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Das Buch der Gene und Genome
Das Buch der Gene und Genome bietet einen prägnanten Überblick über die Fortschritte in der Genetik und Genomik und liefert den mit diesem Gebiet...
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Plains Vizcachas Biology and Evolution of a Peculiar Neotropical Caviomorph Rodent
The plains vizcacha (Lagostomus maximus) is a remarkable rodent of the Neotropic given several peculiar aspects of its biology, some of them quite...
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Past Environments of Mexico Unveiling the Past Environments of a Megadiverse Country Through its Fossil Record
Mexico is a biodiverse country. The dynamics of environments from Mexico played a crucial role in the history of North American biota. This book...
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Epigenetics in Biological Communication
Every cell, tissue, organ and organism is competent to use signs to exchange information reaching common coordinations and organisations of both...
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History of Cenozoic Mammals from South America A New Model
The Cenozoic history of South America faunas mainly rests on the evidence yielded by the study of fossil mammals. Following the seminal work of...
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Evolution Seen from the Phase Diagram of Life
This book aims to understand biological evolution through a physical approach, focusing on the macroscopic aspects of the biological genome. Readers...
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Rare Genetic Disorders Advancements in Diagnosis and Treatment
This book introduces different Rare Genetic Disorders (RGDs), and challenges in their diagnosis. The chapters of the book discuss the emerging...
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Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Herbivore Interactions on Islands
Theory and early empirical work posed that herbivore pressure should be lower on islands than on the mainland owing to lower herbivore abundance and...
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Darwin’s Racism, Sexism, and Idolization Their Tragic Societal and Scientific Repercussions
In this book Diogo, a renowned biologist and anthropologist, addresses a question that is critical for the understanding of science, beliefs,...
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Dinosaur Tracks of Mesozoic Basins in Brazil Impact of Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic Changes
This book presents the diversity of Dinosaur tracks found in Mesozoic basins in Brazil and brings it in a paleoenvironmental context. Each chapter...
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Molecular Mechanisms in Nutritional Epigenetics
This volume in the Epigenetics and Human Healthseries explores the intersection of diet and epigenetic modifications. It provides the reader with...
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Larger Benthic Foraminifera Through Space and Time
Foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms, usually less than a millimeter in size, and their fossil records extend back in geological time some...
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Conservation Genetics in the Neotropics
This book explores how genetics and the new technologies in genomics have been used for conservation of plants and animals in the Neotropics. It...
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RNA Structure and Function
This book focuses on the current status of our understanding of RNA, a key biological molecule. The various RNAs covered are messenger RNA, ribosomal...
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Baobab The Hadza of Tanzania and the Baobab as Humanity's Tree of Life
Modern humans, descendants of a founding population that separated from chimpanzees some five to eight million years ago, are today the only living...
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Life and Mind New Directions in the Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Sciences
This volume provides a broad overview of some cutting-edge philosophical topics of growing interest at the juncture between cognitive science and...
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Corals and Reefs From the Beginning to an Uncertain Future
The health status and future of tropical coral reefs, as tourist destinations, are regularly subjected to media coverage. Many documentaries...
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Evolutionary Biology: Contemporary and Historical Reflections Upon Core Theory
This book is reflecting upon core theories in evolutionary biology – in a historical as well as contemporary context. It exposes the main areas of...
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Bioinformatics for Evolutionary Biologists A Problems Approach
This self-contained textbook covers fundamental aspects of sequence analysis with special emphasis on evolutionary biology, including sequence...
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Hermaphroditism and Mating Systems in Fish
This book provides a comprehensive review of hermaphroditism in fishes. It focuses on the behavioral ecology of functional hermaphroditism in fishes...
