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Man's Place in Nature, 1863

de Thomas Henry Huxley ...

Huxley was one of the first adherents to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and advanced its acceptance by scientists and the public. Man's Place in Nature was explicitly directed against Richard Owen, who had claimed that there were distinct differences between human brains and those of apes. Huxley demonstrated that ape and human brains were fundamentally similar in every ... Leer más

$605.99 USD

Huxley was one of the first adherents to Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection and advanced its acceptance by scientists and the public. Man's Place in Nature was explicitly directed against Richard Owen, who had claimed that there were distinct differences between human brains and those of apes. Huxley demonstrated that ape and human brains were fundamentally similar in every
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The Species Problem

A Conceptual History

de Igor Ya. Pavlinov ...

The general notion of species is one of the most fundamental in biology. But an idea of species is also one of the most persistent unresolved obsessions of biologists, philosophers and theoreticians. This new book investigates the multifaceted problem species as a "conceptual envelope" of that notion. Contemporary conceptualists and evolutionary epistemology allow for a fresh look by analyzing the ... Leer más

$77.99 USD

The general notion of species is one of the most fundamental in biology. But an idea of species is also one of the most persistent unresolved obsessions of biologists, philosophers and theoreticians. This new book investigates the multifaceted problem species as a "conceptual envelope" of that notion. Contemporary conceptualists and evolutionary epistemology allow for a fresh look by analyzing the
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Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites

Second Edition

de 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 ... Leer más

$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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Found a Fossil

Digs, Discoveries and Australia’s Deep Past

de 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 ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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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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

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

$94.99 USD

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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Darwin and Evolution: Bullet Guides

de James Napier ...

What's in this book?Open this book and you will...- Improve communication- Foster development- Establish goals- Encourage successLearn how to be a mentor:- Understanding mentoring- The mentoring process- Successful mentoring relationships- Skills for successful mentors and mentees- Common pitfalls- The benefits of mentoring- Advice about giving advic... ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

What's in this book?Open this book and you will...- Improve communication- Foster development- Establish goals- Encourage successLearn how to be a mentor:- Understanding mentoring- The mentoring process- Successful mentoring relationships- Skills for successful mentors and mentees- Common pitfalls- The benefits of mentoring- Advice about giving advic...
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Sex Chromosomes and Sex Determination in Vertebrates

de Alberto J. Solari ...

The cloning of the SRY gene and the attainment of XX mice transgenic for the Sry gene opened a new era in research on sex determination. This book surveys current knowledge of sex chromosomes and sex determination in all vertebrate classes, relying on the restriction of genetic recombination in sex chromosomes as the unifying concept of this subject. The book's interdisciplinary approach ... Leer más

$500.00 USD

The cloning of the SRY gene and the attainment of XX mice transgenic for the Sry gene opened a new era in research on sex determination. This book surveys current knowledge of sex chromosomes and sex determination in all vertebrate classes, relying on the restriction of genetic recombination in sex chromosomes as the unifying concept of this subject. The book's interdisciplinary approach
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Biodiversity in Aquatic Systems and Environments

Lake Biwa

de Noboru Okuda, Katsutoshi Watanabe, Kayoko Fukumori, Shin-ichi Nakano, Takefumi Nakazawa ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents the latest topics in ecological and evolutionary research on aquatic biodiversity from bacteria to fishes, with special reference to Lake Biwa, an ancient lake in western Japan. With a geological history of 4 million years, Lake Biwa is the third oldest lake in the world. It is considered a biodiversity hotspot, where 1,769 aquatic species including 61 endemics are recorded, ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

This book presents the latest topics in ecological and evolutionary research on aquatic biodiversity from bacteria to fishes, with special reference to Lake Biwa, an ancient lake in western Japan. With a geological history of 4 million years, Lake Biwa is the third oldest lake in the world. It is considered a biodiversity hotspot, where 1,769 aquatic species including 61 endemics are recorded,
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THE TRAVELLER WHO COLLECTED ROADS

Stories, Insights and Visual Journeys

de Benjamin Katz ...

