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El animal que somos

de Mel Challanger ...

Traducido por Ana Herrera Ferrer ...

Un libro imprescindible en la línea de Sapiens, de Yuval Noah Harari.Un ensayo que mezcla las humanidades, con la filosofía moral y la ciencia. Una investigación que aporta una visión amplia y humana de lo que significa ser humano.Los humanos son los animales más curiosos, emocionales, imaginativos, agresivos y desconcertantes del planeta. Pero, ¿nos conocemos realmente bien a nosotros mismos?El ... Leer más

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Un libro imprescindible en la línea de Sapiens, de Yuval Noah Harari.Un ensayo que mezcla las humanidades, con la filosofía moral y la ciencia. Una investigación que aporta una visión amplia y humana de lo que significa ser humano.Los humanos son los animales más curiosos, emocionales, imaginativos, agresivos y desconcertantes del planeta. Pero, ¿nos conocemos realmente bien a nosotros mismos?El
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Causal Pluralism in the Life Sciences

A Journey Along the Frontiers of Conceptual Plurality

de Kolja Ehrenstein ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book takes a new approach to the debate on causal pluralism in the philosophy of biology by asking how useful pluralism is instead of debating its truth. The core thesis in this work is that many problems do not hinge on the question of whether or not we subscribe to causal pluralism. As one step in this central argument, the author develops an account that reasonably distinguishes pluralism ... Leer más

$98.09 USD

This book takes a new approach to the debate on causal pluralism in the philosophy of biology by asking how useful pluralism is instead of debating its truth. The core thesis in this work is that many problems do not hinge on the question of whether or not we subscribe to causal pluralism. As one step in this central argument, the author develops an account that reasonably distinguishes pluralism
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Introduction à la Génétique – Livre 6

de Edenilson Brandl ...

La génétique est un domaine fascinant et en constante évolution qui joue un rôle clé dans la compréhension des mystères de la vie. Au cours des dernières décennies, des avancées extraordinaires dans la recherche génétique ont révolutionné notre compréhension de l'hérédité, du fonctionnement des organismes vivants et des bases génétiques des maladies humaines.Ce livre apparaît comme une tentative d ... Leer más

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La génétique est un domaine fascinant et en constante évolution qui joue un rôle clé dans la compréhension des mystères de la vie. Au cours des dernières décennies, des avancées extraordinaires dans la recherche génétique ont révolutionné notre compréhension de l'hérédité, du fonctionnement des organismes vivants et des bases génétiques des maladies humaines.Ce livre apparaît comme une tentative d
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Playing Scrabble with Turtles

de Paul Enns Wiebe ...

Rosemary Lombard has maintained a private turtle lab for nearly half a century, first in Bloomington Indiana, then in Chicago, then Milwaukee, later in the Bay Area, and now in Hillsboro, Oregon. To my knowledge, only she and I have ever played Scrabble with a turtle—in my case, an Eastern box turtle named Diode.I've encountered many skeptics who have severe reservations about this claim. I've ... Leer más

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Rosemary Lombard has maintained a private turtle lab for nearly half a century, first in Bloomington Indiana, then in Chicago, then Milwaukee, later in the Bay Area, and now in Hillsboro, Oregon. To my knowledge, only she and I have ever played Scrabble with a turtle—in my case, an Eastern box turtle named Diode.I've encountered many skeptics who have severe reservations about this claim. I've
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Landscape Evolution, Neotectonics and Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Cameroon

Palaeoecology of Africa Vol. 31, An International Yearbook of Landscape Evolution and Palaeoenvironments

Edición de Jürgen Runge ...

Series series Palaeoecology of Africa
Founded in 1966, the internationally recognized and acclaimed SeriesPalaeoecology of Africa publishes interdisciplinary scientific papers on landscape evolution and on former environments of the African continent. Beginning with topics such as changes in climate and vegetation cover, the papers expand horizons and interconnections to various typ ... Leer más

$234.99 USD

Founded in 1966, the internationally recognized and acclaimed SeriesPalaeoecology of Africa publishes interdisciplinary scientific papers on landscape evolution and on former environments of the African continent. Beginning with topics such as changes in climate and vegetation cover, the papers expand horizons and interconnections to various typ
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The Theory of Evolution

What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Works

de Cynthia L. Mills ...

