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Soil Grown Tall

The Epic Saga of Life from Earth

by Gregory J. Retallack ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book is designed as an easy night's read and introduction to fossil soils and the relatively new disciplines of Paleopedology and Astropedology. It includes line art and color illustrations to visualize the topic for the informed layperson or interested colleagues. It provides comprehensive information on paleosols, which are soils of the past providing a variety of clues to the evolution of ... Read more

$44.99 USD

This book is designed as an easy night's read and introduction to fossil soils and the relatively new disciplines of Paleopedology and Astropedology. It includes line art and color illustrations to visualize the topic for the informed layperson or interested colleagues. It provides comprehensive information on paleosols, which are soils of the past providing a variety of clues to the evolution of
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From where do we come?

by Lindsay Mollison ...

What is this all about?Hold on tight as Mollison presents us with a rollicking rollercoaster journey twisting between Cosmology and Sociology, trampling from Geology to Genetics, splitting the cracks of Quantum Physics and Theology, and exploring Farming and Ecology. Each page presents fascinating new insights and every step of the journey you take with him goes toward the dismantling of the ... Read more

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What is this all about?Hold on tight as Mollison presents us with a rollicking rollercoaster journey twisting between Cosmology and Sociology, trampling from Geology to Genetics, splitting the cracks of Quantum Physics and Theology, and exploring Farming and Ecology. Each page presents fascinating new insights and every step of the journey you take with him goes toward the dismantling of the
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Neanderthals

Fact, Fiction, and Wishful Thinking

by Jeffrey H. Schwartz ...

In the early 20th century, paleoanthropologists interpreted the oft-profound differences between specimens of an expanding human fossil record as reflecting taxonomic and evolutionary diversity. Why, then, in the 1940s, did geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky reconfigure human evolution into one, profoundly morphologically variable lineage which changed slowly through time? Neanderthals: Fact, ... Read more

$28.79 USD

In the early 20th century, paleoanthropologists interpreted the oft-profound differences between specimens of an expanding human fossil record as reflecting taxonomic and evolutionary diversity. Why, then, in the 1940s, did geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky reconfigure human evolution into one, profoundly morphologically variable lineage which changed slowly through time? Neanderthals: Fact,
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Cladistics

A Guide to Biological Classification

by David M. Williams, Malte C. Ebach ...

Series Book 88 - Systematics Association Special Volume Series
This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It provides a comprehensive account of the past fifty years of discussion on the relationship between classification, phylogeny and evolution. It covers cladistics in the era of molecular data, detailing new advances and ideas that have emerged over the last twenty-five ... Read more

$57.39 USD

This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It provides a comprehensive account of the past fifty years of discussion on the relationship between classification, phylogeny and evolution. It covers cladistics in the era of molecular data, detailing new advances and ideas that have emerged over the last twenty-five
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The Masterpiece of Nature

The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality

by Graham Bell ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
Originally published in 1982, The Masterpiece of Nature examines sex as representative of the most important challenge to the modern theory of evolution. The book suggests that sex evolved, not as the result of normal Darwinian processes of natural selection, but through competition between populations or species - a hypothesis elsewhere almost universally discredited. The book also discusses the ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Originally published in 1982, The Masterpiece of Nature examines sex as representative of the most important challenge to the modern theory of evolution. The book suggests that sex evolved, not as the result of normal Darwinian processes of natural selection, but through competition between populations or species - a hypothesis elsewhere almost universally discredited. The book also discusses the
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The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution

by Ylia Callan ...

From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution traces the extraordinary journey of life across deep time. This engaging and accessible book takes readers on a sweeping tour through the major milestones of evolution - from the earliest microbes and the rise of photosynthesis to the age of dinosaurs, the ... Read more

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From the moment life first sparked in Earth's ancient oceans to the rise of modern humans, The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution traces the extraordinary journey of life across deep time. This engaging and accessible book takes readers on a sweeping tour through the major milestones of evolution - from the earliest microbes and the rise of photosynthesis to the age of dinosaurs, the
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Molecular Evolution of RNA Regulatory Enzymes and Their Systems

