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Mistere fascinante (Fantezii și reflecții)

de Constantin M. N. Borcia ...

Lucrarea prezintă câteva mistere deosebite: destinul omenirii, civilizaţiile extraterestre, fenomenele paranormale...În ultimă instanţă, se evidenţiază un fapt fundamental şi anume că, în definitiv, lumea este într-o continuă devenire, este diversă şi prin urmare trebuie să acceptăm asta... Problematica rămâne, desigur, deschisă...În definitiv, gândirea oscilează între două extreme – nefiinţa sau ... Leer más

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Lucrarea prezintă câteva mistere deosebite: destinul omenirii, civilizaţiile extraterestre, fenomenele paranormale...În ultimă instanţă, se evidenţiază un fapt fundamental şi anume că, în definitiv, lumea este într-o continuă devenire, este diversă şi prin urmare trebuie să acceptăm asta... Problematica rămâne, desigur, deschisă...În definitiv, gândirea oscilează între două extreme – nefiinţa sau
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Life History Evolution and Sociology

The Biological Backstory of Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010

de Steven C. Hertler ...

Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
This book supplies the evolutionary and genetic framework that Charles Murray, towards the end of Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010, predicts will one day explain revolutionary change in American society. Murray’s Coming Apart documents 50 years of changed college admissions, government incentives, mating and migration patterns that have wrought national divisions across indexes ... Leer más

$53.99 USD

This book supplies the evolutionary and genetic framework that Charles Murray, towards the end of Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010, predicts will one day explain revolutionary change in American society. Murray’s Coming Apart documents 50 years of changed college admissions, government incentives, mating and migration patterns that have wrought national divisions across indexes
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Predator–Prey Interactions: Co-evolution between Bats and Their Prey

de David Steve Jacobs, Anna Bastian ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive review of the evolution of traits associated with predation and predator defense for bats and all of their prey, both invertebrates (e.g. insects) and vertebrates (e.g. frogs), in the context of co-evolution. It reviews current knowledge of how echolocation and passive hearing are used by bats to hunt prey in complete darkness. Also it highlights how prey have ... Leer más

$58.49 USD

This book provides a comprehensive review of the evolution of traits associated with predation and predator defense for bats and all of their prey, both invertebrates (e.g. insects) and vertebrates (e.g. frogs), in the context of co-evolution. It reviews current knowledge of how echolocation and passive hearing are used by bats to hunt prey in complete darkness. Also it highlights how prey have
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Phylogeny and Evolution of Bacteria and Mitochondria

Edición de Mauro Degli Esposti ...

Life on earth began with bacteria, which now colonize every corner of the planet. As the ancestors of mitochondria, bacteria are also fundamental for our cells. Most bacteria look alike, but have very different functions. Therefore, knowing the functional profile of bacteria helps understand their impact on our life. This book provides a wealth of information on the functional evolution of ... Leer más

$70.99 USD

Life on earth began with bacteria, which now colonize every corner of the planet. As the ancestors of mitochondria, bacteria are also fundamental for our cells. Most bacteria look alike, but have very different functions. Therefore, knowing the functional profile of bacteria helps understand their impact on our life. This book provides a wealth of information on the functional evolution of
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Super Species

The Creatures That Will Dominate the Planet

de Garry Hamilton ...

A gripping examination of invasive species' impact.Super species are the phenomenally successful invasive life-forms that are dominating ecosystems. These animals, plants and microbes have spread far from their native habitats, most often as a result of human activities.The key to super species' success is their ability to adapt quickly. Super species may be unusually aggressive, difficult to kill ... Leer más

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A gripping examination of invasive species' impact.Super species are the phenomenally successful invasive life-forms that are dominating ecosystems. These animals, plants and microbes have spread far from their native habitats, most often as a result of human activities.The key to super species' success is their ability to adapt quickly. Super species may be unusually aggressive, difficult to kill
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El animal que somos

de Mel Challanger ...

Traducido por Ana Herrera Ferrer ...

Un libro imprescindible en la línea de Sapiens, de Yuval Noah Harari.Un ensayo que mezcla las humanidades, con la filosofía moral y la ciencia. Una investigación que aporta una visión amplia y humana de lo que significa ser humano.Los humanos son los animales más curiosos, emocionales, imaginativos, agresivos y desconcertantes del planeta. Pero, ¿nos conocemos realmente bien a nosotros mismos?El ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

Un libro imprescindible en la línea de Sapiens, de Yuval Noah Harari.Un ensayo que mezcla las humanidades, con la filosofía moral y la ciencia. Una investigación que aporta una visión amplia y humana de lo que significa ser humano.Los humanos son los animales más curiosos, emocionales, imaginativos, agresivos y desconcertantes del planeta. Pero, ¿nos conocemos realmente bien a nosotros mismos?El
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Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

de Abhijit Naskar ...

