Rakuten Kobo

Personality, Values, Culture

An Evolutionary Approach

by Ronald Fischer ...

Series series Culture and Psychology
Humans are complex social beings. To understand human behaviour, an integrated perspective is required - one which considers both what we regularly do (our personality traits) and what motivates us (our values). Personality, Values, Culture uses an evolutionary perspective to look at the similarities and differences in personality and values across modern societies. Integrating research on ... Read more

$38.59 USD

Humans are complex social beings. To understand human behaviour, an integrated perspective is required - one which considers both what we regularly do (our personality traits) and what motivates us (our values). Personality, Values, Culture uses an evolutionary perspective to look at the similarities and differences in personality and values across modern societies. Integrating research on
... Read more
Princìpi di Locomozione

by Mario Canton ...

Series Book 6 - Cinotecnia
La locomozione è l’atto di spostarsi da un posto all’altro cioè la capacità di muoversi, di percorrere lo spazio. L’apprezzamento del c.d. «movimento» – il modo di produrre locomozione da parte del singolo individuo – è uno degli aspetti fondamentali nella valutazione morfofunzionale delle razze canine.Qualsiasi razza destinata a una funzione operativa dovrebbe possedere un modo di trottare che ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

La locomozione è l’atto di spostarsi da un posto all’altro cioè la capacità di muoversi, di percorrere lo spazio. L’apprezzamento del c.d. «movimento» – il modo di produrre locomozione da parte del singolo individuo – è uno degli aspetti fondamentali nella valutazione morfofunzionale delle razze canine.Qualsiasi razza destinata a una funzione operativa dovrebbe possedere un modo di trottare che
... Read more
Parasite Diversity and Diversification

Evolutionary Ecology Meets Phylogenetics

Edited by Serge Morand, Boris R. Krasnov, D. Timothy J. Littlewood ...

The development of molecular tools has dramatically increased our knowledge of parasite diversity and the vectors that transmit them. From viruses and protists to arthropods and helminths, each branch of the Tree of Life offers an insight into significant, yet cryptic, biodiversity. Alongside this, the studies of host-parasite interactions and parasitism have influenced many scientific disciplines ... Read more

$118.09 USD

The development of molecular tools has dramatically increased our knowledge of parasite diversity and the vectors that transmit them. From viruses and protists to arthropods and helminths, each branch of the Tree of Life offers an insight into significant, yet cryptic, biodiversity. Alongside this, the studies of host-parasite interactions and parasitism have influenced many scientific disciplines
... Read more
Wallace, Darwin, and the Origin of Species

by James T. Costa ...

Charles Darwin is often credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but the idea was not his alone. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, working independently, saw the same process at work in the natural world and elaborated much the same theory. Their important scientific contributions made both men famous in their lifetimes, but Wallace slipped into obscurity after his death, ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Charles Darwin is often credited with discovering evolution through natural selection, but the idea was not his alone. The naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, working independently, saw the same process at work in the natural world and elaborated much the same theory. Their important scientific contributions made both men famous in their lifetimes, but Wallace slipped into obscurity after his death,
... Read more
El gusto por la belleza

by Michael J. Ryan ...

¿Por qué los animales perciben unos rasgos como bellos y otros no? ¿Existe una “estética sexual” inherente a cada especie? ¿Y qué ocurre con nosotros, los humanos? Michael J. Ryan, una de las voces más autorizadas del mundo sobre comportamiento animal, retoma la senda iniciada por Darwin y nos descubre que la respuesta a estas preguntas debe buscarse en el cerebro –sobre todo, en el de las hembras ... Read more

$14.79 USD

¿Por qué los animales perciben unos rasgos como bellos y otros no? ¿Existe una “estética sexual” inherente a cada especie? ¿Y qué ocurre con nosotros, los humanos? Michael J. Ryan, una de las voces más autorizadas del mundo sobre comportamiento animal, retoma la senda iniciada por Darwin y nos descubre que la respuesta a estas preguntas debe buscarse en el cerebro –sobre todo, en el de las hembras
... Read more
The Story of Biology

From the evolution of species to genetic engineering

by Anne Rooney ...

Series series The Story of
Following the successful pattern of previous Story of ... titles, The Story of Biology traces the development of biology from its origins in myths invented to explain the wonders and perils of the natural world, through the first attempts at empirical investigation, to the highly structured and technical discipline it has become today. The book focuses on the personalities, studies and theories ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Following the successful pattern of previous Story of ... titles, The Story of Biology traces the development of biology from its origins in myths invented to explain the wonders and perils of the natural world, through the first attempts at empirical investigation, to the highly structured and technical discipline it has become today. The book focuses on the personalities, studies and theories
... Read more
On Life

Cells, Genes, and the Evolution of Complexity

by Franklin M. Harold ...

