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Species Concepts in Biology

Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance

by Frank E. Zachos ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis, followed by a discussion of the ontological status of species with a focus on the individuality ... Read more

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Frank E. Zachos offers a comprehensive review of one of today’s most important and contentious issues in biology: the species problem. After setting the stage with key background information on the topic, the book provides a brief history of species concepts from antiquity to the Modern Synthesis, followed by a discussion of the ontological status of species with a focus on the individuality
... Read more
Ancestors in Our Genome

The New Science of Human Evolution

by Eugene E. Harris ...

The complete DNA molecules comprising the human genome were deciphered two decades ago. With this discovery began a remarkable genomic voyage back in time yielding a new science of human evolution. We are just beginning to unravel our full genomic history and answering age-old questions about how and when we evolved. For the first time, we are finding our ancestors in our genome and gleaning ... Read more

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The complete DNA molecules comprising the human genome were deciphered two decades ago. With this discovery began a remarkable genomic voyage back in time yielding a new science of human evolution. We are just beginning to unravel our full genomic history and answering age-old questions about how and when we evolved. For the first time, we are finding our ancestors in our genome and gleaning
... Read more
Unnatural Selection

How We Are Changing Life, Gene by Gene

by Emily Monosson ...

Gonorrhea. Bed bugs. Weeds. Salamanders. People. All are evolving, some surprisingly rapidly, in response to our chemical age. In Unnatural Selection, Emily Monosson shows how our drugs, pesticides, and pollution are exerting intense selection pressure on all manner of species. And we humans might not like the result.Monosson reveals that the very code of life is more fluid than once imagined. ... Read more

$26.69 USD

Gonorrhea. Bed bugs. Weeds. Salamanders. People. All are evolving, some surprisingly rapidly, in response to our chemical age. In Unnatural Selection, Emily Monosson shows how our drugs, pesticides, and pollution are exerting intense selection pressure on all manner of species. And we humans might not like the result.Monosson reveals that the very code of life is more fluid than once imagined.
... Read more
Behavioural Responses to a Changing World

Mechanisms and Consequences

Edited by Ulrika Candolin, Bob B.M. Wong ...

Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity. Species are typically adapted to the local environmental conditions in which they have evolved. Changes in environmental conditions initially influence behaviour, which in turn affects species interactions, population dynamics, evolutionary processes and, ultimately, biodiversity. How animals ... Read more

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Human-induced environmental change currently represents the single greatest threat to global biodiversity. Species are typically adapted to the local environmental conditions in which they have evolved. Changes in environmental conditions initially influence behaviour, which in turn affects species interactions, population dynamics, evolutionary processes and, ultimately, biodiversity. How animals
... Read more
The Darwinian Tourist

Viewing the world through evolutionary eyes

by Christopher Wills ...

In this magnificently illustrated book, Christopher Wills takes us on a series of adventures. From the underwater life of Indonesia's Lambeh Strait to a little valley in northern Israel, to an earthquake in the coral reef off the island of Yap and the dry valleys of western Mongolia, Wills demonstrates how ecology and evolution have interacted to yield the world we live in. Each chapter features a ... Read more

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In this magnificently illustrated book, Christopher Wills takes us on a series of adventures. From the underwater life of Indonesia's Lambeh Strait to a little valley in northern Israel, to an earthquake in the coral reef off the island of Yap and the dry valleys of western Mongolia, Wills demonstrates how ecology and evolution have interacted to yield the world we live in. Each chapter features a
... Read more
The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning

by Gary Tomlinson ...

A groundbreaking account of the origin and place of meaning in the earthly biosphereWhat is meaning? How does it arise? Where is it found in the world? In recent years, philosophers and scientists have answered these questions in different ways. Some see meaning as a uniquely human achievement, others extend it to trees, microbes, and even to the bonding of DNA and RNA molecules. In this ... Read more

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A groundbreaking account of the origin and place of meaning in the earthly biosphereWhat is meaning? How does it arise? Where is it found in the world? In recent years, philosophers and scientists have answered these questions in different ways. Some see meaning as a uniquely human achievement, others extend it to trees, microbes, and even to the bonding of DNA and RNA molecules. In this
... Read more
Everything Evolves

Why Evolution Explains More than We Think, from Proteins to Politics

by Mark Vellend ...

