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Sexual Selection and the Descent of Man

The Darwinian Pivot

Edición de Bernard Campbell ...

Just over one hundred and thirty years ago Charles Darwin, in The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), developed remarkably accurate conclusions about man's ancestry, based on a review of general comparative anatomy and psychology in which he regarded sexual selection as a necessary part of the evolutionary process. But the attention of biologists turned to the more general ... Leer más

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Just over one hundred and thirty years ago Charles Darwin, in The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), developed remarkably accurate conclusions about man's ancestry, based on a review of general comparative anatomy and psychology in which he regarded sexual selection as a necessary part of the evolutionary process. But the attention of biologists turned to the more general
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In Search of the Causes of Evolution

From Field Observations to Mechanisms

Edición de Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant ...

Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as paleontology, molecular biology, ecology, and genetics. This book brings together many of today's pioneers in evolutionary biology to describe the latest advances and explain why a cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to ... Leer más

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Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as paleontology, molecular biology, ecology, and genetics. This book brings together many of today's pioneers in evolutionary biology to describe the latest advances and explain why a cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to
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Moral Markets

The Critical Role of Values in the Economy

Edición de Paul J. Zak ...

Like nature itself, modern economic life is driven by relentless competition and unbridled selfishness. Or is it? Drawing on converging evidence from neuroscience, social science, biology, law, and philosophy, Moral Markets makes the case that modern market exchange works only because most people, most of the time, act virtuously. Competition and greed are certainly part of economics, but Moral ... Leer más

$41.79 USD

Like nature itself, modern economic life is driven by relentless competition and unbridled selfishness. Or is it? Drawing on converging evidence from neuroscience, social science, biology, law, and philosophy, Moral Markets makes the case that modern market exchange works only because most people, most of the time, act virtuously. Competition and greed are certainly part of economics, but Moral
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Plants and Health

New Perspectives on the Health-Environment-Plant Nexus

Edición de John Richard Stepp, Elizabeth Anne Olson ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume showcases current ethnobiological accounts of the ways that people use plants to promote human health and well-being. The goal in this volume is to highlight some contemporary examples of how plants are central to various aspects of healthy environments and healthy minds and bodies. Authors employ diverse analytic frameworks, including: interpretive and constructivist, cognitive, ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

This volume showcases current ethnobiological accounts of the ways that people use plants to promote human health and well-being. The goal in this volume is to highlight some contemporary examples of how plants are central to various aspects of healthy environments and healthy minds and bodies. Authors employ diverse analytic frameworks, including: interpretive and constructivist, cognitive,
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Ursprung des Menschen

Prähistorie und antike Zivilisationen

de S. Laing ...

Traducido por Neu übersetzt Verlag ...

Das Werk 'Ursprung des Menschen' von S. Laing bietet einen tiefgreifenden Einblick in die Evolution des Homo sapiens und dessen Platz im Universum. Geschrieben in einem fesselnden Stil, der wissenschaftliche Präzision mit narrativer Eleganz verbindet, entfaltet das Buch eine breite Palette an Themen, die von den Anfängen der Menschheit bis zu ihrer heutigen Stellung reichen. Laing lässt keine ... Leer más

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Das Werk 'Ursprung des Menschen' von S. Laing bietet einen tiefgreifenden Einblick in die Evolution des Homo sapiens und dessen Platz im Universum. Geschrieben in einem fesselnden Stil, der wissenschaftliche Präzision mit narrativer Eleganz verbindet, entfaltet das Buch eine breite Palette an Themen, die von den Anfängen der Menschheit bis zu ihrer heutigen Stellung reichen. Laing lässt keine
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Darwin's Pictures: Views of Evolutionary Theory, 1837-1874

de Julia Voss, Lori Lantz ...

$36.89 USD
Polje svijesti. Prema zajedničkom univerzalnom umu

Nova teorija polja pretvara pojedinačnu svijest u kozmičku stvarnost.

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 956 - HRV - PensareDiverso
Dugo smo vjerovali da je svijest privatna stvar, skrivena u glavi svake osobe. Nešto poput zatvorene sobe, pojedinačne svjetlosti koja je obasjavala samo naš unutarnji svijet. Danas se, međutim, nešto mijenja. Znanstvena istraživanja o kolektivnom ponašanju, otkrića u društvenoj neuroznanosti, suvremene teorije raspodijeljenog uma, pa čak i određena spoznaja iz kontemplativnih tradicija, čini se, ... Leer más

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Dugo smo vjerovali da je svijest privatna stvar, skrivena u glavi svake osobe. Nešto poput zatvorene sobe, pojedinačne svjetlosti koja je obasjavala samo naš unutarnji svijet. Danas se, međutim, nešto mijenja. Znanstvena istraživanja o kolektivnom ponašanju, otkrića u društvenoj neuroznanosti, suvremene teorije raspodijeljenog uma, pa čak i određena spoznaja iz kontemplativnih tradicija, čini se,
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THE BODY WAS RIGHT : How Modern Life Betrayed Human Biology - and How to Come Home to Yourself

de ABDALLAH KASSIM MWINYIJUMA ...

Your body has been on trial for years.The charge? Laziness. Weakness. No discipline. Too hungry. Too tired. Too anxious. Too heavy. Too old.Every morning, before your feet touch the floor, the verdict begins again: the glowing phone, the unfinished sleep, the aching back, the craving you promised would not return, the mirror that feels less like glass and more like a judge.Guilty.But what if the ... Leer más

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Your body has been on trial for years.The charge? Laziness. Weakness. No discipline. Too hungry. Too tired. Too anxious. Too heavy. Too old.Every morning, before your feet touch the floor, the verdict begins again: the glowing phone, the unfinished sleep, the aching back, the craving you promised would not return, the mirror that feels less like glass and more like a judge.Guilty.But what if the
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Nuestro cuerpo

Siete millones de años de evolución

de Juan Luis Arsuaga ...

Series series Imago Mundi
Arsuaga en su máximo esplendor. El primer libro sobre la evolución de la anatomía humana, y que une ciencia y arte.4.ª ediciónMás de 40.000 lectoresEn el museo del Prado, un científico recorre con la vista la escultura del Diadúmeno de Policleto; en su anatomía puede leer una historia evolutiva de siete millones de años. En la sala contigua hay otra algo más tardía que muestra la figura desnuda de ... Leer más

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Arsuaga en su máximo esplendor. El primer libro sobre la evolución de la anatomía humana, y que une ciencia y arte.4.ª ediciónMás de 40.000 lectoresEn el museo del Prado, un científico recorre con la vista la escultura del Diadúmeno de Policleto; en su anatomía puede leer una historia evolutiva de siete millones de años. En la sala contigua hay otra algo más tardía que muestra la figura desnuda de
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Shonli libos kiygan maymun.

Asl noziklikdan umumjahon ongigacha

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 953 - UZB - PensareDiverso
Ming yillar davomida biz o'zimizni 'yalang'och maymunlar' deb atab kelganmiz: mo'rt hayvonlar, tirnoqsiz va zirhsiz holda birdaniga dunyoga uloqtirilgan, tushunib bo'lmaydigan tabiiy kuchlar va yaxshiroq qurollangan yirtqichlar bilan o'ralgan; Desmond Morris, etolog va antropolog, 1967 yildagi mashhur 'The Naked Ape' kitobi orqali mashhur qilgan. Qissalar, ramzlar, xudolar va marosimlar ixtiro ... Leer más

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Ming yillar davomida biz o'zimizni 'yalang'och maymunlar' deb atab kelganmiz: mo'rt hayvonlar, tirnoqsiz va zirhsiz holda birdaniga dunyoga uloqtirilgan, tushunib bo'lmaydigan tabiiy kuchlar va yaxshiroq qurollangan yirtqichlar bilan o'ralgan; Desmond Morris, etolog va antropolog, 1967 yildagi mashhur 'The Naked Ape' kitobi orqali mashhur qilgan. Qissalar, ramzlar, xudolar va marosimlar ixtiro
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Genomes and the Gene Pool: How Genetics is Revolutionizing Healthcare and Reproduction

de James L. Weber ...

The Human Gene Pool is in JeopardyGenomes and the Gene Pool is an up-to-date overview of the science of human genetics with an emphasis on how genetics affects the lives of individuals and the future of our species.Part I provides a basic introduction to human genetics with a description of how genetics is improving healthcare.Part II covers reproductive planning, evolution of human intelligence, ... Leer más

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The Human Gene Pool is in JeopardyGenomes and the Gene Pool is an up-to-date overview of the science of human genetics with an emphasis on how genetics affects the lives of individuals and the future of our species.Part I provides a basic introduction to human genetics with a description of how genetics is improving healthcare.Part II covers reproductive planning, evolution of human intelligence,
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Comments on Steven Mithen's Book (1996) The Prehistory of The Mind

A Course on The Human Niche, #5

de Razie Mah ...

Series Libro 5 - A Course on The Human Niche
Over twenty years ago, Steven Mithen, a British archaeologist, published one of the most eloquently written books on human evolution. The Prehistory of The Mind (1996) frames the past six million years with two evocative analogies. The first is a play in four acts. The second is the evolution of church architecture in the West.These powerful metaphors do not explain human evolution. They re ... Leer más

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Over twenty years ago, Steven Mithen, a British archaeologist, published one of the most eloquently written books on human evolution. The Prehistory of The Mind (1996) frames the past six million years with two evocative analogies. The first is a play in four acts. The second is the evolution of church architecture in the West.These powerful metaphors do not explain human evolution. They re
... Leer más
Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics of Angiosperm Trees

Edición de Andrew Groover, Quentin Cronk ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Marking the change in focus of tree genomics from single species to comparative approaches, this book covers biological, genomic, and evolutionary aspects of angiosperm trees that provide information and perspectives to support researchers broadening the focus of their research. The diversity of angiosperm trees in morphology, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry has been described and cataloged ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

Marking the change in focus of tree genomics from single species to comparative approaches, this book covers biological, genomic, and evolutionary aspects of angiosperm trees that provide information and perspectives to support researchers broadening the focus of their research. The diversity of angiosperm trees in morphology, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry has been described and cataloged
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Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass

Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry

de Robert J. Dufault ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry is concerned with the historical domestication of sweetgrass, the main construction/structural grass used in the three century old African-American tradition of coiled basketry in South Carolina. During the plantation era in southern agriculture, sweetgrass baskets were made for post ... Leer más

$53.99 USD

Stalking the Wild Sweetgrass: Domestication and Horticulture of the Grass Used in African-American Coiled Basketry is concerned with the historical domestication of sweetgrass, the main construction/structural grass used in the three century old African-American tradition of coiled basketry in South Carolina. During the plantation era in southern agriculture, sweetgrass baskets were made for post
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Evolutionary Biology

Concept, Modeling, and Application

Edición de Pierre Pontarotti ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Since 1997, scientists of different disciplines sharing a deep interest in concepts and knowledge related to evolutionary biology have held the annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseille in order to discuss their research and promote collaboration. Lately scientists especially focusing on applications have also joined the group.This book starts with the report of the "12th Evolutionary ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

Since 1997, scientists of different disciplines sharing a deep interest in concepts and knowledge related to evolutionary biology have held the annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseille in order to discuss their research and promote collaboration. Lately scientists especially focusing on applications have also joined the group.This book starts with the report of the "12th Evolutionary
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The Moral Brain

Essays on the Evolutionary and Neuroscientific Aspects of Morality

Edición de Jan Verplaetse, Jelle de Schrijver, Sven Vanneste, Johan Braeckman ...

Scientists no longer accept the existence of a distinct moral organ as phrenologists once did. A generation of young neurologists is using advanced technological medical equipment to unravel specific brain processes enabling moral cognition. In addition, evolutionary psychologists have formulated hypotheses about the origins and nature of our moral architecture. Little by little, the concept of a ... Leer más

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Scientists no longer accept the existence of a distinct moral organ as phrenologists once did. A generation of young neurologists is using advanced technological medical equipment to unravel specific brain processes enabling moral cognition. In addition, evolutionary psychologists have formulated hypotheses about the origins and nature of our moral architecture. Little by little, the concept of a
... Leer más
The Origins and Dynamics of Inequality

Sex, Politics, and Ideology

de Jon D. Wisman ...

Argues that the struggle over income, wealth, status and privilege-inequality-has been the principal, defining issue in human history and provides a novel framework for understanding inequality today Whereas President Barack Obama declared inequality as the defining issue of our time, in The Origins and Dynamics of Inequality, Jon D. Wisman claims more: it is the defining issue of all human ... Leer más

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Argues that the struggle over income, wealth, status and privilege-inequality-has been the principal, defining issue in human history and provides a novel framework for understanding inequality today Whereas President Barack Obama declared inequality as the defining issue of our time, in The Origins and Dynamics of Inequality, Jon D. Wisman claims more: it is the defining issue of all human
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Debunking Human Evolution Taught in Public Schools - Junior/Senior High Edition

A Guidebook for Christian Students, Parents, and Pastors

de Daniel A Biddle, David A Bisbee, Bergman Jerry ...

This book is essential for Christians attending public junior or senior high school. Most biology and world history classes in today’s public schools teach human evolution as fact, and only rarely mention creation possibilities outside of this theory, such as Biblical Creation. This book, written by leading Creation Scientists, will help Christian students solidify their faith and grow roots to ... Leer más

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This book is essential for Christians attending public junior or senior high school. Most biology and world history classes in today’s public schools teach human evolution as fact, and only rarely mention creation possibilities outside of this theory, such as Biblical Creation. This book, written by leading Creation Scientists, will help Christian students solidify their faith and grow roots to
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Uma incrível história do Homem

Edición de Évelyne Heyer ...

Neste livro, alguns dos mais renomados especialistas respondem, de forma acessível, aos principais questionamentos sobre o passado, o presente e o futuro de nossa espécie. Em textos escritos por um grupo que reúne de biólogos a geneticistas, passando por neurologistas, antropólogos e paleontólogos, é contada a incrível história evolutiva deste grande mistério que é o ser humano. ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Neste livro, alguns dos mais renomados especialistas respondem, de forma acessível, aos principais questionamentos sobre o passado, o presente e o futuro de nossa espécie. Em textos escritos por um grupo que reúne de biólogos a geneticistas, passando por neurologistas, antropólogos e paleontólogos, é contada a incrível história evolutiva deste grande mistério que é o ser humano.
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De Reis om de Wereld

Verrijkte editie. Een ontdekkingsreis naar evolutie en diversiteit in de 19e eeuw

de Charles Darwin, Thijs Bosman ...

Traducido por J. Brandt ...

In "De Reis om de Wereld" beschrijft Charles Darwin zijn indrukwekkende expeditie aan boord van de HMS Beagle, die hem meeneemt naar verschillende uithoeken van de wereld. Dit werk is een rijke combinatie van observaties over natuurlijke historie, geologie en etnografie, met een literaire stijl die zowel toegankelijk als intellectueel stimulerend is. Darwin verwerkt zijn nauwkeurige waarnemingen ... Leer más

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In "De Reis om de Wereld" beschrijft Charles Darwin zijn indrukwekkende expeditie aan boord van de HMS Beagle, die hem meeneemt naar verschillende uithoeken van de wereld. Dit werk is een rijke combinatie van observaties over natuurlijke historie, geologie en etnografie, met een literaire stijl die zowel toegankelijk als intellectueel stimulerend is. Darwin verwerkt zijn nauwkeurige waarnemingen
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Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Relationships

Edición de Sébastien Patiny ...

Series Libro 81 - Systematics Association Special Volume Series
What are the evolutionary mechanisms and ecological implications behind a pollinator choosing its favourite flower? Sixty-five million years of evolution has created the complex and integrated system which we see today and understanding the interactions involved is key to environmental sustainability. Examining pollination relationships from an evolutionary perspective, this book covers both ... Leer más

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What are the evolutionary mechanisms and ecological implications behind a pollinator choosing its favourite flower? Sixty-five million years of evolution has created the complex and integrated system which we see today and understanding the interactions involved is key to environmental sustainability. Examining pollination relationships from an evolutionary perspective, this book covers both
... Leer más
Evolutionary Biology: Exobiology and Evolutionary Mechanisms

Edición de Pierre Pontarotti ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 16th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2012 in Marseilles. The aims of these annual meetings, which gather together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists, are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. The first chapter deals with the history of a great discovery: ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This book presents 19 selected contributions to the 16th Evolutionary Biology Meeting, which took place in September 2012 in Marseilles. The aims of these annual meetings, which gather together leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists, are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations. The first chapter deals with the history of a great discovery:
... Leer más
The Earth

From Myths to Knowledge

de Hubert Krivine ...

How mankind discovered the size, trajectory and age of the EarthOur planet’s elliptical orbit around the Sun and its billions-of-years existence are facts we take for granted, matters every literate high school student is expected to grasp. But humanity’s struggle towards these scientific truths lasted millennia. Few of us have more than the faintest notion of the path we have travelled.Hubert ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

How mankind discovered the size, trajectory and age of the EarthOur planet’s elliptical orbit around the Sun and its billions-of-years existence are facts we take for granted, matters every literate high school student is expected to grasp. But humanity’s struggle towards these scientific truths lasted millennia. Few of us have more than the faintest notion of the path we have travelled.Hubert
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Chimpanzees and Human Evolution

Edición de Martin N. Muller, Richard W. Wrangham, David R. Pilbeam ...

Knowledge of chimpanzees in the wild has expanded dramatically in recent years. This comprehensive volume, edited by Martin Muller, Richard Wrangham, and David Pilbeam, brings together scientists who are leading a revolution to discover and explain what is unique about humans, by studying their closest living relatives. Their observations and conclusions have the potential to transform our ... Leer más

$55.79 USD

Knowledge of chimpanzees in the wild has expanded dramatically in recent years. This comprehensive volume, edited by Martin Muller, Richard Wrangham, and David Pilbeam, brings together scientists who are leading a revolution to discover and explain what is unique about humans, by studying their closest living relatives. Their observations and conclusions have the potential to transform our
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