Evolution / Evolutionary biology Books
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Oxford University Press Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology
Book SynopsisEvolutionary Behavioral Ecology is intended to be used a text for graduate students and a sourcebook for professional scientists seeking an understanding of the evolutionary and ecological processes shaping behavior across a wide array of organisms and a diverse set of behaviors. Chapters are written by an array of leading experts in the field, providing a core foundation, a history of conceptual developments, and fresh insight into the controversies and themes shaping the continuing development of the field. Essays on adaptation, selection, fitness, genetics, plasticity, and phylogeny as they pertain to behavior place the field in the broader context of ecology and evolution. These concepts, along with a diversity of theoretical approaches are applied to the evolution of behavior in a many contexts, from individual decision-making of solitary animals through to complex social interactions. Chapters integrate conceptual and theoretical approaches with recent empirical advances to undTrade Review"There is no denying that this volume will set behavioral ecology's research path for the near future. The book does an admirable job of highlighting new ideas and approaches that are shaping the future of behavioral ecology with discussions of powerful techniques as well as boundary-challenging ideas. The chapters in Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology are short, concise and to-the-point. The material is presented in an engaging and enthusiastic style - a quality that will certainly appeal to graduate students and other newcomers to the field. The presentation, format, and style are consistent and flow very well from one chapter to the next. Credit the editors with this achievement."--Integrative and Comparative Biology "Impressive. It's completeness, the fact that chapters are written by leading international experts in each field, and the inclusion of those equations necessary to explain topics in depth, all serve to widen the coverage of ideas and therefore the potential readership compared to other books in behavioral ecology. This will make the book an important, if not a standard source for students and professionals alike. This book would be a valuable addition to the personal bookshelf of a reader of TREE or to the shelves of any life science library."--Trends in Ecology and Evolution "[This book] allows a serious exploration of the many relevant and important aspects of behavioural ecology, with the evolutionary thread running through it. The reasonable paperback price puts this within grasp of most ecologists who want to understand the behavioural background of their work."--Bulletin of the British Ecological Society "As evidenced by the title alone, which emphasizes the role of evolutionary biology, the field of behavioral ecology has expanded greatly beyond studies of animal behavior over the last few decades. This book succeeds in highlighting not only many of the discipline's classic themes and newer developments, it also has a portion devoted partly to future directions. Just as Krebs and Davies's classic textbook spanned four editions and nearly 20 years, I would not be surprised if this volume did the same."--Dustin R. Rubenstein for The Quarterly Review of Biology Books Received -- Evolutionary Anthropology Evolutionary Behavioral Ecology should set the standard for the field for another decade or two. --BioScienceTable of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS; LITERATURE CITED
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Oxford University Press Nietzsches New Darwinism
Book SynopsisNietzsche wrote in a scientific culture transformed by Darwin. He read extensively in German and British Darwinists, and his own works dealt often with such obvious Darwinian themes as struggle and evolution. Yet most of what Nietzsche said about Darwin was hostile: he sharply attacked many of his ideas, and often slurred Darwin himself as mediocre. So most readers of Nietzsche have inferred that he must have cast Darwin quite aside. But in fact, John Richardson argues, Nietzsche was deeply and pervasively influenced by Darwin. He stressed his disagreements, but was silent about several core points he took over from Darwin. Moreover, Richardson claims, these Darwinian borrowings were to Nietzsche''s credit: when we bring them to the surface we discover his positions to be much stronger than we had thought. Even Nietzsche''s radical innovations are more plausible when we expose their Darwinian ground; we see that they amount to a new Darwinism. The book''s four chapters show how four Trade ReviewThis lucid and closely argued book offers an infinitely more rewarding approach to Nietzsche than the once fashionable postmodernism. * Laird M. Easton, German Studies Review *Table of ContentsCONTENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; BIBLIOGRAPHY/VOCABULARY/INDEX
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Oxford University Press How Snakes Work Structure Function and Behavior of the Worlds Snakes
Book SynopsisAnyone can look at a snake and see a creature unique unto itself, a reptile with a set of zoological and biological traits that are entirely its own. Just looking at this distinct animal raises many scientific questions. With regard to evolution, how did such an animal come to be? How does a snake move, and how do its sense organs differ from that of other reptiles? How does it eat, and how does it reproduce? Essentially, how does a snake work? In How Snakes Work: The Structure, Function and Behavior of the World''s Snakes, leading zoologist Harvey B. Lillywhite has written the definitive scientific guide to the functional biology of snakes. Written for both herpetologists and a more general audience with an interest in the field, How Snakes Work features nearly two hundred color images of various species of snakes, used to provide visual examples of biological features explained in the text.Chapter topics include the evolutionary history of the snake, feeding, locomotion, the structure and function of skin, circulation and respiration, sense organs, sound production, and reproduction. Containing all the latest research and advances in our biological knowledge of the snake, How Snakes Work is an indispensable asset to professional zoologists and enthusiasts alike.Trade ReviewI think this is a terrific book for readers with a variety of knowledge levels...Perhaps the reason [the author] is so successfuland why this is such a terrific bookis because the author is an insider, a professional research scientist who has studied how snakes work for his entire career...I like the encouraging, upbeat style of writing that gets the reader excited about the topics. * Brian