By presenting evolutionary biology as an ongoing research effort, this best-selling text aims to help students think like scientists. The authors convey the excitement and logic of evolutionary science by introducing principles through ... Zobraziť viac
What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his team did something unique – they persuaded dogs to lie in an MRI scanner while completely awake. This gave them an unparalleled ... Zobraziť viac
This collection of specially commissioned essays puts top scholars head to head to debate the central issues in the lively and fast growing field of philosophy of biologyBrings together original essays on ten of the most hotly debated questions in... Zobraziť viac
Molecular Biology is a rapidly advancing field with a constant flow of new information and cutting-edge developments that impact our lives. Lewin's GENES has long been the es-sential resource for providing the teaching community ... Zobraziť viac
Illustrates the ease with which sugars can be manipulated in a variety of organic reactions. Presenting the organic chemistry of sugars as a solution to many complex synthetic challenges, this book focuses on reactions, including the substitution of... Zobraziť viac
Taschenbildbuch der beachtenswertesten Pilze, Flechten, Moose, Farnpflanzen, Gräser und Kräuter des mitteleuropäischen Waldes, mit Textteil über deren Bau und Leben... Zobraziť viac
Thoroughly updated and incorporating the most important advances in the fast-growing field of cancer biology, The Biology of Cancer, Second Edition, maintains all of its hallmark features admired by students, instructors, ... Zobraziť viac
Thoroughly updated and incorporating the most important advances in the fast-growing field of cancer biology, The Biology of Cancer, Second Edition, maintains all of its hallmark features admired by students, ... Zobraziť viac
Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Peter Wohlleben's personal experiences in ... Zobraziť viac
The passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history... Zobraziť viac
Žárněte na rozmanitost přírody! Tato kniha obsahuje všechny důležité druhy zvířat a rostlin v Rakousku a zdůrazňuje nejdůležitější národní parky, přírodní parky a přírodní rezervace... Zobraziť viac
Selected from the Hastings Center Report mostly from the past 15 years, 45 articles provide a reader for a course in bioethics. They address some major issues such as allocation, rights and responsibilities, reproductive freedom, limiting care,... Zobraziť viac
An exhaustive history of the human cranium and a guide to how each part of it functions. Zobraziť viac
Did you know that you are more closely related to a mushroom than to a daisy? That crocodiles are closer to birds than to lizards? That dinosaurs are still among us? That the terms "fish," "reptiles," and "invertebrates" do not indicate scientific... Zobraziť viac
Fascinating account of the biology of the nests, bowers and tools made by birds. Zobraziť viac
Showcases current advances in our understanding of the evolution of the mammalian order Carnivora. Zobraziť viac
Preventable uses the spellbinding story of the COVID-19 pandemic to show how global politics shape our health.Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In... Zobraziť viac
