Madagaskar - Von Makis und Menschen (German Edition)

Madagaskar - Von Makis und Menschen (German Edition)
Lennart Pyritz (Author)

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Ein Buch, das Madagaskar in seinen vielfältigen Facetten zeigt, untermalt mit ausgezeichneten Fotos. Angesprochen werden alle reise- und naturbegeisterten Leser. Ein tagebuchartiger, amüsant geschriebener Erfahrungsbericht über eine 14-monatige biologische Feldarbeit in Madagaskar in Form kurzer Texte (siehe: www.spektrumdirekt.de/madagaskar) ist ergänzt durch zahlreiche hochqualitative Fotos. Hauptsächlich biologische Themen werden erörtert, aber auch Erfahrungen mit madagassischer Kultur, Land und Leuten. Einzelne Abschnitte werden durch allgemeinverständlich geschriebene Infoboxen von Experten zum jeweiligen Thema ergänzt. Den zweiten Teil des Buches bildet eine Sammlung von Essays mit Fotos, ein madagassisches Zitat am Anfang führt hin zu madagassischer Fauna, Flora, Naturschutz, Geschichte, Politik, Kultur und Lebensweise. Verfasst sind die Beiträge von Autoren wie Prof. Peter Kappeler vom Deutschen Primatenzentrum, Dr. Roland Hilgartner, Leiter des Affenbergs Salem, und seiner madagassischen Frau Mamisolo sowie Dr. Christoph Schwitzer vom Zoo Bristol und Madagaskar-Koordinator der IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group.

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• Published on: 2013-04-24
• Original language: German
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• Dimensions: 10.24" h x 7.60" w x .0" l, .0 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 250 pages

Marine Mammals, Second Edition: Evolutionary Biology

Marine Mammals, Second Edition: Evolutionary Biology
Annalisa Berta (Author), James L. Sumich (Author), Kit M. Kovacs (Author)
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Berta and Sumich have succeeded yet again in creating superior marine reading! This book is a succinct yet comprehensive text devoted to the systematics, evolution, morphology, ecology, physiology, and behavior of marine mammals. The first edition, considered the leading text in the field, is required reading for all marine biologists concerned with marine mammals. Revisions include updates of citations, expansion of nearly every chapter and full color photographs. This title continues the tradition by fully expanding and updating nearly all chapters.

* Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the biology of all marine mammals
* Provides a phylogenetic framework that integrates phylogeny with behavior and ecology
* Features chapter summaries, further readings, an appendix, glossary and an extensive bibliography
* Exciting new color photographs and additional distribution maps

• Rank: #423055 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-19
• Released on: 2005-10-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 1.10" w x 6.89" l, 2.64 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 560 pages

A Brief History of Everything

A Brief History of Everything
Ken Wilber (Author)
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The Earth System and Evolution of Life

The Earth System and Evolution of Life
Shigenori Maruyama (Author), Madhava Warrier Santosh (Author)

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During the last 200 years since Geology has been established as an integrated science, nearly the same duration as modern Biology, our understanding of the Earth has taken great leaps forward through the works of several experts, and by contributions from a large number of scientific community. In the 21st Century, however, we face a massive challenge to understand and integrate the voluminous data and break-through made in several fields of Genome-Biology, Astronomy, Climate in the near future, fast depleting resources and the fate of human beings in this Planet. The well illustrated chapters in this book provide a succinent summary of the multi-disciplinary nature of science and attempts to bridge genome-level biology through astronomy and earth history. Earth system is synthesized as a unit combining various features of the multi-layered Earth for the undergraduate, graduate and experts belonging to various specialties, with an aim to extend the frontiers of the new-generation as well as the future of science.

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• Published on: 2013-09-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 310 pages

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (No Series)

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (No Series)
Richard Dawkins (Author)
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Richard Dawkins revolutionized our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold more than 1 million copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene . Now, he launches a fierce counterattack against proponents of “Intelligent Design” in his latest New York Times bestseller, The Greatest Show on Earth . Intelligent Design” is being taught in our schools; educators are being asked to “teach the controversy” behind evolutionary theory. Creationists object that the world is too elegant, too complex to have developed without an intelligent designer and that there is no evidence for Darwin’s theory. Here Dawkins wields a devastating argument against such ignorance, sifting through rich layers of evidence to explain evolution. Though he exposes the absurdities of the Creationist argument along the way, his unjaded passion for the natural world turns what might have been a negative argument into a positive offering to the reader: nothing less than a master’s vision of life, in all its splendor.

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• Published on: 2009-09-18
• Released on: 2009-09-22
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

The Imitation Factor: Evolution Beyond The Gene

The Imitation Factor: Evolution Beyond The Gene
Lee Alan Dugatkin (Author)
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Is imitation really the best compliment? As Lee Alan Dugatkin's powerful work of cutting-edge science reveals, imitation is the most profound compliment you can give anyone. It might last for millions of years. An acclaimed biologist, Dugatkin has identified and mapped the effects of a powerful, overlooked, and deceptively simple factor in evolutionary history. He shows how the imitation of one individual by another, in any species, is an essential and fundamental natural force that has enabled the growth of animal and human societies. Previously inexplicable animal behaviors become comprehensible in the light of Dugatkin's research: How can one group of monkeys all learn to use a new tool in one generation? There is no time for genetic evolution to achieve this, but the social system enabled by imitation manages it easily. Dugatkin also investigates the way we, and other species, select mates. Why do tiny sailfin molly fish have sex with another species? The somewhat disturbing truth is, simply, to impress the ladies. There can be no purely genetic, standard Darwinian explanation for it. Such fishy sex isn't all in the genes. Humans and animals alike do things because they see others doing them; in this way fashions, traditions, and customs eventually emerge. Indeed, Dugatkin's astonishing point is that the imitation factor has led to the development in animals of education and culture. This fact has changed the course of evolutionary history. Dugatkin draws on a wide range of his own and others' research into the behavior of fish, birds, whales, and humans to reveal the failure of genetic determination to explain mating behavior and the fundamental process of learning. As we watch people become popular and find ourselves attracted to them, we are doing nothing more than what animals have been doing for eons. Dugatkin follows the course of imitation as it leads to teaching and reveals that the mechanics of "animal education" built the species-wide phenomenon known in our own society as civilization. An original, brilliant, and lucid presentation of a profound new idea in evolutionary science, The Imitation Factor will have an enduring impact on the way we understand life on earth, and ourselves.

• Rank: #421775 in Books
• Published on: 2001-01-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Proving Darwin: Making Biology Mathematical (Vintage)

Proving Darwin: Making Biology Mathematical (Vintage)
Gregory Chaitin (Author)
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Groundbreaking mathematician Gregory Chaitin gives us the first book to posit that we can prove how Darwin’s theory of evolution works on a mathematical level.
 
For years it has been received wisdom among most scientists that, just as Darwin claimed, all of the Earth’s life-forms evolved by blind chance. But does Darwin’s theory function on a purely mathematical level? Has there been enough time for evolution to produce the remarkable biological diversity we see around us? It’s a question no one has yet answered—in fact, no one has attempted to answer it until now. In this illuminating and provocative book, Gregory Chaitin elucidates the mathematical scheme he’s developed that can explain life itself, and examines the works of mathematical pioneers John von Neumann and Alan Turing through the lens of biology. Fascinating and thought-provoking, Proving Darwin makes clear how biology may have found its greatest ally in mathematics.

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• Published on: 2013-02-26
• Released on: 2013-02-26
• Original language: English
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• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Evolution: The Grand Experiment

Evolution: The Grand Experiment
Carl Werner (Author)
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Evolution has been dogma for so long, now many people consider it a foregone conclusion that life arose by random processes. Evolution: The Grand Experiment takes the unusual step of bringing together scientists on both sides of this cultural divide to present their findings. The reader is allowed to make up his or her mind as to which view is supported by the evidence. Intended for a general audience, the book is comprehensive, easy to read, and the conclusions are startling.

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• Published on: 2007-10-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 262 pages

The Collapse of Evolution

The Collapse of Evolution
Scott M. Huse (Author), Janice Huse (Illustrator)
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One of the most successful books on the flaws in evolutionary theory. The third edition includes two new chapters on astronomy and archaeology.

• Rank: #532956 in Books
• Published on: 1997-11-01
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 8.46" h x .55" w x 5.51" l, .59 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

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Science on Trial: The Case for Evolution

Science on Trial: The Case for Evolution
Douglas J. Futuyma (Author)
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The author strikes a telling blow for biology in the ongoing war of words with the 'creationists'. He provides a convincing explanation of the evolutionary process and at the same time an insight into the nature of scientific inquiry. "...can be read for pleasure and profit by people at all levels of biological sophistication ...a first-class book." The Quarterly Review of Biology

• Rank: #21831 in Books
• Published on: 1995-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 287 pages