Rakuten Kobo

La vuelta al mundo en seis millones de años

de Guido Barbujani, Andrea Bronelli ...

Traducido por Pepa Linares ...

Series series El libro de bolsillo - Ciencias
Este libro cuenta la gran aventura de los avatares y de las múltiples y sucesivas migraciones de los "homininos" (es decir, del hombre y todas las especies humanas extinguidas) desde que los primeros de ellos descendieron de los árboles y, muy poco a poco, empezaron a transitar en posición erecta sobre la tierra, hasta el Neolítico y el tiempo presente. De la mano de la biología evolutiva y de la ... Leer más

$5.93 USD

Este libro cuenta la gran aventura de los avatares y de las múltiples y sucesivas migraciones de los "homininos" (es decir, del hombre y todas las especies humanas extinguidas) desde que los primeros de ellos descendieron de los árboles y, muy poco a poco, empezaron a transitar en posición erecta sobre la tierra, hasta el Neolítico y el tiempo presente. De la mano de la biología evolutiva y de la
... Leer más
Overleven

Een persoonlijke kijk op een gedeelde toekomst

de Ivan Wolffers ...

De afgelopen honderdvijftig jaar is door verbeterde gezondheidszorg, voeding en leefomstandigheden de gemiddelde levensduur van de mens blijven stijgen. Een leeftijd van honderddertig jaar moet mogelijk zijn. En mensen willen altijd meer. Tienduizenden jaren heeft de evolutionaire gulheid waarmee de natuur diversiteit bevordert ervoor gezorgd dat de overlevingskansen voor de mens maximaal zijn. De ... Leer más

Antes $11.99 USD Ahora $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

De afgelopen honderdvijftig jaar is door verbeterde gezondheidszorg, voeding en leefomstandigheden de gemiddelde levensduur van de mens blijven stijgen. Een leeftijd van honderddertig jaar moet mogelijk zijn. En mensen willen altijd meer. Tienduizenden jaren heeft de evolutionaire gulheid waarmee de natuur diversiteit bevordert ervoor gezorgd dat de overlevingskansen voor de mens maximaal zijn. De
... Leer más
Die Entstehung der Arten

Bereicherte Ausgabe.

de Charles Darwin, Carsten Jäger ...

In "Die Entstehung der Arten" präsentiert Charles Darwin seine bahnbrechende Theorie der natürlichen Selektion, die das Verständnis der biologischen Entwicklung revolutionierte. Das Werk ist ein meisterhaftes Beispiel für Darwins klaren und analytischen Schreibstil, der komplexe wissenschaftliche Ideen mit einer zugänglichen Sprache verbindet. Im Kontext des 19. Jahrhunderts, als die ... Leer más

$0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In "Die Entstehung der Arten" präsentiert Charles Darwin seine bahnbrechende Theorie der natürlichen Selektion, die das Verständnis der biologischen Entwicklung revolutionierte. Das Werk ist ein meisterhaftes Beispiel für Darwins klaren und analytischen Schreibstil, der komplexe wissenschaftliche Ideen mit einer zugänglichen Sprache verbindet. Im Kontext des 19. Jahrhunderts, als die
... Leer más
The Missing Lemur Link

An Ancestral Step in the Evolution of Human Behaviour

de Michael Huffman, Ivan Norscia, Elisabetta Palagi ...

Series Libro 74 - Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Lemurs share a common distant ancestor with humans. Following their own evolutionary pathway, lemurs provide the ideal model to shed light on the behavioural traits of primates including conflict management, communication strategies and society building and how these aspects of social living relate to those found in the anthropoid primates. Adopting a comparative approach throughout, lemur ... Leer más

$95.99 USD

Lemurs share a common distant ancestor with humans. Following their own evolutionary pathway, lemurs provide the ideal model to shed light on the behavioural traits of primates including conflict management, communication strategies and society building and how these aspects of social living relate to those found in the anthropoid primates. Adopting a comparative approach throughout, lemur
... Leer más
Emerging Viruses in Latin America

Contemporary Virology

Edición de Flor H. Pujol, Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
Latin America has extensive microbial diversity and is endemic for a wide array of infectious agents including dengue, chikungunya, malaria and tuberculosis. In 2014, the WHO cited 93 public health events of potential international concern in the Latin American region where over half (47 events) were caused specifically by chikungunya and other zoonotic pathogens, causing geographically widespread ... Leer más

$269.09 USD

Latin America has extensive microbial diversity and is endemic for a wide array of infectious agents including dengue, chikungunya, malaria and tuberculosis. In 2014, the WHO cited 93 public health events of potential international concern in the Latin American region where over half (47 events) were caused specifically by chikungunya and other zoonotic pathogens, causing geographically widespread
... Leer más
An Anthropogenic Table of Elements

Experiments in the Fundamental

Edición de Timothy Neale, Courtney Addison, Thao Phan ...

Series series Technoscience and Society
An Anthropogenic Table of Elements provides a contemporary rethinking of Dmitri Mendeleev’s periodic table of elements, bringing together "elemental" stories to reflect on everyday life in the Anthropocene.Concise and engaging, this book provides stories of scale, toxicity, and temporality that extrapolate on ideas surrounding ethics, politics, and materiality that are fundamental to this ... Leer más

$28.79 USD

An Anthropogenic Table of Elements provides a contemporary rethinking of Dmitri Mendeleev’s periodic table of elements, bringing together "elemental" stories to reflect on everyday life in the Anthropocene.Concise and engaging, this book provides stories of scale, toxicity, and temporality that extrapolate on ideas surrounding ethics, politics, and materiality that are fundamental to this
... Leer más
Our Ancient Brain: Why We Think the Way We Do

de James S. Bucko ...

Belief, superstition, and conspiracy… Where did they come from? This book explains everything.How did our species evolve from stone axe chippers living in dank caves to the architects of artificial intelligence living in air-conditioned high-rise penthouses?As author Jim Bucko explains, our tool-making capability seems to have preceded and then paralleled other developments in human language, art, ... Leer más

$3.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Belief, superstition, and conspiracy… Where did they come from? This book explains everything.How did our species evolve from stone axe chippers living in dank caves to the architects of artificial intelligence living in air-conditioned high-rise penthouses?As author Jim Bucko explains, our tool-making capability seems to have preceded and then paralleled other developments in human language, art,
... Leer más
The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 29, 1881

de Charles Darwin ...

Series series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ... Leer más

$114.79 USD

This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging
... Leer más
Beginnings

How Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood Shaped Our Species

de Tesla Monson, PhD ...

Eve meets Who We Are and How We Got Here in this exciting new examination of human evolution that puts motherhood at the center of the story.Seven million years ago, a pregnant, apelike ancestor to the whole of our species found a secluded space on the forest floor and began her labor. An hour or two later, her baby emerged into the world, alert and able to hold on to their mother’s fur within ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

PEDIDO ANTICIPADO

Eve meets Who We Are and How We Got Here in this exciting new examination of human evolution that puts motherhood at the center of the story.Seven million years ago, a pregnant, apelike ancestor to the whole of our species found a secluded space on the forest floor and began her labor. An hour or two later, her baby emerged into the world, alert and able to hold on to their mother’s fur within
... Leer más
Richard Dawkins contra Stephen Jay Gould

de Kim Sterelny ...

