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Phylogenetic Diversity

Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science

Edited by Rosa A. Scherson, Daniel P Faith ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of ... Read more

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“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of life. It is now agreed that there is a “biodiversity crisis”, corresponding to extinction rates of species that may be 1000 times what is thought to be “normal”. Biodiversity science has a higher profile than ever, with the new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services involving more than 120 countries and 1000s of
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敗者為王

進化論忘了告訴我們的事

by 稻垣榮洋 ...

Translated by 婁美蓮 ...

Series Book 326 - 文經文庫
在這個地球上，最終的霸主是最初的敗者！！在三十八億年悠久的地球生命史中，最終存活下來的往往是生存戰爭中敗下陣來的弱者；而上天總是和地球上生物們開玩笑――推動生命不斷向前進化的，也是弱者。於是，三十八億年的地球生命史是由這些敗者創造出來的。最讓人感到不可思議的是，消逝滅亡的竟是所謂的強者、勝者。我們人類，是這進化過程最終的產物、末裔；可以說是敗者中的敗者。到底這些時代的敗者是如何存活下來？又如何開創新的時局的呢？就讓我們好好向這些所謂失敗的弱者，學習劃時代的生存戰略吧！ ... Read more

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在這個地球上，最終的霸主是最初的敗者！！在三十八億年悠久的地球生命史中，最終存活下來的往往是生存戰爭中敗下陣來的弱者；而上天總是和地球上生物們開玩笑――推動生命不斷向前進化的，也是弱者。於是，三十八億年的地球生命史是由這些敗者創造出來的。最讓人感到不可思議的是，消逝滅亡的竟是所謂的強者、勝者。我們人類，是這進化過程最終的產物、末裔；可以說是敗者中的敗者。到底這些時代的敗者是如何存活下來？又如何開創新的時局的呢？就讓我們好好向這些所謂失敗的弱者，學習劃時代的生存戰略吧！
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A Review of Blastozoan Echinoderm Respiratory Structures

by Sarah L. Sheffield, Maggie R. Limbeck, Jennifer E. Bauer, Stephen A. Hill, Martina Nohejlová ...

Series series Elements of Paleontology
Echinoderms have evolved diverse and disparate morphologies throughout the Phanerozoic. Among them, blastozoans, an extinct group of echinoderms that were an important component of Paleozoic marine ecosystems, are primarily subdivided into groups based on the morphology of respiratory structures. However, systematic and phylogenetic research from the past few decades have shown that respiratory ... Read more

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Echinoderms have evolved diverse and disparate morphologies throughout the Phanerozoic. Among them, blastozoans, an extinct group of echinoderms that were an important component of Paleozoic marine ecosystems, are primarily subdivided into groups based on the morphology of respiratory structures. However, systematic and phylogenetic research from the past few decades have shown that respiratory
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An Introduction to Methods and Models in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

Edited by Stanton Braude, Bobbi S. Low ...

An innovative introduction to ecology and evolutionThis unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation. It explores the core concepts shared by these related fields using tools and practical skills such as experimental design, generating phylogenies, basic statistical inference, and ... Read more

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An innovative introduction to ecology and evolutionThis unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to quantitative models and methods in ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, and conservation. It explores the core concepts shared by these related fields using tools and practical skills such as experimental design, generating phylogenies, basic statistical inference, and
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In Search of the Causes of Evolution

From Field Observations to Mechanisms

Edited by Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant ...

Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as paleontology, molecular biology, ecology, and genetics. This book brings together many of today's pioneers in evolutionary biology to describe the latest advances and explain why a cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to ... Read more

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Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years. Some of its most exciting insights have come from the crossover of disciplines as varied as paleontology, molecular biology, ecology, and genetics. This book brings together many of today's pioneers in evolutionary biology to describe the latest advances and explain why a cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to
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The New Evolutionary Paradigm

Keynote Volume

Edited by Ervin Laszlo ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
Originally published in 1991, The New Evolutionary Paradigm provides an innovative and cross disciplinary look at evolution. While Darwin’s theory of evolution was originally restricted to the life sciences, in recent years the same principles have been applied successfully to historical, social and natural sciences. The papers included in The New Evolutionary Paradigm analyse the facts, ... Read more

