Life Sciences: General Issues

Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. This book describes the dynamics of evolutionary change at the molecular...

Phenotypic variation is influenced by both genetic and environmental variation. One important source of environmental variation is the maternal eff...

Natural Hybridation and Evolution includes data from numerous sources that support the paradigm of natural hybridization as an important evolutiona...

In this work, Colleen Clements presents her case for the need to subject the field of bioethics to a critical external analysis apart from the curr...

This book grapples with the moral meaning of the new biomedical technologies now threatening to take us back to the future envisioned by Aldous Hux...

This book takes an in-depth look at the tradition of solving puzzles and considers the psychological cause and effect of the ‘Aha moment’: that fam...

A fully updated and expanded edition of the essential primer on Bayesian modeling for ecologistsUniquely suited to deal with complexity in a statis...

In this book, Peirce’s logical apparatus is used to explain some topics in biology where traditional scientific methods fail to establish the relat...

Talking the Talk provides a comprehensive introduction to the psychology of language, written for the reader with no background in the field or any...

A spellbinding scientific and cultural study of snakes, the fascination and fear they inspire, and how surprising new science is indelibly changing...

A vivid portrait of the life and work of Carl LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus (1707–1778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and ...

Field Guide to the Snakes of Eswatini offers a complete account of all 63 snake species recorded in the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaz...

Talking the Talk provides a comprehensive introduction to the psychology of language, written for the reader with no background in the field or any...

A Symposium on Consciousness Across Species Emerging from a series of public events at London’s Serpentine Gallery, The Shape of a Circle in the M...

"Comprehensively researched, abundantly illustrated and written in accessible and engaging prose . . . With great skill, Poore weaves diverse types...

This volume presents a contemporary and comprehensive overview of the great diversity of theoretical interests, new ideas, and practical applicatio...

How does technical education fit into today’s society? What is the implication of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Developmen...

Recent scientific literature has raised many concerns about whether fisheries have caused more extensive changes to marine populations and ecosyste...

Advances in Kinetics and Mechanism of Chemical Reactions describes the chemical physics and/or chemistry of ten novel material or chemical systems....

Exploring recent developments in the field, Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and Biomolecular Systems examines systematic ways of constructing co...

Evolutionism and Its Critics is a critical history of evolutionary theories in the social sciences and a defense of them against their many critic...

Molecular recognition, also known as biorecognition, is the heart of all biological interactions. Originating from protein stretching experiments, ...

Multilateral evidence has continued to show that the conspicuous absence of reputable ethical-ecological criteria for evaluating companies and busi...

“teeming with fascinating and enlightening insights” Observer A narrative investigation into the new...

In its short but active history, the use of DNA typing has revolutionized criminal investigations. It is almost inconceivable to bring a case to tr...

This book is about the increasing significance of DNA profiling for crime investigation in modern society. It focuses on developments in the UK as ...