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Hypsodonty in Mammals

Evolution, Geomorphology, and the Role of Earth Surface Processes

by Richard H. Madden ...

The evolution of high-crowned teeth, hypsodonty, is a defining characteristic of many terrestrial herbivores. To date, the most prominent focus in the study of the teeth of grazing herbivores has been co-evolution with grasses and grasslands. This book develops the idea further and looks at the myriad ways that soil can enter the diet. Madden then expands this analysis to examine the earth surface ... Read more

$137.79 USD

The evolution of high-crowned teeth, hypsodonty, is a defining characteristic of many terrestrial herbivores. To date, the most prominent focus in the study of the teeth of grazing herbivores has been co-evolution with grasses and grasslands. This book develops the idea further and looks at the myriad ways that soil can enter the diet. Madden then expands this analysis to examine the earth surface
... Read more
Existence and Evolution of Everything

Permutation and Combination Theory: A Basis of Universe

by Sunil Kumar ...

Have you ever been speechless when someone asked you, “Who came first, the hen or the egg? How big is the Universe? Have you seen God?”Or, “Why do dogs bark in the night when the earthquake would just be going to strike?” Or, “If electrons are moving around the nucleus, like planets do in the universe?” and, so on...The list of such elusive questions may be numerous, but, if something is happening ... Read more

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Have you ever been speechless when someone asked you, “Who came first, the hen or the egg? How big is the Universe? Have you seen God?”Or, “Why do dogs bark in the night when the earthquake would just be going to strike?” Or, “If electrons are moving around the nucleus, like planets do in the universe?” and, so on...The list of such elusive questions may be numerous, but, if something is happening
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El Cerebro nos hizo Racionales y Sabios

by José Cabezas Cerrato ...

Series series UNIVERSO DE LETRAS
En la evolución biológica de las especies animales, el género Homo se hizo esperar; pero el cambio de simio a hombre valió la pena.Descubierta la producción de fuego, desarrollado el lenguaje hablado, domesticados los primeros animales y cultivadas las primeras plantas, se inició un periodo de 10 mil años de evolución por instrucción: había comenzado la evolución cultural de la humanidad. En este ... Read more

$4.99 USD

En la evolución biológica de las especies animales, el género Homo se hizo esperar; pero el cambio de simio a hombre valió la pena.Descubierta la producción de fuego, desarrollado el lenguaje hablado, domesticados los primeros animales y cultivadas las primeras plantas, se inició un periodo de 10 mil años de evolución por instrucción: había comenzado la evolución cultural de la humanidad. En este
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Luck or Cunning?

As the Main Means of Organic Modification

by Samuel Butler ...

Though today best remembered as a satirist and novelist, British author Samuel Butler was also deeply involved in the scientific debates of his day. In this volume of essays, Butler mounts a compelling alternative theory to the Darwinian model that was starting to gain traction at the time. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Though today best remembered as a satirist and novelist, British author Samuel Butler was also deeply involved in the scientific debates of his day. In this volume of essays, Butler mounts a compelling alternative theory to the Darwinian model that was starting to gain traction at the time.
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Bitter Harvest

An Inquiry into the War between Economy and Earth

by Lisi Krall ...

Explores the duality between humans and Earth through a focus on the economic system changes that began with grain agriculture and has now reached its apogee in global capitalism.Humans are in danger of crossing a divide where their foothold on an earth once abundant in self-willed otherness is slipping away. This is apparent with the sixth mass extinction, climate change, and the many breaches of ... Read more

$32.39 USD

Explores the duality between humans and Earth through a focus on the economic system changes that began with grain agriculture and has now reached its apogee in global capitalism.Humans are in danger of crossing a divide where their foothold on an earth once abundant in self-willed otherness is slipping away. This is apparent with the sixth mass extinction, climate change, and the many breaches of
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Of Literature and Knowledge

Explorations in Narrative Thought Experiments, Evolution and Game Theory

by Peter Swirski ...

