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What is Truth? by Jake & Jahden Krihkori

de Jake Krihkori, Jahden Krihkori ...

Series Libro 1 - What Is Truth
What is truth?Is it something we decide-or something we discover?And if truth exists, how do we recognize it?These questions-questions that both kids and adults struggle with in different ways-set two brothers, Jake and Jahden, on a bold journey to explore life's biggest mysteries. In ***What Is Truth?***, the first book in an exciting new series, they invite readers of all ages to join them on a ... Leer más

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What is truth?Is it something we decide-or something we discover?And if truth exists, how do we recognize it?These questions-questions that both kids and adults struggle with in different ways-set two brothers, Jake and Jahden, on a bold journey to explore life's biggest mysteries. In ***What Is Truth?***, the first book in an exciting new series, they invite readers of all ages to join them on a
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Organi sessuali, evoluzione e biodiversità

de Menno Schilthuizen ...

La vita sessuale di insetti, uccelli e animali di ogni tipo può essere davvero strana. Ma ancora più bizzarri e contorti possono essere gli organi genitali. Ed è logico che sia così: se la selezione naturale cesella nel tempo le forme della vita per adattarle all’ambiente e la selezione sessuale crea ornamenti spettacolari nei maschi, continuamente in competizione tra loro per l’accesso alle ... Leer más

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La vita sessuale di insetti, uccelli e animali di ogni tipo può essere davvero strana. Ma ancora più bizzarri e contorti possono essere gli organi genitali. Ed è logico che sia così: se la selezione naturale cesella nel tempo le forme della vita per adattarle all’ambiente e la selezione sessuale crea ornamenti spettacolari nei maschi, continuamente in competizione tra loro per l’accesso alle
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Rethinking Evolution: The Revolution That's Hiding In Plain Sight

de Gene Levinson ...

Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way.In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way.In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new
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Aufstand der Zellen

Warum Krebs in unserem Körper entsteht und wie neue Therapien ihn überlisten können

de Kat Arney ...

Traducido por Jens Hagestedt, Ursula Held ...

Krebs beginnt, wenn Zellen rebellieren, wenn sie außer Kontrolle geraten und in eine chaotische Parodie normalen Lebens ausarten. Dieselben Gene, die Tumore befördern, sind auch für jede andere Funktion von Leben verantwortlich. Krebs ist keine Krankheit, die wir selbst durch unseren modernen Lebensstil über uns gebracht haben. Tatsächlich war er unser Begleiter von allem Anfang an: Tödliche ... Leer más

$30.11 USD

Krebs beginnt, wenn Zellen rebellieren, wenn sie außer Kontrolle geraten und in eine chaotische Parodie normalen Lebens ausarten. Dieselben Gene, die Tumore befördern, sind auch für jede andere Funktion von Leben verantwortlich. Krebs ist keine Krankheit, die wir selbst durch unseren modernen Lebensstil über uns gebracht haben. Tatsächlich war er unser Begleiter von allem Anfang an: Tödliche
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First Migrants

Ancient Migration in Global Perspective, Revised edition

de Peter Bellwood ...

How Our Restless Ancestors Shaped the Interconnected World We Live in TodayFirst Migrants Revisited: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective reveals how human and hominin migrations over the past five million years shaped the world we inhabit today. Peter Bellwood synthesises insights from archaeology, palaeoanthropology, genetics, and linguistics to trace humanity’s earliest movements — from the ... Leer más

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How Our Restless Ancestors Shaped the Interconnected World We Live in TodayFirst Migrants Revisited: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective reveals how human and hominin migrations over the past five million years shaped the world we inhabit today. Peter Bellwood synthesises insights from archaeology, palaeoanthropology, genetics, and linguistics to trace humanity’s earliest movements — from the
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The Walking Whales

From Land to Water in Eight Million Years

de J. G. M. Hans Thewissen ...

Hans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discoveries that brought to light the early fossil record of whales. As evidenced in the record, whales evolved from herbivorous forest-dwelling ancestors that resembled tiny deer to carnivorous monsters stalking lakes and rivers and to serpentlike denizens of the coast ... Leer más

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Hans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discoveries that brought to light the early fossil record of whales. As evidenced in the record, whales evolved from herbivorous forest-dwelling ancestors that resembled tiny deer to carnivorous monsters stalking lakes and rivers and to serpentlike denizens of the coast
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Evolutionary Biology of Aging

de Michael R. Rose ...

This unique book looks at the biology of aging from a fundamentally new perspective, one based on evolutionary theory rather than traditional concepts which emphasize molecular and cellular processes. The basis for this approach lies in the fact that natural selection, as a powerful determining force, tends to decline in importance with age. Many of the characteristics we associate with aging, the ... Leer más

$179.09 USD

This unique book looks at the biology of aging from a fundamentally new perspective, one based on evolutionary theory rather than traditional concepts which emphasize molecular and cellular processes. The basis for this approach lies in the fact that natural selection, as a powerful determining force, tends to decline in importance with age. Many of the characteristics we associate with aging, the
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Introduction to Genetics

Science of Heredity

de A. J. S. McMillan ...

Introduction to Genetics: Science of Heredity presents a linear programmed text about hereditary and genetics. This book discusses a variety of topics related to heredity and genetics, including chromosomes, genes, Mendelism, mitosis, and meiosis. Organized into six chapters, this book begins with an overview of some of the experiments that first provide an understanding of heredity and laid the ... Leer más

$65.69 USD

Introduction to Genetics: Science of Heredity presents a linear programmed text about hereditary and genetics. This book discusses a variety of topics related to heredity and genetics, including chromosomes, genes, Mendelism, mitosis, and meiosis. Organized into six chapters, this book begins with an overview of some of the experiments that first provide an understanding of heredity and laid the
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Life Evolving

Molecules, Mind, and Meaning

de Christian de Duve ...

In just a half century, humanity has made an astounding leap in its understanding of life. Now, one of the giants of biological science, Christian de Duve, discusses what we've learned in this half century, ranging from the tiniest cells to the future of our species and of life itself. With wide-ranging erudition, De Duve takes us on a dazzling tour of the biological world, beginning with the ... Leer más

$53.09 USD

In just a half century, humanity has made an astounding leap in its understanding of life. Now, one of the giants of biological science, Christian de Duve, discusses what we've learned in this half century, ranging from the tiniest cells to the future of our species and of life itself. With wide-ranging erudition, De Duve takes us on a dazzling tour of the biological world, beginning with the
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APOYO TERAPÉUTICO PARA PADRES DE NINOS COM SÍNDROME X FRÁGIL

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Bienvenidos a "Apoyo Terapéutico para Padres de Niños con Síndrome X Frágil". Este libro es un recurso integral destinado a las familias que enfrentan los desafíos que conlleva el Síndrome X Frágil, una afección genética que puede impactar profundamente en la vida de los niños y sus seres queridos.A lo largo de estas páginas, exploraremos una amplia gama de temas relacionados con el diagnóstico, ... Leer más

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Bienvenidos a "Apoyo Terapéutico para Padres de Niños con Síndrome X Frágil". Este libro es un recurso integral destinado a las familias que enfrentan los desafíos que conlleva el Síndrome X Frágil, una afección genética que puede impactar profundamente en la vida de los niños y sus seres queridos.A lo largo de estas páginas, exploraremos una amplia gama de temas relacionados con el diagnóstico,
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The Human Evolutionary Transition

From Animal Intelligence to Culture

de Magnus Enquist, Stefano Ghirlanda, Johan Lind ...

A major new theory of why human intelligence has not evolved in other speciesThe Human Evolutionary Transition offers a unified view of the evolution of intelligence, presenting a bold and provocative new account of how animals and humans have followed two powerful yet very different evolutionary paths to intelligence. This incisive book shows how animals rely on robust associative mechanisms that ... Leer más

$30.29 USD

A major new theory of why human intelligence has not evolved in other speciesThe Human Evolutionary Transition offers a unified view of the evolution of intelligence, presenting a bold and provocative new account of how animals and humans have followed two powerful yet very different evolutionary paths to intelligence. This incisive book shows how animals rely on robust associative mechanisms that
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Philosophy after Darwin

Classic and Contemporary Readings

Edición de Michael Ruse ...