I. Crother, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation *Original and pleasant, filling a vacuum, this book is to recommend in all the libraries. We learned a great deal and our admiration for the serpents and their perfection increases with the reading of each of its chapters. * Ivan Ineich, Bulletin de la Soci^'et^'e Herp^'etologique de France *There is a particular satisfaction in reading a wellcrafted, richly detailed scientific textbook written by an expert with an obvious passion for his or her subject -- a person who has clearly spent a lifetime immersed in an arcane field, and has the fortuitous ability to draw others in with skillful prose. Harvey B. Lillywhite has produced an exemplar of such a volume. * Rulon W. Clark, The Quarterly Review of Biology *Table of ContentsTable of Contents ; Chapter 1: Evolutionary History and Classification of the World's Snakes ; Chapter 2: Feeding, Digestion and Water Balance ; Chapter 3: Locomotion: How Snakes Move ; Chapter 4: Temperature and Ectothermy ; Chapter 5: Structure and Function of Skin ; Chapter 6: Internal Transport: Circulation and Respiration ; Chapter 7: Perceiving the Snake's World: Structure and Function of Sense Organs ; Chapter 8: Sound Production ; Chapter 9: Courtship and Reproduction ; Glossary of Terms
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Oxford University Press The New Foundations of Evolution
Book SynopsisThis is the story of a profound revolution in the way biologists explore life''s history, understand its evolutionary processes, and reveal its diversity. It is about life''s smallest entities, deepest diversity, and greatest cellular biomass: the microbiosphere. Jan Sapp introduces us to a new field of evolutionary biology and a new brand of molecular evolutionists who descend to the foundations of evolution on Earth to explore the origins of the genetic system and the primary life forms from which all others have emerged. In so doing, he examines-from Lamarck to the present-the means of pursuing the evolution of complexity, and of depicting the greatest differences among organisms. The New Foundations of Evolution takes us into a world that classical evolutionists could never have imagined: a deep phylogeny based on three domains of life and multiple kingdoms, and created by mechanisms very unlike those considered by Darwin and his followers. Evolution by leaps seems to occur regulTrade ReviewIt is a must-read for anyone with the slightest interest in the historical background to the current controversies regarding the role of horizontal gene transfer and how this affects the notion of a tree of life for prokaryotes. * Systematic Biology *Table of ContentsFOREWORD; PREFACE; CONCLUDING REMARKS
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British Academy The Speciation of Modern Homo Sapiens 106 Proceedings of the British Academy
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Oxford University Press Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution
Book SynopsisAdaptive radiation is the evolution of diversity within a rapidly multiplying lineage. It can cause a single ancestral species to differentiate into an impressively vast array of species inhabiting a variety of environments. Much of life''s diversity has arisen during adaptive radiations. Some of the most famous recent examples include the East African cichlid fishes, the Hawaiian silverswords, and of course, Darwin''s Galápagos finches,. This book evaluates the causes of adaptive radiation. It focuses on the ''ecological'' theory of adaptive radiation, a body of ideas that began with Darwin and was developed through the early part of the 20th Century. This theory proposes that phenotypic divergence and speciation in adaptive radiation are caused ultimately by divergent natural selection arising from differences in environment and competition between species. In The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation the author re-evaluates the ecological theory, along with its most significant extensions aTrade Review[Schluter's] book is an ideal basis for graduate student seminar courses, and can both educate and spark spirited discussion ... finely crafted, deeply thoughtful. * Evolution *... a scholarly work of great clarity and force of argument. It is essential reading for all students of evolution ... a book that will take its place near the ones by Dobzhansky, Lack, Mayr and Simpson that inspired it. * Peter R. Grant, Quarterly Review of Biology *... in each decade, one book stands out in terms of its influence on the field of evolutionary biology ... Although only one-year old, this decade might have already produced its member of this pantheon: Dolph Schluter" The Ecology of Adaptive Radiation ... it will lead to new avenues of research and new ways of thinking about adaptive radiation. * Jonathan B. Losos, Trends in Ecology and Evolution *... presents and impressively thorough evaluation of the empirical evidence that has accumulated since Simpson's snythesis ... an absolute "must read" for all graduate students in the fields of ecology and evolution and for anyone interested in evolutionary diversity. It will become a classic. * Axel Meyer, Science *... should be read and regularly consulted by anybody interested in adaptive radiation, in natural selection, and in speciation. * Konrad Bachmann, Plant Systematics and Evolution *Table of Contents1. The origins of ecological diversity ; 2. Detecting adaptive radiation ; 3. The progress of adaptive radiation ; 4. The ecological theory of adaptive radiation ; 5. Divergent natural selection between environments ; 6. Divergence and species interactions ; 7. Ecological opportunity ; 8. The ecological basis of speciation ; 9. Divergence along genetic lines of least resistance ; 10. The ecology of adaptive radiation
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Oxford University Press, USA Genetic Prehistory in Selective Breeding A Prelude to Mendel
Book SynopsisThis is a history of how sheep breeding contributed to knowledge of heredity, and how the theory was vigorously pursued during the early Nineteenth Century in Brno, where Mendel defined the basis of genetics in 1866. This original and perceptive work is rich in previously unpublished detail.Trade ReviewThis is a very valuable book analysing the period of animal breeding, especially sheep, before the discovering of heredity laws by Gregor Mendel. * Folia Mendeliana *Historians of technology will find here a rich case study of the diffusion of a technology, and the book's implications for the relations of science and technology are significant. * British Journal for the History of Science *In illuminating the milieu in which Mendel worked, Wood and Orel add usefully to our knowledge of nineteenth-century conceptions of heredity. * British Journal for the History of Science *Over the last 30 years Orel and Wood have reconstructured the context of Mendel's work more thoroughly than anyone else. This book is a welcome culmination of that project, integrating the various strands of their work into one long argument. * British Journal for the History of Science *Wood and Orel's book offers answers both intriguing and persuasive. * British Journal for the History of Science *Historians of genetics will find Wood and Orel's case compelling. * Journal of the History of Biology *... an interesting and a stimulating study. They have undertaken an impressive amount of research in the archives on sheep-breeding in Europe in the eighteenth and ninteenth centuries, and presented their findings and conclusions clearly and logically. I learnt a lot from the book. * Nature *Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; OVERVIEW ; REFERENCES ; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Computational Molecular Evolution
