlines and interior territories of South America. It features detailed ... Leer más

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This volume is the definitive record of the living mammals collected by Charles Darwin during his historic five-year circumnavigation aboard H.M.S. Beagle (1832-1836).Part II ;of the comprehensive Zoology series, Mammalia provides a meticulous account of the species encountered and preserved, primarily from the remote coastlines and interior territories of South America. It features detailed
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El viaje de nuestros genes

Una historia sobre nosotros y nuestros antepasados

de Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe ...

Traducido por Jorge Seca Gil ...

¿QUÉ DICEN NUESTROS GENES SOBRE LA ESPECIE HUMANA? ¿PODEMOS SABER DE DÓNDE VENIMOS? ¿EXISTEN LAS "PERSONAS NATIVAS"?¿QUÉ ROL JUGÓ LA MIGRACIÓN EN LA EVOLUCIÓN?BESTSELLER DEL DIARIO ALEMÁN DER SPIEGELEl campo de la arqueogenética está experimentando una tremenda revolución científica. Una nueva generación de máquinas de secuenciación de ADN está permitiendo desentrañar los secretos ocultos de ... Leer más

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¿QUÉ DICEN NUESTROS GENES SOBRE LA ESPECIE HUMANA? ¿PODEMOS SABER DE DÓNDE VENIMOS? ¿EXISTEN LAS "PERSONAS NATIVAS"?¿QUÉ ROL JUGÓ LA MIGRACIÓN EN LA EVOLUCIÓN?BESTSELLER DEL DIARIO ALEMÁN DER SPIEGELEl campo de la arqueogenética está experimentando una tremenda revolución científica. Una nueva generación de máquinas de secuenciación de ADN está permitiendo desentrañar los secretos ocultos de
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Gesammelte Werke von Charles Darwin (Mit Illustrationen)

Bereicherte Ausgabe. Revolutionäre Evolutionstheorie und bahnbrechende Naturforschung

de Charles Darwin, Elias Croft ...

Traducido por Julius Victor Carus, Heinrich G. Bronn ...

In den "Gesammelten Werken von Charles Darwin" offenbart der Autor seine bahnbrechenden Theorien, die das Verständnis der biologischen Evolution revolutionierten. Mit einem klaren und prägnanten literarischen Stil, der sich durch eine zugängliche Sprache und packende Illustrationen auszeichnet, führt Darwin die Leser durch seine umfangreichen Beobachtungen und Experimente. Die Werke sind tief in ... Leer más

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In den "Gesammelten Werken von Charles Darwin" offenbart der Autor seine bahnbrechenden Theorien, die das Verständnis der biologischen Evolution revolutionierten. Mit einem klaren und prägnanten literarischen Stil, der sich durch eine zugängliche Sprache und packende Illustrationen auszeichnet, führt Darwin die Leser durch seine umfangreichen Beobachtungen und Experimente. Die Werke sind tief in
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Political Species

The Evolution and Diversity of Private Organizations in Politics

de Karsten Ronit ...

Series series Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
In Political Species, Karsten Ronit expertly argues that evolutionary biology can provide important sources of inspiration for analyzing the proliferation of private actors/organizations in domestic and global politics. Focusing on the evolution of a diversity of such private actors/organizations in politics, Ronit emphasizes that individuals are affected by and contribute to societal, cultural, ... Leer más

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In Political Species, Karsten Ronit expertly argues that evolutionary biology can provide important sources of inspiration for analyzing the proliferation of private actors/organizations in domestic and global politics. Focusing on the evolution of a diversity of such private actors/organizations in politics, Ronit emphasizes that individuals are affected by and contribute to societal, cultural,
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