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Originally published in 1991, The New Evolutionary Paradigm provides an innovative and cross disciplinary look at evolution. While Darwin’s theory of evolution was originally restricted to the life sciences, in recent years the same principles have been applied successfully to historical, social and natural sciences. The papers included in The New Evolutionary Paradigm analyse the facts,
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Dormancy in Aquatic Organisms. Theory, Human Use and Modeling

Edited by Victor R. Alekseev, Bernadette Pinel-Alloul ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This is the second volume on dormancy in aquatic organisms. The book is divided into three parts whereby the first part is devoted to several groups of aquatic organisms which are under-studied in terms of the dormancy’s role in the life cycle. The second part looks at the use of dormancy phenomena in science and potential human applications. Furthermore, part 3 comprises of examples of using ... Read more

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This is the second volume on dormancy in aquatic organisms. The book is divided into three parts whereby the first part is devoted to several groups of aquatic organisms which are under-studied in terms of the dormancy’s role in the life cycle. The second part looks at the use of dormancy phenomena in science and potential human applications. Furthermore, part 3 comprises of examples of using
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Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca, Volume 1

by Winston Frank Ponder, David R. Lindberg, Juliet Mary Ponder ...

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry diseases, while many non-marine molluscs are threatened by human impacts which have resulted in more extinctions than all tetrapod vertebrates combined. This book and its companion volume provide the first comprehensive ... Read more

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Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry diseases, while many non-marine molluscs are threatened by human impacts which have resulted in more extinctions than all tetrapod vertebrates combined. This book and its companion volume provide the first comprehensive
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Climate, Planetary and Evolutionary Sciences

A Machine-Generated Literature Overview

Edited by Guido Visconti ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book presents the result of an innovative challenge, to create a systematic literature overview driven by machine-generated content. Questions and related keywords were prepared for the machine to query, discover, collate and structure by Artificial Intelligence (AI) clustering. The AI-based approach seemed especially suitable to provide an innovative perspective as the topics are indeed both ... Read more

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This book presents the result of an innovative challenge, to create a systematic literature overview driven by machine-generated content. Questions and related keywords were prepared for the machine to query, discover, collate and structure by Artificial Intelligence (AI) clustering. The AI-based approach seemed especially suitable to provide an innovative perspective as the topics are indeed both
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Fundamentos de A origem das especies

by Charles Darwin ...

Translated by Lara Pimentel Anastacio ...

Os ensaios aqui reunidos, escritos em 1842 e 1844, revelam o subsolo de reflexões e aperfeiçoamentos que precedeu a publicação da obra magna de Charles Darwin, A origem das espécies, de 1859. Publicados em 1909, após cuidadosa edição feita por Francis Darwin, filho de Charles, evidenciam como a teoria darwinista passou por longo processo de decantação e aperfeiçoamento. ... Read more

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Os ensaios aqui reunidos, escritos em 1842 e 1844, revelam o subsolo de reflexões e aperfeiçoamentos que precedeu a publicação da obra magna de Charles Darwin, A origem das espécies, de 1859. Publicados em 1909, após cuidadosa edição feita por Francis Darwin, filho de Charles, evidenciam como a teoria darwinista passou por longo processo de decantação e aperfeiçoamento.
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The Dual Nature of Life

Interplay of the Individual and the Genome

by Gennadiy Zhegunov ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Life is a diverse and ubiquitous phenomenon on Earth, characterized by fundamental features distinguishing living bodies from nonliving material. Yet it is also so complex that it has long defied precise definition. This book from a seasoned biologist offers new insights into the nature of life by illuminating a fascinating architecture of dualities inherent in its existence and propagation. Life ... Read more

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Life is a diverse and ubiquitous phenomenon on Earth, characterized by fundamental features distinguishing living bodies from nonliving material. Yet it is also so complex that it has long defied precise definition. This book from a seasoned biologist offers new insights into the nature of life by illuminating a fascinating architecture of dualities inherent in its existence and propagation. Life
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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 24, 1876

by Charles Darwin ...

Series series The Correspondence of Charles Darwin
This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging ... Read more

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This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters accessible to both scholars and general readers. Darwin depended on correspondence to collect data from all over the world, and to discuss his emerging
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Barbaren, Geister, Gotteskrieger

Die Evolution der Religionen – entschlüsselt

by Ina Wunn ...

Series series Social Science and Law (German Language)
Ein neuer Blick auf die Entwicklung der ReligionenIn diesem Buch geht es um die Evolution der Religionen, also um die Frage, wie und warum sich Religionen im Laufe ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung verändern und welche Gesetzmäßigkeiten diesen Veränderungen zugrunde liegen. Die Autorin schildert zunächst, wie der Evolutionsgedanke sowohl in der Biologie als auch in den Geisteswissenschaften Fuß ... Read more

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Ein neuer Blick auf die Entwicklung der ReligionenIn diesem Buch geht es um die Evolution der Religionen, also um die Frage, wie und warum sich Religionen im Laufe ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung verändern und welche Gesetzmäßigkeiten diesen Veränderungen zugrunde liegen. Die Autorin schildert zunächst, wie der Evolutionsgedanke sowohl in der Biologie als auch in den Geisteswissenschaften Fuß
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The Nature of Classification

Relationships and Kinds in the Natural Sciences

by J. Wilkins, M. Ebach ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science. ... Read more

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Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science.
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El Origen del Hombre

Edición enriquecida. La selección natural y la sexual

by Charles Darwin, Vega Santana ...

En "El Origen del Hombre", Charles Darwin expone su teoría sobre la evolución humana, fundamentada en la selección natural y la variabilidad de las especies. Publicado en 1871, el texto combina un estilo riguroso y científico con una prosa accesible, reflexionando sobre la relación entre humanos y otros primates. Darwin aborda cuestiones sobre el desarrollo del pensamiento, la moral y la ... Read more

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En "El Origen del Hombre", Charles Darwin expone su teoría sobre la evolución humana, fundamentada en la selección natural y la variabilidad de las especies. Publicado en 1871, el texto combina un estilo riguroso y científico con una prosa accesible, reflexionando sobre la relación entre humanos y otros primates. Darwin aborda cuestiones sobre el desarrollo del pensamiento, la moral y la
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Wild Chimpanzees

Social Behavior of an Endangered Species

by Adam Clark Arcadi ...

As our closest primate relatives, chimpanzees offer tantalizing clues about the behavior of early human ancestors. This book provides a rich and detailed portrait of chimpanzee social life in the wild, synthesizing hundreds of thousands of hours of research at seven long-term field sites. Why are the social lives of males and females so different? Why do groups of males sometimes seek out and kill ... Read more

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As our closest primate relatives, chimpanzees offer tantalizing clues about the behavior of early human ancestors. This book provides a rich and detailed portrait of chimpanzee social life in the wild, synthesizing hundreds of thousands of hours of research at seven long-term field sites. Why are the social lives of males and females so different? Why do groups of males sometimes seek out and kill
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Primate Behavior and Human Origins

by Glenn King ...

This comprehensive introduction demonstrates the theoretical perspectives and concepts that are applied to primate behavior, and explores the relevance of non-human primates to understanding human behavior. Using a streamlined and student-friendly taxonomic framework, King provides a thorough overview of the primate order. The chapters cover common features and diversity, and touch on ecology, ... Read more

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This comprehensive introduction demonstrates the theoretical perspectives and concepts that are applied to primate behavior, and explores the relevance of non-human primates to understanding human behavior. Using a streamlined and student-friendly taxonomic framework, King provides a thorough overview of the primate order. The chapters cover common features and diversity, and touch on ecology,
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EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW — THE STORY OF EVERYTHING

by Alex D Rox ...

EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOWThe Story of EverythingBy Alex D RoxWhere did everything begin, how did life emerge, and how did the universe give rise to minds capable of questioning their own existence?From the earliest moments of the cosmos to the formation of stars and galaxies, the origins of life, the evolution of humanity, and the mysteries of consciousness, Everything That You Need to Know ... Read more

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EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOWThe Story of EverythingBy Alex D RoxWhere did everything begin, how did life emerge, and how did the universe give rise to minds capable of questioning their own existence?From the earliest moments of the cosmos to the formation of stars and galaxies, the origins of life, the evolution of humanity, and the mysteries of consciousness, Everything That You Need to Know
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Genomes, Evolution, and Culture

Past, Present, and Future of Humankind

by Rene J. Herrera, Ralph Garcia-Bertrand, Francisco M. Salzano ...

This book combines recent information and discoveries in the field of human molecular biology and human molecular evolution. It provides an interdisciplinary approach drawing together data from various diverse disciplines to address both the more classical anthropological content and the current more contemporary molecular focus of courses. Chapters include a history of human evolutionary genetics ... Read more

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This book combines recent information and discoveries in the field of human molecular biology and human molecular evolution. It provides an interdisciplinary approach drawing together data from various diverse disciplines to address both the more classical anthropological content and the current more contemporary molecular focus of courses. Chapters include a history of human evolutionary genetics
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The Science of Good and Evil

Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule

by Michael Shermer ...

From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore)A century and a half after Darwin first proposed an "evolutionary ethics," science has begun to tackle the roots of morality. Just as evolutionary biologists study why we are hungry (to motivate us to eat) or why sex is enjoyable (to ... Read more

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From bestselling author Michael Shermer, an investigation of the evolution of morality that is "a paragon of popularized science and philosophy" The Sun (Baltimore)A century and a half after Darwin first proposed an "evolutionary ethics," science has begun to tackle the roots of morality. Just as evolutionary biologists study why we are hungry (to motivate us to eat) or why sex is enjoyable (to
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La evolución en 100 preguntas

by Pablo Vargas ...

Series series 100 preguntas esenciales
Los lectores piensan que Darwin acertó cuando formuló todas sus ideas, y que los resultados de los últimos años no han hecho más que darle la razón. Y nada más lejos de la realidad. Hay muchas novedades. En este libro se hará un recorrido completo sobre la Evolución de los seres vivos a través de 100 preguntas clave. En concreto, se mostrarán los conceptos que prevalecen, se actualizarán las ... Read more

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Los lectores piensan que Darwin acertó cuando formuló todas sus ideas, y que los resultados de los últimos años no han hecho más que darle la razón. Y nada más lejos de la realidad. Hay muchas novedades. En este libro se hará un recorrido completo sobre la Evolución de los seres vivos a través de 100 preguntas clave. En concreto, se mostrarán los conceptos que prevalecen, se actualizarán las
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Evolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes

Edited by L. David Sibley, Barbara J. Howlett, Joseph Heitman ...

A unique and timely review of the emergence of eukaryotic virulence in fungi, oomycetes, and protozoa, as they affect both animals and plantsEvolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes addresses new developments in defining the molecular basis of virulence in eukaryotic pathogens. By examining how pathogenic determinants have evolved in concert with their hosts, often overcoming innate and ... Read more

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A unique and timely review of the emergence of eukaryotic virulence in fungi, oomycetes, and protozoa, as they affect both animals and plantsEvolution of Virulence in Eukaryotic Microbes addresses new developments in defining the molecular basis of virulence in eukaryotic pathogens. By examining how pathogenic determinants have evolved in concert with their hosts, often overcoming innate and
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Abitur Biologie für Dummies

by Thomas Gerl, Karen Stahl ...

Series series Für Dummies
Wie sieht die ideale Abiturvorbereitung aus? Lernen müssen Sie schon selbst, aber dieses Buch in leicht verständlicher Sprache macht das Lernen nachhaltig. Vertiefen Sie sich in die Stoffwechselphysiologie der Zelle, verstehen Sie die Genetik, erfahren Sie, was Evolution, Verhalten und Ökologie miteinander zu tun haben. Das letzte große Thema, die neuronale Informationsverarbeitung schaffen Sie ... Read more

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Wie sieht die ideale Abiturvorbereitung aus? Lernen müssen Sie schon selbst, aber dieses Buch in leicht verständlicher Sprache macht das Lernen nachhaltig. Vertiefen Sie sich in die Stoffwechselphysiologie der Zelle, verstehen Sie die Genetik, erfahren Sie, was Evolution, Verhalten und Ökologie miteinander zu tun haben. Das letzte große Thema, die neuronale Informationsverarbeitung schaffen Sie
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Textbook of Evolutionary Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine

The Origins of Psychopathology

by Martin BrÃ¼ne ...

Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine are concerned with medical conditions affecting brain, mind and behaviour in manifold ways. Traditional approaches have focused on a restricted array of potential causes of psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions - including adverse experiences such as trauma, neglect or abuse, genetic vulnerability and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Whilst ... Read more

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Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine are concerned with medical conditions affecting brain, mind and behaviour in manifold ways. Traditional approaches have focused on a restricted array of potential causes of psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions - including adverse experiences such as trauma, neglect or abuse, genetic vulnerability and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Whilst
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