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Short, compelling, but mostly thought-provoking essys that encompass many of the central issues shaping ecology and conservation in the changing world Collected essays from one of the best known ec……続きを見る

THE NEUROETHOLOGY OF PREDATION AND ESCAPE To eat and not get eaten is key to animal survival, and the arms race between predators and prey has driven the evolution of many rapid and spectacular beha……続きを見る

The World Wide Web is truly astounding. It has changed the way we interact, learn and innovate. It is the largest sociotechnical system humankind has created and is advancing at a pace that leaves m……続きを見る

Thyroid health is an increasingly common concern. This updated edition (formerly titled 'Thyroid Problems’) is a clear and practical guide to symptoms, treatment options and self-help measures for t……続きを見る

The discovery of boundary line by Intelligent Design has given us a better understanding of the biological world that almost all scientists who are dealing with biological science and its related fi……続きを見る

First discovered as fungal metabolites, the gibberellins were recognised as plant hormones over 50 years ago. They regulate reproductive development in all vascular plants, while their role in flowe……続きを見る

Neuroendocrinology with its well defined functions, inputs, and outputs, is one of the most fertile grounds for computational modeling in neuroscience. But modeling is often seen as something of a d……続きを見る

Organised into four sections, this text discusses the organisation of the living world. Links Ecology, Biodiversity and Biogeography Bridges modern and conventional Ecology Builds sequentially from……続きを見る

From simple reflexes to complex choreographies of movement, all animal behavior is governed by a nervous system. But what kind of government is itーa dictatorship or a democracy? Nervous systems con……続きを見る

This book combines recent information and discoveries in the field of human molecular biology and human molecular evolution. It provides an interdisciplinary approach drawing together data from vari……続きを見る

During the past several decades, the fetus has been diversely represented in political debates, medical textbooks and journals, personal memoirs and autobiographies, museum exhibits and mass media, ……続きを見る

The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative--trying to stop "progress." The Nature of Design, on the other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological d……続きを見る

For all that science knows about the living world, notes David P. Barash, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. Parado……続きを見る

First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "a trenchant book, full of vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau wi……続きを見る

This edition does not include illustrations. ‘A book that lives up to its title – Guy Brown handles an exciting topic with the energy and expertise it deserves. A first-rate read!’ Roy Porter Everyb……続きを見る

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings for the 26 International Workshop on combinatorial Algorithms, IWOCA 2015, held in Verona, Italy, in October 2015. The 29 revi……続きを見る

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In Mind of the Raven, Bernd Heinrich, award-winning naturalist, finds himself dreaming of ravens and decides he must get to the truth about this animal reputed to be so intelligent. Much like a sleu……続きを見る

In Clean Gut, Alejandro Junger, M.D, New York Times bestselling author of Clean and creator of the world-famous Clean Program, delivers a complete, functional medicine toolkit for reversing disease ……続きを見る

“[A] searching and surprisingly witty look at the scientific odds against tomorrow.” ーTimothy Ferris Jonathan Weinerーwinner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the L……続きを見る

“Each new page [is] more spellbinding than the one beforeーthis is surely one of the most interesting books I’ve ever read.”ーElizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs When Bernd ……続きを見る

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"Theway Brockman interlaces essays about research on the frontiers of science withones on artistic vision, education, psychology and economics is sure to buzzany brain." ーChicago Sun-Times on This ……続きを見る

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“Signature in the Cell is a defining work in the discussion of life’s origins and the question of whether life is a product of unthinking matter or of an intelligent mind. For those who disagree wit……続きを見る

When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event i……続きを見る