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This is the first volume of a comprehensive scientific biography of Hans Krebs, one of the world's foremost biochemists. It treats his childhood, his medical education and scientific apprenticeship under Otto Warburg, his emergence as an independent investigator, and...
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Oxford University Press
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1991-12-05
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Nearly 700 species of plants may become extinct by the year 2000. Faced with this overwhelming prospect, plant conservationists must take advantage of every technique available. This unique work summarizes our current knowledge of the genetics and population biology of...
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Oxford University Press
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1991-11-14
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With increasing frequency, systematic and evolutionary biologists have turned to the techniques of molecular biology to complement their traditional morphological and anatomical approaches to questions of the historical relationship and descent among groups of animals...
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Oxford University Press
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1991-11-14
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Plant molecular biology is rapidly becoming an important and successful component of the worldwide research challenge to apply basic biochemical, physiological and genetic techniques for the improvement of agricultural crops. This book shows how the study of fundamental...
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Oxford University Press
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1991-10-03
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Today developmental and evolutionary biologists are focussing renewed attention on the developmental process--those genetic and cellular factors that influence variation in individual body shape or metabolism--in an attempt to better understand how evolutionary trends...
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Oxford University Press
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1988-09-01
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Neutral models are constructed to help scientists understand complex patterns of form, structure, or behavior that may not be observed directly. In this unique volume, eight distinguished scientists present a comprehensive study of the use of neutral models in testing...
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Oxford University Press
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1987-12-31
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The biologist Jacques Loeb (1859-1924) helped to shape the practice of modern biological research through his radical emphasis on reductionist experimentation. This biography traces his career and convincingly argues that Loeb's desire to control organisms, manifested...
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Oxford University Press
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1987-04-16
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For scientists, no event better represents the contest between form and function as the chief organizing principle of life as the debate between Georges Cuvier and Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. This book presents the first comprehensive study of the celebrated French...
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Oxford University Press
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1987-03-26
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This volume highlights current research in the field of animal behavior, with an emphasis on evolutionary perspectives. The contributors represent paleontological, field, and experimental approaches. They focus on a series of studies that confront wide-ranging issues,...
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Oxford University Press
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1986-08-14
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This study provides a stimulating critique of contemporary evolutionary thought, analyzing the Modern Synthesis first developed by Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ernst Mayr, and George Gaylord Simpson. The author argues that although only genes and organisms are taken as...
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Oxford University Press
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1985-11-21
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Of the vast and varied productions of nature, from the hummingbird to the giant redwood, from the beetle's shell to the human hand—what is their origin? In this foundational work that forever altered humanity’s understanding of its place in the natural world, Charles...
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Cactus
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2026-01-22
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When HMS Beagle sailed out of Devonport on 27 December 1831, Charles Darwin was twenty-two and setting off on the voyage of a lifetime. His journal, here reprinted in a shortened form, shows a naturalist making patient observations concerning geology, natural history,...
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Green World Classics
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2019-12-03
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The Origin of Species is the magnum opus of natural scientist Charles Darwin. In the book Darwin presents the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through the process of natural selection.The book goes on to present a body of evidence for the...
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Pandora's Box Classics
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2017-11-15
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Attractive, entertaining, and educational: the Visual Dictionary of the Human Body is an indispensable family reference, and a great tool to acquire vocabulary and discover the complexity of the human body.
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Québec Amérique
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2012-09-05
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The world of plants is astoundingly diverse. Thanks to 3 billion years of evolution, there are now more than 380,000 plant species on Earth.
For all curious readers, the Knowledge Guides open the door to a world of complex and captivating phenomena.
Accurate, detailed...
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Québec Amérique
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2012-08-09
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The Visual Guides
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The book is about the Pentecostal churches in the southeastern United States that use venomous snakes during worship to affirm their faith to themselves and to other church members. In addition to the book's overall description of the phenomenon, two pastors have also...
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BoD - Books on Demand
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2025-03-21
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This catalog is designed to deepen the understanding of the flora and vegetation in Arequipa, Peru, and serves as a valuable tool for researchers, conservationists, and nature lovers. Our goal is to broaden knowledge and foster an appreciation for the natural heritage...
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BoD - Books on Demand
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2025-01-10
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Die Ansicht um die wahre Natur der im Moorheidegebiet des Exmoors im Südwesten Englands frei lebenden Ponys pendelte in den letzten hundert Jahren mehrfach hin und her zwischen einer sehr ursprünglich gebliebenen Hauspferderasse und einem überlebenden Wildpferd. Für die...
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BoD - Books on Demand
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2024-10-23
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Trimeresurus albolabris is to me an iconic snake. I have a few specimens of the species at home in my basement and it is a very nice snake to keep in a terrarium. I have also had the privilege of having this species on my snake hook in its natural habitat.
The book...
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BoD - Books on Demand
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2024-07-29
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This is the last in a series of books illustrating Brazilian lichen specimens collected by the second author in the past decade.This volume includes some specimens and species that were not treated in previous books. As ever, it includes many isotypes of species that...
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BoD - Books on Demand
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2024-07-26
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