Edited by Akio Kanai, Allen W. Nicholson ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, the genomic sequences for an ever-expanding number of organisms have been decoded, providing immense databases of protein amino acid sequences and DNA and RNA nucleotide sequences. These databases are allowing comparisons across thousands of species, enabling the identification of those that have undergone significant molecular evolution ... Read more

$197.09 USD

With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, the genomic sequences for an ever-expanding number of organisms have been decoded, providing immense databases of protein amino acid sequences and DNA and RNA nucleotide sequences. These databases are allowing comparisons across thousands of species, enabling the identification of those that have undergone significant molecular evolution
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Human Evolutionary Genetics

by Mark Jobling, Brenna Henn, Edward Hollox, Toomas Kivisild, Luca Pagani, Chris Tyler-Smith ...

Human Evolutionary Genetics reaches its third edition at a time when sequencing and analyzing whole genomes, modern and ancient, has become rapid, affordable, and routine. These advances have led to an avalanche of data on present-day and archaic humans, and a remarkable series of revelations about our past. This new and completely revised edition makes sense of this rich and complex information, ... Read more

$99.99 USD

Human Evolutionary Genetics reaches its third edition at a time when sequencing and analyzing whole genomes, modern and ancient, has become rapid, affordable, and routine. These advances have led to an avalanche of data on present-day and archaic humans, and a remarkable series of revelations about our past. This new and completely revised edition makes sense of this rich and complex information,
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Who is Conscious?

A Guide to the Minds of Animals

by Marian Stamp Dawkins ...

Consciousness is the most fascinating but tantalizingly difficult topic in biology. Although many people now believe that mammals, birds, and possibly all vertebrates are conscious, there are also claims that many other animals such as crabs and insects may be conscious too. Such claims, if true, would have major implications for what we eat, how we control pests, and for our relationship with the ... Read more

$15.19 USD

Consciousness is the most fascinating but tantalizingly difficult topic in biology. Although many people now believe that mammals, birds, and possibly all vertebrates are conscious, there are also claims that many other animals such as crabs and insects may be conscious too. Such claims, if true, would have major implications for what we eat, how we control pests, and for our relationship with the
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The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent

Why We See So Well

by Lynne A. Isbell ...

From the temptation of Eve to the venomous murder of the mighty Thor, the serpent appears throughout time and cultures as a figure of mischief and misery. The worldwide prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to the serpent—but why, when so few of us have firsthand experience? The surprising answer, this book suggests, lies in the singular impact of ... Read more

$22.19 USD

From the temptation of Eve to the venomous murder of the mighty Thor, the serpent appears throughout time and cultures as a figure of mischief and misery. The worldwide prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to the serpent—but why, when so few of us have firsthand experience? The surprising answer, this book suggests, lies in the singular impact of
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Difficulties of Development as Applied to Man

by Alfred Russel Wallace ...

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1876 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Difficulties of Development as Applied to Man' is an article on evolutionary theory in regard to the origins of the human race. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired ... Read more

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This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1876 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Difficulties of Development as Applied to Man' is an article on evolutionary theory in regard to the origins of the human race. Alfred Russel Wallace was born on 8th January 1823 in the village of Llanbadoc, in Monmouthshire, Wales. Wallace was inspired
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Highlights of Nitrogen Fixation Research

Edited by Esperanza Martínez, Georgina Hernández ...

For 31 years, the North American Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Conference (for merly Rhizobium Conference) has been a forum for scientists and graduate students to discuss their research advances, extending from basic aspects to agricultural appli cations, and dealing with topics ranging from bacterial genetics and metabolism to plant genetics and physiology. Nitrogen fixation, being a major life ... Read more

$143.09 USD

For 31 years, the North American Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Conference (for merly Rhizobium Conference) has been a forum for scientists and graduate students to discuss their research advances, extending from basic aspects to agricultural appli cations, and dealing with topics ranging from bacterial genetics and metabolism to plant genetics and physiology. Nitrogen fixation, being a major life
... Read more
First Life on Earth, Scientific Adam & Eve

by Walter Parks ...

From the earliest days as thinking humans we have had many questions about life. We have had fewer acceptable answers. This is beginning to change as we are learning more and more about life and how it developed.I grew up in the Bible Belt of Mississippi. We were taught that God created all life and then He created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.But then I read about ancient fossils of human ... Read more

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From the earliest days as thinking humans we have had many questions about life. We have had fewer acceptable answers. This is beginning to change as we are learning more and more about life and how it developed.I grew up in the Bible Belt of Mississippi. We were taught that God created all life and then He created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.But then I read about ancient fossils of human
... Read more
Current Perspectives on Sexual Selection

What's left after Darwin?

