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de Harriet Rix ...

Traducido por Elisabeth Liebl ...

Bäume – die stillen Strippenzieher unserer ErdeWir stellen uns Bäume als eine passive Spezies vor, die an einen Ort gebunden ist, dabei gestalten sie ihre Umwelt aktiv. Sie zerkleinern Felsen, verbreitern die Küsten, vergiften gezielt Tiere, kontrollieren Wasserkreisläufe und lösen sogar Waldbrände aus. Seit prähistorischen Zeiten beeinflussen Bäume so ganze Ökosysteme, das Klima und schließlich ... Leer más

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Bäume – die stillen Strippenzieher unserer ErdeWir stellen uns Bäume als eine passive Spezies vor, die an einen Ort gebunden ist, dabei gestalten sie ihre Umwelt aktiv. Sie zerkleinern Felsen, verbreitern die Küsten, vergiften gezielt Tiere, kontrollieren Wasserkreisläufe und lösen sogar Waldbrände aus. Seit prähistorischen Zeiten beeinflussen Bäume so ganze Ökosysteme, das Klima und schließlich
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Why Are We Here?

The Story of the Origin, Evolution, and Future of Life on Our Planet

de Bruce Brodie ...

From the big bang, to the origin and evolution of intelligent life in a search for the meaning of human existence, Why are We Here?, by author Bruce Brodie, offers a look at evolution and the future of life on the planet. Through many years of research and study, Brodie addresses a host of questions: • How did chemistry come to life? • How did the release of oxygen by cyanobacteria change the ... Leer más

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From the big bang, to the origin and evolution of intelligent life in a search for the meaning of human existence, Why are We Here?, by author Bruce Brodie, offers a look at evolution and the future of life on the planet. Through many years of research and study, Brodie addresses a host of questions: • How did chemistry come to life? • How did the release of oxygen by cyanobacteria change the
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Brain Evolution by Design

From Neural Origin to Cognitive Architecture

Edición de Shuichi Shigeno, Yasunori Murakami, Tadashi Nomura ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a new, detailed examination that explains how elegant brains have been shaped in evolution. It consists of 19 chapters written by academic professionals in neuroscience, opening with the origin of single-celled creatures and then introducing primordial types in invertebrates with the great abundance of the brains of vertebrates. Important topics are provided in a timely manner, ... Leer más

$215.09 USD

This book presents a new, detailed examination that explains how elegant brains have been shaped in evolution. It consists of 19 chapters written by academic professionals in neuroscience, opening with the origin of single-celled creatures and then introducing primordial types in invertebrates with the great abundance of the brains of vertebrates. Important topics are provided in a timely manner,
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Is Your Ancestor A Monkey?

An Exploration of Key Issues in the Evolution Versus Creation Debate

de Clifford L. Fry Ph.D. ...

This book examines some important key issues in the evolution versus creation debate, including the importance of the Big Bang, the building blocks of life, DNA information, archeological evidence. intelligent design, and near-death experiences. By the end of this brief discussion, you will better be able to know what you believe and explain why you believe it. ... Leer más

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This book examines some important key issues in the evolution versus creation debate, including the importance of the Big Bang, the building blocks of life, DNA information, archeological evidence. intelligent design, and near-death experiences. By the end of this brief discussion, you will better be able to know what you believe and explain why you believe it.
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The Evolution and Fossil Record of Parasitism

Identification and Macroevolution of Parasites

Edición de Kenneth De Baets, John Warren Huntley ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This two-volume edited book highlights and reviews the potential of the fossil record to calibrate the origin and evolution of parasitism, and the techniques to understand the development of parasite-host associations and their relationships with environmental and ecological changes. The book deploys a broad and comprehensive approach, aimed at understanding the origins and developments of various ... Leer más

$116.09 USD

This two-volume edited book highlights and reviews the potential of the fossil record to calibrate the origin and evolution of parasitism, and the techniques to understand the development of parasite-host associations and their relationships with environmental and ecological changes. The book deploys a broad and comprehensive approach, aimed at understanding the origins and developments of various
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Genesis - In The Beginning

Precursors of Life, Chemical Models and Early Biological Evolution

Edición de Joseph Seckbach ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Genesis – In The Beginning deals with the origin and diversity of Life and early biological evolution and discusses the question of where (hot or cold sources) and when the beginning of Life took place. Among the sections are chapters dealing with prebiotic chemical processes and considering self-replication of polymers in mineral habitats. One chapter is dedicated to the photobiological regime on ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

Genesis – In The Beginning deals with the origin and diversity of Life and early biological evolution and discusses the question of where (hot or cold sources) and when the beginning of Life took place. Among the sections are chapters dealing with prebiotic chemical processes and considering self-replication of polymers in mineral habitats. One chapter is dedicated to the photobiological regime on
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Ecomorphology of Cyclorrhaphan Larvae (Diptera)

de Graham E. Rotheray ...

Series Libro 4 - Zoological Monographs
This book offers an overview of the larva of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. It first discusses the principal forms, functions and roles of larvae, and then evaluates feeding, locomotion and respiration in larval saprophages, phytophages and zoophages as keys to understanding and predicting larval morphology. It also highlights how the environment affects morphology, the adaptiveness of morphological ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This book offers an overview of the larva of Diptera Cyclorrhapha. It first discusses the principal forms, functions and roles of larvae, and then evaluates feeding, locomotion and respiration in larval saprophages, phytophages and zoophages as keys to understanding and predicting larval morphology. It also highlights how the environment affects morphology, the adaptiveness of morphological
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Introduction to Plant Fossils

de Christopher J. Cleal, Barry A. Thomas ...

Plant remains can preserve a critical part of history of life on Earth. While telling the fascinating evolutionary story of plants and vegetation across the last 500 million years, this book also crucially offers non-specialists a practical guide to studying, dealing with and interpreting plant fossils. It shows how various techniques can be used to reveal the secrets of plant fossils and how to ... Leer más

$51.69 USD

Plant remains can preserve a critical part of history of life on Earth. While telling the fascinating evolutionary story of plants and vegetation across the last 500 million years, this book also crucially offers non-specialists a practical guide to studying, dealing with and interpreting plant fossils. It shows how various techniques can be used to reveal the secrets of plant fossils and how to
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The Origin of Fruits and Cultivated Plants

de C. Grant Allen, Alphonse P. de Candolle ...

The Origin of Fruits and Cultivated Plants."To the attractive hues of fruit, I believe, we must ultimately trace back our whole artistic pleasure in the pure physical stimulation of beautiful colors, displayed by natural objects or artificial products.Our present inquiry, then, will yield us some account of that primitive delight in red, purple, orange, and yellow, which we usually take for ... Leer más

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The Origin of Fruits and Cultivated Plants."To the attractive hues of fruit, I believe, we must ultimately trace back our whole artistic pleasure in the pure physical stimulation of beautiful colors, displayed by natural objects or artificial products.Our present inquiry, then, will yield us some account of that primitive delight in red, purple, orange, and yellow, which we usually take for
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Kant and Evolution

de Arthur O. Lovejoy ...

It has come to be one of the generally accepted legends of the history of science that Kant was also a pioneer of evolutionism. In the anthropological essays of the Koenigsberger, for example, we already find the most essential conceptions of the modern theory of descent indicated, at least in germ — and, indeed, in a way that marks Kant out as a direct precursor of Darwin." The same expositor ... Leer más

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It has come to be one of the generally accepted legends of the history of science that Kant was also a pioneer of evolutionism. In the anthropological essays of the Koenigsberger, for example, we already find the most essential conceptions of the modern theory of descent indicated, at least in germ — and, indeed, in a way that marks Kant out as a direct precursor of Darwin." The same expositor
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Mythology of Evolution

de Chris Bateman ...

