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Mechanisms of Life History Evolution

The Genetics and Physiology of Life History Traits and Trade-Offs

Edición de Thomas Flatt, Andreas Heyland ...

Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction, and survival and by investigating the trade-offs that constrain the evolution of these traits. Although life history theory has made enormous progress in explaining the diversity of life history strategies among ... Leer más

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Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction, and survival and by investigating the trade-offs that constrain the evolution of these traits. Although life history theory has made enormous progress in explaining the diversity of life history strategies among
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A World From Dust

How the Periodic Table Shaped Life

de Ben McFarland ...

A World From Dust describes how a set of chemical rules combined with the principles of evolution in order to create an environment in which life as we know it could unfold. Beginning with simple mathematics, these predictable rules led to the advent of the planet itself, as well as cells, organs and organelles, ecosystems, and increasingly complex life forms. McFarland provides an accessible ... Leer más

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A World From Dust describes how a set of chemical rules combined with the principles of evolution in order to create an environment in which life as we know it could unfold. Beginning with simple mathematics, these predictable rules led to the advent of the planet itself, as well as cells, organs and organelles, ecosystems, and increasingly complex life forms. McFarland provides an accessible
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Ancestors, Territoriality, and Gods

A Natural History of Religion

de Davina Grojnowski, Ina Wunn ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This books sets out to explain how and why religion came into being. Today this question is as fascinating as ever, especially since religion has moved to the centre of socio-political relationships. In contrast to the current, but incomplete approaches from disciplines such as cognitive science and psychology, the present authors adopt a new approach, equally manifest and constructive, that ... Leer más

$80.99 USD

This books sets out to explain how and why religion came into being. Today this question is as fascinating as ever, especially since religion has moved to the centre of socio-political relationships. In contrast to the current, but incomplete approaches from disciplines such as cognitive science and psychology, the present authors adopt a new approach, equally manifest and constructive, that
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Genes, Categories, and Species

The Evolutionary and Cognitive Cause of the Species Problem

de Jody Hey ...

In Genes, Categories and Species, Jody Hey provides an enlightening new solution to one of biology's most ironic and perplexing puzzles. When Darwin showed that life evolves, and that it does so by natural selection, he transformed our understanding of living things. But the very question Darwin addressed-the nature of species-continues to pose an awkward conundrum for biologists. Despite enormous ... Leer más

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In Genes, Categories and Species, Jody Hey provides an enlightening new solution to one of biology's most ironic and perplexing puzzles. When Darwin showed that life evolves, and that it does so by natural selection, he transformed our understanding of living things. But the very question Darwin addressed-the nature of species-continues to pose an awkward conundrum for biologists. Despite enormous
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Evolution Is Teleological

de Dirk Bontes ...

In the modern model of evolution theory the evolution of a protein or of an organ behaves like the accidental changes in a drunk man's walk. Mutations in the hereditary DNA occur due to accidental processes. The natural selection of those mutations also is the result of accidental processes. The rapidity with which these processes occur therefore is indeterminate for each mutation.The evolution ... Leer más

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In the modern model of evolution theory the evolution of a protein or of an organ behaves like the accidental changes in a drunk man's walk. Mutations in the hereditary DNA occur due to accidental processes. The natural selection of those mutations also is the result of accidental processes. The rapidity with which these processes occur therefore is indeterminate for each mutation.The evolution
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Big Questions in Ecology and Evolution

de Thomas N. Sherratt, David M. Wilkinson ...

Why do we age? Why cooperate? Why do so many species engage in sex? Why do the tropics have so many species? When did humans start to affect world climate? This book provides an introduction to a range of fundamental questions that have taxed evolutionary biologists and ecologists for decades. Some of the phenomena discussed are, on first reflection, simply puzzling to understand from an ... Leer más

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Why do we age? Why cooperate? Why do so many species engage in sex? Why do the tropics have so many species? When did humans start to affect world climate? This book provides an introduction to a range of fundamental questions that have taxed evolutionary biologists and ecologists for decades. Some of the phenomena discussed are, on first reflection, simply puzzling to understand from an
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Medicina Genomica: la Rivoluzione dell'Informazione Genetica nella Pratica Clinica

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Benvenuti nel mondo della genomica e delle sue incredibili applicazioni in medicina. In questo libro esploreremo i progressi scientifici e tecnologici che hanno rivoluzionato la nostra comprensione del genoma umano e come queste scoperte stanno trasformando il campo della salute.La genomica, che studia la struttura, la funzione e la sequenza del nostro materiale genetico, ha svolto un ruolo ... Leer más

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Benvenuti nel mondo della genomica e delle sue incredibili applicazioni in medicina. In questo libro esploreremo i progressi scientifici e tecnologici che hanno rivoluzionato la nostra comprensione del genoma umano e come queste scoperte stanno trasformando il campo della salute.La genomica, che studia la struttura, la funzione e la sequenza del nostro materiale genetico, ha svolto un ruolo
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Etudes Février 2013

La saine famille

de Collectif ...

Series series Revue Etudes
Pour un héritage inventif de François Euvé ; Internet, accélérateur des transformations de la Russie de Julien Nocetti ; La saine famille de Michel Serres ; Évaluation des médecines alternatives de Jean-Marie Gueullette ; L’homme originaire ne descend pas du singe d'Olivier Rey ; Du spirituel et du psychologique de Dominique Salin ; La foi dans une culture mondialisée de Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi ... Leer más

$7.99 USD

Pour un héritage inventif de François Euvé ; Internet, accélérateur des transformations de la Russie de Julien Nocetti ; La saine famille de Michel Serres ; Évaluation des médecines alternatives de Jean-Marie Gueullette ; L’homme originaire ne descend pas du singe d'Olivier Rey ; Du spirituel et du psychologique de Dominique Salin ; La foi dans une culture mondialisée de Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
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Earth's Flips of State

The Co-Evolution of Life and Planet

de Jonathan Cowie ...

The history of the planet Earth has had periods of being in a distinct state with intervening critical transitions that see it 'flip' between states, for example between a world without atmospheric oxygen to one with a trace of it. These key transitions have been driven by a biological evolutionary innovations which interact with the Earth system. All of these critical transitions feature a number ... Leer más

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The history of the planet Earth has had periods of being in a distinct state with intervening critical transitions that see it 'flip' between states, for example between a world without atmospheric oxygen to one with a trace of it. These key transitions have been driven by a biological evolutionary innovations which interact with the Earth system. All of these critical transitions feature a number
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The Biolinguistic Enterprise

New Perspectives on the Evolution and Nature of the Human Language Faculty

Edición de Anna Maria Di Sciullo, Cedric Boeckx ...

Series series Oxford Studies in Biolinguistics
This book, by leading scholars, represents some of the main work in progress in biolinguistics. It offers fresh perspectives on language evolution and variation, new developments in theoretical linguistics, and insights on the relations between variation in language and variation in biology. The authors address the Darwinian questions on the origin and evolution of language from a minimalist ... Leer más

$50.39 USD

This book, by leading scholars, represents some of the main work in progress in biolinguistics. It offers fresh perspectives on language evolution and variation, new developments in theoretical linguistics, and insights on the relations between variation in language and variation in biology. The authors address the Darwinian questions on the origin and evolution of language from a minimalist
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Organism and the Origins of Self

Edición de A.I. Tauber ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
"De la vaporisation et de la centralisation du Moi. Tout est la. " Charles Baudelaire (journal entry) This anthology is my visit to Oz. On sabbatical in 1988, I chose to reeducate myself in general biology, first broadening my erudition as an immunologist, and then extending that horizon into evolutionary biology and embryology. I was particularly attracted to reflections on the nature of the self ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

"De la vaporisation et de la centralisation du Moi. Tout est la. " Charles Baudelaire (journal entry) This anthology is my visit to Oz. On sabbatical in 1988, I chose to reeducate myself in general biology, first broadening my erudition as an immunologist, and then extending that horizon into evolutionary biology and embryology. I was particularly attracted to reflections on the nature of the self
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Biodiversity of Lianas

