Chance in Evolution / / Grant Ramsey, Charles H. Pence |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 pages) |
Disciplina | 576.801 |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology) - Philosophy
Chance |
Soggetto non controllato |
Charles Darwin
chance contingency evolution genetic drift history of biology macroevolution mutation natural selection |
ISBN | 0-226-40191-X |
Classificazione | WH 2100 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Chance in Evolution from Darwin to Contemporary Biology -- 1. Contingency, Chance, and Randomness in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Biology -- 2. Chance and Chances in Darwin's Early Theorizing and in Darwinian Theory Today -- 3. Chance in the Modern Synthesis -- 4. Is it Providential, by Chance? Christian Objections to the Role of Chance in Darwinian Evolution -- 5. Does Darwinian Evolution Mean We Are Here by Chance? -- 6. The Reference Class Problem in Evolutionary Biology: Distinguishing Selection from Drift -- 7. Weak Randomness at the Origin of Biological Variation: The Case of Genetic Mutations -- 8. Parallel Evolution: What Does It (Not) Tell Us and Why Is It (Still) Interesting? -- 9. Contingent Evolution: Not by Chance Alone -- 10. History's Windings in a Flask: Microbial Experiments into Evolutionary Contingency -- 11. Rolling the Dice Twice: Evolving Reconstructed Ancient Proteins in Extant Organisms -- 12. Wonderful Life Revisited: Chance and Contingency in the Ediacaran-Cambrian Radiation -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838253403321 |
Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution's rainbow [[electronic resource] ] : diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people / / Joan Roughgarden |
Autore | Roughgarden Joan |
Edizione | [Tenth anniversary edition /] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (491 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Sexual behavior in animals Gender identity Gender Identity Sexual Behavior Sexual orientation |
Soggetto non controllato |
animals
bible biology body and behavior creatures darwinian sexual selection diversity evolutionary biology evolutionary psychology feminist theory gay gene gender and sexuality gender identity gender studies genes and hormones humans individuality mating opportunities medical establishment natural selection religion scientists selfish gene sex gender and sexuality sexual orientation social inclusion social science theoretical transgender criticism wilsons genetic determinism of behavior |
ISBN | 0-520-95797-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part one. Animal rainbows -- part two. Human rainbows -- part three. Cultural rainbows. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790429503321 |
Roughgarden Joan | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution's rainbow [[electronic resource] ] : diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people / / Joan Roughgarden |
Autore | Roughgarden Joan |
Edizione | [Tenth anniversary edition /] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (491 p.) |
Disciplina | 305.3 |
Soggetto topico |
Biodiversity
Sexual behavior in animals Gender identity Gender Identity Sexual Behavior Sexual orientation |
Soggetto non controllato |
animals
bible biology body and behavior creatures darwinian sexual selection diversity evolutionary biology evolutionary psychology feminist theory gay gene gender and sexuality gender identity gender studies genes and hormones humans individuality mating opportunities medical establishment natural selection religion scientists selfish gene sex gender and sexuality sexual orientation social inclusion social science theoretical transgender criticism wilsons genetic determinism of behavior |
ISBN | 0-520-95797-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part one. Animal rainbows -- part two. Human rainbows -- part three. Cultural rainbows. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810035003321 |
Roughgarden Joan | ||
Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolutionary Feedbacks Between Population Biology and Genome Architecture |
Autore | Tariq Ezaz |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (129 p.) |
Collana | Frontiers Research Topics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Genetic Drift
intron natural selection gene plant vertebrate Bacteria Sex Chromosomes Genome |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910346739103321 |
Tariq Ezaz | ||
Frontiers Media SA, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolutionary history / / Christopher J. Paradise, A. Malcolm Campbell |
Autore | Paradise Christopher J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Momentum Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 575 |
Collana | Biology collection |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Plants - Evolution Human evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Libros electronicos. |
Soggetto non controllato |
species
extinction evolution population speciation adaptive radiations natural selection ancestors common ancestor lineage descendants evolutionary tree phenotype hominids radioisotope dating relative dating population genetics heterozygous antibiotic resistance homozygous pesticide resistance adaptation |
ISBN | 1-60650-966-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
1. Descent with modification and adaptive radiations can be observed -- Adaptive radiation of orchids from a common ancestor -- Rapid diversification in bats --
