Evolution

This book provides keys, descriptions and illustrations for about 850 species of liverworts and hornworts, in 148 genera and 47 families, of Colombia and Ecuador.

This book presents a new account of Euphorbia in southern Africa.

This book presents a new account of Euphorbia in southern Africa.

The regulation of the phosphorylation/dephosphorylation process, resulting in "e;cellular switches"e; that monitor normal plant physiology, growth and development, has immense potential in crop systems.

The Theraphosidae are the most famous and diverse mygalomorph spiders, and include some of the largest arachnids on earth.

This book traces the evolutionary trajectory of language and teaching from the earliest periods of human evolution to the present day.

Microbes are ubiquitous in nature.

It is widely acknowledged that life has adapted to its environment, but the precise mechanism remains unknown since Natural Selection, Descent with Modification and Survival of the Fittest are metaphors that cannot be scientifically tested.

This book presents an evolutionary biogeographic analysis of the Mexican Transition Zone, which is situated in the overlap of the Nearctic and Neotropical regions.

This book explores the role of exaptation in diverse areas of life, with examples ranging from biology to economics, social sciences and architecture.

This book presents an overview study about plant biogeography and vegetation of the high mountains of Central and South-West Asia, by a group of specialists familiar with its area and plant growth and ecology.

In 1929, Charles Upson Clark (1875-1960), a history Professor at Columbia University carrying out bibliographic research on the early history of the Americas in the Vatican Library, came across a remarkable illustrated Latin manuscript entitled Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis (Little Book of Indian Medicinal Herbs) completed in 1552.

Astrobiology not only investigates how early life took hold of our planet but also life on other planets - both in our Solar System and beyond -  and their potential for habitability.

Plant growth and development is closely dependent on the plant environment, including the wide-spread presence of organic and inorganic xenobiotics and pollutants.

Microbes are ubiquitous in nature.

Potassium (K+) is an essential mineral macronutrient abundantly present in the cytosol which, unlike other macronutrients, is not metabolized and does not integrate into macromolecules.

In their rapid colonization of soil exposed by fires, floods, and grazing animals, weeds resemble the human specialists we label Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).

This volume brings together diverse contributions from leading archaeologists and paleoanthropologists, covering various spatial and temporal periods to distinguish convergent evolution from cultural transmission in order to see if we can discover ancient human populations.

Plant-herbivore interactions are a central topic in evolutionary ecology.

Widely known as the 'tree of life', coconut (Cocos nucifera L.

Environmental and specific diversity in the Chihuahuan desert in general, and in the Cuatro Cienegas Basin in particular, has long been recognized as outstanding.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny, along with a number of case studies.

Dawkin's militant atheism is well known; his profound faith less well known In this book, atheist philosopher Eric Steinhart explores the spiritual dimensions of Richard Dawkins' books, which are shown to encompass:*       the meaning and purpose of life*       an appreciation of Platonic beauty and truth*       a deep belief in the rationality of the universe*       an aversion to both scientism and nihilism As an atheist, Dawkins strives to develop a scientific alternative to theism, and while he declares that science is not a religion, he also proclaims it to be a spiritual enterprise.

This book presents a critical and integrated review of lizards from Patagonia.

This first volume provides a comprehensive overview on evolutionary, environmental and systematic aspects of antifreeze proteins.

This book summarizes the taxonomic details of selected fossil angiosperm pollen genera and species along with their affinity and occurrences in space and time.

This two-volume edited book highlights and reviews the potential of the fossil record to calibrate the origin and evolution of parasitism, and the techniques to understand the development of parasite-host associations and their relationships with environmental and ecological changes.

This book examines identity theory's centrality within social psychology and its foundations within structural symbolic interaction, highlighting its links not only to other prominent sociological subfields, but also to other theoretical perspectives within and beyond sociology.

This edited research monograph brings together contributions from computer scientists, biologists, and engineers who are engaged with the study of evolution and how it may be applied to solve real-world problems.

This book offers to the international reader a collection of original articles of some of the most skillful historians and philosophers of biology currently working in Latin American universities.

Nearshore hardbottom reefs of Florida's east coast are used by over 1100 species of fishes, invertebrates, algae, and sea turtles.

In the pursuit of technological advancement in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries to counteract health issues, bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality.

This book gathers together much of the author's work - both old and new - to explore a number of the key increases in complexity seen in the natural world, seeking to explain each of them purely in terms of the features of fitness landscapes.

Nanotechnology is the application of science to control matter at the molecular level.

High-resolution images of phytoplankton cells such as diatoms or desmids, which are useful for monitoring water quality, can now be provided by digital microscopes, facilitating the automated analysis and identification of specimens.

Information is a core concept in animal communication: individuals routinely produce, acquire, process and store information, which provides the basis for their social life.

This comprehensive guide to potato production systems management contains 20 chapters and more than 350 color photographs.

The agricultural sector of medicinal (including plant stimulants) and aromatic plants is characterized by an enormous number and diversity of species.

There has been no mechanistic explanation for evolutionary change consistent with phylogeny in the 150 years since the publication of 'Origins'.

Population genomics has provided unprecedented opportunities to unravel the mysteries of marine organisms in the oceans' depths.

This volume is a compendium of selected plant species of ethnobotanical value to the highland communities of popular Southeast Asia.

This book explores how individuals and communities perceive and understand climate change using their observations of change in the world around them.

This book is about morphogenesis as the genesis of forms.

This book offers fascinating insights into the lives of our ancestors and investigates the dynamic processes that led to the establishment of complex human societies.

Aleocharine beetles are among the most poorly known and difficult-to-identify groups of Coleoptera worldwide.

Speaking directly to the growing importance of research experience in undergraduate mathematics programs, this volume offers suggestions for undergraduate-appropriate research projects in mathematical and computational biology for students and their faculty mentors.

The book begins with familiar designs found all around and inside us (such as the 'trees' of river basins, human lungs, blood and city traffic).

This book introduces a 'Big History' perspective to understand the acceleration of social, technological and economic trends towards a near-term singularity, marking a radical turning point in the evolution of our planet.

The Arctic is a special world.

Nanotechnology is considered as one of the emerging fields of science.