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Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change

Interim Results from the U.S. Country Studies Program

Edición de Ivana Nemesová, Saleemul Huq, Sekou Touré, Joel B. Smith, Stephanie Lenhart, Luis José Mata ...

Series Libro 8 - Environmental Science and Technology Library
Martin Parry University College, London, UK The 13 country studies collected in this re Adaptations Assessment published by the port represent the first of what is likely to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change become a worldwide, country-by-country (Carter et al., 1994) as an agreed technical estimate of the likely impacts of, and appro set of scientific methods for climate impact priate ... Leer más

$143.99 USD

Martin Parry University College, London, UK The 13 country studies collected in this re Adaptations Assessment published by the port represent the first of what is likely to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change become a worldwide, country-by-country (Carter et al., 1994) as an agreed technical estimate of the likely impacts of, and appro set of scientific methods for climate impact priate
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Biological Consequences of Plate Tectonics

New Perspectives on Post-Gondwana Break-up–A Tribute to Ashok Sahni

Edición de Guntupalli V.R. Prasad, Rajeev Patnaik ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Professor Ashok Sahni to the field of paleontology. Prof. Sahni established a School of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, where he trained many of today’s vertebrate paleontologists of India. The book covers topics on evolutionary patterns, macroevolutionary events, origination and radiation events, changes in ... Leer más

$116.99 USD

This book recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Professor Ashok Sahni to the field of paleontology. Prof. Sahni established a School of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, where he trained many of today’s vertebrate paleontologists of India. The book covers topics on evolutionary patterns, macroevolutionary events, origination and radiation events, changes in
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A Mutant Ape? The Origin of Man's Descent

de Michael Pitman ...

Series series Cosmic Connections
This volume is the umbilical offshoot of its 'mother book', Science and the Soul. Both are truly original works. We begin by linking with the latter. Then, using facts from palaeoanthropology, biology (classical and molecular), information theory, design theory and philosophy, A Mutant Ape? assesses the two main interpretations of your human origin.The simple difference between these ... Leer más

$11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This volume is the umbilical offshoot of its 'mother book', Science and the Soul. Both are truly original works. We begin by linking with the latter. Then, using facts from palaeoanthropology, biology (classical and molecular), information theory, design theory and philosophy, A Mutant Ape? assesses the two main interpretations of your human origin.The simple difference between these
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Playing Scrabble with Turtles

de Paul Enns Wiebe ...

Rosemary Lombard has maintained a private turtle lab for nearly half a century, first in Bloomington Indiana, then in Chicago, then Milwaukee, later in the Bay Area, and now in Hillsboro, Oregon. To my knowledge, only she and I have ever played Scrabble with a turtle—in my case, an Eastern box turtle named Diode.I've encountered many skeptics who have severe reservations about this claim. I've ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Rosemary Lombard has maintained a private turtle lab for nearly half a century, first in Bloomington Indiana, then in Chicago, then Milwaukee, later in the Bay Area, and now in Hillsboro, Oregon. To my knowledge, only she and I have ever played Scrabble with a turtle—in my case, an Eastern box turtle named Diode.I've encountered many skeptics who have severe reservations about this claim. I've
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Marxism and the Individual

de Cem Eroğul ...

Traducido por Paula Darwish ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book attempts to develop a Marxist theory of the human individual. It contends that the standard description of the human as a bio-psycho-social being is fundamentally deficient as it doesn’t specify which of these attributes is the determining one. As long as this is not done, the real nature of humanity cannot be uncovered. ... Leer más

$98.99 USD

This book attempts to develop a Marxist theory of the human individual. It contends that the standard description of the human as a bio-psycho-social being is fundamentally deficient as it doesn’t specify which of these attributes is the determining one. As long as this is not done, the real nature of humanity cannot be uncovered.
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Cave Biodiversity

Speciation and Diversity of Subterranean Fauna

Edición de J. Judson Wynne ...

A deep-dive into the evolutionary biology, biogeography, and conservation of the most elusive subterranean creatures in the world.Far from the austere, sparsely populated ecosystems often conjured in the imagination, caves host some of the most mysterious and biodiverse natural systems in the world. Subterranean environments, however, are the least explored terrestrial habitats, contributing to ... Leer más

$78.99 USD

A deep-dive into the evolutionary biology, biogeography, and conservation of the most elusive subterranean creatures in the world.Far from the austere, sparsely populated ecosystems often conjured in the imagination, caves host some of the most mysterious and biodiverse natural systems in the world. Subterranean environments, however, are the least explored terrestrial habitats, contributing to
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Metals and their Functional Role in the Structures of Invertebrates

Edición de Matthew S. Lehnert ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book showcases the diverse strategies used by invertebrate organisms to enhance their structures with metals. Written by the leading scientists in this multidisciplinary field, this book explores a range of metal-enhanced structures that span the world of invertebrates, their wonderous uses, and their applications to human-engineered products. The articles, accompanied by artistic imagery, ... Leer más

$197.99 USD

This book showcases the diverse strategies used by invertebrate organisms to enhance their structures with metals. Written by the leading scientists in this multidisciplinary field, this book explores a range of metal-enhanced structures that span the world of invertebrates, their wonderous uses, and their applications to human-engineered products. The articles, accompanied by artistic imagery,
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Social Dynamics

de Brian Skyrms ...

Brian Skyrms presents eighteen essays which apply adaptive dynamics (of cultural evolution and individual learning) to social theory. Altruism, spite, fairness, trust, division of labor, and signaling are treated from this perspective. Correlation is seen to be of fundamental importance. Interactions with neighbors in space, on static networks, and on co-evolving dynamics networks are investigated ... Leer más

$42.99 USD

Brian Skyrms presents eighteen essays which apply adaptive dynamics (of cultural evolution and individual learning) to social theory. Altruism, spite, fairness, trust, division of labor, and signaling are treated from this perspective. Correlation is seen to be of fundamental importance. Interactions with neighbors in space, on static networks, and on co-evolving dynamics networks are investigated
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La Grande Nebbia

de Frederick Bradley ...

In un futuro non lontano una misteriosa nebbia cala improvvisamente sull'Umanità, diventando in breve una condizione con cui la popolazione deve convivere. La ricerca delle cause e di una possibile soluzione mette in luce la fragilità dell'uomo moderno e i limiti di una società ormai avulsa dal territorio, la cui percezione diventa essenziale per riscoprire la bellezza e al tempo stesso conseguire ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

In un futuro non lontano una misteriosa nebbia cala improvvisamente sull'Umanità, diventando in breve una condizione con cui la popolazione deve convivere. La ricerca delle cause e di una possibile soluzione mette in luce la fragilità dell'uomo moderno e i limiti di una società ormai avulsa dal territorio, la cui percezione diventa essenziale per riscoprire la bellezza e al tempo stesso conseguire
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Monkey to Man

The Evolution of the March of Progress Image

de Gowan Dawson ...

The first book to examine the iconic depiction of evolution, the “march of progress,” and its role in shaping our understanding of how humans evolvedWe are all familiar with the “march of progress,” the representation of evolution that depicts a series of apelike creatures becoming progressively taller and more erect before finally reaching the upright human form. Its emphasis on linear progress ... Leer más

$36.99 USD

The first book to examine the iconic depiction of evolution, the “march of progress,” and its role in shaping our understanding of how humans evolvedWe are all familiar with the “march of progress,” the representation of evolution that depicts a series of apelike creatures becoming progressively taller and more erect before finally reaching the upright human form. Its emphasis on linear progress
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Полето на съзнанието. Към споделено универсално съзнание

Новата теория за полетата превръща индивидуалното съзнание в космическа реалност.

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 956 - BUL - PensareDiverso
Дълго време вярвахме, че съзнанието е нещо лично, съхранявано в главата на всеки човек. Нещо като затворена стая, индивидуална пламък, който осветява само нашия вътрешен свят. Днес обаче нещо се променя. Научните изследвания върху колективното поведение, откритията на социалните невронауки, съвременните теории за разпределения ум и дори някои интуиции, произтичащи от традициите на съзерцателността ... Leer más

$8.14 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Дълго време вярвахме, че съзнанието е нещо лично, съхранявано в главата на всеки човек. Нещо като затворена стая, индивидуална пламък, който осветява само нашия вътрешен свят. Днес обаче нещо се променя. Научните изследвания върху колективното поведение, откритията на социалните невронауки, съвременните теории за разпределения ум и дори някои интуиции, произтичащи от традициите на съзерцателността
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Prêts pour l'Anthropocène?

Comment notre corps s’adapte au monde qui change

de Vybarr Cregan-Reid ...

*** Nous n'avons pas les droits numérique**** Ce livre parle de vous. De nous. Il parle de nos transformations physiques. De nos muscles qui changent, de nos os qui s'atrophient. Bien sûr, se lever, courir, se tenir debout, marcher et s'asseoir peuvent sembler des activités très simples, pourtant elles sculptent subtilement notre corps d'Homo sapiens depuis plus de 200 000 ans. Et ce n'est pas ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

*** Nous n'avons pas les droits numérique**** Ce livre parle de vous. De nous. Il parle de nos transformations physiques. De nos muscles qui changent, de nos os qui s'atrophient. Bien sûr, se lever, courir, se tenir debout, marcher et s'asseoir peuvent sembler des activités très simples, pourtant elles sculptent subtilement notre corps d'Homo sapiens depuis plus de 200 000 ans. Et ce n'est pas
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How the Zebra Got Its Stripes

de Léo Grasset ...

Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian Just So stories. Complex natural phenomena are ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian Just So stories. Complex natural phenomena are
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Molecular Physiology and Evolution of Insect Digestive Systems

de Walter R. Terra, Clelia Ferreira, Carlos P. Silva ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a unique blend of data on insect life spans, physiology, enzymology and other molecular features associated with digestion and nutrient absorption to enrich the knowledge on insects and to disclose putative molecular targets for the development of new insect control technologies and for improving insect raising procedures to be used as food and feed. With this aim, the book ... Leer más

$143.99 USD

This book provides a unique blend of data on insect life spans, physiology, enzymology and other molecular features associated with digestion and nutrient absorption to enrich the knowledge on insects and to disclose putative molecular targets for the development of new insect control technologies and for improving insect raising procedures to be used as food and feed. With this aim, the book
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Mikronährstoffe als Motor der Evolution

de Hans Konrad Biesalski ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Jedes Lebewesen braucht Mikronährstoffe unterschiedlicher Art und Menge. Jüngste Erkenntnisse über deren Bedeutung erlauben eine neue Interpretation der Evolution des Menschen. So ist die Hirnentwicklung mit einer ganzen Reihe von Mikronährstoffen eng verbunden. Wie aber haben es unsere Ahnen geschafft, dass sie immer genug davon hatten? Wie hat die Verfügbarkeit von Mikronährstoffen die ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

Jedes Lebewesen braucht Mikronährstoffe unterschiedlicher Art und Menge. Jüngste Erkenntnisse über deren Bedeutung erlauben eine neue Interpretation der Evolution des Menschen. So ist die Hirnentwicklung mit einer ganzen Reihe von Mikronährstoffen eng verbunden. Wie aber haben es unsere Ahnen geschafft, dass sie immer genug davon hatten? Wie hat die Verfügbarkeit von Mikronährstoffen die
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Biotic Evolution and Environmental Change in Southeast Asia

Edición de David Gower, Kenneth Johnson, James Richardson, Brian Rosen, Lukas Rüber, Suzanne Williams ...

Series Libro 82 - Systematics Association Special Volume Series
The flora and fauna of Southeast Asia are exceptionally diverse. The region includes several terrestrial biodiversity hotspots and is the principal global hotspot for marine diversity, but it also faces the most intense challenges of the current global biodiversity crisis. Providing reviews, syntheses and results of the latest research into Southeast Asian earth and organismal history, this book ... Leer más

$113.99 USD

The flora and fauna of Southeast Asia are exceptionally diverse. The region includes several terrestrial biodiversity hotspots and is the principal global hotspot for marine diversity, but it also faces the most intense challenges of the current global biodiversity crisis. Providing reviews, syntheses and results of the latest research into Southeast Asian earth and organismal history, this book
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Mon album de la connaissance du Professeur Génius

de QA international Collectif ...

Dans Mon album de la connaissance, le professeur Génius nous emmène à la découverte de plusieurs sujets captivants. Passionné de sciences, il nous fait d’abord découvrir les mystères de l’Univers avant de nous raconter l’histoire de la vie et de percer pour nous les secrets du corps humain et des sciences pures (physique, chimie et mathématiques). Ce savant professeur nous conduit également dans ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Dans Mon album de la connaissance, le professeur Génius nous emmène à la découverte de plusieurs sujets captivants. Passionné de sciences, il nous fait d’abord découvrir les mystères de l’Univers avant de nous raconter l’histoire de la vie et de percer pour nous les secrets du corps humain et des sciences pures (physique, chimie et mathématiques). Ce savant professeur nous conduit également dans
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Charles Darwin

Destroyer of Myths

de Andrew Norman ...

Charles Darwin did not deliberately set out to be the destroyer of mythical beliefs,” some of which, in his early days as a young Christian, he had previously espoused. He was a modest man who liked to avoid controversy of any kind, yet paradoxically, he was to be the cause of the greatest controversy in the history of science and religion.When Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle in late December ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Charles Darwin did not deliberately set out to be the destroyer of mythical beliefs,” some of which, in his early days as a young Christian, he had previously espoused. He was a modest man who liked to avoid controversy of any kind, yet paradoxically, he was to be the cause of the greatest controversy in the history of science and religion.When Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle in late December
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The Art of Adaptation

Thriving in a World of Change

de Jude Hawthorne ...

In a world marked by rapid change and uncertainty, adaptability has become our most vital trait. "The Art of Adaptation: Thriving in a World of Change" by Jude Hawthorne delves into the essence of human adaptability, exploring how our species has evolved to navigate and transform the planet. This insightful book reveals the triple sources of adaptability that position humanity at the forefront of ... Leer más

$0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In a world marked by rapid change and uncertainty, adaptability has become our most vital trait. "The Art of Adaptation: Thriving in a World of Change" by Jude Hawthorne delves into the essence of human adaptability, exploring how our species has evolved to navigate and transform the planet. This insightful book reveals the triple sources of adaptability that position humanity at the forefront of
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Momordica genus in Asia - An Overview

de L.K. Bharathi, K Joseph John ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Asiatic Momordica comprises 10 species of which 3 are monoecious and rest dioecious. They are unique in the sense that all are wild or cultivated vegetables with medicinal uses. Barring bitter gourd, all are under utilized vegetables with little research and conservation efforts. In this book, the authors have presented the available information on various aspects of Asiatic Momordica like ... Leer más

$89.99 USD

Asiatic Momordica comprises 10 species of which 3 are monoecious and rest dioecious. They are unique in the sense that all are wild or cultivated vegetables with medicinal uses. Barring bitter gourd, all are under utilized vegetables with little research and conservation efforts. In this book, the authors have presented the available information on various aspects of Asiatic Momordica like
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Progress in Botany 77

Edición de Ulrich Lüttge, Francisco M. Cánovas, Rainer Matyssek ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on plant genetics, physiology, ecology, and evolution. ... Leer más

$143.99 USD

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences. The present volume includes reviews on plant genetics, physiology, ecology, and evolution.
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Human and Mammalian Cytogenetics

An Historical Perspective

de T. C. Hsu ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The history of science is mostly written retrospec tively, a generation or two after the actual events being discussed. Science historians are now analyzing and evaluating the origins of evolutionary and genetical theory in the nineteenth century and a sort of "Darwin industry" seems to have grown up. A history of mammalian cytogenetics by one of the main participants is, hence, a very welcome ... Leer más

$89.99 USD

The history of science is mostly written retrospec tively, a generation or two after the actual events being discussed. Science historians are now analyzing and evaluating the origins of evolutionary and genetical theory in the nineteenth century and a sort of "Darwin industry" seems to have grown up. A history of mammalian cytogenetics by one of the main participants is, hence, a very welcome
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Genomics of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria

Edición de Ralph Bock, Volker Knoop ...

Series Libro 35 - Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration
The past decade has witnessed an explosion of our knowledge on the structure, coding capacity and evolution of the genomes of the two DNA-containing cell organelles in plants: chloroplasts (plastids) and mitochondria. Comparative genomics analyses have provided new insights into the origin of organelles by endosymbioses and uncovered an enormous evolutionary dynamics of organellar genomes. In ... Leer más

$188.99 USD

The past decade has witnessed an explosion of our knowledge on the structure, coding capacity and evolution of the genomes of the two DNA-containing cell organelles in plants: chloroplasts (plastids) and mitochondria. Comparative genomics analyses have provided new insights into the origin of organelles by endosymbioses and uncovered an enormous evolutionary dynamics of organellar genomes. In
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Fatal Jump

Tracking the Origins of Pandemics

de Leslie Reperant ...

Exploring the fateful chains of events that gave rise to humanity's infectious diseases and pandemics.Why do global pandemics materialize? To address this question, we must delve into the world of pathogens that transcend their original host species and jump into new ones. Most pathogens fail to initiate infection or spread in the population when they jump. Only a few sustain onward chains of ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

Exploring the fateful chains of events that gave rise to humanity's infectious diseases and pandemics.Why do global pandemics materialize? To address this question, we must delve into the world of pathogens that transcend their original host species and jump into new ones. Most pathogens fail to initiate infection or spread in the population when they jump. Only a few sustain onward chains of
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