Dawkins y Gould. Oxford y Harvard. Un zoólogo y un paleontólogo. Un liberal y un socialista. Un inglés y un estadounidense. Una gran batalla intelectual. Dos visiones contrapuestas acerca de la verdadera naturaleza de la evolución.La historia de la ciencia está repleta de rivalidades y conflictos: Newton discutió con Leibniz sobre la naturaleza del espacio, Edison y Tesla fueron protagonistas de ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Dawkins y Gould. Oxford y Harvard. Un zoólogo y un paleontólogo. Un liberal y un socialista. Un inglés y un estadounidense. Una gran batalla intelectual. Dos visiones contrapuestas acerca de la verdadera naturaleza de la evolución.La historia de la ciencia está repleta de rivalidades y conflictos: Newton discutió con Leibniz sobre la naturaleza del espacio, Edison y Tesla fueron protagonistas de
... Leer más
Molybdenum Cofactors and Their role in the Evolution of Metabolic Pathways

de Luana Presta, Marco Fondi, Giovanni Emiliani, Renato Fani ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
In this brief, the authors explore and review the current knowledge regarding the role of molybdenum in the evolution of biological systems and their interaction with biogeochemical cycles. Special emphasis is placed on biological nitrogen fixation and the nitrogen element cycle.The origin and evolution of molybdenum cofactor biosynthetic pathways as well as the evolutionary significance of ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

In this brief, the authors explore and review the current knowledge regarding the role of molybdenum in the evolution of biological systems and their interaction with biogeochemical cycles. Special emphasis is placed on biological nitrogen fixation and the nitrogen element cycle.The origin and evolution of molybdenum cofactor biosynthetic pathways as well as the evolutionary significance of
... Leer más
Early Evolutionary History of the Synapsida

Edición de Christian F. Kammerer, Jörg Fröbisch, Kenneth D. Angielczyk ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Non-mammalian synapsids were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates from the Late Carboniferous to the Middle Triassic and play a key role in understanding the origin and evolution of mammals. Despite these facts and the outstanding fossil record of the group, early synapsids remain obscure. This book showcases the full breadth of contemporary research on non-mammalian synapsids, ranging from ... Leer más

$107.09 USD

Non-mammalian synapsids were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates from the Late Carboniferous to the Middle Triassic and play a key role in understanding the origin and evolution of mammals. Despite these facts and the outstanding fossil record of the group, early synapsids remain obscure. This book showcases the full breadth of contemporary research on non-mammalian synapsids, ranging from
... Leer más
Sirius Reconnection

de Randall Dunn ...

First came Sirius Rising, and next came the epic Sirius Risen. And, finally now in the long anticipated Sirius Reconnection, Dr. Randall J. Dunn masterfully reweaves threads long scattered across timelines and dimensions. This book is not just a reading experience; it is a remembrance. With clarity and reverence, Dr. Dunn bridges science and mysticism, history and intuition, Earth and Sirius — ... Leer más

$5.00 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

First came Sirius Rising, and next came the epic Sirius Risen. And, finally now in the long anticipated Sirius Reconnection, Dr. Randall J. Dunn masterfully reweaves threads long scattered across timelines and dimensions. This book is not just a reading experience; it is a remembrance. With clarity and reverence, Dr. Dunn bridges science and mysticism, history and intuition, Earth and Sirius —
... Leer más
Isopod Systematics and Evolution

Edición de Richard C. Brusca ...

Series series Advances in Crustacean Research
A look at isopod systematics and evolution, topics confronted include the influence of genetic and extrachromasomal factors on their population rate and a comparison of different species in different habitats. ... Leer más

$280.00 USD

A look at isopod systematics and evolution, topics confronted include the influence of genetic and extrachromasomal factors on their population rate and a comparison of different species in different habitats.
... Leer más
The Origin and Early Evolutionary History of Snakes

Edición de David J. Gower, Hussam Zaher ...

