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Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett

de Kirsten Shepherd-Barr ...

Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and "missing link" performances, Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett reveals the deep, transformative entanglement among science, art, ... Leer más

$58.49 USD

Evolutionary theory made its stage debut as early as the 1840s, reflecting a scientific advancement that was fast changing the world. Tracing this development in dozens of mainstream European and American plays, as well as in circus, vaudeville, pantomime, and "missing link" performances, Theatre and Evolution from Ibsen to Beckett reveals the deep, transformative entanglement among science, art,
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Creación vs. Evolución, ¿Qué fue antes de lo que conocemos?

de Frederick Guttmann ...

Amante de la paleontología, hace casi dos décadas comencé a encontrar muchas falencias en la teoría de la evolución. Las cosas que estudiaba y descubría no se correspondían con las afirmaciones de los evolucionistas, y había cada vez más inconsistencias, incongruencias, e, incluso, descaradas mentiras con las que me iba topando. ¿A qué se debía esto? ¿Por qué habría un interés en manipular el ... Leer más

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Amante de la paleontología, hace casi dos décadas comencé a encontrar muchas falencias en la teoría de la evolución. Las cosas que estudiaba y descubría no se correspondían con las afirmaciones de los evolucionistas, y había cada vez más inconsistencias, incongruencias, e, incluso, descaradas mentiras con las que me iba topando. ¿A qué se debía esto? ¿Por qué habría un interés en manipular el
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Cultural Communications Between China and The Outside World Throughout History

de Fuwei Shen ...

Traducido por Lyu Rui ...

Series series History (R0)
This book starts from the very beginning of the cultural exchanges between China and the western regions, to the exchanges in modern times, featuring large time span and interdisciplinarity. In addition to elaborate illustrations including precious pictures and sketch maps, a large amount of archaeological data, as well as both Chinese and foreign literature, are employed in the book to provide ... Leer más

$161.09 USD

This book starts from the very beginning of the cultural exchanges between China and the western regions, to the exchanges in modern times, featuring large time span and interdisciplinarity. In addition to elaborate illustrations including precious pictures and sketch maps, a large amount of archaeological data, as well as both Chinese and foreign literature, are employed in the book to provide
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Urban Bats

Biology, Ecology, and Human Dimensions

Edición de Lauren Moretto, Joanna L. Coleman, Christina M. Davy, M. Brock Fenton, Carmi Korine, Krista J Patriquin ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The Anthropocene is the “age of human influence”, an epoch well known for its urban impact. More than half of all people already live in cities, and this proportion is expected to rise to almost 70 percent by 2050. Like other species in urban areas, bats must contend with the pressures of profound and irreversible land cover change and overcome certain unique challenges, such as the high density ... Leer más

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The Anthropocene is the “age of human influence”, an epoch well known for its urban impact. More than half of all people already live in cities, and this proportion is expected to rise to almost 70 percent by 2050. Like other species in urban areas, bats must contend with the pressures of profound and irreversible land cover change and overcome certain unique challenges, such as the high density
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Evolution

Ein Lese-Lehrbuch

de Jan Zrzavý, Hynek Burda, David Storch, Sabine Begall, Stanislav Mihulka ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Diese ungewöhnlich konzipierte und gestaltete Einführung vermittelt in sehr verständlicher Form einen Überblick über die Grundlagen der Evolution und über die vielfältigen Facetten moderner Evolutionsforschung. Darwins Theorie ist immer noch ihre Grundlage, aber die Evolutionstheorie ist viel umfassender, interessanter und überraschender als die meisten Menschen denken. Das Buch ist erfrischend ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

Diese ungewöhnlich konzipierte und gestaltete Einführung vermittelt in sehr verständlicher Form einen Überblick über die Grundlagen der Evolution und über die vielfältigen Facetten moderner Evolutionsforschung. Darwins Theorie ist immer noch ihre Grundlage, aber die Evolutionstheorie ist viel umfassender, interessanter und überraschender als die meisten Menschen denken. Das Buch ist erfrischend
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Mismatch Theories in Evolutionary Medicine

A Philosophical Exploration

de Jonas Pöld ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book investigates the limits and possibilities of mismatch theories in evolutionary medicine, a topic that has not yet received much attention in philosophy. Mismatch explanations are part of a broader attempt to establish evolutionary thinking as a foundation for human medicine. Although mismatch explanations are well-established in ecology to account for extinction risks, the ongoing ... Leer más

$107.09 USD

This book investigates the limits and possibilities of mismatch theories in evolutionary medicine, a topic that has not yet received much attention in philosophy. Mismatch explanations are part of a broader attempt to establish evolutionary thinking as a foundation for human medicine. Although mismatch explanations are well-established in ecology to account for extinction risks, the ongoing
... Leer más
A Defence Of Modern Spiritualism

de ALFRED R. WALLACE ...

In "A Defence of Modern Spiritualism," Alfred Russel Wallace, the outstanding biologist and co-founder of the idea of evolution, departs from his scientific foundations to address the increasing spiritualist motion of the 19th century. Wallace, mentioned for his highbrow interest and open-mindedness, makes a sturdy case in desire of spiritualism, a religion machine primarily based on connection ... Leer más

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In "A Defence of Modern Spiritualism," Alfred Russel Wallace, the outstanding biologist and co-founder of the idea of evolution, departs from his scientific foundations to address the increasing spiritualist motion of the 19th century. Wallace, mentioned for his highbrow interest and open-mindedness, makes a sturdy case in desire of spiritualism, a religion machine primarily based on connection
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Landfill

Notes on Gull Watching and Trash Picking in the Anthropocene

de Tim Dee ...

"There’s love and death here, fear, fascination, hope, and the breaking of the world. Dee has written an absolute triumph.”―Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for HawkOver the past hundred years, gulls have been brought ashore by modernity. They now live not only on the coasts but in our slipstream following trawlers, barges, and garbage trucks. They are more our contemporaries than most birds, ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

"There’s love and death here, fear, fascination, hope, and the breaking of the world. Dee has written an absolute triumph.”―Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for HawkOver the past hundred years, gulls have been brought ashore by modernity. They now live not only on the coasts but in our slipstream following trawlers, barges, and garbage trucks. They are more our contemporaries than most birds,
... Leer más
Return to Nature

de James K. Alford ...

Return to Nature offers a refreshing and informative twist that explores a version of the truth where both scientific facts and biblical information are equally true and are also known as the big bang theory.Return to Nature is about a debate as old as time itself: how did we humans get here? Well, what if science has already proven that the Creator exists?Science argues that there is a specific ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Return to Nature offers a refreshing and informative twist that explores a version of the truth where both scientific facts and biblical information are equally true and are also known as the big bang theory.Return to Nature is about a debate as old as time itself: how did we humans get here? Well, what if science has already proven that the Creator exists?Science argues that there is a specific
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Emma Wedgwood Darwin. Ritratto di una vita, evoluzione di un'epoca

de Ceci Chiara ...

Emma Wedgwood Darwin fu una donna eccezionale e la perfetta compagna di vita di Charles, lo scienziato che cambiò radicalmente il modo in cui l'uomo guarda a sé stesso e alla natura. La biografia, indagando la vita di Emma fin dalla sua infanzia, sa rendere ragione di come e perché il loro sodalizio fu tanto stretto e fruttuoso e quanto determinante fu per l'esistenza e gli studi di Darwin. In un ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

Emma Wedgwood Darwin fu una donna eccezionale e la perfetta compagna di vita di Charles, lo scienziato che cambiò radicalmente il modo in cui l'uomo guarda a sé stesso e alla natura. La biografia, indagando la vita di Emma fin dalla sua infanzia, sa rendere ragione di come e perché il loro sodalizio fu tanto stretto e fruttuoso e quanto determinante fu per l'esistenza e gli studi di Darwin. In un
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De Reis om de Wereld

de Charles Darwin ...

Ontdek de wereld door de ogen van een pionier!Stap aan boord van de HMS Beagle en reis mee met Charles Darwin in zijn baanbrekende avontuur dat de fundamenten van de wetenschap voor altijd zou veranderen. In "De Reis om de Wereld" neemt Darwin je mee op een meeslepende expeditie die niet alleen de natuur, maar ook de menselijke geest verkent.Unieke thema’s zoals evolutie, ontdekkingsreizen en de ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Ontdek de wereld door de ogen van een pionier!Stap aan boord van de HMS Beagle en reis mee met Charles Darwin in zijn baanbrekende avontuur dat de fundamenten van de wetenschap voor altijd zou veranderen. In "De Reis om de Wereld" neemt Darwin je mee op een meeslepende expeditie die niet alleen de natuur, maar ook de menselijke geest verkent.Unieke thema’s zoals evolutie, ontdekkingsreizen en de
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La terre, l' universe, le monde et l'histoire personelle

de Vate, Evatea ...

Une aventure dans l'univers sur l'histoire de millions d'années et une coquille de vol jusqu'à ce que vous atterrissiez sur terre et suiviez l'histoire personnelle de votre vie humaine et à travers la sexualité atteignez la fin en vous-même et dans l'humanité.Voir aussi mes autres publications, toutes liées à la croissance personnelle, et aux chemins montrés qui vous mènent naturellement à l'âge ... Leer más

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Une aventure dans l'univers sur l'histoire de millions d'années et une coquille de vol jusqu'à ce que vous atterrissiez sur terre et suiviez l'histoire personnelle de votre vie humaine et à travers la sexualité atteignez la fin en vous-même et dans l'humanité.Voir aussi mes autres publications, toutes liées à la croissance personnelle, et aux chemins montrés qui vous mènent naturellement à l'âge
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Como Éramos

Histórias da Grande História do Homem

de Guido Barbujani ...

Traducido por Carlos Aboim ...

Os rostos dos que vieram antes de nóscontam uma história: A nossaEsta é a história das nossas origens. Graças à mestria de arqueólogos e paleontólogos que reconstruíram pacientemente os esqueletos dos nossos antepassados, e também com a contribuição dos geneticistas que estudaram o seu ADN, três artistas conseguiram criar esculturas hiper-realistas que revelam as características físicas dos ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Os rostos dos que vieram antes de nóscontam uma história: A nossaEsta é a história das nossas origens. Graças à mestria de arqueólogos e paleontólogos que reconstruíram pacientemente os esqueletos dos nossos antepassados, e também com a contribuição dos geneticistas que estudaram o seu ADN, três artistas conseguiram criar esculturas hiper-realistas que revelam as características físicas dos
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Canyon and Cosmos

Searching for Human Identity in the Grand Canyon

de Don Lago ...

Named one of the 2026 Southwest Books of the YearThroughout history, humans have sought creation stories to define our identity and affirm our connections with the universe, diverse life forms, and one another. Over the last two centuries, science has delivered a bold new creation story full of immense time and space, extraordinary objects, and powerful natural forces. Science ideas can seem mere ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

Named one of the 2026 Southwest Books of the YearThroughout history, humans have sought creation stories to define our identity and affirm our connections with the universe, diverse life forms, and one another. Over the last two centuries, science has delivered a bold new creation story full of immense time and space, extraordinary objects, and powerful natural forces. Science ideas can seem mere
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Field and Laboratory Methods in Animal Cognition

A Comparative Guide

Edición de Nereida Bueno-Guerra, Federica Amici ...

Would you ask a honeybee to point at a screen and recognise a facial expression? Or ask an elephant to climb a tree? While humans and non-human species may inhabit the same world, it's likely that our perceptual worlds differ significantly. Emphasising Uexküll's concept of 'umwelt', this volume offers practical advice on how animal cognition can be successfully tested while avoiding ... Leer más

$58.29 USD

Would you ask a honeybee to point at a screen and recognise a facial expression? Or ask an elephant to climb a tree? While humans and non-human species may inhabit the same world, it's likely that our perceptual worlds differ significantly. Emphasising Uexküll's concept of 'umwelt', this volume offers practical advice on how animal cognition can be successfully tested while avoiding
... Leer más
Hormones as Tokens of Selection

Qualitative Dynamics of Homeostasis and Regulation in Organismal Biology

de Hugo van den Berg ...

Hormones as Tokens of Selection addresses deep questions in biology: How are biological systems controlled? How can one formulate general theories of homeostasis and control and instantiate such theories in mathematical models? How can one use evolutionary arguments to guide our answers to these questions, recognising that the control mechanisms themselves are a product of evolution? Biological ... Leer más

$33.99 USD

Hormones as Tokens of Selection addresses deep questions in biology: How are biological systems controlled? How can one formulate general theories of homeostasis and control and instantiate such theories in mathematical models? How can one use evolutionary arguments to guide our answers to these questions, recognising that the control mechanisms themselves are a product of evolution? Biological
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Primate Life Histories, Sex Roles, and Adaptability

Essays in Honour of Linda M. Fedigan

Edición de Urs Kalbitzer, Katharine M. Jack ...

Series series Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Professor Linda M. Fedigan, Member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, has made major contributions to our understanding of the behavioural ecology of primates. Furthermore, Linda Fedigan pioneered and continues to advance scholarship on the role of women in science, as well as actively promoting the inclusion of women in the academy. A symposium in honour of her ... Leer más

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Professor Linda M. Fedigan, Member of the Order of Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, has made major contributions to our understanding of the behavioural ecology of primates. Furthermore, Linda Fedigan pioneered and continues to advance scholarship on the role of women in science, as well as actively promoting the inclusion of women in the academy. A symposium in honour of her
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Metamorfer. La gemma di Darwin

de Pellegrino De Rosa ...

Golfo di Napoli. Aria fresca, mare un po’ mosso, atmosfera sensuale. Subito un personaggio fosco e affascinante, Raf, assetato di vendetta. Subito una splendida giornalista, dai capelli color del grano maturo, Eva Nabokova. E subito una serie di misteriosi e intriganti interrogativi. Il romanzo di Pellegrino De Rosa non perde tempo: t’inchioda alla pagina e ti tiene sulla corda fino all’ultimo e ... Leer más

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Golfo di Napoli. Aria fresca, mare un po’ mosso, atmosfera sensuale. Subito un personaggio fosco e affascinante, Raf, assetato di vendetta. Subito una splendida giornalista, dai capelli color del grano maturo, Eva Nabokova. E subito una serie di misteriosi e intriganti interrogativi. Il romanzo di Pellegrino De Rosa non perde tempo: t’inchioda alla pagina e ti tiene sulla corda fino all’ultimo e
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Segmented Negative Strand Viruses

Arenaviruses, Bunyaviruses, and Orthomyxoviruses

Edición de Richard W. Compans ...

Segmented Negative Strand Viruses: Arenaviruses, Bunyaviruses, and Orthomyxoviruses is a collection of proceedings presented at the 5th International Symposium on Negative Strand Viruses, held at Hilton Head, South Carolina, on September 11-17, 1983. The papers focus on three virus families with segmented negative RNA genomes: arenaviruses, bunyaviruses, and orthomyxoviruses. Emphasis is placed on ... Leer más

$65.69 USD

Segmented Negative Strand Viruses: Arenaviruses, Bunyaviruses, and Orthomyxoviruses is a collection of proceedings presented at the 5th International Symposium on Negative Strand Viruses, held at Hilton Head, South Carolina, on September 11-17, 1983. The papers focus on three virus families with segmented negative RNA genomes: arenaviruses, bunyaviruses, and orthomyxoviruses. Emphasis is placed on
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Volcanic Islands

de Charles Darwin ...

