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  • Next Generation Systematics

    Edited by Peter D. Olson, Joseph Hughes, James A. Cotton ...
    Series Book 85 - Systematics Association Special Volume Series
    We live in an age of ubiquitous genomics. Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology, both widely adopted and advancing at pace, has transformed the data landscape, opening up an enormous source of heritable characters to the comparative biologist. Its impact on systematics, like many other fields of biology, has been felt throughout its breadth: from defining species boundaries to estimating ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

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  • Darwin

    Portrait of a Genius

    by Paul Johnson ...
    Eminent historian Paul Johnson provides a rich, succinct portrait of Charles DarwinCharles Darwin is arguably the most influential scientist of all time. His Origin of Species forever changed our concept of the world’s creation.Darwin’s revolutionary career is the perfect vehicle for historian Paul Johnson. Marked by the insightful observation, spectacular wit, and highly readable prose for which ... Read more

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  • Proving Darwin

    Making Biology Mathematical

    by Gregory Chaitin ...
    Groundbreaking mathematician Gregory Chaitin gives us the first book to posit that we can prove how Darwin’s theory of evolution works on a mathematical level.For years it has been received wisdom among most scientists that, just as Darwin claimed, all of the Earth’s life-forms evolved by blind chance. But does Darwin’s theory function on a purely mathematical level? Has there been enough time for ... Read more

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  • Bones of Contention

    A Creationist Assessment of Human Fossils

    by Marvin Lubenow ...
    Seeking to disprove the theory of human evolution, the author examines the fossils of the so-called "ape men." ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Epigenetics

    Linking Genotype and Phenotype in Development and Evolution

    Edited by Benedikt Hallgrimsson Ph.D., Brian K. Hall Ph.D. ...
    Illuminating the processes and patterns that link genotype to phenotype, epigenetics seeks to explain features, characters, and developmental mechanisms that can only be understood in terms of interactions that arise above the level of the gene. With chapters written by leading authorities, this volume offers a broad integrative survey of epigenetics. Approaching this complex subject from a ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Introduction to Conservation Genetics

    by Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, David A. Briscoe ...
    This impressive author team brings the wealth of advances in conservation genetics into the new edition of this introductory text, including new chapters on population genomics and genetic issues in introduced and invasive species. They continue the strong learning features for students - main points in the margin, chapter summaries, vital support with the mathematics, and further reading - and ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Evolution

    The View from the Cottage

    by Jean-Pierre Rogel ...
    Translated by Nigel Spencer ...
    With all the attention to creationism in the news these days, Jean-Pierre Rogel decided it was time to show how Darwin's concept of natural selection can be seen in everyday situations — from a summer cottage near a lake — with examples taken from familiar species such as loons, salmon and bears. Moving through modern science, he shows how new discoveries have enabled us to understand life more ... Read more

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  • The Scopes Monkey Trial

    by Randy Moore, William McComas ...
    Series series Images of America
    The 1925 case against high school coach and science teacher John Scopes, arrested for teaching evolution in defiance of a Tennessee state law, was America's original "Trial of the Century." The proceedings began as a publicity stunt but grew into a landmark event in the nation's history. The trial featured three-time presidential candidate and fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan, who ... Read more

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  • Processes and Perspectives; Sacred and Secular

    by D. George Harrison ...
    PROCESSES AND PERSPECTIVES deals with the evolution/creation issue, but in a different manner from the usual mainstream works. As a retired professional biologist and Christian, I defend Darwins basic concepts of natural selection and disagree with the creationists perspective on Darwin in general and this topic specifically. This work focuses on modern science and scriptures commonalities by ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Dealing with Darwin

    Place, Politics, and Rhetoric in Religious Engagements with Evolution

    by David N. Livingstone ...
    Series series Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context
    How was Darwin’s work discussed and debated among the same religious denomination in different locations?Using place, politics, and rhetoric as analytical tools, historical geographer David N. Livingstone investigates how religious communities sharing a Scots Presbyterian heritage engaged with Darwin and Darwinism at the turn of the twentieth century. His findings, presented as the prestigious ... Read more

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  • Molecular Evolution

    A Statistical Approach

    by Ziheng Yang ...
    Studies of evolution at the molecular level have experienced phenomenal growth in the last few decades, due to rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, improved computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods. The flood of genomic data has generated an acute need for powerful statistical methods and efficient computational algorithms to enable their ... Read more

    $75.99 USD

  • Reproduction in Mammals

    The Female Perspective

    by Virginia Hayssen, Teri J. Orr ...
    A fascinating look at the diverse reproductive strategies of numerous female mammals, from hyenas to goats, kangaroos to whales.Newborn mammals can weigh as little as a dime or as much as a motorcycle. Some receive milk for only a few days, whereas others nurse for years. Humans typically have only one baby at a time following nine months of pregnancy, but other mammals have twenty or more young ... Read more

    $59.99 USD