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Creation (Movie Tie-In)

Darwin, His Daughter & Human Evolution

de Randal Keynes ...

How Charles Darwin saw the world changed it forever. Creation: The True Story of Charles Darwin is now a major motion picture.In a chest of drawers bequeathed by his grandmother, author Randal Keynes discovered the writing case of Charles and Emma Darwin’s beloved daughter Annie Darwin, who died at the age of ten. In it were the notes Darwin kept throughout Annie's illness. Together with his ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

How Charles Darwin saw the world changed it forever. Creation: The True Story of Charles Darwin is now a major motion picture.In a chest of drawers bequeathed by his grandmother, author Randal Keynes discovered the writing case of Charles and Emma Darwin’s beloved daughter Annie Darwin, who died at the age of ten. In it were the notes Darwin kept throughout Annie's illness. Together with his
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The Evolution of the Sensitive Soul

Learning and the Origins of Consciousness

de Simona Ginsburg, Eva Jablonka ...

A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness.What marked the evolutionary transition from organisms that lacked consciousness to those with consciousness—to minimal subjective experiencing, or, as Aristotle described it, “the sensitive soul”? In this book, Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka propose a ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness.What marked the evolutionary transition from organisms that lacked consciousness to those with consciousness—to minimal subjective experiencing, or, as Aristotle described it, “the sensitive soul”? In this book, Simona Ginsburg and Eva Jablonka propose a
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Prehension

The Hand and the Emergence of Humanity

de Colin McGinn ...

In praise of the hand: A philosopher considers the crucial role of the hand in human evolution, particularly with respect to language.“McGinn is an ingenious philosopher who thinks like a laser and writes like a dream.”—Steven PinkerThis book is a hymn to the hand. In Prehension, Colin McGinn links questions from science to philosophical concerns to consider something that we take for granted: the ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

In praise of the hand: A philosopher considers the crucial role of the hand in human evolution, particularly with respect to language.“McGinn is an ingenious philosopher who thinks like a laser and writes like a dream.”—Steven PinkerThis book is a hymn to the hand. In Prehension, Colin McGinn links questions from science to philosophical concerns to consider something that we take for granted: the
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La conciencia contada por un sapiens a un neandertal (De un sapiens a un neandertal)

de Juan José Millás, Juan Luis Arsuaga ...

Series series De un sapiens a un neandertal
EL FENÓMENO LITERARIO DE LOS ÚLTIMOS AÑOSVuelve el tándem más exitoso para abordar el mayor misterio de la naturaleza humana: nuestro cerebro«El cerebro vive en un cuarto oscuro».«Tal es el gran misterio al que nos enfrentamos», afirma Arsuaga en este libro en el que el sapiens y el neandertal afrontan el mayor desafío de su proyecto en común, el más complejo, el que supone abrir una puerta a lo ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

EL FENÓMENO LITERARIO DE LOS ÚLTIMOS AÑOSVuelve el tándem más exitoso para abordar el mayor misterio de la naturaleza humana: nuestro cerebro«El cerebro vive en un cuarto oscuro».«Tal es el gran misterio al que nos enfrentamos», afirma Arsuaga en este libro en el que el sapiens y el neandertal afrontan el mayor desafío de su proyecto en común, el más complejo, el que supone abrir una puerta a lo
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The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution

de Ylia Callan ...

From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution traces the extraordinary journey of life across deep time. This engaging and accessible book takes readers on a sweeping tour through the major milestones of evolution - from the earliest microbes and the rise of photosynthesis to the age of dinosaurs, the ... Leer más

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From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution traces the extraordinary journey of life across deep time. This engaging and accessible book takes readers on a sweeping tour through the major milestones of evolution - from the earliest microbes and the rise of photosynthesis to the age of dinosaurs, the
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Spectrum of Sex

The Molecular Bases that Induce Various Sexual Phenotypes

Edición de Minoru Tanaka, Makoto Tachibana ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book introduces cutting-edge studies on the spectrum of sex. The sex spectrum can be understood as an interwoven mechanism sustaining graded phenotypes between the two sexes.The book overviews three elements that develop the sex spectrum: genetics, the endocrine system, and the environment. Part I discusses the genetic regulation during sex determination, which often results in a mixture of ... Leer más

$179.09 USD

This book introduces cutting-edge studies on the spectrum of sex. The sex spectrum can be understood as an interwoven mechanism sustaining graded phenotypes between the two sexes.The book overviews three elements that develop the sex spectrum: genetics, the endocrine system, and the environment. Part I discusses the genetic regulation during sex determination, which often results in a mixture of
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Illuminating Human Evolution: 150 Years after Darwin

