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Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats

Exploring Genetic and Ecological Factors in Brazilian Spiny Rat Speciation

de João Moojen ...

In "Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats," Jo√£o Moojen meticulously examines the intricate evolutionary processes that underpin the speciation of these unique rodents endemic to Brazil. Utilizing a blend of rigorous field research and comprehensive genetic analysis, Moojen unravels the complex relationships between ecological niches and specific morphological traits. Written in a clear and ... Leer más

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In "Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats," Jo√£o Moojen meticulously examines the intricate evolutionary processes that underpin the speciation of these unique rodents endemic to Brazil. Utilizing a blend of rigorous field research and comprehensive genetic analysis, Moojen unravels the complex relationships between ecological niches and specific morphological traits. Written in a clear and
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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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Genetics

A Beginner's Guide

de Burton Guttman, David Suzuki, Tara Cullis, Anthony Griffiths ...

Series series Beginner's Guides
With genetics and genetic engineering receiving almost daily coverage in the media, this book is an introduction for general readers who wish to know more about a science that is changing our world. Starting with the history of genetics, from primitive breeding programmes to Mendel's Law, and moving on to a full explanation of genetics and its role in our future, this is a comprehensive survey of ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

With genetics and genetic engineering receiving almost daily coverage in the media, this book is an introduction for general readers who wish to know more about a science that is changing our world. Starting with the history of genetics, from primitive breeding programmes to Mendel's Law, and moving on to a full explanation of genetics and its role in our future, this is a comprehensive survey of
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O último abraço da matriarca

As emoções dos animais e o que elas revelam sobre nós

de Frans de Waal ...

Traducido por Pedro Maia Soares ...

Desafiando a ruptura humano-animal e propondo a discussão de grandes questões éticas e filosóficas da atualidade, o grande primatólogo Frans de Waal nos leva a uma jornada irresistível pela riqueza emocional dos animais. Neste livro comovente e original, ele nos mostra que estamos muito mais conectados a nossos companheiros planetários do que jamais ousamos imaginar.Às vésperas de Mama completar ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Desafiando a ruptura humano-animal e propondo a discussão de grandes questões éticas e filosóficas da atualidade, o grande primatólogo Frans de Waal nos leva a uma jornada irresistível pela riqueza emocional dos animais. Neste livro comovente e original, ele nos mostra que estamos muito mais conectados a nossos companheiros planetários do que jamais ousamos imaginar.Às vésperas de Mama completar
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O Mundo Antes de Nós

de Tom Higham ...

De onde viemos? Como nos tornámos humanos?Há 40.000 anos, não éramos a única espécie humana no mundo. Existiam igualmente os Hobbits (Homo floresiensis) na ilha das Flores, na Indonésia; os Denisovanos na Sibéria; o Homo luzonensis nas Filipinas; e o Neandertal no que é agora a Europa e partes da Eurásia.Neste livro, Tom Higham apresenta?nos a mais recente investigação científica que permitiu ... Leer más

$15.13 USD

De onde viemos? Como nos tornámos humanos?Há 40.000 anos, não éramos a única espécie humana no mundo. Existiam igualmente os Hobbits (Homo floresiensis) na ilha das Flores, na Indonésia; os Denisovanos na Sibéria; o Homo luzonensis nas Filipinas; e o Neandertal no que é agora a Europa e partes da Eurásia.Neste livro, Tom Higham apresenta?nos a mais recente investigação científica que permitiu
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The First Domestication

How Wolves and Humans Coevolved

de Raymond Pierotti ...

A riveting look at how dog and humans became best friends, and the first history of dog domestication to include insights from indigenous peoplesIn this fascinating book, Raymond Pierotti and Brandy Fogg change the narrative about how wolves became dogs and in turn, humanity's best friend. Rather than describe how people mastered and tamed an aggressive, dangerous species, the authors describe ... Leer más

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A riveting look at how dog and humans became best friends, and the first history of dog domestication to include insights from indigenous peoplesIn this fascinating book, Raymond Pierotti and Brandy Fogg change the narrative about how wolves became dogs and in turn, humanity's best friend. Rather than describe how people mastered and tamed an aggressive, dangerous species, the authors describe
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Эволюция человека. Кн. 1. Обезьяны, кости и гены

de Александр Марков ...

Series series Элементы (Россия)
В своей новой книге "Эволюция человека" Александр Марков затрагивает самые разные темы — от периодизации расселения первых людей до генетических основ политических и религиозных воззрений. Автор ставит множество вопросов и ищет на них ответы вместе с читателем, привлекая обширный материал последних исследований в антропологии, генетике и эволюционной психологии. Кто мы? Чем мы отличаемся от ... Leer más

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В своей новой книге "Эволюция человека" Александр Марков затрагивает самые разные темы — от периодизации расселения первых людей до генетических основ политических и религиозных воззрений. Автор ставит множество вопросов и ищет на них ответы вместе с читателем, привлекая обширный материал последних исследований в антропологии, генетике и эволюционной психологии. Кто мы? Чем мы отличаемся от
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What is Darwinism?

Enriched edition.

de Charles Hodge, Brett Morgan ...

In "What is Darwinism?" Charles Hodge embarks on a critical examination of the theories posited by Charles Darwin, delving into the implications of natural selection on the fabric of faith and scientific understanding. Hodge's prose reflects the intellectual fervor of the late 19th century, intertwining clear, accessible language with rigorous philosophical inquiry. He situates Darwinism within ... Leer más

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In "What is Darwinism?" Charles Hodge embarks on a critical examination of the theories posited by Charles Darwin, delving into the implications of natural selection on the fabric of faith and scientific understanding. Hodge's prose reflects the intellectual fervor of the late 19th century, intertwining clear, accessible language with rigorous philosophical inquiry. He situates Darwinism within
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Geschlecht im Wandel: Eine interdisziplinäre Reise durch Biologie, Kultur und Diskriminierung

de Peter M. Kappeler ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Warum spielen Geschlecht und Gender eine so durchdringende Rolle bei der Gestaltung unserer Gesellschaften? Diese interdisziplinäre Frage lässt sich mit Forschungsergebnissen aus Biologie, Evolution und Anthropologie beantworten. Vor allem Frauen sind die zahlenmäßig größte Gruppe von Menschen, die aufgrund eines einzigen Merkmals in allen heutigen Gesellschaften diskriminiert und unterdrückt ... Leer más

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Warum spielen Geschlecht und Gender eine so durchdringende Rolle bei der Gestaltung unserer Gesellschaften? Diese interdisziplinäre Frage lässt sich mit Forschungsergebnissen aus Biologie, Evolution und Anthropologie beantworten. Vor allem Frauen sind die zahlenmäßig größte Gruppe von Menschen, die aufgrund eines einzigen Merkmals in allen heutigen Gesellschaften diskriminiert und unterdrückt
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Een kind heeft vele moeders

Hoe de evolutie ons sociaal heeft gemaakt

de Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ...

Traducido por Bart Voorzanger ...

Heel lang geleden begon een stel mensapen van wie wij afstammen hun jongen anders groot te brengen dan hun voorouders en andere mensapen, bij wie baby’s uitsluitend door hun moeder gedragen, gevoed en verzorgd werden. Het unieke van mensen is dat onze moeders die zorg met groepsgenoten gingen delen, omdat ze er vanwege gewijzigde omstandigheden niet meer in hun eentje in slaagden om genoeg voedsel ... Leer más

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Heel lang geleden begon een stel mensapen van wie wij afstammen hun jongen anders groot te brengen dan hun voorouders en andere mensapen, bij wie baby’s uitsluitend door hun moeder gedragen, gevoed en verzorgd werden. Het unieke van mensen is dat onze moeders die zorg met groepsgenoten gingen delen, omdat ze er vanwege gewijzigde omstandigheden niet meer in hun eentje in slaagden om genoeg voedsel
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Molecular Panbiogeography of the Tropics

de Michael Heads ...

Series Libro 4 - Species and Systematics
Molecular studies reveal highly ordered geographic patterns in plant and animal distributions. The tropics illustrate these patterns of community immobilism leading to allopatric differentiation, as well as other patterns of mobilism, range expansion, and overlap of taxa. Integrating Earth history and biogeography, Molecular Panbiogeography of the Tropics is an alternative view of distributional ... Leer más

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Molecular studies reveal highly ordered geographic patterns in plant and animal distributions. The tropics illustrate these patterns of community immobilism leading to allopatric differentiation, as well as other patterns of mobilism, range expansion, and overlap of taxa. Integrating Earth history and biogeography, Molecular Panbiogeography of the Tropics is an alternative view of distributional
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Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature

Enriched edition.

de Thomas Henry Huxley, Liam Oakley ...

