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Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle

Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Series Libro 2 - The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures
Rarely has a scholar attained such popular acclaim merely by doing what he does best and enjoys most. But such is Stephen Jay Gould’s command of paleontology and evolutionary theory, and his gift for brilliant explication, that he has brought dust and dead bones to life, and developed an immense following for the seeming arcana of this field.In Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle his subject is nothing ... Leer más

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Rarely has a scholar attained such popular acclaim merely by doing what he does best and enjoys most. But such is Stephen Jay Gould’s command of paleontology and evolutionary theory, and his gift for brilliant explication, that he has brought dust and dead bones to life, and developed an immense following for the seeming arcana of this field.In Time’s Arrow, Time’s Cycle his subject is nothing
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Molecular Breeding for Sustainable Crop Improvement

Volume 2

Edición de Vijay Rani Rajpal, S. Rama Rao, S.N. Raina ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The world population is estimated to reach to more than 10 billion by the year 2050. These projections pose a challenging situation for the agricultural scientists to increase crops productivity to meet the growing food demands. The unavailability and/or inaccessibility to appropriate gene pools with desired traits required to carry out genetic improvement of various crop species make this task ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

The world population is estimated to reach to more than 10 billion by the year 2050. These projections pose a challenging situation for the agricultural scientists to increase crops productivity to meet the growing food demands. The unavailability and/or inaccessibility to appropriate gene pools with desired traits required to carry out genetic improvement of various crop species make this task
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The Evolution of Senescence in the Tree of Life

Edición de Richard P. Shefferson, Owen R. Jones, Roberto Salguero-Gómez ...

The existing theories on the evolution of senescence assume that senescence is inevitable in all organisms. However, recent studies have shown that this is not necessarily true. A better understanding of senescence and its underlying mechanisms could have far-reaching consequences for conservation and eco-evolutionary research. This book is the first to offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the ... Leer más

$150.89 USD

The existing theories on the evolution of senescence assume that senescence is inevitable in all organisms. However, recent studies have shown that this is not necessarily true. A better understanding of senescence and its underlying mechanisms could have far-reaching consequences for conservation and eco-evolutionary research. This book is the first to offer interdisciplinary perspectives on the
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Im Fokus: Strategien der Evolution

Geniale Anpassungen und folgenreiche Fehltritte

de Dieter Lohmann, Nadja Podbregar ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Ist die Evolution immer ein Erfolgsmodell? Bringt sie stets ideal an ihre Umwelt angepasste Organismen hervor? Sind geniale Strategien ihr Kennzeichen? Zumindest bei einigen Lebewesen spricht alles dafür: So überleben manche Mikroben selbst in ätzenden Säuretümpeln und viele Tiere trotzen selbst glühendem Wüstenwind oder arktischen Frösten. Manchmal allerdings scheinen der Evolution auch Pannen ... Leer más

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Ist die Evolution immer ein Erfolgsmodell? Bringt sie stets ideal an ihre Umwelt angepasste Organismen hervor? Sind geniale Strategien ihr Kennzeichen? Zumindest bei einigen Lebewesen spricht alles dafür: So überleben manche Mikroben selbst in ätzenden Säuretümpeln und viele Tiere trotzen selbst glühendem Wüstenwind oder arktischen Frösten. Manchmal allerdings scheinen der Evolution auch Pannen
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Handbook on Evolution and Society

Toward an Evolutionary Social Science

de Alexandra Maryanski, Richard Machalek, Jonathan H. Turner ...

"Handbook on Evolution and Society" brings together original chapters by prominent scholars who have been instrumental in the revival of evolutionary theorizing and research in the social sciences over the last twenty-five years. Previously unpublished essays provide up-to-date, critical surveys of recent research and key debates. The contributors discuss early challenges posed by sociobiology, ... Leer más

$54.99 USD

"Handbook on Evolution and Society" brings together original chapters by prominent scholars who have been instrumental in the revival of evolutionary theorizing and research in the social sciences over the last twenty-five years. Previously unpublished essays provide up-to-date, critical surveys of recent research and key debates. The contributors discuss early challenges posed by sociobiology,
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Branching Darwinisms: The Rise and Fall of the Eclipse Metaphor in the Historiography of Evolutionary Biology

de David Ceccarelli ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book offers a meta-historical analysis of the “eclipse of Darwinism” narrative in evolutionary biology. It examines major historiographical labels – such as “Darwinism,” “anti-Darwinian,” “eclipse of Darwinism,” and “modern synthesis” – highlighting their varying uses in past and current historiography. This analysis not only invites a rethinking of how evolutionary biology’s development is ... Leer más

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This book offers a meta-historical analysis of the “eclipse of Darwinism” narrative in evolutionary biology. It examines major historiographical labels – such as “Darwinism,” “anti-Darwinian,” “eclipse of Darwinism,” and “modern synthesis” – highlighting their varying uses in past and current historiography. This analysis not only invites a rethinking of how evolutionary biology’s development is
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A cena con Darwin

Cibo, bevande ed evoluzione

de Jonathan Silvertown ...