Edited by Thierry Hoquet ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This root-and-branch re-evaluation of Darwin’s concept of sexual selection tackles the subject from historical, epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Contributions from a wealth of disciplines have been marshaled for this volume, with key figures in behavioural ecology, philosophy, and the history of science adding to its wide-ranging relevance. Updating the reader on the debate currently ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This root-and-branch re-evaluation of Darwin’s concept of sexual selection tackles the subject from historical, epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Contributions from a wealth of disciplines have been marshaled for this volume, with key figures in behavioural ecology, philosophy, and the history of science adding to its wide-ranging relevance. Updating the reader on the debate currently
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Evidence and Evolution

The Logic Behind the Science

by Elliott Sober ...

How should the concept of evidence be understood? And how does the concept of evidence apply to the controversy about creationism as well as to work in evolutionary biology about natural selection and common ancestry? In this rich and wide-ranging book, Elliott Sober investigates general questions about probability and evidence and shows how the answers he develops to those questions apply to the ... Read more

$36.09 USD

How should the concept of evidence be understood? And how does the concept of evidence apply to the controversy about creationism as well as to work in evolutionary biology about natural selection and common ancestry? In this rich and wide-ranging book, Elliott Sober investigates general questions about probability and evidence and shows how the answers he develops to those questions apply to the
... Read more
The Social Life of Greylag Geese

Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System

Edited by Isabella B. R. Scheiber, Josef Hemetsberger, Kurt Kotrschal, Brigitte M. Weiß ...

The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex ... Read more

$62.39 USD

The flock of greylag geese established by Konrad Lorenz in Austria in 1973 has become an influential model animal system and one of the few worldwide with complete life-history data spanning several decades. Based on the unique records of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese, this is a synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research. It provides a comprehensive overview of a complex
... Read more
Systematics and Evolution

Part A

Edited by Joseph W. Spatafora, David J. McLaughlin ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume includes treatments of systematics and related topics for both fungi and fungus-like organisms in four eukaryotic supergroups, as well as specialized chapters on nomenclature, techniques and evolution. These organisms are of great interest to mycologists, plant pathologists and others, including those interested in the animal parasitic Microsporidia. Our knowledge of the systematics ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This volume includes treatments of systematics and related topics for both fungi and fungus-like organisms in four eukaryotic supergroups, as well as specialized chapters on nomenclature, techniques and evolution. These organisms are of great interest to mycologists, plant pathologists and others, including those interested in the animal parasitic Microsporidia. Our knowledge of the systematics
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Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution

Edited by Bernard Wood ...

This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of important scientific terms related to improving our understanding of how we evolved. Specifically, the 5,000 entries in this two-volume set cover evidence and methods used to investigate the relationships among the living great apes, evidence about what makes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence about the ... Read more

$120.00 USD

This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of important scientific terms related to improving our understanding of how we evolved. Specifically, the 5,000 entries in this two-volume set cover evidence and methods used to investigate the relationships among the living great apes, evidence about what makes the behavior of modern humans distinctive, and evidence about the
... Read more
Ластик на конце карандаша

by David C. Sterling ...

Каждая окаменелость — это статистическая погрешность.За миллионы лет геологическая эрозия стирает почти всё: горы превращаются в песок, континенты сходятся и снова расходятся, целые побережья уходят под воду и всплывают заново — дочиста стёртые. От девяноста девяти процентов всего, что когда-либо жило, строило и мыслило на этой планете, не осталось и следа.Так была ли на Земле разумная цивилизация ... Read more

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Каждая окаменелость — это статистическая погрешность.За миллионы лет геологическая эрозия стирает почти всё: горы превращаются в песок, континенты сходятся и снова расходятся, целые побережья уходят под воду и всплывают заново — дочиста стёртые. От девяноста девяти процентов всего, что когда-либо жило, строило и мыслило на этой планете, не осталось и следа.Так была ли на Земле разумная цивилизация
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Origini profonde delle società umane

by Edward O. Wilson ...

Prefazione all’edizione italiana di Telmo Pievani Per millenni filosofi, teologi e scienziati non sono riusciti a trovare risposte verificabili alle domande che definiscono il significato stesso dell’esistenza umana: che cosa siamo e che cosa ci ha resi quello che siamo? Nel suo esame della storia evolutiva, Wilson si spinge qui più indietro di quanto abbia mai fatto, consegnandoci un testo che ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Prefazione all’edizione italiana di Telmo Pievani Per millenni filosofi, teologi e scienziati non sono riusciti a trovare risposte verificabili alle domande che definiscono il significato stesso dell’esistenza umana: che cosa siamo e che cosa ci ha resi quello che siamo? Nel suo esame della storia evolutiva, Wilson si spinge qui più indietro di quanto abbia mai fatto, consegnandoci un testo che
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Consciência através do Espaço-Tempo

by Fábio Luiz Teixeira Gonçalves ...

O livro aborda a evolução da consciência através do tempo, e do espaço, desde os primórdios com formas de vida simples até os avanços históricos da consciência. Estes avanços dizem respeito ao monoteísmo em contraponto ao politeísmo, respeito às mulheres em contraponto à misoginia, aos afrodescendentes e judeus, em contraponto ao racismo, respeito à orientação sexual em contraponto à homofobia, ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

O livro aborda a evolução da consciência através do tempo, e do espaço, desde os primórdios com formas de vida simples até os avanços históricos da consciência. Estes avanços dizem respeito ao monoteísmo em contraponto ao politeísmo, respeito às mulheres em contraponto à misoginia, aos afrodescendentes e judeus, em contraponto ao racismo, respeito à orientação sexual em contraponto à homofobia,
... Read more
La Grande Nebbia

by Frederick Bradley ...

In un futuro non lontano una misteriosa nebbia cala improvvisamente sull'Umanità, diventando in breve una condizione con cui la popolazione deve convivere. La ricerca delle cause e di una possibile soluzione mette in luce la fragilità dell'uomo moderno e i limiti di una società ormai avulsa dal territorio, la cui percezione diventa essenziale per riscoprire la bellezza e al tempo stesso conseguire ... Read more

$5.99 USD

In un futuro non lontano una misteriosa nebbia cala improvvisamente sull'Umanità, diventando in breve una condizione con cui la popolazione deve convivere. La ricerca delle cause e di una possibile soluzione mette in luce la fragilità dell'uomo moderno e i limiti di una società ormai avulsa dal territorio, la cui percezione diventa essenziale per riscoprire la bellezza e al tempo stesso conseguire
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Plant Diversity in the Central Great Caucasus: A Quantitative Assessment

Edited by Christian Körner, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, George Nakhutsrishvili, Eva Spehn, Otar Abdaladze ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book presents the first assessment of the high-elevation flora of the Central Caucasus with a community ecology emphasis. Following a geostatistical-climatological description of the region (in comparison to the European Alps), it describes the montane, alpine and nival plant assemblages on the basis of an ecological approach that combines moisture, soils and local habitat peculiarities ... Read more

$98.09 USD

This book presents the first assessment of the high-elevation flora of the Central Caucasus with a community ecology emphasis. Following a geostatistical-climatological description of the region (in comparison to the European Alps), it describes the montane, alpine and nival plant assemblages on the basis of an ecological approach that combines moisture, soils and local habitat peculiarities
... Read more
The Kingdom of Man

Exploring Evolutionary Wonders: A Journey Through Natural History

by E. Ray Sir Lankester ...

In "The Kingdom of Man," E. Ray Sir Lankester deftly explores the intricate relationship between humanity and nature, scrutinizing the evolutionary and sociological implications of human existence. Written during the late Victorian era, Lankester's work marries scientific inquiry with lyrical prose, reflecting the burgeoning interest in natural history and the evolution debate of the time. His ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In "The Kingdom of Man," E. Ray Sir Lankester deftly explores the intricate relationship between humanity and nature, scrutinizing the evolutionary and sociological implications of human existence. Written during the late Victorian era, Lankester's work marries scientific inquiry with lyrical prose, reflecting the burgeoning interest in natural history and the evolution debate of the time. His
... Read more

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