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Sirius Reconnection

by Randall Dunn ...

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

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

Edited by Richard C. Brusca ...

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

$280.00 USD

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

Edited by David J. Gower, Hussam Zaher ...

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

$95.99 USD

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

Volume 4

Edited by Huagu Ye, Chuyuan Li, Wencai Ye, Feiyan Zeng ...

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

$134.09 USD

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

The Sport of Nature

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

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

$57.99 USD

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

Matter-Energy, Life, Mind

by Holmes Rolston III ...

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

$24.69 USD

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

Dismissing the Myth of the Ratzelian Geodeterminism

by Alexandros Stogiannos ...

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

$152.09 USD

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

Carta a un crédulo

by Ernesto Carmena ...

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

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

The Rock Record of Biological Development

by Marcelo Sánchez-Villagra ...

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

$76.49 USD

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

Aggression, Hunting, and Human Evolution

by Travis Pickering ...

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

$44.99 USD

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

Empirical Theory Of Quantum World – Biological Organisms

by John Tabu Irungu ...

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

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

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

by Joseph V. Lilly ...

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

$11.39 USD

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

Demographie und Steinwerkzeuge mit überraschenden Befunden

by Michael Brandt ...

Michael Brandt präsentiert erstmals eine Gesamtschau der Daten zum Bevölkerungswachstum der Steinzeit und zu den gefundenen Werkzeugmengen. Dabei zeigen sich gravierende Widersprüche zum herkömmlichen Zeitrahmen der Menschheitsgeschichte. Sie lassen sich nur dann befriedigend lösen, wenn für die gesamte Steinzeit Dauer von nur wenigen tausend Jahren veranschlagt wird. Der Autor plädiert daher für ... Read more

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Michael Brandt präsentiert erstmals eine Gesamtschau der Daten zum Bevölkerungswachstum der Steinzeit und zu den gefundenen Werkzeugmengen. Dabei zeigen sich gravierende Widersprüche zum herkömmlichen Zeitrahmen der Menschheitsgeschichte. Sie lassen sich nur dann befriedigend lösen, wenn für die gesamte Steinzeit Dauer von nur wenigen tausend Jahren veranschlagt wird. Der Autor plädiert daher für
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The Crisis of Biodiversity

by Turing Editorial Team ...

This book is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Biodiversity Crisis, the quiet unraveling of the living world we depend on more than we realize.What happens when nature does not disappear all at once, but thread by thread?Biodiversity is not just about beautiful animals or distant forests. What happens to food when pollinators vanish? What happens to medicine when ... Read more

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This book is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Biodiversity Crisis, the quiet unraveling of the living world we depend on more than we realize.What happens when nature does not disappear all at once, but thread by thread?Biodiversity is not just about beautiful animals or distant forests. What happens to food when pollinators vanish? What happens to medicine when
... Read more
Rice Production Worldwide

Edited by Bhagirath S. Chauhan, Khawar Jabran, Gulshan Mahajan ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book addresses aspects of rice production in rice-growing areas of the world including origin, history, role in global food security, cropping systems, management practices, production systems, cultivars, as well as fertilizer and pest management. As one of the three most important grain crops that helps to fulfill food needs all across the globe, rice plays a key role in the current and ... Read more

$242.09 USD

This book addresses aspects of rice production in rice-growing areas of the world including origin, history, role in global food security, cropping systems, management practices, production systems, cultivars, as well as fertilizer and pest management. As one of the three most important grain crops that helps to fulfill food needs all across the globe, rice plays a key role in the current and
... Read more
Natural Selections

Selfish Altruists, Honest Liars, and Other Realities of Evolution

by David P. Barash ...

“Barash . . . brilliantly integrat[es] science, literature, and pop culture into elegant and insightful commentaries on the most interesting and important questions of our time. A delightful read.”—Michael Shermer, author of The Science of Good and Evil“Entertaining and thought-provoking.”—Steven Pinker, author of The Blank SlateIf we are, in part, a product of our genes, can free will exist? ... Read more

$14.39 USD

“Barash . . . brilliantly integrat[es] science, literature, and pop culture into elegant and insightful commentaries on the most interesting and important questions of our time. A delightful read.”—Michael Shermer, author of The Science of Good and Evil“Entertaining and thought-provoking.”—Steven Pinker, author of The Blank SlateIf we are, in part, a product of our genes, can free will exist?
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Lebensraum Universum

Einführung in die Exoökologie

by Aleksandar Janjic ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Dieses Buch führt in Fragestellungen der Astrobiologie und Exoökologie ein und vermittelt einen umfassenden Überblick über die aktuellsten Forschungsergebnisse, vergangenen Rückschläge und zukünftigen Missionen der führenden Raumfahrtorganisationen. Unter astrophysikalischen, geo- und bioökologischen Gesichtspunkten werden dem Leser exotische Welten und deren Bewohner präsentiert, welche unsere ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Dieses Buch führt in Fragestellungen der Astrobiologie und Exoökologie ein und vermittelt einen umfassenden Überblick über die aktuellsten Forschungsergebnisse, vergangenen Rückschläge und zukünftigen Missionen der führenden Raumfahrtorganisationen. Unter astrophysikalischen, geo- und bioökologischen Gesichtspunkten werden dem Leser exotische Welten und deren Bewohner präsentiert, welche unsere
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Deep Time Analysis

A Coherent View of the History of Life

by Mark A.S. McMenamin ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Using a series of case studies, the book demonstrates the power of dynamic analysis as applied to the fossil record. The book considers how we think about certain types of paleontological questions and shows how to answer them. The analytical tools presented here will have wide application to other fields of knowledge; as such the book represents a major contribution to the deployment of modern ... Read more

$80.09 USD

Using a series of case studies, the book demonstrates the power of dynamic analysis as applied to the fossil record. The book considers how we think about certain types of paleontological questions and shows how to answer them. The analytical tools presented here will have wide application to other fields of knowledge; as such the book represents a major contribution to the deployment of modern
... Read more
What If We Don't Die?