HOMO: A Brief History of Consciousness is Abhijit Naskar’s yet another scientific work of adventure. In this book he turns the clock back millions of years for the readers to witness the evolution of the most mysterious living mechanism on planet earth - The Human Consciousness.Here he takes a broader approach of scientific investigation and dives deep into the abyss of history to reveal the ... Leer más

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HOMO: A Brief History of Consciousness is Abhijit Naskar’s yet another scientific work of adventure. In this book he turns the clock back millions of years for the readers to witness the evolution of the most mysterious living mechanism on planet earth - The Human Consciousness.Here he takes a broader approach of scientific investigation and dives deep into the abyss of history to reveal the
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Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man, 1863

de Charles Lyell ...

Charles Lyell's argument in this classic volume is that the processes of nature are slow and uniform, and that the Earth is in consequence hundreds of millions of years old. This work includes his prediction that if our nearest relatives are great apes, then the places to look for human fossils will be central Africa and Indonesia. ... Leer más

$605.00 USD

Charles Lyell's argument in this classic volume is that the processes of nature are slow and uniform, and that the Earth is in consequence hundreds of millions of years old. This work includes his prediction that if our nearest relatives are great apes, then the places to look for human fossils will be central Africa and Indonesia.
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Plant Life of the Dolomites

Vegetation Tables

de Erika Pignatti, Sandro Pignatti ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This volume provides an in-depth analysis of over 100 plant communities of the Dolomite vegetation. The data is based on the phytosociological relevés, which have been collected by the authors in nearly 2000 surveys. The key part consists of approx. 130 association tables presenting plant sociological data for the respective plant communities. Thus, this volume perfectly complements the successful ... Leer más

$89.09 USD

This volume provides an in-depth analysis of over 100 plant communities of the Dolomite vegetation. The data is based on the phytosociological relevés, which have been collected by the authors in nearly 2000 surveys. The key part consists of approx. 130 association tables presenting plant sociological data for the respective plant communities. Thus, this volume perfectly complements the successful
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Natur & Mensch

Bereicherte Ausgabe.

de Ernst Haeckel, Isabella Heinrich ...

In 'Natur & Mensch' präsentiert Ernst Haeckel eine faszinierende Studie über die Beziehung zwischen der Natur und dem Menschen. Sein Buch bietet einen tiefen Einblick in die Evolutionstheorie und die Verbindung zwischen organischen Strukturen und geistiger Entwicklung. Haeckel verwendet einen klaren und prägnanten Schreibstil, der sowohl für Laien als auch für Fachleute zugänglich ist, während er ... Leer más

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In 'Natur & Mensch' präsentiert Ernst Haeckel eine faszinierende Studie über die Beziehung zwischen der Natur und dem Menschen. Sein Buch bietet einen tiefen Einblick in die Evolutionstheorie und die Verbindung zwischen organischen Strukturen und geistiger Entwicklung. Haeckel verwendet einen klaren und prägnanten Schreibstil, der sowohl für Laien als auch für Fachleute zugänglich ist, während er
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The Effect of External Influences upon Development

de August Weismann ...

In "The Effect of External Influences upon Development," August Weismann presents a groundbreaking exploration of the interplay between environmental factors and biological development. Through a meticulous examination of various species, Weismann employs a scientific yet accessible literary style that bridges both natural history and biology, reflective of the dynamic intellectual debates of the ... Leer más

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In "The Effect of External Influences upon Development," August Weismann presents a groundbreaking exploration of the interplay between environmental factors and biological development. Through a meticulous examination of various species, Weismann employs a scientific yet accessible literary style that bridges both natural history and biology, reflective of the dynamic intellectual debates of the
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Plasticity, Robustness, Development and Evolution

de Patrick Bateson, Peter Gluckman ...