In "Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature," Thomas Henry Huxley employs a rigorous scientific approach to explore humanity's evolutionary roots. Written during the late Victorian era—a time of burgeoning scientific discovery—Huxley's work synthesizes paleontological evidence, anatomical observations, and comparative biology to argue that humans are part of the natural continuum of life. His ... Leer más

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In "Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature," Thomas Henry Huxley employs a rigorous scientific approach to explore humanity's evolutionary roots. Written during the late Victorian era—a time of burgeoning scientific discovery—Huxley's work synthesizes paleontological evidence, anatomical observations, and comparative biology to argue that humans are part of the natural continuum of life. His
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Dealing with Darwin

Place, Politics, and Rhetoric in Religious Engagements with Evolution

de David N. Livingstone ...

Series series Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context
How was Darwin’s work discussed and debated among the same religious denomination in different locations?Using place, politics, and rhetoric as analytical tools, historical geographer David N. Livingstone investigates how religious communities sharing a Scots Presbyterian heritage engaged with Darwin and Darwinism at the turn of the twentieth century. His findings, presented as the prestigious ... Leer más

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How was Darwin’s work discussed and debated among the same religious denomination in different locations?Using place, politics, and rhetoric as analytical tools, historical geographer David N. Livingstone investigates how religious communities sharing a Scots Presbyterian heritage engaged with Darwin and Darwinism at the turn of the twentieth century. His findings, presented as the prestigious
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The Score

The Science of the Male Sex Drive

de Faye Flam ...

A smart, witty, and fresh look at the male side of the male-female relationship from a science writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer.In The Score, Faye Flam examines how the desire to "score" has profoundly shaped males over millions of years. Sweeping from the origin of the sexes to the sexual foibles of twenty-first-century humans, Flam, a science writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer, shows how a ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

A smart, witty, and fresh look at the male side of the male-female relationship from a science writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer.In The Score, Faye Flam examines how the desire to "score" has profoundly shaped males over millions of years. Sweeping from the origin of the sexes to the sexual foibles of twenty-first-century humans, Flam, a science writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer, shows how a
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兰科植物的受精

de （英）达尔文 ...

Traducido por 唐进 ...

《兰科植物的受精》是达尔文继《物种起源》之后最重要的著作，出版于1862年，15年后（1877年）出版第二版，本中译本是根据第二版译出的。在本书中描述了许多兰花与昆虫精巧的传粉系统，他认为自然选择作用使花的构造适合异花受精，这为他的进化论提供了有力的证据。 ... Leer más

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《兰科植物的受精》是达尔文继《物种起源》之后最重要的著作，出版于1862年，15年后（1877年）出版第二版，本中译本是根据第二版译出的。在本书中描述了许多兰花与昆虫精巧的传粉系统，他认为自然选择作用使花的构造适合异花受精，这为他的进化论提供了有力的证据。
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The Evolved Apprentice

How Evolution Made Humans Unique

de Kim Sterelny ...

Series series Jean Nicod Lectures
A new theory of the evolution of human cognition and human social life that emphasizes the role of information sharing across generations.Over the last three million years or so, our lineage has diverged sharply from those of our great ape relatives. Change has been rapid (in evolutionary terms) and pervasive. Morphology, life history, social life, sexual behavior, and foraging patterns have all ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

A new theory of the evolution of human cognition and human social life that emphasizes the role of information sharing across generations.Over the last three million years or so, our lineage has diverged sharply from those of our great ape relatives. Change has been rapid (in evolutionary terms) and pervasive. Morphology, life history, social life, sexual behavior, and foraging patterns have all
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Darwin Strikes Back

Defending the Science of Intelligent Design

de Thomas Woodward ...

The debate between proponents of Darwinism and those of Intelligent Design has reached the status of a full-scale public battle. With stories of qualifying statements about evolution in public school textbooks and the recent 70th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey trial in the news, the question about our origins will not be put to rest.Following up his award-winning Doubts about Darwin, Thomas ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

The debate between proponents of Darwinism and those of Intelligent Design has reached the status of a full-scale public battle. With stories of qualifying statements about evolution in public school textbooks and the recent 70th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey trial in the news, the question about our origins will not be put to rest.Following up his award-winning Doubts about Darwin, Thomas
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Ursprünge des Menschen

de IntroBooks Team ...

Die menschliche Evolution kann als langwieriger Vorgang mehrerer Transformationen angesehen werden, bei denen die Menschen von affenähnlichen Vorfahren abstammen. Es gibt mehrere wissenschaftliche Beweise, die zeigen, dass das Verhalten und die physischen Merkmale, die alle Organismen gemeinsam haben, von affenähnlichen Vorfahren stammen. Sie haben sich über lange Zeiträume von ungefähr sechs ... Leer más

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Die menschliche Evolution kann als langwieriger Vorgang mehrerer Transformationen angesehen werden, bei denen die Menschen von affenähnlichen Vorfahren abstammen. Es gibt mehrere wissenschaftliche Beweise, die zeigen, dass das Verhalten und die physischen Merkmale, die alle Organismen gemeinsam haben, von affenähnlichen Vorfahren stammen. Sie haben sich über lange Zeiträume von ungefähr sechs
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E se Darwin si fosse sbagliato?

de Pellegrino De Rosa ...

Il saggio “E se Darwin si fosse sbagliato?” presenta una rivoluzionaria ipotesi sull’evoluzione delle specie viventi, denominata “Plasticismo evolutivo”, che si propone come possibile terza via tra evoluzionismo e creazionismo. Il Cav. prof. Pellegrino De Rosa, che è giornalista pubblicista e dottore agronomo forestale specializzato in ingegneria naturalistica e gestione del territorio, pur ... Leer más

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Il saggio “E se Darwin si fosse sbagliato?” presenta una rivoluzionaria ipotesi sull’evoluzione delle specie viventi, denominata “Plasticismo evolutivo”, che si propone come possibile terza via tra evoluzionismo e creazionismo. Il Cav. prof. Pellegrino De Rosa, che è giornalista pubblicista e dottore agronomo forestale specializzato in ingegneria naturalistica e gestione del territorio, pur
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Nanobotany

Edición de Sumera Javad, Ayesha Butt ...

This work synthesizes research and practical work, including various techniques and applications of botany and nanoparticles, including enzymology, pharmaceuticals, phenolics, antioxidants, metal particles, synthesis of nanoparticles by plants and microbes, and more. The text discusses the latest research as well as key sources of information condensed from other scholars across the globe, ... Leer más

$152.99 USD

This work synthesizes research and practical work, including various techniques and applications of botany and nanoparticles, including enzymology, pharmaceuticals, phenolics, antioxidants, metal particles, synthesis of nanoparticles by plants and microbes, and more. The text discusses the latest research as well as key sources of information condensed from other scholars across the globe,
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Making Faces

The Evolutionary Origins of the Human Face

de Adam S. Wilkins ...

Humans possess the most expressive faces in the animal kingdom. Adam Wilkins presents evidence ranging from the fossil record to recent findings of genetics, molecular biology, and developmental biology to reconstruct the fascinating story of how the human face evolved. Beginning with the first vertebrate faces half a billion years ago and continuing to dramatic changes among our recent human ... Leer más

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Humans possess the most expressive faces in the animal kingdom. Adam Wilkins presents evidence ranging from the fossil record to recent findings of genetics, molecular biology, and developmental biology to reconstruct the fascinating story of how the human face evolved. Beginning with the first vertebrate faces half a billion years ago and continuing to dramatic changes among our recent human
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Romancing the Birds and Dinosaurs

Forays in Postmodern Paleontology

de Alan Feduccia ...

Birds and dinosaurs have dominated human interest for decades. In this well-supported revolutionary view of the field, critical questions are explored with credible evidence and biological thought. Are birds derived directly from advanced dinosaurs, or ar ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

Birds and dinosaurs have dominated human interest for decades. In this well-supported revolutionary view of the field, critical questions are explored with credible evidence and biological thought. Are birds derived directly from advanced dinosaurs, or ar
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Applied Environmental Genomics

Edición de Oliver F... Berry, Simon N... Jarman, Clare E... Holleley ...

DNA is the essence of life and the original ‘big data’. New technologies are allowing scientists to access and make sense of this information like never before, and they are using it to solve the world’s greatest environmental challenges.Applied Environmental Genomics synthesises the latest and most exciting uses of genomic technologies for environmental science and management. With an emphasis on ... Leer más

$100.99 USD

DNA is the essence of life and the original ‘big data’. New technologies are allowing scientists to access and make sense of this information like never before, and they are using it to solve the world’s greatest environmental challenges.Applied Environmental Genomics synthesises the latest and most exciting uses of genomic technologies for environmental science and management. With an emphasis on
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Darwinian Social Evolution and Social Change

The Evolution of Nationalisms

de William Kerr ...

This book introduces the value of a Darwinian social evolutionary approach to understanding social change.The chapters discuss several different perspectives on social evolutionary theory, and go on to link these with comparative and historical sociological theory, and two case-studies. Kerr brings together social change theory and theories on nationalism, whilst also providing concrete examples ... Leer más

$116.99 USD

This book introduces the value of a Darwinian social evolutionary approach to understanding social change.The chapters discuss several different perspectives on social evolutionary theory, and go on to link these with comparative and historical sociological theory, and two case-studies. Kerr brings together social change theory and theories on nationalism, whilst also providing concrete examples
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