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Handbook of Evolutionary Thinking in the Sciences

Edición de Marc Silberstein, Thomas Heams, Philippe Huneman, Guillaume Lecointre ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The Darwinian theory of evolution is itself evolving and this book presents the details of the core of modern Darwinism and its latest developmental directions. The authors present current scientific work addressing theoretical problems and challenges in four sections, beginning with the concepts of evolution theory, its processes of variation, heredity, selection, adaptation and function, and its ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

The Darwinian theory of evolution is itself evolving and this book presents the details of the core of modern Darwinism and its latest developmental directions. The authors present current scientific work addressing theoretical problems and challenges in four sections, beginning with the concepts of evolution theory, its processes of variation, heredity, selection, adaptation and function, and its
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The Scopes Monkey Trial

de Randy Moore, William McComas ...

Series series Images of America
The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of a Tennessee state law, was America's original "Trial of the Century." The proceedings began as a publicity stunt but grew into a landmark event in the nation's history. The trial featured three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan, who ... Leer más

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The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of a Tennessee state law, was America's original "Trial of the Century." The proceedings began as a publicity stunt but grew into a landmark event in the nation's history. The trial featured three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan, who
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Viajeros en evolución

de Antonio Arellano García ...

El niño adolescente y adulto que era James, siempre había observado el cielo nocturno buscando el brillo de las estrellas en el firmamento, e intuía que existía algo más de lo que percibían sus cinco sentidos. Al mismo tiempo que un narrador describe andaduras y pasajes de su vida en el extrarradio de Barcelona centradas a finales de los años 70 y principios de los 80, algunas de sus amistades ... Leer más

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El niño adolescente y adulto que era James, siempre había observado el cielo nocturno buscando el brillo de las estrellas en el firmamento, e intuía que existía algo más de lo que percibían sus cinco sentidos. Al mismo tiempo que un narrador describe andaduras y pasajes de su vida en el extrarradio de Barcelona centradas a finales de los años 70 y principios de los 80, algunas de sus amistades
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Systems Biology of Marine Ecosystems

Edición de Peter Ralph, Manoj Kumar ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book describes the latest advances in systems biology in four plant-based marine ecosystems: seaweeds, seagrasses, microalgae, and corals. Marine organisms that inhabit the oceanic environment experience a diverse range of environmental fluctuations, anthropogenic stress, and threats from invasive species and pathogens. System biology integrates physiology, genomics, transcriptomics, ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

This book describes the latest advances in systems biology in four plant-based marine ecosystems: seaweeds, seagrasses, microalgae, and corals. Marine organisms that inhabit the oceanic environment experience a diverse range of environmental fluctuations, anthropogenic stress, and threats from invasive species and pathogens. System biology integrates physiology, genomics, transcriptomics,
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The Dog

A Natural History

de Ádám Miklósi ...

An accessible and richly illustrated introduction to the natural history of dogs—from evolution, anatomy, cognition, and behavior to the relationship between dogs and humansAs one of the oldest domesticated species, selectively bred over millennia to possess specific behaviors and physical characteristics, the dog enjoys a unique relationship with humans. More than any other animal, dogs are ... Leer más

$20.19 USD

An accessible and richly illustrated introduction to the natural history of dogs—from evolution, anatomy, cognition, and behavior to the relationship between dogs and humansAs one of the oldest domesticated species, selectively bred over millennia to possess specific behaviors and physical characteristics, the dog enjoys a unique relationship with humans. More than any other animal, dogs are
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Mutual Aid

A Factor of Evolution

de Peter Kropotkin ...

In this cornerstone of modern liberal social theory, Peter Kropotkin states that the most effective human and animal communities are essentially cooperative, rather than competitive. Kropotkin based this classic on his observations of natural phenomena and history, forming a work of stunning and well-reasoned scholarship. Essential to the understanding of human evolution as well as social ... Leer más

$8.69 USD

In this cornerstone of modern liberal social theory, Peter Kropotkin states that the most effective human and animal communities are essentially cooperative, rather than competitive. Kropotkin based this classic on his observations of natural phenomena and history, forming a work of stunning and well-reasoned scholarship. Essential to the understanding of human evolution as well as social
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Acqua: materia o spirito?

de Giulio Attini ...