Book SynopsisThe field of molecular evolution has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, continuous improvements to computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods. The increasing availability of large genomic data sets requires powerful statistical methods to analyse and interpret them, generating both computational and conceptual challenges for the field.Computational Molecular Evolution provides an up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of modern statistical and computational methods used in molecular evolutionary analysis, such as maximum likelihood and Bayesian statistics. Yang describes the models, methods and algorithms that are most useful for analysing the ever-increasing supply of molecular sequence data, with a view to furthering our understanding of the evolution of genes and genomes. The book emphasizes essential concepts rather than mathematical proofs. It includes detailed derivationsTrade ReviewWhat sets this books apart is the authority and thoughtfulness with which it is written, the thorough coverage of the relevant literature, and the great care that has been taken in the computational examples to compare different methods on the same set of data, and to present the results clearly. It will be an invaluable resource both for new graduate students and established researchers. It will be a major source for insight and enormously helpful for anyone who wants to understand molecular phylogenies. * The Quarterly Review of Biology *Table of ContentsPREFACE ; APPENDIXES ; REFERENCE
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Oxford University Press Textbook of Evolutionary Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine
Book SynopsisPsychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine are concerned with medical conditions affecting brain, mind and behaviour in manifold ways. Traditional approaches have focused on a restricted array of potential causes of psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions - including adverse experiences such as trauma, neglect or abuse, genetic vulnerability and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Whilst essential for the understanding of mental disorders, these approaches have disregarded important questions such as why the human mind is vulnerable to dysfunction at all.The Textbook of Evolutionary Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine updates and expands the previous edition to provide answers to these questions by emphasising an evolutionary perspective on psychiatric and psychosomatic conditions. It explains how the human brain/mind has been shaped by natural and sexual selection; why adaptations to environmental conditions in our evolutionary past may nowadays work in suboptimal ways; and how huTrade ReviewThis superb book covers the evolutionary underpinnings and basis of psychotherapy...a significant contribution to psychiatry and should be essential reading for any psychiatrist in training...outstanding. * Michael J Schrift, DO, MA, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago *Table of ContentsPART I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND; PART II: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS; PART III: SPECIAL TOPICS
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Oxford University Press Hemoglobin Insights into Protein Structure Function and Evolution
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Oxford University Press Sensory Transduction
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Oxford University Press The Evolution and Emergence of RNA Viruses
Book SynopsisRNA viruses provide unique insights into the patterns and processes of evolutionary change in real time. The study of viral evolution is especially topical given the growing awareness that emerging and re-emerging diseases (most of which are caused by RNA viruses) represent a major threat to public health. However, while the study of viral evolution has developed rapidly in the last 30 years, relatively little attention has been directed toward linking work on the mechanisms of viral evolution within cells or individual hosts, to the epidemiological outcomes of these processes. This novel book fills this gap by considering the patterns and processes of viral evolution across their entire range of spatial and temporal scales. The Evolution and Emergence of RNA Viruses provides a comprehensive overview of RNA virus evolution, with a particular focus on genomic and phylogenetic approaches. This is the first book to link mechanisms of viral evolution with disease dynamics, using high-profiTrade ReviewThe aim of the Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution is to stimulate ideas in new research fields, and The Evolution and Emergence of RNA viruses is an excellent addition to this series. * Robert Belshaw, Trends in Ecology and Evolution *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The Origins of RNA Viruses ; 3. The Mechanisms of RNA Virus Evolution ; 4. The RNA Virus Quasispecies ; 5. Comparative Genomics and the Macroevolution of RNA Viruses ; 6. The Molecular Epidemiology, Phylogeography and Emergence of RNA Viruses ; 7. Case Studies in RNA Virus Evolution and Emergence ; 8. Epilogue ; References ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA Darwin and His Children