This book liberates evolution from misrepresentative scientific myths to find a more nuanced vision of life that shows how advantages persist, trust is beneficial, and the diversity of species emerges. ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

This book liberates evolution from misrepresentative scientific myths to find a more nuanced vision of life that shows how advantages persist, trust is beneficial, and the diversity of species emerges.
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The Alpheidae from China Seas

Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea

de Zhong-li Sha, Yan-rong Wang, Dong-ling Cui ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
As one of the largest families within the Caridea, the Alpheidae have attracted much attention for its species richness, especially on coral reefs. The Alpheidae are one of the most abundant decapods in tropical and subtropical areas, with 48 genera and more than 700 known species. The Alpheidae present a particular challenge in terms of both taxonomy and systematics as they are difficult to ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

As one of the largest families within the Caridea, the Alpheidae have attracted much attention for its species richness, especially on coral reefs. The Alpheidae are one of the most abundant decapods in tropical and subtropical areas, with 48 genera and more than 700 known species. The Alpheidae present a particular challenge in terms of both taxonomy and systematics as they are difficult to
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The Digital Mind

How Science Is Redefining Humanity

de Arlindo Oliveira ...

How developments in science and technology may enable the emergence of purely digital minds—artificial intelligence machines equal to or greater in power than the human brain.What do computers, cells, and brains have in common? Computers are electronic devices designed by humans; cells are biological entities crafted by evolution; brains are the containers and creators of our minds. But all are, ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

How developments in science and technology may enable the emergence of purely digital minds—artificial intelligence machines equal to or greater in power than the human brain.What do computers, cells, and brains have in common? Computers are electronic devices designed by humans; cells are biological entities crafted by evolution; brains are the containers and creators of our minds. But all are,
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Debating Darwin's Doubt

de David Klinghoffer ...

This book contains essays responding to criticism of Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design by Stephen Meyer. The book explores topics such as orphan genes, cladistics, small shelly fossils, protein evolution, the length of the Cambrian explosion, the God-of-the-Gaps objection to intelligent design, and criticisms raised by proponents of theistic ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

This book contains essays responding to criticism of Darwin's Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design by Stephen Meyer. The book explores topics such as orphan genes, cladistics, small shelly fossils, protein evolution, the length of the Cambrian explosion, the God-of-the-Gaps objection to intelligent design, and criticisms raised by proponents of theistic
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Optical Allusions

de Jay Hosler ...

Optical Allusions is for those people seeking a painstakingly researched, scientifically accurate, eye-themed comic book adventure! Wrinkles the Wonder Brain has lost his bosses' eye and now he has to search all of human imagination for it. Along the way, he confronts biology head on and accidentally learns more about eyes and the evolution of vision than he thought possible. And, as if a ... Leer más

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Optical Allusions is for those people seeking a painstakingly researched, scientifically accurate, eye-themed comic book adventure! Wrinkles the Wonder Brain has lost his bosses' eye and now he has to search all of human imagination for it. Along the way, he confronts biology head on and accidentally learns more about eyes and the evolution of vision than he thought possible. And, as if a
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Toward a Biosocial Science

Evolutionary Theory, Human Nature, and Social Life

de Alexander Riley ...

Series series Evolutionary Analysis in the Social Sciences
Sociology is in crisis. While other disciplines have taken on board the revolutionary discoveries driven by evolutionary biology and psychology, genomics and behavioral genetics, and the neurosciences, sociology has ignored these advances and embraced a biophobia that threatens to drive the discipline into marginality.This book takes its place in a rich tradition of efforts to integrate ... Leer más

$54.99 USD

Sociology is in crisis. While other disciplines have taken on board the revolutionary discoveries driven by evolutionary biology and psychology, genomics and behavioral genetics, and the neurosciences, sociology has ignored these advances and embraced a biophobia that threatens to drive the discipline into marginality.This book takes its place in a rich tradition of efforts to integrate
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Dispersing Primate Females

Life History and Social Strategies in Male-Philopatric Species

Edición de Takeshi Furuichi, Juichi Yamagiwa, Filippo Aureli ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Why do females in male-philopatric species seem to show larger variation in their life history strategies than males in female-philopatric species? Why did females in human societies come to show enormous variation in the patterns of marriage, residence and mating activities?To tackle these important questions, this book presents the latest knowledge about the dispersing females in male ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

Why do females in male-philopatric species seem to show larger variation in their life history strategies than males in female-philopatric species? Why did females in human societies come to show enormous variation in the patterns of marriage, residence and mating activities?To tackle these important questions, this book presents the latest knowledge about the dispersing females in male
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História da vida

de Edmac Trigueiro ...

