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Panicle Architecture of Rice and its Relationship with Grain Filling

de Pravat K. Mohapatra, Binod Bihari Sahu ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book shows the importance of rice for human consumption. It focuses on the rice panicle, its morphology and characteristics.High genetic diversity of rice has been economically profitable for mankind; the crop provides food calories to half of the human race on earth and because of its adaptability to diversified and unstable ecological conditions, the plant has an asynchronous flowering ... Leer más

$134.09 USD

This book shows the importance of rice for human consumption. It focuses on the rice panicle, its morphology and characteristics.High genetic diversity of rice has been economically profitable for mankind; the crop provides food calories to half of the human race on earth and because of its adaptability to diversified and unstable ecological conditions, the plant has an asynchronous flowering
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Flora of the Codex Cruz-Badianus

de Arthur O. Tucker, Jules Janick ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
In 1929, Charles Upson Clark (1875-1960), a history Professor at Columbia University carrying out bibliographic research on the early history of the Americas in the Vatican Library, came across a remarkable illustrated Latin manuscript entitled Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis (Little Book of Indian Medicinal Herbs) completed in 1552. The manuscript now known as the Codex Cruz-Badianus ... Leer más

$251.09 USD

In 1929, Charles Upson Clark (1875-1960), a history Professor at Columbia University carrying out bibliographic research on the early history of the Americas in the Vatican Library, came across a remarkable illustrated Latin manuscript entitled Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis (Little Book of Indian Medicinal Herbs) completed in 1552. The manuscript now known as the Codex Cruz-Badianus
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The Thinking Animal

What Other Intelligence Reveals About Our Own

de Nichola Raihani ...

The remarkable story of how evolution built minds—and how ours became extraordinaryWhy do dogs say hello, but never goodbye?What makes baby penguins think the first animal they see is their mother?Why are bonobos impulsive while chimpanzees show restraint?And what does all this tell us about how humans think?In The Thinking Animal, Nichola Raihani explores one of science's most enduring questions: ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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The remarkable story of how evolution built minds—and how ours became extraordinaryWhy do dogs say hello, but never goodbye?What makes baby penguins think the first animal they see is their mother?Why are bonobos impulsive while chimpanzees show restraint?And what does all this tell us about how humans think?In The Thinking Animal, Nichola Raihani explores one of science's most enduring questions:
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El tercer chimpancé

Origen y futuro del animal humano

de Jared Diamond ...

Traducido por María Corniero Fernández ...

En esta obra fascinante, provocadora, apasionada y divertida, Jared Diamond, divulgador y científico de primera línea mundial, investiga cómo el ser humano ha llegado hasta donde lo ha hecho y qué implicaciones tiene para el futuro.El ser humano comparte el 98 por ciento de su código genético con el chimpancé. Sin embargo, los humanos son la especie dominante en el planeta, han fundado ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

En esta obra fascinante, provocadora, apasionada y divertida, Jared Diamond, divulgador y científico de primera línea mundial, investiga cómo el ser humano ha llegado hasta donde lo ha hecho y qué implicaciones tiene para el futuro.El ser humano comparte el 98 por ciento de su código genético con el chimpancé. Sin embargo, los humanos son la especie dominante en el planeta, han fundado
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Marker-Assisted Plant Breeding: Principles and Practices

de A.K. Singh, B.D. Singh ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Marker-assisted plant breeding involves the application of molecular marker techniques and statistical and bioinformatics tools to achieve plant breeding objectives in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner. This book is intended for beginners in the field who have little or no prior exposure to molecular markers and their applications, but who do have a basic knowledge of genetics and plant ... Leer más

$224.99 USD

Marker-assisted plant breeding involves the application of molecular marker techniques and statistical and bioinformatics tools to achieve plant breeding objectives in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner. This book is intended for beginners in the field who have little or no prior exposure to molecular markers and their applications, but who do have a basic knowledge of genetics and plant
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Ammonoid Paleobiology: From anatomy to ecology

Edición de Christian Klug, Dieter Korn, Kenneth De Baets, Isabelle Kruta, Royal H. Mapes ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This two-volume work is a testament to the abiding interest and human fascination with ammonites. We offer a new model to explain the morphogenesis of septa and the shell, we explore their habitats by the content of stable isotopes in their shells, we discuss the origin and later evolution of this important clade, and we deliver hypotheses on its demise. The Ammonoidea produced a great number of ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

This two-volume work is a testament to the abiding interest and human fascination with ammonites. We offer a new model to explain the morphogenesis of septa and the shell, we explore their habitats by the content of stable isotopes in their shells, we discuss the origin and later evolution of this important clade, and we deliver hypotheses on its demise. The Ammonoidea produced a great number of
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Brain Evolution by Design