Book SynopsisWhile much has been written about the life and works of Charles Darwin, the lives of his ten children remain largely unexamined. Most Darwin books consider his children as footnotes to the life of their famous father and close with the death of Charles Darwin. This is the only book that deals substantially with the lives of his children from their birth to their death, each in his or her own chapter. Tim Berra''s Darwin and His Children: His Other Legacy explores Darwin''s marriage to his first cousin, Emma Wedgwood, a devout Unitarian, who worried that her husband''s lack of faith would keep them apart in eternity, and describes the early death of three children of this consanguineous marriage. Many of the other children rose to prominence in their own fields. William Darwin became a banker and tended the Darwin family''s substantial wealth. Henrietta Darwin edited Charles'' books and wrote a biography of her mother. Three of Darwin''s sons were knighted and elected Fellows of the RoyTrade ReviewBerras writing is straightforward and therefore easy to read. * David A. Morrison, Systematic Biology *Table of ContentsContents ; Introduction ; 1 Darwin's Paradigm Shift ; 2 Charles and Emma ; 3 William Erasmus Darwin 1839-1914 ; 4 Anne Elizabeth Darwin 1841-1851 ; 5 Mary Eleanor Darwin 1842-1842 ; 6 Henrietta Emma Darwin 1843-1927 ; 7 George Howard Darwin 1845-1912 ; 8 Elizabeth Darwin 1847-1926 ; 8 Francis Darwin 1848-1925 ; 10 Leonard Darwin 1850-1943 ; 11 Horace Darwin 1851-1928 ; 12 Charles Waring Darwin 1856-1858 ; 13 Epilogue ; Appendices: ; Timeline?Biological and Literary Children ; Cast of Characters ; References ; Index ; About the Author ; Also by Tim M. Berra ; Figure legends
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Oxford University Press Evolution and the Levels of Selection
Book SynopsisDoes natural selection act primarily on individual organisms, on groups, on genes, or on whole species? Samir Okasha provides a comprehensive analysis of the debate in evolutionary biology over the levels of selection, focusing on conceptual, philosophical and foundational questions. A systematic framework is developed for thinking about natural selection acting at multiple levels of the biological hierarchy; the framework is then used to help resolve outstanding issues. Considerable attention is paid to the concept of causality as it relates to the levels of selection, in particular the idea that natural selection at one hierarchical level can have effects that ''filter'' up or down to other levels. Unlike previous work in this area by philosophers of science, full account is taken of the recent biological literature on ''major evolutionary transitions'' and the recent resurgence of interest in multi-level selection theory among biologists. Other biological topics discussed include PrTrade ReviewA clearly written, unique and useful book * Elizabeth Lloyd, Trends in Ecology and Evolution *A major conceptual contribution to evolutionary theory... Okasha's book makes the sort of contribution that will not be able to be ignored by anyone interested in this field for many years to come. * Massimo Pigliucci, Biology and Philosophy *Evolution and the Levels of Selection is a major contribution toward putting this controversial area on a coherent conceptual and philosophical footing... Okasha has greatly clarified many of the central issues. I can't imagine anyone working on multilevel selection - or attempting to dismiss it - without reading this book. * David Jablonski, Science *Sam Okasha's wonderful new book... is a philosophical examination of the conceptual framework that multi-level selection theory deploys... It is gratifying that his book engages the details of mathematical models and at the same time connects those details with broader philosophical questions. * Elliott Sober, Bioscience *...an extremely thought-provoking and important book about a dificult and highly technical topic...This is not a book to pull a chapter out of, but instead demands a careful reading of the whole text. Those who do will be rightly rewarded. * Matt Haber MIND *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Natural Selection in the Abstract ; 2. Selection at Multiple Levels: Concepts and Methods ; 3. Causality and Multi-level Selection ; 4. Philosophical Issues in the Levels of Selection Debate ; 5. The Gene's Eye View and its Discontents ; 6. The Group Selection Controversy ; 7. Species Selection, Clade Selection and Macroevolution ; 8. Levels of Selection and the Major Evolutionary Transitions
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Oxford University Press Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection
Book SynopsisIn 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called natural selection, a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success. He argued that this mechanism was the key to explaining the most puzzling features of the natural world, and science and philosophy were changed forever as a result. The exact nature of the Darwinian process has been controversial ever since, however. Godfrey-Smith draws on new developments in biology, philosophy of science, and other fields to give a new analysis and extension of Darwin''s idea. The central concept used is that of a Darwinian population, a collection of things with the capacity to undergo change by natural selection. From this starting point, new analyses of the role of genes in evolution, the application of Darwinian ideas to cultural change, and evolutionary transitions that produce complex organisms and societies are developed. Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection will be essential reading for anyone intTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Peter Godfrey-Smith's Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection is a dense and deep work on the foundations of evolutionary biology... Godfrey-Smith's book fruitfully forces us to think in new ways about evolution and natural selection. * Jay Odenbaugh, Science *Darwinian Populations and Natural Selection will be something to be reckoned with for anybody interested in the conceptual foundations of evolutionary theory and in the applicability of Darwinian ideas beyond the strict confines of biological evolution. * Massimo Pigliucci, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of Contents1. Introduction and Overview ; 2. Natural Selection and its Representation ; 3. Variation, Selection, and Origins ; 4. Reproduction and Individuality ; 5. Bottlenecks, Germ Lines, and Queen Bees ; 6. Levels and Transitions ; 7. The Gene's Eye View ; 8. Cultural Evolution ; Appendix. Models
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Oxford University Press Sensory Ecology Behaviour and Evolution
Book SynopsisThroughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment. Consequently, they have evolved a staggering array of sensory organs that are fundamental to survival and reproduction and shape much of their evolution and behaviour. Sensory ecology deals with how animals acquire, process, and use information in their lives, and the sensory systems involved. It investigates the type of information that is gathered by animals, how it is used in a range of behaviours, and the evolution of such traits. It deals with both mechanistic questions (e.g. how sensory receptors capture information from the environment, and how the physical attributes of the environment affect information transmission) and functional questions (e.g. the adaptive significance of the information used by the animal to make a decision). Recent research has dealt more explicitly with how sensory systems are involved with and even drive evolutionary change, including the formation of new species.Sensory Ecology, Behaviour, and Evolution provides a broad introduction to sensory ecology across a wide range of taxonomic groups, covering all the various sensory modalities (e.g. sound, visual, chemical, magnetic, and electric) relating to diverse areas spanning anti-predator strategies, foraging, mate choice, navigation and more, with the aim being to illustrate key principles and differences. This accessible textbook is suitable for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and professional academics taking courses or conducting research in sensory ecology/biology, neuroethology, behavioural and evolutionary ecology, communication, and signalling. It will also be of relevance and use to psychologists interested in sensory information and behaviour.Trade ReviewThis book is an ambitious and successful attempt to integrate mechanistic and functional aspects of communication by the authors ... essential reading. * Tim Caro, The Quarterly Review of Biology *Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION; PART 2: SENSORY PROCESSING; PART 3: COMMUNICATION; PART 4: DIVERSIFICATION AND DIVERGENCE; PART 5: CONCLUSIONS
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Oxford University Press The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles
Book SynopsisArchie Carr, one of the greatest biologists of the twentieth century, played a leading part in finding a new and critical role for natural history and systematics in a post-1950s world dominated by the glamorous science of molecular biology. With the rise of molecular biology came a growing popular awareness of species extinction. Carr championed endangered sea turtles, and his work reflects major shifts in the study of ecology and evolution. A gifted nature writer, his books on the natural history of sea turtles and their habitats in Florida, the Caribbean, and Africa entertained and educated a wide audience. Carr''s conservation ethic grew from his field work as well as his friendships with the fishermen who supplied him with many of the stories he retold so engagingly. With Archie Carr as the focus, The Man Who Saved Sea Turtles explores the evolution of the naturalist tradition, biology, and conservation during the twentieth century.Trade Review"Davis is successful in capturing what Archie Carr meant to people like me and I think anyone else similarly touched by Carr will enjoy this book. There are messages in his life for everyone interested in biology or conservation." -- The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 83 "In this book, you will come to know, as I did during the exciting years when I was his student and friend, a unique and inspiring scientist. Frederick Davis has beautifully captured the intertwined personal, public, and scientific lives of the extraordinary person who -- if anyone deserves the title -- really was the man who saved sea turtles." --David Ehrenfeld, Professor of Biology at Rutgers University and founding editor of Conservation Biology "Archie Carr aficionados will be perpetually grateful that their hero left such a rich heritage of both published writings and fifty years of correspondence with many of the leading naturalists of the 20th century. His fans will now be equally grateful to Fritz Davis for distilling this monumental wealth of data and anecdote, much of it little known, into what will surely be recognized as the definitive biography of the man."--Peter C. H. Pritchard, Director, Chelonian Research Institute "Archie Carr was a pioneering conservation biologist, an inspiring educator, a gifted nature writer, and a passionate advocate for endangered wildlife. No one has done more to unravel the mysteries of sea turtles or more to rescue these beleaguered creatures from the brink of extinction. This deeply researched biography brings to life the enduring legacies of an important but now largely forgotten figure who not only made fundamental scientific discoveries but also conveyed a sense of nature's wonder to a broader public."--Mark V. Barrow, Jr., Associate Professor of History, Virginia Tech "Faculty and advanced students in both herpetology and conservation biology will greatly appreciate this book's thoroughness."CHOICE "Davis gives us a picture of what it meant to be a naturalist in the twentieth century, and he ties Carr to the long tradition of naturalists going back to Linnaeus. But he does a lot more. He ties natural history to ecology, environmental science, and conservation biology. Carr is a perfect subject for doing this, and the book gives a wonderful picture of how closely these subjects are interrelated."-- Paul Farber, Professor of History of Science, Oregon State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction ; Parallel Paths in Nature ; Dear Dr. Barbour ; Exploring Tropical Ecology in Honduras ; Study and Conservation of Sea Turtles ; The Ecology and Migrations of Sea Turtles ; In Africa on Ulendo ; "And for the turtles!" International Conservation Efforts ; Further Results of Sea Turtle Research and Conservation Biology ; Home to Florida ; Conclusion
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St. Martins Press-3PL The Artificial Ape
Book SynopsisDrawing on the latest fossil evidence Taylor argues, that every step of the way, humans made choices that assumed greater control over their own evolution. This is a process that continues today as we push the frontiers of scientific technology creating a new form of artificial humans.Trade Review'Taylor is an engaging and entertaining writer...this is a stimulating book...' - Engineering and Technology 'Taylor is a good storyteller.' -AntiquityTable of ContentsSurvival of the Weakest Unintelligent Design Walking and Chewing Gum Being Borne The Brno Effect Men in White Coats Darwin's Barbarians De-evolution and Counterbiology Sailing in Tradescant's Ark
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Lulu.com Ufo Case Files Of Scotland Volume 1 Amazing Real Life Alien Encounters
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Lulu.com UFO Case Files Of Scotland Volume 2 The Sightings 1970s 1990s
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MIT Press Ltd Convergent Evolution on Earth
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Yale University Press Goldschmidt The Material Basis Of Evolution
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Yale University Press The Domestication of the Human Species
Book SynopsisThe author takes domestication as the starting point for his inquiry into human evolution. Wilson argues that settling down into a built environment was the most radical innovation in human development and that it had a crucial effect on human psychology and social relations.
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Random House USA Inc Your Inner Fish
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Random House USA Inc Lucys Legacy The Quest for Human Origins
Book Synopsis“Lucy is a 3.2-million-year-old skeleton who has become the spokeswoman for human evolution. She is perhaps the best known and most studied fossil hominid of the twentieth century, the benchmark by which other discoveries of human ancestors are judged.”-From Lucy’s LegacyIn his New York Times bestseller, Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, renowned paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson told the incredible story of his discovery of a partial female skeleton that revolutionized the study of human origins. Lucy literally changed our understanding of our world and who we come from. Since that dramatic find in 1974, there has been heated debate and-most important-more groundbreaking discoveries that have further transformed our understanding of when and how humans evolved. In Lucy’s Legacy, Johanson takes readers on a fascinating tour of the last three decades of study-the most exciting period of paleoanthropologic inve
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Springer New York Combinatorial Computational Biology of RNA Pseudoknots and Neutral Networks
Book SynopsisIn this monograph, new combinatorial and computational approaches in the study of RNA structures are presented which enhance both mathematics and computational biology.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This book is devoted to the study of the structure of combinatorial models of the ribonucleic acid (RNA). … This book can serve as an introduction to the study of combinatorial computational biology as well as a reference of known results and state of the art in this topic.” (Ludovit Niepel, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1207, 2011)Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Secondary Structures, Pseudoknot RNA and Beyond.- Folding Sequences into Structures.- Evolution of RNA Sequences.- Methods.- References.- Index.
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WW Norton & Co Vital Question Energy Evolution and the Origins
Book SynopsisTo explain the mystery of how life evolved on Earth, Nick Lane explores the deep link between energy and genes.Trade Review"[Nick Lane] proves an able guide through treacherous scientific terrain. He writes in lucid, accessible prose, and while the science may get dense, the reader will be rewarded with a strikingly unconventional view of biology." -- Tim Requarth - The New York Times"An amazing inquiry into the origins of life." -- Bill Gates"If I were a rich man, I would buy up the print run of this book and give a copy to every science undergraduate ahead of his or her first course in cell biology." -- Franklin Harold - Microbe Magazine"One of the deepest, most illuminating books about the history of life to have been published in recent years." -- The Economist"Masterful…. This terribly important book…is a manifesto for the future of basic biology." -- Adam Rutherford - Observer (UK)"He is an original researcher and thinker and a passionate and stylish populariser. His theories are ingenious, breathtaking in scope, and challenging in every sense…intellectually what Lane is proposing, if correct, will be as important as the Copernican revolution." -- Peter Forbes - Guardian (UK)"This is a book of vast scope and ambition, brimming with bold and important ideas…. The arguments are powerful and persuasive…an incredible, epic story." -- Michael Le Page - New Scientist (UK)"Comes triumphantly close to cracking the secret of why life is the way it is, to a depth that would boggle any ancient philosopher's mind." -- Matt Ridley - The Times (UK)"A scintillating synthesis of a new theory of life." -- Clive Cookson - Financial Times (UK)"In this, his third book about energy and life, [Lane] comes triumphantly close to cracking the secret of why life is the way it is, to a depth that would boggle any ancient philosopher’s mind." -- Matt Ridley - The Sunday Times (UK)"The Vital Question is not a long book but it is a big one. …Lane’s vivid descriptions and powerful reasoning will amaze and grip the reader." -- Caspar Henderson - The Sunday Telegraph (UK)"An exciting tale, thrillingly told…. This is a potent book, one that not only brings you up to date with biology but also stuns you with the wonder of it all." -- Bryan Appleyard - The Sunday Times (UK)"Magnificent…. [The Vital Question] contains as convincing an account of the origins of life as any on offer. …Lane belongs to a small and persuasive cabal that is using studies of the way cells access energy to gain insight into all sorts of questions, from why there are different sexes to why creatures grow old." -- Oliver Morton - The Economist Intelligent Life
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WW Norton & Co Extinction Bad Genes or Bad Luck
Book SynopsisThis is the first major book to present a comprehensive overview of the current state of extinction studies. At the end of the journey, Raup has put forward the best science of the day to answer the question posed by the title: Bad genes or bad luck?Trade Review"An eminently entertaining and informative read." -- Malcolm W. Browne - New York Times Book Review"A delightful little book about life on this planet and about extinctions, in particular. It is as much about the philosophy and methodology of science as about the downside of evolution." -- Clark R. Chapman, Planetary Science InstituteTable of ContentsPart 1 Almost all species are extinct: is extinction important? bad genes or bad luck? the nature of extinction; who studies extinction? a word about the word; species defined; the purpose of extinction, if any. Part 2 A brief history of life: origin of life; complex life; the quality of the fossil record; 600 million years of fussing; a stock market analogy; trilobite eyes; tropical reefs; flying reptiles; human evolution; living fossils. Part 3 Gambler's ruin and other problems: gambling; concepts of randomness; gambling for survival; differing extinction and speciation rates; skewed histograms; other models; a note on extinction of surnames. Part 4 Mass extinctions: the K-T mass extinction; measuring extinction; a note on killing; duration of mass extinctions; do mass extinctions differ from background; the kill curve. Part 5 Selectivity of extinction: Ice Age Blitzkrieg; selectivity of the Blitzkrieg; body size and the K-T extinction; other examples of bias; other examples of selectivity; the Trilobites' bad genes; some implications; summary. Part 6 The search for causes: the rarity of extinction; just so stories; beware of anthropomorphism!; the kill curve revisited. Part 7 Biological causes of extinction: are species and ecosystems fragile? the case of the heath hen; importance of the first strike; problems of small populations; competition; species-area effects; species-area and past extinctions; the great American interchange; the history of tropical rain forests. Part 8 Physical causes of extinction: traditional favourites; sea level and climate; species-area effects; testing sea level and climate; the Pleistocene experience; exotic physical causes; unheard-of volcanism; cosmic causes. Part 9 Rocks falling out of the sky: cratering rates; destructive power; Alvarez and the K-T extinction; periodicity of extinction and nemesis. Part 10 Could all the extinctions be caused by meteorite impact? plausibility arguments; arguments from observation; extinctions are linked to craters; extinctions are not linked to craters; assessment. Part 11 Perspectives on extinction: how to become extinct; wanton extinction; the role of extinction in evolution; bad genes or bad luck?; a note on extinctions today. Epilogue: did we choose a safe planet?.
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WW Norton & Co Vital Question
Book Synopsis“One of the deepest, most illuminating books about the history of life to have been published in recent years.” —The EconomistTrade Review"An amazing inquiry into the origins of life." -- Bill Gates"[Nick Lane] proves an able guide through treacherous scientific terrain. He writes in lucid, accessible prose, and while the science may get dense, the reader will be rewarded with a strikingly unconventional view of biology." -- Tim Requarth - New York Times"If I were a rich man, I would buy up the print run of this book and give a copy to every science undergraduate ahead of his or her first course in cell biology." -- Franklin Harold - Microbe"He is an original researcher and thinker and a passionate and stylish populariser. His theories are ingenious, breathtaking in scope, and challenging in every sense…intellectually what Lane is proposing, if correct, will be as important as the Copernican revolution." -- Peter Forbes - Guardian (UK)"A book of vast scope and ambition, brimming with bold and important ideas…. The arguments are powerful and persuasive…an incredible, epic story." -- Michael Le Page - New Scientist (UK)"In this, his third book about energy and life, [Lane] comes triumphantly close to cracking the secret of why life is the way it is, to a depth that would boggle any ancient philosopher’s mind." -- Matt Ridley - The Sunday Times (UK)"A scintillating synthesis of a new theory of life." -- Clive Cookson - Financial Times (UK)"Magnificent…. [The Vital Question] contains as convincing an account of the origins of life as any on offer. …Lane belongs to a small and persuasive cabal that is using studies of the way cells access energy to gain insight into all sorts of questions, from why there are different sexes to why creatures grow old." -- Oliver Morton - The Economist Intelligent Life
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WW Norton & Co What Is Life Five Great Ideas in Biology
Book SynopsisThe Nobel Prize–winning scientist’s elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biology and their uses today.Trade Review"A nearly perfect guide to the wonder and complexity of existence." -- Bill Bryson"A beautifully written exploration of perhaps the most important question in science." -- Brian Cox"In this vibrant, lively book, Paul Nurse, discoverer of some of the crucial genes that control the division of cells, takes a deep dive into biology by illuminating five of the essential characteristics of ‘life.’ The writing is so spirited and knowledgeable—and the five sections so full of wondrous revelations—that I could not put it down. This is a book that will inspire a generation of biologists." -- Siddhartha Mukherjee"Paul Nurse is about as distinguished a scientist as there could be. He is also a great communicator. This book explains, in a way that is both clear and elegant, how the processes of life unfold, and does as much as science can to answer the question posed by the title. It’s also profoundly important, at a time when the world is connected so closely that any new illness can sweep from nation to nation with immense speed, that all of us—including politicians—should be as well informed as possible. This book provides the sort of clarity and understanding that could save many thousands of lives." -- Philip Pullman"Wise, visionary, and personal. I read the book in one sitting, and felt exhilarated by the end, as though I’d run for miles—from the author's own garden into the interior of the cell, back in time to humankind’s most distant ancestors, and through the laboratory of a dedicated scientist at work on what he most loves to do." -- Dava Sobel"[E]loquent…Anyone wondering how life works would do well to pick this up." -- Publishers Weekly
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Random House USA Inc The Psychology of Mans Possible Evolution
Book SynopsisThis edition of The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution includes a lecture, not previously published, in which Ouspensky givers some details of the School of the Fourth Way, with which he was connected, and an account of some of its fundamental principles, methods, and rules.The psychology Ouspensky sets forth in this introductory lectures has existed in one form or another for thousands of years and, unlike modern psychology, studies man from the point of view of what he may become. Once a man realizes how little control he has over his reactions to external circumstances and internal stimuli, he may wish to find a way to becomoe free of this mechanical way of living. Ouspensky describes how a man must work simultaneously on his knowledge and his being to find inner unity and why although his development depends on his own efforts, this is very difficult to achieve without guidance from a School.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Performance and Evolution in the Age of Darwin Out of the Natural Order
Book SynopsisJane Goodall reveals the ways in which the major themes of evolution were taken up in the performing arts during Darwin's adult lifetime and in the generation after his death.Trade Review'This well crafted and entertaining book makes a valuable contribution to this history of ideas.' - New Theatre QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter One: Out of Natural History. Chapter Two: Missing Links and Lilliputians. Chapter Three: Performing Ethnology. Chapter Four: Varieties. Chapter Five: Lowly Origins. Chapter Six: Natural Vigour. Notes and References. Index.
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The Perseus Books Group Monkeys Voyage How Improbable Journeys Shaped the
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Tale of God and Chance
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Penguin Young Readers The Arrogant Ape
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iUniverse The Creation Controversy Science or Scripture in Schools Science or Scripture in the Schools
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iUniverse The Mind Paradigm A Unified Model of Mental and Physical Reality
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Author Solutions Inc The Human Odyssey Four Million Years of Human Evolution
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iUniverse The Scientific Case Against Scientific Creationism
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iUniverse A History of the Universe Volume I COMPLEXITY 1
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Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. Making Sense of Evolution Darwin God and the Drama of Life
Book SynopsisEvolution makes good scientific sense. The question is whether it makes good theological sense as well. Christians who find evolution contrary to faith often do so because they focus solely on the issues of the world's design and the notion of the gradual descent of all life from a common ancestry. But that point of view overlooks the...Trade Review"John Haught is not simply one of the best theologians of our time; he...is a prophet. Any serious thinker will find in his book a rich banquet of thought, a depth of insight and a God who belongs to evolution." --Ilia Delio, O.S.F, America, March 15, 2010 "Making Sense of Evolution will appeal to anybody with an interest in the roles of science and religion in the modern world. Just as Haught argues that Darwin simultaneously challenges and enriches theology, HaughtA's book challenges and enriches the contemporary discourse between science and religion." --Kenrick Vezina, ForeWord Reviews, March/April 2010 "Ours is an age dominated by 'nothing but' treatments. Religious conservatives and atheist biologists alike engage in a war-to-the-death between evolution and creation. How refreshing, then, to read this brilliant 'both and' synthesis by one of America's leading experts in the field. Authoritative yet immensely readable, this volume offers a powerful vision of a God big enough to encompass the adventure of evolution, contingency, suffering, and randomness. Somehow, one feels, when the dust of battle settles, something like John Haught's rich description of 'infinite and inexhaustible depth' will remain standing." Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University and author of In Quest of Freedom: The Emergence of Spirit in the Natural World. "By taking Darwin's and neo-Darwinians' work seriously, Haught satisfyingly shows how Christians can and should be both rigorous scientists and faithful believers." Terrence W. Tilley, Professor of Theology and Chair of the Department, Ford-ham University, Bronx NY
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Random House USA Inc The Beak of the Finch
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Random House USA Inc Nonzero
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Duckworth Books Cosmosapiens Human Evolution from the Origin of
Book SynopsisJohn Hands's extraordinarily ambitious cosmological quest brings together our scientific knowledge and evaluates the theories and evidence about the origin and evolution of matter, life, consciousness, and humankind.Trade Review'An audacious tour of all that science can teach us about the origin and evolution of humanity in the universe, start to finish. It's encyclopedic sweep can be read straight through or browsed in parts of special interest' Edward O. Wilson'A substantial, sceptical survey of the current state of scientific knowledge of about the most basic questions... An invaluable, encyclopedic achievement' A.N. Wilson, Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year'Lucid and intelligible to the non-specialists... a book of astonishing ambition and scope' Tim Crane, Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year'Audacious, ambitious, and philosophically completist study... a thoughtful treatise for the eternally curious' Publishers Weekly (starred review)'From dark energy to the selfish gene, Hands looks at how we know what we know - and what we don't. An overview of current thought on this ever fascinating subject' Observer'This is a truly exceptional piece of work' Tim Crane, Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge'A magisterial, persuasive and thought provoking survey of the horizons of modern science' Dr James Le Fanu, author of The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine'Even in cases where one might disagree, the arguments are thought-provoking' Paul Steinhardt, Albert Einstein Professor in Science, Princeton University'John Hands has done a remarkable job of disentangling the many topics that are long overdue for reinterpretation. The enormous effort he has made to cover so many evolutionary questions is heroic... A major accomplishment' Professor James Shapiro, author of Evolution: A View From The 21st Century'A game-changer. In the tradition of Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, this lucidly written, penetrating analysis challenges us to rethink many things we take for granted about ourselves, our society, and our universe. It will become a classic' Peter Dreier, E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics, Occidental College'A work as bold, broad, and challenging as this will no doubt tweak the bias any one of us may have regarding a particular event, but, then, so did Darwin's On the Origin of Species' Jeffrey Schwartz, Professor of Physical Anthropology and of The History & Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh'This book is an intellectual tour-de-force... highly recommended for anyone wishing to get a deeper insight into the fundamental but typically arcane theories that purport to explain where we and the universe that surrounds us are coming from' Professor Francis Heylighen, Evolution, Complexity and Cognition Group, Free University of Brussels'Any conventional Darwinist (and I am one of them) will find a lot to take exception to: but disagreement is the fuel of progress and if you enjoy an argument this is the book for you' Professor Steve Jones, author of The Language of the Genes'An audacious and admirable book... written with engaging style, and the strongest scientific ideas across a swathe of fields in physics and biology are presented lucidly' Larry Steinman, Professor of Neurological Sciences, Stanford University'Hands's voyage of inquiry will not only educate you, it will also surprise' Derek Shearer, Director, McKinnon Center for Global Affairs, Los Angeles'A fine book... brave, very wide ranging, synoptic' Professor Stuart Kauffman, author of At Home in the Universe'Makes us realise how much we don't know. From this book we get that big picture' Professor David Knight, author of The Making of Modern Science
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