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Soul Mate Biology

Science of attachment and love

de Gregor Majdic ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Love, one of the most profound of human emotions, love that accompanies us from puberty to old age, love that follows us from ancient times to modern, from ancient writings, through the Bible and the texts of medieval scribes to modern day books and movies. Through the millennia love has lost none of its secrecy, charm, attractiveness, craziness, even in this digital age, when we are overwhelmed ... Leer más

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Love, one of the most profound of human emotions, love that accompanies us from puberty to old age, love that follows us from ancient times to modern, from ancient writings, through the Bible and the texts of medieval scribes to modern day books and movies. Through the millennia love has lost none of its secrecy, charm, attractiveness, craziness, even in this digital age, when we are overwhelmed
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The Taphonomy of Echinoids

Skeletal Morphologies, Environmental Factors, and Preservation Pathways

de James H. Nebelsick, Andrea Mancosu ...

Series series Elements of Paleontology
The study of echinoid evolution, diversity, and ecology has always suffered from the fact that they are represented by taxa showing widely differing architectural designs of their multi-plated skeletons, inhabiting a large range of marine paleoenvironments, which result in highly varying taphonomic biases dictating their presence and recognition. This Element addresses the taphonomy of echinoids ... Leer más

$20.49 USD

The study of echinoid evolution, diversity, and ecology has always suffered from the fact that they are represented by taxa showing widely differing architectural designs of their multi-plated skeletons, inhabiting a large range of marine paleoenvironments, which result in highly varying taphonomic biases dictating their presence and recognition. This Element addresses the taphonomy of echinoids
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Somos inteligentes o bastante para saber quão inteligentes são os animais?

de Frans de Waal, Rafael Nobre ...

Traducido por Paulo Geiger ...

Neste livro que já se tornou um clássico, o renomado primatólogo Frans de Waal analisa a ascensão e a queda da visão mecanicista sobre os animais e nos mostra que eles possuem mentes muito mais complexas e intrincadas do que costumamos supor.O que diferencia a mente humana da mente de um animal? De modo geral, rebatemos que é o senso de identidade, a capacidade de construir ferramentas, de ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Neste livro que já se tornou um clássico, o renomado primatólogo Frans de Waal analisa a ascensão e a queda da visão mecanicista sobre os animais e nos mostra que eles possuem mentes muito mais complexas e intrincadas do que costumamos supor.O que diferencia a mente humana da mente de um animal? De modo geral, rebatemos que é o senso de identidade, a capacidade de construir ferramentas, de
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The Sandwalk Adventures

de Jay Hosler ...

The Sandwalk Adventures is a fanciful tale of follicle mites that just happen to be living in the left eyebrow of Charles Darwin himself. To the mites, their host Darwin is a god, known as Flycatcher, and stories of his mighty ocean-spewing, world-creating powers have been handed down from generation to generation...of eyebrow mites. Upon hearing of their colorfully explained misunderstanding of ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

The Sandwalk Adventures is a fanciful tale of follicle mites that just happen to be living in the left eyebrow of Charles Darwin himself. To the mites, their host Darwin is a god, known as Flycatcher, and stories of his mighty ocean-spewing, world-creating powers have been handed down from generation to generation...of eyebrow mites. Upon hearing of their colorfully explained misunderstanding of
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High Resolution Archaeology and Neanderthal Behavior

Time and Space in Level J of Abric Romaní (Capellades, Spain)

Edición de Eudald Carbonell i Roura ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
The aim of this book is to provide a new insight on Neanderthal behaviour using the data recovered in level J of Romaní rockshelter (north-eastern Spain). Due to the sedimentary dynamics that formed the Romaní deposit, the occupation layers are characterized by a high temporal resolution, which makes it easier to interprete the archaeological data in behavioural terms. In addition, the different ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

The aim of this book is to provide a new insight on Neanderthal behaviour using the data recovered in level J of Romaní rockshelter (north-eastern Spain). Due to the sedimentary dynamics that formed the Romaní deposit, the occupation layers are characterized by a high temporal resolution, which makes it easier to interprete the archaeological data in behavioural terms. In addition, the different
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Fortress Plant

How to survive when everything wants to eat you

de Dale Walters ...

