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Finding higher ground : adaptation in the age of warming / by Seidl, Amy,1965-;
"An ecologist takes the uniquely positive--yet realistic--position that we can adapt and persist despite the inevitable effects of climate change. In Finding Higher Ground, Amy Seidl brings us emerging stories of adaptation from both the natural world and human communities, offering examples of how ecosystems, plants, and animals are responding on behavioral and genetic levels to environmental change. Reducing our carbon footprint is vital, but climate change is already in motion. In looking at this change as an opportunity for cultural evolution, Seidl's perspective flies in the face of prevailing fatalism. While she acknowledges that some species will not make it, her overall message--backed up by current, sound science--inspires readers to move beyond loss into optimism and action"--Adapting to a carbonated world -- Fitting in -- On migration -- Feast or famine -- Our oldest and newest energy -- Localizing home -- Self-reliance 2.0 -- The pragmatism of adaptation.
Subjects: Acclimatization.; Plants; Adaptation (Biology);
© c2011., Beacon Press,
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Epigenetics : the ultimate mystery of inheritance / by Francis, Richard C.,1953-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [182]-215) and index.What your genes are wearing -- A grandmother effect -- Directors, actors, stagehands -- What roids wrought -- The well-socialized gene -- Kentucky Fried Chicken in Bangkok -- Twigs, trees, and fruits -- What Wright wrought -- X-women -- Horses asses -- Sea urchins are not just to eat -- Pray for the devil -- The Janus gene.Discusses how scientific evidence is increasingly showing a link between the stress of the environment on an individual and the seemingly inherited traits of his or her subsequent generations.
Subjects: Genetic regulation.; Epigenetics.; Adaptation (Biology); Epigenesis, Genetic.; Adaptation, Biological.; Epigenomics.;
© c2011., W.W. Norton,
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Extinction and evolution : what fossils reveal about the history of life / by Eldredge, Niles.; Zimmer, Carl,1966-writer of introduction.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-250) and index.Introduction / by Carl Zimmer -- The past as prologue -- Adaptation -- Origin of species -- Human evolution -- Living fossils -- Extinction -- Macroevolution -- Epilogue : Old and new pictures.Eldredge's groundbreaking work is now accepted as the definitive statement of how life as we know it evolved on Earth. This book chronicles how Eldredge made his discoveries and traces the history of life through the lenses of paleontology, geology, ecology, anthropology, biology, genetics, zoology, mammalogy, herpetology, entomology and botany. While rigorously accurate, the text is accessible, engaging and free of jargon.
Subjects: Fossils.; Extinction (Biology); Evolution (Biology); Paleontology.;
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The book of life / by Gould, Stephen Jay.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 21).A new introduction: A flawed work in progress / Stephen Jay Gould -- Reconstructing (and deconstructing) the past / Stephen Jay Gould -- Life and time / Michael Benton -- Foundations: life in the oceans / J. John Sepkoski, Jr. -- The rise of the fishes / Michael Benton -- Four feet on the ground / Michael Benton -- Dinosaur summer / Michael Benton -- Victors by default / Christine Janis -- The primates' progress / Peter Andrews and Christopher Stringer.This book uses art and science to tell the story of life on earth. The text provides thorough understanding of the latest research and is accompanied by paintings prepared especially for this book. Never before has our planet's evolution been so clearly explained. History is marked by disaster. The book of life explains how mammals, having survived at least one of these disasters -- the impact of a massive comet -- luckily inherited the earth. Next came the rise of modern humans, who would shape the world as no creature has. As this history unfolds, illustrations allow us to observe climate changes, tectonic plate movement, the spread of plant life, and the death of the dinosaurs. We discover the chains of animal survival, the causes and consequences of adaptation, and finally the environmental impact of human life.