"Of Literature and Knowledge looks ... like an important advance in this new and very important subject... literature is about to become even more interesting." – Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University.Framed by the theory of evolution, this colourful and engaging volume presents a new understanding of the mechanisms by which we transfer information from narrative ... Read more

$64.99 USD

"Of Literature and Knowledge looks ... like an important advance in this new and very important subject... literature is about to become even more interesting." – Edward O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University.Framed by the theory of evolution, this colourful and engaging volume presents a new understanding of the mechanisms by which we transfer information from narrative
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Phylogeography of California

An Introduction

by Kristina A. Schierenbeck ...

Phylogeography of California examines the evolution of a variety of taxa—ancient and recent, native and migratory—to elucidate evolutionary events both major and minor that shaped the distribution, radiation, and speciation of the biota of California. The book also interprets evolutionary history in a geological context and reviews new and emerging phylogeographic patterns. Focusing on a region ... Read more

$58.49 USD

Phylogeography of California examines the evolution of a variety of taxa—ancient and recent, native and migratory—to elucidate evolutionary events both major and minor that shaped the distribution, radiation, and speciation of the biota of California. The book also interprets evolutionary history in a geological context and reviews new and emerging phylogeographic patterns. Focusing on a region
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Collected Works

by Nikola Tesla ...

Nikola Tesla's 'Collected Works' is a compilation of the elusive inventor's groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of electricity and magnetism. Known for his innovative mind and eccentric personality, Tesla's literary style is both technical and visionary, offering a unique perspective on these fundamental forces of nature. With references to his patents and experiments, this collection ... Read more

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Nikola Tesla's 'Collected Works' is a compilation of the elusive inventor's groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of electricity and magnetism. Known for his innovative mind and eccentric personality, Tesla's literary style is both technical and visionary, offering a unique perspective on these fundamental forces of nature. With references to his patents and experiments, this collection
... Read more
Compagno Darwin

L'evoluzione è di destra o di sinistra?

by Nicola Nosengo, Daniela Cipolloni ...

Come si spiega che nei Paesi occidentali (Italia compresa) l'evoluzionismo sia diventato terreno di scontro politico tra destra e sinistra? Che c'entra Darwin con la politica? In realtà, dicono gli autori, questo è stato il suo destino da sempre, fin da prima della pubblicazione di "L'origine delle specie". Da allora la polemica non si è mai estinta. Dai comunisti ai liberali, dalle chiese ai ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Come si spiega che nei Paesi occidentali (Italia compresa) l'evoluzionismo sia diventato terreno di scontro politico tra destra e sinistra? Che c'entra Darwin con la politica? In realtà, dicono gli autori, questo è stato il suo destino da sempre, fin da prima della pubblicazione di "L'origine delle specie". Da allora la polemica non si è mai estinta. Dai comunisti ai liberali, dalle chiese ai
... Read more
Respect and Responsibility in Pacific Coast Indigenous Nations

The World Raven Makes

by E. N. Anderson, Raymond Pierotti ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book examines ways of conserving, managing, and interacting with plant and animal resources by Native American cultural groups of the Pacific Coast of North America, from Alaska to California. These practices helped them maintain and restore ecological balance for thousands of years. Building upon the authors’ and others’ previous works, the book brings in perspectives from ethnography and ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book examines ways of conserving, managing, and interacting with plant and animal resources by Native American cultural groups of the Pacific Coast of North America, from Alaska to California. These practices helped them maintain and restore ecological balance for thousands of years. Building upon the authors’ and others’ previous works, the book brings in perspectives from ethnography and
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Zeugnisse für die Stellung des Menschen in der Natur

by Thomas Henry Huxley ...

Translated by Julius Victor Carus ...

In "Zeugnisse für die Stellung des Menschen in der Natur" bietet Thomas Henry Huxley eine fundierte Untersuchung über die biologische und anthropologische Stellung des Menschen innerhalb der Natur. Dieses Werk, das im Kontext des 19. Jahrhunderts verfasst wurde, stellt einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur Evolutionstheorie dar und reflektiert Huxleys herausragenden literarischen Stil, der von Klarheit ... Read more

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In "Zeugnisse für die Stellung des Menschen in der Natur" bietet Thomas Henry Huxley eine fundierte Untersuchung über die biologische und anthropologische Stellung des Menschen innerhalb der Natur. Dieses Werk, das im Kontext des 19. Jahrhunderts verfasst wurde, stellt einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur Evolutionstheorie dar und reflektiert Huxleys herausragenden literarischen Stil, der von Klarheit
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生物學的終極追求——上帝撿到槍，生命科學密碼：深入探討生命本質的核心問題

by 朱欽士 ...

從DNA的微觀世界到人類智力的極限，從幹細胞研究到生命的起源，我們將帶你進行一場跨越時間與空間的驚奇之旅，重新發現我們對生命的理解與欣賞。▎生命的起源與發展本書揭露了生命科學背後的深層核心。它首先探討了生命的起源，解釋了大質量恆星作為煉丹爐和生命必需的有機分子在太空中的形成。書中也談到了宇宙中宜居帶的概念，進一步探索生命形成的可能場所。▎生物分子的相互作用與演化此外，本書也深入了解了生物分子的相互識別和自組裝機制，揭示了生命體組成的基本原理。接著，作者介紹了遺傳與演化的概念，包括如何解答「先有雞還是先有蛋？」的問題，以及生殖細胞是否也有所謂的「外遺傳學」現象。▎生物多樣性與智力的探索在探討生物的共性和特性... ... Read more

$6.65 USD

從DNA的微觀世界到人類智力的極限，從幹細胞研究到生命的起源，我們將帶你進行一場跨越時間與空間的驚奇之旅，重新發現我們對生命的理解與欣賞。▎生命的起源與發展本書揭露了生命科學背後的深層核心。它首先探討了生命的起源，解釋了大質量恆星作為煉丹爐和生命必需的有機分子在太空中的形成。書中也談到了宇宙中宜居帶的概念，進一步探索生命形成的可能場所。▎生物分子的相互作用與演化此外，本書也深入了解了生物分子的相互識別和自組裝機制，揭示了生命體組成的基本原理。接著，作者介紹了遺傳與演化的概念，包括如何解答「先有雞還是先有蛋？」的問題，以及生殖細胞是否也有所謂的「外遺傳學」現象。▎生物多樣性與智力的探索在探討生物的共性和特性...
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Viruses and Society

by Patricia G. Melloy ...

Viruses and Society is geared towards professionals and students in college-level introductory biology courses devoted to understanding viruses, vaccines, and their global impact. The beginning of the book introduces cells, DNA, and viruses themselves. There follows a review of how the immune system works and how scientists and physicians harness the immune system to protect people through ... Read more

$106.99 USD

Viruses and Society is geared towards professionals and students in college-level introductory biology courses devoted to understanding viruses, vaccines, and their global impact. The beginning of the book introduces cells, DNA, and viruses themselves. There follows a review of how the immune system works and how scientists and physicians harness the immune system to protect people through
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The Invented Universe

How Science Explains the Supernatural

by D. L. Weller ...

This book offers a unique perspective on science’s quest to provide testable and verifiable answers, particularly in the areas of the origins of the universe and life—domains where science often encounters significant limitations. With limited means to test and verify theories in these areas, explanations from the science community frequently rely on speculative ideas and complex mathematics, ... Read more

$3.99 USD

This book offers a unique perspective on science’s quest to provide testable and verifiable answers, particularly in the areas of the origins of the universe and life—domains where science often encounters significant limitations. With limited means to test and verify theories in these areas, explanations from the science community frequently rely on speculative ideas and complex mathematics,
... Read more
Consciousness V Catastrophe

by Gillian Ross ...