«Dalla prima portata di ostriche all'ultima stilla di vino, il racconto di Silvertown sull'evoluzione della nostra dieta è un’esperienza sontuosa. A cena con Darwin combina storia naturale, biografia, archeologia e biologia, mescolando il tutto in storie gastronomiche che renderanno luminoso il vostro pranzo.»Richard Wrangham, autore di L' intelligenza del fuoco. L'invenzione della cottura e l ... Leer más

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«Dalla prima portata di ostriche all'ultima stilla di vino, il racconto di Silvertown sull'evoluzione della nostra dieta è un’esperienza sontuosa. A cena con Darwin combina storia naturale, biografia, archeologia e biologia, mescolando il tutto in storie gastronomiche che renderanno luminoso il vostro pranzo.»Richard Wrangham, autore di L' intelligenza del fuoco. L'invenzione della cottura e l
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Prebiotic Chemistry and Chemical Evolution of Nucleic Acids

Edición de César Menor-Salván ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The origin of life is one of the biggest unsolved scientific questions. This book deals with the formation and first steps of the chemical evolution of nucleic acids, including the chemical roots behind the origin of their components from the simplest sources in a geochemical context. Chemical evolution encompasses the chemical processes and interactions conducive to self-assembly and ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

The origin of life is one of the biggest unsolved scientific questions. This book deals with the formation and first steps of the chemical evolution of nucleic acids, including the chemical roots behind the origin of their components from the simplest sources in a geochemical context. Chemical evolution encompasses the chemical processes and interactions conducive to self-assembly and
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Man the Hunter

de Richard Borshay Lee, Irven DeVore ...

Man the Hunter is a collection of papers presented at a symposium on research done among the hunting and gathering peoples of the world. Ethnographic studies increasingly contribute substantial amounts of new data on hunter-gatherers and are rapidly changing our concept of Man the Hunter. Social anthropologists generally have been reappraising the basic concepts of descent, fi liation, residence, ... Leer más

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Man the Hunter is a collection of papers presented at a symposium on research done among the hunting and gathering peoples of the world. Ethnographic studies increasingly contribute substantial amounts of new data on hunter-gatherers and are rapidly changing our concept of Man the Hunter. Social anthropologists generally have been reappraising the basic concepts of descent, fi liation, residence,
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Catastrophe ou ne mords jamais la main qui te nourrit

de Julius Katkin ...

L’incroyable collision entre le hasard et la nécessité évolutionnaire a créé, avec la patience enviable, des milliards de formes de vie sur notre planète que nos voisines galactiques ne peuvent pas se vanter. Pourtant un être humain qui est sorti de son patelin africain, il y a seulement cent mille ans, et qui s’est doté d’intelligence remarquable en si peu de temps est le seul qui pendant le ... Leer más

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L’incroyable collision entre le hasard et la nécessité évolutionnaire a créé, avec la patience enviable, des milliards de formes de vie sur notre planète que nos voisines galactiques ne peuvent pas se vanter. Pourtant un être humain qui est sorti de son patelin africain, il y a seulement cent mille ans, et qui s’est doté d’intelligence remarquable en si peu de temps est le seul qui pendant le
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Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism

de Aron Ra ...

Expose the lies at the heart of the evolution vs. creationism debate and discover the truth!Religious fundamentalists and biblical literalists present arguments that attempt to disprove evolution. Those with a sympathetic ear often fail to critically examine these creationist claims, leading to an ill-informed public and, perhaps more troubling, ill-advised public policy. As Aron Ra makes clear, ... Leer más

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Expose the lies at the heart of the evolution vs. creationism debate and discover the truth!Religious fundamentalists and biblical literalists present arguments that attempt to disprove evolution. Those with a sympathetic ear often fail to critically examine these creationist claims, leading to an ill-informed public and, perhaps more troubling, ill-advised public policy. As Aron Ra makes clear,
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OUR HUMAN CHOICES for SURVIVAL

de Lou Shook ...

Today, in the early years of the 21st Century AD, this book is written to describe the Overwhelming Threat of the Elimination of our 7+ Billion World Human Population from Earth, in the not too distant Future. In response to this Threat, a thorough understanding of the Threat is presented. This is followed by the various Alternatives that we Humans can take to thwart this Threat. This Threat ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Today, in the early years of the 21st Century AD, this book is written to describe the Overwhelming Threat of the Elimination of our 7+ Billion World Human Population from Earth, in the not too distant Future. In response to this Threat, a thorough understanding of the Threat is presented. This is followed by the various Alternatives that we Humans can take to thwart this Threat. This Threat
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The History of Creation

Enriched edition. Complete Edition

de Ernst Haeckel, Chelsea Abbott ...