Everything mammals ever wanted to know about the theory of evolution-but were afraid to askThis important new book by award-winning science writer Cynthia Mills clearly explains one of the most crucial, and most misunderstood, concepts of modern science-the theory of evolution. After examining Darwin, his precursors, and how the theory of evolution developed, Mills answers key questions, including ... Leer más

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Everything mammals ever wanted to know about the theory of evolution-but were afraid to askThis important new book by award-winning science writer Cynthia Mills clearly explains one of the most crucial, and most misunderstood, concepts of modern science-the theory of evolution. After examining Darwin, his precursors, and how the theory of evolution developed, Mills answers key questions, including
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Genetics and Genomics of Cucurbitaceae

Edición de Nurit Katzir, Rebecca Grumet, Jordi Garcia-Mas ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of the genetics and genomics of the agriculturally important Cucurbitaceae plant family, which includes crops such as watermelon, melon, cucumber, summer and winter squashes, pumpkins, and gourds. Recent years have resulted in tremendous increases in our knowledge of these species due to large scale genomic and transcriptomic studies ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

This book provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of the genetics and genomics of the agriculturally important Cucurbitaceae plant family, which includes crops such as watermelon, melon, cucumber, summer and winter squashes, pumpkins, and gourds. Recent years have resulted in tremendous increases in our knowledge of these species due to large scale genomic and transcriptomic studies
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E-Volution Is a Fraud, It's Nothing More Than a Religion

de Elder JimmyJay Biggs Junior ...

This book is about evolution as opposed to what it really says and what it really means. There is no proof, facts, or evidence to support evolution and for the most part the scientists that support this ideology have no real foundation from on which to stand. This book instructs and gives proof, facts, and evidence that shows evolution is nothing more than someone's belief. In the face of reality ... Leer más

$8.69 USD

This book is about evolution as opposed to what it really says and what it really means. There is no proof, facts, or evidence to support evolution and for the most part the scientists that support this ideology have no real foundation from on which to stand. This book instructs and gives proof, facts, and evidence that shows evolution is nothing more than someone's belief. In the face of reality
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El origen de las especies

de Charles Darwin ...

Traducido por Enrique Godínez y Esteban ...

El origen de las especies (The origin of species, en inglés) o más exactamente El origen de las especies mediante la selección natural o la conservación de las razas favorecidas en la lucha por la vida es un libro escrito por Charles Darwin (1809 -1882), publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859 (John Murrap, Londres); agotó los 1.250 ejemplares impresos en el primer día. En él, expuso por primera vez ... Leer más

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El origen de las especies (The origin of species, en inglés) o más exactamente El origen de las especies mediante la selección natural o la conservación de las razas favorecidas en la lucha por la vida es un libro escrito por Charles Darwin (1809 -1882), publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859 (John Murrap, Londres); agotó los 1.250 ejemplares impresos en el primer día. En él, expuso por primera vez
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A Theory of Global Biodiversity

de Boris Worm, Derek P. Tittensor ...

Series Libro 60 - Monographs in Population Biology
The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns. Little mechanistic theory has been formulated to explain the emergence of observed gradients of biodiversity both on land and in the oceans. Based on a comprehensive empirical synthesis of global patterns of species ... Leer más

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The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns. Little mechanistic theory has been formulated to explain the emergence of observed gradients of biodiversity both on land and in the oceans. Based on a comprehensive empirical synthesis of global patterns of species
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Cultural Selection

de A. Fog ...

