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The Gastro-Archeologist

Revealing the Mysteries of the Intestine and its Diseases

de Jeremy Woodward ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
In order to understand common conditions such as coeliac disease and Crohn’s disease, one must view the gut in its evolutionary context. This is the novel approach to the gut and its diseases that is adopted in this book. The first part tells the story of the evolution of the gut itself – why it came about and how it has influenced the evolution of animals ever since. The second part focuses on ... Leer más

$31.49 USD

In order to understand common conditions such as coeliac disease and Crohn’s disease, one must view the gut in its evolutionary context. This is the novel approach to the gut and its diseases that is adopted in this book. The first part tells the story of the evolution of the gut itself – why it came about and how it has influenced the evolution of animals ever since. The second part focuses on
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Darwin and Doctrine

The Compatibility of Evolution and Catholicism

de Daniel Kuebler ...

In Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, the philosopher Daniel Dennett referred to evolution as a “universal acid,” an idea that necessarily alters our way of thinking about everything—largely by eating away at our belief in a loving, providential Creator. And since the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859, countless believers have sensed an apparent conflict between evolution and the Christian ... Leer más

$8.69 USD

In Darwin’s Dangerous Idea, the philosopher Daniel Dennett referred to evolution as a “universal acid,” an idea that necessarily alters our way of thinking about everything—largely by eating away at our belief in a loving, providential Creator. And since the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859, countless believers have sensed an apparent conflict between evolution and the Christian
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Der symbiotische Planet oder Wie die Evolution wirklich verlief

de Lynn Margulis, Peter Berz ...

Traducido por Sebastian Vogel ...

Neue Fakten zur Evolution des Lebens Noch immer wird die Evolution des Lebens auf unserem Planeten sehr einseitig auf die von Darwin beschriebenen Mechanismen von Mutation und Selektion im "Kampf ums Dasein" reduziert. In "Der symbiotische Planet" zeigt Lynn Margulis die andere Seite der Evolution auf und belegt, dass mehrzelliges, "höheres" Leben einst vor Milliarden Jahren nicht im Krieg aller ... Leer más

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Neue Fakten zur Evolution des Lebens Noch immer wird die Evolution des Lebens auf unserem Planeten sehr einseitig auf die von Darwin beschriebenen Mechanismen von Mutation und Selektion im "Kampf ums Dasein" reduziert. In "Der symbiotische Planet" zeigt Lynn Margulis die andere Seite der Evolution auf und belegt, dass mehrzelliges, "höheres" Leben einst vor Milliarden Jahren nicht im Krieg aller
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Evolution of Fungi and Fungal-Like Organisms

Edición de Stefanie Pöggeler, Timothy James ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Sequence analyses of numerous fungal genomes over the past two decades have provided us with extensive insights into the phylogenetic relationships of fungi and the distribution of genes and their inferred functions, across the fungal kingdom. It is now possible to answer questions about the origin of the fungal kingdom and fungal evolution with an analytical precision that was not possible before ... Leer más

$197.09 USD

Sequence analyses of numerous fungal genomes over the past two decades have provided us with extensive insights into the phylogenetic relationships of fungi and the distribution of genes and their inferred functions, across the fungal kingdom. It is now possible to answer questions about the origin of the fungal kingdom and fungal evolution with an analytical precision that was not possible before
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FROM ANTS TO EVOLUTION.

A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE EUSOCIALITY PARADOX.

de Paul Ferguson ...

This book is a short journey, that takes the reader into an ant colony. The author believes he has made a major breakthrough in the study of Eusociality, and Evolutionary theory, which he explains in the book. ... Leer más

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This book is a short journey, that takes the reader into an ant colony. The author believes he has made a major breakthrough in the study of Eusociality, and Evolutionary theory, which he explains in the book.
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Didaktik der Evolutionsbiologie

Zwischen Fachkonzepten und Alltagsvorstellungen vermitteln

Edición de Sven Gemballa, Ulrich Kattmann ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Dieses Buch trägt der enormen Bedeutung der Evolutionstheorie als Bestandteil einer aufgeklärten Bildung und eines modernen Selbst‐ und Weltverständnisses Rechnung. Die Evolutionstheorie zählt zu den bedeutendsten naturwissenschaftlichen Theorien, wurde aber wie kaum eine andere Theorie kontrovers diskutiert und ideologisch missbraucht. Eine wirksame Vermittlung der Evolutionstheorie muss dieser ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

Dieses Buch trägt der enormen Bedeutung der Evolutionstheorie als Bestandteil einer aufgeklärten Bildung und eines modernen Selbst‐ und Weltverständnisses Rechnung. Die Evolutionstheorie zählt zu den bedeutendsten naturwissenschaftlichen Theorien, wurde aber wie kaum eine andere Theorie kontrovers diskutiert und ideologisch missbraucht. Eine wirksame Vermittlung der Evolutionstheorie muss dieser
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La peau !

Cabinet de curiosités

de Michel Lenois ...

Malgré son titre "La peau !" n’est pas un traité de dermatologie. Pourquoi ce sous-titre Cabinet de curiosités ? Par analogie. Cet ouvrage est une compilation de faits peu connus, soigneusement choisis, anecdotiques, amusants, curieux, voire franchement bizarres concernant notre enveloppe corporelle. Dans les siècles passés, des personnes instruites et passionnées réunissaient des objets ... Leer más

$11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Malgré son titre "La peau !" n’est pas un traité de dermatologie. Pourquoi ce sous-titre Cabinet de curiosités ? Par analogie. Cet ouvrage est une compilation de faits peu connus, soigneusement choisis, anecdotiques, amusants, curieux, voire franchement bizarres concernant notre enveloppe corporelle. Dans les siècles passés, des personnes instruites et passionnées réunissaient des objets
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Beyond Cladistics

The Branching of a Paradigm

Edición de David M. Williams, Sandra Knapp ...

Series Libro 3 - Species and Systematics
Cladistics, or phylogenetic systematics—an approach to discovering, unraveling, and testing hypotheses of evolutionary history—took hold during a turbulent and acrimonious time in the history of systematics. During this period—the 1960s and 1970s—much of the foundation of modern systematic methodology was established as cladistic approaches became widely accepted. Virtually complete by the end of ... Leer más

$62.09 USD

Cladistics, or phylogenetic systematics—an approach to discovering, unraveling, and testing hypotheses of evolutionary history—took hold during a turbulent and acrimonious time in the history of systematics. During this period—the 1960s and 1970s—much of the foundation of modern systematic methodology was established as cladistic approaches became widely accepted. Virtually complete by the end of
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Bonobos and People at Wamba: 50 Years of Research

Edición de Takeshi Furuichi, Gen'ichi Idani, Daiji Kimura, Hiroshi Ihobe, Chie Hashimoto ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book reviews all the findings about bonobos and the local people of Wamba village in the Luo Scientific Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last 50 years. In 1973, Takayoshi Kano, a Japanese primatologist, traveled across a vast area of the Congo Basin with a bicycle and found Wamba village to be a promising site to start his first studies on wild bonobos. Since then, ... Leer más

$197.09 USD

This book reviews all the findings about bonobos and the local people of Wamba village in the Luo Scientific Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last 50 years. In 1973, Takayoshi Kano, a Japanese primatologist, traveled across a vast area of the Congo Basin with a bicycle and found Wamba village to be a promising site to start his first studies on wild bonobos. Since then,
... Leer más
The Theory of Evolution in the Light of Facts

de Karl Frank, S.J. ...

Traducido por Charles T. Druery ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Evolution
Originally published in 1913, The Theory of Evolution in the Light of Facts examines the theory of Descent; the book is a time capsule of information, providing a record of the explorations into Darwinian theory during the first half of the 20th century. The book examines the contradictions which arose between technical work of the period and the assumptions surrounding the theory of evolution. ... Leer más

$51.99 USD

Originally published in 1913, The Theory of Evolution in the Light of Facts examines the theory of Descent; the book is a time capsule of information, providing a record of the explorations into Darwinian theory during the first half of the 20th century. The book examines the contradictions which arose between technical work of the period and the assumptions surrounding the theory of evolution.
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Homo Sapiens

From Man to Demigod

de Bernhard Rensch ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Evolution
Originally published in 1972, Homo Sapiens examines how humans emerged from among the millions of other species and achieved our unique position within the animal kingdom. The book examines what direction future evolution will take and what may be regarded as the ‘meaning’ of human existence. It stipulates that these are the questions for which no real basis of discussion existed before the 20th ... Leer más

$51.99 USD

Originally published in 1972, Homo Sapiens examines how humans emerged from among the millions of other species and achieved our unique position within the animal kingdom. The book examines what direction future evolution will take and what may be regarded as the ‘meaning’ of human existence. It stipulates that these are the questions for which no real basis of discussion existed before the 20th
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Vertebrate Evolution

From Origins to Dinosaurs and Beyond

de Donald R. Prothero ...