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein. The current crises besetting humanity call for a revolution in consciousness and a mystical renaissance that will bring about a whole new story of what it means to be human. To this end, Consciousness v Catastrophe introduces the reader to the new philosophy of ... Read more

$4.99 USD

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein. The current crises besetting humanity call for a revolution in consciousness and a mystical renaissance that will bring about a whole new story of what it means to be human. To this end, Consciousness v Catastrophe introduces the reader to the new philosophy of
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Iluminando la evolución humana

Ciento cincuenta años después de Darwin

Edited by Juli Peretó, Jaume Bertranpetit ...

Series Book 35 - Sin Fronteras
"Parecía merecer la pena probar hasta qué punto el principio de la evolución vertía luz en algunos de los problemas más complejos de la historia natural del hombre. [...] La principal conclusión a la que se llega en este libro [es] que el hombre desciende de alguna forma de organización inferior..." (Charles Darwin: 'El origen del hombre', 1871). Con motivo del 150 aniversario de "El origen del ... Read more

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"Parecía merecer la pena probar hasta qué punto el principio de la evolución vertía luz en algunos de los problemas más complejos de la historia natural del hombre. [...] La principal conclusión a la que se llega en este libro [es] que el hombre desciende de alguna forma de organización inferior..." (Charles Darwin: 'El origen del hombre', 1871). Con motivo del 150 aniversario de "El origen del
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Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism

by Asa Gray ...

This vintage book contains Asa Gray’s 1889 collection of essays on the subject of Darwinism. The articles champion the theory of evolution from a botanical standpoint, but also seek to reconcile Darwin’s theory with religion, which Gray did by making a case for theistic evolution – a marriage of theology and the theory of evolution. This fascinating volume is highly recommended for those with an ... Read more

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This vintage book contains Asa Gray’s 1889 collection of essays on the subject of Darwinism. The articles champion the theory of evolution from a botanical standpoint, but also seek to reconcile Darwin’s theory with religion, which Gray did by making a case for theistic evolution – a marriage of theology and the theory of evolution. This fascinating volume is highly recommended for those with an
... Read more
Trait-Mediated Indirect Interactions

Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives

Edited by Takayuki Ohgushi, Oswald Schmitz, Robert D. Holt ...

Series series Ecological Reviews
There is increasing evidence that the structure and functioning of ecological communities and ecosystems are strongly influenced by flexible traits of individuals within species. A deep understanding of how trait flexibility alters direct and indirect species interactions is crucial for addressing key issues in basic and applied ecology. This book provides an integrated perspective on the ... Read more

$62.39 USD

There is increasing evidence that the structure and functioning of ecological communities and ecosystems are strongly influenced by flexible traits of individuals within species. A deep understanding of how trait flexibility alters direct and indirect species interactions is crucial for addressing key issues in basic and applied ecology. This book provides an integrated perspective on the
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Carnivoran Evolution

New Views on Phylogeny, Form and Function

Edited by Anjali Goswami, Anthony Friscia ...

Series Book 1 - Cambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio
Members of the mammalian clade Carnivora have invaded nearly every continent and ocean, evolving into bamboo-eating pandas, clam-eating walruses and of course, flesh-eating sabre-toothed cats. With this ecological, morphological and taxonomic diversity and a fossil record spanning over sixty million years, Carnivora has proven to be a model clade for addressing questions of broad evolutionary ... Read more

$47.59 USD

Members of the mammalian clade Carnivora have invaded nearly every continent and ocean, evolving into bamboo-eating pandas, clam-eating walruses and of course, flesh-eating sabre-toothed cats. With this ecological, morphological and taxonomic diversity and a fossil record spanning over sixty million years, Carnivora has proven to be a model clade for addressing questions of broad evolutionary
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The Biology of Camel-Spiders

Arachnida, Solifugae

by Fred Punzo ...

My initial interest in the Solifugae (camel-spiders) stems from an incident that occurred in the summer of 1986. I was studying the behavioral ecology of spider wasps of the genus Pepsis and their interactions with their large theraphosid (tarantula) spider hosts, in the Chihuahuan Desert near Big Bend National Park, Texas. I was monitoring a particular tarantula burrow one night when I noticed ... Read more

$242.09 USD

My initial interest in the Solifugae (camel-spiders) stems from an incident that occurred in the summer of 1986. I was studying the behavioral ecology of spider wasps of the genus Pepsis and their interactions with their large theraphosid (tarantula) spider hosts, in the Chihuahuan Desert near Big Bend National Park, Texas. I was monitoring a particular tarantula burrow one night when I noticed
... Read more
Oxidative Stress and Hormesis in Evolutionary Ecology and Physiology

A Marriage Between Mechanistic and Evolutionary Approaches

by David Costantini ...

This book discusses oxidative stress and hormesis from the perspective of an evolutionary ecologist or physiologist. In the first of ten chapters, general historical information, definitions, and background of research on oxidative stress physiology, hormesis, and life history are provided. Chapters 2-10 highlight the different solutions that organisms have evolved to cope with the oxidative ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book discusses oxidative stress and hormesis from the perspective of an evolutionary ecologist or physiologist. In the first of ten chapters, general historical information, definitions, and background of research on oxidative stress physiology, hormesis, and life history are provided. Chapters 2-10 highlight the different solutions that organisms have evolved to cope with the oxidative
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European Hair, Eye, and Skin Color

Solving the Puzzle

by Peter Frost ...

Europeans, especially those from northern and eastern Europe, are unique in having diverse hair and eye colors and a skin almost as pale as an albino’s. Those colors are not only brighter than the original black and brown but also “purer”—they lie within thin slices of the visible spectrum. Overall, that color scheme is more developed in women, who naturally have a higher incidence of red hair, ... Read more

$100.79 USD

Europeans, especially those from northern and eastern Europe, are unique in having diverse hair and eye colors and a skin almost as pale as an albino’s. Those colors are not only brighter than the original black and brown but also “purer”—they lie within thin slices of the visible spectrum. Overall, that color scheme is more developed in women, who naturally have a higher incidence of red hair,
... Read more
Adorning Bodies

Meaning, Evolution, and Beauty in Humans and Animals

by Dr Marilynn Johnson ...

How is meaning in our bodies constructed? To what extent is meaning in bodies innate, evolved through biological adaptations? To what extent is meaning in bodies culturally constructed? Does it change when we adorn ourselves in dress? In *Adorning Bodies,*Marilynn Johnsondraws on evolutionary theory and philosophy in order to think about art, beauty, and aesthetics.Considering meaning in bodies ... Read more

$33.19 USD

How is meaning in our bodies constructed? To what extent is meaning in bodies innate, evolved through biological adaptations? To what extent is meaning in bodies culturally constructed? Does it change when we adorn ourselves in dress? In *Adorning Bodies,*Marilynn Johnsondraws on evolutionary theory and philosophy in order to think about art, beauty, and aesthetics.Considering meaning in bodies
... Read more
Niche Evolution and Phylogenetic Community Paleoecology of Late Ordovician Crinoids

by Selina R. Cole, David F. Wright ...

Series series Elements of Paleontology
Fossil crinoids are exceptionally suited to deep-time studies of community paleoecology and niche partitioning. By merging ecomorphological trait and phylogenetic data, this Element summarizes niche occupation and community paleoecology of crinoids from the Bromide fauna of Oklahoma (Sandbian, Upper Ordovician). Patterns of community structure and niche evolution are evaluated over a ~5 million ... Read more

$20.49 USD

Fossil crinoids are exceptionally suited to deep-time studies of community paleoecology and niche partitioning. By merging ecomorphological trait and phylogenetic data, this Element summarizes niche occupation and community paleoecology of crinoids from the Bromide fauna of Oklahoma (Sandbian, Upper Ordovician). Patterns of community structure and niche evolution are evaluated over a ~5 million
... Read more

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