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Sanaben – A therapeutic product for living well

by Lorenzo Bonanni ...

The book explains human behavior in order to avoid problems and live well.The intention of the book is to make our lives easier to help us understand who we are and where we came from and the instincts that motivate us. In simple terms and at times goliardic, the book explains the reason for our desires: a woman’s ass, power, blond hair, money. It explains what love really is, life, the family, ... Read more

$7.00 USD

The book explains human behavior in order to avoid problems and live well.The intention of the book is to make our lives easier to help us understand who we are and where we came from and the instincts that motivate us. In simple terms and at times goliardic, the book explains the reason for our desires: a woman’s ass, power, blond hair, money. It explains what love really is, life, the family,
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Bioengineering Aspects in the Design of Gas Exchangers

Comparative Evolutionary, Morphological, Functional, and Molecular Perspectives

by John N. Maina ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book encapsulates over three decades of the author’s work on comparative functional respiratory morphology. It provides insights into the mechanism(s) by which respiratory means and processes originated and advanced to their modern states. Pertinent cross-disciplinary details and facts have been integrated and reexamined in order to arrive at more robust answers to questions regarding the ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book encapsulates over three decades of the author’s work on comparative functional respiratory morphology. It provides insights into the mechanism(s) by which respiratory means and processes originated and advanced to their modern states. Pertinent cross-disciplinary details and facts have been integrated and reexamined in order to arrive at more robust answers to questions regarding the
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Super Stimulated

How Our Biology Is Being Manipulated to Create Bad Habits – and What We Can Do About It

by Nicklas Brendborg ...

A MUST-HAVE FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO BREAK BAD HABITS THIS NEW YEARA fresh look at health, habits and longevity from internationally-bestselling author, Nicklas Brendborg - perfect for fans of Ultra-Processed People'Highly readable' DAILY MAIL'Brilliantly unpacks how modern life hijacks our ancient biology.' DR JENNA MACCIOCHI'An informative and engaging read that will appeal to anyone with a bad ... Read more

$13.99 USD

A MUST-HAVE FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO BREAK BAD HABITS THIS NEW YEARA fresh look at health, habits and longevity from internationally-bestselling author, Nicklas Brendborg - perfect for fans of Ultra-Processed People'Highly readable' DAILY MAIL'Brilliantly unpacks how modern life hijacks our ancient biology.' DR JENNA MACCIOCHI'An informative and engaging read that will appeal to anyone with a bad
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Most Adaptable to Change

Evolution and Religion in Global Popular Media

Edited by Alexander Hall, Will Mason-Wilkes ...

In a globalized and networked world, where media crosses national borders, contributors reveal how transnational processes have shaped popular representations of scientific and religious ideas in the United Kingdom, Argentina, Ecuador, India, Spain, Turkey, Israel, and Japan. Most Adaptable to Change demonstrates the varied and divergent ways evolutionary ideas and nonscientific traditions and ... Read more

$58.49 USD

In a globalized and networked world, where media crosses national borders, contributors reveal how transnational processes have shaped popular representations of scientific and religious ideas in the United Kingdom, Argentina, Ecuador, India, Spain, Turkey, Israel, and Japan. Most Adaptable to Change demonstrates the varied and divergent ways evolutionary ideas and nonscientific traditions and
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Bayesian Phylogenetics

Methods, Algorithms, and Applications

Edited by Ming-Hui Chen, Lynn Kuo, Paul O. Lewis ...

Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Biology Series
Offering a rich diversity of models, Bayesian phylogenetics allows evolutionary biologists, systematists, ecologists, and epidemiologists to obtain answers to very detailed phylogenetic questions. Suitable for graduate-level researchers in statistics and biology, Bayesian Phylogenetics: Methods, Algorithms, and Applications presents a snapshot of c ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Offering a rich diversity of models, Bayesian phylogenetics allows evolutionary biologists, systematists, ecologists, and epidemiologists to obtain answers to very detailed phylogenetic questions. Suitable for graduate-level researchers in statistics and biology, Bayesian Phylogenetics: Methods, Algorithms, and Applications presents a snapshot of c
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Über die Entstehung der Arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche Züchtung"

by Charles Darwin ...

Entdecken Sie das Werk, das die Welt der Wissenschaft für immer veränderte!„Über die Entstehung der Arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche Züchtung“ von Charles Darwin ist mehr als nur ein Buch – es ist ein Meilenstein der Evolutionstheorie, der die Art und Weise, wie wir die Natur betrachten, revolutioniert hat.In diesem bahnbrechenden Werk entfaltet Darwin seine Theorie der ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Entdecken Sie das Werk, das die Welt der Wissenschaft für immer veränderte!„Über die Entstehung der Arten im Thier- und Pflanzen-Reich durch natürliche Züchtung“ von Charles Darwin ist mehr als nur ein Buch – es ist ein Meilenstein der Evolutionstheorie, der die Art und Weise, wie wir die Natur betrachten, revolutioniert hat.In diesem bahnbrechenden Werk entfaltet Darwin seine Theorie der
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生命通史

by 朱钦士著 ...

本书不仅仅描述了生物体各种功能的演化史，同时更为重要的是呈现了功能演化的深层机制，即包括基因在内的种种分子层面上的不断演化，从“内部”揭示了生物演化的脉络，以及地球上如此复杂多样、缤纷绚丽的生物界在分子层面所具有的惊人的一致性。 ... Read more

$28.23 USD

本书不仅仅描述了生物体各种功能的演化史，同时更为重要的是呈现了功能演化的深层机制，即包括基因在内的种种分子层面上的不断演化，从“内部”揭示了生物演化的脉络，以及地球上如此复杂多样、缤纷绚丽的生物界在分子层面所具有的惊人的一致性。
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New Zealand Lizards

Edited by David G. Chapple ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This edited volume is a timely and comprehensive summary of the New Zealand lizard fauna. Nestled in the south-west Pacific, New Zealand is a large archipelago that displays the faunal signatures of both its Gondwanan origins, and more recent oceanic island influences. New Zealand was one of the last countries on Earth to be discovered, and likewise, the full extent of the faunal diversity present ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This edited volume is a timely and comprehensive summary of the New Zealand lizard fauna. Nestled in the south-west Pacific, New Zealand is a large archipelago that displays the faunal signatures of both its Gondwanan origins, and more recent oceanic island influences. New Zealand was one of the last countries on Earth to be discovered, and likewise, the full extent of the faunal diversity present
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Founding Theory of American Sociology, 1881-1915 (RLE Social Theory)

by Roscoe C. Hinkle ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Social Theory
Based on a comparative study of the theories of such sociologists as Ward, Sumner, Keller, Giddings, Ross, Small and Cooley, this is a systematic and rigorous analysis of the main features of earlier sociological theory in the USA. The author identifies and characterizes the basic assumptions of early American sociological thought in terms of an abstract analytical scheme. He shows that early ... Read more

$68.99 USD

Based on a comparative study of the theories of such sociologists as Ward, Sumner, Keller, Giddings, Ross, Small and Cooley, this is a systematic and rigorous analysis of the main features of earlier sociological theory in the USA. The author identifies and characterizes the basic assumptions of early American sociological thought in terms of an abstract analytical scheme. He shows that early
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The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century

Enriched edition. Exploring Evolution, Cosmos, and Life in the 19th Century

by Ernst Haeckel, Courtney Middleton ...

Translated by Joseph McCabe ...

In "The Riddle of the Universe at the Close of the Nineteenth Century," Ernst Haeckel presents a rigorous exploration of philosophical and scientific questions regarding existence, consciousness, and the cosmos during a transformative period in intellectual history. With a distinct blend of scientific inquiry and lyrical prose, Haeckel navigates the philosophical implications of contemporary ... Read more

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In "The Riddle of the Universe at the Close of the Nineteenth Century," Ernst Haeckel presents a rigorous exploration of philosophical and scientific questions regarding existence, consciousness, and the cosmos during a transformative period in intellectual history. With a distinct blend of scientific inquiry and lyrical prose, Haeckel navigates the philosophical implications of contemporary
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Insect Mouthparts

Form, Function, Development and Performance

Edited by Harald W. Krenn ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This is the first comprehensive book focusing on the form and function of insect mouthparts. Written by leading experts, it reviews the current knowledge on feeding types and the evolution of mouthparts and presents new research approaches. The richly illustrated articles cover topics ranging from functional morphology, biomechanics of biting and chewing, and the biophysics of fluid-feeding to the ... Read more

$134.09 USD

This is the first comprehensive book focusing on the form and function of insect mouthparts. Written by leading experts, it reviews the current knowledge on feeding types and the evolution of mouthparts and presents new research approaches. The richly illustrated articles cover topics ranging from functional morphology, biomechanics of biting and chewing, and the biophysics of fluid-feeding to the
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Die Welträtsel

Bereicherte Ausgabe. Gemeinverständliche Studien über Monistische Philosophie

by Ernst Haeckel, Winslow Marsh ...

In "Die Welträtsel", veröffentlicht im Jahr 1899, entfaltet Ernst Haeckel eine umfassende philosophische sowie wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit den grundlegenden Fragen des Lebens und der Natur. Der Text vereint poetische Prosa mit präzisen wissenschaftlichen Analysen und schafft es, komplexe naturwissenschaftliche Konzepte anschaulich zu vermitteln. Haeckels Schreibstil ist sowohl ... Read more

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In "Die Welträtsel", veröffentlicht im Jahr 1899, entfaltet Ernst Haeckel eine umfassende philosophische sowie wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit den grundlegenden Fragen des Lebens und der Natur. Der Text vereint poetische Prosa mit präzisen wissenschaftlichen Analysen und schafft es, komplexe naturwissenschaftliche Konzepte anschaulich zu vermitteln. Haeckels Schreibstil ist sowohl
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Evolution in the Dark

Adaptation of Drosophila in the Laboratory

by Naoyuki Fuse, Tasuku Kitamura, Takashi Haramura, Kentaro Arikawa, Michio Imafuku ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
How organisms come to possess adaptive traits is a fundamental question for evolutionary biology. Although it is almost impossible to demonstrate evolution in the laboratory, this issue can be approached by using an unusual organism, “Dark-fly”: Drosophila melanogaster kept in complete darkness for 57 years through 1,400 generations, which corresponds to 28,000 years in terms of human generations. ... Read more

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How organisms come to possess adaptive traits is a fundamental question for evolutionary biology. Although it is almost impossible to demonstrate evolution in the laboratory, this issue can be approached by using an unusual organism, “Dark-fly”: Drosophila melanogaster kept in complete darkness for 57 years through 1,400 generations, which corresponds to 28,000 years in terms of human generations.
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Evolution of Fungi and Fungal-Like Organisms

Edited by Stefanie Pöggeler, Johannes Wöstemeyer ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Based on sequence analyses of many different genes, the past decade has provided us with a profound knowledge of fungal systematics and phylogeny. In addition, a number of sequences of complete fungal genomes have been identified and several others will soon follow. In this volume, leading experts address questions concerning the origin of the fungal kingdom and fungal evolution at a level of ... Read more

$242.09 USD

Based on sequence analyses of many different genes, the past decade has provided us with a profound knowledge of fungal systematics and phylogeny. In addition, a number of sequences of complete fungal genomes have been identified and several others will soon follow. In this volume, leading experts address questions concerning the origin of the fungal kingdom and fungal evolution at a level of
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Social Anthropology and Human Origins

by Alan Barnard ...

The study of human origins is one of the most fascinating branches of anthropology. Yet it has rarely been considered by social or cultural anthropologists, who represent the largest subfield of the discipline. In this powerful study Alan Barnard aims to bridge this gap. Barnard argues that social anthropological theory has much to contribute to our understanding of human evolution, including ... Read more

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The study of human origins is one of the most fascinating branches of anthropology. Yet it has rarely been considered by social or cultural anthropologists, who represent the largest subfield of the discipline. In this powerful study Alan Barnard aims to bridge this gap. Barnard argues that social anthropological theory has much to contribute to our understanding of human evolution, including
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Evolution Science and Ethics in the Third Millennium

Challenges and Choices for Humankind

by Robert Cliquet, Dragana Avramov ...

The book aims to revitalise the interdisciplinary debate about evolutionary ethics and substantiate the idea that evolution science can provide a rational and robust framework for understanding morality. It also traces pathways for knowledge-based choices to be made about directions for future long-term biological evolution and cultural development in view of adaptation to the expected, probable ... Read more

$134.09 USD

The book aims to revitalise the interdisciplinary debate about evolutionary ethics and substantiate the idea that evolution science can provide a rational and robust framework for understanding morality. It also traces pathways for knowledge-based choices to be made about directions for future long-term biological evolution and cultural development in view of adaptation to the expected, probable
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Macroevolution

Explanation, Interpretation and Evidence

Edited by Emanuele Serrelli, Nathalie Gontier ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book is divided in two parts, the first of which shows how, beyond paleontology and systematics, macroevolutionary theories apply key insights from ecology and biogeography, developmental biology, biophysics, molecular phylogenetics and even the sociocultural sciences to explain evolution in deep time. In the second part, the phenomenon of macroevolution is examined with the help of real life ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book is divided in two parts, the first of which shows how, beyond paleontology and systematics, macroevolutionary theories apply key insights from ecology and biogeography, developmental biology, biophysics, molecular phylogenetics and even the sociocultural sciences to explain evolution in deep time. In the second part, the phenomenon of macroevolution is examined with the help of real life
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From Clone to Bone

The Synergy of Morphological and Molecular Tools in Palaeobiology

Edited by Robert J. Asher, Johannes Müller ...