Edición de Jaume Bertranpetit, Juli Peretó ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a series of perspectives showing the current knowledge about human evolution. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Darwin's book, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, in which he explicitly addresses the natural origin of the human species, this collective work reviews current and diverse aspects of human evolution: from psychology, linguistics, genomics, ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This book presents a series of perspectives showing the current knowledge about human evolution. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Darwin's book, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, in which he explicitly addresses the natural origin of the human species, this collective work reviews current and diverse aspects of human evolution: from psychology, linguistics, genomics,
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Rhodophyta - Volume 4

Sporolithales, Corallinales and Hapalidiales

Edición de Guangce Wang ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book is the fourth volume of the “Marine Algal Flora of China-Rhodophyta.” The series has seven volumes covering about 20 orders, 45 families, 173 genera, and 560 species including over 150 species firstly described from China, indicating significant importance to the knowledge of North-Western Pacific marine algal flora. The fourth volume covers coralline algae, including Sporolithales, ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

This book is the fourth volume of the “Marine Algal Flora of China-Rhodophyta.” The series has seven volumes covering about 20 orders, 45 families, 173 genera, and 560 species including over 150 species firstly described from China, indicating significant importance to the knowledge of North-Western Pacific marine algal flora. The fourth volume covers coralline algae, including Sporolithales,
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Das älteste Glücksspiel

Eine kurze Naturgeschichte der Sexualität

de Veiko Krauß ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Sex prägt wesentlich unser Bild einer lebendigen Natur. Entstanden vor Milliarden Jahren, spielt die Sexualität die Rolle eines Zufallsgenerators, welcher in jeder Generation Erbgut neu zusammenwürfelt. Sie gleicht einem Rüttler, der für die Durchlässigkeit des Siebes der natürlichen Selektion sorgt.Sex tritt bei jeder Art in einer besonderen, durch ihre evolutionäre Geschichte und Lebensweise ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Sex prägt wesentlich unser Bild einer lebendigen Natur. Entstanden vor Milliarden Jahren, spielt die Sexualität die Rolle eines Zufallsgenerators, welcher in jeder Generation Erbgut neu zusammenwürfelt. Sie gleicht einem Rüttler, der für die Durchlässigkeit des Siebes der natürlichen Selektion sorgt.Sex tritt bei jeder Art in einer besonderen, durch ihre evolutionäre Geschichte und Lebensweise
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A Morte Contada por Um Sapiens a Um Neandertal

de Juan Jose Millas, Juan Luis Arsuaga ...

Depois do livro que deslumbrou milhares de leitores, o génio de Juan José Millás e a sabedoria de Juan Luis Arsuaga voltam a juntar-se para continuar a maior viagem de todas: a da existência.Na natureza, não há velhice nem decrepitude, só há plenitude ou morte, dizem-nos, agora, os autores do bestseller internacional A Vida Contada por Um Sapiens a Um Neandertal. Eis-nos, mais uma vez, felizes, a ... Leer más

$12.80 USD

Depois do livro que deslumbrou milhares de leitores, o génio de Juan José Millás e a sabedoria de Juan Luis Arsuaga voltam a juntar-se para continuar a maior viagem de todas: a da existência.Na natureza, não há velhice nem decrepitude, só há plenitude ou morte, dizem-nos, agora, os autores do bestseller internacional A Vida Contada por Um Sapiens a Um Neandertal. Eis-nos, mais uma vez, felizes, a
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The True and False Theory of Evolution

Navigating the Science-Religion Divide: A Balanced Perspective on Evolutionary Theories

de Chauncey Giles ...

In "The True and False Theory of Evolution," Chauncey Giles presents a compelling critique of the prevailing evolutionary theories of his time, emphasizing the philosophical and theological dimensions often overshadowed by scientific discourse. This work intertwines rigorous analysis with eloquent prose, navigating the intersections of science, religion, and ethics. Giles employs a dialectical ... Leer más

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In "The True and False Theory of Evolution," Chauncey Giles presents a compelling critique of the prevailing evolutionary theories of his time, emphasizing the philosophical and theological dimensions often overshadowed by scientific discourse. This work intertwines rigorous analysis with eloquent prose, navigating the intersections of science, religion, and ethics. Giles employs a dialectical
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Del big bang al Homo sapiens

de Antonio Vélez ...

Del big bang al Homo sapiens resume de manera amena, didáctica y bella los acontecimientos que llevan al Homo sapiens: desde el surgimiento del universo y los orígenes de la Tierra, pasando por la aparición de la vida y sus incontables desarrollos evolutivos, hasta el presente, con consideraciones sobre nuestro futuro.Con ayuda de varias ciencias, que su formación como ingeniero y matemático le ... Leer más

$10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Del big bang al Homo sapiens resume de manera amena, didáctica y bella los acontecimientos que llevan al Homo sapiens: desde el surgimiento del universo y los orígenes de la Tierra, pasando por la aparición de la vida y sus incontables desarrollos evolutivos, hasta el presente, con consideraciones sobre nuestro futuro.Con ayuda de varias ciencias, que su formación como ingeniero y matemático le
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Methods for Human History

Studying Social, Cultural, and Biological Evolution

de Patrick Manning ...

Series series History (R0)
This book presents a concise yet comprehensive survey of methods used in the expanding studies of human evolution, paying particular attention to new work on social evolution. The first part of the book presents principal methods for the study of biological, cultural, and social evolution, plus migration, group behavior, institutions, politics, and environment. The second part provides a ... Leer más

$28.49 USD

This book presents a concise yet comprehensive survey of methods used in the expanding studies of human evolution, paying particular attention to new work on social evolution. The first part of the book presents principal methods for the study of biological, cultural, and social evolution, plus migration, group behavior, institutions, politics, and environment. The second part provides a
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Cellular and Molecular Phytotoxicity of Heavy Metals

Edición de Mohammad Faisal, Quaiser Saquib, Abdulrahman A. Alatar, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Plant growth and development is closely dependent on the plant environment, including the wide-spread presence of organic and inorganic xenobiotics and pollutants. Currently, heavy metals are the most common inorganic environmental pollutants and they have pronounced effects and consequences not only for plants, but also for the ecosystem in which the plants form an integral component. It has been ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Plant growth and development is closely dependent on the plant environment, including the wide-spread presence of organic and inorganic xenobiotics and pollutants. Currently, heavy metals are the most common inorganic environmental pollutants and they have pronounced effects and consequences not only for plants, but also for the ecosystem in which the plants form an integral component. It has been
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Healing Springs of Russia

de Svetlana Malkhazova, Dmitry Orlov, Natalia Shartova, Sergey Starikov, Tatiana Puzanova ...

Series series History (R0)
This book provides the first diverse and multifaceted textual and cartographic overview of natural curative resources of mineral waters and peloids in Russia.In a readily understandable way the book informs about the genesis, history of exploration and geographical features of water springs, their properties and use as healing springs, as well as specifics and prospect of their contemporary use. ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This book provides the first diverse and multifaceted textual and cartographic overview of natural curative resources of mineral waters and peloids in Russia.In a readily understandable way the book informs about the genesis, history of exploration and geographical features of water springs, their properties and use as healing springs, as well as specifics and prospect of their contemporary use.
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The Mexican Transition Zone

A Natural Biogeographic Laboratory to Study Biotic Assembly

de Juan J. Morrone ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents an evolutionary biogeographic analysis of the Mexican Transition Zone, which is situated in the overlap of the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. It includes a comprehensive review of previous track, cladistic and molecular biogeographic analyses and is illustrated with full color maps and vegetation photographs of the respective areas covered.Given its scope, the book will be of ... Leer más

$134.09 USD

This book presents an evolutionary biogeographic analysis of the Mexican Transition Zone, which is situated in the overlap of the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. It includes a comprehensive review of previous track, cladistic and molecular biogeographic analyses and is illustrated with full color maps and vegetation photographs of the respective areas covered.Given its scope, the book will be of
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Energy and Evolutionary Conflict

The Metabolic Roots of Cooperation

de Neil W. Blackstone ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
In the mid- to late-twentieth century, large scientific conflicts flared in two seemingly distinct fields of scientific inquiry. In bioenergetics, which examines how organisms obtain and utilize energy, the chemiosmotic hypothesis of Mitchell suggested a novel mechanism for energy conversion. In evolutionary biology, meanwhile, Wynne Edwards strongly articulated the view that organisms may act for ... Leer más

$134.09 USD

In the mid- to late-twentieth century, large scientific conflicts flared in two seemingly distinct fields of scientific inquiry. In bioenergetics, which examines how organisms obtain and utilize energy, the chemiosmotic hypothesis of Mitchell suggested a novel mechanism for energy conversion. In evolutionary biology, meanwhile, Wynne Edwards strongly articulated the view that organisms may act for
... Leer más
Modern Paleopathology, The Study of Diagnostic Approach to Ancient Diseases, their Pathology and Epidemiology

Let there be light, the light of science and critical thinking

de Bruce M. Rothschild, Dawid Surmik, Filippo Bertozzo ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The study of paleopathology has two very different constituencies, the medical scientist and the zoologist/paleontologist/anthropologist. Their investigative procedures and professional jargon are different, sometimes to the point of mutual incomprehensibility. Paleontologists/anthropologists/zoologists have a limited data base for the characterization and interpretation of pathology. This must ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

The study of paleopathology has two very different constituencies, the medical scientist and the zoologist/paleontologist/anthropologist. Their investigative procedures and professional jargon are different, sometimes to the point of mutual incomprehensibility. Paleontologists/anthropologists/zoologists have a limited data base for the characterization and interpretation of pathology. This must
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Biotremology: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution

Edición de Peggy S. M. Hill, Valerio Mazzoni, Nataša Stritih-Peljhan, Meta Virant-Doberlet, Andreas Wessel ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Biotremology is a new and emerging discipline in biological sciences that covers all aspects of behavior associated with substrate-borne mechanical waves. This volume provides state-of-the-art reviews and technical contributions from leading experts and invited younger researchers on topics from signal production and transmission to perception in its ecological context. Reviews about the knowledge ... Leer más

$215.09 USD

Biotremology is a new and emerging discipline in biological sciences that covers all aspects of behavior associated with substrate-borne mechanical waves. This volume provides state-of-the-art reviews and technical contributions from leading experts and invited younger researchers on topics from signal production and transmission to perception in its ecological context. Reviews about the knowledge
... Leer más
Beyond the Veil: Transformative Journeys Through Near-Death Experiences

de Christoff Namel ...

Near-death experiences (NDEs) have captivated human curiosity for centuries, serving as profound encounters that often reshape individuals' understanding of life and death. ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Near-death experiences (NDEs) have captivated human curiosity for centuries, serving as profound encounters that often reshape individuals' understanding of life and death.
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The Ant Collective

How Tiny Societies Reveal the Deep Origins of Cooperation and Ancestry

de Nora F. Mercer ...

Series Libro 4 - The Nature Files
Ants are among the most successful animals on Earth, and their societies offer a powerful window into how cooperation evolves. In The Ant Collective, Nora F. Mercer shows how tiny colonies shape soil, seeds, predation, and nutrient cycling while revealing the deep biological roots of social life. Drawing on the scale of ant diversity and the logic of colony living, this book explains why ants are ... Leer más

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Ants are among the most successful animals on Earth, and their societies offer a powerful window into how cooperation evolves. In The Ant Collective, Nora F. Mercer shows how tiny colonies shape soil, seeds, predation, and nutrient cycling while revealing the deep biological roots of social life. Drawing on the scale of ant diversity and the logic of colony living, this book explains why ants are
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Ève. 200 millions d'années d'évolution au féminin

de Cat Bohannon ...

Traducido por Odile Demange ...

« Les corps femelles ne sont pas de simples corps mâles avec des “trucs en plus” (graisse, seins, utérus). Être sexué s’insinue dans toutes les caractéristiques essentielles de notre corps de mammifère, ainsi que dans la vie que nous menons à l’intérieur de ce corps, que nous soyons une souris ou un être humain. » Jusqu’à récemment, les scientifiques se sont contentés d’étudier la norme mâle et ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

« Les corps femelles ne sont pas de simples corps mâles avec des “trucs en plus” (graisse, seins, utérus). Être sexué s’insinue dans toutes les caractéristiques essentielles de notre corps de mammifère, ainsi que dans la vie que nous menons à l’intérieur de ce corps, que nous soyons une souris ou un être humain. » Jusqu’à récemment, les scientifiques se sont contentés d’étudier la norme mâle et
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The Hundred Years' Trial

Law, Evolution, and the Long Shadow of Scopes v. Tennessee

de Alexander Gouzoules, Harold Gouzoules ...

A new account of the enduring cultural, legal, and scientific legacy of the 1925 Scopes Trial.In The Hundred Years' Trial, Alexander and Harold Gouzoules explore the century-long impacts of the historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," starting with the development of evolutionary theory and charting the resulting cultural and legal conflicts over evolution in the United States. Through a blend of ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

A new account of the enduring cultural, legal, and scientific legacy of the 1925 Scopes Trial.In The Hundred Years' Trial, Alexander and Harold Gouzoules explore the century-long impacts of the historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," starting with the development of evolutionary theory and charting the resulting cultural and legal conflicts over evolution in the United States. Through a blend of
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The End of Final Causes in Biology

de Lucas John Mix ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book provides a straightforward introduction to teleology in biology, the work it did and the work it can do. Informed by history and philosophy, it focuses on scientific concerns. Seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century biologists proposed a menagerie of biological “actors” to explain power without appealing to Aristotelian vegetable souls and final causes. Three constraints on ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

This book provides a straightforward introduction to teleology in biology, the work it did and the work it can do. Informed by history and philosophy, it focuses on scientific concerns. Seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century biologists proposed a menagerie of biological “actors” to explain power without appealing to Aristotelian vegetable souls and final causes. Three constraints on
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