2. Terrestrial plants evolved from aquatic ancestors millions of years ago -- 3. Humans evolved from hominid ancestors in Africa -- Ethical, legal, social implications: eugenics yesterday and today -- Ethical, legal, social implications: evolution has not reached its peak; humans are still evolving -- 4. Evolution can occur quickly in response to strong selection -- Ethical, legal, social implications: overuse of chemicals like pesticides and antibiotics can have detrimental effects -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465588603321 |
Paradise Christopher J. | ||
New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Momentum Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolutionary history / / Christopher J. Paradise, A. Malcolm Campbell |
Autore | Paradise Christopher J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Momentum Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 575 |
Collana | Biology collection |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Plants - Evolution Human evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Libros electronicos. |
Soggetto non controllato |
species
extinction evolution population speciation adaptive radiations natural selection ancestors common ancestor lineage descendants evolutionary tree phenotype hominids radioisotope dating relative dating population genetics heterozygous antibiotic resistance homozygous pesticide resistance adaptation |
ISBN | 1-60650-966-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
1. Descent with modification and adaptive radiations can be observed -- Adaptive radiation of orchids from a common ancestor -- Rapid diversification in bats --
2. Terrestrial plants evolved from aquatic ancestors millions of years ago -- 3. Humans evolved from hominid ancestors in Africa -- Ethical, legal, social implications: eugenics yesterday and today -- Ethical, legal, social implications: evolution has not reached its peak; humans are still evolving -- 4. Evolution can occur quickly in response to strong selection -- Ethical, legal, social implications: overuse of chemicals like pesticides and antibiotics can have detrimental effects -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798222903321 |
Paradise Christopher J. | ||
New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Momentum Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolutionary history / / Christopher J. Paradise, A. Malcolm Campbell |
Autore | Paradise Christopher J. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Momentum Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (65 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 575 |
Collana | Biology collection |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Plants - Evolution Human evolution |
Soggetto genere / forma | Libros electronicos. |
Soggetto non controllato |
species
extinction evolution population speciation adaptive radiations natural selection ancestors common ancestor lineage descendants evolutionary tree phenotype hominids radioisotope dating relative dating population genetics heterozygous antibiotic resistance homozygous pesticide resistance adaptation |
ISBN | 1-60650-966-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
1. Descent with modification and adaptive radiations can be observed -- Adaptive radiation of orchids from a common ancestor -- Rapid diversification in bats --
2. Terrestrial plants evolved from aquatic ancestors millions of years ago -- 3. Humans evolved from hominid ancestors in Africa -- Ethical, legal, social implications: eugenics yesterday and today -- Ethical, legal, social implications: evolution has not reached its peak; humans are still evolving -- 4. Evolution can occur quickly in response to strong selection -- Ethical, legal, social implications: overuse of chemicals like pesticides and antibiotics can have detrimental effects -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821851903321 |
Paradise Christopher J. | ||
New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Momentum Press, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolutionary Theory : A Hierarchical Perspective / / Niles Eldredge, Telmo Pievani, Emanuele Serrelli, Ilya Temkin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (394 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Evolution - Philosophy Hierarchies Biological systems Macroevolution |
Soggetto non controllato |
biosphere
development ecology evolution hierarchy macroevolution multilevel evolution natural selection networks unification |
ISBN | 0-226-42619-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- General Principles of Biological Hierarchical Systems -- Chapter 1. Pattern versus Process and Hierarchies: Revisiting Eternal Metaphors in Macroevolutionary Theory -- Chapter 2. Lineages and Systems: A Conceptual Discontinuity in Biological Hierarchies -- Chapter 3. Biological Organization from a Hierarchical Perspective: Articulation of Concepts and Interlevel Relation -- Chapter 4. Hierarchy: The Source of Teleology in Evolution -- Chapter 5. Three Approaches to the Teleological and Normative Aspects of Ecological Functions -- Information and Energy in Biological Hierarchical Systems -- Chapter 6. Why Genomics Needs Multilevel Evolutionary Theory -- Chapter 7. Revisiting the Phenotypic Hierarchy in Hierarchy Theory -- Chapter 8. Multilevel Selection in a Broader Hierarchical Perspective -- Chapter 9. Systems Emergence: The Origin of Individuals in Biological and Biocultural Evolution -- Ecology and Evolution: Neither Separate nor Merged -- Chapter 10. Unification of Macroevolutionary Theory: Biologic Hierarchies, Consonance, and the Possibility of Connecting the Dots -- Chapter 11. Coming to Terms with Tempo and Mode: Speciation, Anagenesis, and Assessing Relative Frequencies in Macroevolution -- Chapter 12. Niche Conservatism, Tracking, and Ecological Stasis: A Hierarchical Perspective -- Chapter 13. The Stability of Ecological Communities as an Agent of Evolutionary Selection: Evidence from the Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction -- Chapter 14. Hierarchy Theory in the Anthropocene: Biocultural Homogenization, Urban Ecosystems, and Other Emerging Dynamics -- Conclusion. Hierarchy Theory and the Extended Synthesis Debate -- Contributors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910838249303321 |
Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Homology, genes, and evolutionary innovation / / Günter P. Wagner |
Autore | Wagner Günter P. |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (495 p.) |
Disciplina | 571.8/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Developmental genetics
Evolution (Biology) Genetic regulation |
Soggetto non controllato |
adaptation
amniotes angiosperms autopodium biological diversity body parts body plans breasts canalization cell fate cell type identity cell types cell typogenesis cells character identity network character identity character origination character states characters cis-regulatory elements class common ancestor common ancestry cryptic genetic variation development developmental biology developmental evolution developmental genetics developmental mechanisms developmental pathways developmental types developmental variation devo-evo research digit identity digit loss digits embryonic stem cells evolution evolutionary biology evolutionary developmental biology evolutionary novelties feathers fins finЬimb transition flower development flower organ identity flower organs flowers functional specialization functionalism gene duplication gene expression gene regulatory networks genes genetics hair hierarchical homology homeotic genes homologous genes homologs homology individuals innovation limbs metaphysics modularity molecular genetics molecular structuralism morphological characters morphological variation natural kinds natural selection novel characters paired fins pentadactyl limb perianth phenotypic diversity phenotypic evolution philosophy population biology positional information robustness scales science serial homology signaling centers skin appendages skin derivatives skin structuralism tetrapod hand tetrapod limbs transcription factor proteins transcription factors transcriptional regulation transposable elements typology variational structuralism vertebrates |
ISBN | 1-4008-5146-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: What This Book Aims to Do and What It Is Not -- Part I. Concepts and Mechanisms -- Part II. Paradigms and Research Programs -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787878003321 |
Wagner Günter P. | ||
Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Homology, genes, and evolutionary innovation / / Günter P. Wagner |
Autore | Wagner Günter P. |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (495 p.) |
Disciplina | 571.8/5 |
Soggetto topico |
Developmental genetics
Evolution (Biology) Genetic regulation |
Soggetto non controllato |
adaptation
amniotes angiosperms autopodium biological diversity body parts body plans breasts canalization cell fate cell type identity cell types cell typogenesis cells character identity network character identity character origination character states characters cis-regulatory elements class common ancestor common ancestry cryptic genetic variation development developmental biology developmental evolution developmental genetics developmental mechanisms developmental pathways developmental types developmental variation devo-evo research digit identity digit loss digits embryonic stem cells evolution evolutionary biology evolutionary developmental biology evolutionary novelties feathers fins finЬimb transition flower development flower organ identity flower organs flowers functional specialization functionalism gene duplication gene expression gene regulatory networks genes genetics hair hierarchical homology homeotic genes homologous genes homologs homology individuals innovation limbs metaphysics modularity molecular genetics molecular structuralism morphological characters morphological variation natural kinds natural selection novel characters paired fins pentadactyl limb perianth phenotypic diversity phenotypic evolution philosophy population biology positional information robustness scales science serial homology signaling centers skin appendages skin derivatives skin structuralism tetrapod hand tetrapod limbs transcription factor proteins transcription factors transcriptional regulation transposable elements typology variational structuralism vertebrates |
ISBN | 1-4008-5146-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: What This Book Aims to Do and What It Is Not -- Part I. Concepts and Mechanisms -- Part II. Paradigms and Research Programs -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825070703321 |
Wagner Günter P. | ||
Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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