Darwin's Fishes

Darwin's Fishes

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  • Author: Daniel Pauly
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1139451812
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 368

In Darwin's Fishes, Daniel Pauly presents an encyclopaedia of ichthyology, ecology and evolution, based upon everything that Charles Darwin ever wrote about fish. Entries are arranged alphabetically and can be about, for example, a particular fish taxon, an anatomical part, a chemical substance, a scientist, a place, or an evolutionary or ecological concept. The reader can start wherever they like and are then led by a series of cross-references on a fascinating voyage of interconnected entries, each indirectly or directly connected with original writings from Darwin himself. Along the way, the reader is offered interpretation of the historical material put in the context of both Darwin's time and that of contemporary biology and ecology. This book is intended for anyone interested in fishes, the work of Charles Darwin, evolutionary biology and ecology, and natural history in general.


The War of the Jesus and Darwin Fishes

The War of the Jesus and Darwin Fishes

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  • Author: John C. Caiazza
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1351321463
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 166

This volume's title stems from an observable and seemingly amusing phenomenon--the placement of fish symbols on the rear of automobiles. There are two kinds: one a fish outline with a cross, exhibited by Christians; the other a fish outline filled with the word "evolution," with little legs attached underneath. These symbols manifest the cultural war between religion and science, a clash that draws from nineteenth-century conflicts over evolution roots in the Enlightenment. Today's cultural environment is a result of the internationalization of communication, labor, money, and commerce. This global culture emphasizes tolerance and acceptance of all peoples and traditions, but it also demands a moral and intellectual relativism that rejects "master narratives," including religious tradition as well as scientific theory. In some respects, the postmodern environment is caused by science itself, by the development of postmodern science, its nineteenth-century adversarial stance toward religion now somewhat softened. Among new developments are the historical understanding of science, renewed appreciation of the troubled careers of scientists, and "God" talk among physicists and psychologists. Both science and religion are being overwhelmed by new levels of technology, which is becoming the premier element of contemporary culture. The conflict between science and religion is being resolved in the form of a dynamic. Religion and science are both ways of giving moral and intellectual order to the universe, enabling mankind to cope with a chaotic universe and live well. Both religious critics and scientific researchers have attacked and analyzed pornography, which has become a prominent characteristic of our culture. Both share contemporary sensitivity to individual opinions and protection of the individual from social control. Both science and religion share a sense that postmodern culture lacks structure. Caiazza shows how renewed attention to religious and scientific insights can resolve longstanding conflicts, providing postmodern society with a vision of tolerable order.


Charles Darwin's Works: The descent of man and seletion in relation to sex

Charles Darwin's Works: The descent of man and seletion in relation to sex

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  • Author: Charles Darwin
  • Publisher:
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  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 890


Darwin's Dreampond

Darwin's Dreampond

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  • Author: Tijs Goldschmidt
  • Publisher: MIT Press
  • ISBN: 9780262571210
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 292

Darwin's Dreampondtells the evolutionary story of the extraordinary "furu" and the battlefield leading to extinction. Tijs Goldschmidt skillfully blends a masterful discussion of the principles of neo-Darwinian evolution and speciation with a history of Lake Victoria's ecosystem. The science unfolds in the context of the engaging first-person narrative of Goldschmidt's adventures and misadventures as a field researcher. An astute observer and a clear and witty writer, he warmly portrays the colors and textures of the landscapes and the lives of the local people as he interacts with them during the course of his fieldwork.


Darwin's Bass

Darwin's Bass

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  • Author: Paul Quinnett
  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • ISBN: 1449440711
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 271

The renowned psychologist, devoted fisherman, and author of Pavlov’s Trout returns with a “witty, informal guide to the human mind” (Psychology Today). In this follow-up to his widely acclaimed Pavlov's Trout, Paul Quinnett, Ph.D., explores the evolutionary foundations of fishing and why so many people have such a strong bond to the sport. Referencing Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species, Quinnett examines how people have evolved, and in some ways “de-evolved”, from our fishing and evolutionary partner the black bass. Throughout Darwin's Bass, Quinnett uses a variety of fishing situations to examine man's place in the evolutionary universe. The book is also a field guide to a better life, as Quinnett offers clinical advice on how to live longer, happier, and healthier by fishing often and hard.


Discovery of Australia's Fishes

Discovery of Australia's Fishes

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  • Author: Brian Greig Saunders
  • Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
  • ISBN: 0643106707
  • Category : History
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 520

Provides insight into the diverse pathways by which Australia's fish were discovered and outlines the history of early maritime explorations in Australia that collected natural history specimens. The book covers the life and work of each of the most important discoverers, and assesses their accomplishments and the limitations of their work.


The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands

The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands

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  • Author: Jack Stein Grove
  • Publisher: Stanford University Press
  • ISBN: 9780804722896
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 958

Marking the culmination of research extending back to Darwin in 1835, this comprehensive reference source for scientists also provides an identification guide for visitors to the Galápagos National Park. Includes 521 illustrations, 151 color.


Charles Darwin's Works: The origin of species by means of natural selection...with additions and corrections from 6th and last English ed

Charles Darwin's Works: The origin of species by means of natural selection...with additions and corrections from 6th and last English ed

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  • Author: Charles Darwin
  • Publisher:
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  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 360


Charles Darwin's Works: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. 2v

Charles Darwin's Works: The variation of animals and plants under domestication. 2v

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  • Author: Charles Darwin
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  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 734


Charles Darwin's Incomplete Revolution

Charles Darwin's Incomplete Revolution

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  • Author: Richard G. Delisle
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 3030172031
  • Category : Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 276

This book offers a thorough reanalysis of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, which for many people represents the work that alone gave rise to evolutionism. Of course, scholars today know better than that. Yet, few resist the temptation of turning to the Origin in order to support it or reject it in light of their own work. Apparently, Darwin fills the mythical role of a founding figure that must either be invoked or repudiated. The book is an invitation to move beyond what is currently expected of Darwin's magnum opus. Once the rhetorical varnish of Darwin's discourses is removed, one discovers a work of remarkably indecisive conclusions. The book comprises two main theses: (1) The Origin of Species never remotely achieved the theoretical unity to which it is often credited. Rather, Darwin was overwhelmed by a host of phenomena that could not fit into his narrow conceptual framework. (2) In the Origin of Species, Darwin failed at completing the full conversion to evolutionism. Carrying many ill-designed intellectual tools of the 17th and 18th centuries, Darwin merely promoted a special brand of evolutionism, one that prevented him from taking the decisive steps toward an open and modern evolutionism. It makes an interesting read for biologists, historians and philosophers alike.