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Chance in Evolution / / Grant Ramsey, Charles H. Pence
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]
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Evolution's rainbow [[electronic resource] ] : diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people / / Joan Roughgarden
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]
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Evolution's rainbow [[electronic resource] ] : diversity, gender, and sexuality in nature and people / / Joan Roughgarden
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]
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Evolutionary Feedbacks Between Population Biology and Genome Architecture
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
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Evolutionary history / / Christopher J. Paradise, A. Malcolm Campbell
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
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Evolutionary history / / Christopher J. Paradise, A. Malcolm Campbell
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
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Evolutionary history / / Christopher J. Paradise, A. Malcolm Campbell
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
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Evolutionary Theory : A Hierarchical Perspective / / Niles Eldredge, Telmo Pievani, Emanuele Serrelli, Ilya Temkin
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]
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Homology, genes, and evolutionary innovation / / Günter P. Wagner
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
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Wagner Günter P.  
Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 2014
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Homology, genes, and evolutionary innovation / / Günter P. Wagner
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
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