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• A lemur and its name
• The need for names
• How scientific naming works
• Forsythia, magnolia, and names within names
• Gary Larson's louse
• Maria Sibylla Merian and the metamorphosis of natural history
• David Bowie's spider, Beyoncé's fly, and Frank Zappa's jellyfish
• Spurlingia: a snail for the otherwise forgotten
• The name of evil
• Richard Spruce and the love of liverworts
• Names from the ego
• Eponymy gone wrong? Robert von Beringe's gorilla and Dian Fossey's tarsier
• Less than a tribute: the temptation of insult naming
• Charles Darwin's tangled bank
• Love in a latin name
• The indigenous blind spot
• Harry Potter and the name of the species
• Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer adn the fish from the depths of time
• Names for sale
• A fly for Mabel Alexander
• Madame Berthe's mouse lemur

An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significance Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history examines the fascinating stories behind taxonomic nomenclature, from Linnaeus himself naming a small and unpleasant weed after a rival botanist to the recent influx of scientific names based on pop-culture icons-including David Bowie's spider, Frank Zappa's jellyfish, and Beyonce's fly. Exploring the naming process as an opportunity for scientists to express themselves in creative ways, Stephen B. Heard's fresh approach shows how scientific names function as a window into both the passions and foibles of the scientific community and as a more general indicator of the ways in which humans relate to, and impose order on, the natural world.
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An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significance Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history examines the fascinating stories behind taxonomic nomenclature, from Linnaeus himself naming a small and unpleasant weed after a rival botanist to the recent influx of scientific names based on pop-culture icons-including David Bowie's spider, Frank Zappa's jellyfish, and Beyonce's fly. Exploring the naming process as an opportunity for scientists to express themselves in creative ways, Stephen B. Heard's fresh approach shows how scientific names function as a window into both the passions and foibles of the scientific community and as a more general indicator of the ways in which humans relate to, and impose order on, the natural world.
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• Fern
• Virus
• Nautilus
• Stick insect
• Sponge
• Human
• Giraffe
• Dusky seaside sparrow
• Soft-shelled turtle
• Darwin's finches
• Artificial life

If an alien visitor were to collect ten souvenir life forms to represent life on earth, which would they be? This is the thought-provoking premise of Marianne Taylor's The Story of Life in 10 and a Half Species. Each life forms explains a key aspect about life on Earth. From the sponge that seems to be a plant but is really an animal to the almost extinct soft-shelled turtle deemed extremely unique and therefore extremely precious, these examples reveal how life itself is arranged across time and space, and how humanity increasingly dominates that vision. Taylor, a prolific science writer, considers the chemistry of a green plant and ponders the possibility of life beyond our world; investigates the virus in an attempt to determine what a life form is; and wonders if the human--"a distinct and very dominant species with an inevitably biased view of life"-- could evolve in a new direction. She tells us that the giraffe was one species, but is now four; that the dusky seaside sparrow may be revived through "re-evolution," or cloning; explains the significance of Darwin's finch to evolution; and much more. The "half" species is artificial intelligence. Itself an experiment to understand and model life, AI is central to our future--although from the alien visitor's standpoint, unlikely to inherit the earth in the long run

• Prologue: Homo indoorus
• Wonder
• The hot spring in the basement
• Seeing in the dark
• Absence as a disease
• Bathing in a stream of life
• The problem with abundance
• The far sighted ecologist
• What good is a camel cricket?
• The problem with cockroaches is us
• Look what the cat dragged in
• Gardening the bodies of babies
• The flavor of biodiversity.

It's the dream scenario for many of us after a long week: having the house completely to ourselves. No partners, no parents, no kids, no pets. But as we settle into the couch, something stirs: maybe a mouse darts out from under a cupboard, or a fly buzzes lazily past the window. We're not actually alone at all. Until quite recently, no one had taken the life that lives with us very seriously: until Rob Dunn and his team decided to take a closer look. Upon investigating the terra incognita of our homes, they discovered that there are nearly 200,000 species living in our bedrooms, kitchens, living areas, bathrooms, and basements. Some of these species can kill us. Some benefit us. And some seem simply benign. But almost all of them were completely unknown--and they've been living alongside us the whole time. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn takes us to the edge of biology's latest frontier: our own homes. Every house is a wilderness--from the Egyptian meal moths in our cupboards, to the camel crickets living in the basement, to the antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus waiting on the kitchen counter, thousands of species of insects, bacteria, fungi, and plants live literally under our noses. As we have become increasingly obsessed with cleaning and sterilizing our homes and separating our living spaces from nature, we have unwittingly cultivated an entirely new playground for evolution. Unfortunately, this means that we have created a range of new parasites, from antibiotic-resistant microbes to nearly impossible to kill cockroaches, to threaten ourselves with. At the same time, many of the more helpful organisms--such as microbes that can protect us from autoimmune diseases or promote healthy digestion, or the centipedes that can hunt down those pesky roaches--are caught in the crosshairs. If we're not careful, the "healthier" we try to make our homes, the more likely we'll be putting our own health at risk. A rich natural history and a thrilling scientific investigation, Rob Dunn's Never Home Alone shows us that if are to truly thrive in our homes, we must learn to welcome the unknown guests that have been there the whole time.
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An international team of biologists, philosophers, and historians of science explores the critically important process of replication in biological and biomedical research Without replication, the trustworthiness of scientific research remains in doubt. Although replication is increasingly recognized as a central problem in many scientific disciplines, repeating the same scientific observations of experiments or reproducing the same set of analyses from existing data is remarkably difficult. In this important volume, an international team of biologists, philosophers, and historians of science addresses challenges and solutions for valid replication of research in medicine, ecology, natural history, agriculture, physiology, and computer science. After the introduction to important concepts and historical background, the book offers paired chapters that provide theoretical overviews followed by detailed case studies. These studies range widely in topics, from infectious-diseases and environmental monitoring to museum collections, meta-analysis, bioinformatics, and more. The closing chapters explicate and quantify problems in the case studies, and the volume concludes with important recommendations for best practices.
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• Volume 1. La réécriture de l'histoire naturelle antique
• Volume 2. Donner à voir la nature.

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• Preface
• Introduction
• THE HABITATS
• Woodlands
• Scrub
• Heathlands
• Grasslands
• Mountains
• ROCKY HABITATS
• Wetlands
• Freshwaters
• Coastal Habitats
• Other Habitats
• Habitat Correspondence Tables
• Species referred to in the text
• Photographic Credits
• Map Credits
• Acknowledgements
• Index

A photographic guide to habitats, this lavishly illustrated book provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history and conservation landscape of Britain and Ireland. In essence a field guide, the book leads the reader through all the main habitat types, with information on their characteristics, extent, geographical variation, key species, cultural importance, origins and conservation. It aims to help visitors to the countryside recognize the habitats around them, understand how they have evolved and what makes them special, and imagine how they might change in the future. This book is the perfect companion for anyone travelling in Britain and Ireland, and essential reading for all wildlife enthusiasts, professional ecologists and landscape architects. * Individual sections on all the main habitat types found in Britain and Ireland* More than 680 evocative colour photographs, including images from around Britain and Ireland in all seasons* Details and photographs of key species and features associated with the different habitats* Up-to-date information--including maps--on the distribution, extent and importance of all habitat types* Information on key nature conservation designations and different systems of habitat classification.
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• Preface / Rick A. Adams
• Waiting for long-eared owls / Stephen R. Jones
• African nights among fruit bats, fig trees, and elephants / Frank J. Bonaccorso
• Undersea at night in Darwin's Galapagos / Christina Allen
• Chasing nightly marvels in the Rocky Mountains / Rick A. Adams
• Nights on the Equator / Ann Kohlhaas
• Do not go gentle into that tropical night / Lee Dyer
• Nights : from south to north, hot to cold / James C. Halfpenny
• Volcanoes and fruitbats : fear and loafing on Montserrat / Scott C. Pedersen.

"This entertaining collection of essays from professional scientists and naturalists provides an enlightening look at the lives of field biologists with a passion for the hidden world of nocturnal wildlife. Into the Night explores the harrowing, fascinating, amusing, and largely unheard personal experiences of scientists willing to forsake the safety of daylight to document the natural history of these uniquely adapted animals. Contributors tell of confronting North American bears, cougars, and rattlesnakes; suffering red ctenid spider bites in the tropical rain forest; swimming through layers of feeding-frenzied hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos; evading the wrath of African bull elephants in South Africa; and delighting in the curious and gentle nature of foxes and unconditional acceptance by a family of owls. They describe "fire in the sky" across a treeless tundra, a sea ablaze with bioluminescent algae, nighttime earthquakes on the Pacific Rim, and hurricanes and erupting volcanoes on a Caribbean island. Into the Night reveals rare and unexpected insights into nocturnal field research, illuminating experiences, discoveries, and challenges faced by intrepid biologists studying nature's nightly marvels across the globe. This volume will be of interest to scientists and general readers alike"-- Provided by publisher.

• Preface Part I What is Nature?
• Chapter 1 Introduction Part II Earth's Structure
• Chapter 2 Composition of Earth
• Chapter 3 Reshaping Earth Part III The Atmosphere: Earth's Breath
• Chapter 4 The Atmosphere
• Chapter 5 Atmospheric Water Phenomena
• Chapter 6 Atmosphere in Motion
• Chapter 7 Weather and Climate Part IV Water: Earth's Blood
• Chapter 8 Earth's Water
• Chapter 9 All About Water
• Chapter 10 Earth's Oceans and Their Margins
• Chapter 11 Running Waters
• Chapter 12 Still Waters Part V Earth's Life Forms
• Chapter 13 Biosphere
• Chapter 14 Ecosystems
• Chapter 15 The Fundamental Unit of Life
• Chapter 16 Biological Diversity
• Chapter 17 Animal Groups Part VI Wilderness
• Chapter 18 Land Organism Glossary.
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The study of nature is a complex science involving many different fields from geology and meteorology to biology, zoology, and botany. This complexity indicates nature's broad scope of impact. It is at once beautiful and dangerous, displaying power beyond human control. An understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the study of nature is therefore both enriching and practical. In The Handbook of Nature, authors Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer provide a comprehensive guide to the study of nature in terms the layperson can grasp easily. This accessible reference work is for the non-specialist looking for quick, accurate information on all aspects of the study of nature. The handbook is arranged thematically for a logical and user-friendly progression through the material. It includes chapters on the earth's structure and landforms, the atmosphere and weather, water and water sources, and the many different forms of life from single-celled organisms to complex vertebrates. Along with basic natural scientific principles, the authors look closely at the consequences of human interactions with the environment we inhabit. This reference concludes with a glossary and index, and each chapter provides further resources and recommended reading. It is an essential tool for students and professionals alike.
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• Preface Part I What is Nature?
• Chapter 1 Introduction Part II Earth's Structure
• Chapter 2 Composition of Earth
• Chapter 3 Reshaping Earth Part III The Atmosphere: Earth's Breath
• Chapter 4 The Atmosphere
• Chapter 5 Atmospheric Water Phenomena
• Chapter 6 Atmosphere in Motion
• Chapter 7 Weather and Climate Part IV Water: Earth's Blood
• Chapter 8 Earth's Water
• Chapter 9 All About Water
• Chapter 10 Earth's Oceans and Their Margins
• Chapter 11 Running Waters
• Chapter 12 Still Waters Part V Earth's Life Forms
• Chapter 13 Biosphere
• Chapter 14 Ecosystems
• Chapter 15 The Fundamental Unit of Life
• Chapter 16 Biological Diversity
• Chapter 17 Animal Groups Part VI Wilderness
• Chapter 18 Land Organism Glossary.
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The study of nature is a complex science involving many different fields from geology and meteorology to biology, zoology, and botany. This complexity indicates nature's broad scope of impact. It is at once beautiful and dangerous, displaying power beyond human control. An understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the study of nature is therefore both enriching and practical. In The Handbook of Nature, authors Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer provide a comprehensive guide to the study of nature in terms the layperson can grasp easily. This accessible reference work is for the non-specialist looking for quick, accurate information on all aspects of the study of nature. The handbook is arranged thematically for a logical and user-friendly progression through the material. It includes chapters on the earth's structure and landforms, the atmosphere and weather, water and water sources, and the many different forms of life from single-celled organisms to complex vertebrates. Along with basic natural scientific principles, the authors look closely at the consequences of human interactions with the environment we inhabit. This reference concludes with a glossary and index, and each chapter provides further resources and recommended reading. It is an essential tool for students and professionals alike.
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• Preface Part I What is Nature?
• Chapter 1 Introduction Part II Earth's Structure
• Chapter 2 Composition of Earth
• Chapter 3 Reshaping Earth Part III The Atmosphere: Earth's Breath
• Chapter 4 The Atmosphere
• Chapter 5 Atmospheric Water Phenomena
• Chapter 6 Atmosphere in Motion
• Chapter 7 Weather and Climate Part IV Water: Earth's Blood
• Chapter 8 Earth's Water
• Chapter 9 All About Water
• Chapter 10 Earth's Oceans and Their Margins
• Chapter 11 Running Waters
• Chapter 12 Still Waters Part V Earth's Life Forms
• Chapter 13 Biosphere
• Chapter 14 Ecosystems
• Chapter 15 The Fundamental Unit of Life
• Chapter 16 Biological Diversity
• Chapter 17 Animal Groups Part VI Wilderness
• Chapter 18 Land Organism Glossary.
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The study of nature is a complex science involving many different fields from geology and meteorology to biology, zoology, and botany. This complexity indicates nature's broad scope of impact. It is at once beautiful and dangerous, displaying power beyond human control. An understanding of the basic principles and concepts of the study of nature is therefore both enriching and practical. In The Handbook of Nature, authors Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer provide a comprehensive guide to the study of nature in terms the layperson can grasp easily. This accessible reference work is for the non-specialist looking for quick, accurate information on all aspects of the study of nature. The handbook is arranged thematically for a logical and user-friendly progression through the material. It includes chapters on the earth's structure and landforms, the atmosphere and weather, water and water sources, and the many different forms of life from single-celled organisms to complex vertebrates. Along with basic natural scientific principles, the authors look closely at the consequences of human interactions with the environment we inhabit. This reference concludes with a glossary and index, and each chapter provides further resources and recommended reading. It is an essential tool for students and professionals alike.
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• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter One. Introduction
• Chapter Two. Units and Geometry
• Chapter Three. Emission
• Chapter Four. Absorption
• Chapter Five. Scattering
• Chapter Six. Scattering with Interference
• Chapter Seven. Fluorescence
• Chapter Eight. Polarization
• Chapter Nine. Measuring Light
• Chapter Ten. What Is Light, Really?
• Appendix A. Converting Spectral Irradiance to Lux
• Appendix B. Calculating the Absorbance Spectrum of a Visual Pigment
• Appendix C. Refractive Indices of Common Substances
• Appendix D. Optical Properties of Very Clear Water
• Appendix E. Optical Properties of Natural Waters
• Appendix F. Useful Formulas
• Appendix G. Equipment and Software Suppliers
• Bibliography
• Index.

Optics--a field of physics focusing on the study of light--is also central to many areas of biology, including vision, ecology, botany, animal behavior, neurobiology, and molecular biology. The Optics of Life introduces the fundamentals of optics to biologists and nonphysicists, giving them the tools they need to successfully incorporate optical measurements and principles into their research. Sönke Johnsen starts with the basics, describing the properties of light and the units and geometry of measurement. He then explores how light is created and propagates and how it interacts with matter, covering topics such as absorption, scattering, fluorescence, and polarization. Johnsen also provides a tutorial on how to measure light as well as an informative discussion of quantum mechanics. The Optics of Life features a host of examples drawn from nature and everyday life, and several appendixes that offer further practical guidance for researchers. This concise book uses a minimum of equations and jargon, explaining the basic physics of light in a succinct and lively manner. It is the essential primer for working biologists and for anyone seeking an accessible introduction to optics.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• CHAPTER ONE. Introduction
• CHAPTER TWO. Evolutionary Branching in a Classical Model for Sympatric Speciation
• CHAPTER THREE. Adaptive Diversification Due to Resource Competition in Asexual Models
• CHAPTER FOUR. Adaptive Diversification Due to Resource Competition in Sexual Models
• CHAPTER FIVE. Adaptive Diversification Due to Predator-Prey Interactions
• CHAPTER SIX. Adaptive Diversification Due to Cooperative Interactions
• CHAPTER SEVEN. More Examples: Adaptive Diversification in Dispersal Rates, the Evolution of Anisogamy, and the Evolution of Trophic Preference
• CHAPTER EIGHT. Cultural Evolution: Adaptive Diversification in Language and Religion
• CHAPTER NINE. Adaptive Diversification and Speciation as Pattern Formation in Partial Differential Equation Models
• CHAPTER TEN. Experimental Evolution of Adaptive Diversification in Microbes
• APPENDIX. Basic Concepts in Adaptive Dynamics
• Bibliography
• Index.

Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations assume that differences in selection pressures lead to different adaptations in geographically separated locations. This book takes a different approach and explores adaptive diversification--diversification rooted in ecological interactions and frequency-dependent selection. In any ecosystem, birth and death rates of individuals are affected by interactions with other individuals. What is an advantageous phenotype therefore depends on the phenotype of other individuals, and it may often be best to be ecologically different from the majority phenotype. Such rare-type advantage is a hallmark of frequency-dependent selection and opens the scope for processes of diversification that require ecological contact rather than geographical isolation. Michael Doebeli investigates adaptive diversification using the mathematical framework of adaptive dynamics. Evolutionary branching is a paradigmatic feature of adaptive dynamics that serves as a basic metaphor for adaptive diversification, and Doebeli explores the scope of evolutionary branching in many different ecological scenarios, including models of coevolution, cooperation, and cultural evolution. He also uses alternative modeling approaches. Stochastic, individual-based models are particularly useful for studying adaptive speciation in sexual populations, and partial differential equation models confirm the pervasiveness of adaptive diversification. Showing that frequency-dependent interactions are an important driver of biological diversity, Adaptive Diversification provides a comprehensive theoretical treatment of adaptive diversification.

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Metabolic Synthesis
• 2. Chemical Biomarker Applications to Ecology and Paleoecology
• 3. Stable Isotopes and Radiocarbon
• 4. Analytical Chemical Methods and Instrumentation
• 5. Carbohydrates: Neutral and Minor Sugars
• 6. Proteins: Amino Acids and Amines
• 7. Nucleic Acids and Molecular Tools
• 8. Lipids: Fatty Acids
• 9. Isoprenoid Lipids: Steroids, Hopanoids, and Triterpenoids
• 10. Lipids: Hydrocarbons
• 11. Lipids: Alkenones, Polar Lipids, and Ether Lipids
• 12. Photosynthetic Pigments: Chlorophylls, Carotenoids, and Phycobilins
• 13. Lignins, Cutins, and Suberins
• 14. Anthropogenic Markers
• Appendix I. Atomic Weights of Elements
• Appendix II. Useful SI Units and Conversion Factors
• Appendix III. Physical and Chemical Constants
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index.

This textbook provides a unique and thorough look at the application of chemical biomarkers to aquatic ecosystems. Defining a chemical biomarker as a compound that can be linked to particular sources of organic matter identified in the sediment record, the book indicates that the application of these biomarkers for an understanding of aquatic ecosystems consists of a biogeochemical approach that has been quite successful but underused. This book offers a wide-ranging guide to the broad diversity of these chemical biomarkers, is the first to be structured around the compounds themselves, and examines them in a connected and comprehensive way. This timely book is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students seeking training in this area; researchers in biochemistry, organic geochemistry, and biogeochemistry; researchers working on aspects of organic cycling in aquatic ecosystems; and paleoceanographers, petroleum geologists, and ecologists. Provides a guide to the broad diversity of chemical biomarkers in aquatic environments The first textbook to be structured around the compounds themselves Describes the structure, biochemical synthesis, analysis, and reactivity of each class of biomarkers Offers a selection of relevant applications to aquatic systems, including lakes, rivers, estuaries, oceans, and paleoenvironments Demonstrates the utility of using organic molecules as tracers of processes occurring in aquatic ecosystems, both modern and ancient.

• Contents Foreword Edward O. Wilson Introduction Michael R. Canfield
• 1. The Pleasure of Observing George B. Schaller
• 2. Untangling the Bank Bernd Heinrich
• 3. One and a Half Cheers for Listmaking Kenn Kaufman
• 4. A Reflection of the Truth Roger Kitching
• 5. Linking Researchers across Generations Anna K. Behrensmeyer
• 6. The Spoken and the Unspoken Karen L. Kramer
• 7. In the Eye of the Beholder Jonathan Kingdon
• 8. Why Sketch? Jenny Keller
• 9. The Evolution and Fate of Botanical Field Books James L. Reveal
• 10. Note-Taking for Pencilophobes Piotr Naskrecki
• 11. Letters to the Future John D. Perrine and James L. Patton
• 12. Why Keep a Field Notebook? Erick Greene Notes Contributors Index.
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Once in a great while, as the New York Times noted recently, a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world. John James Audubon's Birds of America, published in 1838, was one. Roger Tory Peterson's 1934 Field Guide to the Birds was another. How does such insight into nature develop? Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their native habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions. What did George Schaller note when studying the lions of the Serengeti? What lists did Kenn Kaufman keep during his 1973 "big year"? How does Piotr Naskrecki use relational databases and electronic field notes? In what way is Bernd Heinrich's approach "truly Thoreauvian, " in E. O. Wilson's view? Recording observations in the field is an indispensable scientific skill, but researchers are not generally willing to share their personal records with others. Here, for the first time, are reproductions of actual pages from notebooks. And in essays abounding with fascinating anecdotes, the authors reflect on the contexts in which the notes were taken. Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes offers specific examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along with practical advice that amateur naturalists and students can use to document their adventures.
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Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their natural habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions.
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• Contents Foreword Edward O. Wilson Introduction Michael R. Canfield
• 1. The Pleasure of Observing George B. Schaller
• 2. Untangling the Bank Bernd Heinrich
• 3. One and a Half Cheers for Listmaking Kenn Kaufman
• 4. A Reflection of the Truth Roger Kitching
• 5. Linking Researchers across Generations Anna K. Behrensmeyer
• 6. The Spoken and the Unspoken Karen L. Kramer
• 7. In the Eye of the Beholder Jonathan Kingdon
• 8. Why Sketch? Jenny Keller
• 9. The Evolution and Fate of Botanical Field Books James L. Reveal
• 10. Note-Taking for Pencilophobes Piotr Naskrecki
• 11. Letters to the Future John D. Perrine and James L. Patton
• 12. Why Keep a Field Notebook? Erick Greene Notes Contributors Index.
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Once in a great while, as the New York Times noted recently, a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world. John James Audubon's Birds of America, published in 1838, was one. Roger Tory Peterson's 1934 Field Guide to the Birds was another. How does such insight into nature develop? Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their native habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions. What did George Schaller note when studying the lions of the Serengeti? What lists did Kenn Kaufman keep during his 1973 "big year"? How does Piotr Naskrecki use relational databases and electronic field notes? In what way is Bernd Heinrich's approach "truly Thoreauvian, " in E. O. Wilson's view? Recording observations in the field is an indispensable scientific skill, but researchers are not generally willing to share their personal records with others. Here, for the first time, are reproductions of actual pages from notebooks. And in essays abounding with fascinating anecdotes, the authors reflect on the contexts in which the notes were taken. Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes offers specific examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along with practical advice that amateur naturalists and students can use to document their adventures.
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• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Correspondence between Chapters in the First Edition of the Origin and the Chapters in This Book
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species / Ruse, Michael
• Chapter 1. Preamble to Natural Selection
• Chapter 2. Variation under Domestication
• Chapter 3. Variation under Nature I
• Chapter 4. The Struggle for Existence
• Chapter 5. Natural Selection I
• Chapter 6. Laws of Variation
• Chapter 7. Evolution Today: A Modern Perspective on Natural Selection
• Chapter 8. Preamble to Speciation
• Chapter 9. Variation under Nature II
• Chapter 10. Natural Selection II
• Chapter 11. Hybridism
• Chapter 12. Evolution Today: The Mosquitoes of the London Underground
• Chapter 13. Preamble: What Is a Theory?
• Chapter 14. Difficulties on Theory
• Chapter 15. Instinct
• Chapter 16. Geology I: Background
• Chapter 17. Geology II: On the Imperfection of the Geological Record
• Chapter 18. Geology III: On the Geological Succession of Organic Beings
• Chapter 19. Geology IV: Evolution Today
• Chapter 20. Geographical Distribution
• Chapter 21. Geographical Distribution, Continued
• Chapter 22. Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology: Embryology: Rudimentary Organs
• Chapter 23. Recapitulation and Conclusion
• Chapter 24. Evolution Today: The Witness Has Been Found, Again and Again
• Illustration Credits
• Index.

Charles Darwin's Origin of Species is one of the most widely cited books in modern science. Yet tackling this classic can be daunting for students and general readers alike because of Darwin's Victorian prose and the complexity and scope of his ideas. The "Origin" Then and Now is a unique guide to Darwin's masterwork, making it accessible to a much wider audience by deconstructing and reorganizing the Origin in a way that allows for a clear explanation of its key concepts. The Origin is examined within the historical context in which it was written, and modern examples are used to reveal how this work remains a relevant and living document for today. In this eye-opening and accessible guide, David Reznick shows how many peculiarities of the Origin can be explained by the state of science in 1859, helping readers to grasp the true scope of Darwin's departure from the mainstream thinking of his day. He reconciles Darwin's concept of species with our current concept, which has advanced in important ways since Darwin first wrote the Origin, and he demonstrates why Darwin's theory unifies the biological sciences under a single conceptual framework much as Newton did for physics. Drawing liberally from the facsimile of the first edition of the Origin, Reznick enables readers to follow along as Darwin develops his ideas. The "Origin" Then and Now is an indispensable primer for anyone seeking to understand Darwin's Origin of Species and the ways it has shaped the modern study of evolution.

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Preface
• CHAPTER 1. Introduction
• CHAPTER 2. Conceptualizing Ecosystem Structure
• CHAPTER 3. Trophic Dynamics: Why Is the World Green?
• CHAPTER 4. The Green World and the Brown Chain
• CHAPTER 5. The Evolutionary Ecology of Trophic Control in Ecosystems
• CHAPTER 6. The Whole and the Parts
• CHAPTER 7. The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Ecological Play
• Closing Remarks
• References
• Index
• Monographs in Population Biology.

An ecosystem's complexity develops from the vast numbers of species interacting in ecological communities. The nature of these interactions, in turn, depends on environmental context. How do these components together influence an ecosystem's behavior as a whole? Can ecologists resolve an ecosystem's complexity in order to predict its response to disturbances? Resolving Ecosystem Complexity develops a framework for anticipating the ways environmental context determines the functioning of ecosystems. Oswald Schmitz addresses the critical questions of contemporary ecology: How should an ecosystem be conceptualized to blend its biotic and biophysical components? How should evolutionary ecological principles be used to derive an operational understanding of complex, adaptive ecosystems? How should the relationship between the functional biotic diversity of ecosystems and their properties be understood? Schmitz begins with the universal concept that ecosystems are comprised of species that consume resources and which are then resources for other consumers. From this, he deduces a fundamental rule or evolutionary ecological mechanism for explaining context dependency: individuals within a species trade off foraging gains against the risk of being consumed by predators. Through empirical examples, Schmitz illustrates how species use evolutionary ecological strategies to negotiate a predator-eat-predator world, and he suggests that the implications of species trade-offs are critical to making ecology a predictive science. Bridging the traditional divides between individuals, populations, and communities in ecology, Resolving Ecosystem Complexity builds a systematic foundation for thinking about natural systems.

• Introduction
• Clarence King and the Mapping of the Western Landscape
• 1. Paths of Science: The Maturation of a Public Ideal
• 2. Vertical History: Using Mountains to Measure Men
• Robert Marshall and the Redefinition of Progress
• 3. True Places: Searching for Wild Nature in an Urban Age
• 4. The Forest and The Trees: Natural Science and Social Justice
• RACHEL CARSON AND THE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE OF AMERICAN BIOLOGY
• 6. Poetic Revolutions: The Search for Natural Harmony
• Epilogue.
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From the beginnings of industrial capitalism to contemporary disputes over evolution, nature has long been part of the public debate over the social good. As such, many natural scientists throughout American history have understood their work as a cultural activity contributing to social stability and their field as a powerful tool for enhancing the quality of American life. In the late Victorian era, interwar period, and post-war decades, massive social change, economic collapse and recovery, and the aftermath of war prompted natural scientists to offer up a civic-minded natural science concerned with the political well-being of American society. In Science and the Social Good, John P. Herron explores the evolving internal and external forces influencing the design and purpose of American natural science, by focusing on three representative scientists-geologist Clarence King, forester Robert Marshall, and biologist Rachel Carson-who purposefully considered the social outcomes of their work. As comfortable in the royal courts of Europe as the remote field camps of the American West, Clarence King was the founding director of the U.S. Geological Survey, and used his standing to integrate science into late nineteenth century political debates about foreign policy, immigration, and social reform. In the mid-1930s, Robert Marshall founded the environmental advocacy group, The Wilderness Society, which transformed the face of natural preservation in America. Committed to social justice, Marshall blended forest ecology and pragmatic philosophy to craft a natural science ethic that extended the reach of science into political discussions about the restructuring of society prompted by urbanization and economic crisis. Rachel Carson deservedly gets credit for launching the modern environmental movement with her 1962 classic Silent Spring. She made a generation of Americans aware of the social costs inherent in the human manipulation of the natural world and used natural science to critique established institutions and offer an alternative vision of a healthy and diverse society. As King, Marshall, and Carson became increasingly wary of the social costs of industrialization, they used their scientific work to address problems of ecological and social imbalance. Even as science became professionalized and compartmentalized. these scientists worked to keep science relevant to broader intellectual debates. John Herron offers a new take on King, Marshall, and especially Carson and their significance that emphasizes the importance of their work to environmental, political, and cultural affairs, while illuminating the broader impact of natural science on American culture.
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Much of the time, our bodies carry out the process of respiration without our conscious involvement. But when you stop to really ponder the miraculous nature of breathing, as author John Burroughs does at length in.

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter One. Two Ways to Move Material
• Chapter Two. The Bioballistics of Small Projectiles
• Chapter Three. Getting Up to Speed
• Chapter Four. Moving Heat Around
• Chapter Five. Maintaining Temperature
• Chapter Six. Gravity and Life in the Air
• Chapter Seven. Gravity and Life on the Ground
• Chapter Eight. Gravity and Life in Water
• Chapter Nine. Making and Maintaining Liquid Water
• Chapter Ten. Pumping Fluids through Conduits
• Chapter Eleven. To Twist or Bend When Stressed
• Chapter Twelve. Keeping Up Upward and Down Downward
• List of Symbols
• References and Index of Citations
• Index.

Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds offers an eye-opening look into how the characteristics of the physical world drive the designs of animals and plants. These characteristics impose limits but also create remarkable and subtle opportunities for the functional biology of organisms. In particular, Steven Vogel examines the size and scale, and trade-offs among different physical processes. He pays attention to how the forms and activities of animals and plants reflect the materials available to nature, and he explores the unique constraints and possibilities provided by fluid flow, structural design, and environmental forces. Each chapter of the book investigates a facet of the physical world, including the drag on small projectiles; the importance of diffusion and convection; the size-dependence of acceleration; the storage, conduction, and dissipation of heat; the relationship among pressure, flow, and choice in biological pumps; and how elongate structures tune their relative twistiness and bendiness. Vogel considers design-determining factors all too commonly ignored, and builds a bridge between the world described by physics books and the reality experienced by all creatures. Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds contains a wealth of accessible information related to functional biology, and requires little more than a basic background in secondary-school science and mathematics. Drawing examples from creatures of land, air, and water, the book demonstrates the many uses of biological diversity and how physical forces impact biological organisms.

• EDITORS PREFACE
• LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
• The structure of Gould: History, happenstance, humanism, and the unity of his view of life. - Warren D. Allmon
• Diversity in the fossil record and Stephen Jay Goulds evolving view of the history of life. - Richard K. Bambach
• The legacy of punctuated equilbrium - Dana H. Geary
• A tree grows in Queens: Stephen Jay Gould and ecology - Warren D. Allmon, Paul J. Morris, and Linda C. Ivany
• Stephen Jay Goulds winnowing fork: Science, religion, and creationism. - Patricia H. Kelley
• Top-tier: Stephen Jay Gould and mass extinctions, or I remember Steve talking about mass extinction one day, boy that was a hoot - David C. Kendrick
• Stephen Jay Gould What does it mean to be a radical? - Richard C. Lewontin and Richard Levins
• Evolutionary theory and the uses of biology. - Philip Kitcher
• Stephen Jay Goulds evolving, hierarchical thoughts on stasis. - Bruce S. Lieberman
• Stephen Jay Gould: The scientist as educator. - Robert M. Ross
• Stephen Jay Gould: Remembering a geologist - Jill S. Schneiderman
• Goulds odyssey: Form may follow function, or former function, and all species are equal (especially bacteria), but history is trumps. - Roger D. K. Thomas
• The tree of life: Stephen Jay Goulds contributions to systematics - Margaret M. Yaccobucci
• Genetics and Development: Good as Gould - Robert L. Dorit
• BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STEPHEN J. GOULD
• COMPILED BY WARREN D. ALLMON
• INDEX.
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Considered by many during his lifetime as the most well-known scientist in the world, Stephen Jay Gould left an enormous and influential body of work. A Harvard professor of paleontology, evolutionary biology, and the history of science, Gould provided major insights into our understanding of the history of life. He helped to reinvigorate paleontology, launch macroevolution on a new course, and provide a context in which the biological developmental stages of an organism's embryonic growth could be integrated into an understanding of evolution. This book is a set of reflections on the many areas of Gould's intellectual life by the people who knew and understood him best: former students and prominent close collaborators. Mostly a critical assessment of his legacy, the chapters are not technical contributions but rather offer a combination of intellectual bibliography, personal memoir, and reflection on Gould's diverse scientific achievements. The work includes the most complete bibliography of his writings to date and offers a multi-dimensional view of Gould's life-work not to be found in any other volume.
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• The structure of Gould : happenstance, humanism, history, and the unity of his view of life / Warren D. Allmon
• Diversity in the fossil record and Stephen Jay Gould's evolving view of the history of life / Richard K. Bambach
• The legacy of punctuated equilibrium / Dana H. Geary
• A tree grows in Queens : Stephen Jay Gould and ecology / Warren D. Allmon, Paul J. Morris, and Linda C. Ivany
• Stephen Jay Gould's winnowing fork : science, religion, and creationism / Patricia H. Kelley
• Top-tier : Stephen Jay Gould and mass extinctions / David C. Kendrick
• Stephen Jay Gould
• what does it mean to be a radical? / Richard C. Lewontin and Richard Levins
• Evolutionary theory and the social uses of biology / Philip Kitcher
• Stephen Jay Gould's evolving, hierarchical thoughts on stasis / Bruce S. Lieberman
• Stephen Jay Gould : the scientist as educator / Robert M. Ross
• Stephen Jay Gould : remembering a geologist / Jill S. Schneiderman
• Gould's odyssey : form may follow function, or former function, and all species are equal (especially bacteria), but history is trumps / R.D.K. Thomas
• The tree of life : Stephen Jay Gould's contributions to systematics / Margaret M. Yacobucci
• Genetics and development : good as Gould / Robert L. Dorit
• Bibliography : Stephen Jay Gould / compiled by Warren D. Allmon.

Considered by many during his lifetime as the most well-known scientist in the world, Stephen Jay Gould left an enormous and influential body of work. A Harvard professor of paleontology, evolutionary biology, and the history of science, Gould provided major insights into our understanding of the history of life. He helped to reinvigorate paleontology, launch macroevolution on a new course, and provide a context in which the biological developmental stages of an organism's embryonic growth could be integrated into an understanding of evolution. This book is a set of reflections on the many are.

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• Acknowledgments
• List of Contributors
• Introduction / Keesing, Felicia ; Ostfeld, Richard S. ; Eviner, Valerie T.
• Introduction / Keesing, Felicia
• Chapter One. Effects of Host Diversity on Disease Dynamics / Begon, Michael
• Chapter Two. The Role of Vector Diversity in Disease Dynamics / Power, Alison G. ; Flecker, Alexander S.
• Chapter Three. Understanding Host- Multipathogen Systems: Modeling the Interaction Between Ecology and Immunology / Rohani, Pejman ; Wearing, Helen J. ; Vasco, Daniel A. ; Huang, Yunxin
• Chapter Four. Influence of Eutrophication on Disease in Aquatic Ecosystems: Patterns, Processes, and Predictions / Johnson, Pieter T. J. ; Carpenter, Stephen R.
• Chapter Five. Landscape Structure, Disturbance, And Disease Dynamics / McCallum, Hamish
• Introduction / Eviner, Valerie T.
• Chapter Six. Effects of Disease on Keystone Species, Dominant Species, and their Communities / Collinge, Sharon K. ; Ray, Chris ; Cully, Jack F.
• Chapter Seven. Red Queen Communities / Clay, Keith ; Reinhart, Kurt ; Rudgers, Jennifer ; Tintjer, Tammy ; Koslow, Jennifer ; Flory, S. Luke
• Chapter Eight. Invasion Biology and Parasitic Infections / Perkins, Sarah E. ; Altizer, Sonia ; Bjornstad, Ottar ; Burdon, Jeremy J. ; Clay, Keith ; Gómez- Aparicio, Lorena ; Jeschke, Jonathan M. ; Johnson, Pieter T. J. ; Lafferty, Kevin D. ; Malmstrom, Carolyn M. ; Martin, Patrick ; Power, Alison ; Strayer, David L. ; Thrall, Peter H. ; Uriarte, Maria
• Chapter Nine. Effects of Disease on Community Interactions and Food Web Structure / Lafferty, Kevin D.
• Chapter Ten. Is Infectious Disease just another Type of Predator- Prey Interaction? / Hall, Spencer R. ; Lafferty, Kevin D. ; Brown, James H. ; Cáceres, Carla E. ; Chase, Jonathan M. ; Dobson, Andrew P. ; Holt, Robert D. ; Jones, Clive G. ; Randolph, Sarah E. ; Rohani, Pejman
• Chapter Eleven. Microbial Disease in the Sea: Effects of Viruses on Carbon and Nutrient Cycling / Middelboe, Mathias
• Chapter Twelve. Effects of Pathogens on Terrestrial Ecosystem Function / Eviner, Valerie T. ; Likens, Gene E.
• Chapter Thirteen. Disease Effects on Landscape and Regional Systems: a Resilience Framework / Chapin, F. Stuart ; Eviner, Valerie T. ; Talbot, Lee M. ; Wilcox, Bruce A. ; Magness, Dawn R. ; Brewer, Carol A ; Keebler, Daniel S.
• Chapter Fourteen. Research Frontiers in Ecological Systems: Evaluating the Impacts of Infectious Disease on Ecosystems / Deem, Sharon L. ; Ezenwa, Vanessa O. ; Ward, Jessica R. ; Wilcox, Bruce A.
• Introduction / Ostfeld, Richard S.
• Chapter Fifteen. The Community Context of Disease Emergence: Could Changes in Predation Be a Key Driver? / Holt, Robert D.
• Chapter Sixteen. The Emergence of Wildlife Disease and the Application of Ecology / Hudson, Peter J. ; Perkins, Sarah E. ; Cattadori, Isabella M.
• Chapter Seventeen. Applied Biodiversity Science: Managing Emerging Diseases in Agriculture and Linked Natural Systems Using Ecological Principles / Garrett, K. A. ; Cox, C. M.
• Chapter Eighteen. The Ecology of an Infectious Coral Disease in the Florida Keys: From Pathogens to Politics / Porter, James W. ; Lipp, Erin K. ; Sutherland, Kathryn P. ; Mueller, Erich
• Chapter Nineteen. Infection And Ecology: Calomys Callosus, Machupo Virus, and Acute Hemorrhagic Fever / Johnson, Karl M.
• Chapter Twenty. Resolved: Emerging Infections of Humans Can Be Controlled by Ecological Interventions / Peters, C. J.
• Chapter Twenty- One. From Ecological Theory and Knowledge to Application / Childs, James E.
• Chapter Twenty- Two. Educating About Infectious Disease Ecology / Brewer, Carol A. ; Berkowitz, Alan R. ; Conrad, Patricia A. ; Porter, James ; Waterman, Margaret
• The Ecology of Infectious Diseases: Progress, Challenges, and Frontiers / Ostfeld, Richard S. ; Keesing, Felicia ; Eviner, Valerie T.
• Index.

News headlines are forever reporting diseases that take huge tolls on humans, wildlife, domestic animals, and both cultivated and native plants worldwide. These diseases can also completely transform the ecosystems that feed us and provide us with other critical benefits, from flood control to water purification. And yet diseases sometimes serve to maintain the structure and function of the ecosystems on which humans depend. Gathering thirteen essays by forty leading experts who convened at the Cary Conference at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in 2005, this book develops an integrated framework for understanding where these diseases come from, what ecological factors influence their impacts, and how they in turn influence ecosystem dynamics. It marks the first comprehensive and in-depth exploration of the rich and complex linkages between ecology and disease, and provides conceptual underpinnings to understand and ameliorate epidemics. It also sheds light on the roles that diseases play in ecosystems, bringing vital new insights to landscape management issues in particular. While the ecological context is a key piece of the puzzle, effective control and understanding of diseases requires the interaction of professionals in medicine, epidemiology, veterinary medicine, forestry, agriculture, and ecology. The essential resource on the subject, Infectious Disease Ecology seeks to bridge these fields with an ecological approach that focuses on systems thinking and complex interactions.

New in Thames & Hudsons bestselling "Seventy" series, this visually stunning and highly topical book is an essential guide to those vital environmental issues that concern us all. The volume's seven sections address an extraordinary range of questions. Were the dinosaurs warm-blooded or not? Why do mammals rule the earth? How did the eye evolve? What will happen to climates in the future? Over sixty of the worlds most eminent scientists offer privileged insight into their cutting-edge research and findings, writing always to engage the interest of the general reader.
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• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Preface
• CHAPTER ONE. Nature
• CHAPTER TWO Culture
• CHAPTER THREE Patrons
• CHAPTER FOUR. Expedition
• CHAPTER FIVE. Work
• CHAPTER SIX. Knowledge
• CHAPTER SEVEN Envoi
• Abbreviations
• Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index.

We humans share Earth with 1.4 million known species and millions more species that are still unrecorded. Yet we know surprisingly little about the practical work that produced the vast inventory we have to date of our fellow creatures. How were these multitudinous creatures collected, recorded, and named? When, and by whom? Here a distinguished historian of science tells the story of the modern discovery of biodiversity. Robert Kohler argues that the work begun by Linnaeus culminated around 1900, when collecting and inventory were organized on a grand scale in natural history surveys. Supported by governments, museums, and universities, biologists launched hundreds of collecting expeditions to every corner of the world. Kohler conveys to readers the experience and feel of expeditionary travel: the customs and rhythms of collectors' daily work, and its special pleasures and pains. A novel twist in this story is that survey collecting was rooted not just in science but also in new customs of outdoor recreation, such as hiking, camping, and sport hunting. These popular pursuits engendered a wide scientific interest in animals and plants and inspired wealthy nature-goers to pay for expeditions. The modern discovery of biodiversity became a reality when scientists' desire to know intersected with the culture of outdoor vacationing. General readers as well as scholars will find this book fascinating.

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Economy and Evolution: A Road Map
• Chapter 2. The Evolving Economy
• Chapter 3. Human and Nonhuman Economies Compared
• Chapter 4. The Economics of Everyday: Consumption and the Role of Enemies in Nature
• Chapter 5. The Economics of Everyday: Production and the Role of Resources
• Chapter 6. The Ingredients of Power and Opportunity: Technology and Organization
• Chapter 7. The Ingredients of Power and Opportunity: The Environment
• Chapter 8. The Geography of Power and Innovation
• Chapter 9. Breaking Down and Building Up: The Role of Disturbance
• Chapter 10. Patterns in History: Toward Greater Reach and Power
• Chapter 11. The Future of Growth and Power
• Appendix 1. Abbreviations
• Appendix 2. The Geological Time Scale
• Notes
• Literature Cited
• Index.

From humans to hermit crabs to deep water plankton, all living things compete for locally limiting resources. This universal truth unites three bodies of thought--economics, evolution, and history--that have developed largely in mutual isolation. Here, Geerat Vermeij undertakes a groundbreaking and provocative exploration of the facts and theories of biology, economics, and geology to show how processes common to all economic systems--competition, cooperation, adaptation, and feedback--govern evolution as surely as they do the human economy, and how historical patterns in both human and nonhuman evolution follow from this principle. Using a wealth of examples of evolutionary innovations, Vermeij argues that evolution and economics are one. Powerful consumers and producers exercise disproportionate controls on the characteristics, activities, and distribution of all life forms. Competition-driven demand by consumers, when coupled with supply-side conditions permitting economic growth, leads to adaptation and escalation among organisms. Although disruptions in production halt or reverse these processes temporarily, they amplify escalation in the long run to produce trends in all economic systems toward greater power, higher production rates, and a wider reach for economic systems and their strongest members. Despite our unprecedented power to shape our surroundings, we humans are subject to all the economic principles and historical trends that emerged at life's origin more than 3 billion years ago. Engagingly written, brilliantly argued, and sweeping in scope, Nature: An Economic History shows that the human institutions most likely to preserve opportunity and adaptability are, after all, built like successful living things.

• The study of color terms across languages
• Reconstruction of color taxonomies in proto-Indo-European and in historical languages
• Basic color terms in Germanic and Old English
• Basic color terms in middle and modern English
• The seasons of the year
• Geometric shapes
• The five senses
• The folk-psychology of mind and soul
• Plant life-forms
• Animal life-forms
• Taxonomies and the problem of universals.

This book studies the folk-taxonomy for English, and to some extent for the Germanic and Indo-European language families. The semantic fields studied are basic color terms, seasons of the year, geometric shapes, the five senses, the folk-psychology of mind and soul, and basic plant and animal life-forms. Anderson's emphasis is on folk-taxonomies in Old and Middle English, and also on the implications of semantic analysis for our reading of early english literary texts.
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