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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxi, 520 pages : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all our inventions such as our tools, farms, machines, cities, and nations, we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
xiii, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brian Hare, dog researcher, evolutionary anthropologist, and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and co-author Vanessa Woods offer revolutionary new insights into dog intelligence and the interior lives of our smartest pets.
4) Great adaptations: star-nosed moles, electric eels, and other tales of evolution's mysteries solved
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
199 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling the story of his biological detective work, Catania sheds light on the mysteries behind the heavoirs of tentacled snakes, tiny shrews, zombie-making wasps, and more. He...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 461 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequences to reexamine the history of all life. Perhaps the most startling discovery to come out of this new field the study of life's diversity and relatedness at the molecular levels horizontal gene transfer (HGT), or the movement of genes across species lines. It turns out that HGT has been widespread and important. For instance, we now know that roughly eight percent of the human genome arrived not...