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  • Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation

    de Jonathan Ballou, Bradley Stith, Bill Pranty, Glen Woolfenden, F. Lance Craighead, Ernest Vyse, Rob Roy Ramey II, John A. Wiens, Philip Hedrick, Paul Beier, Michael Gilpin, Jennifer Rechel, Mary Price, Vdernon Bleich, John Wehausen, Walter Koenig, Jon Fischer, William Z. Lidicker Jr., Kevin McKelvey, Richard Merrick, Thomas Loughlin, Ann York, J. W. Fitzpatrick ...
    Development of rural landscapes is converting once-vast expanses of open space into pockets of habitat where wildlife populations exist in isolation from other members of their species. The central concept of metapopulation dynamics -- that a constellation of partially isolated patches can yield overall stability to a system that is chaotic at the level of the individual patch -- offers an ... Leer más

    $28.79 USD

  • A Primer of Conservation Genetics

    de Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, David A. Briscoe ...
    This concise, entry level text provides an introduction to the importance of genetic studies in conservation and presents the essentials of the discipline in an easy-to-follow format, with main points and terms clearly highlighted. The authors assume only a basic knowledge of Mendelian genetics and simple statistics, making the book accessible to those with a limited background in these areas. ... Leer más

    $59.99 USD

  • Introduction to Conservation Genetics

    de Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, David A. Briscoe ...
    This impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition of this introductory text, including new chapters on population genomics and genetic issues in introduced and invasive species. They continue the strong learning features for students - main points in the margin, chapter summaries, vital support with the mathematics, and further reading - and ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD

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  • Deep Ancestry

    Inside the Genographic Project

    de Spencer Wells ...
    Travel backward through time from today's scattered billions to the handful of early humans who lived in Africa 60,000 years ago and are ancestors to us all. In Deep Ancestry, scientist and National Geographic explorer Spencer Wells shows how tiny genetic changes add up over time into a fascinating story. Using scores of real-life examples, helpful analogies, and detailed diagrams and ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • A Troublesome Inheritance

    Genes, Race and Human History

    de Nicholas Wade ...
    Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene

    The Long Reach of the Gene

    de Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett ...
    Series series Oxford Landmark Science
    By the best selling author of The Selfish Gene 'This entertaining and thought-provoking book is an excellent illustration of why the study of evolution is in such an exciting ferment these days.' Science 'The Extended Phenotype is a sequel to The Selfish Gene . . . he writes so clearly it could be understood by anyone prepared to make the effort' John Maynard Smith, London Review of Books 'Dawkins ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

    de Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Exciting and provocative . . . A tour de force of a book that begs to be seen as well as to be read.”—The Washington Post Book WorldWorld renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a Roots for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a thrilling saga that starts ... Leer más

    Antes $13.99 USD Ahora $10.99 USD

  • The Systems View of Life

    A Unifying Vision

    de Pier Luigi Luisi, Fritjof Capra ...
    Over the past thirty years, a new systemic conception of life has emerged at the forefront of science. New emphasis has been given to complexity, networks, and patterns of organisation, leading to a novel kind of 'systemic' thinking. This volume integrates the ideas, models, and theories underlying the systems view of life into a single coherent framework. Taking a broad sweep through history and ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD

  • Creation

    How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself

    de Adam Rutherford ...
    What is life?Humans have been asking this question for thousands of years. But as technology has advanced and our understanding of biology has deepened, the answer has evolved. For decades, scientists have been exploring the limits of nature by modifying and manipulating DNA, cells and whole organisms to create new ones that could never have existed on their own.In Creation, science writer Adam ... Leer más

    Antes $7.99 USD Ahora $4.99 USD

  • The God Gene

    How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes

    de Dean H. Hamer ...
    The overwhelming majority of Americans believe in God; this conviction has existed since the beginning of recorded time and is shared by billions around the world. In The God Gene, Dr. Dean Hamer reveals that this inclination towards religious faith is in good measure due to our genes and may even offer an evolutionary advantage by reducing stress, preventing disease, and extending life.Popular ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • Genome

    The Story of the Most Astonishing Scientific Adventure of Our Time—the Attempt to Map All the Genes in the Human Body

    de Jerry E. Bishop, Michael Waldholz ...
    An "invaluable [and] highly readable" account of the quest to map our DNA, the blueprint for life—and what it means for our future ( The Philadelphia Inquirer).Genome tells the story of the most ambitious scientific adventure of our time. By gradually isolating and identifying all the genes in the human body—the blueprint for life—scientists are closing in on the ability to effectively treat and ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Mean Genes

    From Sex To Money To Food: Taming Our Primal Instincts

    de Terry Burnham, Jay Phelan ...
    Short, sassy, and bold, Mean Genes uses a Darwinian lens to examine the issues that most deeply affect our lives: body image, money, addiction, violence, and the endless search for happiness, love, and fidelity. But Burnham and Phelan don't simply describe the connections between our genes and our behavior; they also outline steps that we can take to tame our primal instincts and so improve the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD