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18 produkter
How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution
Av Lee Alan Dugatkin, Lyudmila Trut
Häftad, 2018
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
194 kr
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Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs—they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken—imagine …
Evolution
Av Carl T. Bergstrom, Lee Alan Dugatkin
2023
1788 kr
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A thorough and current introduction to evolutionary biology reinforced by tools that improve learning. Every chapter has been updated to provide a more focused, accessible introduction to core topics reflecting exciting new research, anthropogenic evolution examples, and increased emphasis on …
Game Theory and Animal Behavior
Av Hudson Kern Reeve, Lee Alan Dugatkin
E-bok, 2000
1283 kr
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Game theory has revolutionized the study of animal behavior. The fundamental principle of evolutionary game theory--that the strategy adopted by one individual depends on the strategies exhibited by others--has proven a powerful tool in uncovering the forces shaping otherwise mysterious behaviors. …
Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition
Häftad, 2019
1003 kr
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Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on cutting-edge, new work not only to update and expand on the studies presented, but also to reinforce the previous editions' …
Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose
Natural History in Early America
Häftad, 2019
226 kr
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In the years after the Revolutionary War, the fledgling republic of America was viewed by many Europeans as a degenerate backwater, populated by subspecies weak and feeble. Chief among these naysayers was the French Count and world-renowned naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, who wrote that …
Power in the Wild
The Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Ways Animals Strive for Control over Others
Inbunden, 2022
220 kr
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From the shell wars of hermit crabs to little blue penguins spying on potential rivals, power struggles in the animal kingdom are as diverse as they are fascinating, and this book illuminates their surprising range and connections. The quest for power in animals is so much richer, so much more …
Well-Connected Animal
Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies
Inbunden, 2024
254 kr
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“Combines accessible prose with solid science.”—Wall Street Journal • “Demonstrates that whatever creature you are—from a giraffe to a Tasmanian devil—life is all about who you know.”—New Scientist • “Fascinating. . . . Easily the most intriguing, thorough explanation of animal behavior ever …
Dr. Calhoun's Mousery
The Strange Tale of a Celebrated Scientist, a Rodent Dystopia, and the Future of Humanity
Inbunden, 2024
256 kr
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“Brilliant. . . . An absorbing read and a potent lesson in moral behavior—both of rodents and of humans.”—Deborah Blum, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Poison Squad • “A fascinating read about an immensely influential scientist.”—Robert M. Sapolsky, author of the New York Times–bestseller …
Principles of Animal Behavior, 5th Edition
Häftad, 2025
875 kr
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Incorporating essential revisions to reflect the latest scientific advancements, a celebrated author and scientist offers a leading textbook on animal behavior. So much has happened in the field of animal behavior since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2020. In this …
Street Dog
On the Origins and Future of Our Best Friendship
Av Lee Alan Dugatkin, Anindita Bhadra
Inbunden, 2027
254 kr
Kommande
A fascinating look at the lives of the world’s largest dog population—street dogs—offering essential insights into your dog’s behavior and the mysterious origins of human-dog cooperation. Today, there are close to a billion dogs on the planet. Some twenty thousand years ago, there were none. How …
Nary a Horse Left Standing
How a Nineteenth-Century Epidemic Transformed Medicine, Animal Welfare, and the Modern City
Inbunden, 2026
308 kr
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How a devastating outbreak of horse flu in the 1870s ground city life to a halt—but ultimately revolutionized animal rights, medicine, and transportation. From a veteran science writer, evolutionary biologist, historian of science, and the coauthor of the acclaimed How to Tame a Fox (and Build a …
Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology
Integrating Conceptual, Theoretical, and Empirical Approaches
Häftad, 2001
943 kr
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A key way that behavioral ecologists develop general theories of animal behavior is by studying one species or a closely related group of species--"model systems"--over a long period. This book brings together some of the field's most respected researchers to describe why they chose their systems, …
Altruism Equation
Seven Scientists Search for the Origins of Goodness
Inbunden, 2006
279 kr
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In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This problem plagued Charles Darwin in the 1850s as he developed his theory of evolution through natural selection. Indeed, Darwin worried that the goodness he observed in …
Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology
Integrating Conceptual, Theoretical, and Empirical Approaches
E-bok, 2019
1312 kr
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A key way that behavioral ecologists develop general theories of animal behavior is by studying one species or a closely related group of species--''''model systems''''--over a long period. This book brings together some of the field''s most respected researchers to describe why they chose their …
Altruism Equation
Seven Scientists Search for the Origins of Goodness
Häftad, 2022
279 kr
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In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This problem plagued Charles Darwin in the 1850s as he developed his theory of evolution through natural selection. Indeed, Darwin worried that the goodness he observed in …
Altruism Equation
Seven Scientists Search for the Origins of Goodness
E-bok, 2011
400 kr
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In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This problem plagued Charles Darwin in the 1850s as he developed his theory of evolution through natural selection. Indeed, Darwin worried that the goodness he observed in …
The Prince of Evolution: Peter Kropotkin's Adventures in Science and Politics
Häftad
195 kr
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Füchse zähmen
Domestikation im Zeitraffer
Av Ludmila Trut, Lee Alan Dugatkin
E-bok, 2018
319 kr
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An einem Ort im abgelegenen Sibirien findet man vierbeinige Fellwesen, die mit dem Schwanz wedeln, Schlappohren haben und so gelehrig und freundlich sind wie Schoßhunde. Doch es sind keine Hunde – es sind Füchse. Sie sind das Ergebnis eines der erstaunlichsten Züchtungsexperimente, die je …