O Universo e a Vida são cheios de mistérios. O ser humano, desde a pré-história, sempre sonhou em desvendá-los. Somos muito privilegiados por vivermos no século XXI, época em que já estamos bastante próximos de descobrirmos os grandes mistérios da origem e da evolução da vida, cujo véu, posto pelas religiões e pela mitologia, é, agora, desvelado pela ciência. História da Vida é um livro simples e ... Leer más

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O Universo e a Vida são cheios de mistérios. O ser humano, desde a pré-história, sempre sonhou em desvendá-los. Somos muito privilegiados por vivermos no século XXI, época em que já estamos bastante próximos de descobrirmos os grandes mistérios da origem e da evolução da vida, cujo véu, posto pelas religiões e pela mitologia, é, agora, desvelado pela ciência. História da Vida é um livro simples e
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裸猿大逆襲，瘋狂人類進化史：裸露身體、渴望親密、追求忠誠……身體的每一寸都不是偶然，演化到底設下多少陷阱？

de 史鈞 ...

用笑話講演化，瘋得有理！每寸缺陷，其實都是自然的深思熟慮脫掉羞恥與偏見，重新認識肉體的前世今生⚑　人類的身體，其實超乎你想像本書是一本用最不正經的語氣，講最正經科學的作品。作者以幽默、挑釁又犀利的文筆，帶領讀者探索自己的身體是如何在千萬年演化中被「打造」出來。從直立行走、脫毛、雙手釋放，到性別差異、性愛行為與情緒反應，每個細節背後都藏著自然選擇的深意。⚑　笑著談性器官，認真說演化本書最大特色，在於它大膽談論那些「不好意思問」的話題，例如：為什麼人類有乳房？陰毛有什麼用？男人為什麼全年都發情？這些看似情色的內容，其實都建立在嚴謹的人類學與生物學基礎之上。用近乎荒謬的比喻，將抽象科學轉為通俗語言，讓人笑著笑著就理解了演化的深邃。⚑　用身體說人性，不只是科普這本書不只是介紹人體構造，更是在解釋我們為什麼「會這樣活著」。我們的慾望、愛情、戰爭、婚姻、嫉妒、社交，甚至審美觀，其實都和身體脫不了關係 ... Leer más

$11.40 USD

用笑話講演化，瘋得有理！每寸缺陷，其實都是自然的深思熟慮脫掉羞恥與偏見，重新認識肉體的前世今生⚑　人類的身體，其實超乎你想像本書是一本用最不正經的語氣，講最正經科學的作品。作者以幽默、挑釁又犀利的文筆，帶領讀者探索自己的身體是如何在千萬年演化中被「打造」出來。從直立行走、脫毛、雙手釋放，到性別差異、性愛行為與情緒反應，每個細節背後都藏著自然選擇的深意。⚑　笑著談性器官，認真說演化本書最大特色，在於它大膽談論那些「不好意思問」的話題，例如：為什麼人類有乳房？陰毛有什麼用？男人為什麼全年都發情？這些看似情色的內容，其實都建立在嚴謹的人類學與生物學基礎之上。用近乎荒謬的比喻，將抽象科學轉為通俗語言，讓人笑著笑著就理解了演化的深邃。⚑　用身體說人性，不只是科普這本書不只是介紹人體構造，更是在解釋我們為什麼「會這樣活著」。我們的慾望、愛情、戰爭、婚姻、嫉妒、社交，甚至審美觀，其實都和身體脫不了關係
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Si no funciona, ¡evoluciona!

Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la historia de la vida

de Laura Flores García, Guillermo Rodríguez Pinto ...

Series series Libros singulares
Oye, ¿tú sabes cómo funciona esto? Sí, ya sabes, lo de evolucionar. Que si el ADN, los cromosomas, la modificación genética, las mutaciones, Darwin, el tipo de las jirafas... Todo esto puede sonar a enredo ultramoderno, pero no te preocupes. Para eso estamos aquí.La evolución es tan amplia que abarca todo y nos afecta a todos. Es como la gravedad, pero en lugar de ser una constante, se podría ... Leer más

$8.63 USD

Oye, ¿tú sabes cómo funciona esto? Sí, ya sabes, lo de evolucionar. Que si el ADN, los cromosomas, la modificación genética, las mutaciones, Darwin, el tipo de las jirafas... Todo esto puede sonar a enredo ultramoderno, pero no te preocupes. Para eso estamos aquí.La evolución es tan amplia que abarca todo y nos afecta a todos. Es como la gravedad, pero en lugar de ser una constante, se podría
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Biology

Exploring the Depths of Biological Sciences

de Edmund B. Wilson ...

In "Biology," Edmund B. Wilson presents a comprehensive exploration of the intricate web of life, encapsulating the essence of biological principles through a rich tapestry of scientific inquiry and philosophical pondering. The book is meticulously structured, combining rigorous empirical research with engaging prose that illuminates complex ideas for the reader. Wilson'Äôs literary style is ... Leer más

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In "Biology," Edmund B. Wilson presents a comprehensive exploration of the intricate web of life, encapsulating the essence of biological principles through a rich tapestry of scientific inquiry and philosophical pondering. The book is meticulously structured, combining rigorous empirical research with engaging prose that illuminates complex ideas for the reader. Wilson'Äôs literary style is
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Vom Urknall bis zum E-Auto

Ein Museumsführer durch (fast) 14 Milliarden Jahre Geschichte

de Gideon Böss ...

Series series Business and Economics (German Language)
Nur im Museum ist es möglich, in wenigen Schritten Milliarden Jahre Evolution, Menschheits- oder Technikgeschichte hinter sich zu bringen. Auf dem Weg durch fast 14 Milliarden Jahre stellt dieses Buch auf kurzweilige Art Museen und das in ihnen präsentierte Wissen vor. In zwanzig Stationen geht es vom Urknall über die Entstehung der Erde und des Lebens, zur Gründung erster Königreiche, zu ... Leer más

$17.09 USD

Nur im Museum ist es möglich, in wenigen Schritten Milliarden Jahre Evolution, Menschheits- oder Technikgeschichte hinter sich zu bringen. Auf dem Weg durch fast 14 Milliarden Jahre stellt dieses Buch auf kurzweilige Art Museen und das in ihnen präsentierte Wissen vor. In zwanzig Stationen geht es vom Urknall über die Entstehung der Erde und des Lebens, zur Gründung erster Königreiche, zu
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The Foundations of Population Genetics

de Daniel M. Weinreich ...

An accessible but rigorous treatment of the theoretical foundations of population genetics.Population genetics—the branch of evolutionary biology concerned with understanding how and why populations’ genetic compositions change over time—rests on a well-developed theoretical foundation that draws on genetics, mathematics, and computer science. This textbook provides an approachable but rigorous ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

An accessible but rigorous treatment of the theoretical foundations of population genetics.Population genetics—the branch of evolutionary biology concerned with understanding how and why populations’ genetic compositions change over time—rests on a well-developed theoretical foundation that draws on genetics, mathematics, and computer science. This textbook provides an approachable but rigorous
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Phylogenetic Trees and Molecular Evolution

A Hands-on Introduction with Uncertainty Quantification Corrected

de David R. Bickel ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book serves as a brief introduction to phylogenetic trees and molecular evolution for biologists and biology students. It does so by presenting the main concepts in a variety of ways: first visually, then in a history, next in a dice game, and finally in simple equations.The content is primarily designed to introduce upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of biology to phylogenetic ... Leer más

$53.99 USD

This book serves as a brief introduction to phylogenetic trees and molecular evolution for biologists and biology students. It does so by presenting the main concepts in a variety of ways: first visually, then in a history, next in a dice game, and finally in simple equations.The content is primarily designed to introduce upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of biology to phylogenetic
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