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Book 3 of The Code of Opposites (TCO for short) furthers the mission to heal our authority issues, and thus to shift from the ego's need to dominate into wholesome power. While Book 1 focused on "no push-pull" and Book 2 looked at "no self-doubt," Book 3...

A thorough update of Arnett's The Beetles of the United States, American Beetles, Volumes I and II cover the genera of beetles that occur in Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States. Built on the foundation of the original work and almost...

Neuroplasticity, Development, and Steroid Hormone Action explores the effects of steroid hormones on brain development, function, and aging and is a compilation of cutting-edge research of concern to the disciplines of neurobiology, neuroendocrinology,...

Evolution.It is not a question of if, but a question of how.Commonly accepted, Darwin’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection leaves unanswered some fundamental questions.How did life originate?How did the DNA code originate?How did...

Over the last century, the world has lived through changes more rapid than those experienced at any other time in human history, leading to pressing environmental problems and demands on the world's finite resources. Nowhere is this more evident than...

This detailed exposition gives background and context to how modern biogeography has got to where it is now. For biogeographers and other researchers interested in biodiversity and the evolution of life on islands, Biogeology: Evolution in a Changing...

This book is really helpful for someone who wants to start learning about genes and DNA. It is a well-written book describing all the introductory materials one would need to become current with genomes and genomics topics. It begins with an introduction...

Aging is one of the most universal and inevitable social and sci­ entific challenges confronting man. The lives of all multicellular organisms begin with conception, extend through phases of development, maturity, senescence...

Dramatic shortfalls in crop production in various regions of the world have led some people to question the relatively inefficient use of cereal grains for feeding meat animals instead of their direct use for human food. There...

That residues of pesticide and other "foreign" chemicals in food­ stuffs are of concern to everyone everywhere is amply attested by the reception accorded previous volumes of "Residue Reviews" and by the gratifying enthusiasm,...

The explosive accumulation of new knowledge in the biological sciences in the last decades has advanced our understanding of the basic mechanisms that underlie most biological phenomena. These advances, however, have not been...

The Cary Conferences, as we have envisaged them, are different from most scientific meetings in that they provide a forum for major issues in ecology from a more philosophical point of view. It appears to many of us that...

​Waves in Neural Media: From Single Neurons to Neural Fields surveys mathematical models of traveling waves in the brain, ranging from intracellular waves in single neurons to waves of activity in large-scale brain networks. The work provides a...

Human development from birth through adulthood is a complex interplay of many interacting forces. Children's internal processes are manifest in behaviors that are sculpted by their experiences, most notably with primary caregivers. Because the discipline...

This book applies methods from nonlinear dynamics to problems in neuroscience. It uses modern mathematical approaches to understand patterns of neuronal activity seen in experiments and models of neuronal behavior. The intended audience is researchers...

Introduction.- First Steps in R for Phylogeneticists.- Phylogenetic Data in R.- Plotting Phylogenies.- Phylogeny Estimation.- Analysis of Macroevolution with Phylogenies.- Simulating Phylogenies and Evolutionary Data.- Developing and Implementing...

Preface * Ackn. * Prologue * Part I: Simple Single-Species Models * 1 Continuous Population Models * 2 Discrete Population Models * 3 Continuous single-species Population Models with Delays * Part II: Models for Interacting Species * 4 Introduction and...

Stevens' Power Law.- Law of Asymptotic Linearity.- Law of Additivity.- General Law of Differential Sensitivity.

Introduction: Systematics, Evolution, and Classification.- Systematics as Problem-Solving.- The Archetype.- Ernst Haeckel and Systematische Phylogenie.- The German Development of Morphology: From Ernst Haeckel to Willi Hennig.- Pattern Cladistics.-...

Subsistence intensification, innovation and change have long figured prominently in explanations for the development of social complexity among foragers and horticulturalists. This set of global case studies re-examines the 'subsistence question' in...

Studying Hazard and Risk in Pastoral Societies.- An Outline of Pokot and Himba Societies: Environment, Political Economy and Cultural Beliefs.- Hazards and Damages.- The Perception of Droughts and Disasters.- Coping Strategies during Drought and Disaster...

The principles of comparative cortical cytoarchitectonics.- The basic laminar pattern of the cerebral cortex.- Regional variations in cell structure of the cerebral cortex.- Particularities of the cytoarchitecture in different animals.- The principles of...

Saving Biological Diversity: An Overview.-What Are We Trying to Save? And Why? Toward a Policy-Relevant Definition of Biodiversity.-Part I Protecting Populations of Particular Species.-Navigating for Noah, Setting New Directions for Endangered Species...

Part 1. Concepts of Brain Theory 1. Lettvin's challenge2. Issues concerning the nature of neuronal response3. 'Events' in the brain4. Cell assemblies5. Surprise, statistical inference, and conceptual notes6. A new term: ignitions which 'reach' or 'don't...

Evidence now suggests that the roles of essential fatty acids as growth promoters and as indices of health and nutrition are fundamentally similar in freshwater and marine ecosystems. Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems integrates...

Preface.- Part One: Perspectives and Approaches in Urban Forestry: Introduction: The Growth of Cities and Urban Forestry.- Towards a Landscape Ecology of Cities: Beyond Buildings, Trees, and Urban Forests.- Principles for Guiding Eco-City Development.- A...

Heat Shock Proteins.- Small Heat Shock Proteins and the Cytoskeleton.- The Role of Hsps in Neuronal Differentiation and Development.- Heme Oxygenase as a Therapeutic Funnel in Nutritional Redox Homeostasis and Cellular Stress Response.- Heat Shock...

Contents Foreword by Alicia V. Linzey iv Preface vii List of Contributors xii Section I: History and Current Status 1 History and Current Status of the Allegheny Woodrat 2 Janet Wright 2 Multiple Causes of the Allegheny Woodrat Decline: A...

This timely work draws implications from scientific studies for the wise management of old field ecosystems in the neotropics, where conversion of land to cropping systems is the most common kind of disturbance and many...

Viruses and Immune Responses: A Dynamical View.- Models of CTL Responses and Correlates of Virus Control.- CTL Memory.- CD4 T Cell Help.- Immunodominance.- Multiple Infections and CTL Dynamics.- Control versus CTL-Induced Pathology.- Lytic versus...

Although this is the author's first book the content is derived from more than 50 years of associated business, educational and practical experience related to property management operations and systems. Dick's early and recent business experience, and...

This new edition presents an integrated approach to neurotoxicology, the study of organisms' responses to changes in their environment and how interruption of the flow of information by chemical exposure causes a wide range of effects - from learning...

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From Aristotle to Darwin, from ancient teleology to contemporary genealogies, this book offers an overview of the birth and then persistence of Aristotle's framework into modernity, until its radical overthrow by the evolutionary revolution.

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Does matter feel? Do flowers enjoy blooming? Do springs dislike being stretched? Modern science denies that matter feels anything at all, let alone pleasure or pain. But modern science is yet to explain how anything can feel-even us...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...