SOME JOURNEYS ARE MEASURED IN MILES.OTHERS, IN MEANING.The Traveller Who Collected Roads is a timeless meditation on life, choice, and the quiet transformations that shape a human being.Through encounters with fools and sages, artists and scholars, success and failure, the traveller learns that the world is not made of straight lines, but of countless paths—each with its own beauty, its own danger ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

SOME JOURNEYS ARE MEASURED IN MILES.OTHERS, IN MEANING.The Traveller Who Collected Roads is a timeless meditation on life, choice, and the quiet transformations that shape a human being.Through encounters with fools and sages, artists and scholars, success and failure, the traveller learns that the world is not made of straight lines, but of countless paths—each with its own beauty, its own danger
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Genes, Environments and Interactions

Evolutionary and Quantitative Genetics Brought Up-to-date

de José M Álvarez-Castro ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Genetic effects are the core concepts from which quantitative genetics and the evolutionary synthesis emerged. The groundbreaking theory of genetic effects was first proposed over a century ago. This book revises that theory, both conceptually and mathematically, and brings it up-to-date.The theory here compiled is supplemented with non-previously-published developments covering the broadest ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

Genetic effects are the core concepts from which quantitative genetics and the evolutionary synthesis emerged. The groundbreaking theory of genetic effects was first proposed over a century ago. This book revises that theory, both conceptually and mathematically, and brings it up-to-date.The theory here compiled is supplemented with non-previously-published developments covering the broadest
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Fish Diversity of Japan

Evolution, Zoogeography, and Conservation

Edición de Yoshiaki Kai, Hiroyuki Motomura, Keiichi Matsuura ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book reviews and summarizes the studies on the fish diversity of Japan. It covers the present knowledge of ichthyofauna, habitat distribution, phylogeography, ecology, morphology, and conservation, as well as the history of ichthyology and fish collections in Japan. The book comprises five parts: I. Fish Diversity and Ichthyology of Japan, II. Habitat Distribution and Species Diversity, III. ... Leer más

$179.09 USD

This book reviews and summarizes the studies on the fish diversity of Japan. It covers the present knowledge of ichthyofauna, habitat distribution, phylogeography, ecology, morphology, and conservation, as well as the history of ichthyology and fish collections in Japan. The book comprises five parts: I. Fish Diversity and Ichthyology of Japan, II. Habitat Distribution and Species Diversity, III.
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The End of Rationality and Selfishness

A Story on the Asymmetry, Uncertainty and the Evolution of Cooperation

de Rui-Wu Wang ...

Traducido por Juan Wang ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book reviews the antinomy of rationality and selfishness raised from egoism, though rationality and selfishness are understood as basic evolutionary dynamics of humans and other organisms in both classical economics and evolutionary biology. Based on the research and a comparison with human’s social cooperative behavior, the author presents his belief that the social cooperative system, in ... Leer más

$116.99 USD

This book reviews the antinomy of rationality and selfishness raised from egoism, though rationality and selfishness are understood as basic evolutionary dynamics of humans and other organisms in both classical economics and evolutionary biology. Based on the research and a comparison with human’s social cooperative behavior, the author presents his belief that the social cooperative system, in
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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Biology, Science and Education (IcoBioSE 2021)

Edición de Muhyiatul Fadilah, D. Rahmawati, Reki Kardiman, Rijal Satria ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This is an open access book.ICoBioSE stands for International Conference on Biology, Science and Education. ICoBioSE is the international conference held by the Biology Department and Master Program of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematic and Sains, Universitas Negeri Padang. The aim of this international conference is to facilitate scientific publications of lecturers, biologists and biology ... Leer más

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This is an open access book.ICoBioSE stands for International Conference on Biology, Science and Education. ICoBioSE is the international conference held by the Biology Department and Master Program of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematic and Sains, Universitas Negeri Padang. The aim of this international conference is to facilitate scientific publications of lecturers, biologists and biology
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The Evolution of Consciousness

Implications for Mental Health and Quality of Life

de Bjørn Grinde ...

Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
This book gives the reader an understanding of what consciousness is about, and of how to make conscious experiences more pleasant. It expands on a new theory that describes the evolutionary trajectory leading to conscious life forms. In short, the evidence suggests that consciousness first evolved some 300 million years ago as a consequence of the introduction of feelings. Feelings offer a ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

This book gives the reader an understanding of what consciousness is about, and of how to make conscious experiences more pleasant. It expands on a new theory that describes the evolutionary trajectory leading to conscious life forms. In short, the evidence suggests that consciousness first evolved some 300 million years ago as a consequence of the introduction of feelings. Feelings offer a
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Biotremology: Studying Vibrational Behavior

Edición de Peggy S. M. Hill, Reinhard Lakes-Harlan, Valerio Mazzoni, Peter M. Narins, Meta Virant-Doberlet, Andreas Wessel ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume is a self-contained companion piece to Studying Vibrational Communication, published in 2014 within the same series. The field has expanded considerably since then, and has even acquired a name of its own: biotremology.In this context, the book reports on new concepts in this fascinating discipline, and features chapters on state-of-the art methods for studying behavior tied to ... Leer más

$161.09 USD

This volume is a self-contained companion piece to Studying Vibrational Communication, published in 2014 within the same series. The field has expanded considerably since then, and has even acquired a name of its own: biotremology.In this context, the book reports on new concepts in this fascinating discipline, and features chapters on state-of-the art methods for studying behavior tied to
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Agents and Goals in Evolution

de Samir Okasha ...

Samir Okasha approaches evolutionary biology from a philosophical perspective in Agents and Goals in Evolution, analysing a mode of thinking in biology called agential thinking. He considers how the paradigm case involves treating an evolved organism as if it were an agent pursuing a goal, such as survival or reproduction, and seeing its phenotypic traits as strategies for achieving that goal or ... Leer más

$28.49 USD

Samir Okasha approaches evolutionary biology from a philosophical perspective in Agents and Goals in Evolution, analysing a mode of thinking in biology called agential thinking. He considers how the paradigm case involves treating an evolved organism as if it were an agent pursuing a goal, such as survival or reproduction, and seeing its phenotypic traits as strategies for achieving that goal or
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El origen de las especies

de Charles Darwin ...

Traducido por Enrique Godínez y Esteban ...

El origen de las especies (The origin of species, en inglés) o más exactamente El origen de las especies mediante la selección natural o la conservación de las razas favorecidas en la lucha por la vida es un libro escrito por Charles Darwin (1809 -1882), publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859 (John Murrap, Londres); agotó los 1.250 ejemplares impresos en el primer día. En él, expuso por primera vez ... Leer más

$1.15 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

El origen de las especies (The origin of species, en inglés) o más exactamente El origen de las especies mediante la selección natural o la conservación de las razas favorecidas en la lucha por la vida es un libro escrito por Charles Darwin (1809 -1882), publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859 (John Murrap, Londres); agotó los 1.250 ejemplares impresos en el primer día. En él, expuso por primera vez
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Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution

Edición de Jamshid Tehrani, Rachel L. Kendal, Jeremy Kendal ...

Series series Oxford Library of Psychology
This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of Cultural Evolution, which has in recent years matured into an increasingly diverse and wide-reaching but intellectually coherent research programme. The book showcases the disciplinary spectrum of research into Cultural Evolution, from primatology and medieval literature to gene-culture co-evolution, computer science, ... Leer más

$188.99 USD

This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of Cultural Evolution, which has in recent years matured into an increasingly diverse and wide-reaching but intellectually coherent research programme. The book showcases the disciplinary spectrum of research into Cultural Evolution, from primatology and medieval literature to gene-culture co-evolution, computer science,
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The Human Shadow

de J.F. Irwin ...

