To say you are writing about rarity is to invite two kinds of response. Either one provokes a discussion of what rarity is, or some comment on the complex ity of the subject. The objective of this book is to explore the nature of rarity, its complexity if you like, from one particular perspective on what rarity is. Primarily, it is an opportunity to review, to synthesize, and to question. The book is an attempt to draw together a vast body of literature, to extract from it some general principl...
Life in the Universe
by National Research Council Committee on the Origins and Evolution of Life
Are our personalities and capabilities predetermined by our genes? Human Diversity answers that question with a resounding "No". Using tools of population genetics, Richard Lewontin makes the case that biological differences are only a small part of what makes individuals unique-anyone, regardless of race, class or sex, has the potential to develop virtually any identity within the spectrum of humanity. "A compelling text for lay readers who wish to rise above the level of the 'gene machine', to...
Molecular Strategies in Biological Evolution
There has always been a mystery surrounding Darwin: How did this quiet, respectable gentleman come to beget one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? It is difficult to overstate what Darwin was risking in publishing his theory of evolution. So it must have been something very powerful--a moral fire, as Desmond and Moore put it--that helped propel him. That moral fire, they argue, was a passionate hatred of slavery. In opposition to the apologists for slavery who argued tha...
Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection (Solutions) (Solutions S.)
by Renee Skelton
This series introduces young, inquisitive readers to four of the world's greatest science thinkers and the challenges that faced them. Their achievements, which came through personal dedication and sacrifice, have made profound changes in the world. A truly inspiring gift.A young Englishman's sea voyage led him to study the unique plants and animals on a remote island paradise. His research led to the theory of evolution, which profoundly changed the science of biology.
Dawn (BioLogos Books on Science and Christianity)
by Cees Dekker, Corien Oranje, and Gijsbert van den Brink
This is an adventure that began almost fourteen billion years ago, one that so often threatened to fail. It's truly a miracle I'm still here. Despite everything, I wouldn't have wanted to miss one second of it. And the best is yet to come. With the help of an extraordinary narrator, you're invited to discover the wonder and drama of the history of the cosmos. In this story we follow the journey of one proton who comes into existence at the beginning of creation and makes i...
Hw Primitive Man
by Matthew Kalmenoff, Donald Barr, and Donald D Wolf
On the Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants
by Professor Charles Darwin
The Origin and Evolution of the Caribbean Plate (Geological Society of London Special Publications, #328)
Paris, Ou Les Sciences, Les Institutions Et Les Moeurs Au Xixe Siècle. Tome 2 (Sciences)
by Esquiros-A
Die Evolution des Auges - Ein Fotoshooting
by Georg Glaeser and Hannes F. Paulus
Sehen und Gesehen werden Spektakuläre, großformatige Fotos auf Doppelseiten mit einem Erklärungstext machen die Leser neugierig auf das, was die Evolution im Bereich der Augen hervorgebracht hat: unabhängig bewegbare Augen, Stielaugen, Pigmentbecher, Lochkameraaugen, Komplexaugen, … Das Buch kann in beliebiger Reihenfolge, Doppelseite für Doppelseite, gelesen werden. Querverweise sorgen für bequemes Umspringen auf andere Doppelseiten. Die Textpassagen sind zumeist - abgesehen von der fundierten...
Phyllostomid Bats
With more than two hundred species distributed across most of mainland Mexico, Central and South America, and islands in the Caribbean Sea, the Phyllostomidae bat family (American leaf-nosed bats) is one of the world's most diverse mammalian families in terms of its trophic, or feeding, diversity. From an insectivorous ancestry, extant species have evolved into several dietary classes, including blood-feeding, vertebrate carnivory, and the consumption of nectar, pollen, and fruit, in a period of...
Life is a diverse and ubiquitous phenomenon on Earth, characterized by fundamental features distinguishing living bodies from nonliving material. Yet it is also so complex that it has long defied precise definition. This book from a seasoned biologist offers new insights into the nature of life by illuminating a fascinating architecture of dualities inherent in its existence and propagation. Life is connected with individual living beings, yet it is also a collective and inherently global phenom...
Evolution by the Numbers (Rhetoric of Science and Technology)
by James Wynn
What will the future hold in regard to comprehending our origins? When it is recognized that origins are deep in the cosmos, and our genetic ancestors lurk among the stars, will our psychology and society be changed forever? This book brings up to date a scientific endeavor that traces our origins back in time and space.