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Évolution

Rien ne change pour que tout change

de Marc Louis Augé ...

"Évolution" propose un voyage fascinant à travers les grandes transitions de l’évolution, de la chimie prébiotique à la biodiversité actuelle. Marc Louis Augé revisite l’héritage de Darwin à la lumière des découvertes récentes : hasard, contraintes énergétiques, symbiose et épigénétique. Il analyse l’impact de la circulation de l’énergie et de l’entropie sur le développement des organismes, ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

"Évolution" propose un voyage fascinant à travers les grandes transitions de l’évolution, de la chimie prébiotique à la biodiversité actuelle. Marc Louis Augé revisite l’héritage de Darwin à la lumière des découvertes récentes : hasard, contraintes énergétiques, symbiose et épigénétique. Il analyse l’impact de la circulation de l’énergie et de l’entropie sur le développement des organismes,
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Randomness in Evolution

de John Tyler Bonner ...

The important role that randomness plays in evolutionary changeJohn Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology. In this concise, elegantly written book, he makes the bold and provocative claim that some biological diversity may be explained by something other than natural selection.With his customary wit and ... Leer más

$29.59 USD

The important role that randomness plays in evolutionary changeJohn Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and insightful biologists, here challenges a central tenet of evolutionary biology. In this concise, elegantly written book, he makes the bold and provocative claim that some biological diversity may be explained by something other than natural selection.With his customary wit and
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Coordination in Human and Primate Groups

Edición de Margarete Boos, Michaela Kolbe, Peter M. Kappeler, Thomas Ellwart ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Coordination in Human and Primate Groups presents one of the first collections of the different approaches and methods used to assess coordination processes in groups. Written by psychologists and primatologists, the book represents a broad range of coordination research fields such as social psychology, work and organizational psychology, medicine, primatology, and behavioural ecology. It is ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Coordination in Human and Primate Groups presents one of the first collections of the different approaches and methods used to assess coordination processes in groups. Written by psychologists and primatologists, the book represents a broad range of coordination research fields such as social psychology, work and organizational psychology, medicine, primatology, and behavioural ecology. It is
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Charles Darwin

de Grant Allen ...

After a career in the academy, Canadian-born Grant Allen struck out on his own to make his name as a writer. His early focus was on scientific topics, though he later expanded into fiction, as well. Allen was an early proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution and helped to popularize the idea through his writing. His biography Charles Darwin is an engaging and comprehensive look at the scientist's ... Leer más

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After a career in the academy, Canadian-born Grant Allen struck out on his own to make his name as a writer. His early focus was on scientific topics, though he later expanded into fiction, as well. Allen was an early proponent of Darwin's theory of evolution and helped to popularize the idea through his writing. His biography Charles Darwin is an engaging and comprehensive look at the scientist's
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Evolutionary Systems

Biological and Epistemological Perspectives on Selection and Self-Organization

Edición de G. Vijver, Stanley N. Salthe, M. Delpos ...

The three well known revolutions of the past centuries - the Copernican, the Darwinian and the Freudian - each in their own way had a deflating and mechanizing effect on the position of humans in nature. They opened up a richness of disillusion: earth acquired a more modest place in the universe, the human body and mind became products of a long material evolutionary history, and human reason, ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

The three well known revolutions of the past centuries - the Copernican, the Darwinian and the Freudian - each in their own way had a deflating and mechanizing effect on the position of humans in nature. They opened up a richness of disillusion: earth acquired a more modest place in the universe, the human body and mind became products of a long material evolutionary history, and human reason,
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The Evolutionary Biology of Flies

Edición de Brian Wiegmann, David Yeates ...

Flies (Dipteria) have had an important role in deepening scientists'understanding of modern biology and evolution. The study of flies has figured prominently in major advances in the fields of molecular evolution, physiology, genetics, phylogenetics, and ecology over the last century. This volume, with contributions from top scientists and scholars in the field, brings together diverse aspects of ... Leer más

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Flies (Dipteria) have had an important role in deepening scientists'understanding of modern biology and evolution. The study of flies has figured prominently in major advances in the fields of molecular evolution, physiology, genetics, phylogenetics, and ecology over the last century. This volume, with contributions from top scientists and scholars in the field, brings together diverse aspects of
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La vita inaspettata

de Telmo Pievani ...

Se una sorprendente concatenazione di accidenti ecologici non si fosse verificata, noi non saremmo qui. Lo stesso vale per la nascita di piante e animali nel Cambriano, per l’estinzione dei dinosauri e la successiva fortuna dei mammiferi: in sintesi, per tutto ciò che ci ha permesso di diventare umani. Siamo dunque figli di una radicale contingenza storica, il processo evolutivo resta ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Se una sorprendente concatenazione di accidenti ecologici non si fosse verificata, noi non saremmo qui. Lo stesso vale per la nascita di piante e animali nel Cambriano, per l’estinzione dei dinosauri e la successiva fortuna dei mammiferi: in sintesi, per tutto ciò che ci ha permesso di diventare umani. Siamo dunque figli di una radicale contingenza storica, il processo evolutivo resta
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Die Evolution des Menschen

de Thomas Junker ...

Series Libro 2409 - Beck'sche Reihe
Wie sind Menschen entstanden? Wer waren ihre Vorfahren? Warum gibt es überhaupt Menschen? Warum sehen die Menschen der verschiedenen Erdteile und Länder anders aus? Warum unterscheiden sich Frauen und Männer in Merkmalen wie Größe und Behaarung? Warum werden Menschen krank, warum sterben sie? Warum gibt es Kunst und Kultur? Beispielhaft zeigt Thomas Junker, wie erfolgreich die Evolutionsbiologie ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Wie sind Menschen entstanden? Wer waren ihre Vorfahren? Warum gibt es überhaupt Menschen? Warum sehen die Menschen der verschiedenen Erdteile und Länder anders aus? Warum unterscheiden sich Frauen und Männer in Merkmalen wie Größe und Behaarung? Warum werden Menschen krank, warum sterben sie? Warum gibt es Kunst und Kultur? Beispielhaft zeigt Thomas Junker, wie erfolgreich die Evolutionsbiologie
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The Living Universe. The New Theory of Origins : Explaining Consciousness, the Big Bang, Fine-tuning, Dark Matter, the Evolution of Life and Human History.

de Carl Johan Calleman ...

The Living Universe – A New Theory of Our Origins explains three different origins: The origin of consciousness, the origin of life and the origin of the universe itself from the perspective of a scientific Theory of Everything. The book argues that the true origins of human life has been hidden by the materialist philosophy that dominates current science and that in order to provide answers to ... Leer más

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The Living Universe – A New Theory of Our Origins explains three different origins: The origin of consciousness, the origin of life and the origin of the universe itself from the perspective of a scientific Theory of Everything. The book argues that the true origins of human life has been hidden by the materialist philosophy that dominates current science and that in order to provide answers to
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Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Mexico

Edición de Alejandro Casas, José Juan Blancas Vázquez ...

Series series Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences
Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development. It has by now widely been recognized that “traditional” knowledge is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. Trends of globalization, especially the globalization of ... Leer más

$494.99 USD

Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development. It has by now widely been recognized that “traditional” knowledge is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. Trends of globalization, especially the globalization of
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Hofmeyr

A Late Pleistocene Human Skull from South Africa

Edición de Frederick E. Grine ...

Series series History (R0)
This edited volume provides the historical and geological background, as well as the details pertaining to the morphology and morphometric assessments, of a singular human cranial specimen from the Late Pleistocene discovered in Hofmeyr, South Africa. The chapters are divided into 4 main sections. Section 1 discusses the discovery and historical context of the skull, while section 2 addresses its ... Leer más

$107.09 USD

This edited volume provides the historical and geological background, as well as the details pertaining to the morphology and morphometric assessments, of a singular human cranial specimen from the Late Pleistocene discovered in Hofmeyr, South Africa. The chapters are divided into 4 main sections. Section 1 discusses the discovery and historical context of the skull, while section 2 addresses its
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The Hobbit Trap

How New Species Are Invented

de Maciej Henneberg, Robert B Eckhardt, John Schofield ...

When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit. Film crews rolled in and the little creature took the world by storm, but a group of prominent scientists, including Maciej Henneberg and Robert Eckhardt, smelled a rat. They refuted the data—the size and shape of ... Leer más

$60.99 USD

When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit. Film crews rolled in and the little creature took the world by storm, but a group of prominent scientists, including Maciej Henneberg and Robert Eckhardt, smelled a rat. They refuted the data—the size and shape of
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The Gentianaceae - Volume 1: Characterization and Ecology

Edición de Jan J. Rybczyński, Michael R. Davey, Anna Mikuła ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This is the first of two volumes on Gentianaceae. Comprising twelve chapters, it centres upon the characterization and ecology of Gentianaceae worldwide, with emphasis on the application of molecular and cytological approaches in relation to taxonomy. The first three chapters consider the classification of the family and review the advances in research since the earlier revision published in 2002, ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This is the first of two volumes on Gentianaceae. Comprising twelve chapters, it centres upon the characterization and ecology of Gentianaceae worldwide, with emphasis on the application of molecular and cytological approaches in relation to taxonomy. The first three chapters consider the classification of the family and review the advances in research since the earlier revision published in 2002,
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Commemorating Darwin

Scientific Memory and the Politics of Evolution

de Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis ...

Series series Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Since Charles Darwin’s death in 1882, people across the world have used forms of commemoration and memorialization to celebrate, and at times critique, various aspects of Darwin’s scientific, social, and cultural impact. Commemorative events, activities, and publications marking major anniversaries of Darwin’s birth and death, of the publication of On the Origin of Species (1859) and other works, ... Leer más

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Since Charles Darwin’s death in 1882, people across the world have used forms of commemoration and memorialization to celebrate, and at times critique, various aspects of Darwin’s scientific, social, and cultural impact. Commemorative events, activities, and publications marking major anniversaries of Darwin’s birth and death, of the publication of On the Origin of Species (1859) and other works,
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Organisms Amplify Diversity

An Autocatalytic Hypothesis

de David Seaborg ...

This book presents a hypothesis and evidence that organisms promote and ecosystems maximize biodiversity. All species have a net positive effect on their environment, other species, and diversity. The sun is 30% hotter than when life began, but the temperature has been kept moderate by life. Life created high oxygen, the ozone layer, and fertile soil, a diverse, living system. No species evolves ... Leer más

$254.99 USD

This book presents a hypothesis and evidence that organisms promote and ecosystems maximize biodiversity. All species have a net positive effect on their environment, other species, and diversity. The sun is 30% hotter than when life began, but the temperature has been kept moderate by life. Life created high oxygen, the ozone layer, and fertile soil, a diverse, living system. No species evolves
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Birds - Part III - The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S Beagle

Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy - During the Years 1832 to 1836

de Charles Darwin, John Gould ...

This volume presents the definitive ornithological record from Charles Darwin's historic five-year voyage aboard H.M.S. Beagle (1832-1836).Birds, Part III of the authoritative Zoology series provides a meticulous and foundational account of the avian life collected and studied across the globe, with a focus on South America and the Pacific islands, including the Galapagos archipelago.This volume ... Leer más

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This volume presents the definitive ornithological record from Charles Darwin's historic five-year voyage aboard H.M.S. Beagle (1832-1836).Birds, Part III of the authoritative Zoology series provides a meticulous and foundational account of the avian life collected and studied across the globe, with a focus on South America and the Pacific islands, including the Galapagos archipelago.This volume
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Presentist Social Functionalism: Bringing Contemporary Evolutionary Biology to the Social Sciences

de Armin W. Schulz ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This open access book presents and defends a new approach towards social functionalism: Presentist Social Functionalism. This approach draws on recent developments in evolutionary biology and philosophy of biology to provide a more compelling theoretical foundation for functionalist social analysis. Functionalist approaches to the social sciences—which aim at using facts about what social ... Leer más

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This open access book presents and defends a new approach towards social functionalism: Presentist Social Functionalism. This approach draws on recent developments in evolutionary biology and philosophy of biology to provide a more compelling theoretical foundation for functionalist social analysis. Functionalist approaches to the social sciences—which aim at using facts about what social
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Holocene Palaeoenvironmental History of the Central Sahara

Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 29, An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments

Edición de Roland Baumhauer, Jörgen Runge ...

Series series Palaeoecology of Africa
The environmental setting within the Central Sahara was subject to considerable changes during Late Quaternary, mainly driven by major global climate variations, although human impact increased constantly since Early Holocene.Such global events can be reconstructed with the help of reliefs, sediments and palaeosoils and their specific morphological ... Leer más

$265.99 USD

The environmental setting within the Central Sahara was subject to considerable changes during Late Quaternary, mainly driven by major global climate variations, although human impact increased constantly since Early Holocene.Such global events can be reconstructed with the help of reliefs, sediments and palaeosoils and their specific morphological
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Diversity and Geography of Cultivated Plants

Edición de Karl Hammer, Miguel Ángel Esquivel Pérez, Chunlin Long ...

