From the world-famous expert on chimpanzees - the powerfully compelling sequel to the international bestseller IN THE SHADOW OF MAN: 'An instant animal classic' TimeEquipped with little more than a notebook, binoculars, and her fascination with wildlife, Jane braved a realm of unknowns to give the world a remarkable window into humankind's closest living relatives.
Autores como Mayr (1998) parten de considerar a las ciencias de la vida divididas en dos dominios generales de indagación: la biología funcional ocupada en estudiar experimentalmente las causas próximas que, actuando a nivel del organismo individual, nos explican cómo los fenómenos vitales se encadenan e integran en la constitución de esas estructuras; y la biología evolutiva, ocupada en reconstruir, básicamente por métodos comparativos e inferencias históricas, las causas remotas que, actuando a nivel de las poblaciones, nos explicarían por qué cada una de estas evolucionan o evolucionaron en el modo en que efectivamente lo hacen y lo hicieron.
Cuando el joven Marcos pasa la noche en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales comienzan a ocurrir fenómenos muy extraños… Pero todos se enmarcan dentro de la teoría de la evolución: cambia, todo cambia, y las salas del museo, junto con los fantásticos personajes que cobran vida en este libro, nos van guiando por esta aventura nocturna.
Echtzeitevolution: ein neuer Blick auf das geheime Leben der StädteAmseln sind größer, dicker und lauter als ihre Artgenossen draußen im Wald und haben jede Scheu vor Menschen, Hunden und Katzen verloren.
Discover the astonishing sensory powers of the animal kingdom and what they reveal about the human experience in this spellbinding work of popular science.
'Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin' On topics ranging from intelligent design and climate change to the politics of gender and race, the evolutionary writings of Charles Darwin occupy a pivotal position in contemporary public debate.
Esta autobiografía de Charles Darwin se publicó en su primera edición censurada por la familia (especialmente por sus opiniones sobre la religión), y sólo en la década de 1950 se recuperó la versión íntegra, sin recortes, que publicamos aquí.
This classic work of scientific literature, presenting the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, is still both relevant and controversial in the twenty-first century.
'Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin' On topics ranging from intelligent design and climate change to the politics of gender and race, the evolutionary writings of Charles Darwin occupy a pivotal position in contemporary public debate.
Trust - our belief in the truth or reliability of someone or something - lies at the very heart of our relationships, our society and our everyday lives.
The imperative to 'know thyself' is both fundamental and profoundly elusive - for how can we ever truly comprehend the drama and complexity of the human experience?
Hailed as a breakthrough in 12 pages of pre-publication reviews by leading evolutionary thinkers, this new book has been rushed into print for impact in the wake of both the honoring and the dishonoring of Darwin's 209th birthday on February 12.
Trust - our belief in the truth or reliability of someone or something - lies at the very heart of our relationships, our society and our everyday lives.
Charles Darwin transformed our understanding of the world with the idea of natural selection, challenging the notion that species are fixed and unchanging.
For all the discussion in the media about creationism and 'Intelligent Design', virtually nothing has been said about the evidence in question - the evidence for evolution by natural selection.
For all the discussion in the media about creationism and 'Intelligent Design', virtually nothing has been said about the evidence in question - the evidence for evolution by natural selection.
When it is necessary to ignite a real scientific revolution, there must be a boldness to challenge the basic concepts that the world complied with for decades.
El evolucionismo darwinista, no solo es uno de los paradigmas del moderno saber biologico, sino tambien ha significado un cambio en las concepciones del hombre y del mundo que, desde el siglo XIX, pretenden basarse en la ciencia.
Las relaciones establecidas por el hombre con otras formas de vida han estado atravesadas por la tecnologia, y a pesar de su relevancia en terminos ambientales y sociales, muy pocas veces han sido objeto de discusiones serias en pro de garantizar su modulacion.
A distinguished microbiologist explains the importance of symbiosis - where different organisms contribute to each other's support - and how this is changing our view of life on EarthLynn Margulis is an ardent supporter of the Gaia hypothesis: the idea that due to the finely balanced interdependence of all life forms, the planet functions as a single, giant cell.
This extensive, three-volume handbook, intensively updated and enlarged, is a superb new resource for students, researchers, and practitioners in paleoanthropology.