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Selfish Genes to Social Beings is a new history of life told from a different perspective: cooperation. Beginning with the heroic story of rescuers in the post-earthquake rubble of Mexico City, Jonathan Slivertown reveals the universal rules of cooperation that apply throughout the history of life.

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What is humor? Why do we laugh? And why is the root of a good joke almost always error? Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes--the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Why does explaining a joke make it less amusing rather than more so? Why is laughter contagious, and why did it evolve in the first place? Using the oldest jokes and the latest science, in The Comedy of Error, Pr...

What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis of crepes of course, but they also each have an evolutionary purpose. Eggs, seeds (from which flour is derived by grinding) and milk are each designed by evolution to nourish offspring. Everything we eat has an evolutionary history. Grocery shelves and restaurant menus are bounteous evidence of evolution at work, though the label on the poultry will not remind us of this with a ...

What is humour? Why do we laugh? And why is the root of a good joke almost always error? Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes ¿ the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Why does explaining a joke make it less amusing rather than more so? Why is laughter contagious, and why did it evolve in the first place? Using the oldest jokes and the latest science, in The Comedy of Er...

Uova, latte e farina sono gli ingredienti fondamentali di una torta, ma sono anche il prodotto di milioni di anni di evoluzione e rappresentano in quel contesto una soluzione geniale al problema della riproduzione fuori dall'acqua. Per le uova, l'idea era circondare l'uovo fecondato con una piccola porzione di mare, arricchito di nutrienti, e chiudere il tutto in un guscio resistente alla disidratazione e alle infezioni. Lo inventarono i dinos...

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What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis of crepes of course, but they also each have an evolutionary purpose. Eggs, seeds (from which flour is derived by grinding) and milk are each designed by evolution to nourish offspring. Everything we eat has an evolutionary history. Grocery shelves and restaurant menus are bounteous evidence of evolution at work, though the label on the poultry will not remind us of this with a ...

Se il cuore di una mela racchiude un frutteto invisibile, come recita un proverbio gallese, proviamo a immaginare quali scrigni di tesori abbia in serbo quell'enorme semenzaio che - secondo Henry Thoreau - è la terra. Nel caso dei semi scienza e fantasia gareggiano, ma la prima sembra avere la meglio: romanzi gotici e d'avventura, trame amorose, drammi della fiducia tradita non riuscirebbero a eguagliare gli ardimenti, l'abilità di raggiro, le...

Se il cuore di una mela racchiude un frutteto invisibile, come recita un proverbio gallese, proviamo a immaginare quali scrigni di tesori abbia in serbo quell'enorme semenzaio che - secondo Henry Thoreau - è la terra. Nel caso dei semi scienza e fantasia gareggiano, ma la prima sembra avere la meglio: romanzi gotici e d'avventura, trame amorose, drammi della fiducia tradita non riuscirebbero a eguagliare gli ardimenti, l'abilità di raggiro, le...

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This completely revised, fourth edition of Introduction to Plant Population Biology continues the approach taken by its highly successful predecessors. Ecological and genetic principles are introduced and theory is made accessible by clear, accurate exposition with plentiful examples.

Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age: people vary wildly in their patterns of aging and their life spans-and that variation is nothing compared to what's found in other animal and plant species. A giant fungus found in Michigan has been alive since the Ice Age, while a dragonfly lives but four months, a mayfly half an hour. What accounts for these variations-and what can we ...

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Explores the diversity of plant life in regions such as Japan, the Royal Botanical Gardens, Florida, southeast Mexico, and, the Canary Islands. This book 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.

Biodiversity is as close as your breakfast table. Your cereal and coffee are the products of at least a dozen species of plants and animals. And believe it or not, you are related to your morning meal--all life on earth is descended from a common ancestor, giving new meaning to the old saying "You are what you eat." Making clear why the future of biodiversity matters, Fragile Web--which takes its name from the delicate mechanism that holds all...