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Organizational Constraints on the Dynamics of Evolution

Author : John Maynard Smith
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719026706
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Organizational Constraints on the Dynamics of Evolution written by John Maynard Smith and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected papers from a symposium in Budapest held June 29-July 3, 1987, are arranged in five parts: constraints in the origin of life and cellular organization, developmental constraints in evolution, genetical constraints in evolution, life history and evolution, and the shaping of the macroevoltuionary pattern. The 31 contributions are united by a common approach to the rigorous mathematical analysis and description of the processes of natural selection. Distributed by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Organizational constraints on the dynamics of evolution

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Total Pages : 72 pages
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Organizational Constraints on the Dynamics of Evolution

Author : J. Maynard Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471935001
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Organizational Constraints on the Dynamics of Evolution written by J. Maynard Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1992-03-01 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The simple Darwinian principles of the evolutionary process have long been of interest to students and scientists. Evolutionary problems have usually arisen at interfaces of evolutionary genetics, ecology, molecular biology, embryology, palaeontology and various branches of mathematics.

Darwin, Then and Now

Author : Richard William Nelson
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595618715
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book Darwin, Then and Now written by Richard William Nelson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-07-23 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darwin, Then and Now is a journey through the most amazing story in the history of science; encapsulating who Darwin was, what he said and what scientists have discovered since the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859. While recognized as one of the most influential individuals of the twentieth century, little is widely known about his personal life, interests, and motivations. This book explores Darwins driving passion using Darwins own words from The Origin of Species, Autobiography, Voyage of the Beagle and letters. In retracing the roots of evolution from the Greeks, Darwin, Then and Now journeys through the dynamics of the eighteenth century that lead to the publication of The Origin of Species and the succeeding role of key players in the emerging evolution revolution. Darwin, Then and Now examines Darwins theory with more than three-hundred quotations from The Origin of Species, spotlighting what Darwin said concerning the origin of species and natural selection using the American Museum of Natural History Darwin exhibit format. With over one-thousand referenced quotations from scientists and historians, Darwin, Then and Now explores the scientific evidence over the past 150 years from the fossil record, molecular biology, embryology, and modern genetics. Join the blog at www.DarwinThenAndNow.com to post your comments and questions.

Developmental Biology Research in Space

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080494471
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Developmental Biology Research in Space written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume of ASPA, devoted to developmental biology research, 9 authors from different fields of developmental biology present their investigations on various developing plant and animal models. An a priori concern in mind that weightlessness might have negative effects on developmental processes, it is encouraging to know that the overall development of various organisms tested so far is essentially correct under spaceflight conditions, leading to viable individuals with viable offspring. On the other hand, particular studies on specifically neurophysiological aspects in developing organisms reveal important flight or postflight disturbances; however it is encouraging to know that they appear to be transient only. The book contains ten chapters, giving details on how, in technical terms, experiments for spaceflights are prepared, performed and analysed and on how, in scientific terms, the available results have to be interpreted. One contribution is devoted to plant systems, five consider the overall aspects of embryonic development in invertebrates and vertebrates, two focus on neurophysiological aspects and one reports on the "mother-offspring system" in weightlessness in a mammalian model, the last chapter presents new ESA facilities and instruments to be integrated into the European research Laboratory "Columbus" of the ISS.

Genes in Conflict

Author : Austin Burt
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674017139
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Genes in Conflict written by Austin Burt and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In evolution, most genes survive and spread within populations because they increase the ability of their hosts (or their close relatives) to survive and reproduce. But some genes spread in spite of being harmful to the host organism—by distorting their own transmission to the next generation, or by changing how the host behaves toward relatives. As a consequence, different genes in a single organism can have diametrically opposed interests and adaptations.Covering all species from yeast to humans, Genes in Conflict is the first book to tell the story of selfish genetic elements, those continually appearing stretches of DNA that act narrowly to advance their own replication at the expense of the larger organism. As Austin Burt and Robert Trivers show, these selfish genes are a universal feature of life with pervasive effects, including numerous counter-adaptations. Their spread has created a whole world of socio-genetic interactions within individuals, usually completely hidden from sight.Genes in Conflict introduces the subject of selfish genetic elements in all its aspects, from molecular and genetic to behavioral and evolutionary. Burt and Trivers give us access for the first time to a crucial area of research—now developing at an explosive rate—that is cohering as a unitary whole, with its own logic and interconnected questions, a subject certain to be of enduring importance to our understanding of genetics and evolution.

