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By: Nikolas Rose
ISBN: 9780691149615
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: May 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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The brain sciences are influencing our understanding of human behavior as never before, from neuropsychiatry and neuroeconomics to neurotheology and neuroaesthetics. Many now believe that the brain is what makes us human, and it seems that neuroscientists are poised to become the new experts in the management of human conduct. Neuro describes the k
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By: Jean-Pierre Changeux
ISBN: 9780691026664
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jul 1997
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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There has been an explosive increase in scientists' ability to explain the structure and functioning of the human brain. This title elucidates knowledge of the human brain, taking an interdisciplinary approach and explaining in layman's terms the complex theories and scientific breakthroughs.
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By: Mitchell Glickstein
ISBN: 9780262534611
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Sep 2017
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
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An introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system that emphasizes the history of experiments and observations that led to modern neuroscientific knowledge.
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By: F. John Odling-Smee
ISBN: 9780691044378
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Sep 2003
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Extends evolutionary theory by formally including niche construction and ecological inheritance as additional evolutionary processes. The authors support their move with empirical data, theoretical population genetics, and conceptual models. They also describe research methods capable of testing the theory.
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By: Peter M. Vitousek
ISBN: 9780691115801
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Makes use of the Hawaiian ecosystems to explore the mechanisms that shape productivity and diversity in ecosystems throughout the world. Integrating research from geochemistry, pedology, atmospheric chemistry, ecophysiology, and ecology, this book evaluates the controls and consequences of variation in nutrient availability and limitation.
(Hardback)
By: Jonathan Roughgarden
ISBN: 9780691633602
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: William A. Searcy
ISBN: 9780691601076
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: William A. Searcy
ISBN: 9780691630830
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Stephen D. Fretwell
ISBN: 9780691081069
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Sep 1972
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Most organisms live in a seasonal environment. During their life cycles, some species face seasons of breeding and nonbreeding. This work analyzes the complex interaction between a population and a regularly varying environment in an attempt to define and measure seasonality as a critical parameter in the general theory of population regulation.
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By: Colin McGinn
ISBN: 9780262533645
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Aug 2017
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
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In praise of the hand: A philosopher considers the crucial role of the hand in human evolution, particularly with respect to language.
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By: Joshua S. Weitz
ISBN: 9780691255682
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jul 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Joshua S. Weitz
ISBN: 9780691255675
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Joshua S. Weitz
ISBN: 9780691255668
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jul 2024
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Arlene Quaratiello
ISBN: 9780313323881
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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In Rachel Carson: A Biography, Carson emerges as a talented scientist and exceptional writer who was able to share her sense of wonder about nature with both scientists and the general public.
Carson's great love of both writing and nature emerged at a young age and enabled her to overcome numerous obstacles in her life.
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By: Richard G. Delisle
ISBN: 9781350259577
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Feb 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Oswald J. Schmitz
ISBN: 9780691128498
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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How should an ecosystem be conceptualized to blend its biotic and biophysical components How should evolutionary ecological principles be used to derive an operational understanding of complex, adaptive ecosystems This book addresses the critical questions of contemporary ecology.
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By: Jeffrey H. Schwartz
ISBN: 9780262546744
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2022
Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
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By: Andreas Wagner
ISBN: 9780691134048
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Explores why genetic changes do not cause organisms to fail catastrophically and how evolution shapes organisms' robustness. This book looks at this problem, starting with the alphabet of DNA, the genetic code, RNA, and protein molecules, moving on to genetic networks and embryonic development, and working his way up to whole organisms.
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By: Kylie Mosbacher
ISBN: 9781543941074
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2018
Publisher: BookBaby
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By: Aaron M. Ellison
ISBN: 9780691222776
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Aaron M. Ellison
ISBN: 9780691172705
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Danielle Dixson
ISBN: 9781543912739
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2018
Publisher: BookBaby
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By: Scott Camazine
ISBN: 9780691116242
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Nov 2003
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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A primer on self-organization in biological systems for students and other enthusiasts, this book introduces readers to the basic concepts and tools for studying self-organization and then examines numerous examples of self-organization in the natural world.
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By: Ricard Sol
ISBN: 9780691070407
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jun 2006
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Deals with the usefulness of tools from statistical physics in ecology. This book provides an introduction to complex systems theory, and asks whether universal laws shape the structure of ecosystems. Tackling classic ecological questions, its presentation of theories and data focuses on the power of statistical physics and complexity in ecology.