The survival of plants on our planet is nothing short of miraculous. They are virtually stationary packages of food, providing sustenance for a vast array of organisms, ranging from bacteria and fungi, through to insects, and even other plants. But plants are master survivors, having coped with changing environments and evolving predators over much of the history of life on earth. They have ... Leer más

$18.09 USD

The survival of plants on our planet is nothing short of miraculous. They are virtually stationary packages of food, providing sustenance for a vast array of organisms, ranging from bacteria and fungi, through to insects, and even other plants. But plants are master survivors, having coped with changing environments and evolving predators over much of the history of life on earth. They have
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Wiley-Blackwell Student Dictionary of Human Evolution

Edición de Bernard Wood ...

Not so long ago, all a student studying human evolution needed was a familiarity with the relatively sparse fossil record and what limited information there was about the context of the sites, a basic knowledge of gross anatomy and archeology, and an understanding of simple analytical methods.Times have changed. The fossil record has grown exponentially, imaging techniques have advanced ... Leer más

$112.00 USD

Not so long ago, all a student studying human evolution needed was a familiarity with the relatively sparse fossil record and what limited information there was about the context of the sites, a basic knowledge of gross anatomy and archeology, and an understanding of simple analytical methods.Times have changed. The fossil record has grown exponentially, imaging techniques have advanced
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Humanity, What a Story!

A Compelling Portrait of Our Society

de Boris Alexandre Spasov ...

“The world that we leave to our children will depend on the children we leave to our world.” - FEDERICO MAYOR, former President of UnescoStudy of the effect of Man’s activities on the environment is not exclusive to contemporary societies. It has been pondered upon by human minds since thought and philosophy have endeavoured to help him to reach his ideal. The quotations found throughout this book ... Leer más

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“The world that we leave to our children will depend on the children we leave to our world.” - FEDERICO MAYOR, former President of UnescoStudy of the effect of Man’s activities on the environment is not exclusive to contemporary societies. It has been pondered upon by human minds since thought and philosophy have endeavoured to help him to reach his ideal. The quotations found throughout this book
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Evolution from a Thermodynamic Perspective

Implications for Species Conservation and Agricultural Sustainability

de Carl F Jordan ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Survival of the fittest” is a tautology, because those that are “fit” are the ones that survive, but to survive, a species must be “fit”. Modern evolutionary theory avoids the problem by defining fitness as reproductive success, but the complexity of life that we see today could not have evolved based on selection that favors only reproductive ability. There is nothing inherent in reproductive ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

Survival of the fittest” is a tautology, because those that are “fit” are the ones that survive, but to survive, a species must be “fit”. Modern evolutionary theory avoids the problem by defining fitness as reproductive success, but the complexity of life that we see today could not have evolved based on selection that favors only reproductive ability. There is nothing inherent in reproductive
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Wie der Mensch rechnen lernt(e)

Evolutionäre und psychologische Grundlagen der Mathematik

de Frieder Hermann ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Warum kann jeder Mensch aber kein Tier lernen mit exakten Zahlen zu rechnen? Und warum hat sich die mathematische Begabung des Menschen im Verlauf der Evolution überhaupt herausgebildet? In seinem spannend und auch für Nichtexperten leicht lesbaren Überblick skizziert der Mathematiker Frieder Hermann den derzeitigen Stand unseres Wissens über diese Fragen. Er stellt nicht nur mehrere ... Leer más

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Warum kann jeder Mensch aber kein Tier lernen mit exakten Zahlen zu rechnen? Und warum hat sich die mathematische Begabung des Menschen im Verlauf der Evolution überhaupt herausgebildet? In seinem spannend und auch für Nichtexperten leicht lesbaren Überblick skizziert der Mathematiker Frieder Hermann den derzeitigen Stand unseres Wissens über diese Fragen. Er stellt nicht nur mehrere
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Bioinformatics for Evolutionary Biologists

A Problems Approach

de Bernhard Haubold, Angelika Börsch-Haubold ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This self-contained textbook covers fundamental aspects of sequence analysis in evolutionary biology, including sequence alignment, phylogeny reconstruction, and coalescent simulation. It addresses these aspects through a series of over 400 computer problems, ranging from elementary to research level, to enable learning by doing. Students solve the problems in the same computational environment ... Leer más

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This self-contained textbook covers fundamental aspects of sequence analysis in evolutionary biology, including sequence alignment, phylogeny reconstruction, and coalescent simulation. It addresses these aspects through a series of over 400 computer problems, ranging from elementary to research level, to enable learning by doing. Students solve the problems in the same computational environment
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Cap. V - L'evoluzione sentimentale

de Giulio Attini ...

“L’evoluzione sentimentale” si sofferma sugli aspetti emotivi dell’esistenza. Vi si riscontrano le esperienze vissute in termini più strettamente relazionali: le prime cotte, l’innamoramento, l’amore, il sesso, l’amicizia. Tutti aspetti difficili da inquadrare in schemi razionali e che, tuttavia, hanno di gran lunga la maggiore influenza nella nostra personale evoluzione. E’ per questo che, avendo ... Leer más

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“L’evoluzione sentimentale” si sofferma sugli aspetti emotivi dell’esistenza. Vi si riscontrano le esperienze vissute in termini più strettamente relazionali: le prime cotte, l’innamoramento, l’amore, il sesso, l’amicizia. Tutti aspetti difficili da inquadrare in schemi razionali e che, tuttavia, hanno di gran lunga la maggiore influenza nella nostra personale evoluzione. E’ per questo che, avendo
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Les mondes darwiniens

L'évolution de l'évolution, Vol. 1

de Thomas Heams ...

Une étude approfondie des théories darwiniennes et de leurs différentes implicationsLa théorie darwinienne de l’évolution reste le paradigme dominant de la biologie et de la paléontologie. Elle prouve sa fécondité et sa puissance explicative dans de très nombreux domaines. Pourtant, dans cet ouvrage, pas question d’un fétichisme de Darwin, mais d’un examen attentif du domaine de validité ... Leer más

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Une étude approfondie des théories darwiniennes et de leurs différentes implicationsLa théorie darwinienne de l’évolution reste le paradigme dominant de la biologie et de la paléontologie. Elle prouve sa fécondité et sa puissance explicative dans de très nombreux domaines. Pourtant, dans cet ouvrage, pas question d’un fétichisme de Darwin, mais d’un examen attentif du domaine de validité
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The Driving Forces of Evolution

Genetic Processes in Populations

de David Wool ...

To cope with the abiotic stress-induced osmotic problems, plants adapt by either increasing uptake of inorganic ions from the external solution, or by de novo synthesis of organic compatible solutes acting as osmolytes. Of the osmoregulants and protectants discussed in this volume, trehalose, fructans, ectoine and citrulline, which are generated in ... Leer más

$91.99 USD

To cope with the abiotic stress-induced osmotic problems, plants adapt by either increasing uptake of inorganic ions from the external solution, or by de novo synthesis of organic compatible solutes acting as osmolytes. Of the osmoregulants and protectants discussed in this volume, trehalose, fructans, ectoine and citrulline, which are generated in
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Das lebendige Universum

Komplexes Leben auf vielen Planeten?

de Dirk Schulze-Makuch, William Bains ...

Traducido por Bernhard Gerl ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Sind wir allein im Universum? Dieses Buch bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf die Frage, die die Menschheit von Anbeginn beschäftigt. In klarem und allgemein verständlichem Stil untersuchen zwei führende Forscher aus der Astrobiologie die verschiedenen Wege, die zu einer vielfältigen Biosphäre führen. Ist der Mensch eine galaktische Besonderheit oder entwickelt sich immer komplexes Leben auf ... Leer más

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Sind wir allein im Universum? Dieses Buch bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf die Frage, die die Menschheit von Anbeginn beschäftigt. In klarem und allgemein verständlichem Stil untersuchen zwei führende Forscher aus der Astrobiologie die verschiedenen Wege, die zu einer vielfältigen Biosphäre führen. Ist der Mensch eine galaktische Besonderheit oder entwickelt sich immer komplexes Leben auf
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社會大躍進──人類為何愛吹牛、會說謊、喜歡聊八卦？從演化心理瞭解我們是誰，什麼會讓我們感到幸福快樂

The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy

de 威廉‧馮‧希伯, William von Hippel ...

Traducido por 蕭美惠 ...

Series series 知識叢書
探索600萬年來人類的演化如何塑造我們今日的生活從工作、人際關係，到領導力、創新以及最重要的：我們對幸福的追求_____________________________________　人類心理充滿矛盾。我們努力達成目標，但是一旦成功了，幸福感與付出的努力相比卻是轉瞬即逝。我們希望朋友過得好，但是當他們過得很好時卻無法克制自己的嫉妒。想到我們認識的人被謀殺，即使我們討厭他，還是會覺得很驚駭，但如果我方的武裝軍人殺死我們不認識的敵人，卻覺得毫不在意。我們會抱怨難搞的老闆，但是當我們成為掌權者，卻也變得一樣糟。這些矛盾也許看起來非常不理性，但是每一個都是經過演化後在我們的生活中具有重要功能。事實上，人類的心理最基礎的部分，都是長年以來被我們祖先從雨林來到草原時所踏出的「社會大躍進」所... ... Leer más

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探索600萬年來人類的演化如何塑造我們今日的生活從工作、人際關係，到領導力、創新以及最重要的：我們對幸福的追求_____________________________________　人類心理充滿矛盾。我們努力達成目標，但是一旦成功了，幸福感與付出的努力相比卻是轉瞬即逝。我們希望朋友過得好，但是當他們過得很好時卻無法克制自己的嫉妒。想到我們認識的人被謀殺，即使我們討厭他，還是會覺得很驚駭，但如果我方的武裝軍人殺死我們不認識的敵人，卻覺得毫不在意。我們會抱怨難搞的老闆，但是當我們成為掌權者，卻也變得一樣糟。這些矛盾也許看起來非常不理性，但是每一個都是經過演化後在我們的生活中具有重要功能。事實上，人類的心理最基礎的部分，都是長年以來被我們祖先從雨林來到草原時所踏出的「社會大躍進」所...
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Darwin’s Secret Sex Problem

Exposing Evolution’S Fatal Flaw—The Origin of Sex

de F. LaGard Smith ...

Darwins Secret Sex Problem What Darwin Ignored . . . For all his revolutionary insight into the fascinating processes of evolution so useful to current scientific research, health care, and technology, Darwin never seriously confronted the crucial, insurmountable gap in his grand theory between asexual replication and sexual reproduction. Nor could Darwins famed natural selection have provided ... Leer más

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Darwins Secret Sex Problem What Darwin Ignored . . . For all his revolutionary insight into the fascinating processes of evolution so useful to current scientific research, health care, and technology, Darwin never seriously confronted the crucial, insurmountable gap in his grand theory between asexual replication and sexual reproduction. Nor could Darwins famed natural selection have provided
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Cooperation and Conflict

The Interaction of Opposites in Shaping Social Behavior

Edición de Walter Wilczynski, Sarah F. Brosnan ...

Understanding the interaction between cooperation and conflict in establishing effective social behaviour is a fundamental challenge facing societies. Reflecting the breadth of current research in this area, this volume brings together experts from biology to political science to examine the cooperation–conflict interface at multiple levels, from genes to human societies. Exploring both the ... Leer más

$86.09 USD

Understanding the interaction between cooperation and conflict in establishing effective social behaviour is a fundamental challenge facing societies. Reflecting the breadth of current research in this area, this volume brings together experts from biology to political science to examine the cooperation–conflict interface at multiple levels, from genes to human societies. Exploring both the
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Science and Human Origins

de Ann Gauger, Douglas Axe, Casey Luskin ...

Evidence for a purely Darwinian account of human origins is supposed to be overwhelming. But is it? In this provocative book, three scientists challenge the claim that undirected natural selection is capable of building a human being, critically assess fossil and genetic evidence that human beings share a common ancestor with apes, and debunk recent claims that the human race could not have ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Evidence for a purely Darwinian account of human origins is supposed to be overwhelming. But is it? In this provocative book, three scientists challenge the claim that undirected natural selection is capable of building a human being, critically assess fossil and genetic evidence that human beings share a common ancestor with apes, and debunk recent claims that the human race could not have
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Spheres of Perception

Morality In A Post Technocratic Society

de Theodore Holtzhausen ...

Our economic system is over-stimulated by the information age. Interconnection aids and abets companies earning trillions and their swift rise to global dominance. The 24-hour wired world has led to increased volatility; negative information, and even an accidental computer glitch can crash the market and create panic. Health, the environment, the welfare of society are pushed to the far edge of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Our economic system is over-stimulated by the information age. Interconnection aids and abets companies earning trillions and their swift rise to global dominance. The 24-hour wired world has led to increased volatility; negative information, and even an accidental computer glitch can crash the market and create panic. Health, the environment, the welfare of society are pushed to the far edge of
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¿Por qué es divertido el sexo?

La evolución de la sexualidad humana

de Jared Diamond ...

Traducido por LAPORTA GONZALO, VICTORIA ...

¿Por qué los humanos son una de las pocas especies que realiza sus prácticas sexuales en privado?¿Y por qué practican el sexo cualquier día del mes y del año?¿Por qué las hembras del ser humano son los únicos mamíferos que experimentan la menopausia?¿Por qué el pene del hombre es tan innecesariamente grande?Estas y otras importantes preguntas encuentran su respuesta en la mirada que Jared Diamond ... Leer más

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¿Por qué los humanos son una de las pocas especies que realiza sus prácticas sexuales en privado?¿Y por qué practican el sexo cualquier día del mes y del año?¿Por qué las hembras del ser humano son los únicos mamíferos que experimentan la menopausia?¿Por qué el pene del hombre es tan innecesariamente grande?Estas y otras importantes preguntas encuentran su respuesta en la mirada que Jared Diamond
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DNA Traffic in the Environment

Edición de Hiromi Nishida, Taku Oshima ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).Horizontal transfer of genetic elements generates variations of prokaryotes and their genomes. Comparative studies of genomes revealed that it frequently ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

This book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).Horizontal transfer of genetic elements generates variations of prokaryotes and their genomes. Comparative studies of genomes revealed that it frequently
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The Superfamily Mactroidea (Mollusca:Bivalvia) in American Waters

An Illustrated Catalogue of Recent Species

de Javier H. Signorelli ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book identifies all valid species belonging to the superfamily Mactroidea living in American waters, distributed across fourteen biogeographical provinces. It also provides an updated classification of the widely occurring Mactroidea superfamily, which comprises eight subfamilies grouped into four families: Mactridae (Lamarck, 1809); Anatinellidae (Deshayes, J.Gray 1853); Cardiliidae (Fischer ... Leer más

$125.09 USD

This book identifies all valid species belonging to the superfamily Mactroidea living in American waters, distributed across fourteen biogeographical provinces. It also provides an updated classification of the widely occurring Mactroidea superfamily, which comprises eight subfamilies grouped into four families: Mactridae (Lamarck, 1809); Anatinellidae (Deshayes, J.Gray 1853); Cardiliidae (Fischer
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La drôle de société

de Lorenzo Bonanni ...

Vraiment bizarre, l’espèce humaine est drôle en raison de son évolution. Le livre, de manière scientifique mais simple, parfois ironique et avec humour, explique les raisons évolutives et éthologiques de l'amour et la haine au sein du couple, pourquoi nous nous réfugions dans la tromperie, parce que nous sommes beaucoup attirés par les fleurs. Il propose un nouveau concept de maladie et une ... Leer más

$6.00 USD

Vraiment bizarre, l’espèce humaine est drôle en raison de son évolution. Le livre, de manière scientifique mais simple, parfois ironique et avec humour, explique les raisons évolutives et éthologiques de l'amour et la haine au sein du couple, pourquoi nous nous réfugions dans la tromperie, parce que nous sommes beaucoup attirés par les fleurs. Il propose un nouveau concept de maladie et une
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