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The Animal in the Secret World of Darwin

Human Nature and the Third-Cause Axiom

by Michel Bergeron ...

Scientist Charles Darwin discretely opened the possibility of a purely animalistic origin for the human species. He repeatedly insisted that the differences between humans and others were a question of degree only. Sciences were, however, taken in the opposite direction, where these differences cannot have been generated by the natural processes of biological evolution.In The Animal in the Secret ... Read more

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Scientist Charles Darwin discretely opened the possibility of a purely animalistic origin for the human species. He repeatedly insisted that the differences between humans and others were a question of degree only. Sciences were, however, taken in the opposite direction, where these differences cannot have been generated by the natural processes of biological evolution.In The Animal in the Secret
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Fynbos

Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of a Megadiverse Region

Edited by Nicky Allsopp, Jonathan F. Colville, G. Anthony Verboom ...

South Africa's fynbos region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic status as a locus of megadiversity and therefore a place to study the ecological underpinnings of massive evolutionary radiations. Researchers have made great advances over the past two decades in unravelling the complexities of fynbos ecology and evolution, and the region has contributed significant ... Read more

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South Africa's fynbos region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic status as a locus of megadiversity and therefore a place to study the ecological underpinnings of massive evolutionary radiations. Researchers have made great advances over the past two decades in unravelling the complexities of fynbos ecology and evolution, and the region has contributed significant
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Developmental Plasticity and Evolution

by Mary Jane West-Eberhard ...

The first comprehensive synthesis on development and evolution: it applies to all aspects of development, at all levels of organization and in all organisms, taking advantage of modern findings on behavior, genetics, endocrinology, molecular biology, evolutionary theory and phylogenetics to show the connections between developmental mechanisms and evolutionary change. This book solves key problems ... Read more

$115.19 USD

The first comprehensive synthesis on development and evolution: it applies to all aspects of development, at all levels of organization and in all organisms, taking advantage of modern findings on behavior, genetics, endocrinology, molecular biology, evolutionary theory and phylogenetics to show the connections between developmental mechanisms and evolutionary change. This book solves key problems
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Current Ornithology Volume 17

Edited by Charles F. Thompson ...

Series Book 17 - Current Ornithology
Current Ornithology publishes authoritative, up-to-date, scholarly reviews of topics selected from the full range of current research in avian biology. Topics cover the spectrum from the molecular level of organization to population biology and community ecology. The series seeks especially to review (1) fields in which an abundant recent literature will benefit from synthesis and organization, or ... Read more

$143.09 USD

Current Ornithology publishes authoritative, up-to-date, scholarly reviews of topics selected from the full range of current research in avian biology. Topics cover the spectrum from the molecular level of organization to population biology and community ecology. The series seeks especially to review (1) fields in which an abundant recent literature will benefit from synthesis and organization, or
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The Mammalian Jaw

A Mechanical Analysis

by Walter Stalker Greaves ...

Mammalian skull structure is notably diverse; however at a basic level the jaw mechanism is remarkably similar, if not essentially the same, in the majority of mammals. Using simple models that are compared with real animals at every step, this book examines the basic structural features of the mammalian jaw mechanism from a mechanical point of view. It explores how the mechanical constraints ... Read more

$120.59 USD

Mammalian skull structure is notably diverse; however at a basic level the jaw mechanism is remarkably similar, if not essentially the same, in the majority of mammals. Using simple models that are compared with real animals at every step, this book examines the basic structural features of the mammalian jaw mechanism from a mechanical point of view. It explores how the mechanical constraints
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Pollination and Floral Ecology

by Patricia Willmer ...

Pollination and Floral Ecology is the most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades. This beautifully illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and how they share complex interactions with ... Read more

$105.89 USD

Pollination and Floral Ecology is the most comprehensive single-volume reference to all aspects of pollination biology--and the first fully up-to-date resource of its kind to appear in decades. This beautifully illustrated book describes how flowers use colors, shapes, and scents to advertise themselves; how they offer pollen and nectar as rewards; and how they share complex interactions with
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Sodium and Water Homeostasis

Comparative, Evolutionary and Genetic Models

Edited by Kelly Anne Hyndman, Thomas L. Pannabecker ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book presents cutting edge methods that provide insights into the pathways by which salt and water traverse cell membranes and flow in an orchestrated fashion amongst the many compartments of the body. It focuses on a number of molecular, cellular and whole animal studies that involve multiple physiological systems and shows how the internal milieu is regulated by multifactorial gene ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book presents cutting edge methods that provide insights into the pathways by which salt and water traverse cell membranes and flow in an orchestrated fashion amongst the many compartments of the body. It focuses on a number of molecular, cellular and whole animal studies that involve multiple physiological systems and shows how the internal milieu is regulated by multifactorial gene
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Darwin's Camera

Art and Photography in the Theory of Evolution

by Phillip Prodger ...

