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Human Evolutionary Genetics

de 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, ... Leer más

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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

de 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 ... Leer más

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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

de 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 ... Leer más

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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

de 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 ... Leer más

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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

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

$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
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First Life on Earth, Scientific Adam & Eve

de 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 ... Leer más

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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
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Current Perspectives on Sexual Selection

What's left after Darwin?

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

$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

de 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 ... Leer más

$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
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The Social Life of Greylag Geese

Patterns, Mechanisms and Evolutionary Function in an Avian Model System

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

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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
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Systematics and Evolution

Part A

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

$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

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

$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
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Ластик на конце карандаша

de 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 ... Leer más

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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

de 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 ... Leer más

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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

de 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, ... Leer más

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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,
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La Grande Nebbia

de 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 ... Leer más

$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

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

$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
... Leer más
The Kingdom of Man

Exploring Evolutionary Wonders: A Journey Through Natural History

de 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 ... Leer más

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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
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Developing Scaffolds in Evolution, Culture, and Cognition

Edición de Linnda R. Caporael, James R. Griesemer, William C. Wimsatt ...

Series Libro 17 - Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
Empirical and philosophical perspectives on scaffolding that highlight the role of temporal and temporary resources in development across concepts of culture, cognition, and evolution."Scaffolding" is a concept that is becoming widely used across disciplines. This book investigates common threads in diverse applications of scaffolding, including theoretical biology, cognitive science, social ... Leer más

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Empirical and philosophical perspectives on scaffolding that highlight the role of temporal and temporary resources in development across concepts of culture, cognition, and evolution."Scaffolding" is a concept that is becoming widely used across disciplines. This book investigates common threads in diverse applications of scaffolding, including theoretical biology, cognitive science, social
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Comments on Kim Sterelny’s Essay (2011) "From Hominins to Humans"

Buttressing the Human Niche, #8

de Razie Mah ...

Series Libro 8 - Buttressing the Human Niche
The full title of Kim Sterelny's 2011 essay is "From hominins to humans: how sapiens became behaviorally modern". The article addresses the so-called "sapien's paradox".What is the sapien's paradox?Anatomically modern humans appear in the fossil record over 100,000 years ago. However, fully modern behaviors are not in evidence until much later. In particular, the Upper Paleolithic of Europe starts ... Leer más

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The full title of Kim Sterelny's 2011 essay is "From hominins to humans: how sapiens became behaviorally modern". The article addresses the so-called "sapien's paradox".What is the sapien's paradox?Anatomically modern humans appear in the fossil record over 100,000 years ago. However, fully modern behaviors are not in evidence until much later. In particular, the Upper Paleolithic of Europe starts
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A New Unfeathered Bird

de Katrina van Grouw ...

A marvelous, original fusion of art and scienceThis extensively revised and expanded edition of The Unfeathered Bird features hundreds of new illustrations and a new text exploring the origins, anatomy, evolution and diversity of birds across deep timeSince it was first published in 2013, The Unfeathered Bird has established itself as a favourite among bird lovers and dinosaur enthusiasts ... ... Leer más

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A marvelous, original fusion of art and scienceThis extensively revised and expanded edition of The Unfeathered Bird features hundreds of new illustrations and a new text exploring the origins, anatomy, evolution and diversity of birds across deep timeSince it was first published in 2013, The Unfeathered Bird has established itself as a favourite among bird lovers and dinosaur enthusiasts ...
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Поле свідомості. На шляху до спільного універсального розуму

Нова теорія полів перетворює індивідуальну свідомість на космічну реальність.

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 956 - UKR - PensareDiverso
Довгий час ми вірили, що свідомість є приватною справою, яка зберігається в голові кожного з нас. Своєрідна закрита кімната, індивідуальне полум'я, яке освітлює лише наш внутрішній світ. Однак сьогодні щось змінюється. Наукові дослідження колективної поведінки, відкриття соціальних нейронаук, сучасні теорії розподіленого розуму і навіть деякі інтуїтивні уявлення, що походять з традицій медитації, ... Leer más

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Довгий час ми вірили, що свідомість є приватною справою, яка зберігається в голові кожного з нас. Своєрідна закрита кімната, індивідуальне полум'я, яке освітлює лише наш внутрішній світ. Однак сьогодні щось змінюється. Наукові дослідження колективної поведінки, відкриття соціальних нейронаук, сучасні теорії розподіленого розуму і навіть деякі інтуїтивні уявлення, що походять з традицій медитації,
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Bevidsthedsfeltet. Mod en fælles universel bevidsthed

Den nye teori om felter forvandler den individuelle bevidsthed til en kosmisk virkelighed.

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 956 - DAN - PensareDiverso
I lang tid har vi troet, at bevidstheden var noget privat, der var gemt i hver enkelt persons hoved. En slags lukket rum, en individuel flamme, der kun oplyste vores indre verden. Men i dag er noget ved at ændre sig. Videnskabelig forskning i kollektiv adfærd, opdagelser inden for social neurovidenskab, moderne teorier om den distribuerede bevidsthed og endda visse indsigter fra kontemplative ... Leer más

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I lang tid har vi troet, at bevidstheden var noget privat, der var gemt i hver enkelt persons hoved. En slags lukket rum, en individuel flamme, der kun oplyste vores indre verden. Men i dag er noget ved at ændre sig. Videnskabelig forskning i kollektiv adfærd, opdagelser inden for social neurovidenskab, moderne teorier om den distribuerede bevidsthed og endda visse indsigter fra kontemplative
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La scimmia dalla splendida veste.

Dalla fragilità originaria alla coscienza universale.

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 953 - ITA - PensareDiverso
Per millenni ci siamo raccontati come una “scimmia nuda”: un animale fragile, improvvisamente gettato nel mondo senza artigli né corazze, circondato da forze naturali incomprensibili e da predatori meglio attrezzati, reso celebre da Desmond Morris, etologo e antropologo, grazie al suo famoso libro del 1967 intitolato proprio "The Naked Ape". Una creatura spaventata, che ha imparato a sopravvivere ... Leer más

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Per millenni ci siamo raccontati come una “scimmia nuda”: un animale fragile, improvvisamente gettato nel mondo senza artigli né corazze, circondato da forze naturali incomprensibili e da predatori meglio attrezzati, reso celebre da Desmond Morris, etologo e antropologo, grazie al suo famoso libro del 1967 intitolato proprio "The Naked Ape". Una creatura spaventata, che ha imparato a sopravvivere
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Der Affe im prächtigen Gewand.

Von der ursprünglichen Gebrechlichkeit zum universellen Bewusstsein.

de Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Libro 953 - TED - PensareDiverso
Seit Jahrtausenden stellen wir uns den „nackten Affen“ vor: ein zerbrechliches Tier, das ohne Krallen und Panzerung in die Welt geworfen wird, umgeben von unbegreiflichen Naturgewalten und besser gerüsteten Raubtieren. Berühmt wurde dieses Bild durch den Ethologen und Anthropologen Desmond Morris und sein 1967 erschienenes Buch „Der nackte Affe“. Ein verängstigtes Wesen, das durch die Erfindung ... Leer más

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Seit Jahrtausenden stellen wir uns den „nackten Affen“ vor: ein zerbrechliches Tier, das ohne Krallen und Panzerung in die Welt geworfen wird, umgeben von unbegreiflichen Naturgewalten und besser gerüsteten Raubtieren. Berühmt wurde dieses Bild durch den Ethologen und Anthropologen Desmond Morris und sein 1967 erschienenes Buch „Der nackte Affe“. Ein verängstigtes Wesen, das durch die Erfindung
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