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The evidence for evolution / by Rogers, Alan R.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-115) and index.Darwin's mockingbird -- Do species change? -- Does evolution make big changes? -- Can evolution explain design? -- Peaks and valleys -- Islands in the 21st century -- Has there been enough time? -- Did humans evolve? -- Are we still evolving? .States over the past 500 years have become the dominant institutions on Earth, exercising vast and varied authority over the economic well-being, health, welfare, and very lives of their citizens. This book explains how power became centralized in states at the expense of the myriad of other polities that had battled one another over previous millennia. The author traces the contested and historically contingent struggles by which subjects began to see themselves as citizens of nations and came to associate their interests and identities with states, and explains why the civil rights and benefits they achieved, and the taxes and military service they in turn rendered to their nations, varied so much. Looking forward, he examines the future in store for states: will they gain or lose strength as they are buffeted by globalization, terrorism, economic crisis and environmental disaster? This book offers an evaluation of the social science literature that addresses these issues and situates the state at the center of the world history of capitalism, nationalism and democracy.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Human evolution.; Creationism.;
© 2011., University of Chicago Press,
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The well-dressed ape : a natural history of myself / by Holmes, Hannah,1963-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-331) and index.Explores how the human animal--the eponymous well-dressed ape--fits into the natural world, even as we humans change that world in both constructive and destructive ways.Quick as a cricket : physical description -- Crafty as a coyote : the brain -- Blind as a bat : perception -- Free as a bird : range -- A dog in the manger : territoriality -- Hungry as a wolf : diet -- Loose as a goose : reproduction -- Busy as a beaver : behavior -- Chatty as a magpie : communication -- Tough as a boiled owl : predators -- A bull in a china shop : ecosystem impacts.
Subjects: Human biology; Physiology, Comparative; Physical anthropology;
© c2008., Random House,
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Curious behavior : yawning, laughing, hiccupping, and beyond / by Provine, Robert R.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Yawning -- Laughing -- Vocal crying -- Emotional tears -- Whites of the eyes -- Coughing -- Sneezing -- Hiccupping -- Vomiting and nausea -- Tickling -- Itching and scratching -- Farting and belching -- Prenatal behavior."Robert Provine boldly goes where other scientists seldom tread--in search of hiccups, coughs, yawns, sneezes, and other lowly, undignified human behaviors. Upon investigation, these instinctive acts bear the imprint of our evolutionary origins and can be uniquely valuable tools for understanding how the human brain works and what makes us different from other species." -- Back jacket.
Subjects: Human behavior.; Human biology.; Neuropsychology.; Evolutionary psychology.; Behavior.; Eructation.; Flatulence.; Crying.; Sneezing.; Vomiting.;
© c2012., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
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Biology made easy : an illustrated study guide for students to easily learn cellular & molecular biology / by Nurses Education (Database),creator.;
Division one: Introduction to biology and your cells. Section 1. The basics of cell biology -- Division two: The chemistry and physics of living cells. Section 2. The structure of matter: atoms and molecules in living systems -- Section 3. Energy in the cell -- Division three: Cells and what they do. Section 4. Introduce yourself to your cells -- Section 5. Cell transport and communication -- Section 6. Cell respiration and photosynthesis -- Section 7. Cell motility and digestion -- Division four: A closer look at genetics. Section 8. DNA, RNA and the jobs they do -- Section 9. How cells divide -- Section 10. Gene expression makes each cell unique -- Section 11. Genetic engineering, or how we manipulate cells."This book includes over 300 illustrations to help you visualize what is necessary to understand biology at its core. Each chapter goes into depth on key topics to further your understanding of Cellular and Molecular Biology ... Discover a better way to learn through illustrations"--
Subjects: Biology; Human biology; Nursing;
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Wired for culture : origins of the human social mind / by Pagel, Mark D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-392) and index.Introduction : the gamble -- pt. 1. Mind control, protection, and prosperity. The occupation of the world ; Ultra-sociality and the cultural survival vehicle ; The domestication of our talents ; Religion and other cultural "enhancers" -- pt. 2. Cooperation and our cultural nature. Reciprocity and the shadow of the future ; Green beards and the reputation marketplace ; Hostile forces -- pt. 3. The theatre of the mind. Human language -- the voice of our genes ; Deception, consciousness, and truth -- pt. 4. The many and the few. Termite mounds and the exploitation of our social instincts.A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.