Traducido por E. Ray Lankester ...

In Ernst Haeckel's renowned work, 'The History of Creation,' readers are taken on a journey through the evolution of life on Earth, from its earliest forms to the complexity of modern species. Written in a detailed and scientific style, Haeckel's book provides a comprehensive overview of the process of evolution and the interconnectedness of all living organisms. With meticulous illustrations and ... Leer más

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In Ernst Haeckel's renowned work, 'The History of Creation,' readers are taken on a journey through the evolution of life on Earth, from its earliest forms to the complexity of modern species. Written in a detailed and scientific style, Haeckel's book provides a comprehensive overview of the process of evolution and the interconnectedness of all living organisms. With meticulous illustrations and
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That Complex Whole

Culture And The Evolution Of Human Behavior

de Lee Cronk ...

Our understanding of the evolution of human behavior has grown enormously over the past few decades, and an increasing number of behavioral and social scientists are making use of evolutionary theory in their work to shed light on issues ranging from marriage and parenting to the study of mental illness. The success of this research program is thre ... Leer más

$60.99 USD

Our understanding of the evolution of human behavior has grown enormously over the past few decades, and an increasing number of behavioral and social scientists are making use of evolutionary theory in their work to shed light on issues ranging from marriage and parenting to the study of mental illness. The success of this research program is thre
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Human Evolution

An Introduction for the Behavioural Sciences

de Graham Richards ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Evolution
Originally published in 1987, Human Evolution looks at theories of the evolution of human behaviour (contemporary at the time of publication). The book reviews competing theories of psychological and social evolution and provides a detailed historical introduction to the subject. A key theoretical concern which emerges in the book includes the psychological significance of the human evolution ... Leer más

$55.99 USD

Originally published in 1987, Human Evolution looks at theories of the evolution of human behaviour (contemporary at the time of publication). The book reviews competing theories of psychological and social evolution and provides a detailed historical introduction to the subject. A key theoretical concern which emerges in the book includes the psychological significance of the human evolution
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Evo-Devo: Non-model Species in Cell and Developmental Biology

Edición de Waclaw Tworzydlo, Szczepan M. Bilinski ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Evolutionary developmental biology or evo-devo is a field of biological research that compares the underlying mechanisms of developmental processes in different organisms to infer the ancestral condition of these processes and elucidate how they have evolved. It addresses questions about the developmental bases of evolutionary changes and evolution of developmental processes.The book’s content is ... Leer más

$161.09 USD

Evolutionary developmental biology or evo-devo is a field of biological research that compares the underlying mechanisms of developmental processes in different organisms to infer the ancestral condition of these processes and elucidate how they have evolved. It addresses questions about the developmental bases of evolutionary changes and evolution of developmental processes.The book’s content is
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Biogeology

Evolution in a Changing Landscape

de Bernard Michaux ...

Series series CRC Biogeography Series
This detailed exposition gives background and context to how modern biogeography has got to where it is now. For biogeographers and other researchers interested in biodiversity and the evolution of life on islands, Biogeology: Evolution in a Changing Landscape provides an overview of a large swathe of the globe encompassing Wallacea and the western Pacific. The book contains the full text of the ... Leer más

$224.99 USD

This detailed exposition gives background and context to how modern biogeography has got to where it is now. For biogeographers and other researchers interested in biodiversity and the evolution of life on islands, Biogeology: Evolution in a Changing Landscape provides an overview of a large swathe of the globe encompassing Wallacea and the western Pacific. The book contains the full text of the
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Recent Developments on Genus Chaetomium

Edición de Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Chaetomium genus was established by Gustav Kunze in 1817. According to Index Fungorum Partnership, there are 273 Chaetomium species accepted till now. Members of the genus Chaetomium are capable of colonizing various substrates and are well-known for their ability to degrade cellulose and to produce a variety of bioactive metabolites. More than 200 compounds have been reported from this genus. A ... Leer más

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Chaetomium genus was established by Gustav Kunze in 1817. According to Index Fungorum Partnership, there are 273 Chaetomium species accepted till now. Members of the genus Chaetomium are capable of colonizing various substrates and are well-known for their ability to degrade cellulose and to produce a variety of bioactive metabolites. More than 200 compounds have been reported from this genus. A
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Old Questions and Young Approaches to Animal Evolution

Edición de José M. Martín-Durán, Bruno C. Vellutini ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Animal evolution has always been at the core of Biology, but even today many fundamental questions remain open. The field of animal ‘evo-devo’ is leveraging recent technical and conceptual advances in development, paleontology, genomics and transcriptomics to propose radically different answers to traditional evolutionary controversies.This book is divided into four parts, each of which approaches ... Leer más

$98.09 USD

Animal evolution has always been at the core of Biology, but even today many fundamental questions remain open. The field of animal ‘evo-devo’ is leveraging recent technical and conceptual advances in development, paleontology, genomics and transcriptomics to propose radically different answers to traditional evolutionary controversies.This book is divided into four parts, each of which approaches
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The Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event

Edición de Florentin Paris, Barry Webby, Mary Droser, Ian Percival ...