INTRODUCTION This book describes a new interdisciplinary theory for explaining cultural change. In contrast to traditional evolutionist theories, the present theory stresses the fact that a culture can evolve in different directions depending on its life conditions. Cultural selection theory explains why certain cultures or cultural ele ments spread, possibly at the expense of other cultures or ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

INTRODUCTION This book describes a new interdisciplinary theory for explaining cultural change. In contrast to traditional evolutionist theories, the present theory stresses the fact that a culture can evolve in different directions depending on its life conditions. Cultural selection theory explains why certain cultures or cultural ele ments spread, possibly at the expense of other cultures or
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The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region

de J. D. Skinner, Christian T. Chimimba ...

This comprehensive volume covers all mammals that occur naturally on the African mainland south of the Cunene and Zambezi rivers, and also in the subregion's coastal waters. Extensively revised and updated for the new edition, it now includes the latest data from from mammal research in southern Africa along with the radical taxonomic changes across all levels of mammalian classification. ... Leer más

$319.79 USD

This comprehensive volume covers all mammals that occur naturally on the African mainland south of the Cunene and Zambezi rivers, and also in the subregion's coastal waters. Extensively revised and updated for the new edition, it now includes the latest data from from mammal research in southern Africa along with the radical taxonomic changes across all levels of mammalian classification.
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Evolutie: Feit of Fictie

Onderzoek en overtuig jezelf!

de L. Molenaar ...

Evolutie, de oerknal (big bang), we horen het overal. S. Hawkings en R. Dawkins bouwen voort op de theorie van Darwin. Informeer en overtuig uzelf of evolutie wetenschap is of fictie. Dit vraagstuk is namelijk veel belangrijker dan u wellicht denkt!‘Evolutie’ is overal om ons heen, in schoolboeken en -vakken, op TV en internet, op de radio, je kunt er eenvoudigweg niet aan ontsnappen. De meeste ... Leer más

$3.63 USD

Evolutie, de oerknal (big bang), we horen het overal. S. Hawkings en R. Dawkins bouwen voort op de theorie van Darwin. Informeer en overtuig uzelf of evolutie wetenschap is of fictie. Dit vraagstuk is namelijk veel belangrijker dan u wellicht denkt!‘Evolutie’ is overal om ons heen, in schoolboeken en -vakken, op TV en internet, op de radio, je kunt er eenvoudigweg niet aan ontsnappen. De meeste
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New Evolutionary Social Science

Human Nature, Social Behavior, and Social Change

de Heinz-Jurgen Niedenzu, Tamas Meleghy, Peter Meyer ...

Social scientists have long declared their autonomy from the natural sciences, and in doing so have tended to neglect important biological constraints on human nature. Many sociological theories have suggested a nearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. The New Evolutionary Social Science challenges this view by building on Stephen K. Sanderson's 'Darwinian conflict theory' which ... Leer más

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Social scientists have long declared their autonomy from the natural sciences, and in doing so have tended to neglect important biological constraints on human nature. Many sociological theories have suggested a nearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. The New Evolutionary Social Science challenges this view by building on Stephen K. Sanderson's 'Darwinian conflict theory' which
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The Heart, The Pathway of Light

de Diane K. Chapin ...

This is the eleventh and last book to come through Diane before she transitioned.Being the second and last book from her early “training guides,” it is a highly human-oriented reference to complement the previous spiritual nine books produced from The Buddha Consciousness. It contains the narrative of a very dramatic and highly unusual change of an eternal consciousness in Spirit, occurring ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

This is the eleventh and last book to come through Diane before she transitioned.Being the second and last book from her early “training guides,” it is a highly human-oriented reference to complement the previous spiritual nine books produced from The Buddha Consciousness. It contains the narrative of a very dramatic and highly unusual change of an eternal consciousness in Spirit, occurring
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True Nature

A Theory of Sexual Attraction

de Michael R. Kauth ...

Series series Perspectives in Sexuality
I have long been awe-struck by authors' claims that their books had been in the making for 5, or 10, or even 15 years. I now have a better appreciation ofthe work involved in bringing a book to press. The seeds of this project have had a long germination. The impetus for this book began more than 10 years ago when I was a graduate student in clinical psychology. Having an interest in human ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

I have long been awe-struck by authors' claims that their books had been in the making for 5, or 10, or even 15 years. I now have a better appreciation ofthe work involved in bringing a book to press. The seeds of this project have had a long germination. The impetus for this book began more than 10 years ago when I was a graduate student in clinical psychology. Having an interest in human
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La selección natural

de Charles Darwin ...

Traducido por Íñigo Jaúregui Eguía ...

Series series Nórdica Ensayo
«Expresado muy brevemente, Darwin sustanció con muy variadas evidencias la idea (que otros antes que él habían propuesto) de que las especies evolucionan, encontrando además un mecanismo que hacía plausible tal evolución; defendió que la vida es como un árbol, de cuyas raíces han ido brotando diferentes ramas, esto es, especies, que con el paso del tiempo continúan diversificándose, dando origen a ... Leer más

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«Expresado muy brevemente, Darwin sustanció con muy variadas evidencias la idea (que otros antes que él habían propuesto) de que las especies evolucionan, encontrando además un mecanismo que hacía plausible tal evolución; defendió que la vida es como un árbol, de cuyas raíces han ido brotando diferentes ramas, esto es, especies, que con el paso del tiempo continúan diversificándose, dando origen a
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Geological Observations Of Volcanic Islands (Mobi Classics)

de Charles Darwin ...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Leer más

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This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
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The War of the Sexes

How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present

de Paul Seabright ...

How our stone-age brains made modern society, and why it matters for relationships between men and womenAs countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Yet we belong to the most cooperative species on the planet. Isn't there a way we can use this capacity to achieve greater harmony and equality ... Leer más

$19.49 USD

How our stone-age brains made modern society, and why it matters for relationships between men and womenAs countless love songs, movies, and self-help books attest, men and women have long sought different things. The result? Seemingly inevitable conflict. Yet we belong to the most cooperative species on the planet. Isn't there a way we can use this capacity to achieve greater harmony and equality
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PLANET OF CiEs – Exploring Reincarnation, Karma and Aliens on Earth

de Madhava Kumar Turumella ...

Planet of CiEs invites you to look at life, death, and rebirth through an entirely new lens - that of the CiE (Conscious Intergalactic Entity). In this groundbreaking work, author Madhava Kumar Turumella presents a unifying framework that bridges reincarnation, karma, free will, and consciousness as dimensions of one vast, entangled field of existence.Drawing upon ancient Indian philosophy, ... Leer más

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Planet of CiEs invites you to look at life, death, and rebirth through an entirely new lens - that of the CiE (Conscious Intergalactic Entity). In this groundbreaking work, author Madhava Kumar Turumella presents a unifying framework that bridges reincarnation, karma, free will, and consciousness as dimensions of one vast, entangled field of existence.Drawing upon ancient Indian philosophy,
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Versuche über Pflanzenhybriden

de Gregor Mendel ...

Entdecken Sie das Geheimnis der genetischen Vererbung, das die Wissenschaft revolutionierte!In "Versuche über Pflanzenhybriden" nimmt Gregor Mendel Sie mit auf eine faszinierende Reise in die Welt der Erbsenpflanzen, deren Kreuzungen die Grundlagen der modernen Genetik legten.Dieses bahnbrechende Werk enthüllt die einzigartigen Themen der Vererbungsgesetze, die Mendel durch akribische Experimente ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Entdecken Sie das Geheimnis der genetischen Vererbung, das die Wissenschaft revolutionierte!In "Versuche über Pflanzenhybriden" nimmt Gregor Mendel Sie mit auf eine faszinierende Reise in die Welt der Erbsenpflanzen, deren Kreuzungen die Grundlagen der modernen Genetik legten.Dieses bahnbrechende Werk enthüllt die einzigartigen Themen der Vererbungsgesetze, die Mendel durch akribische Experimente
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Il matriarcato a sei zampe

Come gli insetti hanno imparato a fare (quasi) a meno dei maschi

de Salvatore Arpaia ...

Aver realizzato il sogno di diventare entomologo per professione mi ha portato a confrontarmi quotidianamente con le incredibili prestazioni biologiche e gli adattamenti a qualsiasi condizione e ambiente, di questa classe animale così numerosa e diversa. E mi ha dato anche il piacere di poter discutere con molti giovani allievi e colleghi alcune osservazioni forse sorprendenti per un sapiens; fra ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Aver realizzato il sogno di diventare entomologo per professione mi ha portato a confrontarmi quotidianamente con le incredibili prestazioni biologiche e gli adattamenti a qualsiasi condizione e ambiente, di questa classe animale così numerosa e diversa. E mi ha dato anche il piacere di poter discutere con molti giovani allievi e colleghi alcune osservazioni forse sorprendenti per un sapiens; fra
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The First Steps of Life

Edición de Ernesto Di Mauro ...

Origin of Life studies have a nearly-impossible goal: understanding nature through the comprehension of its origins and its complexities. As a growing field with poorly-defined borders, Origin of Life studies profit from progress in other disciplines.This book proposes both an overview of this large area and an in-depth look at the opinions and results obtained by some of the active contributors ... Leer más

$136.00 USD

Origin of Life studies have a nearly-impossible goal: understanding nature through the comprehension of its origins and its complexities. As a growing field with poorly-defined borders, Origin of Life studies profit from progress in other disciplines.This book proposes both an overview of this large area and an in-depth look at the opinions and results obtained by some of the active contributors
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演化之跡，從《物種起源》看達爾文的思想演進：家族×自傳×信仰×回憶，從巨著誕生到演化論傳播，19世紀最偉大的革命者

de 法蘭西斯．達爾文, Francis Darwin ...

Traducido por 秦浚哲 ...

達爾文如何信仰起演化論？何時起相信物種是會演變？如何猜想出物種演進的方式？又是何時開始相信自然選擇學說？《達爾文傳》將為讀者一一解答這些問題「在博物學上，就算你稱不上所有世紀的最偉大的革命者，至少你是本世紀的最偉大的革命者。」──H.C.沃森給達爾文的信我作為一個致力於科學的人，不管取得了多少成功，我認為都是依靠我的科學情結以及多種精神稟賦與客觀條件取得的。其中最重要的，是我對科學的熱愛，是我深思各種問題的無限耐心，是我觀察與蒐集現象的勤奮，外加我不錯的創新精神與常識感。我所擁有的能力不過如此，卻能在某些方面對科學家的觀念影響到如此深遠的程度，這實在令人吃驚。──〈達爾文自傳〉　　達爾文是英國生物學家，1831年開始，他踏上小獵犬號所進行的旅程，是他一生中最重要的事件，為他後續寫下《物種起源》立下深刻基礎，更深深影響了他的科學生涯。經過長時間的研究與思索，他於185... ... Leer más

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達爾文如何信仰起演化論？何時起相信物種是會演變？如何猜想出物種演進的方式？又是何時開始相信自然選擇學說？《達爾文傳》將為讀者一一解答這些問題「在博物學上，就算你稱不上所有世紀的最偉大的革命者，至少你是本世紀的最偉大的革命者。」──H.C.沃森給達爾文的信我作為一個致力於科學的人，不管取得了多少成功，我認為都是依靠我的科學情結以及多種精神稟賦與客觀條件取得的。其中最重要的，是我對科學的熱愛，是我深思各種問題的無限耐心，是我觀察與蒐集現象的勤奮，外加我不錯的創新精神與常識感。我所擁有的能力不過如此，卻能在某些方面對科學家的觀念影響到如此深遠的程度，這實在令人吃驚。──〈達爾文自傳〉　　達爾文是英國生物學家，1831年開始，他踏上小獵犬號所進行的旅程，是他一生中最重要的事件，為他後續寫下《物種起源》立下深刻基礎，更深深影響了他的科學生涯。經過長時間的研究與思索，他於185...
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