The Critical Introduction begins: "The preparation of the series of works published under the general title "Geology of the Voyage of the 'Beagle'" occupied a great part of Darwin'stime during the ten years that followed his return to England. The second volume of the series, entitled "Geological Observations on Volcanic Islands, with Brief Notices on the Geology of Australia and the Cape of Good ... Leer más

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The Critical Introduction begins: "The preparation of the series of works published under the general title "Geology of the Voyage of the 'Beagle'" occupied a great part of Darwin'stime during the ten years that followed his return to England. The second volume of the series, entitled "Geological Observations on Volcanic Islands, with Brief Notices on the Geology of Australia and the Cape of Good
... Leer más
Neotropical Insect Galls

Edición de Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Jean Carlos Santos ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The book brings to light the most recent findings on the biogeography, biodiversity, host plant induction and natural history of gall inducing insects in the Neotropical region. We attempt to summarize the work done so far in the region, promote several syntheses on many aspects such as host induction, host specialization, distribution among the several vegetation types and zones, the origin of ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

The book brings to light the most recent findings on the biogeography, biodiversity, host plant induction and natural history of gall inducing insects in the Neotropical region. We attempt to summarize the work done so far in the region, promote several syntheses on many aspects such as host induction, host specialization, distribution among the several vegetation types and zones, the origin of
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A Concise Dictionary of Paleontology

Second Edition

de Robert L. Carlton ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This new and significantly updated authored dictionary is a unique glossary of paleontological terms, taxa, localities, and concepts. It focuses primarily on identifying the most significant groups of fossil animals and plants in relation to their evolution and phylogeny. It also focuses on mass extinctions, on taxa that are problematic in some significant way, on the principal fossil-Lagerstätten ... Leer más

$116.09 USD

This new and significantly updated authored dictionary is a unique glossary of paleontological terms, taxa, localities, and concepts. It focuses primarily on identifying the most significant groups of fossil animals and plants in relation to their evolution and phylogeny. It also focuses on mass extinctions, on taxa that are problematic in some significant way, on the principal fossil-Lagerstätten
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Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Climate Change

Edición de Katie M. Becklin, Joy K. Ward, Danielle A. Way ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and global climate conditions have altered photosynthesis and plant respiration across both geologic and contemporary time scales. Understanding climate change effects on plant carbon dynamics is critical for predicting plant responses to future growing conditions. Furthermore, demand for biofuel, fibre and food production is rapidly increasing ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

Changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and global climate conditions have altered photosynthesis and plant respiration across both geologic and contemporary time scales. Understanding climate change effects on plant carbon dynamics is critical for predicting plant responses to future growing conditions. Furthermore, demand for biofuel, fibre and food production is rapidly increasing
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Calculation of Demographic Parameters in Tropical Livestock Herds

A discrete time approach with LASER animal-based monitoring data

de Matthieu Lesnoff, Renaud Lancelot, Charles-Henri Moulin, Samir Messad, Xavier Juanès, Christian Sahut ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Having indicators to assess the effect of zootechnical, sanitary, economic or political intervention or the impact of environmental risks makes it possible to draw up strategies for improving domestic animal populations. This handbook is a compilation of the main concepts relating to the definition and calculation of demographic rates for largely non-intensive tropical animal farms. It is intended ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

Having indicators to assess the effect of zootechnical, sanitary, economic or political intervention or the impact of environmental risks makes it possible to draw up strategies for improving domestic animal populations. This handbook is a compilation of the main concepts relating to the definition and calculation of demographic rates for largely non-intensive tropical animal farms. It is intended
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