Subjects: Human evolution.; Social evolution.; Evolution (Biology); Evolutionary genetics.;
© 2013., W.W. Norton,
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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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The fate of the species : why the human race may cause its own extinction and how we can stop it / by Guterl, Fred.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index.Superviruses -- Extinction -- Climate change -- Ecosystems -- Synthetic biology -- Machines -- Ingenuity.Describes the greatest threats to the human species, including super diseases, ecological calamities, and technology.
Subjects: Extinction (Biology); Nature;
© 2012., Bloomsbury,
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Evolution : the view from the cottage / by Rogel, Jean-Pierre.; Spencer, Nigel,1945-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-160) and index.Pt. 1. Connected by an invisible thread -- "Mystery of mysteries" : the view from the cottage -- The tree of life and the two "D"s -- And what's your bar code? -- Hippos on the St. Lawrence -- Pt. 2. All parts included : some assembly required -- The fly and the butterfly tell all -- Of finches and their beaks -- Stuck in the mud and how to get out in under 10 million years -- The thumb and the baby panda -- A very brainy animal -- Pt. 3. When humans interfere with evolution -- Parasites in high gear -- Salmon under the influence -- Mr. O'Connor's stubborn struggle -- Avatars of the white bear -- Sign of the loon.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Biodiversity.; Nature; Nature conservation.; Nature;
© c2010., Ronsdale Press,
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The evolution explosion : how humans cause rapid evolutionary change / by Palumbi, Stephen R.;
Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 255-268) and index.From the mountains to the sea -- Right before your eyes -- The engine of evolution -- Temporary miracles: the evolution of antibiotic resistance -- The evolution of HIV -- Poisoning insects, and what they can do about it -- Biotechnology and the chemical plow -- Evolution all at sea -- Are humans still evolving? -- The ecology and evolution of Aloha.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Nature; Drug resistance in microorganisms.; Pesticide resistance.; Breeding.;
© c2001., Norton,
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The humans who went extinct : why Neanderthals died out and we survived / by Finlayson, Clive,1955-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue : when climate changed the course of history -- The road to extinction is paved with good intentions -- Once we were not alone -- Failed experiments -- Stick to what you know best -- Being in the right place at the right time -- If only . . . -- Africa in Europe : a Mediterranean serengeti -- One small step for man . . . -- Forever opportunists -- The pawn turned player -- Epilogue : children of chance."We have all heard the account of how our clever ancestors spread From Africa and ousted the primitive Neanderthals, driving them to extinction. But was that really how it happened?" "'History is typically the story of victors over vanquished and prehistory is no different', says Clive Finlayson. He presents an altogether more humbling view: there is nothing to suggest that our ancestors were inherently smarter than the Neanderthals. We should think of the two as different kinds of human." "The topic of early human history is highly contentious. Finlayson presents an account that places the various human populations firmly within an ecological context. Drawing on evidence not only from fossils and genes, but also from the many clues about lifestyle from plant and animal remains, he underlines the interweaving of climate, ecology, geography, and lifestyle in the fortunes of populations. What emerges is no simple linear rise to conquest and dominance by one superior species. Instead, we find a complex tale of shifting patterns of settlement and migration, of new skills learnt and lost, as groups of humans of initially quite similar abilities sought out a living in changing mosaics of vegetation and wildlife. Chance, climate, and geography favoured a sturdy group of our ancestors who had honed their skills in the harsh, persistent Asian steppes."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Neanderthals.; Human evolution.; Social evolution.; Hominidae.; Extinction, Biological.; Sociobiology.;
© 2009., Oxford University Press,
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