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Reproductive Ecology and Human Evolution

Edición de Peter T. Ellison ...

Series series Evolutionary Foundations of Human Behavior Series
The study of human reproductive ecology represents an important new development in human evolutionary biology. Its focus is on the physiology of human reproduction and evidence of adaptation, and hence the action of natural selection, in that domain. But at the same time the study of human reproductive ecology provides an important perspective on the historical process of human evolution, a lens ... Leer más

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The study of human reproductive ecology represents an important new development in human evolutionary biology. Its focus is on the physiology of human reproduction and evidence of adaptation, and hence the action of natural selection, in that domain. But at the same time the study of human reproductive ecology provides an important perspective on the historical process of human evolution, a lens
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Lectures on Evolution

de Thomas Huxley ...

Lectures on Evolution was reported on extensively in newspapers, particularly because in addition to presenting evidence supporing the theory of evolution, it also argued that the scheme of creation in Milton (and therefore in Moses) was false. ... Leer más

$2.99 USD

Lectures on Evolution was reported on extensively in newspapers, particularly because in addition to presenting evidence supporing the theory of evolution, it also argued that the scheme of creation in Milton (and therefore in Moses) was false.
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Endless Immunity

Rethinking the Immune System

de Marc Daëron ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book takes the reader on an inspiring journey into the immune system, challenging long-held beliefs about immunity. It examines the immune system under historical, philosophical and biological perspectives. It proposes a new way of understanding immunity that goes beyond the binary opposition between self and non-self.Indeed, we, the livings, are chimeras. Mammals, birds, reptiles or fish, ... Leer más

$28.49 USD

This book takes the reader on an inspiring journey into the immune system, challenging long-held beliefs about immunity. It examines the immune system under historical, philosophical and biological perspectives. It proposes a new way of understanding immunity that goes beyond the binary opposition between self and non-self.Indeed, we, the livings, are chimeras. Mammals, birds, reptiles or fish,
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Se non c’eri, non c’ero

de Telmo Pievani, Giuseppe Remuzzi ...

«Se la Rift Valley non avesse spaccato da nord a sud il continente africano, forse adesso condivideremmo ancora un habitat stabile e rassicurante di foresta pluviale con scimpanzé e gorilla, che nel frattempo abbiamo spinto sull’orlo dell’estinzione.» L’evoluzione umana procede seguendo le sue leggi, prima fra tutte la selezione naturale, ma presenta una componente di casualità genetica e ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

«Se la Rift Valley non avesse spaccato da nord a sud il continente africano, forse adesso condivideremmo ancora un habitat stabile e rassicurante di foresta pluviale con scimpanzé e gorilla, che nel frattempo abbiamo spinto sull’orlo dell’estinzione.» L’evoluzione umana procede seguendo le sue leggi, prima fra tutte la selezione naturale, ma presenta una componente di casualità genetica e
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Like Ants

A Model for Human Civilization?

de Andy Turnbull ...

In Like Ants: A Model for Human Civilization?, Andy Turnbull embarks on an enlightening consideration of humanity's survival, evolution, and the lessons we can learn from the fascinating world of ants. Combining thought-provoking research, biological comparisons, and philosophical inquiry, this book delves into the parallels and contrasts between human societies and ant colonies, challenging ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

In Like Ants: A Model for Human Civilization?, Andy Turnbull embarks on an enlightening consideration of humanity's survival, evolution, and the lessons we can learn from the fascinating world of ants. Combining thought-provoking research, biological comparisons, and philosophical inquiry, this book delves into the parallels and contrasts between human societies and ant colonies, challenging
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The Bridge: From Sapiens to Mutant

A Practical Transition to Architecture

de Benjamin Katz ...

Most books try to convince you. This one refuses. Because the problem is not that you don’t understand. It is that you don’t act. ________________________________________ You already know what is wrong: You see the short-term thinking. You recognize the emotional reactions. You understand the gap between what should be done—and what is done. And yet—nothing changes. Not in you. Not in society. Not ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

Most books try to convince you. This one refuses. Because the problem is not that you don’t understand. It is that you don’t act. ________________________________________ You already know what is wrong: You see the short-term thinking. You recognize the emotional reactions. You understand the gap between what should be done—and what is done. And yet—nothing changes. Not in you. Not in society. Not
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Evolutionary Physiology. On stability and change in living beings.

de Luca Munaron ...

The vast diversity of living forms we have the privilege to admire is so articulate that it lends itself only loosely to our frequently clumsy and ambiguous attempts at classification. Big organisms live alongside single microscopic unicellular structures. Such a wide variety of forms exhibits a deep unity of architecture based on universal qualities. Among these, perhaps the most intriguing are ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

The vast diversity of living forms we have the privilege to admire is so articulate that it lends itself only loosely to our frequently clumsy and ambiguous attempts at classification. Big organisms live alongside single microscopic unicellular structures. Such a wide variety of forms exhibits a deep unity of architecture based on universal qualities. Among these, perhaps the most intriguing are
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The Chemistry of a County

Norfolk as a Paradigm for the Impact of Chemistry over Time

de Bryan Hanley ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Chemistry is transformative science and creates things that change the landscape.  There is a profound difference between the synthesis of something new with novel properties and the mixing of constituents to produce a blend of the constituents. Chemists seek to understand how things combine (rather than blend) under different conditions and what the consequences of these combining reactions are. ... Leer más

$197.09 USD

Chemistry is transformative science and creates things that change the landscape.  There is a profound difference between the synthesis of something new with novel properties and the mixing of constituents to produce a blend of the constituents. Chemists seek to understand how things combine (rather than blend) under different conditions and what the consequences of these combining reactions are.
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Social Information Transmission and Human Biology

Edición de Jonathan CK Wells, Simon Strickland, Kevin Laland ...

Series series Society for the Study of Human Biology
Recent research has emphasized that socially transmitted information may affect both the gene pool and the phenotypes of individuals and populations, and that an improved understanding of evolutionary issues is beneficial to those working towards the improvement of human health. In response to a growing interest across disciplines for information regarding the contribution of social behavior to a ... Leer más

$234.99 USD

Recent research has emphasized that socially transmitted information may affect both the gene pool and the phenotypes of individuals and populations, and that an improved understanding of evolutionary issues is beneficial to those working towards the improvement of human health. In response to a growing interest across disciplines for information regarding the contribution of social behavior to a
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Antología de biología. ¿Cómo ves?

Edición de Gloria Piñón ...

Los 49 artículos que conforman esta antología están agrupados en cinco grandes apartados —el valor de la biodiversidad; los seres vivos cuentan su historia; ADN, genes y algo más; alimentación y salud, y desequilibrios ambientales y sus consecuencias— que incluyen temáticas de los programas de biología e historia de la ciencia, pero también tratan temas de frontera que serían difíciles de ... Leer más

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Los 49 artículos que conforman esta antología están agrupados en cinco grandes apartados —el valor de la biodiversidad; los seres vivos cuentan su historia; ADN, genes y algo más; alimentación y salud, y desequilibrios ambientales y sus consecuencias— que incluyen temáticas de los programas de biología e historia de la ciencia, pero también tratan temas de frontera que serían difíciles de
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The Origin of Species

de Charles Darwin ...

Introduction by Edward J. LarsonPerhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific inquiry, The Origin of Species sold out its first printing on the very day it was published in 1859. Theologians quickly labeled Charles Darwin the most dangerous man in England and, as the Saturday Review noted, the uproar over the book quickly “passed beyond the bounds of the study and ... Leer más

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Introduction by Edward J. LarsonPerhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific inquiry, The Origin of Species sold out its first printing on the very day it was published in 1859. Theologians quickly labeled Charles Darwin the most dangerous man in England and, as the Saturday Review noted, the uproar over the book quickly “passed beyond the bounds of the study and
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Biology and Conservation of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio L. 1758

The Reunion of the European and Atlantic Sturgeons

Edición de Patrick WILLIOT, Eric Rochard, Nathalie Desse-Berset, Frank Kirschbaum, Jörn Gessner ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The book aims at synthesizing our current knowledge of Acipenser sturio and its management. This species, one of the most widespread sturgeon species all over Western Europe ranging from the Black Sea to the Baltic, is now on the verge of extinction. Major aspects of its biology and management, including mismanagement, are provided in a historic perspective. Similarly, the changes in the ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

The book aims at synthesizing our current knowledge of Acipenser sturio and its management. This species, one of the most widespread sturgeon species all over Western Europe ranging from the Black Sea to the Baltic, is now on the verge of extinction. Major aspects of its biology and management, including mismanagement, are provided in a historic perspective. Similarly, the changes in the
... Leer más
Brazilian Rhodolith Beds

Oasis of Marine Biodiversity to be protected

Edición de Paulo Antunes Horta, Marina Nasri Sissini ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Rhodolith beds form biogenic reefs, oases of high biodiversity in sedimentary seabed environments. The rhodoliths are foundation species, which provide shelter and substrata for important and abundant benthic communities. Currently they have been recognized as an important player to the carbon balance, contributing to the planetarium climatic equilibrium. In Brazil, these environments are frequent ... Leer más

$125.99 USD

Rhodolith beds form biogenic reefs, oases of high biodiversity in sedimentary seabed environments. The rhodoliths are foundation species, which provide shelter and substrata for important and abundant benthic communities. Currently they have been recognized as an important player to the carbon balance, contributing to the planetarium climatic equilibrium. In Brazil, these environments are frequent
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Darwin's Roadmap to the Curriculum

Evolutionary Studies in Higher Education

Edición de Glenn Geher, David Sloan Wilson, Hadassah Head, Andrew Gallup ...

There is a paradox when it comes to Darwinian ideas within the academy. On one hand, Darwin's theories have famously changed the foundational ideas related to the origins of life, shaping entire disciplines in the biological sciences. On the other hand, people in educated societies across the globe today are famously misinformed and uneducated about Darwinian principles and ideas. Applications of ... Leer más

$149.39 USD

There is a paradox when it comes to Darwinian ideas within the academy. On one hand, Darwin's theories have famously changed the foundational ideas related to the origins of life, shaping entire disciplines in the biological sciences. On the other hand, people in educated societies across the globe today are famously misinformed and uneducated about Darwinian principles and ideas. Applications of
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Evolution of Sexual Reproduction in Marine Invertebrates

Example of gymnolaemate bryozoans

de Andrew (Andrey N.) Ostrovsky ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Three major aspects that distinguish this book are that (1) it contains the most detailed analysis of the sexual reproduction (oogenesis, fertilization and embryonic incubation) in a particular phylum of the aquatic invertebrates (Bryozoa) ever made; this analysis is based on an exhaustive review of the literature on that topic published over the last 260 years, as well as extensive original ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

Three major aspects that distinguish this book are that (1) it contains the most detailed analysis of the sexual reproduction (oogenesis, fertilization and embryonic incubation) in a particular phylum of the aquatic invertebrates (Bryozoa) ever made; this analysis is based on an exhaustive review of the literature on that topic published over the last 260 years, as well as extensive original
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Evolution Education in the American South

Culture, Politics, and Resources in and around Alabama

Edición de Christopher D. Lynn, Amanda L. Glaze, William A. Evans, Laura K. Reed ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This volume reaches beyond the controversy surrounding the teaching and learning of evolution in the United States, specifically in regard to the culture, politics, and beliefs found in the Southeast. The editors argue that despite a deep history of conflict in the region surrounding evolution, there is a wealth of evolution research taking place—from biodiversity in species to cultural evolution ... Leer más

$98.09 USD

This volume reaches beyond the controversy surrounding the teaching and learning of evolution in the United States, specifically in regard to the culture, politics, and beliefs found in the Southeast. The editors argue that despite a deep history of conflict in the region surrounding evolution, there is a wealth of evolution research taking place—from biodiversity in species to cultural evolution
... Leer más
Evolution and Character

de Alfred Russel Wallace ...

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Evolution and Character' is an essay on explaining the key concepts and historical state of evolutionary theory. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the ... Leer más

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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Evolution and Character' is an essay on explaining the key concepts and historical state of evolutionary theory. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired by the
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Current Topics in Primate Vocal Communication

Edición de U. Jürgens, J. Newman, E. Zimmermann ...

More than 25 years ago, the first major review of primate communication appeared (Altmann, 1967). Since then, information on the communicative abilities of primates increased rapidly, resulting, 15 years later, in the appearance of the first volume in which signaling systems were analyzed in a broader variety of primate groups within an evolutionary perspective (Snowdon, Brown and Petersen, 1982). ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

More than 25 years ago, the first major review of primate communication appeared (Altmann, 1967). Since then, information on the communicative abilities of primates increased rapidly, resulting, 15 years later, in the appearance of the first volume in which signaling systems were analyzed in a broader variety of primate groups within an evolutionary perspective (Snowdon, Brown and Petersen, 1982).
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The Evolution of Anisogamy

A Fundamental Phenomenon Underlying Sexual Selection

Edición de Tatsuya Togashi, Paul Alan Cox ...

Darwin identified the existence of separate male and female gametes as one of the central mysteries of evolutionary biology. 150 years later, the question of why male gametes exist remains an intriguing puzzle. In this, the first book solely devoted to the evolution of anisogamy, top theorists in the field explore why gamete dimorphism characterizes nearly all plants and animals. Did separate male ... Leer más

$114.79 USD

Darwin identified the existence of separate male and female gametes as one of the central mysteries of evolutionary biology. 150 years later, the question of why male gametes exist remains an intriguing puzzle. In this, the first book solely devoted to the evolution of anisogamy, top theorists in the field explore why gamete dimorphism characterizes nearly all plants and animals. Did separate male
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Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Transport

Edición de Weidong Yang ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Dysfunction of nuclear-cytoplasmic transport systems has been associated with many human diseases. Thus, understanding of how functional this transport system maintains, or through dysfunction fails to maintain remains the core question in cell biology. In eukaryotic cells, the nuclear envelope (NE) separates the genetic transcription in the nucleus from the translational machinery in the ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

Dysfunction of nuclear-cytoplasmic transport systems has been associated with many human diseases. Thus, understanding of how functional this transport system maintains, or through dysfunction fails to maintain remains the core question in cell biology. In eukaryotic cells, the nuclear envelope (NE) separates the genetic transcription in the nucleus from the translational machinery in the
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Droidica

Humanoide Roboter, künstliche Intelligenz und die Fortsetzung der Evolution

de Karlo Beyer ...

Vor zwei Milliarden Jahren hat eine Zelle eine andere verschluckt und nicht verdaut. Vor vierhundert Millionen Jahren hat sich ein Fisch im Flachwasser aufgestützt. Vor fünftausend Jahren hat jemand eine Lieferung Bier in Ton geritzt, und zum ersten Mal überlebte Gelerntes den, der es gelernt hatte. Jedes Mal baute etwas Neues auf dem Alten auf, und das Alte blieb, als Schicht darunter. Dieses ... Leer más

$11.18 USD

Vor zwei Milliarden Jahren hat eine Zelle eine andere verschluckt und nicht verdaut. Vor vierhundert Millionen Jahren hat sich ein Fisch im Flachwasser aufgestützt. Vor fünftausend Jahren hat jemand eine Lieferung Bier in Ton geritzt, und zum ersten Mal überlebte Gelerntes den, der es gelernt hatte. Jedes Mal baute etwas Neues auf dem Alten auf, und das Alte blieb, als Schicht darunter. Dieses
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Ethnobotany of Tuberculosis in Laos

de Bethany Gwen Elkington, Djaja Djendoel Soejarto, Kongmany Sydara ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book highlights the common ground between biomedicine and traditional healing. Because of the destruction of forests, the degradation of old palm leaf manuscripts, and decreasing interest in traditional medicine by younger generations, it is becoming more and more important to record medicinal plant knowledge before it is lost. This research provides written and photographic documentation of ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

This book highlights the common ground between biomedicine and traditional healing. Because of the destruction of forests, the degradation of old palm leaf manuscripts, and decreasing interest in traditional medicine by younger generations, it is becoming more and more important to record medicinal plant knowledge before it is lost. This research provides written and photographic documentation of
... Leer más
The Evolution of Human Populations in Arabia

Paleoenvironments, Prehistory and Genetics

Edición de Michael D. Petraglia, Jeffrey I. Rose ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
The romantic landscapes and exotic cultures of Arabia have long captured the int- ests of both academics and the general public alike. The wide array and incredible variety of environments found across the Arabian peninsula are truly dramatic; tro- cal coastal plains are found bordering up against barren sandy deserts, high mountain plateaus are deeply incised by ancient river courses. As the ... Leer más

$116.09 USD

The romantic landscapes and exotic cultures of Arabia have long captured the int- ests of both academics and the general public alike. The wide array and incredible variety of environments found across the Arabian peninsula are truly dramatic; tro- cal coastal plains are found bordering up against barren sandy deserts, high mountain plateaus are deeply incised by ancient river courses. As the
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The Ptarmigan's Dilemma

An Exploration into How Life Organizes and Supports Itself

de John Theberge, Mary Theberge ...

**Winner of the 2010 Lane Anderson AwardDrawing on breakthrough research in evolution, genetics, and on their extensive work in the field and lab, wildlife biologists John and Mary Theberge explain for non-scientists the real facts of life.**Birds that suddenly grow gall bladders, when their species has none. Moose with antlers so big they encumber their movement through the forest. Butterflies ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

**Winner of the 2010 Lane Anderson AwardDrawing on breakthrough research in evolution, genetics, and on their extensive work in the field and lab, wildlife biologists John and Mary Theberge explain for non-scientists the real facts of life.**Birds that suddenly grow gall bladders, when their species has none. Moose with antlers so big they encumber their movement through the forest. Butterflies
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