How the science of evolution explains how everything came to be, from bacteria and blue whales to cell phones, cities, and artificial intelligenceEverything Evolves reveals how evolutionary dynamics shape the world as we know it and how we are harnessing the principles of evolution in pursuit of many goals, such as increasing the global food supply and creating artificial intelligence capable of ... Read more

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How the science of evolution explains how everything came to be, from bacteria and blue whales to cell phones, cities, and artificial intelligenceEverything Evolves reveals how evolutionary dynamics shape the world as we know it and how we are harnessing the principles of evolution in pursuit of many goals, such as increasing the global food supply and creating artificial intelligence capable of
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Evolution and Ethics

by Thomas Henry Huxley ...

Huxley's classic lecture on evolution, human nature, and the way to true happinessThomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) was one of the most prominent evolutionists of the late nineteenth century. A close companion of Charles Darwin, Huxley developed a reputation as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his relentless defense of evolutionary theory. Huxley was also an ardent supporter of social reform, particularly in ... Read more

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Huxley's classic lecture on evolution, human nature, and the way to true happinessThomas Henry Huxley (1825–1895) was one of the most prominent evolutionists of the late nineteenth century. A close companion of Charles Darwin, Huxley developed a reputation as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his relentless defense of evolutionary theory. Huxley was also an ardent supporter of social reform, particularly in
... Read more
Radical by Nature

The Revolutionary Life of Alfred Russel Wallace

by James T. Costa ...

A major biography of the brilliant naturalist, traveler, humanitarian, and codiscoverer of natural selectionAlfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) was perhaps the most famed naturalist of the Victorian age. His expeditions to remote Amazonia and southeast Asia were the stuff of legend. A collector of thousands of species new to science, he shared in the discovery of natural selection and founded the ... Read more

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A major biography of the brilliant naturalist, traveler, humanitarian, and codiscoverer of natural selectionAlfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913) was perhaps the most famed naturalist of the Victorian age. His expeditions to remote Amazonia and southeast Asia were the stuff of legend. A collector of thousands of species new to science, he shared in the discovery of natural selection and founded the
... Read more
More than Nature Needs

Language, Mind, and Evolution

by Derek Bickerton ...

The human mind is an unlikely evolutionary adaptation. How did humans acquire cognitive capacities far more powerful than anything a hunting-and-gathering primate needed to survive? Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Darwin of evolutionary theory, saw humans as "divine exceptions" to natural selection. Darwin thought use of language might have shaped our sophisticated brains, but his ... Read more

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The human mind is an unlikely evolutionary adaptation. How did humans acquire cognitive capacities far more powerful than anything a hunting-and-gathering primate needed to survive? Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founder with Darwin of evolutionary theory, saw humans as "divine exceptions" to natural selection. Darwin thought use of language might have shaped our sophisticated brains, but his
... Read more
Tu pez interior

3.500 millones de años de historia del cuerpo humano

by Neil Shubin ...

Translated by Ricardo García Pérez ...

Series series Ensayo
En abril de 2006, Neil Shubin y su equipo aparecieron en los titulares de prensa mundiales cuando dieron a conocer al Tiktaalik, un pez fósil con extremidades de 375 millones de años de edad, el eslabón perdido entre las antiguas criaturas del mar y las primeras criaturas en empezar a caminar en tierra. Sus descubrimientos fósiles han cambiado la manera en que entendíamos muchas de las ... Read more

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En abril de 2006, Neil Shubin y su equipo aparecieron en los titulares de prensa mundiales cuando dieron a conocer al Tiktaalik, un pez fósil con extremidades de 375 millones de años de edad, el eslabón perdido entre las antiguas criaturas del mar y las primeras criaturas en empezar a caminar en tierra. Sus descubrimientos fósiles han cambiado la manera en que entendíamos muchas de las
... Read more
Cain's Wife, Lilith's Daughter

Learning Ancient Secrets, #9

by Walter Parks ...

Series Book 9 - Learning Ancient Secrets
The enduring question has been: "Where did Cain get his wife?"The churches have not given an acceptable answer to this question. Their inability to answer this question creates great doubt as to the accuracy of the Bible. More and more Christians are giving up on defending the Bible.It is vitally important for Christians to be able to answer this question because it relates to defending the fact ... Read more

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The enduring question has been: "Where did Cain get his wife?"The churches have not given an acceptable answer to this question. Their inability to answer this question creates great doubt as to the accuracy of the Bible. More and more Christians are giving up on defending the Bible.It is vitally important for Christians to be able to answer this question because it relates to defending the fact
... Read more
The Social Instinct

How Cooperation Shaped the World

by Nichola Raihani ...

"Enriching" — Publisher's Weekly"Excellent and illuminating"— Wall Street JournalIn the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.Cooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It's ... ... Read more

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"Enriching" — Publisher's Weekly"Excellent and illuminating"— Wall Street JournalIn the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.Cooperation is the means by which life arose in the first place. It's ...
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The Survival Imperative

Upshifting to Conscious Evolution

by Ervin Laszlo ...

2024 Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner!This is destined to be one of the most important and potent books of our time. -Jean Houston, PhDA Guide to Returning Peace and Harmony to the PlanetWith humanity facing its greatest series of simultaneous crises, Ervin Laszlo offers a scientifically based perspective on what is called for at this critical juncture of our existence: a phase of upshift to higher ... Read more

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2024 Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner!This is destined to be one of the most important and potent books of our time. -Jean Houston, PhDA Guide to Returning Peace and Harmony to the PlanetWith humanity facing its greatest series of simultaneous crises, Ervin Laszlo offers a scientifically based perspective on what is called for at this critical juncture of our existence: a phase of upshift to higher
... Read more
Chimpanzees, War, and History

Are Men Born to Kill?

by R. Brian Ferguson ...

The question of whether men are predisposed to war runs hot in contemporary scholarship and online discussion. Within this debate, chimpanzee behavior is often cited to explain humans' propensity for violence; the claim is that male chimpanzees kill outsiders because they are evolutionarily inclined, suggesting to some that people are too. The longstanding critique that killing is instead due to ... Read more

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The question of whether men are predisposed to war runs hot in contemporary scholarship and online discussion. Within this debate, chimpanzee behavior is often cited to explain humans' propensity for violence; the claim is that male chimpanzees kill outsiders because they are evolutionarily inclined, suggesting to some that people are too. The longstanding critique that killing is instead due to
... Read more
Synthetic Biology, Genetics and Advanced Topics

by Edenilson Brandl ...

Synthetic Biology is a scientific discipline that has the potential to revolutionize the way we understand and manipulate life. Combining knowledge from biology, genetics, engineering and computing, Synthetic Biology opens up new possibilities for creating personalized biological systems, with applications ranging from regenerative medicine to the production of biofuels.In this book, we will ... Read more

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Synthetic Biology is a scientific discipline that has the potential to revolutionize the way we understand and manipulate life. Combining knowledge from biology, genetics, engineering and computing, Synthetic Biology opens up new possibilities for creating personalized biological systems, with applications ranging from regenerative medicine to the production of biofuels.In this book, we will
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Missing Links

In Search of Human Origins

by John Reader ...

This is the story of the search for human origins - from the Middle Ages, when questions of the earth's antiquity first began to arise, through to the latest genetic discoveries that show the interrelatedness of all living creatures. Central to the story is the part played by fossils - first, in establishing the age of the Earth; then, following Darwin, in the pursuit of possible 'Missing Links' ... Read more

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This is the story of the search for human origins - from the Middle Ages, when questions of the earth's antiquity first began to arise, through to the latest genetic discoveries that show the interrelatedness of all living creatures. Central to the story is the part played by fossils - first, in establishing the age of the Earth; then, following Darwin, in the pursuit of possible 'Missing Links'
... Read more
On the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin ...

What if the greatest mystery on Earth—life itself—could be explained by a single, transformative idea? In On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin unveils the revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection, forever changing how we understand nature, biology, and humanity's place in the world. With clear logic, remarkable observations, and elegant scientific reasoning, Darwin reveals how ... Read more

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What if the greatest mystery on Earth—life itself—could be explained by a single, transformative idea? In On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin unveils the revolutionary theory of evolution by natural selection, forever changing how we understand nature, biology, and humanity's place in the world. With clear logic, remarkable observations, and elegant scientific reasoning, Darwin reveals how
... Read more
Epic of Evolution

Seven Ages of the Cosmos

by Eric Chaisson ...