Wittgenstein famously remarked in 1923, "Darwin's theory has no more relevance for philosophy than any other hypothesis in natural science." Yet today we are witnessing a major revival of interest in applying evolutionary approaches to philosophical problems. Philosophy after Darwin is an anthology of essential writings covering the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of ... Leer más

$45.39 USD

Wittgenstein famously remarked in 1923, "Darwin's theory has no more relevance for philosophy than any other hypothesis in natural science." Yet today we are witnessing a major revival of interest in applying evolutionary approaches to philosophical problems. Philosophy after Darwin is an anthology of essential writings covering the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of
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Hunter-Gatherers

Archaeological and Evolutionary Theory

de Robert L. Bettinger, Raven Garvey, Shannon Tushingham ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
Hunter-gatherer research has played a historically central role in the development of anthropological and evolutionary theory. Today, research in this traditional and enduringly vital field blurs lines of distinction between archaeology and ethnology, and seeks instead to develop perspectives and theories broadly applicable to anthropology and its many sub disciplines.In the groundbreaking first ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

Hunter-gatherer research has played a historically central role in the development of anthropological and evolutionary theory. Today, research in this traditional and enduringly vital field blurs lines of distinction between archaeology and ethnology, and seeks instead to develop perspectives and theories broadly applicable to anthropology and its many sub disciplines.In the groundbreaking first
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When Many Become One

de Victor Stone ...

Embark on a journey through the frontiers of science, nature, and the cosmos with Victor Stone's groundbreaking exploration, "When Many Become One." In this thought-provoking and visionary book, Stone delves into the intriguing world of hybridization, transcending the boundaries between animals, plants, and technology, while daring to imagine the extraordinary possibilities of hybrid encounters ... Leer más

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Embark on a journey through the frontiers of science, nature, and the cosmos with Victor Stone's groundbreaking exploration, "When Many Become One." In this thought-provoking and visionary book, Stone delves into the intriguing world of hybridization, transcending the boundaries between animals, plants, and technology, while daring to imagine the extraordinary possibilities of hybrid encounters
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Fathers Of The Unexplained: Ivan Sanderson

de Barry Davenport ...

Ivan Sanderson could have stayed safely inside respectable science, cataloging known animals and leaving the strange reports to cranks. Instead, the Cambridge-trained naturalist followed the tracks that led away from certainty, into jungles, witness letters, lost clippings, and the uneasy territory where folklore and zoology begin to overlap.Bigfoot, the Yeti, sea serpents, mystery cats, giant ... Leer más

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Ivan Sanderson could have stayed safely inside respectable science, cataloging known animals and leaving the strange reports to cranks. Instead, the Cambridge-trained naturalist followed the tracks that led away from certainty, into jungles, witness letters, lost clippings, and the uneasy territory where folklore and zoology begin to overlap.Bigfoot, the Yeti, sea serpents, mystery cats, giant
... Leer más
The Evolution of Power

A New Understanding of the History of Life

de Geerat Vermeij ...

A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on EarthPower has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. The Evolution of Power takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, revealing how the concept of power unifies a vast range of phenomena in the evolution of life—and ... Leer más

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A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on EarthPower has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of groups. The Evolution of Power takes readers on a breathtaking journey across history and the natural world, revealing how the concept of power unifies a vast range of phenomena in the evolution of life—and
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Plant Diversity in the Central Great Caucasus: A Quantitative Assessment

Edición de Christian Körner, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, George Nakhutsrishvili, Eva Spehn, Otar Abdaladze ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book presents the first assessment of the high-elevation flora of the Central Caucasus with a community ecology emphasis. Following a geostatistical-climatological description of the region (in comparison to the European Alps), it describes the montane, alpine and nival plant assemblages on the basis of an ecological approach that combines moisture, soils and local habitat peculiarities ... Leer más

$98.09 USD

This book presents the first assessment of the high-elevation flora of the Central Caucasus with a community ecology emphasis. Following a geostatistical-climatological description of the region (in comparison to the European Alps), it describes the montane, alpine and nival plant assemblages on the basis of an ecological approach that combines moisture, soils and local habitat peculiarities
... Leer más
Biotectonics

Tectonics as the Driver of Bioregionalisation

de Malte C. Ebach, Bernard Michaux ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Tectonic plates are constantly moving, either crashing into one another creating a mosaic of mountains and shallow seas, or tearing apart and isolating large swathes of land. In both cases plate tectonics separates populations leading to the evolution of biota. Tectonics is also responsible for the destruction life, for instance when large coral reefs or shallow seas are compressed to form ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

Tectonic plates are constantly moving, either crashing into one another creating a mosaic of mountains and shallow seas, or tearing apart and isolating large swathes of land. In both cases plate tectonics separates populations leading to the evolution of biota. Tectonics is also responsible for the destruction life, for instance when large coral reefs or shallow seas are compressed to form
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Self-Organization as a New Paradigm in Evolutionary Biology

From Theory to Applied Cases in the Tree of Life

Edición de Anne Dambricourt Malassé ...

Series Libro 5 - Evolutionary Biology – New Perspectives on Its Development
The epistemological synthesis of the various theories of evolution, since the first formulation in 1802 with the transmission of the inherited characters by J.B. Lamarck, shows the need for an alternative synthesis to that of Princeton (1947). This new synthesis integrates the scientific models of self-organization developed during the second half of the 20th century based on the laws of physics, ... Leer más

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The epistemological synthesis of the various theories of evolution, since the first formulation in 1802 with the transmission of the inherited characters by J.B. Lamarck, shows the need for an alternative synthesis to that of Princeton (1947). This new synthesis integrates the scientific models of self-organization developed during the second half of the 20th century based on the laws of physics,
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Vanishing Life on Earth

de Bimalendu B. Nath ...

The book is an abridged story of life that we see now and the life forms that existed in the past. Readers can flip through pages of the planet's history and explore the secrets hidden in the fossils scattered across forgotten landscapes. The species we see today are only a tiny fraction of all those that have ever lived on Earth. Most of the species have vanished throughout the Earth's history. ... Leer más

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The book is an abridged story of life that we see now and the life forms that existed in the past. Readers can flip through pages of the planet's history and explore the secrets hidden in the fossils scattered across forgotten landscapes. The species we see today are only a tiny fraction of all those that have ever lived on Earth. Most of the species have vanished throughout the Earth's history.
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Folklore and Zoology

de Floe Foxon ...

A scientific excursion into folklore, zoology, and cryptozoology, this text highlights a field, often called a pseudoscience, which seriously considers the possible existence of hidden or unknown animals not recognised in conventional zoology. Folklore and Zoology accessibly reviews the science of DNA samples; film and photograph analysis; hair and footprint examination; and the statistics behind ... Leer más

$49.99 USD

A scientific excursion into folklore, zoology, and cryptozoology, this text highlights a field, often called a pseudoscience, which seriously considers the possible existence of hidden or unknown animals not recognised in conventional zoology. Folklore and Zoology accessibly reviews the science of DNA samples; film and photograph analysis; hair and footprint examination; and the statistics behind
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The Orchid Cage

A Science Fiction Novel

de Herbert W. Franke ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book is a new English translation of the classic science fiction story written in 1961 by Herbert W. Franke, widely held to be the most important German-language science-fiction writer.A dead city on a distant planet, two groups of people trying to explore it. Step by step, they penetrate the outer ring with its ultra-modern technology, the half-ruined medieval city center and finally the ... Leer más

$28.49 USD

This book is a new English translation of the classic science fiction story written in 1961 by Herbert W. Franke, widely held to be the most important German-language science-fiction writer.A dead city on a distant planet, two groups of people trying to explore it. Step by step, they penetrate the outer ring with its ultra-modern technology, the half-ruined medieval city center and finally the
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Primates

An Introduction

de Alfred L. Rosenberger ...

This book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to primates. It provides both a survey and synthesis of primate history, biology, and behavior. As a survey, it offers a focused review of living and extinct primates in regional and community frameworks. As a synthesis, it applies the community perspective in a unique way to explore primates’ adaptive diversity in the context of how ... Leer más

$58.99 USD

This book is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to primates. It provides both a survey and synthesis of primate history, biology, and behavior. As a survey, it offers a focused review of living and extinct primates in regional and community frameworks. As a synthesis, it applies the community perspective in a unique way to explore primates’ adaptive diversity in the context of how
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Prebiotic Evolution and Astrobiology

de J. Tze-Fei Wong, Antonio Lazcano ...

With the accelerating pace of genomic analysis and space exploration, the field of prebiotic evolution and astrobiology is poised for a century of unprecedented advances ahead, and there is a need for textbooks for students. The authors of this book, aware of the difficulty of covering the multifaceted subject by any single author, have decided to ... Leer más

$106.99 USD

With the accelerating pace of genomic analysis and space exploration, the field of prebiotic evolution and astrobiology is poised for a century of unprecedented advances ahead, and there is a need for textbooks for students. The authors of this book, aware of the difficulty of covering the multifaceted subject by any single author, have decided to
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