The Human Shadow: How Our Evolution Shaped the Wild WorldA Comprehensive History of Human Impact on Non-Domesticated AnimalsIn the summer of 1804, Lewis and Clark encountered landscapes that seemed to pulse with limitless wildlife, herds of bison darkening prairies, skies thick with passenger pigeons, rivers running silver with salmon. Yet they were witnessing an illusion. These apparently ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The Human Shadow: How Our Evolution Shaped the Wild WorldA Comprehensive History of Human Impact on Non-Domesticated AnimalsIn the summer of 1804, Lewis and Clark encountered landscapes that seemed to pulse with limitless wildlife, herds of bison darkening prairies, skies thick with passenger pigeons, rivers running silver with salmon. Yet they were witnessing an illusion. These apparently
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Humans chimpanzees and genetic similarity: a deeper critique

de Mehdi Ghram ...

Are humans really 99% chimpanzee? This thought-provoking book dives deep into the controversial claim, unraveling the science, assumptions, and biases that underpin it. Humans, Chimpanzees, and Genetic Similarity: A Deeper Critique offers a comprehensive examination of genome comparison studies, exposing methodological flaws, circular reasoning, and the oversimplifications that have shaped the ... Leer más

$2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Are humans really 99% chimpanzee? This thought-provoking book dives deep into the controversial claim, unraveling the science, assumptions, and biases that underpin it. Humans, Chimpanzees, and Genetic Similarity: A Deeper Critique offers a comprehensive examination of genome comparison studies, exposing methodological flaws, circular reasoning, and the oversimplifications that have shaped the
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Biosystematics of Triticeae

Volume II. Genera: Secale, Tritiosecale, Pseudosecale, Eremopyrum, Henrardia, Taeniantherum, Heteranthelium, Crithopsis, and Hordeum

de Chi Yen, Junliang Yang ...

Traducido por Jirui Wang, Hui Zhao, Qin Zhang, Chao Tan ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera. The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of ... Leer más

$161.99 USD

This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera. The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of
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The Extraordinary Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat

Edición de Rochelle Buffenstein, Thomas J. Park, Melissa M. Holmes ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume focuses on the huge advances in the last 25 years on the use of this animal model for biomedical research (cancer, heart disease and neurodegeneration), fundamental neuroscience and basic subterranean biology. In 2013, Science magazine named the naked mole-rat as the Vertebrate of the Year. This was partly due to research carried out documenting its extreme longevity, negligible ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

This volume focuses on the huge advances in the last 25 years on the use of this animal model for biomedical research (cancer, heart disease and neurodegeneration), fundamental neuroscience and basic subterranean biology. In 2013, Science magazine named the naked mole-rat as the Vertebrate of the Year. This was partly due to research carried out documenting its extreme longevity, negligible
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Morphogenesis, Environmental Stress and Reverse Evolution

Edición de Jean Guex, John S. Torday, William B. Miller Jr. ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
It is widely acknowledged that life has adapted to its environment, but the precise mechanism remains unknown since Natural Selection, Descent with Modification and Survival of the Fittest are metaphors that cannot be scientifically tested. In this unique text, invertebrate and vertebrate biologists illuminate the effects of physiologic stress on epigenetic responses in the process of evolutionary ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

It is widely acknowledged that life has adapted to its environment, but the precise mechanism remains unknown since Natural Selection, Descent with Modification and Survival of the Fittest are metaphors that cannot be scientifically tested. In this unique text, invertebrate and vertebrate biologists illuminate the effects of physiologic stress on epigenetic responses in the process of evolutionary
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Biology of Macrofungi

Edición de Bhim Pratap Singh, Lallawmsanga, Ajit Kumar Passari ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Mushrooms are fleshy fungi with a high prospective for the production of secondary metabolites including extracellular enzymes with high agricultural and biotechnological significance. Worldwide, they are well recognized as supplementary foods due to their high nutritional values and their medicinal importance, which includes their uses in exhibiting antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

Mushrooms are fleshy fungi with a high prospective for the production of secondary metabolites including extracellular enzymes with high agricultural and biotechnological significance. Worldwide, they are well recognized as supplementary foods due to their high nutritional values and their medicinal importance, which includes their uses in exhibiting antioxidant and antimicrobial activities,
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