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Hierarchy Perspectives for Ecological Complexity
ISBN: PB: 9780226489681, ISBN: HB: 9780226489544, University of Chicago Press, December 2017
352 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 51 halftones, 28 line drawings, 2 tables
Although complexity surrounds us, its inherent uncertainty, ambiguity, and contradiction can at first make complex systems appear inscrutable. Ecosystems, for instance, are nonlinear, self-organizing, seemingly chaotic structures in which individuals...
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£35,50
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£94,00
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Planet of Microbes The Perils and Potential of Earth's Essential Life Forms
ISBN: HB: 9780226353944, University of Chicago Press, October 2017
288 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
We live in a time of unprecedented scientific knowledge about the origins of life on Earth. But if we want to grasp the big picture, we have to start small – very small. That's because the real heroes of the story of life on Earth are microbes, the t...
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£19,00
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Biology and Ideology from Descartes to Dawkins
ISBN: PB: 9780226608419, ISBN: HB: 9780226608402, University of Chicago Press, May 2010
448 pp., 23x15 cm, 30 halftones
Over the course of human history, the sciences, and biology in particular, have often been manipulated to cause immense human suffering. For example, biology has been used to justify eugenic programs, forced sterilization, human experimentation, and...
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£37,00
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£88,50
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