Franklin M. Harold's On Life reveals what science can tell us about the living world. All creatures, from bacteria and redwoods to garden snails and humans, belong to a single biochemical family. We all operate by the same principles and are all made up of cells, either one or many. We flaunt capacities that far exceed those of inanimate matter, yet we stand squarely within the material world. So ... Read more

$22.79 USD

Franklin M. Harold's On Life reveals what science can tell us about the living world. All creatures, from bacteria and redwoods to garden snails and humans, belong to a single biochemical family. We all operate by the same principles and are all made up of cells, either one or many. We flaunt capacities that far exceed those of inanimate matter, yet we stand squarely within the material world. So
... Read more
Fairness Instinct

The Robin Hood Mentality and Our Biological Nature

by L. Sun ...

Combining research from the social sciences, hard sciences, and the humanities, this accessible cross-disciplinary book offers fascinating insights into a key component of human nature and society. What do the Arab Spring, the Robin Hood legend, Occupy Wall Street, and the American taxpayer reaction to the $182 billion bailout of AIG have in common? All are rooted in a deeply ingrained sense of ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Combining research from the social sciences, hard sciences, and the humanities, this accessible cross-disciplinary book offers fascinating insights into a key component of human nature and society. What do the Arab Spring, the Robin Hood legend, Occupy Wall Street, and the American taxpayer reaction to the $182 billion bailout of AIG have in common? All are rooted in a deeply ingrained sense of
... Read more
Wild Collections

Specimens, Stories and Science from CSIRO

by Andrea Wild ...

Did dinosaurs get bitten by mosquitoes? Can honey bees become botanists? Why would anyone collect worm bums? And can we find DNA in the air?Wild Collections explores some of the fascinating, strange and unique stories behind more than 15 million specimens cared for within CSIRO’s National Research Collections Australia. More than just pinned insects and pressed plants, these are stories of ... Read more

$18.79 USD

Did dinosaurs get bitten by mosquitoes? Can honey bees become botanists? Why would anyone collect worm bums? And can we find DNA in the air?Wild Collections explores some of the fascinating, strange and unique stories behind more than 15 million specimens cared for within CSIRO’s National Research Collections Australia. More than just pinned insects and pressed plants, these are stories of
... Read more
From Extraterrestrials to Animal Minds

Six Myths of Evolution

by Simon Conway Morris ...

In this learned romp of science writing, Cambridge professor Simon Conway Morris cheerfully challenges six assumptions—what he calls ‘myths’—that too often pass as unquestioned truths amongst the evolutionary orthodox.His convivial tour begins with the idea that evolution is boundless in the kinds of biological systems it can produce. Not true, he says. The process is highly circumscribed and ... Read more

$24.49 USD

In this learned romp of science writing, Cambridge professor Simon Conway Morris cheerfully challenges six assumptions—what he calls ‘myths’—that too often pass as unquestioned truths amongst the evolutionary orthodox.His convivial tour begins with the idea that evolution is boundless in the kinds of biological systems it can produce. Not true, he says. The process is highly circumscribed and
... Read more
What about Darwin?

All Species of Opinion from Scientists, Sages, Friends, and Enemies Who Met, Read, and Discussed the Naturalist Who Changed the World

by Thomas F. Glick ...

2010 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice MagazineCharles Darwin and his revolutionary ideas inspired pundits the world over to put pen to paper. In this unique dictionary of quotations, Darwin scholar Thomas Glick presents fascinating observations about Darwin and his ideas from such notable figures as P. T. Barnum, Anton Chekhov, Mahatma Gandhi, Carl Jung, Martin Luther King, Mao Tse-tung, Pius IX ... Read more

$28.69 USD

2010 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice MagazineCharles Darwin and his revolutionary ideas inspired pundits the world over to put pen to paper. In this unique dictionary of quotations, Darwin scholar Thomas Glick presents fascinating observations about Darwin and his ideas from such notable figures as P. T. Barnum, Anton Chekhov, Mahatma Gandhi, Carl Jung, Martin Luther King, Mao Tse-tung, Pius IX
... Read more
Self-Recognition in Fish

Exploring the Mind in Animals

by Masanori Kohda, Shumpei Sogawa ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book describes the process of making the major breakthrough in the study of animal self-awareness using fish. The discovery led by the author’s team, proving the mirror self-recognition ability of fish, is vividly documented as they share the process of making, testing and verifying hypotheses and developing further hypotheses. The clear experimental results demonstrate the remarkable self ... Read more

$40.49 USD

This book describes the process of making the major breakthrough in the study of animal self-awareness using fish. The discovery led by the author’s team, proving the mirror self-recognition ability of fish, is vividly documented as they share the process of making, testing and verifying hypotheses and developing further hypotheses. The clear experimental results demonstrate the remarkable self
... Read more
Knowledge and Evolution

How Theology, Philosophy, and Science Converge in the Question of Origins

by Michael Chaberek ...

The question of the origins of the universe is probably one of the most dwelled upon and argued about over the last couple of centuries. Ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory, evolutionists and creationists want to settle the issue on their sides. But science did not stop at Darwin's time. It progressed enormously, creating significant problems for Darwinian explanations. Is there a better ... Read more

$22.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The question of the origins of the universe is probably one of the most dwelled upon and argued about over the last couple of centuries. Ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory, evolutionists and creationists want to settle the issue on their sides. But science did not stop at Darwin's time. It progressed enormously, creating significant problems for Darwinian explanations. Is there a better
... Read more
La scimmia batte il tempo

Alle origini della musicalità negli animali e nell'uomo

by Henkjan, Honing ...

Quando si parla di “musicalità”, probabilmente per la maggior parte delle persone il pensiero corre subito alla popstar o al compositore preferito, oppure a bambini prodigio come Lang Lang o i fratelli Jussen. Ma la musicalità è molto di più: è un’abilità che quasi tutti gli esseri umani possiedono, una serie di caratteristiche che ci permettono di apprezzare e/o produrre musica. Ma è veramente ... Read more

$11.69 USD

Quando si parla di “musicalità”, probabilmente per la maggior parte delle persone il pensiero corre subito alla popstar o al compositore preferito, oppure a bambini prodigio come Lang Lang o i fratelli Jussen. Ma la musicalità è molto di più: è un’abilità che quasi tutti gli esseri umani possiedono, una serie di caratteristiche che ci permettono di apprezzare e/o produrre musica. Ma è veramente
... Read more
Time in World History

by Peter Stearns ...

Series series Themes in World History
In this book, Peter Stearns presents the fascinating concept of time through a global historical lens. Covering both calendrical time and clock time, the volume shows how significant changes in conceptions of time are in world history, as they translate many key historical developments from religion to industrialization, into daily experience.The book explores why and how early societies became ... Read more

$58.99 USD

In this book, Peter Stearns presents the fascinating concept of time through a global historical lens. Covering both calendrical time and clock time, the volume shows how significant changes in conceptions of time are in world history, as they translate many key historical developments from religion to industrialization, into daily experience.The book explores why and how early societies became
... Read more
Baby Wars

Parenthood and Family Strife

by Robin Baker, Elizabeth Oram ...

First published in 1998, Baby Wars was the second title in a controversial trilogy of books which placed the past, present and future of human reproduction under the microscope of evolutionary biology. Baby Wars itself was focussed on parenthood and family strife, and attracted such international interest that it was translated into eight different languages. This digital English edition, with a ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

First published in 1998, Baby Wars was the second title in a controversial trilogy of books which placed the past, present and future of human reproduction under the microscope of evolutionary biology. Baby Wars itself was focussed on parenthood and family strife, and attracted such international interest that it was translated into eight different languages. This digital English edition, with a
... Read more
20 Soruda Evrim Teorisinin Çöküşü

by Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) ...

Evrim teorisi, yaklaşık 150 yıldır dünyanın gündemindedir ve insanların dünyaya bakış açılarını derinden etkilemektedir.Bu teori, yeryüzündeki canlılığın tesadüfler ve doğal şartlar sonucunda, kendiliğinden meydana geldiğini savunur.Ne var ki evrim, bilimsel kanıtları olan bir teori değil, bilimsellik kisvesi altında toplumlara empoze edilmeye çalışılan materyalist bir dogmadır.Modern bilim ... Read more

Free

Evrim teorisi, yaklaşık 150 yıldır dünyanın gündemindedir ve insanların dünyaya bakış açılarını derinden etkilemektedir.Bu teori, yeryüzündeki canlılığın tesadüfler ve doğal şartlar sonucunda, kendiliğinden meydana geldiğini savunur.Ne var ki evrim, bilimsel kanıtları olan bir teori değil, bilimsellik kisvesi altında toplumlara empoze edilmeye çalışılan materyalist bir dogmadır.Modern bilim
... Read more
Darwin and Women

A Selection of Letters

by Charles Darwin ...

Darwin and Women focusses on Darwin's correspondence with women and on the lives of the women he knew and wrote to. It includes a large number of hitherto unpublished letters between members of Darwin's family and their friends that throw light on the lives of the women of his circle and their relationships, social and professional, with Darwin. The letters included are by turns entertaining, ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Darwin and Women focusses on Darwin's correspondence with women and on the lives of the women he knew and wrote to. It includes a large number of hitherto unpublished letters between members of Darwin's family and their friends that throw light on the lives of the women of his circle and their relationships, social and professional, with Darwin. The letters included are by turns entertaining,
... Read more
Survival

Evolutionary Rules for Intelligent Species Survival

by Samuel Layne ...

