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Adaptation And Natural Selection
A Critique Of Some Current Evolutionary Thought
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 41,85 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
This essay, in defence of "simple" Darwinism, was written at a time when such theories were threatened by opposing concepts such as group selection. It contains suggestions for developing effective principles for dealing with the evolution debate, and is relevant to fields outside biology. Lees verder
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Ecology And Evolution Of Cooperative Breeding In Birds
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 85,15 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
Cooperative breeders are species in which more than two individuals participate in raising young at a single nest. Although relatively rare, this behaviour entails dramatic forms of both cooperation and competition, and gives important insights into many areas including sexual selection and incest a... Lees verder
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Catastrophes And Lesser Calamities
The Causes Of Mass Extinctions
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 11,50 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
Mass extinctions were periods in the Earth's history when life nearly died out on Earth. This book looks at the different theories and also what the study of mass extinctions might tell us about the future. Lees verder
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Evolution And The Theory Of Games
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 62,20 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
Professor John Maynard Smith has written an account of an alternative way of thinking about evolution which has been developed. The theory of games, first developed to analyse economic behaviour, is modified so that it can be applied to evolving populations. John Maynard Smith’s concept of an evolut... Lees verder
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Mammoths, Sabertooths, And Hominids
65 Million Years Of Mammalian Evolution In Europe
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 40,60 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
illustrated guide to European mammals, ideal for the non-expert. Lees verder
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Phenotypic Plasticity
Beyond Nature And Nurture
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 86,95 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
The concept of phenotypic plasticity has allowed researchers to go beyond the nature-nurture dichotomy to gain insight into how organisims are shaped by the interaction of genetic and ecological factors. This text is an overview and technical treatment of its major components. Lees verder
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Climbing Mount Improbable
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 15,10 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
How could such an intricate object as the human eye - so complex and so precise - have come about by chance? Addressing the question, this illustrated book builds a reasoned argument for evolutionary adaptation as the force behind all life on earth. Lees verder
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Mammalian Diversification
From Chromosomes To Phylogeography
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 78,05 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
James L Patton served as Curator of Mammals in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, and as Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1969 until 2001. This book aims to bring to life both the distinguished career and the distinctive personality of this evolutionary... Lees verder
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Evolution As Computation
Dimacs Workshop, Princeton, January 1999
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 4 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 131,85 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
The study of the genetic basis for evolution has developed with the understanding of the evolvability and programmability of biological systems using genetic algorithms. This work covers the use of evolutionary programming. Lees verder
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Seven Clues To The Origin Of Life
A Scientific Detective Story
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 19,20 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
This book addresses the question of how life may have arisen on earth, in the spirit of an intriguing detective story. It relies on the methods of Sherlock Holmes, in particular his principle that one should use the most paradoxical features of a case to crack it. This approach to the essential biol... Lees verder
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Applied Palaeontology
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 108,50 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
Applied Palaeontology adopts a holistic, integrated approach to palaeontology, highlighting its key role in studying the earth, life history and environmental processes. After an introduction to fossils and their classification, the principal groups are studied in detail. Latter sections focus on th... Lees verder
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Phylogenetic Supertrees
Combining Information To Reveal The Tree Of Life
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 4 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 368,00 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
This Book Provides A Comprehensive Look At Supertrees, Ranging From The Methods Used To Build Supertrees To The Significance Of Supertrees To Bioinformatic And Biological Research. Lees verder
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How To Read Darwin
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 3 tot 4 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 11,50 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
Charles Darwin's permanent legacy is his broad, abstract theories of evolution and natural selection, theories which he tested against an array of natural history evidence in his writing. Lees verder
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Moral Animal
Why We Are The Way We Are
(Engels )
| Beschikbaar: | In herdruk |
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| Prijs: | € 19,20 (onder voorbehoud) |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
This book examines the ground-breaking new science that has emerged from the work of evolutionary biologists and social sciences. Taking the life and work of Darwin as his context, the author draws startling conclusions on our most basic preoccupations. Lees verder
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Diversity Of Life
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 6 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 19,60 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
In this volume, the author describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity today is beyond the scope of anything we have known previously. He addresses the explosion in conservation biology and takes a clear-eyed look at work still to be done. Lees verder
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Developmental Dynamics In Humans And Other Primates
Discovering Evolutionary Principles Through Comparative Morphology
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 25,40 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
Discovering Evolutionary Principles Through Comparative Morphology. Lees verder
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Compositional Evolution
The Impact Of Sex, Symbiosis, And Modularity On The Gradualist Framework Of Evolution
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Levertijd: | 8 tot 12 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,75 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
results and theoretical work to support this view. Lees verder
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Evolution
A Beginner's Guide
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 12,80 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
An accessible guide to a key scientific concept explores the origins and impact of Darwin's theory of evolution, from the first attempts to date fossils to the modern-day mapping and coding of DNA using supercomputers. Original. Lees verder
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Shattering The Myths Of Darwinism
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 18,95 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
"on Subject After Subject--methods Of Dating, The Fossil Record, Microbiology, Geology, Etc.--milton Shows The Inadequacy Of Evidence For Darwinian Evolution."--"alpha Magazine." Illustrations. Lees verder
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Tree Of Life
The Wonders Of Evolution
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 15,35 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
A simple explanation of the process of evolution, from the first appearance of "almost alive things" to the development of the millions of life forms that exist today Lees verder
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Evolution Of North American Rhinoceroses
(Engels , Gebonden)
| Beschikbaar: | Printing on demand |
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| Prijs: | € 134,60 (onder voorbehoud) |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
Rhinoceroses have a long and amazing history in North America. First appearing about 40 million years ago, they diversified into an incredible array of taxa, with a variety of ecologies that don’t resemble any of the five living species. They ranged from delicate long-legged dog-sized forms, to huge... Lees verder
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Alien Species And Evolution
The Evolutionary Ecology Of Exotic Plants, Animals, Microbes, And Interacting Native Species
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 12 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 39,35 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
George W. Cox Reviews And Synthesizes Emerging Information On The Evolutionary Changes That Occur In Plants, Animals, And Microbial Organisms When They Colonize New Geographical Areas, And On The Evolutionary Responses Of The Native Species With Which Alien Species Interact. Lees verder
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Plant Evolution In The Mediterranean
(Engels )
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 73,95 |
| Genre: | Evolutie |
Integrates a diverse literature to produce a synthetic account of plant evolutionary ecology. This work focuses on differentiation, both among and within species in the contemporary flora of the Mediterranean basin. It explores the evolutionary processes which have shaped plant evolution in the cont... Lees verder
