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Evolution That Anyone Can Understand
Häftad, 2011
552 kr
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The function of scientific research is promoting the understanding of the world around us. In theory, anyway, the more we learn, the more potential we have of making our lives better. Thus, we have seen research in electronics provide us with computers, research in chemistry provide us with all …
Robustness, Plasticity, and Evolvability in Mammals
A Thermal Niche Approach
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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Among the unresolved topics in evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology are the origins, mechanisms, evolution, and consequences of developmental and phenotypic diversity. In an attempt to address these challenges, plasticity has been investigated empirically and theoretically at all levels of …
Macroevolution in Deep Time
Av Rituparna Bose, Alexander J. Bartholomew
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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The prerequisite to investigating the underlying causes behind mass extinction is a profound understanding of the evolutionary history of both living and dead species. It is especially important to appreciate the significance of such studies in extinct organisms; especially in organisms that were …
Biotectonics
Tectonics as the Driver of Bioregionalisation
Av Malte C. Ebach, Bernard Michaux
Häftad, 2020
551 kr
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Tectonic plates are constantly moving, either crashing into one another creating a mosaic of mountains and shallow seas, or tearing apart and isolating large swathes of land. In both cases plate tectonics separates populations leading to the evolution of biota. Tectonics is also responsible for the …
Essays on the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis
Formalizations and Expansions
Häftad, 2023
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From the ‘punctuated equilibrium' of Eldrege and Gould, through Lewontin's ‘triple helix' and the various visions and revisions of the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES) of Laland and others, both data and theory have demanded an opening-up of the 1950's Evolutionary Synthesis that so firmly …
Biotectonics of Neotropical Transition Zones
Av Lize Hermógenes de Mendonça, Bernard Michaux m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
550 kr
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This book offers an up-to-date review and synthesis of the role of tectonics in Neotropical bioregionalisation, in particular transition zones. The main questions are "What are transition zones?", "How would we identify them?" and, "What are the tectonic drivers of transition zones?" These …
Closing Human Evolution: Life in the Ultimate Age
Häftad, 2015
551 kr
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This volume analyses the evolution of humankind by combining approaches from science and the arts. It offers a novel perspective on the evolution of life on Earth, based on a recent reformulation of the second law of thermodynamics in terms of the “maximum entropy production principle.” In essence, …
Retrograde Evolution During Major Extinction Crises
Av Jean Guex
Häftad, 2016
551 kr
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This book is the first of its kind, providing in-depth analysis of the retrograde evolution occurring during major extinction periods. The text offers a non-strictly adaptative explanation of repetition of phyla after the major extinctions, utilizing a study of seven phylogenetically distinct …
