Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Silvertown Jonathan Silvertown
yhteensä 19 hakutulosta
Selfish Genes to Social Beings
For all the "selfishness" of genes, they team up to survive. Is the history of life in fact a story of cooperation? Amid the violence and brutality that dominates the news, it's …
The Long and the Short of It
Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age: people vary wildly in their patterns of aging and their life spans - and …
Comedy of Error
What is humour? Why do we laugh? And why is the root of a good joke almost always error?Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes - the desire to laugh is universal. But why …
Sex in City Plants, Animals, Fungi, and More
Cities pose formidable obstacles to nonhuman life. Vast expanses of asphalt and concrete are inhospitable to plants and animals; traffic noise and artificial light disturb natural …
Fragile Web
"Fragile Web" is a remarkable exploration of the past, present and future of nature's remarkable diversity and how humans will impact upon its uncertain future. Written by a team …
Dinner with Darwin
What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis of waffles, of course, but these staples of breakfast bounty also share an evolutionary function: eggs, seeds …
Introduction to Plant Population Biology
This completely revised, fourth edition of Introduction to Plant Population Biology continues the approach taken by its highly successful predecessors. Ecological and genetic …
Integrating Ecology and Evolution in a Spatial Context
The profound consequences of the deceptively obvious statement that plants stand still but their genes don't are only just becoming clear. In this volume, an international team of …
An Orchard Invisible
The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution. With "An Orchard Invisible", Jonathan Silvertown presents the oft-ignored seed with the natural history it deserves, one …
Integrating Ecology and Evolution in a Spatial Context
The profound consequences of the deceptively obvious statement that plants stand still but their genes don't are only just becoming clear. In this volume, an international team of …
Orchard Invisible
The story of seeds, in a nutshell, is a tale of evolution. From the tiny sesame that we sprinkle on our bagels to the forty-five-pound double coconut borne by the coco de mer tree, …