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Sexual reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life. It is defined by the occurrence of meiosis and the fusion of two gametes of different sexes or mating types. Sex-determination mechanisms are responsible for the sexual fate and development of sexual characteristics...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-06-12
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Sexual reproduction is a fundamental aspect of life. It is defined by the occurrence of meiosis and the fusion of two gametes of different sexes or mating types. Sex-determination mechanisms are responsible for the sexual fate and development of sexual characteristics...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-06-12
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Studies of evolution at the molecular level have experienced phenomenal growth in the last few decades, due to rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, improved computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods. The flood of...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-05-16
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Studies of evolution at the molecular level have experienced phenomenal growth in the last few decades, due to rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, improved computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods. The flood of...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-05-15
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Is it possible to explain and predict the development of living things? What is development? Articulate answers to these seemingly innocuous questions are far from straightforward. To date, no systematic, targeted effort has been made to construct a unifying theory of...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-05-02
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What makes us human?How did we develop language, thought and culture?Why did we survive, and other human species fail?The past 12,000 years represent the only time in the sweep of human history when there has been only one human species. How did this extraordinary...
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Pelican
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2014-05-01
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Is it possible to explain and predict the development of living things? What is development? Articulate answers to these seemingly innocuous questions are far from straightforward. To date, no systematic, targeted effort has been made to construct a unifying theory of...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-05-01
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Eigentlich dürfte es uns gar nicht geben …Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass ein Universum mit einem Sonnensystem entsteht, zu dem ein steiniger Planet gehört, der seinen Stern im richtigen Abstand umkreist, damit Wasser weder gefriert noch sofort verdunstet, und dass sich...
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Springer Spektrum
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2014-04-08
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Although the field of quantitative genetics - the study of the genetic basis of variation in quantitative characteristics such as body size, or reproductive success - is almost 100 years old, its application to the study of evolutionary processes in wild populations has...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-04-03
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Although the field of quantitative genetics - the study of the genetic basis of variation in quantitative characteristics such as body size, or reproductive success - is almost 100 years old, its application to the study of evolutionary processes in wild populations has...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-04-03
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Gene, Zufall, SelektionDieses Buch misst populäre Evolutionsvorstellungen (Ultradarwinismus, Genzentrismus, Teleologie, epigenetischen Lamarckismus sowie die Ausweitung des Evolutionsbegriffs über die Biologie hinaus) am aktuellen Wissenstand der Evolutionsbiologie. Der...
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Springer Spektrum
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2014-04-01
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Taking an ecological approach to our evolution, Clive Finlayson considers the origins of modern humans within the context of a drying climate and changing landscapes. Finlayson argues that environmental change, particularly availability of water, played a critical role...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-03-27
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Nach seinem erfolgreichen Werk "Das intelligente Genom" befasst sich Adolf Heschl in seinem neuen Buch mit der Entstehung des Bewusstseins während der Evolutionsgeschichte. Unterhaltsam und leicht zugänglich geschrieben wartet der Autor nicht nur mit neuen Erkenntnissen...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2014-01-07
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Evolutionary biomechanics is the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems. Its unique advantage is the precision with which physical constraints and performance can be predicted from first principles. Instead of reviewing the entire breadth of...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-01-02
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Evolutionary biomechanics is the study of evolution through the analysis of biomechanical systems. Its unique advantage is the precision with which physical constraints and performance can be predicted from first principles. Instead of reviewing the entire breadth of...
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OUP Oxford
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2014-01-02
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This book details a model of consciousness supported by scientific experimental data from the human brain. It presents how the Corollary Discharge of Attention Movement (CODAM) neural network model allows for a scientific understanding of consciousness as well as...
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Springer
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2013-12-05
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Acclaimed as the most influential work on evolution written in the last hundred years, The Blind Watchmaker offers an inspiring and accessible introduction to one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. A brilliant and controversial book which...
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Penguin
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2013-11-28
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?Warum gibt es keine Mammuts mehr? Wen jagte der Tyrannosaurus rex? Und war der Neandertaler wirklich eine Sackgasse der Evolution? Um diese Fragen zu beantworten, müsste man eigentlich zurück in die Urzeit reisen können. Doch den Paläontologen gelingt es heute dank...
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Springer Spektrum
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2013-10-19
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Naturwissenschaften im Fokus
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Gott ist von Menschen gemacht In diesem kompakten und prägnanten Werk untersuchen J. Anderson Thomson und Clare Aukofer in knapper Form und dennoch umfassend die Frage, wie und warum der Geist des Menschen religiöse Überzeugungen hervorbringt. Thomson, der sich in...
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Springer Spektrum
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2013-10-01
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Richard D. Alexander is an accomplished entomologist who turned his attention to solving some of the most perplexing problems associated with the evolution of human social systems. Using impeccable Darwinian logic and elaborating, extending and adding to the classic...
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Oxford University Press
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2013-06-24
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