Evolution

The metaphor of the adaptive landscape - that evolution via the process of natural selection can be visualized as a journey across adaptive hills and valleys, mountains and ravines - permeates both evolutionary biology and the philosophy of science. The...

This book introduces life history evolution to postgraduate students just beginning their research in population biology, ecology, or evolutionary biology. It discusses major analytical tools, gives examples of their applications, and provides problems...

W. D. Hamilton (1936-2000) has been described by Richard Dawkins as 'a good candidate for the title of most distinguished Darwinian since Darwin'. His work on evolutionary biology continues to influence scientists working across a wide variety of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062834317Author Yuval Noah HarariFormat HardbackImprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 2404gDimensions(mm)...

This book examines a little-noted contradiction inherent in the two essential elements of Darwin's theory of biological evolution--natural selection and reproduction. Physiologist Stephen Rothman makes the revolutionary claim that the evolution of life's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780759553941Author Stacy McAnultyFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...

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This volume is part of the definitive edition of letters written by and to Charles Darwin, the most celebrated naturalist of the nineteenth century. Notes and appendixes put these fascinating and wide-ranging letters in context, making the letters...

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Morality is often defined in opposition to the natural "instincts," or as a tool to keep those instincts in check. New findings in neuroscience, social psychology, animal behavior, and anthropology have brought us back to the original Darwinian...

Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. The Origin of Species is one of the most influential books ever written. Not only has it inspired an incredible amount of scientific research on a remarkable number of different...

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"The Human Story" is a guide to man's ancestors, from the earliest hominids such as Sahelanthropus, dating back 6-7 million years, through to our own species, Homo sapiens. Over the past twenty years there has been an explosion of species'...

In this assessment of Darwinism, Christopher Wills explains how, during the course of their long histories, genes have acquired a "wisdom" that enables them to change more easily in some directions than in others. He opens up the recently discovered...

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The diversity of living forms and the unity of evolutionary processes are the focus of these essays. The collection helps form much of the basis of contempoary undertanding of evolutionary biology.Book InformationISBN 9780674271050Author Ernst MayrFormat...

Originally published in 1994, the first edition of Field Sampling Methods for Remedial Investigations soon became a premier resource in this field. The "Princeton Groundwater" course designated it as one of the top books on the market that addresses...

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Is "creation science" really scientific? What criteria, if any, exist for identifying a discipline as a science? This collection of essays answers these questions and many more about the creation/evolution controversy and the very nature of...

This book explains, in a new and convincing theory, why most life on earth perished 65 million years ago. Intended for a broad audience, the book will also be of great interest to scientists - most of whom now agree that an object from outer space hit...

The story behind Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution from the fun and fabulous Robert Winston Join Robert Winston for an amazing look at the story of evolutionary science and the way Charles Darwin's revolutionary theories changed the world. Explore...

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Environmental biology is a study in the conditions of life; these conditions impact the life within it. The conditions of life are not limited to the present time; environmental biology has applications to any time in the history (or future) of any place...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780716705727Author Theodosius DobzhanskyFormat HardbackPage Count 572Imprint W.H.Freeman & Co LtdPublisher Macmillan LearningWeight(grams) 1091g

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This fun book about dog shows teaches the core curriculum topic of inheritance.Book InformationISBN 9781406274271Author Dr Jen GreenFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Raintree PublishersPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 345g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956963109Author Geoff BarnardFormat PaperbackImprint Truth in SciencePublisher Truth in Science

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936221851Author Carl ZimmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint W. H. FreemanPublisher W. H. Freeman

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Many people know more about the planets Venus and Mars than they do about our home planet, Earth. Unique in our solar system, and so far as we know in the Universe itself, the Earth has been evolving for the past five billion years, and is the result of...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840170115Author Robert A. LambertFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Scottish Cultural PressPublisher Scottish Cultural Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802716255Author Chip WalterFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Walker & CompanyPublisher Walker & Company