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In "Facts and Arguments for Darwin," Fritz M√ºller meticulously outlines the scientific and philosophical underpinnings of Charles Darwin's theories on evolution. Written in a compelling prose that ……続きを見る

The Domestication of Humans explains the alternative to the African Eve model by attributing human modernity, not to a speciation event in Africa, but to the unintended self-domestication of humans.……続きを見る

Information is a core concept in animal communication: individuals routinely produce, acquire, process and store information, which provides the basis for their social life. This book focuses on how……続きを見る

Why are we here? Or, what is the purpose of it all? Is there a purpose? Is it just to have the good life? Or is it just one big accident? Our evolution theory doesn't provide an answer to this quest……続きを見る

A compelling evolutionary narrative that reveals how human civilization follows the same ecological rules that shape all life on Earth Offering a bold new understanding of who we are, where we came ……続きを見る

El origen de las especies (The origin of species, en inglés) o más exactamente El origen de las especies mediante la selección natural o la conservación de las razas favorecidas en la lucha por la v……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of biodiversity in various neotropical ecosystems, as well as a discussion on their historical biogeographies and underlying diversificati……続きを見る

This is Charles Darwin's classic firsthand account of the five-year expedition (1831-1836) aboard H.M.S. Beagle. Originally published in 1839 as Journal and Remarks, it is one of the most influentia……続きを見る

Published in 1871, The Descent of Man is Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work that systematically applies his theory of evolution by natural selection to the human species. In this monumental text, ……続きを見る

The evolution of segmentation is one of the central questions in evolutionary developmental biology. Indeed, it is one of the best case studies for the role of changes in development in the evolutio……続きを見る

Atlas of Terrestrial Mammal Limbs is the first comprehensive and detailed anatomy book on a broad phylogenetic and ecological range of mammals. This extraordinary new work features more than 400 pho……続きを見る

Plants have been a source of medicines and have played crucial role for human health. Despite tremendous advances in the field of synthetic drugs and antibiotics, plants continue to play a vital rol……続きを見る

Eine Reise durch mehr als 14 Milliarden Jahre der Evolution: zu fernsten Planeten, die noch unerreichbar sind, und kaum bekannten Welten auf der Erde wie die Tiefsee, aber auch unser Hirn. Erst heut……続きを見る

Depuis l'évolution des virus dans la nuit des temps et leur implication dans la propre évolution de l'homme et dans sa diversité génomique, jusqu'à leur émergence croissante favorisée par l'activité……続きを見る

Nanotechnology is the application of science to control matter at the molecular level. It has become one of the most promising applied technologies in all areas of science. Nanoparticles have multi-……続きを見る

This book explores how individuals and communities perceive and understand climate change using their observations of change in the world around them. Because processes of climatic change operate at……続きを見る

Social life of bacteria is in the focus of recent research. Bacteria are simple enough to be accessible by science, but still complex enough to show cooperation, division of labor, bet-hedging, cros……続きを見る

Uncover Denver's Deepest Past: A Geological Journey Through Time What if Denver wasn't always a mile high? Journey through 300 million years of Colorado's geological history, revealing the ancient l……続きを見る

This book offers to the international reader a collection of original articles of some of the most skillful historians and philosophers of biology currently working in Latin American universities. D……続きを見る

In "Yeast," Thomas Henry Huxley deftly weaves a rich tapestry of social commentary and scientific inquiry, examining the tensions between progressive thought and traditional societal norms during th……続きを見る

This reference analyzes the ecology, evolution, genetics, physiology, and taxonomy of this diverse group of fungi for identification of common biological, biochemical, and genetic features and disco……続きを見る

Applied Natural Science: Environmental Issues and Global Perspectives provides the reader with a complete insight into the natural-scientific pattern of the world, covering the most important histor……続きを見る

Thermodynamique de l'évolution - Un essai de thermo-bio-sociologie - translated into English with the help of Steve Ridgway À PROPOS DE L'AUTEUR François Roddier est né en 1936. Astrophysicien, il e……続きを見る

Ils ne sont pas nombreux les livres qui nous donnent la vie. Celui-ci en est un. Il nous donne la vie parce qu’il va nous permettre d’éclairer l’avenir de l’humanité, si celle-ci veut survivre. Pour……続きを見る

De mai bine de o sută de ani, teoria evoluției este promovată ca un fapt științific deja dovedit, iar cei ce sunt sceptici față de ea sunt priviți ca ignoranți sau fundamentaliști religioși. Totuși,……続きを見る

The book provides insight on the osteology, myology, phylogeny and evolution of Osteichthyes. It not only provides an extensive cladistic analysis of osteichthyan higher-level inter-relationships ba……続きを見る

This comprehensive guide to potato production systems management contains 20 chapters and more than 350 color photographs. Beginning with the history of potato culture, it spans all aspects of potat……続きを見る

Big cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars fascinate us like few other creatures. They are enduring symbols of natural majesty and power. Yet despite the magnetic appeal of the big cats, ……続きを見る

This book examines identity theory’s centrality within social psychology and its foundations within structural symbolic interaction, highlighting its links not only to other prominent sociological s……続きを見る

The PhyloCode is a set of principles, rules, and recommendations governing phylogenetic nomenclature, a system for naming taxa by explicit reference to phylogeny. In contrast, the current botanical,……続きを見る