Christopher Wills 14422

The Darwinian Tourist

Oxford University Press, 2010. Linnen band met stofomslag. Pp: 345. In The Darwinian Tourist, biologist Christopher Wills takes us on a series of adventures-exciting in their own right-that demonstrate how ecology and evolution have interacted to create the world we live in. Some of these adventures, like his SCUBA dives in the incredibly diverse Lembeh Strait in Indonesia or his encounter with a wild wolf cub in western Mongolia, might have been experienced by any reasonably intrepid traveller. Others, like his experience of being hammered by a severe earthquake off the island of Yap while sixty feet down in the ocean, filming manta rays, stand far outside the ordinary. With his own stunning color photographs of the wildlife he discovered on his travels, Wills not only takes us to these far-off places but, more important, draws out the evolutionary stories behind the wildlife and shows how our understanding of the living world can be deepened by a Darwinian perspective. In addition, the book offers an extensive and unusual view of human evolution, examining the entire sweep of our evolutionary story as it has taken place throughout the Old World. The reader comes away with a renewed sense of wonder about the world's astounding diversity, along with a new appreciation of the long evolutionary history that has led to the wonders of the present-day. When we lose a species or an ecosystem, Wills shows us, we also lose many millions of years of history. Published to coincide with the International Year for Biodiversity, The Darwinian Tourist is packed with globe-trotting exploits, brilliant color photography, and eye-opening insights into the evolution of humanity and the natural world. ISBN: 9780199584383. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Christopher Wills 14422

The runaway brain. The evolution of human uniqueness

1994. Paperback. Pp: 358. ISBN: 9780006546726. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Christopher Wills 14422

The Wisdom of the Genes. New Pathways in Evolution

Oxford University Press, 1991. Paperback. Pp: 351. An account of how evolution works and of how the process of evolution itself evolves over long periods of time. It explains the ways in which genes organize themselves so as to facilitate adaptability and describes such phenomena as jumping genes, supergenes and building-block genes. ISBN: 9780192861139. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Christopher Wills 14422, Jeffrey Bada 14423

The Spark Of Life

Basic Books, 2000. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 291. Where did we come from? Though researchers have done much work on this question in recent years, the answer remains elusive. In The Spark of Life , Christopher Wills and Jeffrey Bada examine the enduring mysteries surrounding life's origin: Did life arise on earth or on some other planet? What did the earliest primitive organisms look like? Were they based on RNA, DNA, or on something we would hardly recognize today? Untangling a century of contentious debate, the authors explore current theories of "the source"-from Martian meteors to hydrothermal vents-and then present their own elegant and compelling scenario: Life arose not in the subterranean depths, as many believe, but on Earth's tumultuous surface, where a primitive form of natural selection spawned the first genetic material, perhaps in the form of a proto-virus. The book ends with a whirlwind tour of one of the most exciting scientific endeavors: the search for extraterrestrial life. Knowing exactly how life began on Earth will not only teach us more about ourselves, it will bring us much closer to finding life elsewhere. ISBN: 9780738201962. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Christopher Wills 14422, Jeffrey Bada 14423

The spark of life. Darwin and the primeval soup

Perseus, 2000. Paperback. Pp: 291. "A highly readable survey of the historical prelude to the study of the origins of life, as well as selected areas of current research, including the search for extraterrestrial life."-NatureWhere did we come from? Did life arise on earth or on some other planet? What did the earliest primitive organisms look like? Untangling a century of contentious debate, the authors explore current theories of the source of life-from Martian meteors to hydrothermal vents-and then present their own elegant scenario: Life arose not in the subterranean depths, as many believe, but on Earth's tumultuous surface, where a primitive form of natural selection spawned the first genetic material, perhaps in the form of a proto-virus. Knowing exactly how life began on Earth will not only teach us more about ourselves, it will bring us closer to finding life elsewhere. ISBN: 9780738204932. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

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Wills, Christopher:

Children of Prometheus: The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution

Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, 1999. 310 Seiten Hardcover with dustjacket Very good condition. Free shipping within Germany. Shipping costs to EU-countries: 9.50 EUR, to non-EU-countries: 15.00 EUR.

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Wills, Christopher

CHILDREN OF PROMETHEUS - The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution.

Perseus Books, Reading Massachusetts ; Conditie: In zeer goede staat. Softcover.

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Wills, Christopher

Children of Prometheus _ the Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution

Reading, Massachusetts, Perseus Books, 1998. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. black papered spine gilt lettering yellow papered boards, dust jacket, 310 pp. Very good/very good.

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Wills, Christopher

The Darwinian tourist: viewing the world through evolutionary eyes / Christopher Wills

Oxford : Oxford University Press 2010. 1st edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xiii. 345 p.: col. ill.; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; PART ONE: THE LIVING WORLD; PART TWO:THE HUMAN STORY. Summary; In this magnificently illustrated book. Christopher Wills takes us on a series of adventures. From the underwater life of Indonesia's Lambeh Strait to a little valley in northern Israel. to an earthquake in the coral reef off the island of Yap and the dry valleys of western Mongolia. Wills demonstrates how ecology and evolution have interacted to yield the world we live in. Each chapter features a different location and brings out a different and important message. With the author's own stunning photographs of the wildlife he discovered on his travels. he draws out the evolutionary stories behind the wildlife and shows how our understanding of the living world can be deepened by a Darwinian perspective. Wills demonstrates how looking at the world with evolutionary eyes leaves us with a renewed sense of wonder about life's astounding present-day diversity. along with an appreciation of our evolutionary history. Subjects; Evolution (Biology) - Popular works. Ecology - Popular works. Voyages and travels. Evolution (Biology). Ecology. Popular science; Evolution. TRAVEL / Special Interest / Ecotourism. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology. Human ecology; Human evolution; Biodiversity conservation. Human beings - Migrations. Wills. Christopher - Travel.

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WILLS, CHRISTOPHER

Exons, Introns, and Talking Genes: The Science Behind the Human Genome Project

New York, Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1991. Ed.: First Edition, 24.25 Cm. Hardcover. ISBN: 0465021689. - Hardcover, very good condition, w.ltly compressed spine, ltly bumped corners.Ltly tanned p. edges, 1 lt spot. dj very good, ltly rubbed, some lt marks, ltly bumped corners. Clean, tight, unmarked. Very Good/Very Good.

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CHRISTOPHER WILLS

Exons, Introns, and Talking Genes

Basic Publishing. 1999. Hard Cover. Hardcove/pub.1991/Gd. condition/368 pages - The science behind the human Genome Project. [AN329925]. Good.

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WILLS, CHRISTOPHER

Plagues: Their Origins, History and Future

London, HarperCollins. 1996. (ISBN: 0002556111). Hardcover. Very good first edition hardcover in like, unclipped dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good.

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WILLS, CHRISTOPHER

Plagues: Their Origins, History and Future.

London, Harper Collins. 1996. (ISBN: 000256111) . Hardcover. GOOD.

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Wills, Christopher.

The Runaway Brain: The evolution of human uniqueness.

Harper Collins Publishers: London, 1994. Paperback 358 pp. 2nd edition. Slight sign of use on wrapper, illustrated, index, glossary, 15x23x4 cm. In very good condition. (Parcel service).(ISBN: 0002552752). 'Please order first, before collecting books from our shop'

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Wills, Christopher & Jeffrey Bada.

The spark of life : Darwin and the primeval soup.

Cambridge, MA : Perseus Publishing, 2001. Hardcover. Dustjacket. xx,291 pp., [8] p. plates. 19 cm. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - A highly readable survey of the historical prelude to the study of the origins of life, as well as selected areas of current research, including the search for extraterrestrial life. -NatureWhere did we come from? Did life arise on earth or on some other planet? What did the earliest primitive organisms look like? Untangling a century of contentious debate, the authors explore current theories of the source of life-from Martian meteors to hydrothermal vents-and then present their own elegant scenario: Life arose not in the subterranean depths, as many believe, but on Earth's tumultuous surface, where a primitive form of natural selection spawned the first genetic material, perhaps in the form of a proto-virus. Knowing exactly how life began on Earth will not only teach us more about ourselves, it will bring us closer to finding life elsewhere. ISBN 9780738201962.

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Keywords: HISTORY OF SCIENCE, evolution