Subjects: Life; Evolution (Biology); Human beings; Dinosaurs.; Extinction (Biology); Paleoecology.; Paleontology.; Life (Biology); Life; Biological Evolution; Dinosaurs; Extinction, Biological; Paleontology;
© ©2001., Norton,
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Marine biology : a very short introduction / by Mladenov, Philip V.,;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The marine environment -- Marine biological processes -- Life in the coastal ocean -- Polar marine biology -- Marine life in the tropics -- Deep-ocean biology -- Intertidal life -- Food from the oceans.The marine environment is the largest, most important, and yet most mysterious habitat on our planet. It contains more than 99% of the world's living space, produces half of its oxygen, plays a critical role in regulating its climate, and supports a remarkably diverse and exquisitely adapted array of life forms, from microscopic viruses, bacteria, and plankton to the largest existing animals. In this unique Very Short Introduction, biologist Philip Mladenov provides a comprehensive overview of marine biology, offering a tour of marine life and marine processes that ranges from the polar oceans to tropical coral reefs, and from shoreline mollusks to deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Mladenov also looks at a number of factors that pose a significant threat to the marine environment and to many of its life forms-threats such as overfishing, coastal development, plastic pollution, oil spills, nutrient pollution, the spread of exotic species, and the emission of climate changing greenhouse gases. Throughout the book he successfully weaves around the principles of marine biology a discussion of the human impacts on the oceans and the threats these pose to our welfare.
Subjects: Marine biology.;
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Adapt : why success always starts with failure / by Harford, Tim,1973-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-324) and index.Adapting -- Conflict, or, How organisations learn -- Creating new ideas that matter, or, Variation -- Finding what works for the poor, or, Selection -- Climate change, or, Changing the rules for success -- Preventing financial meltdowns, or, Decoupling -- The adaptive organisation -- Adapting and you.This book outlines a counterintuitive approach to changing the world by assessing its failures, drawing on myriad disciplines to argue that complex challenges must be met through adaptive trial-and-error practices that do not depend on expert opinions or ready-made solutions. The author shows us a new and inspiring approach to solving the most pressing problems in our lives. When faced with complex situations, we have all become accustomed to looking to our leaders to set out a plan of action and blaze a path to success. He argues that today's challenges simply cannot be tackled with ready-made solutions and expert opinion; the world has become far too unpredictable and profoundly complex. Instead, we must adapt. Weaving together psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, physics, and economics, along with the compelling story of hard-won lessons learned in the field, he makes a case for the importance of adaptive trial and error in tackling issues such as climate change, poverty, and financial crises, as well as in fostering innovation and creativity in our business and personal lives. Taking us from corporate boardrooms to the deserts of Iraq, this book explains the necessary ingredients for turning failure into success. It is a handbook for surviving and prospering in our complex and ever-shifting world.
Subjects: Failure (Psychology); Success in business.; Adaptability (Psychology);
© 2012, c2011., Picador,
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Understanding pathophysiology / by Huether, Sue E.,contributor,editor.; McCance, Kathryn L.,contributor,editor.; Brashers, Valentina L.,contributor,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Cellular biology -- Genes and genetic diseases -- Epigenetics and disease -- Altered cellular and tissue biology -- Fluids and electrolytes, acids and bases -- Innate immunity: inflammation and would healing -- Adaptive immunity -- Alterations in immunity -- Infection -- Stress and disease -- Cancer biology -- Cancer epidemiology -- Cancer in children and adolescents -- Structure and function of the neurologic system -- Pain, temperature, sleep and sensory function -- Alterations in cognitive systems, cerebral hemodynamics and motor function -- Disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems and neuromuscular junction -- Alterations of neurologic function in children -- Mechanisms of hormonal regulation -- Alterations of hormonal regulation -- Obesity, starvation, and anorexia of aging -- Structure and function of the hematologic system -- Alterations of hematologic function -- Alterations of hematologic function in children -- Structure and function of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems -- Alterations of cardiovascular function -- Alterations of cardiovascular function in children -- Structure and function of the pulmonary system -- Alterations of pulmonary function -- Alterations of pulmonary function in children -- Structure and function of the renal and urologic systems -- Alterations of renal and urinary tract function -- Alterations of renal and urinary tract function in children -- Structure and function of the reproductive systems -- Alterations of the female reproductive system -- Alterations of the male reproductive system -- Structure and function of the digestive system -- Alterations of digestive function -- Alterations of digestive function in children -- Structure and function of the musculoskeletal system -- Alterations of musculoskeletal function -- Alterations of musculoskeletal function in children -- Structure, function, and disorders of the integument -- Alterations of the integument in children.Textbook for Nursing Pathophysiology.
