The D Mon Of Darwin
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The Descent Of Man
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Author : Charles Darwin
language : en
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Release Date : 1871
The Descent Of Man written by Charles Darwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with categories.
Demons In Eden
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Author : Jonathan Silvertown
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2008-11-15
Demons In Eden written by Jonathan Silvertown and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-15 with Science categories.
At the heart of evolution lies a bewildering paradox. Natural selection favors above all the individual that leaves the most offspring—a superorganism of sorts that Jonathan Silvertown here calls the "Darwinian demon." But if such a demon existed, this highly successful organism would populate the entire world with its own kind, beating out other species and eventually extinguishing biodiversity as we know it. Why then, if evolution favors this demon, is the world filled with so many different life forms? What keeps this Darwinian demon in check? If humankind is now the greatest threat to biodiversity on the planet, have we become the Darwinian demon? Demons in Eden considers these questions using the latest scientific discoveries from the plant world. Readers join Silvertown as he explores the astonishing diversity of plant life in regions as spectacular as the verdant climes of Japan, the lush grounds of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, the shallow wetlands and teeming freshwaters of Florida, the tropical rainforests of southeast Mexico, and the Canary Islands archipelago, whose evolutionary novelties—and exotic plant life—have earned it the sobriquet "the Galapagos of botany." Along the way, Silvertown looks closely at the evolution of plant diversity in these locales and explains why such variety persists in light of ecological patterns and evolutionary processes. In novel and useful ways, he also investigates the current state of plant diversity on the planet to show the ever-challenging threats posed by invasive species and humans. Bringing the secret life of plants into more colorful and vivid focus than ever before, Demons in Eden is an empathic and impassioned exploration of modern plant ecology that unlocks evolutionary mysteries of the natural world.
All The Articles Of The Darwin Faith
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Author : Francis Orpen Morris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
All The Articles Of The Darwin Faith written by Francis Orpen Morris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Evolution (Biology) categories.
The Reception Of Darwinism In The Iberian World
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Author : T.F Glick
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2001-10-31
The Reception Of Darwinism In The Iberian World written by T.F Glick and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-31 with History categories.
I Twenty-five years ago, at the Conference on the Comparative Reception of Darwinism held at the University of Texas in 1972, only two countries of the Iberian world-Spain and Mexico-were represented.' At the time, it was apparent that the topic had attracted interest only as regarded the "mainstream" science countries of Western Europe, plus the United States. The Eurocentric bias of professional history of science was a fact. The sea change that subsequently occurred in the historiography of science makes 1972 appear something like the antediluvian era. Still, we would like to think that that meeting was prescient in looking beyond the mainstream science countries-as then perceived-in order to test the variation that ideas undergo as they pass from center to periphery. One thing that the comparative study of the reception of ideas makes abundantly clear, however, is the weakness of the center/periphery dichotomy from the perspective of the diffusion of scientific ideas. Catholics in mainstream countries, for example, did not handle evolution much better than did their corre1igionaries on the fringes. Conversely, Darwinians in Latin America were frequently better placed to advance Darwin's ideas in a social and political sense than were their fellow evolutionists on the Continent. The Texas meeting was also a marker in the comparative reception of scientific ideas, Darwinism aside. Although, by 1972, scientific institutions had been studied comparatively, there was no antecedent for the comparative history of scientific ideas.
The Descent Of Man And Selection In Relation To Sex
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Author : Charles Darwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
The Descent Of Man And Selection In Relation To Sex written by Charles Darwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Evolution categories.
Provides information about sex, relationships, and birth control, with an emphasis on informed consent and mutual respect, and discusses such options as parenthood, adoption, and abortion.
The Correspondence Of Charles Darwin Volume 18 1870
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Author : Charles Darwin
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1985
The Correspondence Of Charles Darwin Volume 18 1870 written by Charles Darwin and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The year leading up to the publication of Descent of Man, Darwin's first treatment of human evolution.
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language : en
Publisher: Odile Jacob
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Charles Darwin S Works The Descent Of Man And Seletion In Relation To Sex
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Author : Charles Darwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Charles Darwin S Works The Descent Of Man And Seletion In Relation To Sex written by Charles Darwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Science categories.
Second Supplement To The Catalogue Issued In 1884 Of The Circulating And A Portion Of The Intermediate Departments
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Author : Worcester Free Public Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Second Supplement To The Catalogue Issued In 1884 Of The Circulating And A Portion Of The Intermediate Departments written by Worcester Free Public Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Catalogs, Dictionary categories.
Darwin S Biological Work
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Author : P. R. Bell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011
Darwin S Biological Work written by P. R. Bell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This collection of essays demonstrates the width of Darwin's interests and ability as a biologist. The theory of evolution by natural selection was, of course, his most important achievement and is covered in three of the essays: Wilkie presents Darwin's theory in its historical setting and relates it to the earlier work by Buffon and Lamarck; Haldane discusses the theory of evolution by natural selection, as postulated by Darwin, and assesses its validity in the light of subsequent research; and Challinor considers the apparent discrepancy between some of the fossil evidence and Darwin's theory, a problem which Darwin himself appreciated and discussed in The Origin of Species. The other essays deal with subjects about which Darwin wrote separate books. The essay by Bell is concerned with the movement of plants in response to light; that by Marler with communication between animals and that by Whitehouse with cross- and self-fertilization in plants.