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Infectious Disease

A Very Short Introduction

de Marta Wayne, Benjamin Bolker ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathways that spread disease. But where does disease come from? How is it transmitted from one person to another? And why are some individuals more susceptible than others? ... Leer más

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathways that spread disease. But where does disease come from? How is it transmitted from one person to another? And why are some individuals more susceptible than others?
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Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes

Edición de D T J Littlewood, R. A. Bray ...

Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes elucidates the role of the flatworms in the animal kingdom. It brings together results from an international group of experts, spanning many disciplines, who give evidence for the phylogeny of flatworms and constituent major taxa. A combined approach, using traditional comparative techniques along with the modern techniques of molecular phylogeny, is ... Leer más

$94.99 USD

Interrelationships of the Platyhelminthes elucidates the role of the flatworms in the animal kingdom. It brings together results from an international group of experts, spanning many disciplines, who give evidence for the phylogeny of flatworms and constituent major taxa. A combined approach, using traditional comparative techniques along with the modern techniques of molecular phylogeny, is
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Hydrogenosomes and Mitosomes: Mitochondria of Anaerobic Eukaryotes

Edición de Jan Tachezy ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The new edition focuses on the latest information on mitochondrion-derived organelles, particularly on hydrogenosomes and mitosomes. It has become more and more evident that hydrogenosomes and mitosomes are just two specific members of larger family of organelles derived to various extent from mitochondria due to adaptation to oxygen-poor environment and to the parasitic life style. Since the 1st ... Leer más

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The new edition focuses on the latest information on mitochondrion-derived organelles, particularly on hydrogenosomes and mitosomes. It has become more and more evident that hydrogenosomes and mitosomes are just two specific members of larger family of organelles derived to various extent from mitochondria due to adaptation to oxygen-poor environment and to the parasitic life style. Since the 1st
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Long-Term Field Studies of Primates

Edición de Peter M. Kappeler, David P. Watts ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Some primate field studies have been on-going for decades, covering significant portions of individual life cycles or even multiple generations. In this volume, leading field workers report on the history and infrastructure of their projects in Madagascar, Africa, Asia and South America. More importantly, they provide summaries of their long-term research efforts on primate behaviour, ecology and ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Some primate field studies have been on-going for decades, covering significant portions of individual life cycles or even multiple generations. In this volume, leading field workers report on the history and infrastructure of their projects in Madagascar, Africa, Asia and South America. More importantly, they provide summaries of their long-term research efforts on primate behaviour, ecology and
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The Three Domains of Life

A Brief History of Biodiversity

de Andrea Maria Francesco Valli ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book unpacks the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, the intriguing theory of endosymbiosis, the emergence of the first animals, and culminates in a sweeping overview of the Phanerozoic eons. How did life begin? What were the first living organisms? And how did we arrive at the astonishing biological diversity that surrounds us today?In this book, the author takes us on a ... Leer más

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This book unpacks the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, the intriguing theory of endosymbiosis, the emergence of the first animals, and culminates in a sweeping overview of the Phanerozoic eons. How did life begin? What were the first living organisms? And how did we arrive at the astonishing biological diversity that surrounds us today?In this book, the author takes us on a
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Restoring Meaning: Evolution Revisited

de Albert Low ...

"Restoring Meaning: Evolution Revisited" offers an original and fertile way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. It offers a new and refreshing alternative to the way we think about our origins: random mutation (mechanistic neo-Darwinism), Genesis (God did it all personally), and Intelligent Design (God personally does what we can't otherwise account for). The result is ... Leer más

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"Restoring Meaning: Evolution Revisited" offers an original and fertile way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. It offers a new and refreshing alternative to the way we think about our origins: random mutation (mechanistic neo-Darwinism), Genesis (God did it all personally), and Intelligent Design (God personally does what we can't otherwise account for). The result is
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The Evolution Myth

or, The Genes Cry Out Their Urgent Song, Mister Darwin Got It Wrong

de Jirí Mejsnar ...

The origins of life, species, and man continue to interest scientists and stir debate among the general public more than one hundred and fifty years after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. The Evolution Myth approaches the subject with two intertwined objectives. Jirí A. Mejsnar first sets out to convey the advances made in cosmology, molecular biology, genetics, and other ... Leer más

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The origins of life, species, and man continue to interest scientists and stir debate among the general public more than one hundred and fifty years after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. The Evolution Myth approaches the subject with two intertwined objectives. Jirí A. Mejsnar first sets out to convey the advances made in cosmology, molecular biology, genetics, and other
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Vom Urknall bis zum E-Auto

Ein Museumsführer durch (fast) 14 Milliarden Jahre Geschichte

de Gideon Böss ...

Series series Business and Economics (German Language)
Nur im Museum ist es möglich, in wenigen Schritten Milliarden Jahre Evolution, Menschheits- oder Technikgeschichte hinter sich zu bringen. Auf dem Weg durch fast 14 Milliarden Jahre stellt dieses Buch auf kurzweilige Art Museen und das in ihnen präsentierte Wissen vor. In zwanzig Stationen geht es vom Urknall über die Entstehung der Erde und des Lebens, zur Gründung erster Königreiche, zu ... Leer más

$17.09 USD

Nur im Museum ist es möglich, in wenigen Schritten Milliarden Jahre Evolution, Menschheits- oder Technikgeschichte hinter sich zu bringen. Auf dem Weg durch fast 14 Milliarden Jahre stellt dieses Buch auf kurzweilige Art Museen und das in ihnen präsentierte Wissen vor. In zwanzig Stationen geht es vom Urknall über die Entstehung der Erde und des Lebens, zur Gründung erster Königreiche, zu
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Nature in Silico

Population Genetic Simulation and its Evolutionary Interpretation Using C++ and R

de Ryan J. Haasl ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Dramatic advances in computing power enable simulation of DNA sequences generated by complex microevolutionary scenarios that include mutation, population structure, natural selection, meiotic recombination, demographic change, and explicit spatial geographies. Although retrospective, coalescent simulation is computationally efficient—and covered here—the primary focus of this book is forward-in ... Leer más

$80.99 USD

Dramatic advances in computing power enable simulation of DNA sequences generated by complex microevolutionary scenarios that include mutation, population structure, natural selection, meiotic recombination, demographic change, and explicit spatial geographies. Although retrospective, coalescent simulation is computationally efficient—and covered here—the primary focus of this book is forward-in
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Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and Their Application in Evolutionary Biology

Concepts and Practice

Edición de László Zsolt Garamszegi ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Phylogenetic comparative approaches are powerful analytical tools for making evolutionary inferences from interspecific data and phylogenies. The phylogenetic toolkit available to evolutionary biologists is currently growing at an incredible speed, but most methodological papers are published in the specialized statistical literature and many are incomprehensible for the user community. This ... Leer más

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Phylogenetic comparative approaches are powerful analytical tools for making evolutionary inferences from interspecific data and phylogenies. The phylogenetic toolkit available to evolutionary biologists is currently growing at an incredible speed, but most methodological papers are published in the specialized statistical literature and many are incomprehensible for the user community. This
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Strasburger − Lehrbuch der Pflanzenwissenschaften

de Joachim W. Kadereit, Christian Körner, Peter Nick, Uwe Sonnewald ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Seit 120 Jahren liegt die Stärke des ***STRASBURGERs***in der ausgewogenen Darstellung aller Teilgebiete der Pflanzenwissenschaften. In der vorliegenden 38. Auflage sind besonders die Teile Struktur und Entwicklung stark überarbeitet worden.• Der Teil Struktur beschreibt den pflanzlichen Aufbau ausgehend von der Ebene der Zelle über die Gewebe bis hin zur Ebene der Organe. Bei der Neufassung ... Leer más

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Seit 120 Jahren liegt die Stärke des ***STRASBURGERs***in der ausgewogenen Darstellung aller Teilgebiete der Pflanzenwissenschaften. In der vorliegenden 38. Auflage sind besonders die Teile Struktur und Entwicklung stark überarbeitet worden.• Der Teil Struktur beschreibt den pflanzlichen Aufbau ausgehend von der Ebene der Zelle über die Gewebe bis hin zur Ebene der Organe. Bei der Neufassung
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Origini profonde delle società umane

de Edward O. Wilson ...

Prefazione all’edizione italiana di Telmo Pievani Per millenni filosofi, teologi e scienziati non sono riusciti a trovare risposte verificabili alle domande che definiscono il significato stesso dell’esistenza umana: che cosa siamo e che cosa ci ha resi quello che siamo? Nel suo esame della storia evolutiva, Wilson si spinge qui più indietro di quanto abbia mai fatto, consegnandoci un testo che ... Leer más

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Prefazione all’edizione italiana di Telmo Pievani Per millenni filosofi, teologi e scienziati non sono riusciti a trovare risposte verificabili alle domande che definiscono il significato stesso dell’esistenza umana: che cosa siamo e che cosa ci ha resi quello che siamo? Nel suo esame della storia evolutiva, Wilson si spinge qui più indietro di quanto abbia mai fatto, consegnandoci un testo che
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Culture Evolving

