Evolution

This book is the first to examine the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict for a decade over two competing hypotheses for the cause of the mass extinction, some 65 million years ago, of most of life on earth,...

Integrating both scientific and philosophical perspectives, this book provides an informed analysis of the challenges of formulating a universal theory of life. Among the issues discussed are crucial differences between definitions and scientific...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743237628Author Michael J. DentonFormat PaperbackPage Count 476Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 694gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Cells to Civilizations is the first unified account of how life transforms itself--from the production of bacteria to the emergence of complex civilizations. What are the connections between evolving microbes, an egg that develops into an infant, and a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621483120Author Rudolf SteinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher SteinerBooks, Inc

This new edition of a foundational text presents a contemporary review of cladistics, as applied to biological classification. It provides a comprehensive account of the past fifty years of discussion on the relationship between classification, phylogeny...

How did wolves evolve into dogs? When did this happen, and what role did humans play? Oxford geneticist Bryan Sykes used the full array of modern technology to explore the canine genetic journey when our ancestors first learned to hunt together with...

For all that science knows about the living world, notes David P. Barash, there are even more things that we don't know, genuine evolutionary mysteries that perplex the best minds in biology. Paradoxically, many of these mysteries are very close to home,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262533539Author Suzana Herculano-HouzelFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083335407Author Gerard Alexander WillighagenFormat PaperbackPage Count 418Imprint NobisPublisher NobisWeight(grams) 449gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

The Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions. Edited by a distinguished team of evolutionary biologists, with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486450063Author Charles DarwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Showcases the latest developments in literary Darwinism, a powerful approach that integrates evolutionary social science with literary humanism.As the founder and leading practitioner of "literary Darwinism," Joseph Carroll remains at the forefront of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781602648715Author Jeff A BennerFormat PaperbackPage Count 262Imprint Virtualbookworm.com PublishingPublisher Virtualbookworm.com PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805083064Author Michael ShermerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 212gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781404322868Author Professor Charles DarwinFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint IndyPublish.comPublisher IndyPublish.comWeight(grams) 653gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title 2007.Book InformationISBN 9780385340922Author David Sloan WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Bantam Doubleday...

Humans have "gone underground" for survival for thousands of years, from underground cities in Turkey to Cold War-era bunkers. But our burrowing roots go back to the very beginnings of animal life on earth. Without burrowing, the planet would be very...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737498728Author James A ShapiroFormat HardbackPage Count 702Imprint Cognition PressPublisher Cognition PressWeight(grams) 1420gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

In a Darwinian world, religious behavior - just like other behaviors - is likely to have undergone a process of natural selection in which it was rewarded in the evolutionary currency of reproductive success. This book aims to provide a better...

When Charles Darwin first stepped off the HMS Beagle and into the harsh and formidable world of the Galapagos islands with their sun-baked lava, spiny cactus, and tangled brushwood, he encountered many birds and animals new to him. He marveled at the...

In this dazzling collection of essays covering a broad range of fields, from Darwinism and the global population explosion to bird watching, distinguished scientist and philosopher Sir Julian Huxley points out new frontiers for scientific research and...

Newly revised and thoroughly updated standard source for mastering the human fossil record. The Human Lineage, 2nd Edition is the best and most current guide to the morphological, geological, paleontological, and archeological evidence for the story of...

Addressing the emergence of life from a systems biology perspective, this new edition has undergone extensive revision, reflecting changes in scientific understanding and evolution of thought on the question 'what is life?'. With an emphasis on the...

In the follow up to Darwin's Lost World, Martin Brasier book introduces the quest for the missing history of life and the cell. Through a series of journeys it emerges that the modern plant cell is one of the most deeply puzzling and unlikely steps in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979014192Author Michael T. FlanneryFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Discovery InstitutePublisher Discovery InstituteWeight(grams) 253gDimensions(mm)...

This book focuses on how climatic change during the last fifteen million years-especially the last three million-has affected human evolution and other evolutionary events. Leading evolutionists and physical geologists from all over the world-authorities...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583333495Author Faye FlamFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 199g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781896559575Author Paul a KeddyFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Sumeru Press Inc.Publisher Sumeru Press Inc.Weight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

On the heels of explaining the intricacies of human genetics in "The Stuff of Life", the intrepid alien scientist Bloort-183 has been charged with covering the wider story of the evolution of life on Earth. Join Bloort as he takes King Floorsh and his...

Both natural and cultural selection played an important role in shaping human evolution. Since cultural change can itself be regarded as evolutionary, a process of gene-culture coevolution is operative. The study of human evolution - in past, present and...

David Lack's classic work on the finches of the Galapagos Islands (Darwin's Finches) was first published in 1947; few books have had such a great impact on evolutionary biology, indeed it is still one of the most succinct and fascinating treatises ever...

Other animals are driven to spend essentially their whole lives just trying to get fed, stay alive, and get laid. That's about it. The same was true for our proto-human ancestors. And modern humans of course also require a Survival Drive and a Sex...

In this learned romp of science writing, Cambridge professor Simon Conway Morris cheerfully challenges six assumptions-what he calls 'myths'-that too often pass as unquestioned truths amongst the evolutionary orthodox. His convivial tour begins with...

Alcoholism, as opposed to the safe consumption of alcohol, remains a major public health issue. In this accessible book, Robert Dudley presents an intriguing evolutionary interpretation to explain the persistence of alcohol-related problems. Providing a...

What does science say about race? In this book a distinguished research geneticist presents abundant evidence showing that traditional notions about distinct racial differences have little scientific foundation.In short, racism is not just morally wrong;...

How our ability to learn from each other has been the essential ingredient to our remarkable success as a speciesHuman beings have evolved to become the most dominant species on Earth. This astonishing transformation is usually explained in terms of...

How do new animal and plant species come about? How quickly does it happen? And what are species anyway? Schilthuizen, reputed scientist and journalist, launches into the debate that has baffled biologists ever since Darwin, with tremendous energy and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262049023Author Francisco AboitizFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd