Dawkins reafirma en El fenotipo extendido la idea que presentó originalmente en su libro de 1976 El gen egoísta, según la cual los organismos son máquinas de supervivencia, autómatas programados a ciegas con el fin de perpetuar la existencia de los genes que albergan en su interior.
The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue.
This is the first thorough exploration of how industry, government, and the public can use available nontechnical means to reduce significantly the amount of hazardous waste entering the environment.
The classic, bestselling biography of one of the most controversial figures in British history from 'One of the finest historians of the age' The Times Literary SupplementFrom Fenland farmer and humble backbencher to stalwart of the good old cause and the New Model Army, Oliver Cromwell became the key figure of the Commonwealth, and ultimately Lord Protector.
Emiliano Bruner, uno de los principales expertos en paleoantropología, nos muestra cómo evolucionó el cerebro desde los primeros homininos hasta el homo sapiens.
Everything you never knew about the human body, in ebook formatFrom what makes blood red to why a haircut is painless, help your child discover all about the human body.
From cobras and copperheads to pythons and boas, all types of snakes are covered in this book of 40 science experiments, art projects, and games that help budding herpetologists gain a greater appreciation for these slithering reptiles.
Meet the tiny-but-tough tardigrade and the awe-inspiring blue whale in this illustrated introduction to invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Most cultures tell the tale of a maiden who gives birth untouched by a man, and in the wild there are plenty of creatures turkeys, Komodo dragons, and the Jesus Christ lizard (which even walks on water) that take various approaches to making babies without having sex.
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Rosalind Franklin, the scientist who was crucial to the discovery of the double helix in DNA.
Find out about the human body the fun way with the Little Brainwaves, now in eBook formatMeet the Brainwaves, hilarious little mischief-makers who are about to shrink down to miniscule level and take your child on a spectacular journey around the human body; from milk teeth to our incredible circulatory system.
Dividing the sum total of human musical achievement, from Beethoven to The Beatles, Busta Rhymes to Bach, into just six fundamental forms, Levitin illuminates, through songs of friendship, joy, comfort, knowledge, religion and love, how music has been instrumental in the evolution of language, thought and culture.
A specialist on social insects writes about the origins and implications of our own vast social organisation, and the ways in which our ethnic and national distinctions mirror those of other animals.
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Evolution is a clear, simple and entertaining introduction to Charles Darwin's pioneering and revolutionary theory of how all life changes through natural selection.