Series series The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology
Two of the greatest evolutionary events in the history of life on Earth occurred during Early Paleozoic time. The first was the Cambrian explosion of skeletonized marine animals about 540 million years ago. The second was the "Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event," which is the focus of this book. During the 46-million-year Ordovician Period (489–443 m.y.), a bewildering array of adaptive ... Leer más

$134.99 USD

Two of the greatest evolutionary events in the history of life on Earth occurred during Early Paleozoic time. The first was the Cambrian explosion of skeletonized marine animals about 540 million years ago. The second was the "Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event," which is the focus of this book. During the 46-million-year Ordovician Period (489–443 m.y.), a bewildering array of adaptive
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Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Bonobos

With Notes on the Weight, Attachments, Variations, and Innervation of the Muscles and Comparisons with Common Chimpanzees and Humans

de Rui Diogo, Brian Shearer, Josep M. Potau, Juan F. Pastor, Felix J. de Paz, Julia Arias-Martorell, Cassandra Turcotte, Ashley Hammond, Evie Vereecke, Marie Vanhoof, Sandra Nauwelaerts, Bernard Wood ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Chimpanzees, including bonobos and common chimpanzees, are our closest living relatives. However, surprisingly, the information about the soft tissues of bonobos is very scarce, making it difficult to discuss and understand human evolution. This book, which is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of bonobos (Pan paniscus), adopts the same format as the photographic atlases ... Leer más

$80.99 USD

Chimpanzees, including bonobos and common chimpanzees, are our closest living relatives. However, surprisingly, the information about the soft tissues of bonobos is very scarce, making it difficult to discuss and understand human evolution. This book, which is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of bonobos (Pan paniscus), adopts the same format as the photographic atlases
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A New Human

The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the "Hobbits" of Flores, Indonesia, Updated Paperback Edition

de Mike Morwood, Penny van Oosterzee ...

In the most revolutionary archaeological find of the new century, an international team of archaeologists led by Mike Morwood discovered a new, diminutive species of human on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed the “Hobbit,” this was no creation of Tolkien's fantasy. The three foot tall skeleton with a brain the size of a chimpanzee’s was a tool-using, fire-making, cooperatively ... Leer más

$58.99 USD

In the most revolutionary archaeological find of the new century, an international team of archaeologists led by Mike Morwood discovered a new, diminutive species of human on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed the “Hobbit,” this was no creation of Tolkien's fantasy. The three foot tall skeleton with a brain the size of a chimpanzee’s was a tool-using, fire-making, cooperatively
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Infanticide

Comparative and Evolutionary Perspectives

de Glenn Hausfater, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy ...

Recent field studies of a variety of mammalian species reveal a surprisingly high frequency of infanticide - the killing of unweaned or otherwise maternally dependent offspring. Similarly, studies of birds, fish, amphibians, and invertebrates demonstrate egg and larval mortality in these species, a phenomenon directly analogous to infanticide in mammals. In this collection, Hausfater and Hrdy draw ... Leer más

$76.99 USD

Recent field studies of a variety of mammalian species reveal a surprisingly high frequency of infanticide - the killing of unweaned or otherwise maternally dependent offspring. Similarly, studies of birds, fish, amphibians, and invertebrates demonstrate egg and larval mortality in these species, a phenomenon directly analogous to infanticide in mammals. In this collection, Hausfater and Hrdy draw
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The Human Niche

A Course on The Human Niche, #6

de Razie Mah ...

Series Libro 6 - A Course on The Human Niche
Why is the current story of human evolution so dissatisfying?The answer is simple. It is not adequate.To date, modern biological theories are built on the idea that adaptation responds to material advantage or causation, rather than the potential of an actuality independent of the species. Consequently, biological anthropologists focus on diverse proximate niches, rather than an ultimate niche, in ... Leer más

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Why is the current story of human evolution so dissatisfying?The answer is simple. It is not adequate.To date, modern biological theories are built on the idea that adaptation responds to material advantage or causation, rather than the potential of an actuality independent of the species. Consequently, biological anthropologists focus on diverse proximate niches, rather than an ultimate niche, in
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