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Dead Sexy: How an arms race with parasites gave us sexuality and mortality
ISBN: 9781484821510 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Death is inevitable, we're told. Everything wears out, and that includes our bodies. So aging is a matter of wearing out. The conventional wisdom is that we get old - and eventually die - simply because our bodies become too worn to function as they should. But what if the conventional wisdom is completely wrong? There is growing evidence that senescence and death are inventions, evolutionary creations that serve a specific and previously unsuspected purpose. The evidence says that they are in fact weapons developed in the course of our struggle to defeat our parasites. The new view is that...
Death is inevitable, we're told. Everything wears out, and that includes our bodies. So aging is a matter of wearing out. The conventional wisdom is t...
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Death by Eating: The evolution of human food
ISBN: 9781452895499 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Our bodies have not changed over the past fifty thousand years, but the food that we put into them has changed a lot. Our bodies are basically adapted to a hunter-gatherer diet, but ten thousand years ago our behaviour started to change, and our behaviour changed our food. The pace of change has accelerated recently. Our food has changed partly as a result of changes in the environment that are the result of our own behaviour. We have progressively burnt down forests, to clear land for agriculture. In some places we have caused erosion and desertification of the landscape. In other places we...
Our bodies have not changed over the past fifty thousand years, but the food that we put into them has changed a lot. Our bodies are basically adapted...
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Origins : A Short Introduction to Darwin and His Ideas
ISBN: 9780691009223 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Evolution Is Stupid!
ISBN: 9780615824130 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NEW EXPANDED EDITION that includes an additional 73 pages of feedback and discussion packed with information pertinent to the question of why the theory of Evolution is not scientific and not supported by real science A humorous (and just a bit sarcastic), no-nonsense frontal attack on the theory of Evolution and its fanatical religious nature, the tactics evolutionists use to try to intimidate those who don't agree with their mythology, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the answer to the question, "How did nothing become something and turn itself into everything?"
NEW EXPANDED EDITION that includes an additional 73 pages of feedback and discussion packed with information pertinent to the question of why the theo...
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Interactions: The Biological Context of Social Systems
ISBN: 9780231079464 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. AThink of the word "evolution" the name Darwin and the term "natural selection" come to mind. But any powerful general theory of evolution must account for social evolution, both human and nonhuman, and contemporary Darwinism has not persuasively made such an accounting. In Interactions: The Biological Context of Social Systems, Niles Eldredge and Marjorie Grene argue effectively and coherently against the reductionist tendencies in modern Darwinism, which they call ultra-Darwinism, also known as genic reduction. This book explores the biological underpinnings of social systems...
AThink of the word "evolution" the name Darwin and the term "natural selection" come to mind. But any powerful general theory of evolution must accoun...
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Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
ISBN: 9780231083065 / Angielski / Miękka / 505 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume, the product of decades of study and research, the world's foremost geneticist surveys the major developments in what is emerging as the most important single area of scientific inquiry in the twentieth century: biological theory of evolution in particular. Noting that the theory of evolution in biology is more than a century old, Dr. Dobzhansky points out that it is nevertheless only in recent times that our knowledge of its physical basis as well as our understanding of its dynamics has progressed greatly. Yet, he notes, new problems have replaced the older ones at the...
In this volume, the product of decades of study and research, the world's foremost geneticist surveys the major developments in what is emerging as th...
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Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny
ISBN: 9780231096546 / Angielski / Twarda / 347 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What light do fossils shed on the deep history of life's most diverse phylum, the Arthropoda? Are the interrelationships between major groups of arthropods--crustaceans, chelicerates, and tracheates--resolved the same way whether or not fossils are included? How should we combine evidence from extinct and extant taxa? These are the central questions of Arthropod Fossils and Phylogeny. Many recent controversies in arthropod evolution have been initiated by new fossil discoveries and new interpretations of early fossils. This book examines the role that these finds and ideas have...
What light do fossils shed on the deep history of life's most diverse phylum, the Arthropoda? Are the interrelationships between major groups of arthr...
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Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
ISBN: 9780393347920 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We evolved to eat berries rather than bagels, to live in mud huts rather than condos, to sprint barefoot rather than play football--or did we? Are our bodies and brains truly at odds with modern life? Although it may seem as though we have barely had time to shed our hunter-gatherer legacy, biologist Marlene Zuk reveals that the story is not so simple. Popular theories about how our ancestors lived--and why we should emulate them--are often based on speculation, not scientific evidence.
Armed with a razor-sharp wit and brilliant, eye-opening research, Zuk takes us to the cutting edge of... We evolved to eat berries rather than bagels, to live in mud huts rather than condos, to sprint barefoot rather than play football--or did we? Are our...
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The Ornaments of Life: Coevolution and Conservation in the Tropics
ISBN: 9780226253411 / Angielski / Miękka / 616 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. As "The Ornaments of Life" reveals, many of the most colorful and eye-catching rainforest inhabitants toucans, monkeys, leaf-nosed bats, and hummingbirds to name a few are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest. These fruit-and-nectar eating birds and mammals pollinate the flowers and disperse the seeds of hundreds of tropical plants, and unlike temperate communities, much of this greenery relies exclusively on animals for...
The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. As "The Ornaments of Life" ...
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The history of thought on biological evolution: with reflections of environmental philosophy
ISBN: 9781482054910 / Angielski / Miękka / 372 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the history of biological thought from the ancient philosophers up to the present day. The intended audience is students of a high school/university level; nonetheless the narration, following the line of logic that has accompanied thinkers of the past, will permit even less prepared readers to gradually acquire the elements necessary for complete understanding of the text. In other terms, the book is written with the rigor necessary for the academic world, but its narrative manner makes it suitable also for a very broad public. This book is recommended for many other...
This book examines the history of biological thought from the ancient philosophers up to the present day. The intended audience is students of a high ...
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The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution
ISBN: 9781936221448 / Angielski / Miękka / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Used widely in non-majors biology classes, The Tangled Bank is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. Zimmer, an award-winning science writer, takes readers on a fascinating journey into the latest discoveries about evolution. In the Canadian Arctic, paleontologists unearth fossils documenting the move of our ancestors from sea to land. In the outback of Australia, a zoologist tracks some of the world s deadliest snakes to decipher the 100-million-year evolution of venom molecules. In Africa, geneticists are gathering DNA to probe the origin of our species. In...
Used widely in non-majors biology classes, The Tangled Bank is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. Zimmer, an award-wi...
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The Year in Evolutionary Biology 2013, Volume 1289
ISBN: 9781573318815 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fifth installment of The Year in Evolutionary Biology series includes reviews on: gene loss, thermogenesis, and the origin of birds; sexual selection in the light of molecular evolutionary genetics; the nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), an emerging model in evolutionary biology; the evolutionary consequences of interspecific aggression; specific-gene studies of evolution in an age of genome-wide surveying; and biodiversity and evolutionary history: expanding the PD phylogenetic diversity assessment framework. NOTE: Annals volumes are... The fifth installment of The Year in Evolutionary Biology series includes reviews on: gene loss, thermogenesis, and the origin of birds; sexual sel... |
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Über historische Entwicklung
ISBN: 9783846041550 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Survivors: The Animals and Plants That Time Has Left Behind
ISBN: 9780007209873 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Richard Fortey chronicles life's history not through the fossil record, but through the stories of organisms that have survived, almost unchanged, through geological time.
Richard Fortey chronicles life's history not through the fossil record, but through the stories of organisms that have survived, almost unchanged, thr...
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Sex, Science And Profits
ISBN: 9780099281931 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Terence Kealey presents an evolutionary and economic history of humanity, showing how the roots of barter, trade and the contract are embedded in human nature and how markets work on the evolutionary principles of natural selection.
Terence Kealey presents an evolutionary and economic history of humanity, showing how the roots of barter, trade and the contract are embedded in huma...
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The Richness of Life: A Stephen Jay Gould Reader
ISBN: 9780099488675 / Angielski / Miękka / 646 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stephen Jay Gould's writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of that natural world - had made him a household name by the time of his death in 2002. This work contains a selection of Gould's writing, including some of the most famous of his essays and extracts from his major books.
Stephen Jay Gould's writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of that natural world - had made him a household name by the time...
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The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle
ISBN: 9780099519171 / Angielski / Miękka / 992 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S Beagle in 1836, he brought with him evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection. This theory sparked a fierce scientific, religious and philosophical debate which still continues today.
When naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S Beagle in 1836, he brought with him evidence which would form the basis ...
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Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea
ISBN: 9780123705181 / Angielski / Twarda / 441 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea reference examines how photosynthesis evolved on Earth and how phytoplankton evolved through time - ultimately to permit the evolution of complex life, including human beings. The first of its kind, this book provides thorough coverage of key topics, with contributions by leading experts in biophysics, evolutionary biology, micropaleontology, marine ecology, and biogeochemistry. This exciting new book is of interest not only to students and researchers in marine science, but also to evolutionary biologists and ecologists interested in...
Evolution of Primary Producers in the Sea reference examines how photosynthesis evolved on Earth and how phytoplankton evolved through time - u...
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
ISBN: 9780140167344 / Angielski / Miękka / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs. In this book, the author explores every aspect of evolutionary thinking to show why it is so fundamental to our existence, and why it affirms - not threatens - our convictions about the meaning of life.
Argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs. In this book, the author explores...
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The Diversity of Life
ISBN: 9780140291612 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. It also addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a look at the work still to be done.
Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this divers...
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