Evolution

An accessible field guide to more than 500 of the most commonly found spider species in North AmericaOf the more than 49,000 species of spider worldwide, some 4,000 are in North America.

Why do females in male-philopatric species seem to show larger variation in their life history strategies than males in female-philopatric species?

White biotechnology is industrial biotechnology dealing with various biotech products through applications of microbes.

New York Times BestsellerA Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanitys creation and evolutiona #1 international bestsellerthat explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be human.

This book details a model of consciousness supported by scientific experimental data from the human brain.

Crustacean Nervous Systems and their Control of Behavior is the third volume of the series The Natural History of the Crustacea.

The question of why an individual would actively kill itself has long been an evolutionary mystery.

How Cold War America came to attribute human evolutionary success to our species' unique capacity for murderAfter World War II, the question of how to define a universal human nature took on new urgency.

Carabid ground beetles, sometimes called "e;walking jewels"e;, are among the most thoroughly investigated insects in the world.

In The Triumph of Sociobiology, John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.

This volume provides a selection of the most significant papers presented at the 15th International Seaweed Symposium in Valdivia, Chile, in January 1995.

Genetic effects are the core concepts from which quantitative genetics and the evolutionary synthesis emerged.

Primate Adaptation and Evolution, Third Edition, is a thorough revision of the text of choice for courses in primate evolution.

Evolutionary Biology, of which this is the twenty-first volume, continues to offer its readers a wide range of original articles, reviews, and com- mentaries on evolution, in the broadest sense of that term.

Experimental Manipulation of Gene Expression discusses a wide range of host systems in which to clone and express a gene of interest.

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Sexual selection is recognized as being responsible for some of the most extravagant morphologies and behaviors in the natural world, as well as a driver of some of the most rapid evolution.

Comparative Virology provides an integrated comparison of viruses, based on their chemical and morphological characteristics.

In very general terms, "e;scaling"e; can be defined as the structural and func- tional consequences of differences in size (or scale) among organisms of more or less similar design.

Authoritative reviews and focused case studies on the history and future of the fauna and flora of Southeast Asia.

Now in paperback, Did Darwin Get It Right discusses some of the hottest issues in biology today.

Seas and oceans cover 71 % of the earth's surface and they are home to 80% of all life found on the planet .

By joining phylogenetics and evolutionary ecology, this book explores the patterns of parasite diversity while revealing diversification processes.

Genetics of Sex Differentiation intends to help readers understand the genetic basis of sex differentiation.

In Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life Daniel C.

Piper is an economically and ecologically important genus of plant that includes a fascinating array of species for studying natural history, natural products chemistry, community ecology, and evolutionary biology.

Origins: Genesis, Evolution and Biodiversity of Microbial Life in the Universe is the sixth unit of the book series Cellular Origins, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology (COLE) edited by Joseph Seckbach.

Life histories can be defined as the means by which individuals (or more precisely genotypes) vary their age- or stage-specific expenditures of reproductive effort in response to genetic, phenotypic, and environmental correlates of survival and fecundity.

Recent advances in the study of bats have changed the way we understand this illusive group of mammals.

This volume constitutes the most recent and most comprehensive consideration of the largest family of bony fishes, the Cichlidae.

This book describes the latest advances in systems biology in four plant-based marine ecosystems: seaweeds, seagrasses, microalgae, and corals.

A Personal Note I decided to initiate Orchid Biology: Reviews and Perspectives in about 1972 and (alone or with co-authors) started to write some of the chapters and the appendix for the volume in 1974 during a visit to the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Indonesia.

Basics in Human Evolution offers a broad view of evolutionary biology and medicine.

Philosopher of science Michael Ruse is an influential and provocative voice in current debates on biology, religion, and ethics.

An evaluation of Chomsky''s work from the perspectives of linguistics, evolution of language, history of physics, and philosophy of mind.

The contribution of bacteriophages to the development of modern biology cannot be overestimated yet, sixty years after their discovery, they are as remote and mysterious to many scientists as they are to most laymen.

This is the first book on "e;phylogenetic supertrees"e;, a recent, but controversial development for inferring evolutionary trees.

This book has been designed to summarize current, essential information for every one of the world's 700+ hard tick species.

Heterogeneous Enantioselective Hydrogenation: Theory and Practice reviews the development of enantioselective hydrogenation reaction catalysts.

Fischer uses evolutionary psychology to explain why people''s personality and values are both similar and different across cultures worldwide.

The owl is a magical creature: it exudes an ambivalent fascination that can trigger completely antithetical responses.

Encapsulates the behaviour of wild chimps, discussing the differences observed in populations across the species, and levels of social behaviour.

As one of the largest families within the Caridea, the Alpheidae have attracted much attention for its species richness, especially on coral reefs.

In 1969 volume I of 'Arboles Ex6ticos' appeared in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, published in Spanish by the Island Council (Cabildo Insular).

The year 2022 is the 50th anniversary of Alfred Crosby's celebrated book - The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492.