Evolution 100

**In Sentient, Jackie Higgins assembles a menagerie of zoological creatures – from land, air, sea and all four corners of the globe – to understand what it means to be human. 'Spellbinding . . . Mor……続きを見る

Optical Allusions is for those people seeking a painstakingly researched, scientifically accurate, eye-themed comic book adventure! Wrinkles the Wonder Brain has lost his bosses' eye and now he has ……続きを見る

The theory of evolution unites the past, present, and future of living things. It puts humanity’s place in the universe into necessary perspective. Despite a history of controversy, the evidence for……続きを見る

Del big bang al Homo sapiens resume de manera amena, didáctica y bella los acontecimientos que llevan al Homo sapiens: desde el surgimiento del universo y los orígenes de la Tierra, pasando por la a……続きを見る

The Theraphosidae are the most famous and diverse mygalomorph spiders, and include some of the largest arachnids on earth. Their unique defense mechanisms, predatory tactics, reproductive strategies……続きを見る

Our ability to walk on two legs is not only a characteristic human trait but one of the things that made us human in the first place. Once our ancestors could walk on two legs, they began to do many……続きを見る

This book summarizes recent advances in carnation genome research for large-scale transcriptome analysis, the draft genome sequence, DNA markers and genome mapping, flower color, mutations, flower o……続きを見る

"Enriching" ーPublisher's Weekly "Excellent and illuminating"ーWall Street Journal In the tradition of Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene, Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and eng……続きを見る

First published in 1842, this vintage book contains part two of Charles Darwin's “The Zoology of The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle”, a fascinating and detailed account of the research he did whilst aboard……続きを見る

常年盤踞亞馬遜生物演化排行榜 英國皇家文學學會非小說類最佳書獎 美國洛杉磯時報文學獎 「要是天擇可以扮演自然界的鐘錶匠這個角色，它一定是個盲目的鐘錶匠。」 --道金斯 本書書名的「鐘錶」是生物的隱喻， 強調……続きを見る

"We are more bacteria than we realize, not just in number of cells, but because of the many ways in which bacteria have shaped our history and evolution." Bacterial Lenses shows how closely related ……続きを見る

First published in 1951, The Study of Instinct is widely considered the foundational text of ethology, the study of natural behavior. Written to introduce the largely German literature of the early ……続きを見る

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. ……続きを見る

This book comprises selected papers of the 25th International Conference on Difference Equations and Applications, ICDEA 2019, held at UCL, London, UK, in June 2019. The volume details the latest re……続きを見る

Bei allen Arbeiten zu der Entstehung des Lebens steht zunächst die Frage, wie Leben an sich überhaupt betrachtet oder definiert werden soll. Das Buch widmet sich allein dieser Fragestellung und zeig……続きを見る

Salivary glands are of utmost importance for several physiological functions ranging from the protection of teeth and surrounding soft tissues to the lubrication of the oral cavity, which is crucial……続きを見る

The experimental data that have been generated using new molecular techniques associated with the completion of genome projects have changed our perception of the structural features, functional imp……続きを見る

"A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world"ーPeter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees From the age of dinosaurs to the first human cities, a groundbreaking new history of……続きを見る

The hidden intelligence of hormones and their role in empowering women to succeed sexually, reproductively, and socially. Did you know women walk more, eat less, socialize more, meet more men, dance……続きを見る

With profound implications for our most foundational assumptions about gender, Gender Mosaic explains why there is no such thing as a male or female brain. For generations, we've been taught that wo……続きを見る

A leading evolutionary psychologist and sex researcher provides a unified new theory of sexual conflict and shows how its battles play out in the bar room, the bedroom, and the boardroom. Sexual con……続きを見る

An "entertaining and enlightening" deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilizationーand the evolutionary roots of humanity's appetite for intoxication (Daniel E. Lieberman, author of Exerc……続きを見る

This book presents coverage of the principles and practice of molecular clocks, which have provided fascinating and unprecedented insights into the evolutionary timescale of life on earth. It begins……続きを見る

'This is a book that required a great many research hours, the kind of volume you may be glad someone took the time to compile.' The Quarterly Review of Biology This is the ultimate guide to the lif……続きを見る

Biological evolution, the theory of natural selection and of common descent, is a triumph both of human reasoning and scientific undertaking. The biological discipline of evolution contains both a c……続きを見る

Echinoderms elaborate a calcite skeleton composed of numerous plates with a distinct microstructure (stereom) that can be modelled into different shapes thanks to the use of a transient amorphous ca……続きを見る

The quantification of morphology through time is a vital tool in elucidating macroevolutionary patterns. Studies of disparity require intense effort but can provide insights beyond those gained usin……続きを見る

皮卡丘居然是鼠類的一種？ 糞便又髒又難聞，竟然是人類一廂情願的想法？ 味精對身體真的很不好嗎？你該走出大眾迷思！ 跟著《怪獸與他們的產地》尋找生活中的萌獸和猛獸！ ▏你所不知道的動物冷知識 達爾文吃過美……続きを見る

The definitive volume on opossums, a group of ecologically and scientifically important mammals, covering natural history, evolution, behavior, and biogeography. Opossums are the most diverse and ec……続きを見る

A bold, provocative history of our species finds the roots of civilization’s success and failure in our evolutionary biology. We are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, y……続きを見る