(Izdošanas datums: 05-Nov-2024, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691255330)
How scientists are unravelling one of the most tantalizing questions in paleontologyOur understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that went extinct more than sixty-five million years ago...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 05-Nov-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691255330)
How scientists are unravelling one of the most tantalizing questions in paleontologyOur understanding of dinosaur behavior has long been hampered by the inevitable lack of evidence from animals that went extinct more than sixty-five million years ago...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Mar-2024, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781982154486)
This ;delightfulcompelling (Scientific American) and revelatory look at the science behind why animals play ;will fill you with joy and wonder (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus).Acclaimed science writer David Toomey takes us on a f...Lasīt vairāk
From the discovery of the fossil Archaeopteryx to more than 10,000 different documented species today, birds have become the second most diversified class of vertebrates on Earth. Birds have evolved extensively since they first emerged in prehisto...Lasīt vairāk
From the discovery of the fossil Archaeopteryx to more than 10,000 different documented species today, birds have become the second most diversified class of vertebrates on Earth. Birds have evolved extensively since they first emerged in prehisto...Lasīt vairāk
Discover a groundbreaking new way of thinking about life, society, and the future of our species that bridges science and human history. Could humans unknowingly be a part of a larger superorganismone with its own motivations and goals, one that is a...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 02-Oct-2023, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000968170)
From a multidisciplinary perspective grounded in psychoanalysis, this book explores the manifestations of mind that distinguish humans from other species, culture, civilization, and destructiveness.Psychoanalysis was created by Freud in an effort to...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 02-Oct-2023, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000968156)
From a multidisciplinary perspective grounded in psychoanalysis, this book explores the manifestations of mind that distinguish humans from other species, culture, civilization, and destructiveness.Psychoanalysis was created by Freud in an effort to...Lasīt vairāk
This book examines the study of psychopathy using behavioral ecological framework. It consists of two parts. The first describes the science of human behavioral ecology, including:* Basic concepts of evolutionary biology* Evolutionary behavioral scie...Lasīt vairāk
This book examines the study of psychopathy using behavioral ecological framework. It consists of two parts. The first describes the science of human behavioral ecology, including:* Basic concepts of evolutionary biology* Evolutionary behavioral scie...Lasīt vairāk
The question of whether men are predisposed to war runs hot in contemporary scholarship and online discussion. Within this debate, chimpanzee behavior is often cited to explain humans propensity for violence; the claim is that male chimpanzees kill...Lasīt vairāk
The question of whether men are predisposed to war runs hot in contemporary scholarship and online discussion. Within this debate, chimpanzee behavior is often cited to explain humans propensity for violence; the claim is that male chimpanzees kill...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 31-May-2023, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000945645)
In recent years, a new discipline has arisen that argues human behaviour can be understood in terms of evolutionary processes. Evolutionary Explanations of Human Behaviour is an introductory level book covering evolutionary psychology, this new and c...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 31-May-2023, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000939453)
In recent years, a new discipline has arisen that argues human behaviour can be understood in terms of evolutionary processes. Evolutionary Explanations of Human Behaviour is an introductory level book covering evolutionary psychology, this new and c...Lasīt vairāk
The past, present and future of the worlds most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover.Engaging and wide-ranging ... The Age of Cats is a readable and informed exploration of the wildcat that lurks within...Lasīt vairāk
The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins examines ways in which the chimpanzee referential model has exerted a primary influence on evolutionary theory, dominating portraits of proto- and early human social life, and in the broader sense, of human natur...Lasīt vairāk
The Wrong Ape for Early Human Origins examines ways in which the chimpanzee referential model has exerted a primary influence on evolutionary theory, dominating portraits of proto- and early human social life, and in the broader sense, of human natur...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Mar-2023, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000858525)
This book explores the philosophical and theological significance of evolutionary anthropology and includes diverse approaches to the relationship between evolution, culture, and religion. Particular emphasis is placed on the work of Michael Tomasell...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Mar-2023, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781000858549)
This book explores the philosophical and theological significance of evolutionary anthropology and includes diverse approaches to the relationship between evolution, culture, and religion. Particular emphasis is placed on the work of Michael Tomasell...Lasīt vairāk
This book traces the history of how evolutionary biology transformed its understanding of females from being coy, reserved and sexually passive, to having active sexual strategies and often mating with multiple males. Why did it take so long to disco...Lasīt vairāk
This book traces the history of how evolutionary biology transformed its understanding of females from being coy, reserved and sexually passive, to having active sexual strategies and often mating with multiple males. Why did it take so long to disco...Lasīt vairāk
The leading text in the field shows how researchers use scientific logic to study the underlying mechanisms and evolutionary bases of behavior, with emphasis on how evolutionary theory unifies the various sub disciplines within animal behavior. A com...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Aug-2022, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: University of Arizona Press, ISBN-13: 9780816551439)
Human societies have always been characterized by a dependence on artifacts, from prehistoric stone tools to modern electronic devices. Technology responds to and affects virtually all human behavior; yet the interdependence of behavior and artifacts...Lasīt vairāk
This book leaves the template of the inertia of natural human society and traditional ideological thinking, to illustrate the mechanism of the generation of the Sociality Brain and to explore the construction path of the human-computer symbiosis orde...Lasīt vairāk
This book leaves the template of the inertia of natural human society and traditional ideological thinking, to illustrate the mechanism of the generation of the Sociality Brain and to explore the construction path of the human-computer symbiosis orde...Lasīt vairāk
Updating Neanderthals: Understanding Behavioral Complexity in the Late Middle Paleolithic provides comprehensive knowledge on Neanderthals who lived throughout the European and Asian continents. The book synthesizes historical information about the s...Lasīt vairāk
Updating Neanderthals: Understanding Behavioral Complexity in the Late Middle Paleolithic provides comprehensive knowledge on Neanderthals who lived throughout the European and Asian continents. The book synthesizes historical information about the s...Lasīt vairāk
Humans are moral creatures. Among all life on Earth, we alone experience rich moral emotions, follow complex rules governing how we treat one another, and engage in moral dialogue. But how did human morality evolve? And can humans become morally evol...Lasīt vairāk
Humans are moral creatures. Among all life on Earth, we alone experience rich moral emotions, follow complex rules governing how we treat one another, and engage in moral dialogue. But how did human morality evolve? And can humans become morally evol...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 10-Mar-2022, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780192584977)
How similar are your choices, behaviours, and lifestyle to those of a parrot We humans are not like other mammals. We look like them, but we dont act like them. In fact, many of our defining human traits: our longevity, intelligence, monogamy and ch...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 10-Mar-2022, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780192584984)
How similar are your choices, behaviours, and lifestyle to those of a parrot We humans are not like other mammals. We look like them, but we dont act like them. In fact, many of our defining human traits: our longevity, intelligence, monogamy and ch...Lasīt vairāk
A dazzling, funny and elegantly angry demolition of our preconceptions about female behaviour and sex in the animal kingdom ... Bitch is a blast. I read it, my jaw sagging in astonishment, jotting down favourite parts to send to friends and reading...Lasīt vairāk
?This textbook presents all basic principles of animal behaviour in a clear and concise manner and illustrates them with up-to-date examples. Emphasis is placed on behavioural biology as an integrative discipline of organismic biology, focusing on th...Lasīt vairāk
?This textbook presents all basic principles of animal behaviour in a clear and concise manner and illustrates them with up-to-date examples. Emphasis is placed on behavioural biology as an integrative discipline of organismic biology, focusing on th...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Oct-2021, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691228969)
From two of the worlds leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without peopleWhat would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dogs World imagines a po...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Oct-2021, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691228969)
From two of the worlds leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without peopleWhat would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dogs World imagines a po...Lasīt vairāk
Spider Evolution: Genetics, Behavior, and Ecological Influences provides a thorough exploration of the evolutionary trail of arachnids, particularly spider species, from prehistoric origins to current sustainability issues. This book analyzes extinct...Lasīt vairāk
Spider Evolution: Genetics, Behavior, and Ecological Influences provides a thorough exploration of the evolutionary trail of arachnids, particularly spider species, from prehistoric origins to current sustainability issues. This book analyzes extinct...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Sep-2021, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780192648082)
Predator-prey interactions are ubiquitous, govern the flow of energy up trophic levels, and strongly influence the structure of ecological systems. They are typically quantified using the functional response - the relationship between a predators fo...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Sep-2021, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780192576255)
Life histories can be defined as the means by which individuals (or more precisely genotypes) vary their age- or stage-specific expenditures of reproductive effort in response to genetic, phenotypic, and environmental correlates of survival and fecun...Lasīt vairāk
A phenomenally important book Lewis Dartnell, author of OriginsWhy do we live in families Why do we help complete strangers Why do we compare ourselves to others Why do we cooperate The science of cooperation tells us not only how we got here, but...Lasīt vairāk
While creativity and solidarity form the main constructive profile for our species, the primal animal drive for dominance involving basal brain circuits places our future at risk. This bipolar nature distorts the global perspective of our collective...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 22-Sep-2020, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Coach House Books, ISBN-13: 9781770566569)
In a near-future world ravaged by climate change, who will win in the struggle between humanity and nature A thick fog rolls in over Shivering Heights. The river overflows, the sky is streaked with toxic green, parasites proliferate in torrential rai...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 22-Sep-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Coach House Books, ISBN-13: 9781770566552)
In a near-future world ravaged by climate change, who will win in the struggle between humanity and nature A thick fog rolls in over Shivering Heights. The river overflows, the sky is streaked with toxic green, parasites proliferate in torrential rai...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Sep-2020, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691209555)
"e;The irresistible enthusiasm of Great Adaptations couldnt come at a better time."e;-David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal"e;Be very amazed."e;-Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Becoming WildHow one scientist unlocked the secre...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Sep-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691209555)
"e;The irresistible enthusiasm of Great Adaptations couldnt come at a better time."e;-David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal"e;Be very amazed."e;-Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Becoming WildHow one scientist unlocked the secre...Lasīt vairāk
