Evolution Books

I first became involved in research into primate behavior and ecology in 1968, over 40 years ago, driven by a quest for a better understanding of the natural context of primate evolution. At that time, it was virtually unknown that primates can exploit...

Current Ornithology publishes authoritative, up-to-date, scholarly reviews of topics selected from the full range of current research in avian biology. Topics cover the spectrum from the molecular level of organization to...

De La Degeneraci������n: F������sica y Moral de la Especie Humana Ocasionada (1856) es un libro escrito por el Dr. Verde-Delisle que analiza la degeneraci������n de la especie humana tanto desde un punto de vista f������sico como moral. El autor...

Emil Selenka war ein deutscher Zoologe und Anthropologe des späten 19. Jahrhunderts. In diesem Buch beschreibt er die Evolution und Entwicklungsgeschichte verschiedener Tierarten, mit einem Schwerpunkt auf den Primaten und dem Homo sapiens. Das Werk ist...

This classic work by Ernest A. Hooton explores the biological basis of beauty and aesthetics. Hooton argues that beauty is largely a result of evolutionary processes, and he looks at the role beauty and attraction play in human behavior and mate...

A detailed exposition of the Darwinian theory of evolution, including a critique of the objections raised against it.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it...

Peter Bluckert is a writer and pioneer in leadership development coaching and facilitation. Working from a Gestalt perspective, he continues to craft a new and radical approach to vertical development practice. In this short book, Peter includes extended...

Peter Bluckert is a writer and pioneer in leadership development coaching and facilitation. Working from a Gestalt approach and methodology, he is shaping a new and radical approach to vertical development practice.In this short book in the Expand the...

Creation and Evolution are topics which raise some hard questions:How did Nature start? (What is the real "origin of species"?)Were living things created by God, or did they evolve? (or both ?)How long ago did it all happen?What do the fossils actually...

With the accelerating pace of genomic analysis and space exploration, the field of prebiotic evolution and astrobiology is poised for a century of unprecedented advances ahead, and there is a need for textbooks for students. The authors of this book,...

Written to equip students in the mathematical siences to understand and model the epidemiological and experimental data encountered in genetics research. This second edition expands the original edition by over 100 pages and...

This is the first book on "phylogenetic supertrees", a recent, but controversial development for inferring evolutionary trees. Rather than analyze the combined primary character data directly, supertree construction proceeds by...

Begging by nestling birds has become the model system for investigating evolutionary conflicts of interest within families and their theoretical resolution provided by honest signals of offspring need. In response to the recent...

The words pronounced by Serge Kreiter during the meeting come to mind. They could record exactly the situation of Acarology in Europe and in the World: "I think that in many European countries there are very few full time...

""Beitr�����ge zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des Auges"" ist ein Buch von Julius Arnold, das im Jahr 1874 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch besch�����ftigt sich mit der Entwicklungsgeschichte des Auges und untersucht die verschiedenen Stadien der...

In diesem Buch untersuchen C Fickert und Maria Linden die Entstehung von Arten auf Grundlage von der Vererbung erworbener Eigenschaften. Sie leisten somit einen Beitrag zur einheitlichen Auffassung der Lebewelt. Dieses Buch ist für alle, die sich für...

In this seminal work, renowned American biologist Ralph Vary Chamberlin offers a comprehensive overview of the theory of organic evolution and its significance in the natural world. He draws on decades of research to provide a clear and accessible...

Hull presents the results of a series of experiments aimed at understanding the evolution of concepts in organisms. His report includes insights into the link between learning and the formation of abstract ideas.This work has been selected by scholars as...

In diesem Werk präsentieren die beiden Biologen Adolf Bernhard Meyer und Alfred Russel Wallace eine Sammlung von Essays zur natürlichen Zuchtwahl. Dabei diskutieren sie unter anderem den Einfluss der natürlichen Auslese auf die Evolution der Arten und...

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...

The Evolution of Human Cleverness presents a unique introduction to the way human cognitive abilities have evolved. The book comprises a series of mini-essays on distinct topics in which technical terms are simplified, considering how humans made the...

Did you hear? Charles Darwin has invited Siddhartha Gautama to hike the Appalachian Trail through the Great Smoky Mountains. What stories will they share? What advice might they offer for living in modern times? What might they say about solving global...

Is warfare a uniquely human behavior? Do you know how many human races there are? Have you ever wondered how evolution can be both a fact and a theory? How can we know about the distant past if we weren't there to witness it? How did we become who we are...

On a back road in Saranac Lake, New York, is Petrova Avenue, where a small rock shop owned by the Bristol family was located. As a young boy, I remember going to that rock shop every summer when my family traveled to visit my grandparents in Lake Placid...

This book distills twenty-five-plus years of personal study done by a Harvard Law-trained trial attorney to determine whether Darwin's big ideaâ€"the notion that more complex species evolved from more simple ancestorsâ€"is supported by the scientific...

All of these statements are false: Christians are science-deniers when it comes to evolution. Real science actually lines up more with evolution than creation as found in Genesis. Fossils are evidence for evolution. The Genesis account is fully...

Evolution and Involution is a book written by George Thomson and originally published in 1880. The book explores the concept of evolution, the process by which living organisms change and adapt over time, and involution, the process by which organisms...

This book brings together three distinct research programmes in moral psychology - Moral Foundations Theory, Cognitive Adaptations for Social Exchange, and the Linguistic Analogy in Moral Psychology - and shows that they can be combined to create a...

This seminal work on Carboniferous cephalopods offers a comprehensive overview of these fascinating fossils, with detailed descriptions and analysis of the morphology, taxonomy, and evolution of these ancient animals. Hyatt's groundbreaking research...

This academic journal focuses on the physical and biological aspects of anthropology, including human evolution, skeletal biology, and primatology. It includes research articles, reviews, and theoretical papers from leading experts in the field.This work...

Published in 1922, this groundbreaking work in the field of biogeography offers a new perspective on the origins and distribution of species around the world. Author J.C. Willis argues that there is a close relationship between the age of a particular...

What do Sir Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler, and Buddha have in common? They were all born prematurely. Tiny, weak, and brain-damaged, they very nearly didn't survive. But, just about pulling-through, they went on to change the world. And so did Rousseau,...

For over 150 years, a war of words has been fought between science and religion over which theory best describes life as we know it-Darwin's theory or the story as presented in the Christian Bible. In a bold new approach, Neither Darwin Nor Genesis...

A Simple Practical Guide to How Your Brain and Body Communicate, Balance (Health), or Burn Out (Disease) TogetherWhy do humans walk a tightrope between depression and addiction (habituation), anxiety and recklessness? Why is it so hard to kick bad...

Can Common-sense take down the idea of Evolution? It can. Can Evolution stand up against a few common-sense questions? It cannot.If evolution is taught as proven science, why hasn't science proven evolution? If evolution furthers life by natural...

Um "ein weiteres heißes Eisen" handelt es sich auch bei dem nun vorliegenden Buch Teil 2. In diesem geht es schwerpunktmäßig um die Probleme, die mit einer Langzeitinterpretation - das heißt mit dem postulierten langen Zeitraum für die Entstehung unseres...

This is an updated hardback version of the paperback with some new information. "This is currently the best book covering the relationship between genome and computer architectures." - JOHNATHAN BARTLETT, Author / Publisher / Speaker / Director...

This book follows an amazing voyage from the start of everything, through the formation of the Solar System and onto the development of First Life on the initially barren Earth.A good way to start is to explain that you, the reader, are literally a star...