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Treats the diversity of seeds and diaspores of plants commonly encountered in the Amazon and other lowland moist forests of the American tropics. This guide features a whole-plant approach to seed identification that provides descriptions of the seeds, as well as of the habit, trunk, bark, leaves, infructescence, and fruit of Amazonian plants.

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In Single Digits, Marc Chamberland takes readers on a fascinating exploration of small numbers, from one to nine, looking at their history, applications, and connections to various areas of mathematics, including number theory, geometry, chaos theory, numerical analysis, and mathematical physics. For instance, why do eight perfect card shuffles lea

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This text seeks to dispel popular myths and common fears about snakes and fosters an appreciation of their roles in the natural world. It provides a basic introduction for both adults and children to the habits and marvels of these limbless creatures.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

In this new edition of his classic work, Paul Mattick argues that we can only develop scientific understandings of social life by subjecting the very categories of social science to rigorous study and critique.

(Hardback)

Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of behavioral research and sits at the interface of many academic disciplines, including biology, experimental psychology, economics, and cognitive neurosci

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Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others. Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of behavioral research and sits at the interface of many academic disciplines, including biology, experimental psychology, economics, and cognitive neurosci

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Considers the so-called Unlikely Intersections, a topic that embraces well-known issues, such as Lang's and Manin-Mumford's, concerning torsion points in subvarieties of tori or abelian varieties. This book considers algebraic subgroups that meet a given subvariety in a set of unlikely dimension.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Since its introduction by Friedhelm Waldhausen in the 1970s, the algebraic K-theory of spaces has been recognized as the main tool for studying parametrized phenomena in the theory of manifolds. However, a full proof of the equivalence relating the two areas has not appeared until now. This book presents such a proof, essentially completing Waldhau

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

Introduces advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers to the statistical and algebraic methods used to analyze spatiotemporal data in a range of fields, including climate science, geophysics, ecology, astrophysics, and medicine.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Spin glasses are disordered magnetic systems that have led to the development of mathematical tools with an array of real-world applications, from airline scheduling to neural networks. This book offers an introduction to the subject, explaining what spin glasses are, and how they are opening up new ways of thinking about complexity.

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(Hardback, School edition)

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Statistical mechanics is one of the most important areas of physics, and it also has applications to subjects as diverse as economics, social behavior, algorithmic theory, and evolutionary biology. This bokk introduces important developments in classical statistical mechanics, and guides readers to the very threshold of research.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

Aims to stimulate research into halting amphibian declines and to improve decisions about conservation.

(Hardback, 2nd edition)