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The selfish gene / by Dawkins, Richard,1941-author.(CARDINAL)329893;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-446) and index.Why are people? -- The replicators -- Immortal coils -- The gene machine -- Aggression : stability and the selfish machine -- Genesmanship -- Family planning -- Battle of the generations -- Battle of the sexes -- You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours -- Memes : the new replicators -- Nice guys finish first -- The long reach of the gene.The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. Forty years later, its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published.
Subjects: Behavior genetics.; Evolution (Biology); Genetics.; Natural selection.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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The tales teeth tell : development, evolution, behavior / by Smith, Tanya M.,author.(CARDINAL)803685;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Microscopes, cells, and biological rhythms -- The big picture : birth, death, and everything in between -- Things that can go wrong : stress, pathology, and dysevolution -- Adaptive shifts from fish to mammals -- From humble beginnings : primate and human origins -- The evolution of human growth and development -- Paleo dining - are you what you eat? -- Teeth as tools, status symbols, and signposts -- Tooth manipulation through the ages."Why do anthropologists study teeth? Teeth contain detailed records of growth, health, and diet, as well as our evolutionary history. So what are the tales teeth tell? The French naturalist George Cuvier famously remarked, "Show me your teeth and I will tell you who you are." In this book, we will explore the intimate precision, striking beauty, and integrative power of incremental growth rhythms in teeth. We will also consider the surprising records of behavior that remain on their surfaces for millennia. For example, the plaque our hygienists carefully remove traps food particles, bacteria, and DNA from our own cells in a sticky layer that can fossilize over time into dental calculus. While calculus doesn't show the same faithful records as enamel and dentine, it captures human activity after our teeth finish growing, continuing the story of our behavior and health into adulthood and old age. We'll learn how complementary clues such as microscopic scratches and pits formed during chewing have spawned serious debates about the evolution of the human diet. And we'll see how evidence from teeth may point to the uniqueness of our own species, Homo sapiens, with our long childhoods, remarkably diverse diets, and complex behaviors"--
Subjects: Dental anthropology.; Dental calculus; Teeth;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spontaneous evolution : Our positive future and a way to get there from here. by Lipton, Bruce H.(CARDINAL)464914; Bhaerman, Steve.(CARDINAL)522121;
Subjects: Human behavior.; Social evolution.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Spontaneous evolution : our positive future (and a way to get there from here) / by Lipton, Bruce H.(CARDINAL)464914; Bhaerman, Steve.(CARDINAL)522121;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-390) and index.Believing is seeing -- Act locally, evolve globally -- A new look at the old story -- Rediscovering America -- Myth-perception one : only matter matters -- Myth-perception two : survival of the fittest -- Myth-perception three : it's in your genes -- Myth-perception four : evolution is random -- Dysfunction at the junction -- Going sane -- Fractal evolution -- Time to see a good shrink -- The one suggestion -- A healthy commonwealth -- Healing the body politic -- A whole new story.
Subjects: Human behavior.; Social evolution.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Great adaptations : star-nosed moles, electric eels, and other tales of evolution's mysteries solved / by Catania, Kenneth,1965-Author(DLC)n 2017183444;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index."The irresistible enthusiasm of Great Adaptations couldn't come at a better time."-David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal "Be very amazed."-Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Becoming Wild How one scientist unlocked the secrets behind some of nature's most astounding animals 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 behaviors of tentacled snakes, tiny shrews, zombie-making wasps, and more. He shows not only how studying these animals can provide deep insights into how life evolved, but also how scientific discovery can be filled with adventure and fun. Beginning with the star-nosed mole, Catania reveals what the creature's nasal star is actually for, and what this tells us about how brains work. He explores how the deceptive hunting strategy of tentacled snakes leads prey straight to their mouths, how eels use electricity to control other animals, and why emerald jewel wasps make zombies out of cockroaches. He also solves the enigma of worm grunting--a traditional technique in which earthworms are enticed out of the ground--by teaming up with professional worm grunters. Catania demonstrates the merits of approaching science with an open mind, considers the role played by citizen scientists, and illustrates that most animals have incredible, hidden abilities that defy our imagination. Examining some strange and spectacular creatures, Great Adaptations offers a wondrous journey into nature's grand designs.
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Animals; Animal behavior;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The runaway species : how human creativity remakes the world / by Brandt, Anthony K.,author.(CARDINAL)354874; Eagleman, David,author.(CARDINAL)354873;
This powerful, wide-ranging exploration of human creativity explores how individuals, organizations, and educational institutions can benefit from fostering it.Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-276) and index.Introduction: What do NASA and Picasso have in common? -- Part I. New under the sun. To innovate is human ; The brain alters what it already knows ; Bending ; Breaking ; Blending ; Living in the B-hive -- Part II. The creative mentality. Don't glue down the pieces ; Proliferate options ; Scout to different distances ; Tolerate risk -- Part III. Cultivating creativity. The creative company ; The creative school ; Into the future.
Subjects: Creative ability.; Imagination.; Human behavior.; Human evolution.; Neurosciences.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Dinosaur : Discover the fascinating world of dinosaur, their evolution, behavior and extinction / by Norman, David,1952-(CARDINAL)317825;
Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fossils; Paleontology.; Dinosaurs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Games primates play : an undercover investigation of the evolution and economics of human relationships / by Maestripieri, Dario.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-295) and index.Dilemmas in the elevator -- The obsession with dominance -- We are all Mafiosi -- Climbing the ladder -- Cooperate in the spotlight, compete in the dark -- The economics and evolutionary biology of love -- Testing the bond -- Shopping for partners in the biological market -- The evolution of human social behavior.A primatologist examines unspoken social customs, from jilting a lover to being competitive on the job, to explain how behavioral complexities are linked to humans' primate heritage.
Subjects: Interpersonal relations.; Behavior evolution.; Primates; Dominance (Psychology); Control (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Other minds : the octopus, the sea, and the deep origins of consciousness / by Godfrey-Smith, Peter,author.(CARDINAL)390673;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Although mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In captivity, octopuses have been known to identify individual human keepers, raid neighboring tanks for food, turn off lightbulbs by spouting jets of water, plug drains, and make daring escapes. How is it that a creature with such gifts evolved through an evolutionary lineage so radically distant from our own? What does it mean that evolution built minds not once but at least twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter?Meetings across the tree of life. Two meetings and a departure ; Outlines -- A history of animals. Beginnings ; Living together ; Neurons and nervous systems ; The garden ; Senses ; The fork -- Mischief and craft. In a sponge garden ; Evolution of the cephalopods ; Puzzles of octopus intelligence ; Visiting Octopolis ; Nervous evolution ; Body and control ; Convergence and divergence -- From white noise to consciousness. What it's like ; Evolution of experience ; Latecomer versus transformation ; The case of the octopus -- Making colors. The giant cuttlefish ; Making colors ; Seeing colors ; Being seen ; Baboon and squid ; Symphony -- Our minds and others ; From Hume to Vygotsky ; Word made flesh ; Conscious experience ; Full circle -- Experience compressed. Decline ; Life and death ; A swarm of motorcycles ; Long and short lives ; Ghosts -- Octopolis. An armful of octopuses ; Origins of Octopolis ; Parallel lines ; The oceans.
Subjects: Nervous system; Consciousness.; Cephalopoda; Cephalopoda;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 16
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The Tenrecs : a study in mammalian behavior and evolution by Eisenberg, John Frederick.(CARDINAL)287620; Gould, Edwin,1933-joint author.(CARDINAL)293738;
Bibliography: pages 124-126.
Subjects: Tenrecs; Mammals;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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