The first vertebrate animals appear in the fossil record over 520 million years ago. These lineages diversified and eventually crept ashore leading to further evolutionary divergence and the appearance of the familiar charismatic vertebrates of today. From the tiniest fishes, diminutive salamanders, and miniaturized lizards to gargantuan dinosaurs, enormous brontotheres, and immense whales, ... Leer más

$91.99 USD

The first vertebrate animals appear in the fossil record over 520 million years ago. These lineages diversified and eventually crept ashore leading to further evolutionary divergence and the appearance of the familiar charismatic vertebrates of today. From the tiniest fishes, diminutive salamanders, and miniaturized lizards to gargantuan dinosaurs, enormous brontotheres, and immense whales,
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Understanding DNA Ancestry

de Sheldon Krimsky ...

Series series Understanding Life
DNA ancestry companies generate revenues in the region of $1bn a year, and the company 23andMe is said to have sold 10 million DNA ancestry kits to date. Although evidently popular, the science behind how DNA ancestry tests work is mystifying and difficult for the general public to interpret and understand. In this accessible and engaging book, Sheldon Krimsky, a leading researcher, investigates ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

DNA ancestry companies generate revenues in the region of $1bn a year, and the company 23andMe is said to have sold 10 million DNA ancestry kits to date. Although evidently popular, the science behind how DNA ancestry tests work is mystifying and difficult for the general public to interpret and understand. In this accessible and engaging book, Sheldon Krimsky, a leading researcher, investigates
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Genetics, Evolution and Radiation

Crossing Borders, The Interdisciplinary Legacy of Nikolay W. Timofeeff-Ressovsky

Edición de Victoria L. Korogodina, Carmel E Mothersill, Sergey G. Inge-Vechtomov, Colin B. Seymour ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book is dedicated to the great scientist and outstanding individual Nikolay Wladimirovich Timofeeff-Ressovsky. The book brings together a number of brief stories/essays about Timofeeff-Ressovsky including “Stories told by himself”, and scientific chapters addressing his major research areas: genetics, radiobiology, radiation ecology and epidemiology, and evolution. Timofeeff-Ressovsky ... Leer más

$215.09 USD

This book is dedicated to the great scientist and outstanding individual Nikolay Wladimirovich Timofeeff-Ressovsky. The book brings together a number of brief stories/essays about Timofeeff-Ressovsky including “Stories told by himself”, and scientific chapters addressing his major research areas: genetics, radiobiology, radiation ecology and epidemiology, and evolution. Timofeeff-Ressovsky
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Reincarnation: Re-entering the Time Space Continuum

de FM NOTE LIGHT ...

Series Libro 5 - FM/NOTE/LIGHT: The Chapter Series
Looking to change your fashion? Perhaps your lifestyle? A complete overhaul of your engine perhaps? Walk this way. ... Leer más

$0.99 USD

Looking to change your fashion? Perhaps your lifestyle? A complete overhaul of your engine perhaps? Walk this way.
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Honeybees of Asia

Edición de H. Randall Hepburn, Sarah E. Radloff ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
A multi-authored work on the basic biology of Asian honeybees, written by expert specialists in the field, this book highlights phylogeny, classification, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, biogeography, genetics, physiology, pheromones, nesting, self-assembly processes, swarming, migration and absconding, reproduction, ecology, foraging and flight, dance languages, pollination, diseases/pests, colony ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

A multi-authored work on the basic biology of Asian honeybees, written by expert specialists in the field, this book highlights phylogeny, classification, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, biogeography, genetics, physiology, pheromones, nesting, self-assembly processes, swarming, migration and absconding, reproduction, ecology, foraging and flight, dance languages, pollination, diseases/pests, colony
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Flowering Plants. Eudicots

Santalales, Balanophorales

de Job Kuijt, Bertel Hansen (deceased) ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
In the present volume taxonomic treatments including descriptions of and keys to the families and genera for the orders Santalales and Balanophorales are offered, the former group here comprising 12 families with 162 genera and about 2100 species, and the latter with the single family Balanophoraceae composed of 16 genera and about 42 species. The contentious family classification of Santalales ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

In the present volume taxonomic treatments including descriptions of and keys to the families and genera for the orders Santalales and Balanophorales are offered, the former group here comprising 12 families with 162 genera and about 2100 species, and the latter with the single family Balanophoraceae composed of 16 genera and about 42 species. The contentious family classification of Santalales
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Human Evolution

Genes, Genealogies and Phylogenies

de Graeme Finlay ...