How do we understand and explain the apparent dichotomy between plasticity and robustness in the context of development? Can we identify these complex processes without resorting to 'either/or' solutions? Written by two leaders in the field, this is the first book to fully unravel the complexity of the subject, explaining that the epigenetic processes generating plasticity and robustness are in ... Leer más

$54.99 USD

How do we understand and explain the apparent dichotomy between plasticity and robustness in the context of development? Can we identify these complex processes without resorting to 'either/or' solutions? Written by two leaders in the field, this is the first book to fully unravel the complexity of the subject, explaining that the epigenetic processes generating plasticity and robustness are in
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Wild Edible Vegetables of Lesser Himalayas

Ethnobotanical and Nutraceutical Aspects, Volume 1

de Arshad Mehmood Abbasi, Munir Hussain Shah, Mir Ajab Khan ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Our intention with this book was to present the reader with the most accurate, significant, and up-to-date background and knowledge in the areas of ethnomedicinal and nutraceutical vegetation for the Lesser Himalayas in a comprehensive text. Wild Edible Vegetables of Lesser Himalayas provides a complete review of over 50 important plants of this region and details each species including ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Our intention with this book was to present the reader with the most accurate, significant, and up-to-date background and knowledge in the areas of ethnomedicinal and nutraceutical vegetation for the Lesser Himalayas in a comprehensive text. Wild Edible Vegetables of Lesser Himalayas provides a complete review of over 50 important plants of this region and details each species including
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Mixed Messages

Cultural and Genetic Inheritance in the Constitution of Human Society

de Robert A. Paul ...

As social and symbolic animals—animals with language and systems of signs—humans are informed by two different kinds of heritage, one biological, the other cultural. Scholars have tended to study our genetic and symbolic lineages separately, but in recent years some have begun to explore them together, offering a “dual inheritance theory.” In this book, Robert A. Paul offers an entirely new and ... Leer más

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As social and symbolic animals—animals with language and systems of signs—humans are informed by two different kinds of heritage, one biological, the other cultural. Scholars have tended to study our genetic and symbolic lineages separately, but in recent years some have begun to explore them together, offering a “dual inheritance theory.” In this book, Robert A. Paul offers an entirely new and
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Darwin e il papa

Il falso dilemma tra evoluzione e creazione

de Gianfranco Ravasi ...

Series Libro 4 - Gianfranco Ravasi
Dalla comparsa del celebre saggio di Darwin sull'Origine della specie (1859) il falso dilemma tra la teoria scientifica dell'evoluzione e la dottrina filosofica e teologica della creazione continua ad accendere gli animi e i dibattiti. Nel quadro di un confronto spesso sospettoso, su cui ancora si allunga l'ombra del "caso Galileo", la scienza tende a confinare la teologia nel deposito dei relitti ... Leer más

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Dalla comparsa del celebre saggio di Darwin sull'Origine della specie (1859) il falso dilemma tra la teoria scientifica dell'evoluzione e la dottrina filosofica e teologica della creazione continua ad accendere gli animi e i dibattiti. Nel quadro di un confronto spesso sospettoso, su cui ancora si allunga l'ombra del "caso Galileo", la scienza tende a confinare la teologia nel deposito dei relitti
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Primates in Fragments

Complexity and Resilience

Edición de Colin A. Chapman, Laura K. Marsh ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book is number two in a series for Primates in Fragments. In this volume, ten years after the first http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/anthropology+%26+archaeology/book/978-0-306-47696-9, we continue to address issues regarding primates within a fractured landscape. There are seven sections based on specific categories of primates in fragments. In the Introductory section, authors ... Leer más

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This book is number two in a series for Primates in Fragments. In this volume, ten years after the first http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/anthropology+%26+archaeology/book/978-0-306-47696-9, we continue to address issues regarding primates within a fractured landscape. There are seven sections based on specific categories of primates in fragments. In the Introductory section, authors
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Biochemistry and Genetics of Recq-Helicases

de David B. Lombard ...

Biochemistry And Genetics of RecQ-Helicases provides a background into the role of helicases in general and RecQ helicases specifically in DNA repair. Helicases- enzymes which break down hydrogen bonds between nucleic acid strands in a nucleoside triphosphate-dependent manner-are ubiquitous in biology, participating in processes as diverse as replication, repair, recombination, transcription, and ... Leer más

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Biochemistry And Genetics of RecQ-Helicases provides a background into the role of helicases in general and RecQ helicases specifically in DNA repair. Helicases- enzymes which break down hydrogen bonds between nucleic acid strands in a nucleoside triphosphate-dependent manner-are ubiquitous in biology, participating in processes as diverse as replication, repair, recombination, transcription, and
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Early Events in Monocot Evolution

Edición de Paul Wilkin, Simon J. Mayo ...

Series Libro 83 - Systematics Association Special Volume Series
Tracing the evolution of one of the most ancient major branches of flowering plants, this is a wide-ranging survey of state-of-the-art research on the early clades of the monocot phylogenetic tree. It explores a series of broad but linked themes, providing for the first time a detailed and coherent view of the taxa of the early monocot lineages, how they diversified and their importance in ... Leer más

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Tracing the evolution of one of the most ancient major branches of flowering plants, this is a wide-ranging survey of state-of-the-art research on the early clades of the monocot phylogenetic tree. It explores a series of broad but linked themes, providing for the first time a detailed and coherent view of the taxa of the early monocot lineages, how they diversified and their importance in
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Evolutionary Biology: Mechanisms and Trends

Edición de Pierre Pontarotti ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseilles serve to gather leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research. The aims of these meetings are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations.This book collects 19 selected contributions presented at the 15th meeting, which took place in ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseilles serve to gather leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research. The aims of these meetings are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations.This book collects 19 selected contributions presented at the 15th meeting, which took place in
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Bacterial Diversity in Sustainable Agriculture

Edición de Dinesh K. Maheshwari ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
The earth’s biodiversity is a degree of ecosystem health which is vital to ecology and environmental sustainability. The microbial world is the largest unexplored reservoir. The agro-ecosystem enriched with rhizosphere implicit abundant and species-rich component of microbial diversity. Its global exploration designs a worldwide framework for agricultural sustainability adjoining benefits in its ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

The earth’s biodiversity is a degree of ecosystem health which is vital to ecology and environmental sustainability. The microbial world is the largest unexplored reservoir. The agro-ecosystem enriched with rhizosphere implicit abundant and species-rich component of microbial diversity. Its global exploration designs a worldwide framework for agricultural sustainability adjoining benefits in its
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Aesthetic Evolution in Man

de Charles Grant Allen ...

If we wish to hit upon the primitive germ of æsthetic sensibility in man, we cannot begin better than by looking at its foreshadowing in the lower animals. There are two modes of aesthetic feeling which seem to exist among vertebrates and insects at least: the first is the sense of visual beauty in form, color, or brilliancy; the second is the sense of auditory beauty in musical or rhythmical ... Leer más

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If we wish to hit upon the primitive germ of æsthetic sensibility in man, we cannot begin better than by looking at its foreshadowing in the lower animals. There are two modes of aesthetic feeling which seem to exist among vertebrates and insects at least: the first is the sense of visual beauty in form, color, or brilliancy; the second is the sense of auditory beauty in musical or rhythmical
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O Gene Egoísta

de Richard Dawkins ...

Celebrando cinquenta anos sobre a data da primeira publicação, O Gene Egoísta, de Richard Dawkins, é um dos livros de ciência mais influentes de todos os tempos com milhões de exemplares vendidos e traduções em mais de trinta idiomas. O Gene Egoísta revolucionou a forma de pensar a evolução ao introduzir uma perspectiva centrada no gene, transformando profundamente o debate científico e alcançando ... Leer más

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Celebrando cinquenta anos sobre a data da primeira publicação, O Gene Egoísta, de Richard Dawkins, é um dos livros de ciência mais influentes de todos os tempos com milhões de exemplares vendidos e traduções em mais de trinta idiomas. O Gene Egoísta revolucionou a forma de pensar a evolução ao introduzir uma perspectiva centrada no gene, transformando profundamente o debate científico e alcançando
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The Pesticide Question

Environment, Economics and Ethics

Edición de David Pimentel, Hugh Lehman ...

Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the center of serious concerns about safety, health, and the environment. Increasingly, the public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - `the perfect red apple' - outweigh the costs of environmental pollution, human illness, and the destruction of animals and our habitat. ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

Pesticides have contributed impressively to our present-day agricultural productivity, but at the same time they are at the center of serious concerns about safety, health, and the environment. Increasingly, the public wonders whether the benefits of pesticides - `the perfect red apple' - outweigh the costs of environmental pollution, human illness, and the destruction of animals and our habitat.
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Evolution. Entwicklung des Lebens und natürliche Selektion

de Ralf Bub ...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Biologie - Evolution, Note: 1,0, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Institut für Informatik und Gesellschaft Abteilung für Kognitionswissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Einführung in die Kognitionswissenschaft, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit Menschen die Fähigkeit besitzen, über sich selbst und ihre Umwelt nachzudenken, oder noch exakter, seitdem der ... Leer más

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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Biologie - Evolution, Note: 1,0, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Institut für Informatik und Gesellschaft Abteilung für Kognitionswissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Einführung in die Kognitionswissenschaft, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seit Menschen die Fähigkeit besitzen, über sich selbst und ihre Umwelt nachzudenken, oder noch exakter, seitdem der
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