How did everything around us-the air, the land, the sea, and the stars-originate? What is the source of order, form, and structure characterizing all material things? These are just some of the grand scientific questions Eric J. Chaisson, author of the classic work Cosmic Dawn, explores in his enthralling and illuminating history of the universe. Explaining new discoveries and a range of cutting ... Read more

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How did everything around us-the air, the land, the sea, and the stars-originate? What is the source of order, form, and structure characterizing all material things? These are just some of the grand scientific questions Eric J. Chaisson, author of the classic work Cosmic Dawn, explores in his enthralling and illuminating history of the universe. Explaining new discoveries and a range of cutting
... Read more
Time and Change

by John Burroughs ...

"Time and Change" is a 1912 work on geology by American naturalist John Boroughs. Within it, Burroughs explores the beauty and science behind the history of the Earth in the masterful way for which he is famous. John Burroughs (1837 - 1921) was an American naturalist, essayist, and active member of the U.S. conservation movement. Burroughs' work was incredibly popular during his lifetime, and his ... Read more

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"Time and Change" is a 1912 work on geology by American naturalist John Boroughs. Within it, Burroughs explores the beauty and science behind the history of the Earth in the masterful way for which he is famous. John Burroughs (1837 - 1921) was an American naturalist, essayist, and active member of the U.S. conservation movement. Burroughs' work was incredibly popular during his lifetime, and his
... Read more
Properties of Life

Toward a Theory of Organismic Biology

by Bernd Rosslenbroich ...

Series series Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
A coherent and comprehensive theory of life that synthesizes the specific properties of living organisms.Despite continued advances, science has until now struggled to describe the specific properties that define a living being. By synthesizing several aspects of organismic biology and contemporary science, Properties of Life by Bernd Rosslenbroich generatesa coherentconcept of the singular ... Read more

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A coherent and comprehensive theory of life that synthesizes the specific properties of living organisms.Despite continued advances, science has until now struggled to describe the specific properties that define a living being. By synthesizing several aspects of organismic biology and contemporary science, Properties of Life by Bernd Rosslenbroich generatesa coherentconcept of the singular
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Love Rules

How to Find a Real Relationship in a Digital World

by Joanna Coles ...

"For those looking for a smart, no-bullshit, effective guide to finding love, look no further."—Esther Perel, author of Mating in Captivity"While I’m not sure what Carrie Bradshaw would have made of today’s new world of dating, I do know this: armed with Love Rules, she would have figured it all out in one season."—Sarah Jessica ParkerSheryl Sandberg empowered women to lean in. Arianna Huffington ... Read more

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"For those looking for a smart, no-bullshit, effective guide to finding love, look no further."—Esther Perel, author of Mating in Captivity"While I’m not sure what Carrie Bradshaw would have made of today’s new world of dating, I do know this: armed with Love Rules, she would have figured it all out in one season."—Sarah Jessica ParkerSheryl Sandberg empowered women to lean in. Arianna Huffington
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Homology, Genes, and Evolutionary Innovation

by Günter P. Wagner ...

"Shows the sweep of [Wagner's] creative and rigorous thinking . . . One of the most exciting books in evolutionary biology I have read in a long time." —Douglas J. Futuyma, coeditor of The Princeton Guide to EvolutionWinner of the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal, National Academy of SciencesHomology—a similar trait shared by different species and derived from common ancestry, such as a seal's fin and ... Read more

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"Shows the sweep of [Wagner's] creative and rigorous thinking . . . One of the most exciting books in evolutionary biology I have read in a long time." —Douglas J. Futuyma, coeditor of The Princeton Guide to EvolutionWinner of the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal, National Academy of SciencesHomology—a similar trait shared by different species and derived from common ancestry, such as a seal's fin and
... Read more
Earth, Life, and System

Evolution and Ecology on a Gaian Planet

by Bruce Clarke ...

Series series Meaning Systems
"A strikingly original . . . collection of essays, which places the work and broad intellectual interests of Lynne Margulis in a variety of contexts." —Stacy Alaimo, author of Exposed: Environmental Politics and Pleasures in Posthuman TimesExploring the broad implications of evolutionary theorist Lynn Margulis's work, this collection brings together specialists across a range of disciplines, from ... Read more

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"A strikingly original . . . collection of essays, which places the work and broad intellectual interests of Lynne Margulis in a variety of contexts." —Stacy Alaimo, author of Exposed: Environmental Politics and Pleasures in Posthuman TimesExploring the broad implications of evolutionary theorist Lynn Margulis's work, this collection brings together specialists across a range of disciplines, from
... Read more

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