L’acqua, pur rappresentando una delle maggiori sfide scientifiche del ventesimo secolo, resta uno dei misteri più sottaciuti e conservati riservatamente. Esibiamo più conoscenze sui quark, impossibili da vedere, che non sull’acqua nonostante essa ci accompagni costantemente e sia l’elemento fondamentale per la vita.Serie ricerche, avviate essenzialmente nel secolo appena trascorso, hanno ... Leer más

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L’acqua, pur rappresentando una delle maggiori sfide scientifiche del ventesimo secolo, resta uno dei misteri più sottaciuti e conservati riservatamente. Esibiamo più conoscenze sui quark, impossibili da vedere, che non sull’acqua nonostante essa ci accompagni costantemente e sia l’elemento fondamentale per la vita.Serie ricerche, avviate essenzialmente nel secolo appena trascorso, hanno
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Alfred Russel Wallace und die Entstehung der modernen Selektionstheorie

de Stefanie Hanau ...

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Biologie - Evolution, Note: 1,3, Universität Bremen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Mit dem Begriff der Evolutionstheorie (und als Teil davon der Selektionstheorie) verbinden die meisten von uns unweigerlich den Namen eines Mannes: Charles Robert Darwin; Anhänger "seiner" Theorie werden als "Darwinisten" bezeichnet. Die wenigsten fachlich Interessierten ... Leer más

$18.53 USD

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Biologie - Evolution, Note: 1,3, Universität Bremen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Mit dem Begriff der Evolutionstheorie (und als Teil davon der Selektionstheorie) verbinden die meisten von uns unweigerlich den Namen eines Mannes: Charles Robert Darwin; Anhänger "seiner" Theorie werden als "Darwinisten" bezeichnet. Die wenigsten fachlich Interessierten
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The Domestication of Humans

de Robert G. Bednarik ...

The Domestication of Humans explains the alternative to the African Eve model by attributing human modernity, not to a speciation event in Africa, but to the unintended self-domestication of humans.This alternative account of human origins provides the reader with a comprehensive explanation of all features defining our species that is consistent with all the available evidence. These traits ... Leer más

$64.99 USD

The Domestication of Humans explains the alternative to the African Eve model by attributing human modernity, not to a speciation event in Africa, but to the unintended self-domestication of humans.This alternative account of human origins provides the reader with a comprehensive explanation of all features defining our species that is consistent with all the available evidence. These traits
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A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles

A Conversation with Nick Lane

de Howard Burton ...

Series series Ideas Roadshow Conversations
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at University College London and bestselling author. After an inspiring story of Nick Lane’s career path, this wide-ranging conversation covers his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular ... Leer más

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This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at University College London and bestselling author. After an inspiring story of Nick Lane’s career path, this wide-ranging conversation covers his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular
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Into the Illusive World

An Exploration of Animals’ Perception

de Paul A. Moore ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Have you ever thought about what a dog smells as it stops to sniff at a tree? Or what a cat is watching as it stares intensely off into space? What about animals in the wild? What do they see, hear, smell, and feel? How do they perceive their surroundings? This is the illusive world. A world filled with fascinating stimuli that we are not equipped to detect. This is particularly true because we ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

Have you ever thought about what a dog smells as it stops to sniff at a tree? Or what a cat is watching as it stares intensely off into space? What about animals in the wild? What do they see, hear, smell, and feel? How do they perceive their surroundings? This is the illusive world. A world filled with fascinating stimuli that we are not equipped to detect. This is particularly true because we
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Leven op aarde

Bossen, koraalriffen en hoe het bewustzijn de wereld vormgaf

de Peter Godfrey Smith ...

Peter Godfrey-Smith over hoe we de wereld opnieuw uitvondenIn zijn veelgeprezen boeken Buitengewoon bewustzijn en Metazoa onderzocht Peter Godfrey-Smith het ontstaan van het bewustzijn in het dierenrijk, maar in zijn nieuwe boek bekijkt hij het leven op aarde vanuit een nieuw perspectief. Welke rol speelden organismen – van planten en bacteriën tot dieren en mensen – in de vorming van de wereld ... Leer más

$16.59 USD

Peter Godfrey-Smith over hoe we de wereld opnieuw uitvondenIn zijn veelgeprezen boeken Buitengewoon bewustzijn en Metazoa onderzocht Peter Godfrey-Smith het ontstaan van het bewustzijn in het dierenrijk, maar in zijn nieuwe boek bekijkt hij het leven op aarde vanuit een nieuw perspectief. Welke rol speelden organismen – van planten en bacteriën tot dieren en mensen – in de vorming van de wereld
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Эволюция человека. Кн. 3. Кости, гены и культура

de Александр Марков, Елена Наймарк ...

