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Darwin, Darwinism and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

The Legacy of Darwin and its New Applications

Edición de Diego Quiroga, Ana Sevilla ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
The book explores how Darwin´s legendary and mythologized visit to the Galapagos affected the socioecosystems of the Islands, as well as the cultural and intellectual traditions of Ecuador and Latin America. It highlights in what way the connection between Darwin and the Galapagos has had real, enduring and paradoxical effects in the Archipelago. This Twenty Century construct of the Galapagos as ... Leer más

$107.09 USD

The book explores how Darwin´s legendary and mythologized visit to the Galapagos affected the socioecosystems of the Islands, as well as the cultural and intellectual traditions of Ecuador and Latin America. It highlights in what way the connection between Darwin and the Galapagos has had real, enduring and paradoxical effects in the Archipelago. This Twenty Century construct of the Galapagos as
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Soil Grown Tall

The Epic Saga of Life from Earth

de Gregory J. Retallack ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book is designed as an easy night's read and introduction to fossil soils and the relatively new disciplines of Paleopedology and Astropedology. It includes line art and color illustrations to visualize the topic for the informed layperson or interested colleagues. It provides comprehensive information on paleosols, which are soils of the past providing a variety of clues to the evolution of ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

This book is designed as an easy night's read and introduction to fossil soils and the relatively new disciplines of Paleopedology and Astropedology. It includes line art and color illustrations to visualize the topic for the informed layperson or interested colleagues. It provides comprehensive information on paleosols, which are soils of the past providing a variety of clues to the evolution of
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El origen de las especies

Selección natural, evolución y adaptación: evidencias de la transformación de los seres vivos

de Charles Darwin ...

Publicado en 1859, El origen de las especies expone, mediante una argumentación rigurosa y abundantes ejemplos de zoología, botánica, geografía y cría doméstica, la teoría de la evolución por selección natural. Darwin sostiene que las variaciones heredables, sometidas a la competencia por recursos limitados, producen adaptación y diversificación a lo largo de vastos periodos. Su estilo combina ... Leer más

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Publicado en 1859, El origen de las especies expone, mediante una argumentación rigurosa y abundantes ejemplos de zoología, botánica, geografía y cría doméstica, la teoría de la evolución por selección natural. Darwin sostiene que las variaciones heredables, sometidas a la competencia por recursos limitados, producen adaptación y diversificación a lo largo de vastos periodos. Su estilo combina
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IMMORTALITY

The Science of Forbidden Fruit

de Michael A Tewell ...

IS IMMORTALITY HIDDEN WITHIN OUR DNA?Lawyer-researcher Michael A. Tewell says "YES!"Our bodies die, but the law of information conservation states that information cannot be created or destroyed. If true, then is not our individuality the very expression of information we attain during our lifetime? How would evolution respond to a natural law that forbids the destruction of any information? Is ... Leer más

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IS IMMORTALITY HIDDEN WITHIN OUR DNA?Lawyer-researcher Michael A. Tewell says "YES!"Our bodies die, but the law of information conservation states that information cannot be created or destroyed. If true, then is not our individuality the very expression of information we attain during our lifetime? How would evolution respond to a natural law that forbids the destruction of any information? Is
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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Biology, Science and Education (IcoBioSE 2021)

Edición de Muhyiatul Fadilah, D. Rahmawati, Reki Kardiman, Rijal Satria ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This is an open access book.ICoBioSE stands for International Conference on Biology, Science and Education. ICoBioSE is the international conference held by the Biology Department and Master Program of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematic and Sains, Universitas Negeri Padang. The aim of this international conference is to facilitate scientific publications of lecturers, biologists and biology ... Leer más

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This is an open access book.ICoBioSE stands for International Conference on Biology, Science and Education. ICoBioSE is the international conference held by the Biology Department and Master Program of Biology Education, Faculty of Mathematic and Sains, Universitas Negeri Padang. The aim of this international conference is to facilitate scientific publications of lecturers, biologists and biology
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The Human Shadow

de J.F. Irwin ...

The Human Shadow: How Our Evolution Shaped the Wild WorldA Comprehensive History of Human Impact on Non-Domesticated AnimalsIn the summer of 1804, Lewis and Clark encountered landscapes that seemed to pulse with limitless wildlife, herds of bison darkening prairies, skies thick with passenger pigeons, rivers running silver with salmon. Yet they were witnessing an illusion. These apparently ... Leer más

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The Human Shadow: How Our Evolution Shaped the Wild WorldA Comprehensive History of Human Impact on Non-Domesticated AnimalsIn the summer of 1804, Lewis and Clark encountered landscapes that seemed to pulse with limitless wildlife, herds of bison darkening prairies, skies thick with passenger pigeons, rivers running silver with salmon. Yet they were witnessing an illusion. These apparently
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Humans chimpanzees and genetic similarity: a deeper critique

de Mehdi Ghram ...

Are humans really 99% chimpanzee? This thought-provoking book dives deep into the controversial claim, unraveling the science, assumptions, and biases that underpin it. Humans, Chimpanzees, and Genetic Similarity: A Deeper Critique offers a comprehensive examination of genome comparison studies, exposing methodological flaws, circular reasoning, and the oversimplifications that have shaped the ... Leer más

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Are humans really 99% chimpanzee? This thought-provoking book dives deep into the controversial claim, unraveling the science, assumptions, and biases that underpin it. Humans, Chimpanzees, and Genetic Similarity: A Deeper Critique offers a comprehensive examination of genome comparison studies, exposing methodological flaws, circular reasoning, and the oversimplifications that have shaped the
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Biosystematics of Triticeae

Volume II. Genera: Secale, Tritiosecale, Pseudosecale, Eremopyrum, Henrardia, Taeniantherum, Heteranthelium, Crithopsis, and Hordeum

de Chi Yen, Junliang Yang ...

Traducido por Jirui Wang, Hui Zhao, Qin Zhang, Chao Tan ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera. The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of ... Leer más

$161.99 USD

This book discusses the natural classification and biosystematics of Triticeae and presents the most significant findings of comprehensive studies on the Triticeae, an important tribe in the grass family (Poaceae) that includes major crops such as wheat, barley, rye, and triticale, as well as various forage crops found in different genera. The five-volume Chinese version of Biosystematics of
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The Extraordinary Biology of the Naked Mole-Rat

Edición de Rochelle Buffenstein, Thomas J. Park, Melissa M. Holmes ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume focuses on the huge advances in the last 25 years on the use of this animal model for biomedical research (cancer, heart disease and neurodegeneration), fundamental neuroscience and basic subterranean biology. In 2013, Science magazine named the naked mole-rat as the Vertebrate of the Year. This was partly due to research carried out documenting its extreme longevity, negligible ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

This volume focuses on the huge advances in the last 25 years on the use of this animal model for biomedical research (cancer, heart disease and neurodegeneration), fundamental neuroscience and basic subterranean biology. In 2013, Science magazine named the naked mole-rat as the Vertebrate of the Year. This was partly due to research carried out documenting its extreme longevity, negligible
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Morphogenesis, Environmental Stress and Reverse Evolution

Edición de Jean Guex, John S. Torday, William B. Miller Jr. ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
It is widely acknowledged that life has adapted to its environment, but the precise mechanism remains unknown since Natural Selection, Descent with Modification and Survival of the Fittest are metaphors that cannot be scientifically tested. In this unique text, invertebrate and vertebrate biologists illuminate the effects of physiologic stress on epigenetic responses in the process of evolutionary ... Leer más

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It is widely acknowledged that life has adapted to its environment, but the precise mechanism remains unknown since Natural Selection, Descent with Modification and Survival of the Fittest are metaphors that cannot be scientifically tested. In this unique text, invertebrate and vertebrate biologists illuminate the effects of physiologic stress on epigenetic responses in the process of evolutionary
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Biology of Macrofungi

Edición de Bhim Pratap Singh, Lallawmsanga, Ajit Kumar Passari ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Mushrooms are fleshy fungi with a high prospective for the production of secondary metabolites including extracellular enzymes with high agricultural and biotechnological significance. Worldwide, they are well recognized as supplementary foods due to their high nutritional values and their medicinal importance, which includes their uses in exhibiting antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

Mushrooms are fleshy fungi with a high prospective for the production of secondary metabolites including extracellular enzymes with high agricultural and biotechnological significance. Worldwide, they are well recognized as supplementary foods due to their high nutritional values and their medicinal importance, which includes their uses in exhibiting antioxidant and antimicrobial activities,
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Cellular Processes in Segmentation

Edición de Ariel Chipman ...

Series series Evolutionary Cell Biology
The evolution of segmentation is one of the central questions in evolutionary developmental biology. Indeed, it is one of the best case studies for the role of changes in development in the evolution of body plans. Segmented body plans are believed to have appeared several times in animal evolution, and to have contributed significantly to the evolutionary success of the taxa in which they are ... Leer más

$62.99 USD

The evolution of segmentation is one of the central questions in evolutionary developmental biology. Indeed, it is one of the best case studies for the role of changes in development in the evolution of body plans. Segmented body plans are believed to have appeared several times in animal evolution, and to have contributed significantly to the evolutionary success of the taxa in which they are
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Symbiosis: Cellular, Molecular, Medical and Evolutionary Aspects

Edición de Malgorzata Kloc ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in symbiosis research. It covers molecular, organellar, cellular, immunologic, genetic and evolutionary aspects of symbiotic interactions in humans and other model systems. The book also highlights new approaches to interdisciplinary research and therapeutic applications.Symbiosis refers to any mutually beneficial interaction ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

This volume presents a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in symbiosis research. It covers molecular, organellar, cellular, immunologic, genetic and evolutionary aspects of symbiotic interactions in humans and other model systems. The book also highlights new approaches to interdisciplinary research and therapeutic applications.Symbiosis refers to any mutually beneficial interaction
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Evolutionary Biology: Genome Evolution, Speciation, Coevolution and Origin of Life

Edición de Pierre Pontarotti ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book includes the most essential contributions presented at the 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2013. It consists of 18 chapters organized according to the following categories:· Molecular and Genome Evolution· Phylogeography of Speciation and Coevolution· Exobiology and Origin of LifeThe aims of the annual meetings in Marseille, which bring ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This book includes the most essential contributions presented at the 17th Evolutionary Biology Meeting in Marseille, which took place in September 2013. It consists of 18 chapters organized according to the following categories:· Molecular and Genome Evolution· Phylogeography of Speciation and Coevolution· Exobiology and Origin of LifeThe aims of the annual meetings in Marseille, which bring
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English Fiction and the Evolution of Language, 1850–1914

de Will Abberley ...

Series Libro 101 - Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
Victorian science changed language from a tool into a natural phenomenon, evolving independently of its speakers. Will Abberley explores how science and fiction interacted in imagining different stories of language evolution. Popular narratives of language progress clashed with others of decay and degeneration. Furthermore, the blurring of language evolution with biological evolution encouraged ... Leer más

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Victorian science changed language from a tool into a natural phenomenon, evolving independently of its speakers. Will Abberley explores how science and fiction interacted in imagining different stories of language evolution. Popular narratives of language progress clashed with others of decay and degeneration. Furthermore, the blurring of language evolution with biological evolution encouraged
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Glück gehabt! Zwölf Gründe, warum es uns überhaupt gibt

de Olaf Fritsche ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Eigentlich dürfte es uns gar nicht geben …Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass ein Universum mit einem Sonnensystem entsteht, zu dem ein steiniger Planet gehört, der seinen Stern im richtigen Abstand umkreist, damit Wasser weder gefriert noch sofort verdunstet, und dass sich dort auf wundersame Weise kohlenstoffbasierte Moleküle zu einem selbstreproduzierenden System organisieren, das wir als „Leben“ ... Leer más

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Eigentlich dürfte es uns gar nicht geben …Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass ein Universum mit einem Sonnensystem entsteht, zu dem ein steiniger Planet gehört, der seinen Stern im richtigen Abstand umkreist, damit Wasser weder gefriert noch sofort verdunstet, und dass sich dort auf wundersame Weise kohlenstoffbasierte Moleküle zu einem selbstreproduzierenden System organisieren, das wir als „Leben“
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The Neanderthal Legacy

An Archaeological Perspective from Western Europe

de Paul A. Mellars ...

The Neanderthals populated western Europe from nearly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago when they disappeared from the archaeological record. In turn, populations of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, came to dominate the area. Seeking to understand the nature of this replacement, which has become a hotly debated issue, Paul Mellars brings together an unprecedented amount of information on the ... Leer más

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The Neanderthals populated western Europe from nearly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago when they disappeared from the archaeological record. In turn, populations of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, came to dominate the area. Seeking to understand the nature of this replacement, which has become a hotly debated issue, Paul Mellars brings together an unprecedented amount of information on the
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Management of Insect Pests to Agriculture

Lessons Learned from Deciphering their Genome, Transcriptome and Proteome

Edición de Henryk Czosnek, Murad Ghanim ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Thanks to the application of new technologies such as whole-genome sequencing, analysis of transcriptome and proteome of insect pest to agriculture, great progress has been made in understanding the life style, reproduction, evolution and nuisance to crops caused by insect pests such as aphids, planthoppers, and whiteflies. We believe that time has come to summarize progress and to have a glance ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

Thanks to the application of new technologies such as whole-genome sequencing, analysis of transcriptome and proteome of insect pest to agriculture, great progress has been made in understanding the life style, reproduction, evolution and nuisance to crops caused by insect pests such as aphids, planthoppers, and whiteflies. We believe that time has come to summarize progress and to have a glance
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Evolution by the Numbers

The Origins of Mathematical Argument in Biology

de James Wynn ...

Series series Rhetoric of Science and Technology
In Evolution by the Numbers: The Origins of Mathematical Argument in Biology, James Wynn examines the confluence of science, mathematics, and rhetoric in the development of theories of evolution and heredity in the nineteenth century. Evolution by the Numbers shows how mathematical warrants become accepted sources for argument in the biological sciences and explores the importance of rhetorical ... Leer más

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In Evolution by the Numbers: The Origins of Mathematical Argument in Biology, James Wynn examines the confluence of science, mathematics, and rhetoric in the development of theories of evolution and heredity in the nineteenth century. Evolution by the Numbers shows how mathematical warrants become accepted sources for argument in the biological sciences and explores the importance of rhetorical
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Dios y Darwin

Posible armonía entre teología y evolución, ciencia y religión

de José C. Pena ...

El lector tiene en sus manos una rara obra de erudición y audacia. Sugerir y sustentar que es posible armonizar la ciencia y la fe, la teología y la evolución, "Dios y Darwin", para sintetizar uno de las "polémicas" sociales, culturales, académicas e intelectuales más exigentes y productivas, o bien responde a un acto insensato o bien al acto confiado de una mente inusitadamente informada y de un ... Leer más

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El lector tiene en sus manos una rara obra de erudición y audacia. Sugerir y sustentar que es posible armonizar la ciencia y la fe, la teología y la evolución, "Dios y Darwin", para sintetizar uno de las "polémicas" sociales, culturales, académicas e intelectuales más exigentes y productivas, o bien responde a un acto insensato o bien al acto confiado de una mente inusitadamente informada y de un
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Cosmos and Revelation

Reimagining God’s Creation in the Age of Science

de Peter R. Stork ...

Science and technology have profoundly altered the cosmic and societal perceptions of the world. Regrettably, the Christian imagination has not kept pace. Most believers still adhere to pre-scientific views. Cosmos and Revelation urges the Christian community to reimagine God's creation by engaging the data of science. For if God has indeed brought forth an intelligible world for us to explore ... Leer más

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Science and technology have profoundly altered the cosmic and societal perceptions of the world. Regrettably, the Christian imagination has not kept pace. Most believers still adhere to pre-scientific views. Cosmos and Revelation urges the Christian community to reimagine God's creation by engaging the data of science. For if God has indeed brought forth an intelligible world for us to explore
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Functional Inference in Paleoanthropology

Theory and Practice

de David J. Daegling ...

In this deep examination of functional morphology, a renowned paleoanthropologist offers a new way to investigate human evolution through the fossil record.It is common for two functional anatomists to examine the exact same fossil material, yet argue over its evolutionary significance. How can this be?Traditionally, paleoanthropology has interpreted hominin fossil morphology by first considering ... Leer más

$73.79 USD

In this deep examination of functional morphology, a renowned paleoanthropologist offers a new way to investigate human evolution through the fossil record.It is common for two functional anatomists to examine the exact same fossil material, yet argue over its evolutionary significance. How can this be?Traditionally, paleoanthropology has interpreted hominin fossil morphology by first considering
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Die Entstehung der Arten

Bereicherte Ausgabe.

de Charles Darwin, Carsten Jäger ...

In "Die Entstehung der Arten" legt Charles Darwin monumental dar, wie natürliche Selektion die Vielfalt des Lebens auf der Erde beeinflusst. Mit einer wissenschaftlichen Präzision, die sowohl die empirische Forschung als auch philosophische Überlegungen in sich vereint, untersucht Darwin die Mechanismen, die zur Evolution von Arten führen. Durch die Verwendung von überzeugenden Beispielen aus der ... Leer más

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In "Die Entstehung der Arten" legt Charles Darwin monumental dar, wie natürliche Selektion die Vielfalt des Lebens auf der Erde beeinflusst. Mit einer wissenschaftlichen Präzision, die sowohl die empirische Forschung als auch philosophische Überlegungen in sich vereint, untersucht Darwin die Mechanismen, die zur Evolution von Arten führen. Durch die Verwendung von überzeugenden Beispielen aus der
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The Ghosts in Our DNA

de Azhar Feili ...

A single pinky bone shattered the story we told ourselves about being human.In a Siberian cave, a tiny finger fragment revealed an entire lost humanity—the Denisovans—whose genes still live inside billions of people today. Neanderthals, long dismissed as primitive dead ends, turned out to be our ancestors. And deep in our DNA, ghost populations we have never found as fossils whisper that the human ... Leer más

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A single pinky bone shattered the story we told ourselves about being human.In a Siberian cave, a tiny finger fragment revealed an entire lost humanity—the Denisovans—whose genes still live inside billions of people today. Neanderthals, long dismissed as primitive dead ends, turned out to be our ancestors. And deep in our DNA, ghost populations we have never found as fossils whisper that the human
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