Bridging Life Sciences and Humanities

Edición de Jan Toman, Jan Havlíček, Tomáš Hermann, Radek Kundt, Jana Švorcová ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This volume examines how evolutionary principles can help us understand the dynamics of culture while acknowledging the risks of their uncritical application. Drawing on perspectives from the philosophy and history of science, anthropology, archaeology, behavioural science, and evolutionary biology, it explores how ideas about evolution have shaped – and at times distorted – our understanding of ... Leer más

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This volume examines how evolutionary principles can help us understand the dynamics of culture while acknowledging the risks of their uncritical application. Drawing on perspectives from the philosophy and history of science, anthropology, archaeology, behavioural science, and evolutionary biology, it explores how ideas about evolution have shaped – and at times distorted – our understanding of
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Milk

The Biology of Lactation

de Michael L. Power, Jay Schulkin ...

Everything you ever wanted to know about the substance that binds all mammals together.After drawing its first breath, every newborn mammal turns his or her complete attention to obtaining milk. This primal act was once thought to stem from a basic fact: milk provides the initial source of calories and nutrients for all mammalian young. But it turns out that milk is a much more complicated ... Leer más

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the substance that binds all mammals together.After drawing its first breath, every newborn mammal turns his or her complete attention to obtaining milk. This primal act was once thought to stem from a basic fact: milk provides the initial source of calories and nutrients for all mammalian young. But it turns out that milk is a much more complicated
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The Foundations of Ethology

de K. Lorenz ...

Traducido por K. Lorenz, R.W. Kickert ...

Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
This book is a contribution to the history of ethology-not a definitive history, but the personal view of a major figure in that story. It is all the more welcome because such a grand theme as ethology calls for a range of perspectives. One reason is the overarching scope of the subject. Two great questions about life that constitute much of biology are "How does it work (structure and function)?" ... Leer más

$53.99 USD

This book is a contribution to the history of ethology-not a definitive history, but the personal view of a major figure in that story. It is all the more welcome because such a grand theme as ethology calls for a range of perspectives. One reason is the overarching scope of the subject. Two great questions about life that constitute much of biology are "How does it work (structure and function)?"
... Leer más
Sensory Ecology, Behaviour, and Evolution

de Martin Stevens ...

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment. Consequently, they have evolved a staggering array of sensory organs that are fundamental to survival and reproduction and shape much of their evolution and behaviour. Sensory ecology deals with how animals acquire, process ... Leer más

$66.59 USD

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment. Consequently, they have evolved a staggering array of sensory organs that are fundamental to survival and reproduction and shape much of their evolution and behaviour. Sensory ecology deals with how animals acquire, process
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Last Words on Evolution: A Popular Retrospect and Summary

Delving into the Evolutionary Theory: An Accessible Summary

de Ernst Haeckel ...

Traducido por Joseph McCabe ...

In "Last Words on Evolution: A Popular Retrospect and Summary," Ernst Haeckel distills his extensive insights on evolutionary theory, presenting a synthesis of his scientific discoveries and philosophies. This work is characterized by Haeckel's clear, engaging prose and a fervent commitment to popularizing complex scientific ideas for the general public. Through rich illustrations and vivid ... Leer más

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In "Last Words on Evolution: A Popular Retrospect and Summary," Ernst Haeckel distills his extensive insights on evolutionary theory, presenting a synthesis of his scientific discoveries and philosophies. This work is characterized by Haeckel's clear, engaging prose and a fervent commitment to popularizing complex scientific ideas for the general public. Through rich illustrations and vivid
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De l'Origine des espèces

de Charles Darwin ...

De Darwin, on dit à peu près tout et son contraire. D’un côté, il serait le père de la biologie moderne; de l’autre, la source de théories douteuses, donnant naissance au darwinisme social, voire au nazisme. C’est le propre des grandes œuvres que de susciter les interprétations les plus diverses. C’est pourquoi, il est bon de lire le livre qui fut à la fondation du mythe : De l’origine des espèces ... Leer más

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De Darwin, on dit à peu près tout et son contraire. D’un côté, il serait le père de la biologie moderne; de l’autre, la source de théories douteuses, donnant naissance au darwinisme social, voire au nazisme. C’est le propre des grandes œuvres que de susciter les interprétations les plus diverses. C’est pourquoi, il est bon de lire le livre qui fut à la fondation du mythe : De l’origine des espèces
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Constitution of Organs of the Higher Plants

The multiple secondary axis theory

de Chi Yen ...