Series series Элементы (Россия)
Кто и почему начал изготавливать первые каменные орудия? Как и где люди научились добывать огонь? Чем и что рисовали питекантропы? Что нового узнали ученые о хоббитах с острова Флоренс? Почему развитие гоминид привело к вымиранию африканских хищников? Что можно прочесть в геномах алтайского неандертальца, египетских мумий и древних обитателей Западной Сибири? Как выглядел денисовский человек? ... Leer más

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Кто и почему начал изготавливать первые каменные орудия? Как и где люди научились добывать огонь? Чем и что рисовали питекантропы? Что нового узнали ученые о хоббитах с острова Флоренс? Почему развитие гоминид привело к вымиранию африканских хищников? Что можно прочесть в геномах алтайского неандертальца, египетских мумий и древних обитателей Западной Сибири? Как выглядел денисовский человек?
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Understanding Species

de John S. Wilkins ...

Series series Understanding Life
Are species worth saving? Can they be resurrected by technology? What is the use of species in biomedicine? These questions all depend on a clear definition of the concept of 'species', yet biologists have long struggled to define this term. In this accessible book, John S. Wilkins provides an introduction to the concept of 'species' in biology, philosophy, ethics, policymaking and conservation. ... Leer más

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Are species worth saving? Can they be resurrected by technology? What is the use of species in biomedicine? These questions all depend on a clear definition of the concept of 'species', yet biologists have long struggled to define this term. In this accessible book, John S. Wilkins provides an introduction to the concept of 'species' in biology, philosophy, ethics, policymaking and conservation.
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Study on Quality of Life of Chinese Residents with Social Change

de Peigang Wang ...

Traducido por Liying Hao ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book makes a systematic empirical analysis of the quality of life of Chinese residents from the perspective of social change, expounds the connotation, theory, elements, and research methodology of the quality of life, and focuses on the diachronic dynamic analysis of the multidimensional elements of the quality of life from the perspective of life course and life cycle. According to the ... Leer más

$107.99 USD

This book makes a systematic empirical analysis of the quality of life of Chinese residents from the perspective of social change, expounds the connotation, theory, elements, and research methodology of the quality of life, and focuses on the diachronic dynamic analysis of the multidimensional elements of the quality of life from the perspective of life course and life cycle. According to the
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The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula

Volume 1

Edición de Javier Loidi ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a compact, up-to-date and detailed overview of the vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, a highly diverse part of Europe in the Mediterranean area. Written by a group of experienced researchers, the volume includes a first section with general chapters discussing the climate, the biogeography and the flora, and a second section with detailed descriptions of the 14 regional ... Leer más

$296.09 USD

This book provides a compact, up-to-date and detailed overview of the vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, a highly diverse part of Europe in the Mediterranean area. Written by a group of experienced researchers, the volume includes a first section with general chapters discussing the climate, the biogeography and the flora, and a second section with detailed descriptions of the 14 regional
... Leer más
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection

de Alfred Russel Wallace ...

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1870 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection' is a series of essays on evolutionary theory, that include 'Mimicry, and Other Protective Resemblances Among Animals, 'The Philosohy of Birds' Nests', 'Creation by Law', and more. Alfred Russel Wallace ... Leer más

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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1870 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection' is a series of essays on evolutionary theory, that include 'Mimicry, and Other Protective Resemblances Among Animals, 'The Philosohy of Birds' Nests', 'Creation by Law', and more. Alfred Russel Wallace
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Literary Darwinism

Evolution, Human Nature, and Literature

de Joseph Carroll ...

