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The Mammalian Jaw

A Mechanical Analysis

de Walter Stalker Greaves ...

Mammalian skull structure is notably diverse; however at a basic level the jaw mechanism is remarkably similar, if not essentially the same, in the majority of mammals. Using simple models that are compared with real animals at every step, this book examines the basic structural features of the mammalian jaw mechanism from a mechanical point of view. It explores how the mechanical constraints ... Leer más

$120.59 USD

Mammalian skull structure is notably diverse; however at a basic level the jaw mechanism is remarkably similar, if not essentially the same, in the majority of mammals. Using simple models that are compared with real animals at every step, this book examines the basic structural features of the mammalian jaw mechanism from a mechanical point of view. It explores how the mechanical constraints
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Pollination and Floral Ecology

de Patricia Willmer ...

Pollination and Floral Ecology is the most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades. This beautifully illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and how they share complex interactions with ... Leer más

$105.89 USD

Pollination and Floral Ecology is the most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades. This beautifully illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and how they share complex interactions with
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Sodium and Water Homeostasis

Comparative, Evolutionary and Genetic Models

Edición de Kelly Anne Hyndman, Thomas L. Pannabecker ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents cutting edge methods that provide insights into the pathways by which salt and water traverse cell membranes and flow in an orchestrated fashion amongst the many compartments of the body. It focuses on a number of molecular, cellular and whole animal studies that involve multiple physiological systems and shows how the internal milieu is regulated by multifactorial gene ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This book presents cutting edge methods that provide insights into the pathways by which salt and water traverse cell membranes and flow in an orchestrated fashion amongst the many compartments of the body. It focuses on a number of molecular, cellular and whole animal studies that involve multiple physiological systems and shows how the internal milieu is regulated by multifactorial gene
... Leer más
Revolutions that Made the Earth

de Tim Lenton, Andrew Watson ...

The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. The revolutions have certain features in common, such as an increase in complexity, energy utilization, and information processing by life. This book describes these revolutions, showing the fundamental interdependence ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. The revolutions have certain features in common, such as an increase in complexity, energy utilization, and information processing by life. This book describes these revolutions, showing the fundamental interdependence
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Where Darwin Meets the Bible

Creationists and Evolutionists in America

de Larry A. Witham ...

The conflict between creationists and evolutionists has raged ever since the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. And yet, even as generations of Americans have fought and re-fought the same battles, the contours of the debate have in recent years shifted dramatically. Tracking the dizzying rhetorical heights and opportunistic political lows of this controversy, Larry Witham travels to ... Leer más

$32.39 USD

The conflict between creationists and evolutionists has raged ever since the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. And yet, even as generations of Americans have fought and re-fought the same battles, the contours of the debate have in recent years shifted dramatically. Tracking the dizzying rhetorical heights and opportunistic political lows of this controversy, Larry Witham travels to
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Evolution, Kultur und Kriminalität

Über den Beitrag der Evolutionstheorie zur Kriminologie

de Christian Laue ...

Series series Humanities, Social Science (German Language)
Nach den furchtbaren Erfahrungen mit der Kriminalbiologie hat die Kriminologie in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts die Biowissenschaften systematisch aus ihrem Gedankengebäude verbannt. Die enormen Wissensfortschritte der Biologie wurden nicht zur Kenntnis genommen oder gar integriert. Das vorliegende Buch überbrückt den Graben zwischen sozialwissenschaftlich orientierter Kriminologie und ... Leer más

$80.99 USD

Nach den furchtbaren Erfahrungen mit der Kriminalbiologie hat die Kriminologie in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts die Biowissenschaften systematisch aus ihrem Gedankengebäude verbannt. Die enormen Wissensfortschritte der Biologie wurden nicht zur Kenntnis genommen oder gar integriert. Das vorliegende Buch überbrückt den Graben zwischen sozialwissenschaftlich orientierter Kriminologie und
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The Unpredictable Species

What Makes Humans Unique

de Philip Lieberman ...

The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were fixed by genes, and refutes the claim that language is innate. Philip Lieberman builds his case with ... Leer más

$34.59 USD

The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were fixed by genes, and refutes the claim that language is innate. Philip Lieberman builds his case with
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Living in a Seasonal World

Thermoregulatory and Metabolic Adaptations

Edición de Thomas Ruf, Claudia Bieber, Walter Arnold, Eva Millesi ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book summarises the newest information on seasonal adaptation in animals. Topics include animal hibernation, daily torpor, thermoregulation, heat production, metabolic depression, biochemical adaptations, neurophysiology and energy balance. The contributors to this book present interdisciplinary research at multiple levels ranging from the molecular to the ecophysiological, as well as ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

This book summarises the newest information on seasonal adaptation in animals. Topics include animal hibernation, daily torpor, thermoregulation, heat production, metabolic depression, biochemical adaptations, neurophysiology and energy balance. The contributors to this book present interdisciplinary research at multiple levels ranging from the molecular to the ecophysiological, as well as
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Horses

A 4,000-Year Genetic Journey Across the World

de Ludovic Orlando ...

Traducido por Teresa Lavender Fagan ...

From one of today’s leading experts on ancient DNA, a sweeping genetic history that unravels the mystery of where horses were first domesticatedLudovic Orlando garnered world acclaim for helping to rewrite the genomic history of horse domestication. Horses takes you behind the scenes of this ambitious genealogical investigation, revealing how he and an international team of scientists discovered ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

From one of today’s leading experts on ancient DNA, a sweeping genetic history that unravels the mystery of where horses were first domesticatedLudovic Orlando garnered world acclaim for helping to rewrite the genomic history of horse domestication. Horses takes you behind the scenes of this ambitious genealogical investigation, revealing how he and an international team of scientists discovered
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The Language of Bees

de James C. Nieh ...

A rich and engaging look at social bees, master communicators of the insect worldWith senses that often seem alien to us, bees navigate complex decisions about where to find food, when to fight or flee, and how to work together. The Language of Bees invites readers into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

A rich and engaging look at social bees, master communicators of the insect worldWith senses that often seem alien to us, bees navigate complex decisions about where to find food, when to fight or flee, and how to work together. The Language of Bees invites readers into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound
... Leer más
The Key to survival

de José ...

This book intentionally highlights the positive aspects of life on Earth—not out of naivety, but from clear-sighted awareness. The planet we call home is extraordinary in its biodiversity, regenerative abilities, and fragile, intricate beauty. It has an incredible capacity to heal, provided the wounds we inflict stop multiplying. Like a scar that slowly closes over time, ecosystems can recover—if ... Leer más

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This book intentionally highlights the positive aspects of life on Earth—not out of naivety, but from clear-sighted awareness. The planet we call home is extraordinary in its biodiversity, regenerative abilities, and fragile, intricate beauty. It has an incredible capacity to heal, provided the wounds we inflict stop multiplying. Like a scar that slowly closes over time, ecosystems can recover—if
... Leer más
Species Tree Inference

A Guide to Methods and Applications

de Paul D. Blischak, Jeremy M. Brown, Zhen Cao, Alison Cloutier, Kerry Cobb, Alexandria A. DiGiacomo, Deren A. R. Eaton, Scott V. Edwards, Kyle A. Gallivan, Daniel J. Gates, Phil Grayson, Xinhao Liu, Patrick F. McKenzie, Siavash Mirarab, Erin Molloy, Genevieve G. Mount, Luay Nakhleh, Jamie R. Oaks, Huw A. Ogilvie, James B. Pease, Diana Pilson, Timothy B. Sackton, Stacey D. Smith, Claudia Solís-Lemus, David L. Swofford, Coleen E. Thompson, Emiko M. Waight, Joseph F. Walker, Tandy Warnow, Ellen I. Weinheimer, James C. Wilgenbusch, Andrea D. Wolfe, Zhi Yan, Stephen Smith ...

An up-to-date reference book on phylogenetic methods and applications for evolutionary biologistsThe increasingly widespread availability of genomic data is transforming how biologists estimate evolutionary relationships among organisms and broadening the range of questions that researchers can test in a phylogenetic framework. Species Tree Inference brings together many of today’s leading ... Leer más

$38.19 USD

An up-to-date reference book on phylogenetic methods and applications for evolutionary biologistsThe increasingly widespread availability of genomic data is transforming how biologists estimate evolutionary relationships among organisms and broadening the range of questions that researchers can test in a phylogenetic framework. Species Tree Inference brings together many of today’s leading
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The Social Amoebae

The Biology of Cellular Slime Molds

de John Tyler Bonner ...

Noted biologist and author John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological curiosity to a major model organism--one that is widely studied for clues to the development and evolution of all living things. Now, five decades after he published his first ... Leer más

$26.69 USD

Noted biologist and author John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological curiosity to a major model organism--one that is widely studied for clues to the development and evolution of all living things. Now, five decades after he published his first
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Is Theistic Evolution Viable?

A Reflection on Evolution and Christian Theism

de Brendan Sweetman ...

This book explores one of the most contentious issues in contemporary thought: the relationship between Christian theism and evolutionary theory. In a defense of theistic evolution, the author argues that God’s purposes and evolutionary processes are not merely compatible but can be reconciled in a way that is both viable and intellectually compelling. The book addresses several pressing questions ... Leer más

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This book explores one of the most contentious issues in contemporary thought: the relationship between Christian theism and evolutionary theory. In a defense of theistic evolution, the author argues that God’s purposes and evolutionary processes are not merely compatible but can be reconciled in a way that is both viable and intellectually compelling. The book addresses several pressing questions
... Leer más
Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory

An Introduction

de James A.R. Marshall ...

Social behavior has long puzzled evolutionary biologists, since the classical theory of natural selection maintains that individuals should not sacrifice their own fitness to affect that of others. Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory argues that a theory first presented in 1963 by William D. Hamilton—inclusive fitness theory—provides the most fundamental and general explanation for the ... Leer más

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Social behavior has long puzzled evolutionary biologists, since the classical theory of natural selection maintains that individuals should not sacrifice their own fitness to affect that of others. Social Evolution and Inclusive Fitness Theory argues that a theory first presented in 1963 by William D. Hamilton—inclusive fitness theory—provides the most fundamental and general explanation for the
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Aben med den smukke kappe.

Fra oprindelig skrøbelighed til universel bevidsthed.

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 953 - DAN - PensareDiverso
I årtusinder har vi beskrevet os selv som en "nøgen abe": et skrøbeligt dyr, der pludselig er blevet kastet ud i verden uden kløer eller panser, omgivet af uforståelige naturkræfter og bedre rustede rovdyr, gjort berømt af Desmond Morris, etolog og antropolog, takket være hans berømte bog fra 1967 med titlen "The Naked Ape". Et skræmt væsen, der har lært at overleve ved at opfinde historier, ... Leer más

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I årtusinder har vi beskrevet os selv som en "nøgen abe": et skrøbeligt dyr, der pludselig er blevet kastet ud i verden uden kløer eller panser, omgivet af uforståelige naturkræfter og bedre rustede rovdyr, gjort berømt af Desmond Morris, etolog og antropolog, takket være hans berømte bog fra 1967 med titlen "The Naked Ape". Et skræmt væsen, der har lært at overleve ved at opfinde historier,
... Leer más
Shadow Biosphere: The Second Evolution Of Life On Earth

de Jeremy Cass ...

What if the most significant discovery in human history isn't waiting in the stars, but hiding in the soil beneath your feet? For decades, science has assumed that all life on Earth shares a single origin, a universal family tree stretching back to one ancient ancestor. But a growing number of researchers are pursuing a radical hypothesis: that a second, completely independent form of life arose ... Leer más

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What if the most significant discovery in human history isn't waiting in the stars, but hiding in the soil beneath your feet? For decades, science has assumed that all life on Earth shares a single origin, a universal family tree stretching back to one ancient ancestor. But a growing number of researchers are pursuing a radical hypothesis: that a second, completely independent form of life arose
... Leer más
Cross-Sectional Atlas of Rhesus Monkey Head

with 0.024-mm pixel size color images

de Jin Seo Park ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The Visible Monkey is the first trial to obtain high-quality and real-color sectioned images of a rhesus monkey’s whole body (intervals, 0.05 mm (head) and 0.5 mm (body except head); pixel size, 0.024 mm X 0.024 mm; color depth, 48 bits color).This color atlas sets a new standard in rhesus monkey neuroanatomy by presenting around 400 ultrathin sectioned images of the head, including the brain, and ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

The Visible Monkey is the first trial to obtain high-quality and real-color sectioned images of a rhesus monkey’s whole body (intervals, 0.05 mm (head) and 0.5 mm (body except head); pixel size, 0.024 mm X 0.024 mm; color depth, 48 bits color).This color atlas sets a new standard in rhesus monkey neuroanatomy by presenting around 400 ultrathin sectioned images of the head, including the brain, and
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Parasitic Crustacea

State of Knowledge and Future Trends

Edición de Nico J. Smit, Niel L. Bruce, Kerry A. Hadfield ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book offers the first comprehensive review of parasitic Crustacea, which are among the most successful and diverse parasites. Starting with an introductory chapter, followed by an historic overview and topic-specific chapters, each presenting a different aspect of parasitic crustacean biology, it enables readers to gain a better understanding of how these parasites function and allows direct ... Leer más

$170.09 USD

This book offers the first comprehensive review of parasitic Crustacea, which are among the most successful and diverse parasites. Starting with an introductory chapter, followed by an historic overview and topic-specific chapters, each presenting a different aspect of parasitic crustacean biology, it enables readers to gain a better understanding of how these parasites function and allows direct
... Leer más
Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems

Edición de Münir Öztürk, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, I. Faridah-Hanum, Recep Efe ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book covers studies on the systematics of plant taxa and will include general vegetational aspects and ecological characteristics of plant life at altitudes above 1000 m. from different parts of the world. This volume also addresses how upcoming climate change scenarios will impact high altitude plant life. It presents case studies from the most important mountainous areas like the Himalayas, ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

This book covers studies on the systematics of plant taxa and will include general vegetational aspects and ecological characteristics of plant life at altitudes above 1000 m. from different parts of the world. This volume also addresses how upcoming climate change scenarios will impact high altitude plant life. It presents case studies from the most important mountainous areas like the Himalayas,
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Monyet dalam jubah yang megah.

Dari kerentanan asal hingga kesadaran universal.

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 953 - IND - PensareDiverso
Selama ribuan tahun, kita menggambarkan diri kita sebagai "kera telanjang": hewan yang rapuh, tiba-tiba dilemparkan ke dunia tanpa cakar atau pelindung, dikelilingi oleh kekuatan alam yang tak terbayangkan dan predator yang lebih unggul, yang dipopulerkan oleh Desmond Morris, etolog dan antropolog, melalui bukunya yang terkenal tahun 1967 berjudul "The Naked Ape". Makhluk yang ketakutan, yang ... Leer más

$7.56 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Selama ribuan tahun, kita menggambarkan diri kita sebagai "kera telanjang": hewan yang rapuh, tiba-tiba dilemparkan ke dunia tanpa cakar atau pelindung, dikelilingi oleh kekuatan alam yang tak terbayangkan dan predator yang lebih unggul, yang dipopulerkan oleh Desmond Morris, etolog dan antropolog, melalui bukunya yang terkenal tahun 1967 berjudul "The Naked Ape". Makhluk yang ketakutan, yang
... Leer más
有趣到睡不著的演化：沒有你我也無法生存？

de 長谷川英祐 ...

Traducido por 陳朕疆 ...

Series series 有趣到睡不著
★日本暢銷中小學生科普讀物★★大人也愛的輕科普★★系列作品銷量突破700000萬本！★◎從前的葉綠體是被植物細胞捕獲的生物？◎從病毒身上發現「基因」的真面目◎生物演化出性別後，成本提高？◎不工作的螞蟻怎麼生存？))))千萬別把它當作睡前讀物，因為你一翻開就停不下來！（（（（【29個主題，層層遞進，帶你發掘演化的線索】你知道生物「演化」是怎麼一回事嗎？其實直到大約250年前，「演化」這個詞才出現在生物學中。從前的人並不知道為什麼這個世界上有如此豐富多樣的生物，以及生物為什麼能適應各自的生存環境。但是人們試圖解釋這些現象，於是神的角色登場了。許多文化中，都有關於創造世界的神話故事。一八五八年，達爾文提出了「自然選擇說」，這個科學假說無需神的存在也能夠解釋生物的適應現象。他以深入的生態觀察，建構出清晰的邏輯論述，啟發了人們對生物的理解。　往後的兩百多年來，科學家們持續發現新事實 ... Leer más

$8.42 USD

★日本暢銷中小學生科普讀物★★大人也愛的輕科普★★系列作品銷量突破700000萬本！★◎從前的葉綠體是被植物細胞捕獲的生物？◎從病毒身上發現「基因」的真面目◎生物演化出性別後，成本提高？◎不工作的螞蟻怎麼生存？))))千萬別把它當作睡前讀物，因為你一翻開就停不下來！（（（（【29個主題，層層遞進，帶你發掘演化的線索】你知道生物「演化」是怎麼一回事嗎？其實直到大約250年前，「演化」這個詞才出現在生物學中。從前的人並不知道為什麼這個世界上有如此豐富多樣的生物，以及生物為什麼能適應各自的生存環境。但是人們試圖解釋這些現象，於是神的角色登場了。許多文化中，都有關於創造世界的神話故事。一八五八年，達爾文提出了「自然選擇說」，這個科學假說無需神的存在也能夠解釋生物的適應現象。他以深入的生態觀察，建構出清晰的邏輯論述，啟發了人們對生物的理解。　往後的兩百多年來，科學家們持續發現新事實
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Chimera Farm: The Perilous Science Of Human-Animal Hybrids

de Todd Baum ...

Every medical breakthrough begins with a promise, and few promises are more seductive than a future where no one dies waiting for an organ. Human-animal chimera research offers that possibility: hearts, kidneys, and livers grown inside living hosts, ready when human donors are not.But the same science that could end a quiet medical crisis also opens a door no one knows how to close. Once human ... Leer más

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Every medical breakthrough begins with a promise, and few promises are more seductive than a future where no one dies waiting for an organ. Human-animal chimera research offers that possibility: hearts, kidneys, and livers grown inside living hosts, ready when human donors are not.But the same science that could end a quiet medical crisis also opens a door no one knows how to close. Once human
... Leer más
Outshining Darwin

de Denise Carrington-Smith ...

Jean Baptiste Lamarck did not receive the respect, prestige or recognition for his contributions to science during his life long struggle with poverty, yet was still a brilliant mind in pursuit of the discovery of Evolution.In the year 1809, the year that Darwin was born, Lamarck published his three-volume work, Phylosophie Zoologique, in which was explained his theory of the evolution of life on ... Leer más

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Jean Baptiste Lamarck did not receive the respect, prestige or recognition for his contributions to science during his life long struggle with poverty, yet was still a brilliant mind in pursuit of the discovery of Evolution.In the year 1809, the year that Darwin was born, Lamarck published his three-volume work, Phylosophie Zoologique, in which was explained his theory of the evolution of life on
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