Traducido por Yang Yen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book written by Professor Chi Yen of Sichuan Agricultural University in Chinese was published by China Agriculture Press (ISBN 978-7-109-22791-0). It describes a new theory on the constitution of organs of the higher plants based on experimental evidence, the multiple secondary axis theory. This theory states that all organs of the higher plants are the constitution of multiple secondary axes ... Leer más

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This book written by Professor Chi Yen of Sichuan Agricultural University in Chinese was published by China Agriculture Press (ISBN 978-7-109-22791-0). It describes a new theory on the constitution of organs of the higher plants based on experimental evidence, the multiple secondary axis theory. This theory states that all organs of the higher plants are the constitution of multiple secondary axes
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Industrializing Organisms

Introducing Evolutionary History

Edición de Susan Schrepfer, Philip Scranton ...

Series series Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture
Scientists have developed a featherless chicken designed to make industrial chicken production more efficient, while specially trained Pacific bottlenose dolphins are being deployed in the Persian Gulf to disarm mines and protect our Navy. Everyone knows Darwin's theory of natural selection, but what about his idea of artificial selection--how humans, not nature, rework natural organisms to meet ... Leer más

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Scientists have developed a featherless chicken designed to make industrial chicken production more efficient, while specially trained Pacific bottlenose dolphins are being deployed in the Persian Gulf to disarm mines and protect our Navy. Everyone knows Darwin's theory of natural selection, but what about his idea of artificial selection--how humans, not nature, rework natural organisms to meet
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On Evolution

de John C. Avise ...

Essays from the award-winning geneticist on evolutionary biology—from protein electrophoresis to the recent ability to scan entire genomes.John Avise is one of the most distinguished evolutionary biologists of our time. His groundbreaking work with mitochondrial DNA created the entire discipline of phylogeography and his work on the Pleistocene refugia hypothesis redirected scientific thinking ... Leer más

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Essays from the award-winning geneticist on evolutionary biology—from protein electrophoresis to the recent ability to scan entire genomes.John Avise is one of the most distinguished evolutionary biologists of our time. His groundbreaking work with mitochondrial DNA created the entire discipline of phylogeography and his work on the Pleistocene refugia hypothesis redirected scientific thinking
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Covid-19. Eta ondoren zer?

de Olaso Dorrea Fundazioa ...

Series Libro 41 - Eztabaida
COVID-19aren ondorengo mundua ez da berdina izango, eta kudeatu beharreko ondorioak eta erronkak nabariak izan arren ez dira neurgarriak oraindik, ez Euskal Herri mailan, ez mundu mailan. Birusaren bilakaera bera oraindik ezezaguna zaigun arren, hartuko diren erabaki eta kudeaketa moduek ondorengo hilabete eta urteetako Euskal Herriko dinamika kultural, ekonomiko, politiko, ekologiko eta soziala ... Leer más

$12.79 USD

COVID-19aren ondorengo mundua ez da berdina izango, eta kudeatu beharreko ondorioak eta erronkak nabariak izan arren ez dira neurgarriak oraindik, ez Euskal Herri mailan, ez mundu mailan. Birusaren bilakaera bera oraindik ezezaguna zaigun arren, hartuko diren erabaki eta kudeaketa moduek ondorengo hilabete eta urteetako Euskal Herriko dinamika kultural, ekonomiko, politiko, ekologiko eta soziala
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The Expression of the Emotion in Man and Animals (Illustrated and Annotated)

de Charles Darwin ...

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is a book by Charles Darwin, published in 1872, concerning genetically determined aspects of behavior. It was published thirteen years after On the Origin of Species and alongside his 1871 book The Descent of Man, it is Darwin's main consideration of human origins. In this novel, Darwin seeks to trace the animal origins of human characteristics, ... Leer más

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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is a book by Charles Darwin, published in 1872, concerning genetically determined aspects of behavior. It was published thirteen years after On the Origin of Species and alongside his 1871 book The Descent of Man, it is Darwin's main consideration of human origins. In this novel, Darwin seeks to trace the animal origins of human characteristics,
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Beasts

What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil

de Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson ...

Bestselling author Jeffrey Masson shows us what the animals at the top of the food chain-orca whales, big cats, etc.-can teach us about the origins of good and evil in ourselves.In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed us that animals can teach us much about our own emotions-love (dogs), contentment (cats), and grief (elephants), among others. In Beasts, he demonstrates that the violence we ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Bestselling author Jeffrey Masson shows us what the animals at the top of the food chain-orca whales, big cats, etc.-can teach us about the origins of good and evil in ourselves.In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed us that animals can teach us much about our own emotions-love (dogs), contentment (cats), and grief (elephants), among others. In Beasts, he demonstrates that the violence we
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