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Evolutions

Fifteen Myths That Explain Our World

by Oren Harman ...

'Daring, learned and humane... A revelatory restoration of wonder' Stephen Greenblatt.We no longer think, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched from an egg, or, like the Maori, that it came from the tearing-apart of a love embrace. The Greeks told of a tempestuous Hera and a cunning Zeus, but we now use genes and natural selection to explain fear and desire, and physics to ... Read more

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'Daring, learned and humane... A revelatory restoration of wonder' Stephen Greenblatt.We no longer think, like the ancient Chinese did, that the world was hatched from an egg, or, like the Maori, that it came from the tearing-apart of a love embrace. The Greeks told of a tempestuous Hera and a cunning Zeus, but we now use genes and natural selection to explain fear and desire, and physics to
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Genetic and Evolutionary Computing

Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computing, October 21-23, 2021, Jilin, China

Edited by Shu-Chuan Chu, Jerry Chun-Wei Lin, Jianpo Li, Jeng-Shyang Pan ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book contains selected papers presented at ICGEC 2021, the 14th International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computing, held from October 21-23, 2021 in Jilin City, China. The conference was technically co-sponsored by Springer, Northeast Electric Power University Fujian University of Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, and Western Norway University of Applied ... Read more

$215.09 USD

This book contains selected papers presented at ICGEC 2021, the 14th International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computing, held from October 21-23, 2021 in Jilin City, China. The conference was technically co-sponsored by Springer, Northeast Electric Power University Fujian University of Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, and Western Norway University of Applied
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Current Ornithology

Volume 11

Edited by D.M. Power ...

Series Book 11 - Current Ornithology
In this volume I include chapters on continental population trends, orni thology's contribution to the habitat concept, social organization outside the breeding season, the role of predation in limiting numbers, and the evolution of prolonged incubation periods. Authors are based in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Is there evidence for wholesale population declines in North ... Read more

$143.09 USD

In this volume I include chapters on continental population trends, orni thology's contribution to the habitat concept, social organization outside the breeding season, the role of predation in limiting numbers, and the evolution of prolonged incubation periods. Authors are based in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Is there evidence for wholesale population declines in North
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Microbiome Community Ecology

Fundamentals and Applications

by Muhammad Saleem ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book reviews the mechanisms, patterns, and processes that regulate prokaryotic diversity through different habitats in the context of evolutionary and ecological hypotheses, principles, and theories. Despite the tremendous role of prokaryotic diversity in the function of the global ecosystem, it remains understudied in comparison to the rest of biological diversity. In this book, the authors ... Read more

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This book reviews the mechanisms, patterns, and processes that regulate prokaryotic diversity through different habitats in the context of evolutionary and ecological hypotheses, principles, and theories. Despite the tremendous role of prokaryotic diversity in the function of the global ecosystem, it remains understudied in comparison to the rest of biological diversity. In this book, the authors
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Der Mensch - Evolution, Natur und Kultur

Edited by Jochen Oehler ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Am Anfang war DarwinGut 150 Jahren sind vergangen, seit Darwin sein Werk „Die Entstehung der Arten“ geschrieben hat. Das Evolutionsparadigma hat sich inzwischen als erfolgreicher Forschungsansatz in den Wissenschaften vom Menschen erwiesen. Er trägt zur Erklärung vieler psychologischer, kognitiver, sozialer, ethisch-moralischer, ästhetischer, künstlerischer, politischer und selbst religiöser ... Read more

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Am Anfang war DarwinGut 150 Jahren sind vergangen, seit Darwin sein Werk „Die Entstehung der Arten“ geschrieben hat. Das Evolutionsparadigma hat sich inzwischen als erfolgreicher Forschungsansatz in den Wissenschaften vom Menschen erwiesen. Er trägt zur Erklärung vieler psychologischer, kognitiver, sozialer, ethisch-moralischer, ästhetischer, künstlerischer, politischer und selbst religiöser
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The Modern Synthesis

Evolution and the Organization of Information

by Thomas E. Dickins ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book is about evolutionary theory. It deals with aspects of its history to focus upon explanatory structures at work in the various forms of evolutionary theory - as such this is also a work of philosophy. Its focus lies on recent debates about the Modern Synthesis and what might be lacking in that synthesis. These claims have been most clearly made by those calling for an Extended ... Read more

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This book is about evolutionary theory. It deals with aspects of its history to focus upon explanatory structures at work in the various forms of evolutionary theory - as such this is also a work of philosophy. Its focus lies on recent debates about the Modern Synthesis and what might be lacking in that synthesis. These claims have been most clearly made by those calling for an Extended
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The Accidental Homo Sapiens

Genetics, Behavior, and Free Will

by Ian Tattersall, Robert DeSalle ...

What happens now that human population has outpaced biological natural selection? Two leading scientists reveal how we became who we are—and what we might become.When we think of evolution, the image that likely comes to mind is the iconic, straight-forward image of a primate morphing into a human being. Yet random events have played huge roles in determining the evolutionary histories of ... Read more

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What happens now that human population has outpaced biological natural selection? Two leading scientists reveal how we became who we are—and what we might become.When we think of evolution, the image that likely comes to mind is the iconic, straight-forward image of a primate morphing into a human being. Yet random events have played huge roles in determining the evolutionary histories of
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Evolving Crane

Book One | Evolving Crane- VSN 3

by Dave Welch ...

Series Book 1 - Evolving Crane
The Xaris have possessed the Universe. But they just hired the wrong guy...Enter the Layo Galaxy: an asteroid so massive that it converges into various ends of the universe.It is the 'heart' of all gravity, and governed by a ruthless class of automatons, known as the Xaris. For eons, these cosmic dictators have successfully controlled all realities. Until now...Meet, Phaldone Valeen, The Feuler. ... Read more

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The Xaris have possessed the Universe. But they just hired the wrong guy...Enter the Layo Galaxy: an asteroid so massive that it converges into various ends of the universe.It is the 'heart' of all gravity, and governed by a ruthless class of automatons, known as the Xaris. For eons, these cosmic dictators have successfully controlled all realities. Until now...Meet, Phaldone Valeen, The Feuler.
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Freedom and Evolution

Hierarchy in Nature, Society and Science

by Adrian Bejan ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The book begins with familiar designs found all around and inside us (such as the ‘trees’ of river basins, human lungs, blood and city traffic). It then shows how all flow systemsare driven by power from natural engines everywhere, and how they are endlessly shaped because of freedom. Finally, Professor Bejan explains how people, like everything else that moves on earth, are driven by power ... Read more

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The book begins with familiar designs found all around and inside us (such as the ‘trees’ of river basins, human lungs, blood and city traffic). It then shows how all flow systemsare driven by power from natural engines everywhere, and how they are endlessly shaped because of freedom. Finally, Professor Bejan explains how people, like everything else that moves on earth, are driven by power
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Astrobiological Realities versus Extraterrestrial Lore

A Cross-Referential Analysis of Exoplanetary Viability and Ufological Claims

by Spring Jayson ...

Astrobiological Realities versus Extraterrestrial Lore: A Cross-Referential Analysis of Exoplanetary Viability and Ufological ClaimsWe stand at a monumental crossroads. On one side, observational astrophysics, leveraging the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, identifying dozens of potentially habitable worlds in ... Read more

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Astrobiological Realities versus Extraterrestrial Lore: A Cross-Referential Analysis of Exoplanetary Viability and Ufological ClaimsWe stand at a monumental crossroads. On one side, observational astrophysics, leveraging the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets, identifying dozens of potentially habitable worlds in
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Intelligent Evolution

by Michael Flannery, Alfred Russel Wallace ...

In this newly revised and updated edition of Intelligent Evolution, Michael A. Flannery brings even greater depth, clarity, and contemporary resonance to one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of science. Incorporating the latest scholarship, refined analysis, and fresh insights since the original 2020 publication, this edition sharpens the spotlight on Alfred Russel Wallace's bold ... Read more

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In this newly revised and updated edition of Intelligent Evolution, Michael A. Flannery brings even greater depth, clarity, and contemporary resonance to one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of science. Incorporating the latest scholarship, refined analysis, and fresh insights since the original 2020 publication, this edition sharpens the spotlight on Alfred Russel Wallace's bold
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Evolution of the Monitor Lizards

Systematics, Morphology, and Biogeography of the Varanids

by Robert George Sprackland ...

This book is a comprehensive review of the entire lineage of monitor lizards (Varanidae), living and extinct. It fills a gap in our understanding of the relationships and role of environmental and ecological diversity and their effects on evolution and ecology. The evolutionary history of varanids stretches back some 70 million years. These lizards, so often described as “morphologically uniform” ... Read more

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This book is a comprehensive review of the entire lineage of monitor lizards (Varanidae), living and extinct. It fills a gap in our understanding of the relationships and role of environmental and ecological diversity and their effects on evolution and ecology. The evolutionary history of varanids stretches back some 70 million years. These lizards, so often described as “morphologically uniform”
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The Dusk of Design

Exploring Multidisciplinary Approaches and Evolutionary Biology in Architecture

Edited by Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez, Alessandro Melis, Paola Boarin, Priscila Besen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The Dusk of Design explores the intersection of evolutionary theories and architectural design. Drawing inspiration from the concept of exaptation in biology, the book argues that natural selection, as the most successful designer on our planet, thrives on the diversity, variability, and redundancy of creative structures. By transferring these mechanisms to architectural design, the book contends ... Read more

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The Dusk of Design explores the intersection of evolutionary theories and architectural design. Drawing inspiration from the concept of exaptation in biology, the book argues that natural selection, as the most successful designer on our planet, thrives on the diversity, variability, and redundancy of creative structures. By transferring these mechanisms to architectural design, the book contends
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On the Genesis of Species

by St. George Jackson Mivart ...

Series series Inkwell Classics in Evolution and Biology
On the Genesis of SpeciesOn the Genesis of Species(1871) is St. George Jackson Mivart's seminal critique of Darwinian natural selection. Drawing on his expertise in comparative anatomy and paleontology, Mivart highlights key challenges to Darwin's theory, including the origin of incipient structures, the convergence of traits in unrelated species, abrupt appearances in the fossil record, and the ... Read more

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On the Genesis of SpeciesOn the Genesis of Species(1871) is St. George Jackson Mivart's seminal critique of Darwinian natural selection. Drawing on his expertise in comparative anatomy and paleontology, Mivart highlights key challenges to Darwin's theory, including the origin of incipient structures, the convergence of traits in unrelated species, abrupt appearances in the fossil record, and the
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The Evolution of Religion and Morality

Volume I

Edited by Benjamin Grant Purzycki, Joseph Henrich, Ara Norenzayan ...

This volume assesses the role of religion in cooperation and prosocial behaviour using ethnographic and experimental methods across eight different field sites. The first of two volumes presents results from the first phase of the Evolution of Religion and Morality (ERM) Project.Using a unique combination of both experimental and ethnographic methods, the ERM project addresses pressing questions ... Read more

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This volume assesses the role of religion in cooperation and prosocial behaviour using ethnographic and experimental methods across eight different field sites. The first of two volumes presents results from the first phase of the Evolution of Religion and Morality (ERM) Project.Using a unique combination of both experimental and ethnographic methods, the ERM project addresses pressing questions
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Mira quién habla

Cosas que dicen los animales

by Francesca Buoninconti ...

Translated by Leocadia del Carmen Ternero Lorenzo ...

Series series Libros Singulares (LS)
A menudo se dice que los animales no tienen voz, pero en realidad son grandes conversadores. En nuestro jardín y en las selvas tropicales, en los parques de nuestra ciudades y en las profundidades del océano, y en cualquier lugar donde haya vida animal, hay mensajes de todo tipo flotando en el ambiente.Hay animales que informan cantando, como los pájaros; y otros que, como las ballenas, entonan ... Read more

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A menudo se dice que los animales no tienen voz, pero en realidad son grandes conversadores. En nuestro jardín y en las selvas tropicales, en los parques de nuestra ciudades y en las profundidades del océano, y en cualquier lugar donde haya vida animal, hay mensajes de todo tipo flotando en el ambiente.Hay animales que informan cantando, como los pájaros; y otros que, como las ballenas, entonan
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Seeds of the Living Cosmos- How Life Shaped the Universe

by Ylia Callan ...

What if life isn't rare at all, but the signature of a living universe?In Seeds of the Living Cosmos, explore the idea that life is not a cosmic accident, but a natural consequence of physics, chemistry, and time. Drawing on astrobiology, cosmology, and evolutionary science, this book challenges Earth-centric assumptions and reimagines how life emerges, spreads, and shapes planetary systems.From ... Read more

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What if life isn't rare at all, but the signature of a living universe?In Seeds of the Living Cosmos, explore the idea that life is not a cosmic accident, but a natural consequence of physics, chemistry, and time. Drawing on astrobiology, cosmology, and evolutionary science, this book challenges Earth-centric assumptions and reimagines how life emerges, spreads, and shapes planetary systems.From
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The Evolutionary Trajectory

The Growth of Information in the History and Future of Earth

by Richard L Coren ...

Coren's empirically based Evolutionary Trajectory is the result of an innovative application of a cybernetic model of change and growth to the study of evolution. ... Read more

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Coren's empirically based Evolutionary Trajectory is the result of an innovative application of a cybernetic model of change and growth to the study of evolution.
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Symbiosis

A Very Short Introduction

by Nancy A. Moran ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Symbiosis, the sustained and intimate associations between unrelated life forms, is now recognized as a ubiquitous phenomenon, one that has shaped evolution since the origin of life and that continues to affect all species. This overview of symbiosis starts with a quick history of relevant early discoveries and researchers, and considers why ... Read more

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Symbiosis, the sustained and intimate associations between unrelated life forms, is now recognized as a ubiquitous phenomenon, one that has shaped evolution since the origin of life and that continues to affect all species. This overview of symbiosis starts with a quick history of relevant early discoveries and researchers, and considers why
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人屬的世界，骨骼、工具與遺址中的演化證據：下顎形狀、腦容量、直立姿勢、聚落痕跡……從尼安德塔人到現代人類的演變樣貌

by 畢安祺, Carl Whiting Bishop ...

Translated by 遲文成，孫建秋 ...

骨骼、頭顱、洞穴、壁畫……人類從哪裡來？我們的祖先長什麼樣子？直立人如何取火？尼安德塔人會說話嗎？克羅馬儂人靠什麼在冰河時代生存下來？從非洲草原到瑪雅高原，人類的演化之路，遠比想像更曲折壯闊！【追尋人類從遠古到文明的演化歷程】本書為美國史密森學會經典科普叢書之一，內容涵蓋人類自宇宙形成以來的演化發展，橫跨舊石器時代、新石器時代到青銅時代，完整描繪人類在地質年代中的演化脈絡與文化轉變。全書共十七章，結合古化石研究、遺址考證與大量圖像資料，帶領讀者穿越百萬年的歷史，深入了解我們如何從原始猿類一步步邁向文明。▎起源：從宇宙誕生到人類出現本書從宇宙與地球的形成談起，逐步闡述生命在地球上演化的過程，最終迎來早期人類的出現。書中透過古猿與現代人類的頭骨比較，呈現直立人、尼安德塔人與克羅馬儂人之間的差異與演化關聯，並深入說明腦容量、骨骼結構與工具使用對人類行為與社會的影響。透過考古重建與圖像對照 ... Read more

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骨骼、頭顱、洞穴、壁畫……人類從哪裡來？我們的祖先長什麼樣子？直立人如何取火？尼安德塔人會說話嗎？克羅馬儂人靠什麼在冰河時代生存下來？從非洲草原到瑪雅高原，人類的演化之路，遠比想像更曲折壯闊！【追尋人類從遠古到文明的演化歷程】本書為美國史密森學會經典科普叢書之一，內容涵蓋人類自宇宙形成以來的演化發展，橫跨舊石器時代、新石器時代到青銅時代，完整描繪人類在地質年代中的演化脈絡與文化轉變。全書共十七章，結合古化石研究、遺址考證與大量圖像資料，帶領讀者穿越百萬年的歷史，深入了解我們如何從原始猿類一步步邁向文明。▎起源：從宇宙誕生到人類出現本書從宇宙與地球的形成談起，逐步闡述生命在地球上演化的過程，最終迎來早期人類的出現。書中透過古猿與現代人類的頭骨比較，呈現直立人、尼安德塔人與克羅馬儂人之間的差異與演化關聯，並深入說明腦容量、骨骼結構與工具使用對人類行為與社會的影響。透過考古重建與圖像對照
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Developmental Biology and Larval Ecology

The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 7

Edited by Klaus Anger, Steffen Harzsch, Martin Thiel ...

Series series The Natural History of the Crustacea
This is the seventh volume of a ten-volume series on The Natural History of the Crustacea. Chapters in this volume synthesize our current understanding of early crustacean development from the egg through the embryonic and larval phase. The first part of this book focuses on the elemental aspects of crustacean embryonic development. The second part of the book provides an account of the larval ... Read more

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This is the seventh volume of a ten-volume series on The Natural History of the Crustacea. Chapters in this volume synthesize our current understanding of early crustacean development from the egg through the embryonic and larval phase. The first part of this book focuses on the elemental aspects of crustacean embryonic development. The second part of the book provides an account of the larval
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The Design of Mammals

A Scaling Approach

by John William Prothero ...

Despite an astonishing 100 million-fold range in adult body mass from bumblebee bat to blue whale, all mammals are formed of the same kinds of molecules, cells, tissues and organs and to the same overall body plan. A scaling approach investigates the principles of mammal design by examining the ways in which mammals of diverse size and taxonomy are quantitatively comparable. This book presents an ... Read more

$47.59 USD

Despite an astonishing 100 million-fold range in adult body mass from bumblebee bat to blue whale, all mammals are formed of the same kinds of molecules, cells, tissues and organs and to the same overall body plan. A scaling approach investigates the principles of mammal design by examining the ways in which mammals of diverse size and taxonomy are quantitatively comparable. This book presents an
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The Game of Species

An Introduction to Biodiversity

by Julián Simón López-Villalta ...

Why is life so diverse? Why are there so many different species? This book explores the origins of biodiversity, its evolution and its continuation, as well as the impact that humans are having on this natural heritage.Richly illustrated, accessible and engaging, The Game of Species is structured like the instruction manual for a board game whose separate pieces are individual species. Each ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Why is life so diverse? Why are there so many different species? This book explores the origins of biodiversity, its evolution and its continuation, as well as the impact that humans are having on this natural heritage.Richly illustrated, accessible and engaging, The Game of Species is structured like the instruction manual for a board game whose separate pieces are individual species. Each
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Crustacea and Arthropod Relationships

Edited by Stefan Koenemann, Ronald Jenner ...

Compared to other arthropods, crustaceans are characterized by an unparalleled disparity of body plans. Traditionally, the specialization of arthropod segments and appendages into distinct body regions has served as a convenient basis for higher classification; however, many relationships within the phylum Arthropoda still remain controversial. ... Read more

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Compared to other arthropods, crustaceans are characterized by an unparalleled disparity of body plans. Traditionally, the specialization of arthropod segments and appendages into distinct body regions has served as a convenient basis for higher classification; however, many relationships within the phylum Arthropoda still remain controversial.
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