Het ontstaan van soorten, het bekendste werk van Charles Darwin, verscheen op 24 november 1859 en heeft tot op de dag van vandaag veel opschudding veroorzaakt. Darwin beschrijft nauwkeurig de werking van de natuurlijke selectie, de basis voor het ontstaan van soorten.

De evolutietheorie die ...
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The fourth edition of this established text returns better than ever to provide plant science students with a fresh, colourful textbook, suitable for a variety of academic levels. New contributing authors, updates on the latest research, along with a brand new chapter on Brassinosteroids and sharper artwork keep this textbook fresh and ...
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Much has been written about dolphins and whales, and excellent books exist especially on the charismatic bottlenose dolphins; and killer, humpback, and sperm whales. But detailed studies have been carried out on a handful of other species, and this book summarizes our state of knowledge of a little dolphin - the southern hemisphere 'dusky', and ...
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"The Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Second Edition" is a single-volume comprehensive guide to microbiology for the advanced reader. Derived from the six volume e-only "Encyclopedia of Microbiology, Third Edition", it bridges the gap between introductory texts and specialized reviews. Covering topics ranging from the basic science of ...
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A transgenic organism is a plant, animal, bacterium, or other living organism that has had a foreign gene added to it by means of genetic engineering. Transgenic plants can arise by natural movement of genes between species, by cross-pollination based hybridization between different plant species (which is a common event in flowering plant ...
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How do we explain the remarkably abrupt changes that sometimes occur in nature and society - and can we predict why and when they happen? This book offers a comprehensive introduction to critical transitions in complex systems - the radical changes that happen at tipping points when thresholds are passed. Marten Scheffer accessibly describes ...
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Na in de internationale millionseller God als misvatting ons godsgeloof op genadeloze wijze ter discussie te hebben gesteld, komt 'Darwins rottweiler' met een nieuwe literaire en wetenschappelijke tour de force, waarin hij voor eens en voor altijd, én voor iedereen, duidelijk maakt dat evolutie bewezen is en boven álle ...
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The complex impact that man has on aquatic ecosystems creates a need for assessment systems that are able to adequately appraise and integrate the effects of various pressures. Chemical analysis alone can easily overlook some factors vital for life. With the adoption of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in the year 2000 which defined the ...
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Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was als wetenschapper zijn tijd ver vooruit. Zijn meesterwerk Over het ontstaan van soorten, waarin hij de evolutietheorie ontvouwt, maakt tot op de dag van vandaag heftige emoties style="font-size: x-small;">Naast wetenschapper was Darwin een liefdevolle echtgenoot voor zijn nicht ...
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The publication of the extensive 7-volume work "Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science" has provided library customers and their end-users with a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science including reviews on the ecdysone receptor, lipocalins, and bacterial toxins. This derivative from the ...
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