Controversy over human evolution remains widespread. However, the human genome project and genetic sequencing of many other species have provided myriad precise and unambiguous genetic markers that establish our evolutionary relationships with other mammals. Human Evolution: Genes, Genealogies and Phylogenies identifies and explains these identifiable, rare and complex markers including endogenous ... Leer más

$47.59 USD

Controversy over human evolution remains widespread. However, the human genome project and genetic sequencing of many other species have provided myriad precise and unambiguous genetic markers that establish our evolutionary relationships with other mammals. Human Evolution: Genes, Genealogies and Phylogenies identifies and explains these identifiable, rare and complex markers including endogenous
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The Parasite-Stress Theory of Values and Sociality

Infectious Disease, History and Human Values Worldwide

de Randy Thornhill, Corey L. Fincher ...

This book develops and tests an ecological and evolutionary theory of the causes of human values—the core beliefs that guide people’s cognition and behavior—and their variation across time and space around the world. We call this theory the parasite-stress theory of values or the parasite-stress theory of sociality. The evidence we present in our book indicates that both a wide span of human ... Leer más

$188.09 USD

This book develops and tests an ecological and evolutionary theory of the causes of human values—the core beliefs that guide people’s cognition and behavior—and their variation across time and space around the world. We call this theory the parasite-stress theory of values or the parasite-stress theory of sociality. The evidence we present in our book indicates that both a wide span of human
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Subtelomeres

Edición de Edward J Louis, Marion M Becker ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
New genes and diversity leading to adaptation and evolution are generated in special areas of genomes. One such area in all eukaryotic genomes and in those prokaryotes with linear chromosomes is the region near the ends of the chromosomes. These telomere-associated sequences or subtelomeres, have different properties than the rest of the genome and are one of the most exciting frontiers left in ... Leer más

$143.09 USD

New genes and diversity leading to adaptation and evolution are generated in special areas of genomes. One such area in all eukaryotic genomes and in those prokaryotes with linear chromosomes is the region near the ends of the chromosomes. These telomere-associated sequences or subtelomeres, have different properties than the rest of the genome and are one of the most exciting frontiers left in
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The Effects of Cross and Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom

de Charles Darwin ...

The Introductory Remarks begin: "There is weighty and abundant evidence that the flowers of most kinds of plants are constructed so as to be occasionally or habituallycross-fertilised by pollen from another flower, produced either by the same plant, or generally, as we shall hereafter see reason to believe, by a distinct plant. Cross-fertilisation is sometimes ensured by the sexes being separated, ... Leer más

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The Introductory Remarks begin: "There is weighty and abundant evidence that the flowers of most kinds of plants are constructed so as to be occasionally or habituallycross-fertilised by pollen from another flower, produced either by the same plant, or generally, as we shall hereafter see reason to believe, by a distinct plant. Cross-fertilisation is sometimes ensured by the sexes being separated,
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Flight From the Absolute: Cynical Observations on the Postmodern West. volume 2

de Paul Gosselin ...

Sometimes a small change in the way we define a basic term can have major repercussions on the way we look at the world. What happens, for example, when you change the way you look at concepts such as "religion" or "myth"? How might this affect the way we look at forces shaping the modern and postmodern West? Does religion always involve belief in the "supernatural"? What if this is not always ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Sometimes a small change in the way we define a basic term can have major repercussions on the way we look at the world. What happens, for example, when you change the way you look at concepts such as "religion" or "myth"? How might this affect the way we look at forces shaping the modern and postmodern West? Does religion always involve belief in the "supernatural"? What if this is not always
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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

$73.79 USD

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
Romancing the Birds and Dinosaurs

Forays in Postmodern Paleontology

de Alan Feduccia ...

Birds and dinosaurs have dominated human interest for decades. In this well-supported revolutionary view of the field, critical questions are explored with credible evidence and biological thought. Are birds derived directly from advanced dinosaurs, or ar ... Leer más

$28.79 USD

Birds and dinosaurs have dominated human interest for decades. In this well-supported revolutionary view of the field, critical questions are explored with credible evidence and biological thought. Are birds derived directly from advanced dinosaurs, or ar
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