This book presents information on cultivated plants located within 12 different regions throughout the world. The content introduces cultural evolution and species richness in cultivated plants, considering domestication assessments, which make it possible to obtain a deeper insight into the diversity of these plants.Cultivated plants are evolutionary connected to man, human action for nature and ... Leer más

$440.00 USD

This book presents information on cultivated plants located within 12 different regions throughout the world. The content introduces cultural evolution and species richness in cultivated plants, considering domestication assessments, which make it possible to obtain a deeper insight into the diversity of these plants.Cultivated plants are evolutionary connected to man, human action for nature and
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Science and Religion United

The Salvation Machine

de Ulrich A. K. Betz ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book offers a fresh perspective on how science and religion are connected, and how prayer aligns with the laws of nature. It explores a holistic worldview where science and religion complement each other, shedding light on life, society, and philosophical and societal concerns.We are born into a world full of mysteries that we only partially understand. We don’t know where we are coming from, ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

This book offers a fresh perspective on how science and religion are connected, and how prayer aligns with the laws of nature. It explores a holistic worldview where science and religion complement each other, shedding light on life, society, and philosophical and societal concerns.We are born into a world full of mysteries that we only partially understand. We don’t know where we are coming from,
... Leer más
Singularity of Nature

A Convergence of Biology, Chemistry and Physics

de John S Torday, William B Miller Jr, Robert Hanna ...

Understanding how simple molecules have given rise to the complex biochemical systems and processes of contemporary biology is widely regarded as one of chemistry’s great unsolved questions. There are numerous theories as to the origins of life, the majority of which draw on the idea that DNA and nucleic acids are the central dogma of biology. The Singularity of Nature: A Convergence of Biology, ... Leer más

$85.49 USD

Understanding how simple molecules have given rise to the complex biochemical systems and processes of contemporary biology is widely regarded as one of chemistry’s great unsolved questions. There are numerous theories as to the origins of life, the majority of which draw on the idea that DNA and nucleic acids are the central dogma of biology. The Singularity of Nature: A Convergence of Biology,
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The Evolution of Man

Restored Classics to Go Edition

de Ernst Haeckel ...

Ernst Haeckel's bold scientific vision traces humanity's origins through comparative anatomy, embryology, and the search for ancestral forms hidden in living bodies. Beginning with the simplest life and moving through lancelets, sea-squirts, worms, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and primates, he builds a sweeping case that human structure is the product of deep biological history. Richly ... Leer más

$1.99 USD

Ernst Haeckel's bold scientific vision traces humanity's origins through comparative anatomy, embryology, and the search for ancestral forms hidden in living bodies. Beginning with the simplest life and moving through lancelets, sea-squirts, worms, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and primates, he builds a sweeping case that human structure is the product of deep biological history. Richly
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Darwinian Delusion

de Russ Miller ...

The claims of Darwinian-style evolution are systematically exposed as frauds by subjecting those claims to the microscope of real science. You'll learn why science is a Christian's best friend. Miller gives amazing examples of Intelligent Biblical Design, and explains why Intelligent Design is not necessarily a Christian movement. He shows that true science supports a young earth. ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The claims of Darwinian-style evolution are systematically exposed as frauds by subjecting those claims to the microscope of real science. You'll learn why science is a Christian's best friend. Miller gives amazing examples of Intelligent Biblical Design, and explains why Intelligent Design is not necessarily a Christian movement. He shows that true science supports a young earth.
... Leer más
Tests génétiques : illusion ou prédiction ?

Guide santé

de Perrine Malzac, Marion Mathieu ...

Depuis le premier décodage du génome humain, terminé en 2004, les connaissances génomiques ont tout bonnement explosé. À tel point qu’il ne paraît pas absurde de parler de révolution génétique. Dorénavant, chacun d’entre nous peut, pour quelques centaines d’euros, faire séquencer son ADN. Cela ne va pas toutefois sans susciter de nombreuses questions : comment fonctionnent ces tests génétiques ? à ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Depuis le premier décodage du génome humain, terminé en 2004, les connaissances génomiques ont tout bonnement explosé. À tel point qu’il ne paraît pas absurde de parler de révolution génétique. Dorénavant, chacun d’entre nous peut, pour quelques centaines d’euros, faire séquencer son ADN. Cela ne va pas toutefois sans susciter de nombreuses questions : comment fonctionnent ces tests génétiques ? à
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