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Futuyma, Douglas J., 1942-
Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, 1986
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Buku Referensi Universitas Indonesia Library
Aldo Fasolo, editor
"The present book collects the contributions from the meeting, mixing styles, arguments, topics, history and philosophy of science, modern biology and epistemology . This kind of inter-disciplinary approach may appear erratic, but it conveys flashes of lights on the changing scene where the theory of evolution plays. This is in line with the idea to reopen the file of the two cultures, looking at shared problems, which are not yet really the third culture invoked by Charles Percy Snow half a century ago, but they can foster it, at least in such a pivotal domain as evolution. "
Berlin : [, Springer], 2012
e20410638
eBooks Universitas Indonesia Library
Marcus, Bernard
"The function of scientific research is promoting the understanding of the world around us. In theory, anyway, the more we learn, the more potential we have of making our lives better. Thus, we have seen research in electronics provide us with computers, research in chemistry provide us with all manner of synthetics, and research in agriculture provide us with more food. Periodically, scientific research uncovers something that makes some of us uncomfortable. The discovery of the link between smoking and lung cancer and heart disease was not received well by the tobacco industry, and the link between global climate change and fossil fuel use has not been well received by the petroleum industry, to cite just two examples. Usually the response of those whose world has been disrupted by science is denial, often followed by attack on or ridicule of the science that has challenged them. In the long term, however, science usually turns out to be correct."
New York: Springer, 2012
e20417612
eBooks Universitas Indonesia Library
"The annual evolutionary biology meetings in Marseilles serve to gather leading evolutionary biologists and other scientists using evolutionary biology concepts, e.g. for medical research. The aims of these meetings are to promote the exchange of ideas and to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations.
This book collects 19 selected contributions presented at the 15th meeting, which took place in September 2011. It starts with a description of the life and work of J.B.S. Haldane, a remarkable evolutionary biologist of the 20th century. The remaining chapters are grouped under the following three themes, new concepts in evolutionary biology, macroevolution : mechanisms and trends, genome evolution."
Berlin: Springer, 2012
e20417736
eBooks Universitas Indonesia Library
Hirai, Hirohisa, editor
"This volume comprises a collection of articles on a variety of topics relevant to primate genomes, including evolution, human origins, genome structure, chromosome genomics, and bioinformatics. The book covers the cutting-edge research in molecular primatology and provides great insights into the functional diversity of primates. This valuable collection will benefit researchers and students, including primatologists, anthropologists, molecular biologists, evolutionary biologists, and animal behaviorists."
Tokyo: [, Springer], 2012
e20410644
eBooks Universitas Indonesia Library
"Over the last decade, Africa has taken a central position in the search for the timing and mechanisms leading to modern human origins, and the rich archaeological and human paleontological record of North Africa is critical to this search. In this volume, we bring together new research into the archaeology, human paleontology, chronology, and environmental context of modern human origins in North Africa. The result is a volume that better integrates the North African record into the modern human origins debate and at the same time highlights the research questions that are currently the focus of continued work in the area."
Dordrecht: Springer Science, 2012
e20410689
eBooks Universitas Indonesia Library
Roura, Eudald Carbonelli, editor
"The aim of this book is to provide a new insight on Neanderthal behaviour using the data recovered in level J of Romaní rockshelter (north-eastern Spain). Due to the sedimentary dynamics that formed the Romaní deposit, the occupation layers are characterized by a high temporal resolution, which makes it easier to interprete the archaeological data in behavioural terms. In addition, the different analytical domains (geoarchaeology, lithic technology, zooarchaeology, taphonomy, anthracology, palaeontology) are addressed from a spatial perspective that is basic to understand human behaviour, but also to evaluate the behavioural inferences in the framework of the archaeological formation processes."
Dordrecht: [, Springer], 2012
e20410690
eBooks Universitas Indonesia Library
"Genesis – in the beginning deals with the origin and diversity of Life and early biological evolution and discusses the question of where (hot or cold sources) and when the beginning of Life took place. Among the sections are chapters dealing with prebiotic chemical processes and considering self-replication of polymers in mineral habitats. One chapter is dedicated to the photobiological regime on early Earth and the emergence of Life. This volume covers the role of symmetry, information and order (homochrial biomolecules) in the beginning of Life. The models of protocells and the genetic code with gene transfer are important topics in this volume. Three chapters discuss the panspermia hypothesis (to answer “are we from outer space?”). Other chapters cover the astrobiological aspects of life in the Universe in extraterrestrial planets of the solar system and deal with cometary hydrosphere (and its connection to earth). Conclude with the history and frontiers of Astrobiogy."
Dordrecht: Springer, 2012
e20417526
eBooks Universitas Indonesia Library
Ralph Bock, editor
"This book, written by leading experts, summarizes our current knowledge about plastid and mitochondrial genomes in all major groups of algae and land plants. It also includes chapters on endosymbioses, plastid and mitochondrial mutants, gene expression profiling and methods for organelle transformation. "
Dordrecht: [, Springer], 2012
e20417530
eBooks Universitas Indonesia Library