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  • 1
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    Systematics and the Origin of Species : On Ernst Mayr's 100th Anniversary. (2005)
    Washington, D.C. :National Academies Press,
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    Keywords: Species. ; Biology--Classification. ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (381 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780309547604
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3377994
    DDC: 576.8/6
    Language: English
    Note: FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introductory Essay: Systematics and the Future of Biology--EDWARD O. WILSON -- Part I--THE ORIGINS OF SPECIES BARRIERS -- 2 The Genetic Basis of Reproductive Isolation: Insights from Drosophila--H. ALLEN ORR -- 3 Inter-Locus Antagonistic Coevolution as an Engine of Speciation: Assessment with Hemiclonal Analysis--WILLIAM R. RICE, JODELL E. LINDER, URBAN FRIBERG, TIMOTHY A. LEW, EDWARD H. MORROW, AND ANDREW D. STEWART -- 4 Chromosome Speciation: Humans, Drosophila, and Mosquitoes--FRANCISCO J. AYALA AND MARIO COLUZZI -- 5 Developmental Plasticity and the Origin of Species Differences--MARY JANE WEST-EBERHARD -- Part II--DISCERNING RECENT DIVERGENCE -- 6 Speciation in Birds: Genes, Geography, and Sexual Selection--SCOTT V. EDWARDS, SARAH B. KINGAN, JENNIFER D. CALKINS, CHRISTOPHER N. BALAKRISHNAN, W. BRYAN JENNINGS, WILLIE J. SWANSON, AND MICHAEL D. SORENSON -- 7 Critical Review of Host Specificity and Its Coevolutionary Implications in the Fig/Fig-Wasp Mutualism--CARLOS A. MACHADO, NANCY ROBBINS, M. THOMAS P. GILBERT, AND EDWARD ALLEN HERRE -- 8 Evolutionary Animation: How Do Molecular Phylogenies Compare to Mayr's Reconstruction of Speciation Patterns in the Sea?--STEPHEN R. PALUMBI AND H. A. LESSIOS -- 9 Mayr, Dobzhansky, and Bush and the Complexities of Sympatric Speciation in Rhagoletis--JEFFREY L. FEDER, XIANFA XIE, JUAN RULL, SEBASTIAN VELEZ, ANDREW FORBES, BRIAN LEUNG, HATTIE DAMBROSKI, KENNETH E. FILCHAK, AND MARTIN ALUJA -- 10 On the Origin of Lake Malawi Cichlid Species: A Population Genetic Analysis of Divergence--YONG-JIN WON, ARJUN SIVASUNDAR, YONG WANG, AND JODY HEY -- Part III--THE NATURE OF SPECIES AND THE MEANING OF ''SPECIES''. , 11 A Multidimensional Approach for Detecting Species Patterns in Malagasy Vertebrates--ANNE D. YODER, LINK E. OLSON, CAROL HANLEY, KELLIE L. HECKMAN, RODIN RASOLOARISON, AMY L. RUSSELL, JULIE RANIVO, VOAHANGY SOARIMALALA, K. PRAVEEN KARANTH, ACH -- 12 Examining Bacterial Species Under the Specter of Gene Transfer and Exchange--HOWARD OCHMAN, EMMANUELLE LERAT, AND VINCENT DAUBIN -- 13 Ernst Mayr and the Modern Concept of Species--KEVIN DE QUEIROZ -- Part IV--GENOMIC APPROACHES AND NEW INSIGHTS ON DIVERSITY -- 14 Decoding the Genomic Tree of Life--ANNE B. SIMONSON, JACQUELINE A. SERVIN, RYAN G. SKOPHAMMER, CRAIG W. HERBOLD, MARIA C. RIVERA, AND JAMES A. LAKE -- 15 Prospects for Identifying Functional Variation Across the Genome--STUART J. MACDONALD AND ANTHONY D. LONG -- 16 Genetics and Genomics of Drosophila Mating Behavior--TRUDY F. C. MACKAY, STEFANIE L. HEINSOHN, RICHARD F. LYMAN, AMANDA J. MOEHRING, THEODORE J. MORGAN, AND STEPHANIE M. ROLLMANN -- 17 Genomes, Phylogeny, and Evolutionary Systems Biology--MÓNICA MEDINA -- Index.
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    Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology. (2009)
    Newark :John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
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    Keywords: Biology -- Philosophy. ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (440 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9781444314939
    Series Statement: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy Series
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=470197
    DDC: 570.1
    Language: English
    Note: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- General Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- PART I IS IT POSSIBLE TOREDUCE BIOLOGICALEXPLANATIONS TOEXPLANATIONS INCHEMISTRY AND/ORPHYSICS? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER ONE It Is Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and/or Physics -- CHAPTER TWO It Is Not Possible to Reduce Biological Explanations to Explanations in Chemistry and/or Physics -- PART II HAVE TRAITS EVOLVED TO FUNCTION THE WAY THEY DO BECAUSE OF A PAST ADVANTAGE? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER THREE Traits Have Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage -- CHAPTER FOUR Traits Have Not Evolved to Function the Way They Do Because of a Past Advantage -- PART III ARE SPECIES REAL? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER FIVE Species Are Real Biological Entities -- CHAPTER SIX Species Are Not Uniquely Real Biological Entities -- PART IV DOES SELECTION OPERATE PRIMARILY ON GENES? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER SEVEN Selection Does Operate Primarily on Genes: In Defense of the Gene as the Unit of Selection -- CHAPTER EIGHT Selection Does Not Operate Primarily on Genes -- PART V ARE MICROEVOLUTION AND MACROEVOLUTION GOVERNED BY THE SAME PROCESSES? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER NINE Microevolution and Macroevolution are Governed by the Same Processes -- CHAPTER TEN Microevolution and Macroevolution Are Not Governed by the Same Processes -- PART VI DOES EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OFFER A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO THE NEO-DARWINIAN PARADIGM? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading. , CHAPTER ELEVEN Evolutionary Developmental Biology Offers a Significant Challenge to the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm -- CHAPTER TWELVE Evolutionary Developmental Biology Does Not Offer a Significant Challenge to the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm -- PART VII WERE THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE HUMAN MIND SOLIDIFIED DURING THE PLEISTOCENE EPOCH? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Basic Components of the Human Mind Were Not Solidified During the Pleistocene Epoch -- PART VIII DOES MEMETICS PROVIDE A USEFUL WAY OF UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL EVOLUTION? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN Memetics Does Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN Memetics Does Not Provide a Useful Way of Understanding Cultural Evolution -- PART IX CAN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ACT AS A GROUND FOR ETHICS? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Biological Sciences Can Act as a Ground for Ethics -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN What the Biological Sciences Can and Cannot Contribute to Ethics -- PART X IS THERE A PLACE FOR INTELLIGENT DESIGN IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY? -- Introduction -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER NINETEEN There Is a Place for Intelligent Design in the Philosophy of Biology: Intelligent Design in (Philosophy of) Biology: Some Legitimate Roles -- CHAPTER TWENTY There Is No Place for Intelligent Design in the Philosophy of Biology: Intelligent Design Is Not Science -- Index.
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    Processes in Human Evolution : The Journey from Early Hominins to Neanderthals and Modern Humans. (2017)
    Oxford :Oxford University Press, Incorporated,
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    Keywords: Human evolution. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: A comprehensive overview of the latest research in hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as physical anthropology, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, genetics, archaeology, psychology and philosophy.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (585 pages)
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    ISBN: 9780191060458
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4816098
    DDC: 573.20000000000005
    Language: English
    Note: Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Evolution, genetics, and systematics -- 1.1 The theory of evolution -- 1.2 Population and evolutionary genetics -- 1.3 Taxonomy -- 1.4 The study of the fossil record -- 2 Taxonomy -- 2.1 Taxonomic considerations of the tribe Hominini -- 2.2 Traits of the human lineage -- 2.3 Beyond morphology: fossil footprints -- 2.4 Bipedalism and adaptation -- 3 The hominin lineage -- 3.1 The origin of hominins -- 3.2 A scenario for the human evolution -- 3.3 The Rift Valley site -- 3.4. South Africa sites -- 3.5 Sites to the north of the Rift Valley -- 4 Miocene and Lower Pliocene hominins -- 4.1 Miocene hominins -- 4.2 The role of locomotion in the divergence of hominoid lineages -- 4.3 Change in the Lower Pliocene: genus Australopithecus -- 4.4 Australopithecus afarensis -- 4.5 Australopithecus anamensis -- 4.6 Miocene human genera -- 4.7 First phylogenetic changes in the tribe Hominini -- 4.8 Phylogenetic relationships of the Miocene and Lower Pliocene hominins -- 5 Middle and Upper Pliocene hominins -- 5.1 What can be included in Australopithecus? -- 5.2 Australopithecines found outside the Rift: South Africa -- 5.3 Australopithecines found outside the Rift: Chad -- 5.4 The diversification of Australopithecus in the Rift Valley during Middle and Upper Pleistocene -- 5.5 Adaptation -- an Upper Pliocene difference -- 5.6 Dental enamel and diet -- 5.7 The genus Paranthropus -- 5.8 Consistency of the evolutionary scheme for the "gracile" and "robust" australopithecines in the Middle and Upper Pliocene -- 6 The emergence of the genus Homo -- 6.1 Homo habilis -- 6.2 The taxon Homo rudolfensis -- 6.3 Homo gautengensis -- 6.4 Homo naledi -- 6.5 Homo georgicus -- 6.6 The transition to Homo -- 6.7 Monophyly of the first Homo -- 6.8 The geographical issue-dispersal of ancient hominins in Africa -- 7 Lithic traditions: tool-making. , 7.1 Pre-cultural uses of tools -- 7.2 Taphonomic indications of culture -- 7.3 Mode 1: Oldowan culture -- 7.4 The transition Mode 1 (Oldowan) to Mode 2 (Acheulean) -- 7.5 Beyond tools: the use of fire -- 7.6 The transition Mode 2 (Acheulean) to Mode 3 (Mousterian) -- 7.7 The African Middle Stone Age -- 8 Middle and Lower Pleistocene: the Homo radiation -- 8.1 Is Homo erectus a well-defined species? -- 8.2 The first exit out of Africa -- 8.3 Homo erectus characterization -- 8.4 African specimens (Homo ergaster) -- 8.5 Asian specimens of Homo erectus -- 8.6 The colonization of Europe -- 8.7 An evolutionary model for the hominins of the Lower and Middle Pleistocene -- 9 Hominin transition to Upper Pliocene -- 9.1 European archaic Homo sapiens -- 9.2 African archaic Homo sapiens -- 9.3 African hominins from the Mindel-Riss interglacial period -- 9.4 Asian archaic Homo sapiens -- 9.5 Are the transitional species between Homo ergaster and Homo sapiens necessary? -- 9.6 Homo floresiensis -- 10 Species of the Upper Pleistocene -- 10.1 Homo neanderthalensis -- 10.2 Homo sapiens -- 11 Neanderthals and modern humans: similarities and differences -- 11.1 Genetic distance between Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens -- 11.2 Brain distance between Neanderthals and modern humans -- 11.3 Cognitive distance between Neanderthals and modern humans -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
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    In the Light of Evolution : Volume III: Two Centuries of Darwin. (2009)
    Washington, D.C. :National Academies Press,
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    Keywords: Extinction (Biology). ; Biodiversity. ; Evolution (Biology). ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (431 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780309139878
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3439952
    DDC: 575.7
    Language: English
    Note: Intro -- FrontMatter -- Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. 1913-1987 -- Contents -- Preface to the *In the Light of Evolution* Series -- Preface to *In the Light of Evolution, Volume III: Two Centuries of Darwin* -- Part I: NATURAL SELECTION, OR ADAPTATION TO NATURE -- 1 Natural Selection inAction During Speciation--Sara Via -- 2 Adaptive Radiations:From Field to Genomic Studies--Scott A. Hodges and Nathan J. Derieg -- 3 Genetics and Ecological Speciation--Dolph Schluter and Gina L. Conte -- 4 Cascades of Convergent Evolution: The Corresponding Evolutionary Histories of Euglenozoans and Dinoflagellates--Julius Lukeš, Brian S. Leander, and Patrick J. Keeling -- Part II: ARTIFICIAL SELECTION, OR ADAPTATION TO HUMAN DEMANDS -- 5 From Wild Animals to Domestic Pets, an Evolutionary View of Domestication--Carlos A. Driscoll, David W. Macdonald, and Stephen J. O'Brien -- 6 Tracking Footprints of Maize Domestication and Evidence for a Massive Selective Sweep on Chromosome 10--Feng Tian, Natalie M. Stevens, and Edward S. Buckler IV -- 7 Human-Induced Evolution Caused by Unnatural Selection Through Harvest of Wild Animals--Fred W. Allendorf and Jeffrey J. Hard -- 8 In the Light of Directed Evolution: Pathways of Adaptive Protein Evolution--Jesse D. Bloom and Frances H. Arnold -- Part III: SEXUAL SELECTION, OR ADAPTATION TO MATING DEMANDS -- 9 Mate Choice and Sexual Selection: What Have We Learned Since Darwin?--Adam G. Jones and Nicholas L. Ratterman -- 10 Sexual Selection and Mating Systems--Stephen M. Shuster -- 11 Reproductive Decisions Under Ecological Constraints: It's About Time--Patricia Adair Gowaty and Stephen P. Hubbell -- 12 Postcopulatory Sexual Selection: Darwin's Omission and Its Consequences--William G. Eberhard -- Part IV: THE DARWINIAN LEGACY, 150 YEARS LATER -- 13 Darwin and the Scientific Method--Francisco J. Ayala. , 14 The Darwinian Revolution: Rethinking Its Meaningand Significance--Michael Ruse -- 15 Did Darwin Write *the Origin* Backwards?--Elliott Sober -- 16 Darwin's Place in the History of Thought: A Reevaluation--Robert J. Richards -- 17 Darwin's "Strange Inversion of Reasoning"--Daniel Dennett -- References -- Index.
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    Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms : Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years after Stebbins. (2000)
    Washington, D.C. :National Academies Press,
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    Keywords: Plants-Evolution-Congresses. ; Plants-Variation-Congresses. ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (353 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780309501880
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3375430
    DDC: 581.3/8
    Language: English
    Note: Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I EARLY EVOLUTION AND THE ORIGIN OF CELLS -- 1 G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906-2000) - An Appreciation -- 2 Solution to Darwin's Dilemma: Discovery of the Missing Precambrian Record of Life -- 3 The Chimeric Eukaryote: Origin of the Nucleus from the Karyomastigont in Amitochondriate Protists -- 4 Dynamic Evolution of Plant Mitochondrial Genomes: Mobile Genes and Introns and Highly Variable Mutation Rates -- Part II VIRAL AND BACTERIAL MODELS -- 5 The Evolution of RNA Viruses: A Population Genetics View -- 6 Effects of Passage History and Sampling Bias on Phylogenetic Reconstruction of Human Influenza A Evolution -- 7 Bacteria are Different: Observations, Interpretations, Speculations, and Opinions About the Mechanisms of Adaptive Evolution in Prokaryotes -- Part III PROTOCTIST MODELS -- 8 Evolution of RNA Editing in Trypanosome Mitochondria -- 9 Population Structure and Recent Evolution of Plasmodium falciparum -- Part IV POPULATION VARIATION -- 10 Transposons and Genome Evolution in Plants -- 11 Maize as a Model for the Evolution of Plant Nuclear Genomes -- 12 Flower Color Variation: A Model for the Experimental Study of Evolution -- 13 Gene Genealogies and Population Variation in Plants -- Part V TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN PLANT EVOLUTION -- 14 Toward a New Synthesis: Major Evolutionary Trends in the Angiosperm Fossil Record -- 15 Reproductive Systems and Evolution in Vascular Plants -- 16 Hybridization as a Stimulus for the Evolution of Invasiveness in Plants? -- 17 The Role of Genetic and Genomic Attributes in the Success of Polyploids -- Index.
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    In the Light of Evolution : Volume VII: the Human Mental Machinery. (2014)
    Washington, D.C. :National Academies Press,
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    Keywords: Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (395 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780309296410
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3379325
    Language: English
    Note: Intro -- FrontMatter -- Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. 1913-1987 -- Contents -- Preface to the *In the Light of Evolution* Series -- Preface to *In the Light of Evolution, Volume VII: The Human Mental Machinery* -- Part I: CURRENT STUDY OF THE MIND-BRAIN RELATIONSHIPS -- 1 Theory of Mind and Darwin's Legacy--John Searle -- 2 Affiliation, Empathy, and the Origins of Theory of Mind--Robert M. Seyfarth and Dorothy L. Cheney -- 3 Evolution of Consciousness: Phylogeny, Ontogeny, and Emergence from General Anesthesia--George A. Mashour and Michael T. Alkire -- Part II: THE PRIMATE EVOLUTIONARY CONTINUITY -- 4 Similarity in Form and Function of the Hippocampus in Rodents, Monkeys, and Humans--Robert E. Clark and Larry R. Squire -- 5 Evolution of Working Memory--Peter Carruthers -- 6 The Evolution of Episodic Memory--Timothy A. Allen and Norbert J. Fortin -- 7 Neuroethology of Primate Social Behavior--Steve W. C. Chang, Lauren J. N. Brent, Geoffrey K. Adams, Jeffrey T. Klein, John M. Pearson, Karli K. Watson, and Michael L. Platt -- 8 Synaptogenesis and Development of Pyramidal Neuron Dendritic Morphology in the Chimpanzee Neocortex Resembles Humans--Serena Bianchi, Cheryl D. Stimpson, Tetyana Duka, Michael D. Larsen, William G. M. Janssen, Zachary Collins, Amy L. Bauernfeind, Steven J. Schapiro, Wallace B. Baze, Mark J. McArthur, William D. Hopkins, Derek E. Wildman, Leonard Lipovich, Christopher W. Kuzawa, Bob Jacobs, Patrick R. Hof, and Chet C. Sherwood -- Part III: THE HUMAN DIFFERENCE: FROM ETHICS TO AESTHETICS -- 9 Making Lasting Memories: Remembering the Significant--James L. McGaugh -- 10 Concepts and Implications of Altruism Bias and Pathological Altruism--Barbara A. Oakley -- 11 Justice- and Fairness-Related Behaviors in Nonhuman Primates--Sarah F. Brosnan. , 12 Powering Up with Indirect Reciprocity in a Large-Scale Field Experiment--Erez Yoeli, Moshe Hoffman, David G. Rand, and Martin A. Nowak -- 13 From Perception to Pleasure: Music and Its Neural Substrates--Robert J. Zatorre and Valorie N. Salimpoor -- 14 Learning Where to Look for a Hidden Target--Leanne Chukoskie, Joseph Snider, Michael C. Mozer, Richard J. Krauzlis, and Terrence J. Sejnowski -- 15 Impact of Contour on Aesthetic Judgments and Approach-Avoidance Decisions in Architecture-Oshin Vartanian, Gorka Navarrete, Anjan Chatterjee, Lars Brorson Fich, Helmut Leder, Cristián Modroño, Marcos Nadal, Nicolai Rostrup, and Martin Skov -- 16 Dynamics of Brain Networks in the Aesthetic Appreciation--Camilo J. Cela-Conde, Juan García-Prieto, José J. Ramasco, Claudio R. Mirasso, Ricardo Bajo, Enric Munar, Albert Flexas, Francisco del-Pozo, and Fernando Maestú -- References -- Index.
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    Die Großen Fragen - Evolution. (2013)
    Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer Berlin / Heidelberg,
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    Keywords: Evolution. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: Die 20 wichtigsten Fragen zur Entwicklung des Lebens auf der Erde stehen im Mittelpunkt des Buchs. In der Reihe werden grundlegende Probleme und Konzepte in Wissenschaft und Philosophie mit dem Anspruch behandelt, Antworten auf ,,große Fragen" zu präsentieren.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (209 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783642330063
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=2093178
    DDC: 113
    Language: German
    Note: Intro -- Inhalt -- 1 Einführung -- 2 Was ist Evolution? -- Das Universum -- Biologische Evolution -- Eine kurze Geschichte -- Charles Darwin -- Zwei Revolutionen: Kopernikus und Darwin -- 3 Hatte Darwin recht? -- Darwins Evolution -- Ähnlichkeit der Formen -- Ähnlichkeit der Embryonen -- Biogeografie -- Hawaii, ein Labor der Evolution -- 4 Was ist natürliche Selektion? -- Natürliche Selektion -- Erblichkeit und Mutation -- Ein schöpferischer Prozess -- Kein Zufall -- Selektion in Aktion -- 5 Was ist -- Malthus, Wallace und Darwin -- Die evolutionäre Synthese: natürliche Selektion und Genetik -- Unfitte, Fitte und die Fittesten -- Selektion einzelner Gene -- Überdominanz -- Frequenzabhängige Fitness -- 6 Ist Evolution ein ungerichteter Prozess? -- Gene und Evolution -- Der Genpool -- Mutation und Zufall -- Zufälligkeit und Determinismus -- 7 Was ist eine Art? -- Artbegriff -- Chronospezies -- Reproduktive Isolation -- Entstehung der Arten -- 8 Was sind Chromosomen, Gene und DNA? -- DNA -- Gene und Chromosomen -- Die Mendelschen Regeln -- Die Doppelhelix -- 9 Wie entstehen aus Genen Körper? -- Von Mendel zu Dolly -- Vom Ei zum fertigen Organismus -- Der genetische Werkzeugkasten -- Vom Gehirn zum Geist -- 10 Was ist molekulare Evolution? -- Die Einheitlichkeit des Lebens -- Molekulare Information -- Informationstragende Makromoleküle -- Molekulare Stammbäume -- Die molekulare Uhr -- 11 Wie ist das Leben entstanden? -- Die Einheitlichkeit des Lebens -- Frühes Leben -- Was ist Leben? -- Leben im Labor? -- Erblichkeit und Mutation -- Von der RNA zum Leben? -- Leben im Weltall -- 12 Was ist der Stammbaum des Lebens? -- Taxonomie -- Der universelle Stammbaum -- Fossilien und Morphologie -- Gene und Proteine -- Distanzmethoden -- Parsimonyoder Sparsamkeitsmethoden -- Maximum-Likelihood-Methoden -- 13 Bin ich wirklich ein Affe?. , Primaten und Hominiden -- Der Mythos der mitochondrialen Eva -- Der Übergang vom Menschenaffen zum Menschen -- Das Humangenomprojekt -- Das Schimpansengenom -- Die Einzigartigkeit des Menschen -- Biologische Evolution und kulturelle Evolution -- 14 Was verrät uns die fossile Überlieferung? -- Das Alter der Erde und des Lebens -- Fossilien -- und -- Aussterben -- 15 Was ist das Missing Link? -- Das Missing Link -- Frühe Hominiden -- Lucy -- Moderne Menschen -- Die genetische Vielfalt des Menschen -- 16 Ist Intelligenz erblich? -- Erbe und Umwelt -- Der Intelligenzquotient -- Erblichkeit -- Die Zwillingsmethode -- 17 Werden sich die Menschen weiterentwickeln? -- Natürliche Selektion beim modernen Menschen -- Erbliche Variation -- Genetische Störungen -- Jenseits der Krankheiten -- Jenseits der Biologie: Kultur -- Von der Biologie zur Kultur -- 18 Kann ich mich klonen? -- Klonen: Gene, Zellen, Individuen -- Kann ein Mensch geklont werden? -- Persönlichkeit: Genotyp versus Phänotyp -- Menschen klonen? -- 19 Woher kommt die Moral? -- Moralisches Verhalten und moralische Normen -- Evolution des moralischen Empfindens -- Ist Moralität eine Anpassung? -- Weshalb moralische Codices? -- Darwins moralischer Optimismus -- 20 Ist Sprache rein menschlich? -- Kommunikation und Sprache -- Der Ursprung der Sprache -- Gene und Sprache -- Der Vokaltrakt -- Evolution des Gehirns -- Die Kosten des Gehirns -- Moderne Sprachen -- 21 Hat der Kreationismus recht? -- Stellen Naturwissenschaft und Religion einen Gegensatz dar? -- Evolution und die Bibel -- Religiöser Fundamentalismus in den Vereinigten Staaten -- Intelligent Design -- Darwin, der verkappte Freund der Religion -- Die Koexistenz von Evolution und Religion -- Glossar -- Quellenangaben -- Index.
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    In the Light of Evolution : Volume I: Adaptation and Complex Design. (2007)
    Washington, D.C. :National Academies Press,
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    Keywords: Evolution (Biology)--Congresses. ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (378 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780309667869
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3378317
    DDC: 576.8
    Language: English
    Note: Front Matter -- Arthur M. Sackler, M.D. 1913-1987 (Biography) -- Contents -- Preface to the In the Light of Evolution Series -- Preface to In the Light of Evolution, Volume I: Adaptation and Complex Design -- Part I: INTRODUCTORY ESSAY -- 1 Darwin's Greatest Discovery: Design Without Designer--FRANCISCO J. AYALA -- Part II: EPISTEMOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO BIOCOMPLEXITY ASSESSMENT -- 2 Functional Information and the Emergence of Biocomplexity--ROBERT M. HAZEN, PATRICK L. GRIFFIN, JAMES M. CAROTHERS, and JACK W. SZOSTAK -- 3 The Theory of Facilitated Variation--JOHN GERHART and MARC KIRSCHNER -- 4 Between ''Design'' and ''Bricolage'': Genetic Networks, Levels of Selection, and Adaptive Evolution--ADAM S. WILKINS -- 5 The Frailty of Adaptive Hypotheses for the Origins of Organismal Complexity--MICHAEL LYNCH -- Part III: FROM INDIVIDUAL ONTOGENY TO SYMBIOSIS: A HIERARCHY OF COMPLEXITY -- 6 Emerging Principles of Regulatory Evolution--BENJAMIN PRUD'HOMME, NICOLAS GOMPEL, and SEAN B. CARROLL -- 7 Evolution of Individuality During the Transition from Unicellular to Multicellular Life--RICHARD E. MICHOD -- 8 Insect Societies as Divided Organisms: The Complexities of Purpose and Cross-Purpose--JOAN E. STRASSMANN and DAVID C. QUELLER -- 9 Symbiosis as an Adaptive Process and Source of Phenotypic Complexity--NANCY A. MORAN -- Part IV: CASE STUDIES: DISSECTING COMPLEX PHENOTYPES -- 10 Adaptive Evolution of Color Vision as Seen Through the Eyes of Butterflies--FRANCESCA D. FRENTIU, GARY D. BERNARD, CRISTINA I. CUEVAS, MARILOU P. SISON-MANGUS, KATHLEEN L. PRUDIC, and ADRIANA D. BRISCOE -- 11 Plant Domestication, a Unique Opportunity to Identify the Genetic Basis of Adaptation--JEFFREY ROSS-IBARRA, PETER L. MORRELL, and BRANDON S. GAUT -- 12 An Experimental Test of Evolutionary Trade-Offs During Temperature Adaptation--ALBERT F. BENNETT and RICHARD E. LENSKI. , 13 Two Routes to Functional Adaptation: Tibetan and Andean High-Altitude Natives--CYNTHIA M. BEALL -- 14 On the Origin and Evolutionary Diversification of Beetle Horns--DOUGLAS J. EMLEN, LAURA CORLEY LAVINE, and BEN EWEN-CAMPEN -- Part V: CONCLUDING ESSAY -- 15 Biological Design in Science Classrooms--EUGENIE C. SCOTT and NICHOLAS J. MATZKE -- References -- Index.
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    In the Light of Evolution : Volume X: Comparative Phylogeography. (2017)
    Washington, D.C. :National Academies Press,
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    Keywords: Phylogeography--Congresses. ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (433 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780309444231
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4837568
    DDC: 576.8809
    Language: English
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    In the Light of Evolution : Volume IV: the Human Condition. (2010)
    Washington, D.C. :National Academies Press,
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    Keywords: Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (427 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780309156585
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3378718
    Language: English
    Note: FrontMatter -- Arthur M. Sackler, M.D.1913-1987 -- Contents -- Preface to the *In the Light of Evolution* Series -- Preface to *In the Light of Evolution, Volume IV: The Human Condition* -- PART I: HUMAN PHYLOGENETIC HISTORY AND THE PALEONTOLOGICAL RECORD -- 1 Reconstructing Human Evolution: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities--Bernard Wood -- 2 Terrestrial Apes and Phylogenetic Trees--Juan Luis Arsuaga -- 3 Phylogenomic Evidence of Adaptive Evolution in the Ancestry of Humans-Morris Goodman and Kirstin N. Sterner -- 4 Human Adaptations to Diet, Subsistence, and Ecoregion Are Due to Subtle Shifts in Allele Frequency--Angela M. Hancock, David B. Witonsky, Edvard Ehler, Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu, Cynthia Beall, Amha Gebremedhin, Rem Sukernik, Gerd Utermann, Jonathan Pritchard, Graham Coop, and Anna Di Rienzo -- 5 Working Toward a Synthesis of Archaeological, Linguistic, and Genetic Data for Inferring African Population History--Laura B. Scheinfeldt, Sameer Soi, and Sarah A. Tishkoff -- PART II: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN GENOME -- 6 Uniquely Human Evolution of Sialic Acid Genetics and Biology--Ajit Varki -- 7 Bioenergetics, the Origins of Complexity, and the Ascent of Man-Douglas C. Wallace -- 8 Genome-wide Patterns of Population Structure and Admixture Among Hispanic/Latino Populations--Katarzyna Bryc, Christopher Velez, Tatiana Karafet, Andres Moreno-Estrada, Andy Reynolds, Adam Auton, Michael Hammer, Carlos D. Bustamante, and Harry Ostrer -- 9 Human Skin Pigmentation as an Adaptation to UV Radiation--Nina G. Jablonski and George Chaplin -- 10 Footprints of Nonsentient Design Inside the Human Genome--John C. Avise -- PART III: CULTURAL EVOLUTION AND THE UNIQUENESS OF BEING HUMAN -- 11 How Grandmother Effects Plus Individual Variation in Frailty Shape Fertility and Mortality: Guidance from Human-Chimpanzee Comparisons--Kristen Hawkes. , 12 Gene-Culture Coevolution in the Age of Genomics--Peter J. Richerson, Robert Boyd, and Joseph Henrich -- 13 The Cognitive Niche: Coevolution of Intelligence, Sociality, and Language--Steven Pinker -- 14 A Role for Relaxed Selection in the Evolution of the Language Capacity--Terrence W. Deacon -- 15 Adaptive Specializations, Social Exchange, and the Evolution of Human Intelligence--Leda Cosmides, H. Clark Barrett, and John Tooby -- 16 The Difference of Being Human: Morality--Francisco J. Ayala -- References -- Index.
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