Series Book 1 - Survival
2021 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS - FINALIST (NATURE/ENVIRONMENT)2020 14TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - FINALISTHow different might the history of our species have been had our hunter-gatherer forebears failed to migrate out of Africa in time to survive 70,000 years ago when threatened by extinction due to climate change brought on by the last ice age? Simply put, we would not ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

2021 NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS - FINALIST (NATURE/ENVIRONMENT)2020 14TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - FINALISTHow different might the history of our species have been had our hunter-gatherer forebears failed to migrate out of Africa in time to survive 70,000 years ago when threatened by extinction due to climate change brought on by the last ice age? Simply put, we would not
... Read more
The Evolution of Life Worth Living

Why we choose to live

by C. A. Soper ...

Why do most of us enjoy being alive? Psychologist Dr C A Soper argues that a zest for life evolved as a survival necessity, ultimately because our species, and ours alone, has to live with the possibility of suicide. Suicide may have been our ancestors' most formative evolutionary problem, solutions to which have shaped the construction of the human mind and touch on almost every aspect of our day ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Why do most of us enjoy being alive? Psychologist Dr C A Soper argues that a zest for life evolved as a survival necessity, ultimately because our species, and ours alone, has to live with the possibility of suicide. Suicide may have been our ancestors' most formative evolutionary problem, solutions to which have shaped the construction of the human mind and touch on almost every aspect of our day
... Read more
Origin of Group Identity

Viruses, Addiction and Cooperation

by Luis P. Villarreal ...

A sense of belonging is basic to the human experience. But in this, humans are not unique. Essentially all life, from bacteria to humans, have ways by which it determines which members belong and which do not. This is a basic cooperative nature of life I call group membership which is examined in this book. However, cooperation of living things is not easily accounted for by current theory of ... Read more

$143.09 USD

A sense of belonging is basic to the human experience. But in this, humans are not unique. Essentially all life, from bacteria to humans, have ways by which it determines which members belong and which do not. This is a basic cooperative nature of life I call group membership which is examined in this book. However, cooperation of living things is not easily accounted for by current theory of
... Read more
Plains Vizcachas

Biology and Evolution of a Peculiar Neotropical Caviomorph Rodent

Edited by Luciano Luis Rasia, Claudio Gustavo Barbeito, Francisco Acuña ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a remarkable rodent of the Neotropic given several peculiar aspects of its biology, some of them quite unique among rodents or even among mammals. This book gathers specialists studying plains vizcachas from very different approaches, including paleontology, systematics, morphology, physiology, development and conservation. It is divided in two Parts, 1) ... Read more

$170.09 USD

The plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a remarkable rodent of the Neotropic given several peculiar aspects of its biology, some of them quite unique among rodents or even among mammals. This book gathers specialists studying plains vizcachas from very different approaches, including paleontology, systematics, morphology, physiology, development and conservation. It is divided in two Parts, 1)
... Read more
Systematics, Evolution, and Ecology of Melastomataceae

Edited by Renato Goldenberg, Fabián A. Michelangeli, Frank Almeda ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a synthesis of critical new information for the Melastomataceae, one of the ten richest families among flowering plants with over 5,800 species that has its diversity highly concentrated in tropical or subtropical areas. It describes the family’s global diversity and distribution and summarizes recent advances in systematics, evolution, biogeography, reproductive biology and ... Read more

$215.09 USD

This book presents a synthesis of critical new information for the Melastomataceae, one of the ten richest families among flowering plants with over 5,800 species that has its diversity highly concentrated in tropical or subtropical areas. It describes the family’s global diversity and distribution and summarizes recent advances in systematics, evolution, biogeography, reproductive biology and
... Read more
Let the Earth Bring Forth: Evolution and Scripture

by Howard C. Stutz, ...

In addition to fascinating examples of speciation by mutation and the lesser-known processes of sexual recombination and polyploidy, Howard Stutz examines the evidence from the embryo stages of human beings and other creatures to show how selection and differentiation moved development in certain favored directions while leaving behind evidence of earlier, discarded developments. With rigorous, ... Read more

$9.99 USD

In addition to fascinating examples of speciation by mutation and the lesser-known processes of sexual recombination and polyploidy, Howard Stutz examines the evidence from the embryo stages of human beings and other creatures to show how selection and differentiation moved development in certain favored directions while leaving behind evidence of earlier, discarded developments. With rigorous,
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Evolution eBooks

Show: