Evolution

From humans to hermit crabs to deep water plankton, all living things compete for locally limiting resources.

The essential one-volume reference to evolutionThe Princeton Guide to Evolution is a comprehensive, concise, and authoritative reference to the major subjects and key concepts in evolutionary biology, from genes to mass extinctions.

A revolutionary approach to the study of cooperation that unites evolutionary biology and the social sciencesFrom the family to the workplace to the marketplace, every facet of our lives is shaped by cooperative interactions.

The Teeth of Non-Mammalian Vertebrates: Form, Function, Development and Growth, Second Edition is devoted to the teeth and dentitions of living fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.

An innovative view of the role of fitness concepts in evolutionary theory.

Origins of Life on the Earth and in the Cosmos, Second Edition, suggests answers to the age-old questions of how life arose in the universe and how it might arise elsewhere.

A new account of the central role developmental processes play in evolutionA new scientific view of evolution is emergingone that challenges and expands our understanding of how evolution works.

This book explores the global technological transformations that have shaped development of society for eons, from the emergence of Homo sapiens to the modern day.

This is the first high-quality, comprehensive overview of the field of evolutionary protein design.

This concise, readable introduction to limnology (the science of investigating the structure and function of inland waters), places the subject in the context of modern ecology.

Berta and Sumich have succeeded yet again in creating superior marine reading!

Sequence analyses of numerous fungal genomes over the past two decades have provided us with extensive insights into the phylogenetic relationships of fungi and the distribution of genes and their inferred functions, across the fungal kingdom.

Whether you are looking for an introduction to the field of tree balance, a reference work on the multitude of available balance indices or inspiration for your future research, this book offers all three.

A fundamental and groundbreaking reassessment of how we view and manage cancer When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don't necessarily think of evolution.

Coupled with biomechanical data, organic geochemistry and cladistic analyses utilizing abundant genetic data, scientific studies are revealing new facets of how plants have evolved over time.

Plant endophytes are a potential source for the production of bioactive compounds that can fight against devastating diseases in both plants and humans.

Huxley's classic lecture on evolution, human nature, and the way to true happinessThomas Henry Huxley (18251895) was one of the most prominent evolutionists of the late nineteenth century.

Structural genomics is the study of the DNA of living organisms.

An ecologist's investigation of the social lives of butterfliesThroughout his career, Henry Horn took a unique approach to the study of butterflies.

This second edition textbook offers an expanded conceptual synthesis of microbial ecology with plant and animal ecology.

This volume offers a collection of carefully selected, peer-reviewed papers presented at the BIOMAT 2018 International Symposium, which was held at the University Hassan II, Morocco, from October 29th to November 2nd, 2018.

Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection was based on the observation that there is variation between individuals within the same species.

Bones and Cartilage provides the most in-depth review ever assembled on the topic.

Cellular-molecular approach to evolution has led to radical changes in our understanding of biologic principles ranging from the Cell, to the Life Cycle, Development, Homeostasis, Senescence/Aging, Heterochrony, Pleiotropy, Phenotype, and perhaps the purpose of life itself.

Building from foundations of modern science and cosmic evolution, as well as psychological and philosophical perspectives of value and meaning, this book explores some of humanity's biggest questions:          Is the Universe about something ?

Fungal growths affect both human and animal well-being.

At birdfeeders and in backyards across North America, the dark-eyed junco, or snowbird, can be found foraging for its next meal.

This book is a new English translation of the classic science fiction story written in 1961 by Herbert W.

This book challenges misconceptions about genetics in human life and examines the relationship between ourselves and our ancestry.

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1858 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

Victorian Scientific Naturalism examines the secular creeds of the generation of intellectuals who, in the wake of The Origin of Species, wrested cultural authority from the old Anglican establishment while installing themselves as a new professional scientific elite.

This book uses five decades of map data, air photos, and medium to high-resolution satellite imagery to track the expansions of aquaculture and the loss of both estuarine and mangrove land covers in Ecuador.