Kategoria BISAC: Science >> Life Sciences - Evolution

The teaching of evolutionary biology in medical schools is becoming more and more popular, yet Darwinian principles and evidence-based medicine remain poorly integrated. Nevertheless, there is a great advantage to this integration: by acquiring an understanding of the underlying principles, the student will find that biology becomes predictive and not just descriptive. The approach the authors take in this book offers this opportunity, making it 'user friendly' for current and future students of physiology, medicine, pathophysiology, epidemiology, etc., etc. By taking the...

Phylogenetic Systematics: Haeckel to Hennig traces the development of phylogenetic systematics against the foil of idealistic morphology through 100 years of German biology. It starts with the iconic Ernst Haeckel the German Darwin from Jena and the evolutionary morphology he developed. It ends with Willi Hennig, the founder of modern phylogenetic systematics. Written in English, the book presents a unique perspective on a vast body of German biological literature.

The book also offers a perspective on German biology in the Third Reich. The author looks at how...

The Origin of Species Darwin outlined his theory of evolution, which proposed that species had been evolving and differentiating over time under the influence of natural selection. On its publication it became hugely influential, bringing about a seismic shift in the scientific view of humanity's place in the world that is still controversial today. It is both a brilliant work of science and also a clear, vivid and at times even moving, piece of writing that reflects both Darwin's genius and his boundless enthusiasm for the natural world.

With an Afterword by Oliver...

Knowledge of the evolutionary history of birds has much improved in recent decades. Fossils from critical time periods are being described at unprecedented rates and modern phylogenetic analyses have provided a framework for the interrelationships of the extant groups. This book gives an overview of the avian fossil record and its paleobiological significance, and it is the only up-to-date textbook that covers both Mesozoic and more modern-type Cenozoic birds in some detail. The reader is introduced to key features of basal avians and the morphological transformations that have occurred in...

Phylogenomics is a rapidly growing field of study concerned with using genome-wide data usually in the form of DNA sequence loci to infer the evolution of genes, genomes, and the Tree of Life. Accordingly, this discipline connects many areas in biology including molecular and genomic evolution, systems biology, molecular systematics, phylogeography, conservation genetics, DNA barcoding, and others. With the advent of Next Generation Sequencing in addition to advances in computer hardware and software over the past decade, researchers can now generate unparalleled phylogenomic datasets that...

Das Buch stellt die wichtigsten Themenkreise aus der Evolutionsbiologie und Formalen Genetik vor. In kurz gefassten Kapiteln erklaren die Autoren die Bedeutung von Selektion und Zufall fur die genetische Vielfalt in Populationen. Daruber hinaus werden Methoden zur Bewertung der genetischen Identitat von Individuen und Populationen beschrieben, und mit Hilfe von Familienanalysen wird die Suche nach Genen im Genom erklart. Kapitel zur allgemeinen und formalen Genetik, Epigenetik und Statistik vermitteln das genetische Grundgerust und machen die Gedankenwelt der naturwissenschaftlich...

This book discusses several recent theoretic advancements in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary integration in the field of evolution. While exploring novel views, the text maintains a close link with one of the most broadly held views on evolution, namely that of Darwinian evolution.

This work puts forth a new point of view which allows researchers to define in detail the concept of evolution. To create this conceptual definition, the text applies a stringent object-based focus. With this focus, the editor has been able to develop an object-based pattern of evolution at the...

Eldredge begins in France with the naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, who in 1801 first framed the overarching...

Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) comprise 12 species of leaf-eating New World monkeys that range from southern Mexico through northern Argentina. This genus is the most widespread of any New World primate and can be found to inhabit a range of forest types from undisturbed rainforest to severely anthropogenically-impacted forest fragments. Although there have been many studies on individual species of howler monkeys, this book is the first comprehensive volume that places information on howler behavior and biology within a theoretical framework of ecological and social adaptability....