The Morality of Immortality

by Peter Hulsroj ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book deals with the very real possibility of earthly immortality and the human and societal implications of such immortality, including whether it is desirable.It looks at what makes immortality appear so attractive and at the possibility that we would be better served with longer lives and the freedom to terminate our lives at the time when life has given us all the joy, inspiration and ... Read more

$18.99 USD

This book deals with the very real possibility of earthly immortality and the human and societal implications of such immortality, including whether it is desirable.It looks at what makes immortality appear so attractive and at the possibility that we would be better served with longer lives and the freedom to terminate our lives at the time when life has given us all the joy, inspiration and
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Viruses: Essential Agents of Life

Edited by Günther Witzany ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
A renaissance of virus research is taking centre stage in biology. Empirical data from the last decade indicate the important roles of viruses, both in the evolution of all life and as symbionts of host organisms. There is increasing evidence that all cellular life is colonized by exogenous and/or endogenous viruses in a non-lytic but persistent lifestyle. Viruses and viral parts form the most ... Read more

$143.09 USD

A renaissance of virus research is taking centre stage in biology. Empirical data from the last decade indicate the important roles of viruses, both in the evolution of all life and as symbionts of host organisms. There is increasing evidence that all cellular life is colonized by exogenous and/or endogenous viruses in a non-lytic but persistent lifestyle. Viruses and viral parts form the most
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E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner

A Dialogue Between Sociobiology and Radical Behaviorism

by Paul Naour ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Reviewers have characterized Paul Naour's A Dialogue Between Sociobiology and Radical Behaviorism, which includes brief introductions by E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner's elder daughter, Julie Vargus, as an idea book. The work will undoubtedly have a significant academic market and provide students and scholars in biology, ethology, psychology, anthropology, sociology and economics a strong ... Read more

$206.09 USD

Reviewers have characterized Paul Naour's A Dialogue Between Sociobiology and Radical Behaviorism, which includes brief introductions by E.O. Wilson and B.F. Skinner's elder daughter, Julie Vargus, as an idea book. The work will undoubtedly have a significant academic market and provide students and scholars in biology, ethology, psychology, anthropology, sociology and economics a strong
... Read more
Darwin ve Türlerin Kökeni

[Bir Biyografik & Darwin ve Evrim Kuramı Çalışması]

by Charles Darwin ...

Darwin, İnsan dahil tüm canlı türlerinin doğal seçi-lim yoluyla bir ya da birkaç ortak ata-dan evrildiğini öne sürmüş ve o günün şartlarına göre bu teoriyi destekleyen pek çok kanıt sunmuştur. Darwin'in fikirleri üzerine inşa edilen modern evrim teorisi, bugün biyoloji biliminin temeli ve birleştirici öğesidir. Evrimin gerçekleştiği gerçeği Charles Darwin'in yaşadığı dönemde, doğal seçilim ... Read more

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Darwin, İnsan dahil tüm canlı türlerinin doğal seçi-lim yoluyla bir ya da birkaç ortak ata-dan evrildiğini öne sürmüş ve o günün şartlarına göre bu teoriyi destekleyen pek çok kanıt sunmuştur. Darwin'in fikirleri üzerine inşa edilen modern evrim teorisi, bugün biyoloji biliminin temeli ve birleştirici öğesidir. Evrimin gerçekleştiği gerçeği Charles Darwin'in yaşadığı dönemde, doğal seçilim
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Mathematical Population Genetics And Evolution Of Bacterial Cooperation

by Christina Kuttler, Johannes Muller, Volker Hosel ...

Social life of bacteria is in the focus of recent research. Bacteria are simple enough to be accessible by science, but still complex enough to show cooperation, division of labor, bet-hedging, cross-talk and synchronized activities, and a rich variety of social traits. A central question of evolutionary theory is the explanation why this social life did develop, and why these systems are ... Read more

$56.69 USD

Social life of bacteria is in the focus of recent research. Bacteria are simple enough to be accessible by science, but still complex enough to show cooperation, division of labor, bet-hedging, cross-talk and synchronized activities, and a rich variety of social traits. A central question of evolutionary theory is the explanation why this social life did develop, and why these systems are
... Read more
BACK TO REALITY

by Arto Annila ...

What is time? What is space? What is matter? What is life? What is consciousness?These fundamental questions may seem distinct, even unrelated. However, take a closer look, and you will find that there is an essential unity to Nature. As surprising as it may be, the same patterns are found everywhere. For instance, the lengths of words vary like the lengths of genes; the strengths of earthquakes ... Read more

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What is time? What is space? What is matter? What is life? What is consciousness?These fundamental questions may seem distinct, even unrelated. However, take a closer look, and you will find that there is an essential unity to Nature. As surprising as it may be, the same patterns are found everywhere. For instance, the lengths of words vary like the lengths of genes; the strengths of earthquakes
... Read more

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