Edición de N. Parthasarathy ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book “Biodiversity of lianas” under the series “Sustainable development and Biodiversity” is unique as it covers a wide array of topics in this subject covering all continents and will constitute a valuable reference material for students, researchers and forest managers who are concerned with biodiversity, forest ecology and sustainable development of forest resources. It contains peer ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

This book “Biodiversity of lianas” under the series “Sustainable development and Biodiversity” is unique as it covers a wide array of topics in this subject covering all continents and will constitute a valuable reference material for students, researchers and forest managers who are concerned with biodiversity, forest ecology and sustainable development of forest resources. It contains peer
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Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Invertebrates 6

Deuterostomia

Edición de Andreas Wanninger ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrations ... Leer más

$49.49 USD

This multi-author, six-volume work summarizes our current knowledge on the developmental biology of all major invertebrate animal phyla. The main aspects of cleavage, embryogenesis, organogenesis and gene expression are discussed in an evolutionary framework. Each chapter presents an in-depth yet concise overview of both classical and recent literature, supplemented by numerous color illustrations
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Monitoring for Conservation and Ecology

de F.B. Goldsmith ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Monitoring has become fashionable. Business now talks about monitoring its activities, efficiency, costs and profits. The National Health Service is monitoring general practices and hospitals; it is keen to have more information about efficiency and the duration of stay of patients in different hospitals undergoing different types of treatment. These activities are usually carried out in relation ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

Monitoring has become fashionable. Business now talks about monitoring its activities, efficiency, costs and profits. The National Health Service is monitoring general practices and hospitals; it is keen to have more information about efficiency and the duration of stay of patients in different hospitals undergoing different types of treatment. These activities are usually carried out in relation
... Leer más
Molecular Evolution

A Statistical Approach

de Ziheng Yang ...

Studies of evolution at the molecular level have experienced phenomenal growth in the last few decades, due to rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, improved computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods. The flood of genomic data has generated an acute need for powerful statistical methods and efficient computational algorithms to enable their ... Leer más

$75.59 USD

Studies of evolution at the molecular level have experienced phenomenal growth in the last few decades, due to rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, improved computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods. The flood of genomic data has generated an acute need for powerful statistical methods and efficient computational algorithms to enable their
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A Primer for Experimental Evolution

de Michael R Rose, Richard E Lenski, Margarida Matos, Joseph L Graves Jr. ...

The purpose of this Primer is to explain the principles of Experimental Evolution. It illustrates how evolution experiments should be properly designed to examine fundamental principles of evolution and answer big questions in biology. The need for this primer has increased with the recent advances in genomics, because the functional significance of genetic variation is not easily understood ... Leer más

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The purpose of this Primer is to explain the principles of Experimental Evolution. It illustrates how evolution experiments should be properly designed to examine fundamental principles of evolution and answer big questions in biology. The need for this primer has increased with the recent advances in genomics, because the functional significance of genetic variation is not easily understood
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Das Universum des Lebens

Die unglaubliche Reise zu den Ursprüngen von fast allem

de Christophe Galfard ...

Traducido por Ursula Held, Moritz Langer ...

Was genau ist Leben? Und was braucht es, damit es entstehen kann? Ist die Erde mit ihren lebensfreundlichen Bedingungen einzigartig im Universum? Oder gibt es da draußen im Weltall irgendwo etwas, das ebenfalls lebt? Der bekannte Astrophysiker und Hawking-Schüler Christophe Galfard nimmt uns dorthin mit, wo sich die Planeten formen und Leben aus unbelebter Materie entsteht. Wir werden Zeugen der ... Leer más

$33.00 USD

Was genau ist Leben? Und was braucht es, damit es entstehen kann? Ist die Erde mit ihren lebensfreundlichen Bedingungen einzigartig im Universum? Oder gibt es da draußen im Weltall irgendwo etwas, das ebenfalls lebt? Der bekannte Astrophysiker und Hawking-Schüler Christophe Galfard nimmt uns dorthin mit, wo sich die Planeten formen und Leben aus unbelebter Materie entsteht. Wir werden Zeugen der
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The Golden Theory

The Golden Theory, #1

de King Poet ...

Series Libro 1 - The Golden Theory
Unlock the Universe's Greatest Secret: Introducing The Golden TheoryPrepare to embark on a journey that transcends the boundaries of science, philosophy, and spirituality—a journey that redefines human existence as we know it. King Poet, visionary polymath and architect of modern innovation, unveils The Golden Theory: A groundbreaking masterpiece destined to reshape our understanding of li... ... Leer más

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Unlock the Universe's Greatest Secret: Introducing The Golden TheoryPrepare to embark on a journey that transcends the boundaries of science, philosophy, and spirituality—a journey that redefines human existence as we know it. King Poet, visionary polymath and architect of modern innovation, unveils The Golden Theory: A groundbreaking masterpiece destined to reshape our understanding of li...
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The Evolution of Imperfection

The Science of Why We Aren’t and Can’t Be Perfect

de Laurence D. Hurst ...

How understanding our genetic imperfections can change our view of evolution and enrich what it means to be humanIf we start with the presumption that evolution is a constantly improving process, some aspects of our evolution just do not make sense. We have a high rate of genetic diseases, for example, and much of our DNA seems to be pointless. In The Evolution of Imperfection, Laurence Hurst ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

How understanding our genetic imperfections can change our view of evolution and enrich what it means to be humanIf we start with the presumption that evolution is a constantly improving process, some aspects of our evolution just do not make sense. We have a high rate of genetic diseases, for example, and much of our DNA seems to be pointless. In The Evolution of Imperfection, Laurence Hurst
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Seven Decades

How We Evolved to Live Longer

de Michael D. Gurven ...

An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burdenOur ability to live for decades may seem like a modern luxury made possible by clean water and advances in medicine. In fact, human longevity is a legacy of our unique evolutionary path as a species. Seven Decades challenges the belief that life in the ... Leer más

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An anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity—and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burdenOur ability to live for decades may seem like a modern luxury made possible by clean water and advances in medicine. In fact, human longevity is a legacy of our unique evolutionary path as a species. Seven Decades challenges the belief that life in the
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Lectures on Evolution

de Thomas Huxley ...

Lectures on Evolution was reported on extensively in newspapers, particularly because in addition to presenting evidence supporing the theory of evolution, it also argued that the scheme of creation in Milton (and therefore in Moses) was false. ... Leer más

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Lectures on Evolution was reported on extensively in newspapers, particularly because in addition to presenting evidence supporing the theory of evolution, it also argued that the scheme of creation in Milton (and therefore in Moses) was false.
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The Evolution of Animal Communication

Reliability and Deception in Signaling Systems

de William A. Searcy, Stephen Nowicki ...

Series series Monographs in Behavior and Ecology
Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal ... Leer más

$70.59 USD

Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal
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Who Discovered Natural Selection?

de Anna Claybourne ...

Series series Breakthroughs In Science And Technology
Written in British English, Who Discovered Natural Selection? explains how scientists worked out the way in which living things evolve. ... Leer más

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Written in British English, Who Discovered Natural Selection? explains how scientists worked out the way in which living things evolve.
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Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 4

The Age of Revolutions

de Yuval Noah Harari ...

This fourth and final installment of the epic graphic adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon follows the revolutions that made modern humanity what it is today, and begs the question: what will we become?Five hundred years ago humankind made a startling discovery. We discovered our own collective ignorance. Determined to finally uncover the secrets of the universe, modern humans ... Leer más

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PEDIDO ANTICIPADO

This fourth and final installment of the epic graphic adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon follows the revolutions that made modern humanity what it is today, and begs the question: what will we become?Five hundred years ago humankind made a startling discovery. We discovered our own collective ignorance. Determined to finally uncover the secrets of the universe, modern humans
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