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Biology at Work
By: Browne, Kingsley R.
Published by: Rutgers University Press
Biology at Work brings an evolutionary perspective to bear on issues of women in the workplace: the "glass ceiling," the "gender gap" in pay, sexual harassment, and occupational segregation. While acknowledging the role of discrimination and sexist socialization, Browne suggests that until we factor real biological differences between men and women into the equation, the explanation remains incomplete. Browne looks at behavioral differences between men and women as products of different evolutionary pressures facing them throughout human history. Women’s biological investment in their offspring has led them to be on average more nurturing and risk averse, and to value relationships over competition. Men have been biologically rewarded, over human history, for displays of strength and skill, risk taking, and status acquisition. These behavioral differences have numerous workplace consequences. Not surprisingly, sex differences in the drive for status lead to sex differences in the achievement of status. Browne argues that decision makers should recognize that policies based on the assumption of a single androgynous human nature are unlikely to be successful. Simply removing barriers to inequality will not achieve equality, as women and men typically value different things in the workplace and will make different workplace choices based on their different preferences. Rather than simply putting forward the “nature” side of the debate, Browne suggests that dichotomies such as nature/nurture have impeded our understanding of the origins of human behavior. Through evolutionary biology we can understand not only how natural selection has created predispositions toward certain types of behavior but also how the social environment interacts with these predispositions to produce observed behavioral patterns.
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Biomedicine and the Human Condition
By: Sargent, Michael G.
Published by: Cambridge University Press
How to avoid disease, how to breed successfully, and how to live to a reasonable age are questions that have long perplexed humankind. This book explores our progress in understanding these challenges, and the risks and rewards of our attempts to find solutions.
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Birds and Climate Change, Volume 35
By: Moller, Anders Pape; Fiedler, Wolfgang; Caswell, Hal
Published by: Academic Press (Elsevier Science & Technology Books)
Presents a broad understanding of ecology and how it is essential to us as we seek to both exploit and preserve the world around us
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The Birds of Northern Melanesia
By: Mayr, Ernst; Diamond, Jared
Published by: OUP Oxford
Origins and Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1. Northern Melanesia's Physical and Biological Environment. 1. Geology and geological history. 2. Climate. 3. Habitats and vegetation. 4. Terrestrial vertebrates other than birds. Part 2. Human History and Impacts. 5. Human history. 6. Ornithological exploration of Northern Melanesia. 7. Exterminations of bird populations. Part 3. The Northern Melanesia Avifauna. 8. Family composition. 9. Determinants of island species number. 10. Level of endemism, habitat preference, and abundance of each species. 11. Overwater dispersal ability of each species. 12. Distributional ecology. Part 4. Colonization Routes. 13. Proximate origins of Northern Melanesian populations. 14. Upstream colonization and faunal dominance. 15. Ultimate origins of Northern Melanesian populations. Part 5. Taxonomic Analysis: Differences among Species. 16. The problem of speciation. 17. Stages of geographic speciation among the birds of Northern Melanesia. 18. Absence of geographic variation. 19. Geographic variation: subspecies. 20. Geographic variation: megasubspecies. 21. Geographic variation: allospecies. 22. Complete speciation. 23. Hybridization. 24. Endemic species and genera. Part 6. Geographical Analysis: Differences among Islands. 25. Endemism index. 26. Pair-wise differentiation index. 27. Pair-wise non-sharing indices: differences in island species compositions. 28. The establishment of geographic isolates. 29. Inter-archipelagal barriers. 30. Barriers within the Bismarcks. 31. Barriers within the Solomons. 32. Speciation on fragmented Solomon islands. 33. Differential extinction and species occurrences on fragmented Pleistocene islands. Part 7. Synthesis, Conclusions, and Prospects. 34. Conclusions about speciation. 35. Species differences: taxon cycles, and the evolution of dispersal. 36. Promising directions for future research. Maps. Appendices. References. Index
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The Bone Readers
By: Tunis, Claudio; Gillespie, Richard; Jones, Cheryl
Published by: Allen & Unwin
Eminent scientists set the record straight for readers puzzled by the myriad of claims and counterclaims about Australia's prehistory, arguing that many popular theories are based on misinterpretation or outright distortion of scientific evidence.
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Bonebeds
By: Rogers, Raymond (ed.); Eberth, David (ed.); Fiorillo, Anthony (ed.)
Published by: The University of Chicago Press
The vertebrate fossil record extends back more than 500 million years, and bonebeds—localized concentrations of the skeletal remains of vertebrate animals—help unlock the secrets of this long history. Often spectacularly preserved, bonebeds—both modern and ancient—can reveal more about life histories, ecological associations, and preservation patterns than any single skeleton or bone. For this reason, bonebeds are frequently studied by paleobiologists, geologists, and archeologists seeking to piece together the vertebrate record.Thirteen respected researchers combine their experiences in Bonebeds, providing readers with workable definitions, theoretical frameworks, and a compendium of modern techniques in bonebed data collection and analysis. By addressing the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of bonebed research, this edited volume—the first of its kind—provides the background and methods that students and professionals need to explore and understand these fantastic records of ancient life and death.
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Bones, Stones and Molecules
By: Cameron, David W.; Groves, Colin P.
Published by: Academic Press (Elsevier Science & Technology Books)
Examines current evidence to help resolve the debate between two major hypotheses of human origins
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Built by Animals
By: Hansell, Mike
Published by: OUP Oxford
From vast termite mounds that outstrip our own skyscrapers, to elaborate birds nests, delicate shells, and deadly spiders' traps, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times humble our own engineering and technology. Mike Hansell reveals the biology behind animal architecture - showing how small brains have evolved to produce complex and beautiful structures. - ;From termite mounds that in relative terms are three times as tall as a skyscraper, to the elaborate nests of social birds and the deadly traps of spiders, the constructions of the animal world can amaze and at times humble our own engineering and technology. But how do creatures with such small brains build these complex structures? What drives them to do it? Which skills are innate and which learned?. Mike Hansell looks at the extraordinary structures that animals build - whether homes, traps, or courtship displays - and reveals the biology behind their behaviour. He shows how small-brained animals achieve complex feats in a small-brained way, by repeating many simple actions and using highly evolved self-secreted materials. On the other hand, the building feats or tool use of large-brained animals, such as humans or chimps, require significantly more complex and costly behaviour. We look at wasp's nests, leaf-cutting ants, caddisflies and amoebae, and even the extraordinary bower bird, who seduces his mate with a decorated pile of twigs, baubles, feathers and berries. Hansell explores how animal structures evolved over time, how insect societies emerge, how animals can alter their wider habitat, and even whether some animals have an aesthetic sense. - ;Hansell, an evolutionary biologist specialising in animal architecture, knows the answers and can tell a good story. Great stuff. New Scientist, 12 January 2008. - ;Great stuff and a thought-provoking read... I recommend this book. - Douglas Palmer, BBC Wildlife;Engaging. - Helen Brown, Daily Telegraph;'Built by Animals' is
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The Calculus of Selfishness
By: Sigmund, Karl
Published by: Princeton University Press
How does cooperation emerge among selfish individuals? When do people share resources, punish those they consider unfair, and engage in joint enterprises? These questions fascinate philosophers, biologists, and economists alike, for the "invisible hand" that should turn selfish efforts into public benefit is not always at work. The Calculus of Selfishness looks at social dilemmas where cooperative motivations are subverted and self-interest becomes self-defeating. Karl Sigmund, a pioneer in evolutionary game theory, uses simple and well-known game theory models to examine the foundations of collective action and the effects of reciprocity and reputation. Focusing on some of the best-known social and economic experiments, including games such as the Prisoner's Dilemma, Trust, Ultimatum, Snowdrift, and Public Good, Sigmund explores the conditions leading to cooperative strategies. His approach is based on evolutionary game dynamics, applied to deterministic and probabilistic models of economic interactions. Exploring basic strategic interactions among individuals guided by self-interest and caught in social traps, The Calculus of Selfishness analyzes to what extent one key facet of human nature--selfishness--can lead to cooperation.
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Price: $35.00
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