Pemberley Natural History Books: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
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Cladistics: A Practical Course in Systematics
Clarendon Press 1993 x, 191, text figs. . PB. Spine faded. Name inside front cover. Vg.. Cladistics is the method of choice for systematic classification and comparative studies in all fields of biology. In cladistics, reconstructed genealogies are based on common ancestry rather than on simple anatomical similarity and therefore effectively reveal true phylogenetic relationships. This book is an introduction to cladistics and is based on the popular training course originally offered by the Systematics Association. The book first introduces the principle of parsimony and methods for character coding and the determination of character polarity. Methods of cladistic tree-building follow and tree statistics are detailed. Alternatives to parsimony, molecular applications of cladistics, and the relevance of fossils are then discussed. The concluding chapters review two important topics in cladistics: cladistic biogeography and the implementation of cladistic results in systematics. This book provides an up-to-date account of the techniques of modern cladistics, written in a clear, readable style. It will be an invaluable text for all students interested in systematics and comparative studies.. [9780198577669]
-- Boeknummer: S53588
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Cladistics; Systematics
The Evolving Biosphere
BM(NH) 1981 viii, 311, col frontis; illus.. . PB. Vg. From the library of the British botanist Chris Humphries (1947-2009), with his signature to title page.. . [9780521282307]
Boeknummer: S25627
GBP 8.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Evolution
Survivors The Animals and Plants that Time Has left Behind
Harper & Brothers 2011 xvi, 336, 81 col photos, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w.. 1st edition. An awe-inspiring journey through the eons of time and across the globe, in search of visible traces of evolution in living creatures which have survived from earliest times and whose stories speak to us of seminal events in the history of life. [9780007209866]
Boeknummer: S21107
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Evolution
Coevolution
Sinauer Associates 1983 565, text figs. . PB. Spine slightly faded. Vg.. . [9780878932290]
Boeknummer: S50910
GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 29.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Evolution or Creaton?
The Committee of 'The Testimony' 1971 [ii], 40, 6 text figs. . PB. Stapled booklet, orig. wrappers. Small stain to top edge front wrapper and a few pages. Vg.. Proceedings of the Bible-Science Seminar sponsored by the Christadelphians, Birmingham..
Boeknummer: S56774
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Creationism; Evolution; Natural Selection; Religion
The Causes of Molecular Evolution (Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution)
Oxford University Press 2002 xi, 336, text figs. . PB. Vg.. Reprint (first published 1991).. [9780195092714]
Boeknummer: S56161
GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Evolution in Action
Prestel 2007 248, col illus. 280x240mm. HB. Fine copy. Inscribed to Prof. Michael Claridge by Hannelore Landsberg (nee Hoch), one of the contributors to this volume.. Accompanying the re-opening of the refurbishment of the exhibition halls at the Berlin Natural History Museum in July 2007 and the installation of the new permanent exhibition Evolution in Action, this book of essays suggests answers to questions about the origins and evolution of life on our planet. An investigation into the interactions between the natural world and its environment, 'Evolution in Action' reveals the incredible amount of change that constantly goes on around us.. [9783791361277]
Boeknummer: S32520
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Evolution
Metazoa: The Evolution of Animals, Minds, Consciousness and Sleep
Harper Collins OCT 2020 288, . 240x159mm. HB. NEW. . From the human being to the octopus, the shark to the humble sea squirt, all animals are physical beings made up entirely of cells. And yet they can think, to varying degrees. How did this come to be? How did a mind first grow from the matter that is the body? And at what stage did that clump of cells become a 'self'? In Metazoa, Peter Godfrey-Smith, author of the bestselling Other Minds looks beyond the octopus to the complexity of the whole animal kingdom, exploring the origins of consciousness and grappling with the greatest mystery of evolution. Metazoa (the biological term encompassing all animals), covers, with various degrees of detail, the main stages in animal evolution: the long period of life before animals, the enigmatic period known as the Ediacaran, in which the first animal fossils were laid down, then the Cambrian, the period that rapidly gave rise to most of the familiar animal forms. Then, in a few distinct evolutionary lines, the appearance of bodies with a set of unusual capacities: bodies with eyes and other senses that can track objects in space, bodies that can freely move and bodies with tools for the manipulation of objects. And the bringing together of these capacities would have pivotal consequences for the evolution of the brain and hence the evolution of consciousness. There is much to marvel at in the natural world. But take a moment to wonder at the fact that we can marvel at all.. [9780008321192]
Boeknummer: N42155
GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Evolutionary Biology; Nature writing
Bully for Brontosaurus: Relections in Natural History
Hutchinson Radius 1991 540, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. Gould presents 'a panorama of issues and controversies in evolution'.. [9780091747626]
Boeknummer: S42499
GBP 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 17.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Bully for Brontosaurus: Relections in Natural History
W.W. Norton 1991 540, b/w illus. . HB. Vg in d/w.. 1st edition. Gould presents 'a panorama of issues and controversies in evolution'.. [9780393029611]
Boeknummer: S50900
GBP 12.50 [Appr.: EURO 15]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Ontogeny and Phylogeny
Harvard University 1977 501, text figs. . PB. Vg. A trifle thumbed.. 12th printing.. [9780674639416]
Boeknummer: S59081
GBP 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 12]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
How and Why Species Multiply: The Radiation of Darwin's Finches
Princeton University Press 2008 xix, 218, 31 col plates, text illus. . HB. Vg in d/w (spine a little faded). Name and ownership stamp to endpaper.. Charles Darwin's experiences in the Galpagos Islands in 1835 helped to guide his thoughts toward a revolutionary theory: that species were not fixed but diversified from their ancestors over many generations, and that the driving mechanism of evolutionary change was natural selection. In this concise, accessible book the authors explain what we have learned about the origin and evolution of new species through the study of the finches made famous by that great scientist: Darwin's finches. Drawing upon their unique observations of finch evolution over a thirty-four-year period, the Grants trace the evolutionary history of fourteen different species from a shared ancestor three million years ago. They show how repeated cycles of speciation involved adaptive change through natural selection on beak size and shape, and divergence in songs. They explain other factors that drive finch evolution, including geographical isolation, which has kept the Galpagos relatively free of competitors and predators; climate change and an increase in the number of islands over the last three million years, which enhanced opportunities for speciation; and flexibility in the early learning of feeding skills, which helped species to exploit new food resources. Throughout, the Grants show how the laboratory tools of developmental biology and molecular genetics can be combined with observations and experiments on birds in the field to gain deeper insights into why the world is so biologically rich and diverse. Written by two preeminent evolutionary biologists, this book helps to answer fundamental questions about evolution - in the Galpagos and throughout the world.. [9780691133607]
Boeknummer: S59034
GBP 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Darwin's Finches; Speciation
Observing Evolution: Peppered Moths and the Discovery of Parallel Melanism
Johns Hopkins University Press 2021 320, 29 b/w illus. . HB. NEW. . A firsthand account of how a modest moth demonstrated Darwin's theory of natural selection. The extraordinary tale of the humble peppered moth is at the very foundation of our acceptance of Darwinian evolution. When scientists in the early twentieth century discovered that a British population of the small, speckled Biston betularia had become black over the course of mere decades in response to the Industrial Revolution's encroaching soot, the revelation cemented Darwin's theory of natural selection. This finding was the staple example of evolution in action until the turn of the millennium, when proponents of Creationism fomented doubts about the legitimacy of early experiments. In the midst of this upheaval, evolutionary biologist Bruce S. Grant and his contemporaries were determinedly building a dataset that would ultimately vindicate the theory of industrial melanism in the peppered moth and, by extension, the theory of natural selection itself. Observing Evolution tells the remarkable story of this work. Shining a light on the efforts of scientists who tested Darwin's trailblazing theory, Grant chronicles the historical foundations of peppered moth research, then explains how he and his collaborators were able to push this famous study forward. He describes how his experiments were designed and conducted while painting a vivid picture of the personalities, events, and adventures around the world that shaped his successes-and struggles. His story culminates with his discovery of the mirrored rise and fall of melanism in peppered moth populations separated by the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean, which settled the intense controversy around evolution by documenting nature's recurring experiment. Observing Evolution is a crash course in natural selection and the history of evolutionary biology for anyone interested in Darwin's legacy. It's also a fascinating read for lepidopterists and scientists about the bridge between classic experiments and today's sophisticated DNA sequencing, which reveals in ever greater detail how the lives of these tiny organisms have such enormous implications.. [9781421441658]
Boeknummer: N46297
GBP 38.50 [Appr.: EURO 45.75]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Evolution; Peppered Moth; Biston betularia
Biochemical Evolution
Cambridge University Press 1981 368, text figs. . HB. Vg in d/w. . [9780521235495]
Boeknummer: S25567
GBP 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.5]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
The Comparative Method in Evolutionary Biology
Oxford University Press 1991 viii, 239, text figs. . PB. Vg.. . [9780198546405]
Boeknummer: S50642
GBP 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 19]
Catalogus: Evolutionary Biology,Evolutionary Biology
Trefwoorden: Evolution
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