Lingua: Inglese
Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014
ISBN 10: 1495277135 ISBN 13: 9781495277139
Da: Patrico Books, Apollo Beach, FL, U.S.A.
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardback. Condizione: New. Species evolve over time to become perfectly adapted to their environments, right?{::} Well, sometimes. Consider that an elephant will not grow a seventh set of teeth, even though wearing down the sixth will condemn it to starvation; that hosts of the European cuckoo seem unable to tell that the overgrown monster in their nest is not their own chick; and that whales are fully aquatic mammals who, millions of years after first abandoning the land, still cannot breathe underwater.This book is about evolution, but not its greatest hits. Instead, it explores everything in the animal kingdom that is self-defeating, ill-made, uneconomical, or downright weird - and explains how natural selection has favoured it. In the grand struggle for survival, some surprising patterns emerge: animals are always slightly out-of-date; inefficiency tends to increase over time; predators usually lose, and parasites usually win. With equal parts humour and scientific insight, Andy Dobson is here to explain the how and why of evolution's limits and liabilities.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The History Press Ltd, Stroud, 2023
ISBN 10: 1803990171 ISBN 13: 9781803990170
Da: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This book is about evolution, but not its greatest hits. Consider that an elephant will not grow a seventh set of teeth, even though wearing down the sixth will condemn it to starvation; that male mandarin ducks sport bright-orange feathers that attract not just females but also predators; and as for whales Whales are fully aquatic mammals who, millions of years after first abandoning the land, still cannot breathe underwater. Packed with anecdotes and curious facts, Why Cant Whales Breathe Underwater? explores everything in the animal kingdom that is self-defeating, ill-made, uneconomical or downright weird and explains how natural selection has favoured it. In the grand struggle for survival, some surprising patterns emerge: animals are always slightly out-of-date; inefficiency tends to increase over time; predators usually lose and parasites usually win. With equal parts humour and scientific insight, Andy Dobson is here to explain the how and why of evolutions greatest mistakes. AUTHOR: After a first-class degree in Ecology from Durham, Andy Dobson completed a PhD at Nottingham, before joining the University of Oxford's Zoology Department. Most recently, he took up a research post at Edinburgh University to apply data-science techniques to anti-poaching efforts. He is currently a freelance scientific copy-editor, and remains a Visiting Academic at Edinburgh. 12 b/w illustrations A smart and accessible look at the myriad ways in which evolution doesnt get things nearly as right as we imagine Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: New. Across the animal kingdom are numerous examples of what appear to evolutionary imperfections, such as birds unable to spot a cuckoo chick in their nest, or whales having to surface for air despite millions of years living under water. As he explores some of these quirks of nature, ecologist Andy Dobson offers comprehensive explanations of the behaviour and conditions that underpin them.
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Sackler Colloquium / National Academies Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 0309122759 ISBN 13: 9780309122757
Da: Calliopebooks, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 2008 Sackler Colloquium National Academy of Sciences Includes CD sealed in pouch attached to back cover. Pages are all clean and bright no marks and appears unread. Cover is clean and strong spine is smooth.
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Da: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sudafrica
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Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: new. Pages: 330 Language: Russian. *Kniga o tom, kak nesovershenstvo dvizhet zhiznju na Zemle.* Vy uznaete, pochemu evoljutsija sozdala khischnikov, kotorye vechno golodajut, zhertv, kotorye vsegda pobezhdajut, i parazitov, kotorye pravjat mirom. *Avtor dostupno i uvlekatelno opisyvaet slozhnye nauchnye idei, pomogaja chitatelju ponjat ikh i pri etom ne uproschaja ponjatija. V khode evoljutsii vidy idealno prisposablivajutsja k uslovijam okruzhajuschej sredy, ne pravda li? Chto zh, inogda byvaet i ne tak. No podumajte vot o chem: u slona ne vyrastaet sedmoj nabor zubov, khotja posle togo, kak sotretsja shestoj nabor, on budet obrechen na golodnuju smert; ptitsy, v chi gnezda podbrasyvaet jajtsa kukushka, ne sposobny otlichit monstra-pererostka v gnezde ot sobstvennogo ptentsa; a kity khotja i stali polnostju vodnymi mlekopitajuschimi milliony let nazad, do sikh por ne nauchilis dyshat pod vodoj. Eta kniga ob evoljutsii, no ne o ee velichajshikh dostizhenijakh. Naprotiv, v nej rassmatrivajutsja vsevozmozhnye evoljutsionnye reshenija, kotorye mozhno nazvat samoubijstvennymi, neudachnymi, neekonomnymi ili otkrovenno strannymi, - i objasnjaetsja, pochemu vsemu etomu blagoprijatstvuet estestvennyj otbor. V grandioznoj borbe za vyzhivanie projavljajutsja nekotorye udivitelnye zakonomernosti: zhivotnye vsegda nemnogo otstajut ot izmenenij okruzhajuschej sredy; neeffektivnost imeet tendentsiju so vremenem vozrastat; khischniki obychno proigryvajut, a parazity vyigryvajut. Umelo sochetaja jumor i nauchnuju pronitsatelnost, Endi Dobson v svoej knige raskryvaet predely vozmozhnostej evoljutsii i tsenu, kotoruju prikhoditsja za eto platit. Tsitaty: "V samom shirokom smysle evoljutsija - eto izmenenie biologicheskikh organizmov vo vremeni, osuschestvljaemoe putem estestvennogo otbora, protsessa, v khode kotorogo poleznye mutatsii v kazhdom pokolenii nakaplivajutsja i dajut preimuschestva v konkurentsii za vyzhivanie i razmnozhenie. Takim obrazom, u ptits, strekoz i letuchikh myshej pojavilas sposobnost k poletu, zmei utratili konechnosti, elektricheskie ugri priobreli elektroshokery, u paukov voznikla pautina, bobry stali obustraivat vodnye ugodja, a muravi - razvodit griby i tlej. Porazhajuschee voobrazhenie raznoobrazie i izobretatelnost zhizni nevozmozhno nedootsenit, i v osnove vsego etogo lezhit estestvennyj otbor." 9785002235513.
Da: Matheson Sports International Limited, Auckland, Nuova Zelanda
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Brand new Book. Substantial book of 256 pages covering the greatest 50 Springbok rugby players of all time. The authors had the assistance of former Springbok players, coaches and historians of Springbok rugby and have reviewed the careers of all those who represented South Africa since 1891 to come up with the definitive ranking of the top 50.
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Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780198506195.
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