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Predator-Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record

Edited by Michal Kowalewski, Thor A. Hansen, Patricia H. Kelley ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
From the Foreword:"Predator-prey interactions are among the most significant of all organism-organism interactions....It will only be by compiling and evaluating data on predator-prey relations as they are recorded in the fossil record that we can hope to tease apart their role in the tangled web of evolutionary interaction over time. This volume, compiled by a group of expert specialists on the ... Read more

$143.09 USD

From the Foreword:"Predator-prey interactions are among the most significant of all organism-organism interactions....It will only be by compiling and evaluating data on predator-prey relations as they are recorded in the fossil record that we can hope to tease apart their role in the tangled web of evolutionary interaction over time. This volume, compiled by a group of expert specialists on the
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Disease Ecology

Galapagos Birds and their Parasites

Edited by Patricia G. Parker ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book provides the first collection of chapters written by scientists who have contributed to the understanding of disease ecology in the Galapagos Islands, an iconic and historic natural site. The Galapagos Archipelago straddles the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean, almost 1000 km off the coast of Ecuador, and includes 13 major islands, numerous smaller satellite islands, and many more ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book provides the first collection of chapters written by scientists who have contributed to the understanding of disease ecology in the Galapagos Islands, an iconic and historic natural site. The Galapagos Archipelago straddles the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean, almost 1000 km off the coast of Ecuador, and includes 13 major islands, numerous smaller satellite islands, and many more
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The Unpredictable Species

What Makes Humans Unique

by 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 ... Read more

$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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Metapatterns

Across Space, Time, and Mind

by Tyler Volk ...

$35.99 USD
Lateral Asymmetry in Animals

Predator-Prey Interactions, Dynamics, and Evolution

Edited by Michio Hori, Satoshi Takahashi ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents the latest research findings on the laterality of fish and other animals. It describes all aspects of lateral asymmetry, including ecology, morphology, behaviour, dynamics of lefty and righty morphs, genetics and evolution, through field observations, experiments and modeling.Lateral asymmetry in scale-eating cichlids gives a simple and beautiful example of negative frequency ... Read more

$170.09 USD

This book presents the latest research findings on the laterality of fish and other animals. It describes all aspects of lateral asymmetry, including ecology, morphology, behaviour, dynamics of lefty and righty morphs, genetics and evolution, through field observations, experiments and modeling.Lateral asymmetry in scale-eating cichlids gives a simple and beautiful example of negative frequency
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Mistere fascinante (Fantezii și reflecții)

by Constantin M. N. Borcia ...

Lucrarea prezintă câteva mistere deosebite: destinul omenirii, civilizaţiile extraterestre, fenomenele paranormale...În ultimă instanţă, se evidenţiază un fapt fundamental şi anume că, în definitiv, lumea este într-o continuă devenire, este diversă şi prin urmare trebuie să acceptăm asta... Problematica rămâne, desigur, deschisă...În definitiv, gândirea oscilează între două extreme – nefiinţa sau ... Read more

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Lucrarea prezintă câteva mistere deosebite: destinul omenirii, civilizaţiile extraterestre, fenomenele paranormale...În ultimă instanţă, se evidenţiază un fapt fundamental şi anume că, în definitiv, lumea este într-o continuă devenire, este diversă şi prin urmare trebuie să acceptăm asta... Problematica rămâne, desigur, deschisă...În definitiv, gândirea oscilează între două extreme – nefiinţa sau
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Lost Anatomies

The Evolution of the Human Form

by John Gurche ...

Renowned paleoartist John Gurche brings the traditional techniques of figure drawing and anatomical art to the portrayal of our hominin ancestors. The result is a visual record of the evolving human form that feels alive in a way no scientific illustration could match. While science provides an underpinning to Gurche's art, his work's primary purpose is to forge an aesthetic connection to the ... Read more

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Renowned paleoartist John Gurche brings the traditional techniques of figure drawing and anatomical art to the portrayal of our hominin ancestors. The result is a visual record of the evolving human form that feels alive in a way no scientific illustration could match. While science provides an underpinning to Gurche's art, his work's primary purpose is to forge an aesthetic connection to the
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Life History Evolution and Sociology

The Biological Backstory of Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010

by Steven C. Hertler ...

Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
This book supplies the evolutionary and genetic framework that Charles Murray, towards the end of Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010, predicts will one day explain revolutionary change in American society. Murray’s Coming Apart documents 50 years of changed college admissions, government incentives, mating and migration patterns that have wrought national divisions across indexes ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book supplies the evolutionary and genetic framework that Charles Murray, towards the end of Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010, predicts will one day explain revolutionary change in American society. Murray’s Coming Apart documents 50 years of changed college admissions, government incentives, mating and migration patterns that have wrought national divisions across indexes
... Read more
Predator–Prey Interactions: Co-evolution between Bats and Their Prey

by David Steve Jacobs, Anna Bastian ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive review of the evolution of traits associated with predation and predator defense for bats and all of their prey, both invertebrates (e.g. insects) and vertebrates (e.g. frogs), in the context of co-evolution. It reviews current knowledge of how echolocation and passive hearing are used by bats to hunt prey in complete darkness. Also it highlights how prey have ... Read more

$58.49 USD

This book provides a comprehensive review of the evolution of traits associated with predation and predator defense for bats and all of their prey, both invertebrates (e.g. insects) and vertebrates (e.g. frogs), in the context of co-evolution. It reviews current knowledge of how echolocation and passive hearing are used by bats to hunt prey in complete darkness. Also it highlights how prey have
... Read more
Phylogeny and Evolution of Bacteria and Mitochondria

Edited by Mauro Degli Esposti ...

Life on earth began with bacteria, which now colonize every corner of the planet. As the ancestors of mitochondria, bacteria are also fundamental for our cells. Most bacteria look alike, but have very different functions. Therefore, knowing the functional profile of bacteria helps understand their impact on our life. This book provides a wealth of information on the functional evolution of ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Life on earth began with bacteria, which now colonize every corner of the planet. As the ancestors of mitochondria, bacteria are also fundamental for our cells. Most bacteria look alike, but have very different functions. Therefore, knowing the functional profile of bacteria helps understand their impact on our life. This book provides a wealth of information on the functional evolution of
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L’évolution, de l’univers aux sociétés

Objets et concepts

by Muriel Gargaud, Guillaume Lecointre ...

Series series Sciences et philosophie
Quelle est la pertinence de la théorie de l'évolution hors du domain des entités vivantes ?Peut-on parler d’«évolution» pour l’univers, les étoiles, les planètes, notre Terre et sa biosphère, les sociétés ? Ces objets si disparates sont-ils redevables de descriptions et d’explications en termes d’évolution ? Si ce vocable désigne aujourd’hui la théorie générale de la biologie (il y a à la fois une ... Read more

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Quelle est la pertinence de la théorie de l'évolution hors du domain des entités vivantes ?Peut-on parler d’«évolution» pour l’univers, les étoiles, les planètes, notre Terre et sa biosphère, les sociétés ? Ces objets si disparates sont-ils redevables de descriptions et d’explications en termes d’évolution ? Si ce vocable désigne aujourd’hui la théorie générale de la biologie (il y a à la fois une
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Super Species

The Creatures That Will Dominate the Planet

by Garry Hamilton ...

A gripping examination of invasive species' impact.Super species are the phenomenally successful invasive life-forms that are dominating ecosystems. These animals, plants and microbes have spread far from their native habitats, most often as a result of human activities.The key to super species' success is their ability to adapt quickly. Super species may be unusually aggressive, difficult to kill ... Read more

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A gripping examination of invasive species' impact.Super species are the phenomenally successful invasive life-forms that are dominating ecosystems. These animals, plants and microbes have spread far from their native habitats, most often as a result of human activities.The key to super species' success is their ability to adapt quickly. Super species may be unusually aggressive, difficult to kill
... Read more
Spite

The Upside of Your Dark Side

by Simon McCarthy-Jones ...

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we ... Read more

$16.99 USD

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we
... Read more
Love and Hate

The Natural History of Behavior Patterns

by Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt ...

The author argues that there are specific turning points in evolution. Structures and behavioral patterns that evolved in the service of discrete functions sometimes allow for unforeseen new developments as a side effect. In retrospect, they have proven to be pre-adaptations, and serve as raw material for natural selection to work upon. Love and Hate was intended to complement Konrad Lorenz's book ... Read more

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The author argues that there are specific turning points in evolution. Structures and behavioral patterns that evolved in the service of discrete functions sometimes allow for unforeseen new developments as a side effect. In retrospect, they have proven to be pre-adaptations, and serve as raw material for natural selection to work upon. Love and Hate was intended to complement Konrad Lorenz's book
... Read more
How Can Physics Underlie the Mind?

Top-Down Causation in the Human Context

by George Ellis ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Physics underlies all complexity, including our own existence: how is this possible? How can our own lives emerge from interactions of electrons, protons, and neutrons? This book considers the interaction of physical and non-physical causation in complex systems such as living beings, and in particular in the human brain, relating this to the emergence of higher levels of complexity with real ... Read more

$80.09 USD

Physics underlies all complexity, including our own existence: how is this possible? How can our own lives emerge from interactions of electrons, protons, and neutrons? This book considers the interaction of physical and non-physical causation in complex systems such as living beings, and in particular in the human brain, relating this to the emergence of higher levels of complexity with real
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Rumenology

Edited by Mario De Beni Arrigoni, Rodrigo Dias Lauritano Pacheco, Danilo Domingues Millen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The book combines information about the behaviour that allowed ruminants to survive and to evolve on Earth: the rumen. Furthermore, the reader will find aspects involving rumen anatomy, physiology, microbiology, fermentation, metabolism, manipulation, kinetics and modeling. Thus, the book was not only organized to help students involved in areas such as ruminant nutrition and ruminant production ... Read more

$116.09 USD

The book combines information about the behaviour that allowed ruminants to survive and to evolve on Earth: the rumen. Furthermore, the reader will find aspects involving rumen anatomy, physiology, microbiology, fermentation, metabolism, manipulation, kinetics and modeling. Thus, the book was not only organized to help students involved in areas such as ruminant nutrition and ruminant production
... Read more
Animal Social Networks

Edited by Jens Krause, Richard James, Daniel Franks, Darren Croft ...

The scientific study of networks - computer, social, and biological - has received an enormous amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the field of animal behaviour relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Understanding social network structure is of great importance for biologists since the structural characteristics of any ... Read more

$66.59 USD

The scientific study of networks - computer, social, and biological - has received an enormous amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the field of animal behaviour relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Understanding social network structure is of great importance for biologists since the structural characteristics of any
... Read more
La cella

by Valerio Pallotti ...

Gli ominidi, i buchi neri, i ritmi circadiani, le molecole della vita. Come filo conduttore, l'eredità ancestrale cui l'uomo è tuttora legato e un'evoluzione dovuta a eventi probabilistici, in un universo dove l'entropia aumenta. ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gli ominidi, i buchi neri, i ritmi circadiani, le molecole della vita. Come filo conduttore, l'eredità ancestrale cui l'uomo è tuttora legato e un'evoluzione dovuta a eventi probabilistici, in un universo dove l'entropia aumenta.
... Read more
Den største historie

by Julie Bang, Johan Olsen ...

Illustrated by Ina Korneliussen ...