Series Book 4 - Cambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio
Since the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which phenotype in animals and plants has evolved. In this volume, top scientists in these fields provide perspectives on how molecular data in biology help to elucidate key questions in estimating paleontological divergence and in understanding the mechanisms ... Read more

$108.29 USD

Since the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which phenotype in animals and plants has evolved. In this volume, top scientists in these fields provide perspectives on how molecular data in biology help to elucidate key questions in estimating paleontological divergence and in understanding the mechanisms
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Biological Invasions in the South American Anthropocene

Global Causes and Local Impacts

by Fabián M. Jaksic, Sergio A. Castro ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a conceptually organized framework to understand the phenomenon of biological invasions at the Anthropocene global scale. Most advances toward that aim have been provided from North American and European researchers, with fewer contributions from Australia and South Africa. Here we fill the void from the Neotropics, focusing on the research experience in South American countries ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book provides a conceptually organized framework to understand the phenomenon of biological invasions at the Anthropocene global scale. Most advances toward that aim have been provided from North American and European researchers, with fewer contributions from Australia and South Africa. Here we fill the void from the Neotropics, focusing on the research experience in South American countries
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Competition and Coexistence

Edited by Ulrich Sommer, Boris Worm ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The question "Why are there so many species?" has puzzled ecologist for a long time. Initially, an academic question, it has gained practical interest by the recent awareness of global biodiversity loss. Species diversity in local ecosystems has always been discussed in relation to the problem of competi tive exclusion and the apparent contradiction between the competitive exclu sion principle and ... Read more

$89.09 USD

The question "Why are there so many species?" has puzzled ecologist for a long time. Initially, an academic question, it has gained practical interest by the recent awareness of global biodiversity loss. Species diversity in local ecosystems has always been discussed in relation to the problem of competi tive exclusion and the apparent contradiction between the competitive exclu sion principle and
... Read more
The Development of Evolutionary Genetics

From Early Ideas on Evolution to the Modern Synthesis

by Prakash Gorroochurn ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The books describes the historical development of evolutionary genetics, starting from early ideas on evolution and ending with the modern synthesis. It provides an extensive coverage of the history of both evolution and heredity, and gives detailed descriptions of the works of Lamarck, Darwin, Mendel, Näageli, Weismann, de Vries, Galton, Pearson, Bateson, Johannsen, Morgan, Fisher, Wright and ... Read more

$215.09 USD

The books describes the historical development of evolutionary genetics, starting from early ideas on evolution and ending with the modern synthesis. It provides an extensive coverage of the history of both evolution and heredity, and gives detailed descriptions of the works of Lamarck, Darwin, Mendel, Näageli, Weismann, de Vries, Galton, Pearson, Bateson, Johannsen, Morgan, Fisher, Wright and
... Read more
The Vision Revolution

How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision

by Mark Changizi ...

In The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision, Mark Changizi, prominent neuroscientist and vision expert, addresses four areas of human vision and provides explanations for why we have those particular abilities, complete with a number of full-color illustrations to demonstrate his conclusions and to engage the reader. Written for both ... Read more

$7.99 USD

In The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision, Mark Changizi, prominent neuroscientist and vision expert, addresses four areas of human vision and provides explanations for why we have those particular abilities, complete with a number of full-color illustrations to demonstrate his conclusions and to engage the reader. Written for both
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Indian Seed Sector

Evolution, Technology, Trade and Impact

Edited by Malavika Dadlani, Partha R. Das Gupta, Narendra K. Dadlani ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides an insight into the growth of the Indian seed industry in the past 60 years. It analyzes the socio-economic parameters, complexities, diversities, and need for a strong seed system with appropriate regulatory frameworks in the Indian agrarian economy. The role of rich biological resources and development of a scientific plant breeding system, which laid the strong foundation of ... Read more

$224.09 USD

This book provides an insight into the growth of the Indian seed industry in the past 60 years. It analyzes the socio-economic parameters, complexities, diversities, and need for a strong seed system with appropriate regulatory frameworks in the Indian agrarian economy. The role of rich biological resources and development of a scientific plant breeding system, which laid the strong foundation of
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The Case of the Female Orgasm

Bias in the Science of Evolution

by Elisabeth A. Lloyd ...

Why women evolved to have orgasms--when most of their primate relatives don't--is a persistent mystery among evolutionary biologists. In pursuing this mystery, Elisabeth Lloyd arrives at another: How could anything as inadequate as the evolutionary explanations of the female orgasm have passed muster as science? A judicious and revealing look at all twenty evolutionary accounts of the trait of ... Read more

$26.29 USD

Why women evolved to have orgasms--when most of their primate relatives don't--is a persistent mystery among evolutionary biologists. In pursuing this mystery, Elisabeth Lloyd arrives at another: How could anything as inadequate as the evolutionary explanations of the female orgasm have passed muster as science? A judicious and revealing look at all twenty evolutionary accounts of the trait of
... Read more

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