From Neural Origin to Cognitive Architecture

Edición de Shuichi Shigeno, Yasunori Murakami, Tadashi Nomura ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a new, detailed examination that explains how elegant brains have been shaped in evolution. It consists of 19 chapters written by academic professionals in neuroscience, opening with the origin of single-celled creatures and then introducing primordial types in invertebrates with the great abundance of the brains of vertebrates. Important topics are provided in a timely manner, ... Leer más

$215.09 USD

This book presents a new, detailed examination that explains how elegant brains have been shaped in evolution. It consists of 19 chapters written by academic professionals in neuroscience, opening with the origin of single-celled creatures and then introducing primordial types in invertebrates with the great abundance of the brains of vertebrates. Important topics are provided in a timely manner,
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Gene Pool Diversity and Crop Improvement

Volume 1

Edición de Vijay Rani Rajpal, S. Rama Rao, S.N. Raina ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The world population is estimated to reach to more than 10 billion by the year 2050. These projections pose a challenging situation for the agricultural scientists to increase crops productivity to meet the growing food demands. The unavailability and/or inaccessibility to appropriate gene pools with desired traits required to carry out genetic improvement of various crop species make this task ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

The world population is estimated to reach to more than 10 billion by the year 2050. These projections pose a challenging situation for the agricultural scientists to increase crops productivity to meet the growing food demands. The unavailability and/or inaccessibility to appropriate gene pools with desired traits required to carry out genetic improvement of various crop species make this task
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Nati per credere

de Vittorio Girotto, Telmo Pievani, Giorgio Vallortigara ...

La teoria darwiniana dell'evoluzione rappresenta uno dei maggiori successi scientifici di ogni tempo; eppure molte persone che non si occupano di scienza a livello professionale la rifiutano e mostrano invece di credere in varie forme di creazionismo. Sembra, come ha osservato Richard Dawkins, che il nostro cervello sia stato specificamente "progettato" per fraintendere il darwinismo e che l ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

La teoria darwiniana dell'evoluzione rappresenta uno dei maggiori successi scientifici di ogni tempo; eppure molte persone che non si occupano di scienza a livello professionale la rifiutano e mostrano invece di credere in varie forme di creazionismo. Sembra, come ha osservato Richard Dawkins, che il nostro cervello sia stato specificamente "progettato" per fraintendere il darwinismo e che l
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Sete Pecados Mortais

A Biologia do Que É Humano

de Guy Leschziner ...

Traducido por Manuel Santos Marques ...

Um dos melhores livros do ano para o Financial TimesCombinando ciência de ponta com a experiência real do contacto com pacientes, Sete Pecados Mortais levanta questões de responsabilidade e de culpa, tentando traçar a fronteira entre a natureza humana, a patologia e o pecado.Os Sete Pecados Mortais, reflexo dos vícios da humanidade, são a raiz do mal de todo o mundo... ou, pelo menos, as... ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Um dos melhores livros do ano para o Financial TimesCombinando ciência de ponta com a experiência real do contacto com pacientes, Sete Pecados Mortais levanta questões de responsabilidade e de culpa, tentando traçar a fronteira entre a natureza humana, a patologia e o pecado.Os Sete Pecados Mortais, reflexo dos vícios da humanidade, são a raiz do mal de todo o mundo... ou, pelo menos, as...
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Singularités

Jalons sur les chemins de la vie

de Christian de Duve ...

Qu’est-ce que la vie ? Quelles en sont les caractéristiques et comment est-elle apparue ? Tous les organismes vivants, qu’ils soient microbes, végétaux, animaux ou humains, descendent d’une cellule ancestrale unique. Tous utilisent le même langage et le même code génétique. Christian de Duve décrit dans ce livre les étapes de l’histoire de l’évolution qui fut une succession de hasards et de ... Leer más

$16.49 USD

Qu’est-ce que la vie ? Quelles en sont les caractéristiques et comment est-elle apparue ? Tous les organismes vivants, qu’ils soient microbes, végétaux, animaux ou humains, descendent d’une cellule ancestrale unique. Tous utilisent le même langage et le même code génétique. Christian de Duve décrit dans ce livre les étapes de l’histoire de l’évolution qui fut une succession de hasards et de
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Au commencement était l'homme

De Toumaï à Cro-Magnon

de Pascal Picq ...

« Nous ne connaissons qu'une petite partie de l'arbre évolutif des hommes et des grands singes africains. Des pans entiers continuent à nous échapper et beaucoup reste à découvrir. Mais ce que nous commençons à percevoir bouleverse toutes les conceptions classiques de l'homme et de sa place dans l'histoire de la vie. Notre évolution n'est pas singulière mais mosaïque, plurielle, buissonnante. Elle ... Leer más

$16.49 USD

« Nous ne connaissons qu'une petite partie de l'arbre évolutif des hommes et des grands singes africains. Des pans entiers continuent à nous échapper et beaucoup reste à découvrir. Mais ce que nous commençons à percevoir bouleverse toutes les conceptions classiques de l'homme et de sa place dans l'histoire de la vie. Notre évolution n'est pas singulière mais mosaïque, plurielle, buissonnante. Elle
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Jungle

How Tropical Forests Shaped the World—and Us

de Patrick Roberts ...

"A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world"—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesFrom the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made.To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

"A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world"—Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of TreesFrom the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of the planet that tropical forests made.To many of us, tropical forests are the domain of movies and novels. These dense, primordial wildernesses are beautiful to picture, but irrelevant to our lives
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The Sacred Brain

What Neuroscience Teaches About Spiritual Awakening

de Zara El-Mirren ...

In the quest to understand the boundaries of human awareness, modern laboratory tools are exposing how seemingly intangible phenomena map onto tangible neural circuits. This journey intrigues those seeking evidence-based insight into how spiritual awakening and meditative states can reshape perception, behaviour, and community bonds.Here, accessible explanations of how neuroscience of spirituality ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

In the quest to understand the boundaries of human awareness, modern laboratory tools are exposing how seemingly intangible phenomena map onto tangible neural circuits. This journey intrigues those seeking evidence-based insight into how spiritual awakening and meditative states can reshape perception, behaviour, and community bonds.Here, accessible explanations of how neuroscience of spirituality
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First Life

Discovering the Connections between Stars, Cells, and How Life Began

de David Deamer ...

This pathbreaking book explores how life can begin, taking us from cosmic clouds of stardust, to volcanoes on Earth, to the modern chemistry laboratory. Seeking to understand life’s connection to the stars, David Deamer introduces astrobiology, a new scientific discipline that studies the origin and evolution of life on Earth and relates it to the birth and death of stars, planet formation, ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

This pathbreaking book explores how life can begin, taking us from cosmic clouds of stardust, to volcanoes on Earth, to the modern chemistry laboratory. Seeking to understand life’s connection to the stars, David Deamer introduces astrobiology, a new scientific discipline that studies the origin and evolution of life on Earth and relates it to the birth and death of stars, planet formation,
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El malestar en la cultura

Ensayo

de Sigmund Freud ...

Series Libro 8 - Proyecto Heráclito - Ensayo
¿Puede el hombre ser feliz y la cultura una herramienta o un camino para llegar a dicho fin? Pues bien, esta pregunta se plantea y se revisa mediante “El malestar en la cultura”, un libro que está considerado como el de mayor influencia en el siglo XX (en el área de la psicología). Es como si al consultorio clínico de Sigmund Freud hubiese llegado una paciente: la cultura, a la que Freud le hace ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

¿Puede el hombre ser feliz y la cultura una herramienta o un camino para llegar a dicho fin? Pues bien, esta pregunta se plantea y se revisa mediante “El malestar en la cultura”, un libro que está considerado como el de mayor influencia en el siglo XX (en el área de la psicología). Es como si al consultorio clínico de Sigmund Freud hubiese llegado una paciente: la cultura, a la que Freud le hace
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Innovation and Population Growth

Government, #20

de James Constant ...

Series Libro 20 - Government
The coming of rapid scientific innovations since 1950 account for the accelerating human population growth. The human population increases by natural selection amplified by innovation which it uses to increase food production and to increase human comforts available in developed countries (food, clothes, shelter, health, etc.).Innovations diffuse in society. As long as food lasts, population ... Leer más

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The coming of rapid scientific innovations since 1950 account for the accelerating human population growth. The human population increases by natural selection amplified by innovation which it uses to increase food production and to increase human comforts available in developed countries (food, clothes, shelter, health, etc.).Innovations diffuse in society. As long as food lasts, population
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Lithic Technological Systems and Evolutionary Theory

Edición de Nathan Goodale, William Andrefsky, Jr ...

Stone tool analysis relies on a strong background in analytical and methodological techniques. However, lithic technological analysis has not been well integrated with a theoretically informed approach to understanding how humans procured, made, and used stone tools. Evolutionary theory has great potential to fill this gap. This collection of essays brings together several different evolutionary ... Leer más

$109.99 USD

Stone tool analysis relies on a strong background in analytical and methodological techniques. However, lithic technological analysis has not been well integrated with a theoretically informed approach to understanding how humans procured, made, and used stone tools. Evolutionary theory has great potential to fill this gap. This collection of essays brings together several different evolutionary
... Leer más
Antifreeze Proteins Volume 1

Environment, Systematics and Evolution

Edición de Hans Ramløv, Dennis Steven Friis ...

This first volume provides a comprehensive overview on evolutionary, environmental and systematic aspects of antifreeze proteins. It shortly explains the physical properties of ice and further intelligibly describes the biology of the antifreeze proteins in different organisms, and offers a detailed insight into their history of evolution. In addition the book discusses the status of the current ... Leer más

$152.99 USD

This first volume provides a comprehensive overview on evolutionary, environmental and systematic aspects of antifreeze proteins. It shortly explains the physical properties of ice and further intelligibly describes the biology of the antifreeze proteins in different organisms, and offers a detailed insight into their history of evolution. In addition the book discusses the status of the current
... Leer más
Vor oprindelse

de Johannes V. Jensen ...

"Vor oprindelse" er intet mindre end et værk om menneskehedens historie. Bogen er en del af Johannes V. Jensens serie om evolution, som han arbejdede på i perioden 1923 og frem til sin død i 1950. Fra urmennesket og huleboeren til agerdyrkelsen og bonden med ploven skildres menneskets og samfundets udvikling gennem de historiens faser og teknologiske stadier. Gennem arkæologiske studier, gamle ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

"Vor oprindelse" er intet mindre end et værk om menneskehedens historie. Bogen er en del af Johannes V. Jensens serie om evolution, som han arbejdede på i perioden 1923 og frem til sin død i 1950. Fra urmennesket og huleboeren til agerdyrkelsen og bonden med ploven skildres menneskets og samfundets udvikling gennem de historiens faser og teknologiske stadier. Gennem arkæologiske studier, gamle
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The Dynamics of Cultural Evolution

The Central Role of Purposive Behaviors

de Michael Rosenberg ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book explores the nature of cultural and culturally structured social and behavioral entities, their evolutionary interactions, and the central role purposive behaviors play in those interactions. It, first, makes the case for cultural and cultural structured systems being considered as true entities bounded in time and space, and not ephemera in a constant state of becoming another system. ... Leer más

$107.99 USD

This book explores the nature of cultural and culturally structured social and behavioral entities, their evolutionary interactions, and the central role purposive behaviors play in those interactions. It, first, makes the case for cultural and cultural structured systems being considered as true entities bounded in time and space, and not ephemera in a constant state of becoming another system.
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Multilevel Selection and the Theory of Evolution

Historical and Conceptual Issues

Edición de Ciprian Jeler ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book puts multilevel selection theory into a much needed historical perspective. This is achieved by discussing multilevel selection in the first half of the twentieth century, the reasons for the energetic rejection of Wynne-Edwards’ group selectionist stance in the 1960s, Elisabeth Lloyd’s contribution to the units of selection debate, Price’s hierarchical equation and its possible ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

This book puts multilevel selection theory into a much needed historical perspective. This is achieved by discussing multilevel selection in the first half of the twentieth century, the reasons for the energetic rejection of Wynne-Edwards’ group selectionist stance in the 1960s, Elisabeth Lloyd’s contribution to the units of selection debate, Price’s hierarchical equation and its possible
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The Accidental Homo Sapiens

Genetics, Behavior, and Free Will

de Ian Tattersall, Robert DeSalle ...

What happens now that human population has outpaced biological natural selection? Two leading scientists reveal how we became who we are—and what we might become.When we think of evolution, the image that likely comes to mind is the iconic, straight-forward image of a primate morphing into a human being. Yet random events have played huge roles in determining the evolutionary histories of ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

What happens now that human population has outpaced biological natural selection? Two leading scientists reveal how we became who we are—and what we might become.When we think of evolution, the image that likely comes to mind is the iconic, straight-forward image of a primate morphing into a human being. Yet random events have played huge roles in determining the evolutionary histories of
... Leer más
The Evolutionary Biology Papers of Elie Metchnikoff

Edición de H. Gourko, A.I. Tauber, D. Williamson ...

Series series History (R0)
Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916), winner of the Nobel Prize in 1907 for his contributions to immunology, was first a comparative zoologist, who, working in the wake of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, made seminal contributions to evolutionary biology. His work in comparative embryology is best known in regard to the debates with Ernst Haeckel concerning animal genealogical relationships and the ... Leer más

$89.99 USD

Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916), winner of the Nobel Prize in 1907 for his contributions to immunology, was first a comparative zoologist, who, working in the wake of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, made seminal contributions to evolutionary biology. His work in comparative embryology is best known in regard to the debates with Ernst Haeckel concerning animal genealogical relationships and the
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