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Animal Architects

Building and the Evolution of Intelligence

by Carol Grant Gould, James L Gould ...

Animal behavior has long been a battleground between the competing claims of nature and nurture, with the possible role of cognition in behavior as a recent addition to this debate. There is an untapped trove of behavioral data that can tell us a great deal about how the animals draw from these neural strategies: The structures animals build provide a superb window on the workings of the animal ... Read more

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Animal behavior has long been a battleground between the competing claims of nature and nurture, with the possible role of cognition in behavior as a recent addition to this debate. There is an untapped trove of behavioral data that can tell us a great deal about how the animals draw from these neural strategies: The structures animals build provide a superb window on the workings of the animal
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Adaptarse o morir

Los secretos de la naturaleza para sobrevivir en el mundo animal

by Evelyn Segura ...

Series series Para curiosos
Nacer, crecer y reproducirse son tres de las etapas vitales por las que cualquier ser vivo debe transitar, para llegar dramáticamente a una cuarta: la muerte. A lo largo de este libro descubriremos como distintas especies han diseñado sus estrategias de supervivencia, a través de la selección natural y la evolución, para seguir jugando al ciclo de la vida. ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Nacer, crecer y reproducirse son tres de las etapas vitales por las que cualquier ser vivo debe transitar, para llegar dramáticamente a una cuarta: la muerte. A lo largo de este libro descubriremos como distintas especies han diseñado sus estrategias de supervivencia, a través de la selección natural y la evolución, para seguir jugando al ciclo de la vida.
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Evolution

The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity

by Jonathan Bard ...

Evolution is the single unifying principle of biology and core to everything in the life sciences. More than a century of work by scientists from across the biological spectrum has produced a detailed history of life across the phyla and explained the mechanisms by which new species form.This textbook covers both this history and the mechanisms of speciation; it also aims to provide students with ... Read more

$106.99 USD

Evolution is the single unifying principle of biology and core to everything in the life sciences. More than a century of work by scientists from across the biological spectrum has produced a detailed history of life across the phyla and explained the mechanisms by which new species form.This textbook covers both this history and the mechanisms of speciation; it also aims to provide students with
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Echinoderm Morphological Disparity: Methods, Patterns, and Possibilities

by Bradley Deline ...

Series series Elements of Paleontology
The quantification of morphology through time is a vital tool in elucidating macroevolutionary patterns. Studies of disparity require intense effort but can provide insights beyond those gained using other methodologies. Over the last several decades, studies of disparity have proliferated, often using echinoderms as a model organism. Echinoderms have been used to study the methodology of ... Read more

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The quantification of morphology through time is a vital tool in elucidating macroevolutionary patterns. Studies of disparity require intense effort but can provide insights beyond those gained using other methodologies. Over the last several decades, studies of disparity have proliferated, often using echinoderms as a model organism. Echinoderms have been used to study the methodology of
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The Starch Wader Hypothesis

A Waterside Hypothesis of Human Evolution

by Joshua Seewald ...

Long before anyone had considered the principle of evolution of species, people had been wondering how we came to exist. In early days, explanations were simply fabricated, because there was no way to gather evidence of what had happened. As the evidence began to trickle in, new explanations began to replace the old ones, but not without controversy. They often accounted for evidence that old ... Read more

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Long before anyone had considered the principle of evolution of species, people had been wondering how we came to exist. In early days, explanations were simply fabricated, because there was no way to gather evidence of what had happened. As the evidence began to trickle in, new explanations began to replace the old ones, but not without controversy. They often accounted for evidence that old
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Why and how the Mutants and Creators Will Inherit the Earth - and Beyond

A Visionary Manifesto for Humanity’s Next Evolutionary Leap

by Benjamin Katz ...

This book is not just a book. It is a testimony—an unflinchingaccount of the fatal flaws and deep shortcomings embedded inus, the species I call Homo Stupidligence, driven by a tribal, StoneAge brain ill-suited for the complexities of our modern world.It is, secondly, a manifesto-a bold vision of how we can transcendthis Matrix of Stupidligence by evolving our minds, our culture,and our ... Read more

$3.99 USD

This book is not just a book. It is a testimony—an unflinchingaccount of the fatal flaws and deep shortcomings embedded inus, the species I call Homo Stupidligence, driven by a tribal, StoneAge brain ill-suited for the complexities of our modern world.It is, secondly, a manifesto-a bold vision of how we can transcendthis Matrix of Stupidligence by evolving our minds, our culture,and our
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Darwin and Modern Science

by A.C. Seward ...

A.C. Seward was a British geologist and botanist. Seward wrote a detailed book on Charles Darwin and his impact on science as we know it. A table of contents is included. ... Read more

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A.C. Seward was a British geologist and botanist. Seward wrote a detailed book on Charles Darwin and his impact on science as we know it. A table of contents is included.
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Zic family

Evolution, Development and Disease

Edited by Jun Aruga ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of ZIC-family research. Part1 summarizes the ZIC family in animal evolution and development and presents an overall picture of the ZIC family gene structure in eumetazoan animals, providing an evolutionary hypothesis and reviewing the studies on the role of ZIC family proteins in developmental processes for each animal model. Part 2 shows that the ZIC ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book provides a comprehensive overview of ZIC-family research. Part1 summarizes the ZIC family in animal evolution and development and presents an overall picture of the ZIC family gene structure in eumetazoan animals, providing an evolutionary hypothesis and reviewing the studies on the role of ZIC family proteins in developmental processes for each animal model. Part 2 shows that the ZIC
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Evolution Unredacted

by Anab Whitehouse ...

What do you know about evolutionary theory? Or, maybe there are two questions here: (1) What do you think you know; (2) What do you actually know?Quite irrespective of whether individuals believe in evolution or they are opposed to it, most people probably would have to acknowledge that they know almost nothing at all about the actual nuts and bolts of the technical issues at the heart of ... Read more

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What do you know about evolutionary theory? Or, maybe there are two questions here: (1) What do you think you know; (2) What do you actually know?Quite irrespective of whether individuals believe in evolution or they are opposed to it, most people probably would have to acknowledge that they know almost nothing at all about the actual nuts and bolts of the technical issues at the heart of
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Identification and Control of Common Weeds: Volume 3

by Zhenghao Xu, Le Chang ...

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds. In addition to essential information, each chapter includes photos for a specific type of weed to show its morphology in different growth periods, such as seedling, root, flower, fruit, and mature plant. The book also discusses control measures, including agricultural, chemical, physical, biological, and comprehensive methods. The Volume 3 ... Read more

$188.09 USD

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds. In addition to essential information, each chapter includes photos for a specific type of weed to show its morphology in different growth periods, such as seedling, root, flower, fruit, and mature plant. The book also discusses control measures, including agricultural, chemical, physical, biological, and comprehensive methods. The Volume 3
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High Altitude Primates

Edited by Alicia Krzton, Nanda B. Grow, Sharon Gursky-Doyen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations. Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations. However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying ... Read more

$143.09 USD

The basic goal of the volume is to compile the most up to date research on how high altitude affects the behavior, ecology, evolution and conservation status of primates, especially in comparison to lowland populations. Historically, the majority of primate studies have focused on lowland populations. However, as the lowlands have been disappearing, more and more primatologists have begun studying
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Evolution (Routledge Revivals)

by F. B. Jevons ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1900, this philosophical essay on Evolution questions how the acceptance of Evolution as scientific should influence the thoughts and actions of humankind from the perspective of morality and moral conduct. In his discussion, Frank B. Jevons deals with such subjects as pessimism and optimism towards evolutionary theory, the laws of motion and matter, and the importance of ... Read more

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First published in 1900, this philosophical essay on Evolution questions how the acceptance of Evolution as scientific should influence the thoughts and actions of humankind from the perspective of morality and moral conduct. In his discussion, Frank B. Jevons deals with such subjects as pessimism and optimism towards evolutionary theory, the laws of motion and matter, and the importance of
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Dietary Chinese Herbs

Chemistry, Pharmacology and Clinical Evidence

Edited by Yanze Liu, Zhimin Wang, Junzeng Zhang ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This work presents up-to-date information on chemical, pharmacological, clinical studies and historical uses of common dietary Chinese herbs. Authored by native experts in the field, the reader is introduced to each herb with a brief chronological review of Chinese literature on dietary herb uses, with chapters dedicated to each selected herb including color photos for each herb. In addition, ... Read more

$188.09 USD

This work presents up-to-date information on chemical, pharmacological, clinical studies and historical uses of common dietary Chinese herbs. Authored by native experts in the field, the reader is introduced to each herb with a brief chronological review of Chinese literature on dietary herb uses, with chapters dedicated to each selected herb including color photos for each herb. In addition,
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The Swallowed Spark

How an Ancient Bacterial Merger Forged All Complex Life

by Dr. Elise M. Thornton ...

Imagine a world without plants, animals, or fungi, populated entirely by microscopic sludge. Why did life on Earth leap from simple bacteria to towering redwoods and conscious humans? For curious readers fascinated by evolution and the hidden machinery of biology, this book answers the ultimate origin question. It reveals how a single, highly improbable cellular accident deep in our planetary past ... Read more

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Imagine a world without plants, animals, or fungi, populated entirely by microscopic sludge. Why did life on Earth leap from simple bacteria to towering redwoods and conscious humans? For curious readers fascinated by evolution and the hidden machinery of biology, this book answers the ultimate origin question. It reveals how a single, highly improbable cellular accident deep in our planetary past
... Read more
Гены, эгоизм и сила сотрудничества: Эволюция как командная игра

by Джонатан Силвертаун ...

Translated by Любовь Макарина ...

В жестоком мире, где властвует конкуренция за ресурсы, трудно думать о себе как о командных игроках. Может показаться, что именно индивидуализм — двигатель прогресса и эволюции. Однако, как утверждает автор книги, биолог-эволюционист Джонатан Силвертаун, именно сотрудничество позволило жизни развиваться, и это подтверждают 4 миллиарда лет эволюции жизни на планете. На таких неожиданных примерах, ... Read more

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В жестоком мире, где властвует конкуренция за ресурсы, трудно думать о себе как о командных игроках. Может показаться, что именно индивидуализм — двигатель прогресса и эволюции. Однако, как утверждает автор книги, биолог-эволюционист Джонатан Силвертаун, именно сотрудничество позволило жизни развиваться, и это подтверждают 4 миллиарда лет эволюции жизни на планете. На таких неожиданных примерах,
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Introducción a la Terapia Energética para el Síndrome de Klinefelter

by Edenilson Brandl ...

Bienvenidos a "Introducción a la Terapia Energética para el Síndrome de Klinefelter". Este libro nace de la necesidad de ofrecer una guía comprensiva y compasiva para aquellos que enfrentan el Síndrome de Klinefelter y buscan maneras de mejorar su bienestar emocional y mental.El Síndrome de Klinefelter es una condición genética que afecta a un número significativo de individuos en todo el mundo. A ... Read more

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Bienvenidos a "Introducción a la Terapia Energética para el Síndrome de Klinefelter". Este libro nace de la necesidad de ofrecer una guía comprensiva y compasiva para aquellos que enfrentan el Síndrome de Klinefelter y buscan maneras de mejorar su bienestar emocional y mental.El Síndrome de Klinefelter es una condición genética que afecta a un número significativo de individuos en todo el mundo. A
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Hominoids & the Hominin Transformation

Couplets in Evolutionary Time, #5

by Michael A. Susko ...

Series Book 5 - Couplets in Evolutionary Time
From the first upright hominoids to the dawn of humanity, one of evolution's greatest transformations unfolds. In this fifth volume of the Ten Pulses of Evolution series, the author follows the emergence of the hominoid body plan, the rise of the great apes, and the remarkable transition to the first habitual bipeds. Drawing on the latest fossil discoveries from Africa, Europe, and Asia, the book ... Read more

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From the first upright hominoids to the dawn of humanity, one of evolution's greatest transformations unfolds. In this fifth volume of the Ten Pulses of Evolution series, the author follows the emergence of the hominoid body plan, the rise of the great apes, and the remarkable transition to the first habitual bipeds. Drawing on the latest fossil discoveries from Africa, Europe, and Asia, the book
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Marxism and the Individual

by Cem Eroğul ...

Translated by Paula Darwish ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This book attempts to develop a Marxist theory of the human individual. It contends that the standard description of the human as a bio-psycho-social being is fundamentally deficient as it doesn’t specify which of these attributes is the determining one. As long as this is not done, the real nature of humanity cannot be uncovered. ... Read more

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This book attempts to develop a Marxist theory of the human individual. It contends that the standard description of the human as a bio-psycho-social being is fundamentally deficient as it doesn’t specify which of these attributes is the determining one. As long as this is not done, the real nature of humanity cannot be uncovered.
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Ultrasocial

The Evolution of Human Nature and the Quest for a Sustainable Future

by John M. Gowdy ...

Ultrasocial argues that rather than environmental destruction and extreme inequality being due to human nature, they are the result of the adoption of agriculture by our ancestors. Human economy has become an ultrasocial superorganism (similar to an ant or termite colony), with the requirements of superorganism taking precedence over the individuals within it. Human society is now an autonomous, ... Read more

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Ultrasocial argues that rather than environmental destruction and extreme inequality being due to human nature, they are the result of the adoption of agriculture by our ancestors. Human economy has become an ultrasocial superorganism (similar to an ant or termite colony), with the requirements of superorganism taking precedence over the individuals within it. Human society is now an autonomous,
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Darwin en España

by Thomas G. Glick ...

Series Book 93 - Història
El evolucionismo darwinista, no sólo es uno de los paradigmas del moderno saber biológico, sino también ha significado un cambio en las concepciones del hombre y del mundo que, desde el siglo XIX, pretenden basarse en la ciencia. Por ello, el impacto que tuvo -y que continúa teniendo- la recepción de la obra de Darwin sobrepasa los límites del mundo académico para convertirse en un tema de debate ... Read more

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El evolucionismo darwinista, no sólo es uno de los paradigmas del moderno saber biológico, sino también ha significado un cambio en las concepciones del hombre y del mundo que, desde el siglo XIX, pretenden basarse en la ciencia. Por ello, el impacto que tuvo -y que continúa teniendo- la recepción de la obra de Darwin sobrepasa los límites del mundo académico para convertirse en un tema de debate
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The Genesis Conspiracy

A Religion of Rome

by Wayne Talbot ...

Did the early Church of Rome conspire with the pagan Emperor Constantine to create a new religion for the West, superseding Judaism and displacing the Children of Israel as God’s First Born Son (Exodus 4:22)? Catholic scholar, Bernard Lee observed: “Most Christological interpretation has been ‘supersessionist’, that is, it has interpreted Jesus as initiating a new Covenant that supersedes Judaism. ... Read more

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Did the early Church of Rome conspire with the pagan Emperor Constantine to create a new religion for the West, superseding Judaism and displacing the Children of Israel as God’s First Born Son (Exodus 4:22)? Catholic scholar, Bernard Lee observed: “Most Christological interpretation has been ‘supersessionist’, that is, it has interpreted Jesus as initiating a new Covenant that supersedes Judaism.
... Read more
Floral Diagrams

An Aid to Understanding Flower Morphology and Evolution

by Louis P. Ronse De Craene ...

Floral morphology is key for understanding floral evolution and plant identification. Floral diagrams are two-dimensional representations of flowers that replace extensive descriptions or elaborate drawings to convey information in a clear and unbiased way. Following the same outline as the first edition, this comprehensive guide includes updated and relevant literature, represents the latest ... Read more

$57.39 USD

Floral morphology is key for understanding floral evolution and plant identification. Floral diagrams are two-dimensional representations of flowers that replace extensive descriptions or elaborate drawings to convey information in a clear and unbiased way. Following the same outline as the first edition, this comprehensive guide includes updated and relevant literature, represents the latest
... Read more
Esplorando il Codice Genetico: Genetica, Farmacia e le Chiavi della Salute Umana

by Edenilson Brandl ...

La genetica è una scienza affascinante che ci permette di svelare i misteri del nostro DNA e capire come i geni influenzano la nostra salute e il nostro benessere. Attraverso i progressi tecnologici e la ricerca pionieristica, abbiamo assistito a rapidi progressi nel campo della genetica, svelando i segreti della malattia e rivelando nuove opportunità per la medicina personalizzata.Questo libro è ... Read more

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La genetica è una scienza affascinante che ci permette di svelare i misteri del nostro DNA e capire come i geni influenzano la nostra salute e il nostro benessere. Attraverso i progressi tecnologici e la ricerca pionieristica, abbiamo assistito a rapidi progressi nel campo della genetica, svelando i segreti della malattia e rivelando nuove opportunità per la medicina personalizzata.Questo libro è
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The Origin of Higher Clades

Osteology, Myology, Phylogeny and Evolution of Bony Fishes and the Rise of Tetrapods

by Rui Diogo ...

The book provides insight on the osteology, myology, phylogeny and evolution of Osteichthyes. It not only provides an extensive cladistic analysis of osteichthyan higher-level inter-relationships based on a phylogenetic comparison of 356 characters in 80 extant and fossil terminal taxa representing all major groups of Osteichthyes, but also analyses various terminal taxa and osteological ... Read more

$91.99 USD

The book provides insight on the osteology, myology, phylogeny and evolution of Osteichthyes. It not only provides an extensive cladistic analysis of osteichthyan higher-level inter-relationships based on a phylogenetic comparison of 356 characters in 80 extant and fossil terminal taxa representing all major groups of Osteichthyes, but also analyses various terminal taxa and osteological
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