Homology

Author : Brian K. Hall
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080574300
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Homology written by Brian K. Hall and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The application of homology varies depending on the data being examined. This volume represents a state-of-the-art treatment of the different applications of this unifying concept. Chapters deal with homology on all levels, from molecules to behavior, and are authored by leading contributors to systematics, natural history, and evolutionary, developmental, and comparative biology. This paperback reprint of the original hardbound edition continues to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Sir Richard Owen's seminal paper distinguishing homology from analogy. Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Sir Richard Owen's seminal paper distinguishing homology from analogy Contributors who are renowned leaders in comparative biology Coverage that is both comprehensive and interdisciplinary

Revival: Insect-Plant Interactions (1990)

Author : Elizabeth A. Bernays
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351361430
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book Revival: Insect-Plant Interactions (1990) written by Elizabeth A. Bernays and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insect-Plant Interactions is a series devoted to reviews across the breadth of the topic from cellular mechanisms to ecology and evolution. Articles are selected from areas of particular current interest or subjects that would especially benefit from a new review. It is hoped that the interdisciplinary selection in each volume will help readers to enter new fields of insect-plant interactions. Volume II contains six very different articles.

Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy

Author : Manuel DeLanda
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1780937997
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy written by Manuel DeLanda and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published 10 years ago, Manuel DeLanda's Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy rapidly established itself as a landmark text in contemporary continental thought. DeLanda here draws on the realist philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to the domain of philosophy of science. As well as contemporary philosophical insights, the book also tackles new developments in geometry, complexity theory and chaos theory to bring new insights to our understanding of a scientific knowledge liberated from traditional ideas of essence.

What Philosophy Is

Author : Havi Carel
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826472419
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book What Philosophy Is written by Havi Carel and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-05-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we mean when we talk about philosophy today? How does philosophy relate to science, to politics, to literature? What methods does the modern philosopher use, and how does philosophy progress? Does philosophy differ from place to place? What can philosophy do for us? And what can it not do? This book, with contributions from such exciting and influential contemporary philosophers as Simon Blackburn, Michael Friedman, Simon Critchley and Manuel DeLanda, offers us a fascinating picture of the character and methods of philosophy; its possibilities and its limitations. And of course, it is itself a piece of philosophy in action, not merely offering us answers but also prompting us to ask further questions and to philosophise for ourselves.

Philosophy in the Age of Science and Capital

Author : Gregory Dale Adamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441129529
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy in the Age of Science and Capital written by Gregory Dale Adamson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an original synthesis of the work of Marx and Bergson, the key theorists of capitalism and creativity, the book presents an astonishing analysis of contemporary science and capital. Exploring in particular genetics, evolutionary theory, commodification and class consciousness, Philosophy in the Age of Science and Capital injects life back into contemporary politics, ethics and aesthetics.

Cell Shape

Author : Felix Bronner
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323149995
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Cell Shape written by Felix Bronner and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cell Shape: Determinants, Regulation, and Regulatory Role is written to help readers understand cell shape and its regulation. It provides insight into how the shape of a cell is determined at a molecular level. It also discusses how the shape of the cell, as a signal, controls gene expression and modulates intercellular interaction. Divided into four parts encompassing 13 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the mechanism of shape determination. It then explores how the cytoskeleton, the extracellular matrix, and biochemical force transduction may affect or respond to cell shape control. Other chapters focus on the mechanical modeling of cell shape and the biochemical reactions underlying cell motility. The text also describes the results of the molecular studies that have provided important information on the composition of the cytoskeleton. The final chapter reviews the shape changes that happen during embryogenesis. It also considers how the polarity of the embryo is determined. This book is a valuable resource for biologists, embryologists, and cell biologists.

Panbiogeography

Author : Robin C. Craw
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195360691
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Panbiogeography written by Robin C. Craw and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999-04-15 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biogeography is a diverse subject, traditionally focusing on the distribution of plants and animals at different taxonomic levels, past and present. Modern biogeography also puts emphasis on the ecological character of the world vegetation types, and on the evolving relationship between humans and their environment. Panbiogeography describes a new synthesis of sciences of plant and animal distribution. The book emphasizes that the geographical patterns of animal and plant distribution contribute directly to the understanding and interpretation of evolutionary history. Geographic location is reintroduced as a critical element of both biogeography and evolutionary biology. The authors present chapters exploring the roles of geology, ecology, evolution in panbiogeographic theory, and introduce new methods, modes of classification, and ways of measuring biodiversity.

The Evolving Female

Author : Mary Ellen Morbeck
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400822068
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book The Evolving Female written by Mary Ellen Morbeck and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1996-12-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A human female is born, lives her life, and dies within the space of a few decades, but the shape of her life has been strongly influenced by 50 million years of primate evolution and more than 100 million years of mammalian evolution. How the individual female plays out the stages of her life--from infancy, through the reproductive period, to old age--and how these stages have been formed by a long evolutionary process, is the theme of this collection. Written by leading scholars in fields ranging from evolutionary biology to cultural anthropology, these essays together examine what it means to be female, integrating the life histories of marine mammals, monkeys, apes, and humans. The result is a fascinating inquiry into the similarities among the ways females of different species balance the need for survival with their role in reproduction and mothering. The Evolving Female offers an outlook integrating life history with an intimate examination of female life paths. Behavior, anatomy and physiology, growth and development, cultural identity of women, the individual, and the society are among the topics investigated. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Linda Fedigan, Kathryn Ono, Joanne Reiter, Barbara Smuts, Mariko Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Mary McDonald Pavelka, Caroline Pond, Robin McFarland, Silvana Borgognini Tarli and Elena Repetto, Gilda Morelli, Patricia Draper, Catherine Panter-Brick, Virginia J. Vitzthum, Alison Jolly, and Beverly McLeod.

Modern Trends in Biothermokinetics

Author : J.P. Mazat
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 146152962X
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Modern Trends in Biothermokinetics written by J.P. Mazat and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes articles relating to presentations given in a variety of forms (lectures, posters, contributions to round tables, software presentations) at the 5th International Biothermokinetics Meeting held in Bordeaux-Bombannes, September 23-26, 1992. The fact that not just lectures were considered for these proceedings reflects the aims of BTK meetings to instigate discussion, promote scientific cooperation and confront as many different ideas as possible with each other (at best heretical ones). BTK conferences have expanded more and more; 130 participants came to the 1992 meeting from 20 countries. It was therefore necessary to hold the round tables in parallel sessions. It is difficult to have an unbiased feeling of what should be selected as the salient features of the meeting. As the name suggests, Biothermokinetics embraces thermodynamic and kinetic approaches to experimental and theoretical investigations of biological processes, in particular at the cellular level. This "classical" point of view is mainly represented in the chapter "Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Transport Processes and Biological Energy Transduction".

Neural Networks

Author : Arun V. Holden
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719032790
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Neural Networks written by Arun V. Holden and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Evolutionary Dynamics

Author : James Patrick Crutchfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195142655
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Evolutionary Dynamics written by James Patrick Crutchfield and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 14 chapters of this volume, which present an overview of new research in evolutionary dynamics, were first presented at a conference held in October 1998 at the Santa Fe Institute. The main divisions of the book are macroevolution; epochal evolution; population genetics, dynamics, and optimization; and evolution of cooperation. Individual topics include spectral landscape theory, external triggers in biological evolution, and evolutionary dynamics of asexual reproduction. Several of the contributors, like the editors, are affiliated with the Sante Fe Institute; others teach or work in physics, genetics, biology, computational neuroscience, and theoretical chemistry at universities and private institutions in the US, UK, Austria, Sweden, Australia, Israel, and Germany. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR