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Being a Human

Adventures in Forty Thousand Years of Consciousness

de Charles Foster ...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ATLANTIC, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND NEW STATESMANA radically immersive exploration of three pivotal moments in the evolution of human consciousness, asking what kinds of creatures humans were, are, and might yet beHow did humans come to be who we are? In his marvelous, eccentric, and widely lauded book Being a Beast, legal scholar, veterinary surgeon, and naturalist ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ATLANTIC, KIRKUS REVIEWS, AND NEW STATESMANA radically immersive exploration of three pivotal moments in the evolution of human consciousness, asking what kinds of creatures humans were, are, and might yet beHow did humans come to be who we are? In his marvelous, eccentric, and widely lauded book Being a Beast, legal scholar, veterinary surgeon, and naturalist
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The Tinkerer's Accomplice

How Design Emerges from Life Itself

de J. Scott Turner ...

A physiologist presents a provocative and scientifically rigorous new perspective on Darwinism, design, and why the living world works so well.When they contemplate nature, they see evidence of design at work. So it is jarring when biologists insist that this perception is all wrong. What most people see as design, they say—purposeful, directed, even intelligent—is only an illusion. But in these ... Leer más

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A physiologist presents a provocative and scientifically rigorous new perspective on Darwinism, design, and why the living world works so well.When they contemplate nature, they see evidence of design at work. So it is jarring when biologists insist that this perception is all wrong. What most people see as design, they say—purposeful, directed, even intelligent—is only an illusion. But in these
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Bruder Tier

Mensch und Tier in Mythos und Evolution

de Karl König ...

Series series Karl König Werkausgabe
Karl Königs auf Brüderlichkeit begründetes Denken und Sinnen galt neben dem Menschen gleichermaßen den Tieren. Seine Tierbetrachtungen erlauben einen imaginativen Zugang zur Tierwelt und ein vertieftes Verständnis des Evolutionsgeschehens. Letztlich zeigt sich die unzertrennliche Verbundenheit von Mensch und Tier sowie die Notwendigkeit, das gegenwärtige Schicksal der Tiere in den Blick zu nehmen ... Leer más

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Karl Königs auf Brüderlichkeit begründetes Denken und Sinnen galt neben dem Menschen gleichermaßen den Tieren. Seine Tierbetrachtungen erlauben einen imaginativen Zugang zur Tierwelt und ein vertieftes Verständnis des Evolutionsgeschehens. Letztlich zeigt sich die unzertrennliche Verbundenheit von Mensch und Tier sowie die Notwendigkeit, das gegenwärtige Schicksal der Tiere in den Blick zu nehmen
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Human Migration

Biocultural Perspectives

Edición de Michael H. Crawford, María de Lourdes Muñoz-Moreno ...

Studying human migratory patterns can help us make sense of evolution, biology, linguistics, and so much more. Human Migration takes readers through population development and their respective origins to create a comprehensive picture of human migratory patterns. This book explores human migration as a major contributor to globalization that facilitates gene flow and the exchange of cultures and ... Leer más

$100.79 USD

Studying human migratory patterns can help us make sense of evolution, biology, linguistics, and so much more. Human Migration takes readers through population development and their respective origins to create a comprehensive picture of human migratory patterns. This book explores human migration as a major contributor to globalization that facilitates gene flow and the exchange of cultures and
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物种起源（附《进化论的十大猜想》）（彩图珍藏版）

de （英）达尔文著, 舒德干等译 ...

本书主要讲述了生物变异、生存斗争、杂种性质、地质记录的不完整性、生物分布等内容。用大量资料证明了所有的生物都是从简单到复杂、从低级到高级慢慢发展起来的，这不是超自然力量干预的结果，而是自然界内部斗争的结果。 ... Leer más

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本书主要讲述了生物变异、生存斗争、杂种性质、地质记录的不完整性、生物分布等内容。用大量资料证明了所有的生物都是从简单到复杂、从低级到高级慢慢发展起来的，这不是超自然力量干预的结果，而是自然界内部斗争的结果。
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Psychological Mechanisms in Animal Communication

Edición de Mark A. Bee, Cory T. Miller ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book analyzes the psychological mechanisms critical to animal communication. The topics covered range from single neurons to broad-scale phylogenetic patterns, shedding new light on the sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processes that underlie the communicative behaviors of signalers and receivers alike. In so doing, the contributing authors collectively integrate research questions and ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

This book analyzes the psychological mechanisms critical to animal communication. The topics covered range from single neurons to broad-scale phylogenetic patterns, shedding new light on the sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processes that underlie the communicative behaviors of signalers and receivers alike. In so doing, the contributing authors collectively integrate research questions and
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Biogeography and Evolution in New Zealand

de Michael Heads ...

Series series CRC Biogeography Series
Biogeography and Evolution in New Zealand provides the first in-depth treatment of the biogeography of New Zealand, a region that has been a place of long-enduring interest to ecologists, evolutionary scientists, geographers, geologists, and scientists in related disciplines. It serves as a key addition to the contemporary discussion on regionalization—how is New Zealand different from the rest of ... Leer más

$76.99 USD

Biogeography and Evolution in New Zealand provides the first in-depth treatment of the biogeography of New Zealand, a region that has been a place of long-enduring interest to ecologists, evolutionary scientists, geographers, geologists, and scientists in related disciplines. It serves as a key addition to the contemporary discussion on regionalization—how is New Zealand different from the rest of
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What Comes After Homo Sapiens?

When and How Our Species Will Evolve Into Another Species

de Don Simborg ...

Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago. We have had two momentous evolutionary events since then: the emergence of Eukarya about 2 billion years ago (the basis of all plants and animals) and the enlargement in size and capability of the human brain, which began about 2 million years ago. Otherwise humans have had a remarkably stable evolutionary process. But now, two technologies, artificial ... Leer más

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Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago. We have had two momentous evolutionary events since then: the emergence of Eukarya about 2 billion years ago (the basis of all plants and animals) and the enlargement in size and capability of the human brain, which began about 2 million years ago. Otherwise humans have had a remarkably stable evolutionary process. But now, two technologies, artificial
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Recent Advancement in White Biotechnology Through Fungi

Volume 1: Diversity and Enzymes Perspectives

Edición de Ajar Nath Yadav, Shashank Mishra, Sangram Singh, Arti Gupta ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
White biotechnology, or industrial biotechnology as it is also known, refers to the use of living cells and/or their enzymes to create industrial products that are more easily degradable, require less energy, create less waste during production and sometimes perform better than products created using traditional chemical processes.Over the last decade considerable progress has been made in white ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

White biotechnology, or industrial biotechnology as it is also known, refers to the use of living cells and/or their enzymes to create industrial products that are more easily degradable, require less energy, create less waste during production and sometimes perform better than products created using traditional chemical processes.Over the last decade considerable progress has been made in white
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Evolutionary Politics

de Anthony Skews ...

The foundational myth of contemporary capitalism - the individual alone, in a state of nature - is just that: a myth. Both Darwin and early anarchists like Piotr Kropotkin understood that mutual aid lay at the heart of nature's conquest of the earth. A rich tradition of evolutionary socialism and left-wing Darwinism has been forgotten. "Evolutionary Politics: Socialism for Social Species" applies ... Leer más

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The foundational myth of contemporary capitalism - the individual alone, in a state of nature - is just that: a myth. Both Darwin and early anarchists like Piotr Kropotkin understood that mutual aid lay at the heart of nature's conquest of the earth. A rich tradition of evolutionary socialism and left-wing Darwinism has been forgotten. "Evolutionary Politics: Socialism for Social Species" applies
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Exploring Personal Genomics

de Joel T. Dudley, Konrad J. Karczewski ...

Rapid advances in high-throughput genome sequencing technologies foreshadow a near-future in which millions of individuals will gain affordable access to their complete genome sequence. This promises to offer unprecedented insights into the fundamental biological nature of ourselves and our species: where we came from, how we begin our lives, how we develop and grow, how we interact with our ... Leer más

$66.59 USD

Rapid advances in high-throughput genome sequencing technologies foreshadow a near-future in which millions of individuals will gain affordable access to their complete genome sequence. This promises to offer unprecedented insights into the fundamental biological nature of ourselves and our species: where we came from, how we begin our lives, how we develop and grow, how we interact with our
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Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context

Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna

Edición de Terry Harrison ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This volume 2 and its companion volume 1 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

This volume 2 and its companion volume 1 present the results of new investigations into the geology, paleontology and paleoecology of the early hominin site of Laetoli in northern Tanzania. The site is one of the most important paleontological and paleoanthropological sites in Africa, worldrenowned for the discovery of fossils of the early hominin Australopithecus afarensis, as well as remarkable
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Aphid Ecology An optimization approach

de A.F.G. Dixon ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Aphids are the most important of the sap sucking insects, they are also major pests of agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This book covers the evolution of aphids and their development in relation to specific plants. Optimization is used to explain how modes of feeding and reproduction have affected their size and population structure and led to a very close and specific association with ... Leer más

$215.09 USD

Aphids are the most important of the sap sucking insects, they are also major pests of agriculture, horticulture and forestry. This book covers the evolution of aphids and their development in relation to specific plants. Optimization is used to explain how modes of feeding and reproduction have affected their size and population structure and led to a very close and specific association with
... Leer más
The Evolution of Everything

The Patterns and Causes of Big History

de Brian Villmoare ...

Big History seeks to retell the human story in light of scientific advances by such methods as radiocarbon dating and genetic analysis. This book provides a deep, causal view of the forces that have shaped the universe, the earth, and humanity. Starting with the Big Bang and the formation of the earth, it traces the evolutionary history of the world, focusing on humanity's origins. It also ... Leer más

$40.99 USD

Big History seeks to retell the human story in light of scientific advances by such methods as radiocarbon dating and genetic analysis. This book provides a deep, causal view of the forces that have shaped the universe, the earth, and humanity. Starting with the Big Bang and the formation of the earth, it traces the evolutionary history of the world, focusing on humanity's origins. It also
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Sanaben

de Lorenzo Bonanni ...

L’objectif de ce livre est de nous simplifier l’existence en nous faisant prendre conscience de qui nous sommes, de nos origines et des instincts qui nous guident. Avec des mots simples et parfois satyriques, cet ouvrage explique les objets de nos désirs : le cul des femmes, le pouvoir, les cheveux blonds, l’argent. Il précise ce qu’est vraiment l’amour, la vie, la famille, la religion et la mort, ... Leer más

$7.00 USD

L’objectif de ce livre est de nous simplifier l’existence en nous faisant prendre conscience de qui nous sommes, de nos origines et des instincts qui nous guident. Avec des mots simples et parfois satyriques, cet ouvrage explique les objets de nos désirs : le cul des femmes, le pouvoir, les cheveux blonds, l’argent. Il précise ce qu’est vraiment l’amour, la vie, la famille, la religion et la mort,
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Avian Brood Parasitism

Behaviour, Ecology, Evolution and Coevolution

Edición de Manuel Soler ...

Series series Fascinating Life Sciences
Brood parasitism has become one of the most flourishing areas of research in evolutionary ecology and one of the best model systems for investigating coevolution. This subject has undergone remarkable advances during the last two decades, but has not been covered by any book in the 21st century.This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the fascinating field of avian brood ... Leer más

$116.09 USD

Brood parasitism has become one of the most flourishing areas of research in evolutionary ecology and one of the best model systems for investigating coevolution. This subject has undergone remarkable advances during the last two decades, but has not been covered by any book in the 21st century.This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the fascinating field of avian brood
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Identification and Control of Common Weeds: Volume 2

de Zhenghao Xu, Meihua Deng ...

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds. In addition to essential information, each chapter includes photos for a specific type of weed to show its morphology in different growth periods, such as seedling, root, flower, fruit, and mature plant. The book also discusses control measures, including agricultural, chemical, physical, biological, and comprehensive methods. The Volume2 ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

This book introduces readers to nearly 600 common weeds. In addition to essential information, each chapter includes photos for a specific type of weed to show its morphology in different growth periods, such as seedling, root, flower, fruit, and mature plant. The book also discusses control measures, including agricultural, chemical, physical, biological, and comprehensive methods. The Volume2
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Social Behaviour in Animals

With Special Reference to Vertebrates

de J. Tinbergen ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
HIS book is not intended as an exhaustive review T of facts. Its aim is rather the presentation of a bio logical approach to the phenomena of social behaviour. This type of approach was revived by Lorenz's pioneer studies. It is characterized by emphasis on the need for renewed and careful observation of the huge variety of social phenomena occurring in nature; by emphasis on a balanced study of ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

HIS book is not intended as an exhaustive review T of facts. Its aim is rather the presentation of a bio logical approach to the phenomena of social behaviour. This type of approach was revived by Lorenz's pioneer studies. It is characterized by emphasis on the need for renewed and careful observation of the huge variety of social phenomena occurring in nature; by emphasis on a balanced study of
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Of Apes and Ancestors

Evolution, Christianity, and the Oxford Debate

de Ian Hesketh ...

Tell me, sir, is it on your grandmother's or your grandfather's side that you are descended from an ape?In June of 1860, some of Britain's most influential scientific and religious authorities gathered in Oxford to hear a heated debate on the merits of Charles Darwin's recently published Origin of Species. The Bishop of Oxford, "Soapy" Samuel Wilberforce, clashed swords with Darwin's most ... Leer más

$22.29 USD

Tell me, sir, is it on your grandmother's or your grandfather's side that you are descended from an ape?In June of 1860, some of Britain's most influential scientific and religious authorities gathered in Oxford to hear a heated debate on the merits of Charles Darwin's recently published Origin of Species. The Bishop of Oxford, "Soapy" Samuel Wilberforce, clashed swords with Darwin's most
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Bones, Genetics, and Behavior of Rhesus Macaques

Macaca Mulatta of Cayo Santiago and Beyond

Edición de Qian Wang ...

Series series Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Foreword by Phillip V. TobiasThe introduction of rhesus macaques to Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico in 1938, and the subsequent development of the CPRC for biomedical research, continues its long history of stimulating studies in physical anthropology. The CPRC monkey colonies, and the precise demographic data on the derived skeletal collection in the Center’s Laboratory of Primate Morphology and ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Foreword by Phillip V. TobiasThe introduction of rhesus macaques to Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico in 1938, and the subsequent development of the CPRC for biomedical research, continues its long history of stimulating studies in physical anthropology. The CPRC monkey colonies, and the precise demographic data on the derived skeletal collection in the Center’s Laboratory of Primate Morphology and
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Insects

Evolutionary Success, Unrivaled Diversity, and World Domination

de David B. Rivers ...

An introduction to the intriguing world of insects, from bullet ants to butterflies.Designed as an introduction to the intriguing world of insect biology, this book examines familiar entomological topics in nontraditional ways. Author David B. Rivers gives important concepts relatable context through a pop culture lens, and he covers subjects that are not typical for entomology textbooks, ... Leer más

$84.49 USD

An introduction to the intriguing world of insects, from bullet ants to butterflies.Designed as an introduction to the intriguing world of insect biology, this book examines familiar entomological topics in nontraditional ways. Author David B. Rivers gives important concepts relatable context through a pop culture lens, and he covers subjects that are not typical for entomology textbooks,
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Evolution

de William H. Pettit ...

This pamphlet is an appeal to reason and common sense.It is not written specially for scientific experts and hence technical terms have been as far as possible avoided. The student or scientist who desires a more detailed and technical treatment of these problems is referred to larger treatises, of which there are a considerable number.Our purpose is to reach intelligent and thoughtful men and ... Leer más

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This pamphlet is an appeal to reason and common sense.It is not written specially for scientific experts and hence technical terms have been as far as possible avoided. The student or scientist who desires a more detailed and technical treatment of these problems is referred to larger treatises, of which there are a considerable number.Our purpose is to reach intelligent and thoughtful men and
... Leer más
Entangled Life

Organism and Environment in the Biological and Social Sciences

Edición de Eric Desjardins, Gillian Barker, Trevor Pearce ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This volume explores the interactions between organisms and their environments and how this “entanglement” is a fundamental aspect of all life. It brings together the work and ideas of historians, philosophers, biologists, and social scientists, uniting a range of new perspectives, methods, and frameworks for examining and understanding the ways that organisms and environments interact.The volume ... Leer más

$116.09 USD

This volume explores the interactions between organisms and their environments and how this “entanglement” is a fundamental aspect of all life. It brings together the work and ideas of historians, philosophers, biologists, and social scientists, uniting a range of new perspectives, methods, and frameworks for examining and understanding the ways that organisms and environments interact.The volume
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El Origen del Hombre

de Charles Darwin ...

Charles Darwin escribió "El Origen del Hombre" en 1871, donde aplicó sus ideas evolutivas a la comprensión de la historia humana. En este libro, Darwin aplicó los principios de su teoría evolutiva, como la selección natural y la descendencia con modificaciones, a la comprensión de la historia evolutiva de la especie humana. Darwin argumentó que los humanos compartían un ancestro común con otros ... Leer más

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Charles Darwin escribió "El Origen del Hombre" en 1871, donde aplicó sus ideas evolutivas a la comprensión de la historia humana. En este libro, Darwin aplicó los principios de su teoría evolutiva, como la selección natural y la descendencia con modificaciones, a la comprensión de la historia evolutiva de la especie humana. Darwin argumentó que los humanos compartían un ancestro común con otros
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