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Darwinizing Gaia: natural selection and multispecies community evolution
A reinterpretation of James Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis through the lens of Darwinian natural selection and multispecies community evolution. First conceived in the 1970s, James Lovelock's Gaia Hypothesis proposed that living organisms developed in tandem with their inorganic surroundings, forming a complex, self-regulating system. Today, most evolutionary biologists consider the theory probl…
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- 9780262380638
- Collation
- xxii, 247p.: ill.
- Series Title
- Vienna series in theoretical biology
- Call Number
- 570.1 DOO d
Islam and evolution : al-Ghazali and the modern evolutionary paradigm
This book attempts to equip the reader with a holistic and accessible account of Islam and evolution. It guides the reader through the different variables that have played a part in the ongoing dialogue between Muslim creationists and evolutionists. This work views the discussion through the lens of al-Ghazālī (1058-1111), a widely-known and well-respected Islamic intellectual from the mediev…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780429345753
- Collation
- xvi + 347 p
- Series Title
- Routledge science and religion
- Call Number
- 297.12285 MAL i
Invasive species in forests and rangelands of the United States : a comprehen…
This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the…
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- 9783030453671
- Collation
- xlii, 455p. : ill.
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- 577 INV i
Diversity and evolution of butterfly wing patterns : an integrative approach
This book facilitates an integrative understanding of the development, genetics and evolution of butterfly wing patterns. To develop a deep and realistic understanding of the diversity and evolution of butterfly wing patterns, it is essential and necessary to approach the problem from various kinds of key research fields such as “evo-devo,” “eco-devo,” ”developmental genetics,” “e…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789811049569
- Collation
- xii, 321p. : ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 595.789 DIV d
Bird species : how they arise, modify and vanish
The average person can name more bird species than they think, but do we really know what a bird “species” is? This open access book takes up several fascinating aspects of bird life to elucidate this basic concept in biology. From genetic and physiological basics to the phenomena of bird song and bird migration, it analyzes various interactions of birds – with their environment and other…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319916897
- Collation
- xii, 266p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 598 BIR b
Evolutionary genomics : statistical and computational methods
This open access book addresses the challenge of analyzing and understanding the evolutionary dynamics of complex biological systems at the genomic level, and elaborates on some promising strategies that would bring us closer to uncovering of the vital relationships between genotype and phenotype. After a few educational primers, the book continues with sections on sequence homology and alignme…
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- second edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781493990740
- Collation
- xvii, 780p. : ill.
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- -
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- 572.838 EVO e
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