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The sense of taste
In this essential, Petra Schling gives an overview of the current state of research on the topic of taste. She regards taste as a sensory perception that allows us to distinguish …
The Quintessential Naturalist
Oliver P. Pearson's studies on mammalian biology remain standard reading for ecologists, physiologists, taxonomists, and biogeographers. Reflecting this, the papers gathered here …
The Psychology and Neuroscience of the Climate Crisis
This Springer essential addresses the impacts of the climate crisis by integrating various branches of research from psychology and neuroscience. Climate change has massive effects …
The Psychology and Neuroscience of Hugging
This Springer essential aims to present the various research branches on the topic of hugging and to unite them in a multidisciplinary perspective. Hugs are an important part of …
The Nature-Nurture Debate
The Nature/Nurture Debate: The Essential Readings provides students with a selection of some of the key articles by key researchers in this core area of developmental psychology. …
The multidimensional ecological roles of essential oils
Essential oils (EOs) have multifaceted ecological roles, serving as natural alternatives to synthetic biocides. Extracted through various methods, EOs consist of complex mixtures …
The Medea Hypothesis
In The Medea Hypothesis, renowned paleontologist Peter Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has …
The Great Brain Debate
Whether our personality, intelligence, and behavior are more likely to be shaped by our environment or our genetic coding is not simply an idle question for today's researchers. …
The Essential Tree Selection Guide
There has never been a better time to plant trees. As well as playing a vital role in the health of the natural world and of us humans, these essential life-giving plants also …
The Essential Tension
'The Essential Tension' explores how agents that naturally compete come to act together as a group. The author argues that the controversial concept of multilevel selection is …