Subjects: Nurses Instruction.; Physiology, Pathological.; Pathology.; Disease.; Physiology.;
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The smart guide to biology / by Maczulak, Anne.;
pt. I. Cells -- 1. The cell -- Our common ancestor -- Chemicals to cells -- The two types of cells -- Basic cell structure -- Membranes -- Cytoplasm -- Genetic material -- 2. How the first cells emerged on Earth -- Carbon -- The first organic molecules -- How chemicals lead to life -- Amino acids and proteins -- Protein structure -- Ribonucleic acid (RNA) -- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) -- The first cell -- 3. The prokaryotic cell -- Bacteria and archaea -- Inside prokaryotes -- Outside prokaryotes -- Diversity in prokaryotes -- Extremophiles -- Cyanobacteria -- The domains of living things -- 4. The eukaryotic cell -- The first eukaryotes -- What is an organelle? -- Protists -- Algae -- Diatoms -- Water molds, white rusts, and downy mildews -- Protozoa -- Algae lead to the first green plants -- 5. How your cells work -- Biological membranes -- Lipid bilayer -- How substances go through membranes -- Energy generation in membranes -- How membranes help cells communicate -- Mitochondria -- The nucleus -- Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) -- Golgi apparatus -- Other parts of your cells -- Peroxisomes -- Lysosomes -- 6. How cells communicate -- Chemotaxis -- Quorum sensing -- Multicellular organisms -- Cell signaling -- Neurons -- Controlling gene expression -- pt. II. Energy -- 7. Introduction to metabolism -- Enzymes -- How enzymes run chemical reactions -- Coenzymes -- Regulating enzymes -- Anabolism and catabolism -- Equilibrium -- ATP : the cell's energy currency -- How ATP stores energy -- How ATP performs work -- How ATP regenerates -- 8. Respiration -- How we get energy from organic fuel -- Glycolysis -- Krebs cycle=citric acid cycle=tricarboxylic acid cycle -- Electron transport -- Phosphorylation : big word and big meaning -- Oxygen -- Respiration's ATP output -- 9. Fermentation -- Getting energy without using oxygen -- Types of fermentation -- Alcohol fermentation -- Lactic acid fermentation -- Mixed acid fermentation -- 10. Photosynthesis -- Photosynthetic organisms -- Cyanobacteria -- Chloroplasts -- Light and photosynthetic pigments -- Photosynthesis in bacteria -- Photosynthesis' two stages -- Light reactions -- Dark reactions -- pt. III. Basics of genetics -- 11. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and chromosomes -- Your cells' DNA -- Complementary strands -- The genetic alphabet -- What is a gene? -- How DNA replicates -- Chromosomes -- How chromosomes control the traits you inherit -- 12. The cell cycle -- Cell division -- Cell division in prokaryotes -- Cell division in eukaryotes -- Mitosis -- The importance of cell cycles -- A typical cell cycle -- How nature controls cell cycles -- Cancer : when the cell cycle goes out of control -- 13. Genetic information travels from genes to proteins -- What does gene expression mean? -- RNA's job in transcription -- RNA's job in translation -- The genetic code -- Other components of gene expression -- Protein : the final product -- 14. Genetics and inheritance -- Heredity, genetics, and inheritance -- Mendelian genetics -- Law of segregation -- Law of independent assortment -- Following traits through generations -- Recessive and dominant traits -- How genes are linked on chromosomes -- Sex-linked genes --pt. IV. Adaptation and evolution -- 15. Mutation and other genetic errors -- What is mutation? -- Types of mutation -- What causes mutations? -- Mutation rate -- How mutation leads to adaptation -- An introduction to natural selection -- 16. Evolution and extinction -- Even the theory of evolution evolved! -- Catastrophism -- Gradualism -- Lamarck's ideas on evolution -- Darwin's theory of evolution -- The origin of species -- The relationship between evolution and biodiversity -- Extinction -- Types of extinction -- 17. How we organize species -- Phylogeny, systematics, and taxonomy! Oh my! -- How hierarchies work -- Domains -- Kingdoms -- A taxonomist's life -- How humans fit into taxonomy -- pt. V. Prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and viruses -- 18. Single-celled organisms : bacteria and archaea -- Archaea -- Sulfur users -- Methane producers -- Halophiles -- Archaea without cell walls -- Bacteria -- Photosynthetic bacteria -- Proteobacteria -- Spirochetes -- Purple and green sulfur and nonsulfur bacteria -- Mycobacteria -- Micoplasma -- 19. Algae, protists, and fungi -- Algae -- Protists -- Slime molds -- Fungi -- Multicellular fungi -- Mushrooms -- MOlds -- Yeasts -- 20. Viruses -- Meet a virus -- Bacteriophages : viruses that attack bacteria -- Virus size -- How we classify viruses -- How viruses infect -- The lytic cycle of virus infection -- The lysogenic cycle of virus infection -- Viral diseases -- Other nonliving particles in biology -- Viroids -- Prions -- pt. VI. Complex animals -- 21. Invertebrates -- Characteristics of early organisms -- Sponges : exceptions to the animal body plan -- Invertebrates that do not look like animals -- Invertebrates that look like animals -- Chordata -- 22. The animal body : the nervous system and circulation -- Tissue structure and function -- Epithelial tissue -- Muscle tissue -- Connective tissue -- Nerve tissue -- Body metabolism : how it all works together -- Ecotherms and endotherms -- Thermoregulation -- The nervous system -- Neurons and glia -- The circulatory system -- Open and closed circulatory systems -- Blood vessels -- Blood -- 23. The animal body : the endocrine, immune, and sensory systems -- The endocrine system -- Endocrine glands -- Hormones -- Pheromones -- The immune system -- Components of the immune system -- Cells of the immune system -- Antibodies -- Natural immunity -- Acquired immunity -- The sensory system -- Types of sensory receptors -- Components of the sensory system -- 24. The basics of animal reproduction -- Reproductive cycles -- Asexual reproduction in animals -- Fertilization -- Parts of the female reproductive system -- Parts of the male reproductive system -- Breeding --VII. Plants -- 25. The plant body and plant growth -- Plant diversity -- Early plant life -- Mosses -- Ferns -- Vascular plants -- Anatomy of a plant -- Roots -- Stems -- Leaves -- 26. Seeds and plant life cycles -- What is a plant life cycle? -- Seeds -- Why seeds are important to us -- Life cycle of seed plants -- 27. Flowers, fruits, and pollination -- Parts of a flower -- Carpels -- The stigma -- Stamens -- Other parts of a flower -- Classifying flowers -- Pollination -- Insects and pollination -- Fruits -- An angiosperm life cycle -- 28. Plant sensory and defense systems -- Nature's stimuli sensed by plants -- Plant hormones -- Fruit growth and ripening -- Types of plant defenses -- Plant defenses against herbivores -- Plant defenses against pathogens -- pt. VIII. Environment and ecology -- 29. Environments -- The Earth's environments -- Soil environments -- Water environments -- Ecosystems -- 30. Ecology -- How humans fit into Earth ecology -- Human activities and ecology -- How species interact -- Nutrients cycle through Earth's ecosystems -- Prey and predators -- Biodiversity -- Biodiversity and ecosystems -- Climate and biodiversity -- Deforestation and desertification -- 31. Biodiversity -- The world's biodiversity hotspots -- Endemism -- Ways of protecting biodiversity -- Threats to biodiversity -- The value of biodiversity -- Indicator species -- 32. Today's biology -- Different types of biology -- Molecular biology -- Genomics -- Proteomics -- Conservation biology -- 33. The new frontiers in disease fighting -- How new technologies are developed -- Biotechnology -- Today's new technologies in disease fighting -- Biologics -- Gene therapy -- Which diseases will new technologies target first? -- 34. How to understand biology in the news -- How scientists talk -- Knowing a little statistics can't hurt -- How to spot junk science -- Our perception of biology -- Glossary.The complete roadmap to understanding how the body works, its origins, development, components and ingredients. Unusual blend of science, theory and what it all means. Beginning with how the first cells emerged on Earth, this handy guide gives you clear insight into how organisms work, play, adapt and evolve. Meet DNA and proteins, genetics and inheritance, bacteria, algae, plants, animals, and lots more.
Subjects: Biology.;
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Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia [electronic resource] : evolution / by Grzimek, Bernhard.; Hutchins, Michael,editor.; Geist, Valerius,editor.; Pianka, Eric R.,editor.; Wildlife Society.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Scientific methods and human knowledge -- Creation stories : the human journey to understand the origins of life on Earth -- History of evolutionary thought -- Charles Darwin : a life of discovery -- mechanisms of evolutionary change -- Origins of the universe -- Origins of life on Earth -- Speciation : the origins of diversity -- Sexual reproduction -- Species nomenclature, classification and problems of application -- The fossil record : a window to the past -- What does the fossil record tell us about evolution? -- Biogeography : the distribution of life -- Genetics : the blueprint of life -- Genes and development -- Evolutionary ecology -- Adaptation and evolutionary change -- Sexual selection -- Kin selection -- Coevolution -- Optimal reproductive tactics and life history theory -- Evolutionary physiology -- Industrial melanism in moths -- Galapagos finches -- Artificial selection -- Convergent evolution and ecological equivalence -- Evolution of the animal eye -- Evolution of flight -- Evolution of limblessness -- Candid evolution : from wolf to dog -- Dinosaurs -- Megafauna -- Non-human primate and human evolution -- Evolution of the brain and nervous system -- Evolution of language -- Evolutionary medicine and the biology of health -- Evolution and biodiversity conservation -- Further reading -- Organizations -- Glossary -- Index.Covers evolution in detail and explores it from a scientific viewpoint. Includes comprehensive coverage of recent ideas and discoveries in the field of evolution.Description based on print version record.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Evolution (Biology);
© 2011., Gale,
On-line resources: https://libproxy.kirtland.edu/login?url=https://link.gale.com/apps/pub/9781414486703/GVRL?u=lom_kirtlandcc -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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The evolution of imperfection : the science of why we aren't and can't be perfect / by Hurst, Laurence D.,1965-author.https://isni.org/isni/0000000124413449;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260) and index.The problem of DNA -- To begin at the beginning ... how adaptation works -- The great evolutionary roulette wheel -- The nearly-neutral theory and the problem of the bloated genome -- Why rare diseases aren't rare -- Problems with placentas, pregnancy, and perfection -- The evolutionary fight back -- The medical fight back."This book uncovers the ways natural selection leads to imperfection in humans and the implications of this for our understanding of how evolution works and human biology and health. The simplest version of evolution frames it as a gradual process that leads to constant improvement. This view holds that natural selection drives toward "perfection." Mutations in an organism's genome either harm or help its ability to reproduce; harmful ones don't last while beneficial ones are passed on and spread throughout a population. As Laurence Hurst argues in this book, the reality is far more complicated. This is particularly true for humans at the level of our DNA. Why, for example do we need so many sperm to fertilize one egg? Or why do we have a high rate of genetic disease? And why does much of our DNA appear to be pointless? These imperfections do not make sense when we assume that evolution is a constantly improving process, yet the more scientists study our genome the more they see things that look like imperfections. How, then, are they explained? After carefully introducing readers to what he means by perfection and imperfection and providing basic information about DNA, Hurst provides evidence for why the human genome retains imperfections. He argues that our small populations, high mutation rates, and mode of reproduction leave us vulnerable to all sorts of problems. In dissecting the evolution of our imperfection, Hurst illuminates what scientists are learning about the human genome and why it seems to cause so many issues despite our success as a species. Finally, despite what we might call our "rotten lot," evolutionarily speaking, we have our big brains and medicine to combat genetic disease and, at the end of the book, Hurst reviews what scientists are learning about curing genetically based diseases"--
Subjects: Human genome.; DNA.; Natural selection.; Evolution (Biology); Selection, Genetic; Biological Evolution;
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