In Literary Darwinism, Carroll presents a comprehensive survey of this new movement with a collection of his most important previously published work, along with three new essays. The essays and reviews give commentary on all the major contributors to the field, situate the field as a whole in relation to historical trends and contemporary schools, provide Darwinist readings of major literary ... Leer más

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In Literary Darwinism, Carroll presents a comprehensive survey of this new movement with a collection of his most important previously published work, along with three new essays. The essays and reviews give commentary on all the major contributors to the field, situate the field as a whole in relation to historical trends and contemporary schools, provide Darwinist readings of major literary
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Plant Genome Diversity Volume 2

Physical Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Plant Genomes

de Ilia J. Leitch ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This second of two volumes on Plant Genome Diversity provides, in 20 chapters, insights into the structural evolution of plant genomes with all its variations. Starting with an outline of plant phylogeny and its reconstruction, the second part of the volume describes the architecture and dynamics of the plant cell nucleus, the third examines the evolution and diversity of the karyotype in various ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

This second of two volumes on Plant Genome Diversity provides, in 20 chapters, insights into the structural evolution of plant genomes with all its variations. Starting with an outline of plant phylogeny and its reconstruction, the second part of the volume describes the architecture and dynamics of the plant cell nucleus, the third examines the evolution and diversity of the karyotype in various
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Brazilian Sand Flies

Biology, Taxonomy, Medical Importance and Control

Edición de Elizabeth F. Rangel, Jeffrey J. Shaw ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This is the first English-language book dedicated to Brazilian sand flies and their medical importance. No other country has so many species of these haematophagous insects as Brazil and their diversity has reached an astonishing level. The book contains comprehensive chapters, written by Brazilian experts on their regional distribution, their ecology and their importance as vectors of pathogens ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This is the first English-language book dedicated to Brazilian sand flies and their medical importance. No other country has so many species of these haematophagous insects as Brazil and their diversity has reached an astonishing level. The book contains comprehensive chapters, written by Brazilian experts on their regional distribution, their ecology and their importance as vectors of pathogens
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Biodiversity and Chemotaxonomy

Edición de Kishan Gopal Ramawat ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Plant classifications are based on morphological characters and it is difficult, particularly in small plants and grasses, to identify these below generic level on the basis of these characters using a dissecting microscope. Plant species have intra- and inter-specific variation in secondary metabolites which can be utilized as marker compounds for identification and classification of plants. ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Plant classifications are based on morphological characters and it is difficult, particularly in small plants and grasses, to identify these below generic level on the basis of these characters using a dissecting microscope. Plant species have intra- and inter-specific variation in secondary metabolites which can be utilized as marker compounds for identification and classification of plants.
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Developing the Hall of Human Origins

Adaptive Resilience

de Shelley L. Smith ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Anthropology and Museums
This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. As one of the most visited human evolution exhibits in the world and the largest such exhibit in the United States, it has tremendous influence on public perception and knowledge of human evolution. The chapters explore how this exhibit came about, how it has changed since opening, ... Leer más

$64.99 USD

This book focuses on the development of the National Museum of Natural History’s David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. As one of the most visited human evolution exhibits in the world and the largest such exhibit in the United States, it has tremendous influence on public perception and knowledge of human evolution. The chapters explore how this exhibit came about, how it has changed since opening,
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Homology and Systematics

Coding Characters for Phylogenetic Analysis

Edición de Robert Scotland, R. Toby Pennington ...

When looking at groups of organisms, shared characteristics (homologues) provide the raw data from which hypotheses of common ancestry may be suggested. In order to explore the relationship between homologues and particular hypotheses of common ancestry, complex matrices are devised, where homologues are coded, allowing theories of homology to be developed and tested. Practically nothing has been ... Leer más

$60.99 USD

When looking at groups of organisms, shared characteristics (homologues) provide the raw data from which hypotheses of common ancestry may be suggested. In order to explore the relationship between homologues and particular hypotheses of common ancestry, complex matrices are devised, where homologues are coded, allowing theories of homology to be developed and tested. Practically nothing has been
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Paléontologie

Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

de Encyclopaedia Universalis ...

Partez à la découverte de la paléontologie avec ce Grand Article Universalis !La paléontologie, terme créé en 1834 par le zoologiste français Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, a pour objet l'étude des êtres (ontologie) qui ont vécu à la surface du globe terrestre avant les temps actuels (palaios en grec signifie «ancien»). Ces êtres sont connus grâce aux fossiles ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Partez à la découverte de la paléontologie avec ce Grand Article Universalis !La paléontologie, terme créé en 1834 par le zoologiste français Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville, a pour objet l'étude des êtres (ontologie) qui ont vécu à la surface du globe terrestre avant les temps actuels (palaios en grec signifie «ancien»). Ces êtres sont connus grâce aux fossiles ...Un ouvrage spécialement conçu
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