Darwin's Camera tells the extraordinary story of how Charles Darwin changed the way pictures are seen and made. In his illustrated masterpiece, Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1871), Darwin introduced the idea of using photographs to illustrate a scientific theory--his was the first photographically illustrated science book ever published. Using photographs to depict fleeting ... Read more

$71.99 USD

Darwin's Camera tells the extraordinary story of how Charles Darwin changed the way pictures are seen and made. In his illustrated masterpiece, Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1871), Darwin introduced the idea of using photographs to illustrate a scientific theory--his was the first photographically illustrated science book ever published. Using photographs to depict fleeting
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Where Darwin Meets the Bible

Creationists and Evolutionists in America

by Larry A. Witham ...

The conflict between creationists and evolutionists has raged ever since the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. And yet, even as generations of Americans have fought and re-fought the same battles, the contours of the debate have in recent years shifted dramatically. Tracking the dizzying rhetorical heights and opportunistic political lows of this controversy, Larry Witham travels to ... Read more

$32.39 USD

The conflict between creationists and evolutionists has raged ever since the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. And yet, even as generations of Americans have fought and re-fought the same battles, the contours of the debate have in recent years shifted dramatically. Tracking the dizzying rhetorical heights and opportunistic political lows of this controversy, Larry Witham travels to
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The Unpredictable Species

What Makes Humans Unique

by Philip Lieberman ...

The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were fixed by genes, and refutes the claim that language is innate. Philip Lieberman builds his case with ... Read more

$34.59 USD

The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were fixed by genes, and refutes the claim that language is innate. Philip Lieberman builds his case with
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Living in a Seasonal World

Thermoregulatory and Metabolic Adaptations

Edited by Thomas Ruf, Claudia Bieber, Walter Arnold, Eva Millesi ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book summarises the newest information on seasonal adaptation in animals. Topics include animal hibernation, daily torpor, thermoregulation, heat production, metabolic depression, biochemical adaptations, neurophysiology and energy balance. The contributors to this book present interdisciplinary research at multiple levels ranging from the molecular to the ecophysiological, as well as ... Read more

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This book summarises the newest information on seasonal adaptation in animals. Topics include animal hibernation, daily torpor, thermoregulation, heat production, metabolic depression, biochemical adaptations, neurophysiology and energy balance. The contributors to this book present interdisciplinary research at multiple levels ranging from the molecular to the ecophysiological, as well as
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Aben med den smukke kappe.

Fra oprindelig skrøbelighed til universel bevidsthed.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 953 - DAN - PensareDiverso
I årtusinder har vi beskrevet os selv som en "nøgen abe": et skrøbeligt dyr, der pludselig er blevet kastet ud i verden uden kløer eller panser, omgivet af uforståelige naturkræfter og bedre rustede rovdyr, gjort berømt af Desmond Morris, etolog og antropolog, takket være hans berømte bog fra 1967 med titlen "The Naked Ape". Et skræmt væsen, der har lært at overleve ved at opfinde historier, ... Read more

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I årtusinder har vi beskrevet os selv som en "nøgen abe": et skrøbeligt dyr, der pludselig er blevet kastet ud i verden uden kløer eller panser, omgivet af uforståelige naturkræfter og bedre rustede rovdyr, gjort berømt af Desmond Morris, etolog og antropolog, takket være hans berømte bog fra 1967 med titlen "The Naked Ape". Et skræmt væsen, der har lært at overleve ved at opfinde historier,
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Shadow Biosphere: The Second Evolution Of Life On Earth

by Jeremy Cass ...

What if the most significant discovery in human history isn't waiting in the stars, but hiding in the soil beneath your feet? For decades, science has assumed that all life on Earth shares a single origin, a universal family tree stretching back to one ancient ancestor. But a growing number of researchers are pursuing a radical hypothesis: that a second, completely independent form of life arose ... Read more

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What if the most significant discovery in human history isn't waiting in the stars, but hiding in the soil beneath your feet? For decades, science has assumed that all life on Earth shares a single origin, a universal family tree stretching back to one ancient ancestor. But a growing number of researchers are pursuing a radical hypothesis: that a second, completely independent form of life arose
... Read more
Monyet dalam jubah yang megah.

Dari kerentanan asal hingga kesadaran universal.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 953 - IND - PensareDiverso
Selama ribuan tahun, kita menggambarkan diri kita sebagai "kera telanjang": hewan yang rapuh, tiba-tiba dilemparkan ke dunia tanpa cakar atau pelindung, dikelilingi oleh kekuatan alam yang tak terbayangkan dan predator yang lebih unggul, yang dipopulerkan oleh Desmond Morris, etolog dan antropolog, melalui bukunya yang terkenal tahun 1967 berjudul "The Naked Ape". Makhluk yang ketakutan, yang ... Read more

$7.56 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Selama ribuan tahun, kita menggambarkan diri kita sebagai "kera telanjang": hewan yang rapuh, tiba-tiba dilemparkan ke dunia tanpa cakar atau pelindung, dikelilingi oleh kekuatan alam yang tak terbayangkan dan predator yang lebih unggul, yang dipopulerkan oleh Desmond Morris, etolog dan antropolog, melalui bukunya yang terkenal tahun 1967 berjudul "The Naked Ape". Makhluk yang ketakutan, yang
... Read more
The Neural Crest and Neural Crest Cells in Vertebrate Development and Evolution

by Brian K. Hall ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
A presentation of all aspects of neural crest cell origins (embryological and evolutionary) development and evolution; neural crest cell behavior (migration) and anomalies (neurocristopathies and birth defects) that arise from defective neural crest development. The treatment of development will include discussions of cellular, molecular and genetic aspects of the differentiation and morphogenesis ... Read more

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A presentation of all aspects of neural crest cell origins (embryological and evolutionary) development and evolution; neural crest cell behavior (migration) and anomalies (neurocristopathies and birth defects) that arise from defective neural crest development. The treatment of development will include discussions of cellular, molecular and genetic aspects of the differentiation and morphogenesis
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The Evolution of Memory Systems

Ancestors, Anatomy, and Adaptations

by Elisabeth A. Murray, Steven P. Wise, Kim S. Graham ...

Current theories about human memory have been shaped by clinical observations and animal experiments. This doctrine holds that the medial temporal lobe subserves one memory system for explicit or declarative memories, while the basal ganglia subserves a separate memory system for implicit or procedural memories, including habits. Cortical areas outside the medial temporal lobe are said to function ... Read more

$41.39 USD

Current theories about human memory have been shaped by clinical observations and animal experiments. This doctrine holds that the medial temporal lobe subserves one memory system for explicit or declarative memories, while the basal ganglia subserves a separate memory system for implicit or procedural memories, including habits. Cortical areas outside the medial temporal lobe are said to function
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Philosophy after Darwin

Classic and Contemporary Readings

Edited by Michael Ruse ...

Wittgenstein famously remarked in 1923, "Darwin's theory has no more relevance for philosophy than any other hypothesis in natural science." Yet today we are witnessing a major revival of interest in applying evolutionary approaches to philosophical problems. Philosophy after Darwin is an anthology of essential writings covering the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of ... Read more

$45.39 USD

Wittgenstein famously remarked in 1923, "Darwin's theory has no more relevance for philosophy than any other hypothesis in natural science." Yet today we are witnessing a major revival of interest in applying evolutionary approaches to philosophical problems. Philosophy after Darwin is an anthology of essential writings covering the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of
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From Hand to Mouth

The Origins of Language

by Michael C. Corballis ...

A groundbreaking theory of how language arose from primate gesturesIt is often said that speech is what distinguishes us from other animals. But are we all talk? What if language was bequeathed to us not by word of mouth, but as a hand-me-down?The notion that language evolved not from animal cries but from manual and facial gestures—that, for most of human history, actions have spoken louder than ... Read more

$31.69 USD

A groundbreaking theory of how language arose from primate gesturesIt is often said that speech is what distinguishes us from other animals. But are we all talk? What if language was bequeathed to us not by word of mouth, but as a hand-me-down?The notion that language evolved not from animal cries but from manual and facial gestures—that, for most of human history, actions have spoken louder than
... Read more
Insects and Their Beneficial Microbes

by Angela E. Douglas ...