Series series Systematics Association Special Volume Series
Snakes comprise nearly 4,000 extant species found on all major continents except Antarctica. Morphologically and ecologically diverse, they include burrowing, arboreal, and marine forms, feeding on prey ranging from insects to large mammals. Snakes are strikingly different from their closest lizard relatives, and their origins and early diversification have long challenged and enthused ... Leer más

$95.99 USD

Snakes comprise nearly 4,000 extant species found on all major continents except Antarctica. Morphologically and ecologically diverse, they include burrowing, arboreal, and marine forms, feeding on prey ranging from insects to large mammals. Snakes are strikingly different from their closest lizard relatives, and their origins and early diversification have long challenged and enthused
... Leer más
Common Chinese Materia Medica

Volume 4

Edición de Huagu Ye, Chuyuan Li, Wencai Ye, Feiyan Zeng ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This fourth volume describes 256 species of medicinal plants from 5 families, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine. The most important species are Agrimonia pilosa, Amygdalus persica, Armeniaca mume, Armeniaca vulgaris, Armeniaca sibirica, Chaenomeles sinensis, Eriobotrya japonica of Rosaceae; Chimonanthus praecox of Calycanthaceae；Albizia julibrissin, Archidendron clypearia, Entada ... Leer más

$134.09 USD

This fourth volume describes 256 species of medicinal plants from 5 families, which are commonly used in Chinese medicine. The most important species are Agrimonia pilosa, Amygdalus persica, Armeniaca mume, Armeniaca vulgaris, Armeniaca sibirica, Chaenomeles sinensis, Eriobotrya japonica of Rosaceae; Chimonanthus praecox of Calycanthaceae；Albizia julibrissin, Archidendron clypearia, Entada
... Leer más
Genetic and Evolutionary Diversity

The Sport of Nature

de Dr Robert Callow, Dr Laurence M Cook ...

This book examines the causes of genetic diversity within and between populations, species formation and multiplication and the association of species in communities. It also discusses reproductive patterns in relation to the integrated control of breeding systems and chromosomes behaviour. The ideas presented link fields of biology usually treated separately, which are relevant to population ... Leer más

$57.99 USD

This book examines the causes of genetic diversity within and between populations, species formation and multiplication and the association of species in communities. It also discusses reproductive patterns in relation to the integrated control of breeding systems and chromosomes behaviour. The ideas presented link fields of biology usually treated separately, which are relevant to population
... Leer más
Three Big Bangs

Matter-Energy, Life, Mind

de Holmes Rolston III ...

By dividing the creation of matter, energy, life, and mind into three big bangs, Holmes Rolston III brings into focus a history of the universe that respects both scientific discovery and the potential presence of an underlying intelligence. Matter-energy appears, initially in simpler forms but with a remarkable capacity for generating heavier elements. The size and expansion rate of the universe, ... Leer más

$24.69 USD

By dividing the creation of matter, energy, life, and mind into three big bangs, Holmes Rolston III brings into focus a history of the universe that respects both scientific discovery and the potential presence of an underlying intelligence. Matter-energy appears, initially in simpler forms but with a remarkable capacity for generating heavier elements. The size and expansion rate of the universe,
... Leer más
The Genesis of Geopolitics and Friedrich Ratzel

Dismissing the Myth of the Ratzelian Geodeterminism

de Alexandros Stogiannos ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book discusses the influence of Friedrich Ratzel's ideas in more contemporary geopolitical analytical systems and the geodeterminism commonly attributed to him. The author thoroughly analyzes the structural components of Ratzel's thought.The research is inspired by the numerous contradictory approaches in the secondary literature, presenting Ratzel as both humanist and racist, geo-determinist ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

This book discusses the influence of Friedrich Ratzel's ideas in more contemporary geopolitical analytical systems and the geodeterminism commonly attributed to him. The author thoroughly analyzes the structural components of Ratzel's thought.The research is inspired by the numerous contradictory approaches in the secondary literature, presenting Ratzel as both humanist and racist, geo-determinist
... Leer más
El creacionismo ¡vaya timo!

Carta a un crédulo

de Ernesto Carmena ...

Series Libro 1 - ¡Vaya timo!
El autor nos enseña qué es la evolución de la vida y del ser humano y critica de manera implacable y muy amena la visión pseudocientífica, que comparten casi todas las religiones, de que han sido creados por Dios."Una buena, breve y racional, ayuda para valorar las razones de los enemigos del evolucionismo. Personalmente, me hubiera gustado que el autor hubiese utilizado un lenguaje menos 'cheli' ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

El autor nos enseña qué es la evolución de la vida y del ser humano y critica de manera implacable y muy amena la visión pseudocientífica, que comparten casi todas las religiones, de que han sido creados por Dios."Una buena, breve y racional, ayuda para valorar las razones de los enemigos del evolucionismo. Personalmente, me hubiera gustado que el autor hubiese utilizado un lenguaje menos 'cheli'
... Leer más
Embryos in Deep Time

The Rock Record of Biological Development

de Marcelo Sánchez-Villagra ...

How can we bring together the study of genes, embryos and fossils? Embryos in Deep Time is a critical synthesis of the study of individual development in fossils. It brings together an up-to-date review of concepts from comparative anatomy, ecology and developmental genetics, and examples of different kinds of animals from diverse geological epochs and geographic areas.Can fossil embryos ... Leer más

$76.49 USD

How can we bring together the study of genes, embryos and fossils? Embryos in Deep Time is a critical synthesis of the study of individual development in fossils. It brings together an up-to-date review of concepts from comparative anatomy, ecology and developmental genetics, and examples of different kinds of animals from diverse geological epochs and geographic areas.Can fossil embryos
... Leer más
Rough and Tumble

Aggression, Hunting, and Human Evolution

de Travis Pickering ...

Travis Rayne Pickering argues that the advent of ambush hunting approximately two million years ago marked a milestone in human evolution, one that established the social dynamic that allowed our ancestors to expand their range and diet. He challenges the traditional link between aggression and human predation, however, claiming that while aggressive attack is a perfectly efficient way for our ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

Travis Rayne Pickering argues that the advent of ambush hunting approximately two million years ago marked a milestone in human evolution, one that established the social dynamic that allowed our ancestors to expand their range and diet. He challenges the traditional link between aggression and human predation, however, claiming that while aggressive attack is a perfectly efficient way for our
... Leer más
Empirical Theories

Empirical Theory Of Quantum World – Biological Organisms

de John Tabu Irungu ...

Series Libro 20 - Empirical Theories
Gravity compresses matter and thus determines the rate of reactions in a biological cells and in turn life span. Gravity affects cells in a living organism. How are ants so strong comparative to their size? What does cell wall elasticity have to do with aging and slowness? ... Leer más

$15.00 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Gravity compresses matter and thus determines the rate of reactions in a biological cells and in turn life span. Gravity affects cells in a living organism. How are ants so strong comparative to their size? What does cell wall elasticity have to do with aging and slowness?
... Leer más
THE STORY OF SPINOSAURUS

Discover the Giant Swimming Dinosaur - Facts About Prehistoric Predators and Ancient Animals

de Joseph V. Lilly ...

For decades, Spinosaurus was known mostly through fragmentary fossils and old assumptions, until new discoveries revealed something no one expected: a dinosaur built not just to walk the land, but to hunt in water. Spinosaurus: Discover the Giant Swimming Dinosaur takes readers deep into the science behind this extraordinary predator, unpacking the fossil evidence that transformed Spinosaurus from ... Leer más

$11.39 USD

For decades, Spinosaurus was known mostly through fragmentary fossils and old assumptions, until new discoveries revealed something no one expected: a dinosaur built not just to walk the land, but to hunt in water. Spinosaurus: Discover the Giant Swimming Dinosaur takes readers deep into the science behind this extraordinary predator, unpacking the fossil evidence that transformed Spinosaurus from
... Leer más

eReaders

Aplicaciones

Accesorios

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Tu carrito de compra está vacío

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Disponible el:

1 audiolibro mensual

+ Prueba gratis de 30 días

Recomendado para ti

eBooks de Evolución

Mostrar: