A powerful new vision of cities as engines of planetary evolution and multispecies cooperation.
Evolution, once associated with remote places and deep time, is unfolding in real time, much closer to……続きを見る
In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 18……続きを見る
What has happened to Homo sapiens, the species that mastered fire, created art and dreamed of conquering the stars?
Today, it seems that the same human being has transformed into Homo irrationalis: ……続きを見る
¿Qué pasó con el Homo sapiens que dominó el fuego, creó el arte y soñó con conquistar las estrellas?
Hoy, ese mismo ser humano parece haberse transformado en el Homo irrationalis: capaz de diseñar t……続きを見る
著者:Nina G. Jablonski
出版社: University of California Press
発売日: 2013年02月20日
We expose it, cover it, paint it, tattoo it, scar it, and pierce it. Our intimate connection with the world, skin protects us while advertising our health, our identity, and our individuality. This ……続きを見る
Phylogeography of California examines the evolution of a variety of taxaーancient and recent, native and migratoryーto elucidate evolutionary events both major and minor that shaped the distribution……続きを見る
¿Por qué hay tantas especies en el mundo? ¿Cómo logran los pingüinos sobrevivir en el frío extremo? ¿Por qué los mamuts y los dinosaurios ya no existen? ¿Y qué significa realmente que somos pariente……続きを見る
Microbes form the “unseen majority” of life on Earth, with bacteria at the forefront as both the architects of life’s chemical foundations and agents of disease. But their story is far more complex.……続きを見る
In "Evolution," F. B. Jevons presents a compelling exploration of the philosophical and scientific foundations shaping evolution as a concept. Jevons employs a clear, analytical literary style infus……続きを見る
Dans "Le darwinisme", Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée explore les implications philosophiques et scientifiques de la théorie de l'évolution de Charles Darwin. L'ouvrage adopte un style précis et ana……続きを見る
In this complete and thorough update of Arthur Boucot's seminal work, Evolutionary Paleobiology of Behavior and Coevolution, Boucot is joined by George Poinar, who provides additional expertise and ……続きを見る
This revised and updated edition of the landmark publication reveals the current state of knowledge regarding animal tool behavior.
When originally published in 1980, Animal Tool Behavior was the fi……続きを見る
Embárquese en una enriquecedora odisea a través de las páginas de "Explorando la diversidad de la vida", de Lucien Sina. Este libro cautivador no es sólo una exploración científica; es una invitació……続きを見る
En el año de 2017 extraños restos biológicos fueron hallados en la zona de Nazca en Perú. Este descubrimiento ha generado una enorme atención de la comunidad científica a nivel mundial, levantando o……続きを見る
Echinoderms have evolved diverse and disparate morphologies throughout the Phanerozoic. Among them, blastozoans, an extinct group of echinoderms that were an important component of Paleozoic marine ……続きを見る
Un libro deslumbrante que permite vivir la apasionante aventura de la inteligencia humana, desde los orígenes hasta los grandes desafíos que plantea el futuro.
«En este libro he pretendido contar la……続きを見る
Fossil crinoids are exceptionally suited to deep-time studies of community paleoecology and niche partitioning. By merging ecomorphological trait and phylogenetic data, this Element summarizes niche……続きを見る
著者:Ina Wunn
出版社: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
発売日: 2017年08月29日
Ein neuer Blick auf die Entwicklung der Religionen
In diesem Buch geht es um die Evolution der Religionen, also um die Frage, wie und warum sich Religionen im Laufe ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung……続きを見る
This books sets out to explain how and why religion came into being. Today this question is as fascinating as ever, especially since religion has moved to the centre of socio-political relationships……続きを見る
This book, first published in 1987, is a landmark contribution to macrosociology that extends the tradition of Sorokin, Durkheim, Marx, Weber and other founders of the discipline in new and exciting……続きを見る
著者:George Poinar
出版社: Springer International Publishing
発売日: 2022年08月12日
While much attention has been given to animal life in amber, the remains of a variety of plants, including angiosperm flowers, also exist in fossilized resin. Presented here is a pictorial synopsis ……続きを見る
著者:M. Solinas
出版社: Palgrave Macmillan UK
発売日: 2015年03月09日
From Aristotle to Darwin, from ancient teleology to contemporary genealogies, this book offers an overview of the birth and then persistence of Aristotle's framework into modernity, until its radica……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
This atlas presents macroscopic descriptions, macro cross section pictures, general characteristics and identification keys of 335 wood species currently introduced in the European timber market fro……続きを見る
著者:Katrina van Grouw
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2018年06月12日
A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breeding
Unnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breedingーthe ongoing transformation of animals at t……続きを見る
著者:Katrina van Grouw
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2012年11月25日
A richly illustrated look at bird anatomy
There is more to a bird than simply feathers. And just because birds evolved from a single flying ancestor doesn't mean they are structurally all the same. ……続きを見る
From their location in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the Weisfelds’ lab has reached out for thirty years to couples in long-term partnerships around the world. In living rooms in Detroit, London, ……続きを見る
This book presents the latest topics in ecological and evolutionary research on aquatic biodiversity from bacteria to fishes, with special reference to Lake Biwa, an ancient lake in western Japan. W……続きを見る
This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University,……続きを見る
One of the most intriguing paleobiogeographical phenomena involving the origins and gradual sundering of Gondwana concerns the close similarities and, in most cases, inferred sister-group relationsh……続きを見る