A comprehensive overview of symbiotic relationships between insects and microbesInsects and Their Beneficial Microbes is an authoritative and accessible synthesis of insect associations with beneficial microorganisms. Angela Douglas distills the vast literature in entomology and microbiology, as well as the burgeoning microbiome literature, to explore the full scope of insect-microbial ... Read more

$32.39 USD

A comprehensive overview of symbiotic relationships between insects and microbesInsects and Their Beneficial Microbes is an authoritative and accessible synthesis of insect associations with beneficial microorganisms. Angela Douglas distills the vast literature in entomology and microbiology, as well as the burgeoning microbiome literature, to explore the full scope of insect-microbial
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Biogeography of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis

Edited by Leho Tedersoo ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book offers a timely overview and synthesis of biogeographic patterns of plants and fungi and their mycorrhizal associations across geographic scales. Written by leading experts in the field, it provides an updated definition of mycorrhizal types and establishes the best practices of modern biogeographic analyses. Individual chapters address the basic processes and mechanisms driving ... Read more

$260.09 USD

This book offers a timely overview and synthesis of biogeographic patterns of plants and fungi and their mycorrhizal associations across geographic scales. Written by leading experts in the field, it provides an updated definition of mycorrhizal types and establishes the best practices of modern biogeographic analyses. Individual chapters address the basic processes and mechanisms driving
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Parempi puolisko

by Sharon Moalem ...

Translated by Anna Kangasmaa ...

Vallankumouksellinen teos avaa uuden näkökulman ihmiskuntaan ja lajimme selviytymiseen.Palkittu lääkäri ja tutkija osoittaa kirjassaan, että geneettisesti naispuoliset ovat miespuolisia vahvempia elämän kaikissa vaiheissa.Mistä tämä johtuu? Vastaus piilee geeneissä: X-kromosomipari antaa kantajalleen vahvan selviytymisedun.Naiset elävät miehiä pidempään. Naisilla on vahvempi immuunijärjestelmä. ... Read more

$17.12 USD

Vallankumouksellinen teos avaa uuden näkökulman ihmiskuntaan ja lajimme selviytymiseen.Palkittu lääkäri ja tutkija osoittaa kirjassaan, että geneettisesti naispuoliset ovat miespuolisia vahvempia elämän kaikissa vaiheissa.Mistä tämä johtuu? Vastaus piilee geeneissä: X-kromosomipari antaa kantajalleen vahvan selviytymisedun.Naiset elävät miehiä pidempään. Naisilla on vahvempi immuunijärjestelmä.
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The Shrinking Brain

Mental Health is affected by poor brain nutrition

by MICHAEL CRAWFORD, David Marsh ...

Here is a clean metadata description based on the book itself:The Shrinking Brain explores the relationship between human evolution, nutrition, the environment and brain health, arguing that the conditions that enabled the human brain to evolve are now being undermined by modern food systems and environmental degradation.Michael A Crawford and David E Marsh examine the origins and evolution of the ... Read more

$10.49 USD

Here is a clean metadata description based on the book itself:The Shrinking Brain explores the relationship between human evolution, nutrition, the environment and brain health, arguing that the conditions that enabled the human brain to evolve are now being undermined by modern food systems and environmental degradation.Michael A Crawford and David E Marsh examine the origins and evolution of the
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El origen de las especies

by Charles Darwin ...

Publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859, "El origen de las especies" es un libro científico escrito por Charles Darwin que agotó los 1.250 ejemplares impresos en el primer día, éxito debido a la curiosidad y controversia que generó en la época. En él, Darwin expuso por primera vez sus ideas sobre la selección natural y la teoría de la evolución.Esta obra es un trabajo fundamental dentro de la ... Read more

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Publicado el 24 de noviembre de 1859, "El origen de las especies" es un libro científico escrito por Charles Darwin que agotó los 1.250 ejemplares impresos en el primer día, éxito debido a la curiosidad y controversia que generó en la época. En él, Darwin expuso por primera vez sus ideas sobre la selección natural y la teoría de la evolución.Esta obra es un trabajo fundamental dentro de la
... Read more
El origen de las especies

by Charles Darwin ...

"El origen de las especies", publicado en 1859, es una obra fundamental que sienta las bases de la biología evolutiva. En este libro, Darwin expone su teoría de la selección natural, argumentando que las especies evolucionan a lo largo del tiempo a través de un proceso de adaptación a su entorno. El estilo literario de Darwin es claro y metódico, incorporando exhaustivos datos observacionales y ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"El origen de las especies", publicado en 1859, es una obra fundamental que sienta las bases de la biología evolutiva. En este libro, Darwin expone su teoría de la selección natural, argumentando que las especies evolucionan a lo largo del tiempo a través de un proceso de adaptación a su entorno. El estilo literario de Darwin es claro y metódico, incorporando exhaustivos datos observacionales y
... Read more

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