Den største historie er en fortælling, der svarer på det allerstørste spørgsmål, som et barn kan stille – og som de færreste voksne tør prøve at svare på.11-årige Ava stiller altid mange spørgsmål, men en dag finder hun på det største, hun har stillet indtil nu: Hvad er et menneske?Heldigvis kender hun en, der kan hjælpe hende med at svare. Johan Olsen hedder han. Han er videnskabsmand og bor i ... Read more

$23.49 USD

Den største historie er en fortælling, der svarer på det allerstørste spørgsmål, som et barn kan stille – og som de færreste voksne tør prøve at svare på.11-årige Ava stiller altid mange spørgsmål, men en dag finder hun på det største, hun har stillet indtil nu: Hvad er et menneske?Heldigvis kender hun en, der kan hjælpe hende med at svare. Johan Olsen hedder han. Han er videnskabsmand og bor i
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Astrobiology and Cuatro Ciénegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth

Edited by Valeria Souza, Antígona Segura, Jamie S. Foster ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Astrobiology not only investigates how early life took hold of our planet but also life on other planets – both in our Solar System and beyond – and their potential for habitability. The book take readers from the scars on planetary surfaces made by space rocks to the history of the Solar System narrated by those space rocks as well as exoplanets in other planetary systems. But the true question ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Astrobiology not only investigates how early life took hold of our planet but also life on other planets – both in our Solar System and beyond – and their potential for habitability. The book take readers from the scars on planetary surfaces made by space rocks to the history of the Solar System narrated by those space rocks as well as exoplanets in other planetary systems. But the true question
... Read more
Understanding Life in the Universe

by Wallace Arthur ...

Series series Understanding Life
The two most fascinating questions about extraterrestrial life are where it is found and what it is like. In particular, from our Earth-based vantage point, we are keen to know where the closest life to us is, and how similar it might be to life on our home planet. This book deals with both of these key issues. It considers possible homes for life, with a focus on Earth-like exoplanets. And it ... Read more

$18.09 USD

The two most fascinating questions about extraterrestrial life are where it is found and what it is like. In particular, from our Earth-based vantage point, we are keen to know where the closest life to us is, and how similar it might be to life on our home planet. This book deals with both of these key issues. It considers possible homes for life, with a focus on Earth-like exoplanets. And it
... Read more
Evolutionary History in Theological Perspective

Exploring the Scientific Story of the Cosmos

by Mario Anthony Russo ...

Evolutionary History in Theological Perspective: Exploring the Scientific Story of the Cosmos develops a new theological interpretation of evolutionary history. Exploring both secular and theological interpretations of evolutionary history, this new interpretation hinges on the similarities between individual redemption and the eschatological story of cosmic redemption as mediated by the Holy ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Evolutionary History in Theological Perspective: Exploring the Scientific Story of the Cosmos develops a new theological interpretation of evolutionary history. Exploring both secular and theological interpretations of evolutionary history, this new interpretation hinges on the similarities between individual redemption and the eschatological story of cosmic redemption as mediated by the Holy
... Read more
Salivary Glands

Development, Adaptations and Disease

by P.T. Sharpe ...

Series series Frontiers of Oral Biology
Salivary glands are of utmost importance for several physiological functions ranging from the protection of teeth and surrounding soft tissues to the lubrication of the oral cavity, which is crucial for speech and perception of food taste. This publication highlights specific aspects of salivary gland development, investigating the mechanisms involved in embryonic development, the current research ... Read more

$201.59 USD

Salivary glands are of utmost importance for several physiological functions ranging from the protection of teeth and surrounding soft tissues to the lubrication of the oral cavity, which is crucial for speech and perception of food taste. This publication highlights specific aspects of salivary gland development, investigating the mechanisms involved in embryonic development, the current research
... Read more
Lizards of Patagonia

Diversity, Systematics, Biogeography and Biology of the Reptiles at the End of the World

Edited by Mariana Morando, Luciano J. Avila ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents a critical and integrated review of lizards from Patagonia. It summarizes the region’s geomorphological history and climatic aspects, which makes it possible to interpret, from an evolutionary perspective, the latest findings on the various natural history aspects of its lizard fauna. As such, the book will appeal to all researchers and professionals specialized in lizard ... Read more

$215.09 USD

This book presents a critical and integrated review of lizards from Patagonia. It summarizes the region’s geomorphological history and climatic aspects, which makes it possible to interpret, from an evolutionary perspective, the latest findings on the various natural history aspects of its lizard fauna. As such, the book will appeal to all researchers and professionals specialized in lizard
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