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Extinctions

Living and Dying in the Margin of Error

de Michael Hannah ...

Are we now entering a mass extinction event? What can mass extinctions in Earth's history tell us about the Anthropocene? What do mass extinction events look like and how does life on Earth recover from them? The fossil record reveals periods when biodiversity exploded, and short intervals when much of life was wiped out in mass extinction events. In comparison with these ancient events, today's ... Leer más

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Are we now entering a mass extinction event? What can mass extinctions in Earth's history tell us about the Anthropocene? What do mass extinction events look like and how does life on Earth recover from them? The fossil record reveals periods when biodiversity exploded, and short intervals when much of life was wiped out in mass extinction events. In comparison with these ancient events, today's
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The Malay Archipelago

Volume I of II

de Alfred Russel Wallace ...

Series series The Malay Archipelago
The Malay Archipelago is a book by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace that chronicles his scientific exploration, during the eight year period 1854 to 1862, of the southern portion of the Malay Archipelago including Malaysia, Singapore, the islands of Indonesia, then known as the Dutch East Indies, and the island of New Guinea. Its full title was The Malay Archipelago: The land of the ... Leer más

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The Malay Archipelago is a book by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace that chronicles his scientific exploration, during the eight year period 1854 to 1862, of the southern portion of the Malay Archipelago including Malaysia, Singapore, the islands of Indonesia, then known as the Dutch East Indies, and the island of New Guinea. Its full title was The Malay Archipelago: The land of the
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An Evolutionary Story of Agency

How Life Evolved to Act on its Own

de Álvaro Moreno, Juli Peretó ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This open access book exposes the role of "agency" in the history of life. Agency is understood as the capacity of an organism to act, make decisions, and exercise control over its actions in order to achieve goals or to navigate and interact with its environment. The question of agency has become a hot and controversial topic in Biology and Philosophy of the Natural Sciences. This volume studies ... Leer más

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This open access book exposes the role of "agency" in the history of life. Agency is understood as the capacity of an organism to act, make decisions, and exercise control over its actions in order to achieve goals or to navigate and interact with its environment. The question of agency has become a hot and controversial topic in Biology and Philosophy of the Natural Sciences. This volume studies
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The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Medicine

de Martin BrÃ¼ne, Wulf SchiefenhÃ¶vel ...

Series series Oxford Handbooks
Medicine is grounded in the natural sciences, where biology stands out with regard to our understanding of human physiology and the conditions that cause dysfunction. Ironically though, evolutionary biology is a relatively disregarded field. One reason for this omission is that evolution is deemed a slow process. Indeed, the macroanatomical features of our species have changed very little in the ... Leer más

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Medicine is grounded in the natural sciences, where biology stands out with regard to our understanding of human physiology and the conditions that cause dysfunction. Ironically though, evolutionary biology is a relatively disregarded field. One reason for this omission is that evolution is deemed a slow process. Indeed, the macroanatomical features of our species have changed very little in the
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Virolution

de Frank Ryan ...

The extraordinary role of viruses in evolution and how this is revolutionising biology and medicine.Darwin's theory of evolution is still the greatest breakthrough in biological science. His explanation of the role of natural selection in driving the evolution of life on earth depended on steady variation of living things over time – but he was unable to explain how this variation occurred. In the ... Leer más

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The extraordinary role of viruses in evolution and how this is revolutionising biology and medicine.Darwin's theory of evolution is still the greatest breakthrough in biological science. His explanation of the role of natural selection in driving the evolution of life on earth depended on steady variation of living things over time – but he was unable to explain how this variation occurred. In the
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The Secret Perfume of Birds

Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent

de Danielle J. Whittaker ...

The untold story of a stunning discovery: not only can birds smell, but their scents may be the secret to understanding their world.Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Popular Science and MathematicsThe puzzling lack of evidence for the peculiar but widespread belief that birds have no sense of smell irked evolutionary biologist Danielle Whittaker. Exploring the science behind the myth led ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

The untold story of a stunning discovery: not only can birds smell, but their scents may be the secret to understanding their world.Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Popular Science and MathematicsThe puzzling lack of evidence for the peculiar but widespread belief that birds have no sense of smell irked evolutionary biologist Danielle Whittaker. Exploring the science behind the myth led
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Signals

Evolution, Learning, and Information

de Brian Skyrms ...

Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses a variety of tools -- theories of signaling games, information, evolution, and learning -- to investigate how meaning and communication develop. He shows how signaling games themselves evolve, and introduces a new model of learning with invention. The juxtaposition of atomic signals leads to ... Leer más

$30.59 USD

Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses a variety of tools -- theories of signaling games, information, evolution, and learning -- to investigate how meaning and communication develop. He shows how signaling games themselves evolve, and introduces a new model of learning with invention. The juxtaposition of atomic signals leads to
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Animal Evolution

Genomes, Fossils, and Trees

de NATURAL SCIENCES and MATHEMATICS (500), ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCES (590) ...

Animal life, now and over the past half billion years, is incredibly diverse. Describing and understanding the evolution of this diversity of body plans - from vertebrates such as humans and fish to the numerous invertebrate groups including sponges, insects, molluscs, and the many groups of worms - is a major goal of evolutionary biology. In this book, a group of leading researchers adopt a ... Leer más

$62.09 USD

Animal life, now and over the past half billion years, is incredibly diverse. Describing and understanding the evolution of this diversity of body plans - from vertebrates such as humans and fish to the numerous invertebrate groups including sponges, insects, molluscs, and the many groups of worms - is a major goal of evolutionary biology. In this book, a group of leading researchers adopt a
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Orígenes

El universo, la vida, los humanos

de José María Bermúdez de Castro, Carlos Briones Llorente, Alberto Fernández Soto ...

Series series Drakontos
Esta obra aborda en profundidad tres de las preguntas más fascinantes que la ciencia actual tiene planteadas: el origen del universo, la emergencia de la vida y la aparición de nuestra especie. La investigación sobre estos tres orígenes no sólo alcanza las fronteras del conocimiento científico sino que lo trasciende e involucra a otros campos de la cultura y el pensamiento. En este libro, ... Leer más

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Esta obra aborda en profundidad tres de las preguntas más fascinantes que la ciencia actual tiene planteadas: el origen del universo, la emergencia de la vida y la aparición de nuestra especie. La investigación sobre estos tres orígenes no sólo alcanza las fronteras del conocimiento científico sino que lo trasciende e involucra a otros campos de la cultura y el pensamiento. En este libro,
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Evolution and Contextual Behavioral Science

An Integrated Framework for Understanding, Predicting, and Influencing Human Behavior

Edición de David Sloan Wilson, PhD, Steven C. Hayes, PhD ...

What do evolutionary science and contextual behavioral science have in common? Edited by David Sloan Wilson and Steven C. Hayes, this groundbreaking book offers a glimpse into the histories of these two schools of thought, and provides a sound rationale for their reintegration.Evolutionary science (ES) provides a unifying theoretical framework for the biological sciences, and is increasingly being ... Leer más

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What do evolutionary science and contextual behavioral science have in common? Edited by David Sloan Wilson and Steven C. Hayes, this groundbreaking book offers a glimpse into the histories of these two schools of thought, and provides a sound rationale for their reintegration.Evolutionary science (ES) provides a unifying theoretical framework for the biological sciences, and is increasingly being
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我們身體裡的生命演化史：演化如何打造出身體，而身體的演化又如何構成新的物種？一部關於器官、組織、細胞、DNA長達40億年的故事

de 尼爾‧蘇賓 ...

Traducido por 鄧子衿 ...

Series series 鷹之眼
「身體」是演化的最重要容器。身體的出現，打開了新的演化方式！它就像是個什麼都有的材料箱，演化出你想不到的生命形態！★ 超級暢銷書《我們的身體裡有一條魚》作者蘇賓進階之作達爾文當時無法回答的問題，蘇賓給出了解答！　　數億年來，古代的魚類演化到能在陸地上行走，爬行動物轉變成能夠飛行的鳥類，類似猿的靈長類動物轉變成雙腿步行、能說能寫的人類。一百多年來，古生物學家的足跡踏遍全球，尋找能夠指出這些改變如何發生的化石。　　現在我們處於一個非凡的時刻，史前時代的化石加上DNA技術，讓我們能夠回答關於人類存在的一些基本問題：演化如何打造出身體，而身體的演化又如何構成新的物種？演化中的重大改變是如何產生的？人類能在地球上出現只是因為剛好而已，還是是必然的結果？新的科學研究讓我們看到，演化當中充滿了曲折變化、競爭融合、嘗試錯誤，以及... ... Leer más

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「身體」是演化的最重要容器。身體的出現，打開了新的演化方式！它就像是個什麼都有的材料箱，演化出你想不到的生命形態！★ 超級暢銷書《我們的身體裡有一條魚》作者蘇賓進階之作達爾文當時無法回答的問題，蘇賓給出了解答！　　數億年來，古代的魚類演化到能在陸地上行走，爬行動物轉變成能夠飛行的鳥類，類似猿的靈長類動物轉變成雙腿步行、能說能寫的人類。一百多年來，古生物學家的足跡踏遍全球，尋找能夠指出這些改變如何發生的化石。　　現在我們處於一個非凡的時刻，史前時代的化石加上DNA技術，讓我們能夠回答關於人類存在的一些基本問題：演化如何打造出身體，而身體的演化又如何構成新的物種？演化中的重大改變是如何產生的？人類能在地球上出現只是因為剛好而已，還是是必然的結果？新的科學研究讓我們看到，演化當中充滿了曲折變化、競爭融合、嘗試錯誤，以及...
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The Giant Leap

Why Space Is the Next Frontier in the Evolution of Life

de Caleb Scharf ...

A leading astrobiologist argues that space travel is an evolutionary event at least as important as life’s first journey from sea to land"The Giant Leap is a detailed and provocative exploration of what it means for life as we know it to escape the bounds of the only planet where it has ever been." —Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the UniverseThe story of life has always been one of ... Leer más

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A leading astrobiologist argues that space travel is an evolutionary event at least as important as life’s first journey from sea to land"The Giant Leap is a detailed and provocative exploration of what it means for life as we know it to escape the bounds of the only planet where it has ever been." —Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the UniverseThe story of life has always been one of
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A Biblical Case for an Old Earth

de David Snoke ...

The present creation-evolution debate is often cast as a choice between two positions: naturalistic evolution over millions of years or miraculous creation six thousand years ago. When simplified, this choice is often presented as one between science and the Bible, a choice that leaves much ground between the two views yet to bediscussed.A Biblical Case for an Old Earth seeks to address the gap ... Leer más

$14.39 USD

The present creation-evolution debate is often cast as a choice between two positions: naturalistic evolution over millions of years or miraculous creation six thousand years ago. When simplified, this choice is often presented as one between science and the Bible, a choice that leaves much ground between the two views yet to bediscussed.A Biblical Case for an Old Earth seeks to address the gap
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On the Origin of Tepees

The Evolution of Ideas (and Ourselves)

de Jonnie Hughes ...

Why do some ideas spread, while others die off? Does human culture have its very own “survival of the fittest”? And if so, does that explain why our species is so different from the rest of life on Earth?Throughout history, we humans have prided ourselves on our capacity to have ideas, but perhaps this pride is misplaced. Perhaps ideas have us. After all, ideas do appear to have a life of their ... Leer más

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Why do some ideas spread, while others die off? Does human culture have its very own “survival of the fittest”? And if so, does that explain why our species is so different from the rest of life on Earth?Throughout history, we humans have prided ourselves on our capacity to have ideas, but perhaps this pride is misplaced. Perhaps ideas have us. After all, ideas do appear to have a life of their
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Bird Species

How They Arise, Modify and Vanish

Edición de Dieter Thomas Tietze ...

Series series Fascinating Life Sciences
The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to the phenomena of bird song and bird migration, it analyzes various interactions of birds – with their environment and other birds. ... Leer más

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The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to the phenomena of bird song and bird migration, it analyzes various interactions of birds – with their environment and other birds.
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40 Years of Evolution

Darwin's Finches on Daphne Major Island

de Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant ...

An important look at a groundbreaking forty-year study of Darwin's finchesRenowned evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have produced landmark studies of the Galápagos finches first made famous by Charles Darwin. In How and Why Species Multiply, they offered a complete evolutionary history of Darwin's finches since their origin almost three million years ago. Now, in their richly ... Leer más

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An important look at a groundbreaking forty-year study of Darwin's finchesRenowned evolutionary biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant have produced landmark studies of the Galápagos finches first made famous by Charles Darwin. In How and Why Species Multiply, they offered a complete evolutionary history of Darwin's finches since their origin almost three million years ago. Now, in their richly
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Epic of Evolution

Seven Ages of the Cosmos

de 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 ... Leer más

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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
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Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems

Enriched edition. Authorised Translation

de August Weismann, Tara Reid ...

In "Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems," August Weismann embarks on a thorough exploration of the principles governing heredity, laying foundational concepts that later shaped genetics. Written in a clear yet profound literary style characteristic of the late 19th century, Weismann's essays dissect notions of inheritance by challenging established Lamarckian theories. The book's ... Leer más

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In "Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems," August Weismann embarks on a thorough exploration of the principles governing heredity, laying foundational concepts that later shaped genetics. Written in a clear yet profound literary style characteristic of the late 19th century, Weismann's essays dissect notions of inheritance by challenging established Lamarckian theories. The book's
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The Artificial Ape

How Technology Changed the Course of Human Evolution

de Timothy Taylor ...

Series series MacSci
A breakthrough theory that tools and technology are the real drivers of human evolutionAlthough humans are one of the great apes, along with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, we are remarkably different from them. Unlike our cousins who subsist on raw food, spend their days and nights outdoors, and wear a thick coat of hair, humans are entirely dependent on artificial things, such as clothing ... Leer más

$17.29 USD

A breakthrough theory that tools and technology are the real drivers of human evolutionAlthough humans are one of the great apes, along with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, we are remarkably different from them. Unlike our cousins who subsist on raw food, spend their days and nights outdoors, and wear a thick coat of hair, humans are entirely dependent on artificial things, such as clothing
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Sexual Segregation in Vertebrates

Edición de Kathreen Ruckstuhl, Peter Neuhaus ...

Males and females often differ in developmental patterns, adult morphology, ecology and behaviour, and in many mammals males are often larger. Size dimorphism results in divergent nutritional and energetic requirements or reproductive strategies by the sexes, which in turn sometimes causes them to select different forage, use different habitats, and express differing social affinities. Such ... Leer más

$63.99 USD

Males and females often differ in developmental patterns, adult morphology, ecology and behaviour, and in many mammals males are often larger. Size dimorphism results in divergent nutritional and energetic requirements or reproductive strategies by the sexes, which in turn sometimes causes them to select different forage, use different habitats, and express differing social affinities. Such
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The Impossible Survivors

How Extremophiles Thrive in Boiling Acid, Frozen Voids, and Crushing Pressure — and What They Tell Us About the Boundaries of Life

de Dr. Marcus L. Fenwick ...

What counts as life when the rules seem designed to make life impossible? In The Impossible Survivors, readers journey to Earth’s harshest places—boiling hydrothermal vents, Antarctic ice, acid pools, salt flats, and the deep subsurface—to meet microbes that do far more than endure: they flourish. For anyone fascinated by nature, evolution, or the search for alien life, this book reveals why ... Leer más

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What counts as life when the rules seem designed to make life impossible? In The Impossible Survivors, readers journey to Earth’s harshest places—boiling hydrothermal vents, Antarctic ice, acid pools, salt flats, and the deep subsurface—to meet microbes that do far more than endure: they flourish. For anyone fascinated by nature, evolution, or the search for alien life, this book reveals why
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Charles Darwin

de Adrian Desmond, James Moore, Janet Browne ...

Series series Very Interesting People
Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

Definitive, concise, and very interesting... From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of
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Species Concepts in Biology

Historical Development, Theoretical Foundations and Practical Relevance

de 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 ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

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
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Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods

Early Humans and the Origins of Religion

de E. Fuller Torrey ...

Religions and mythologies from around the world teach that God or gods created humans. Atheist, humanist, and materialist critics, meanwhile, have attempted to turn theology on its head, claiming that religion is a human invention. In this book, E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods ... Leer más

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Religions and mythologies from around the world teach that God or gods created humans. Atheist, humanist, and materialist critics, meanwhile, have attempted to turn theology on its head, claiming that religion is a human invention. In this book, E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods
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