Andy Dobson (56 results)
Failing Successfully: Life after Debt
Dobson, Genevieve Olivia; Publishing, Richter; Harrison, Andy [Editor]
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014
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Hardback. Condition: New. Species evolve over time to become perfectly adapted to their environments, right?{::} Well, sometimes. Consider that an elephant will not grow a seventh set of teeth, even though wearing down the sixth will condemn it to starvation; that hosts of the European cuckoo seem unable to tell that the overgro…wn monster in their nest is not their own chick; and that whales are fully aquatic mammals who, millions of years after first abandoning the land, still cannot breathe underwater.This book is about evolution, but not its greatest hits. Instead, it explores everything in the animal kingdom that is self-defeating, ill-made, uneconomical, or downright weird - and explains how natural selection has favoured it. In the grand struggle for survival, some surprising patterns emerge: animals are always slightly out-of-date; inefficiency tends to increase over time; predators usually lose, and parasites usually win. With equal parts humour and scientific insight, Andy Dobson is here to explain the how and why of evolution's limits and liabilities.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This book is about evolution, but not its greatest hits. Consider that an elephant will not grow a seventh set of teeth, even though wearing down the sixth will condemn it to starvation; that male mandarin ducks sport bright-orange feathers that attract not just females but also predators; a…nd as for whales Whales are fully aquatic mammals who, millions of years after first abandoning the land, still cannot breathe underwater. Packed with anecdotes and curious facts, Why Cant Whales Breathe Underwater? explores everything in the animal kingdom that is self-defeating, ill-made, uneconomical or downright weird and explains how natural selection has favoured it. In the grand struggle for survival, some surprising patterns emerge: animals are always slightly out-of-date; inefficiency tends to increase over time; predators usually lose and parasites usually win. With equal parts humour and scientific insight, Andy Dobson is here to explain the how and why of evolutions greatest mistakes. AUTHOR: After a first-class degree in Ecology from Durham, Andy Dobson completed a PhD at Nottingham, before joining the University of Oxford's Zoology Department. Most recently, he took up a research post at Edinburgh University to apply data-science techniques to anti-poaching efforts. He is currently a freelance scientific copy-editor, and remains a Visiting Academic at Edinburgh. 12 b/w illustrations A smart and accessible look at the myriad ways in which evolution doesnt get things nearly as right as we imagine Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Across the animal kingdom are numerous examples of what appear to evolutionary imperfections, such as birds unable to spot a cuckoo chick in their nest, or whales having to surface for air despite millions of years living under water. As he explores some of these quirks of nature, ecologist Andy Dobson… offers comprehensive explanations of the behaviour and conditions that underpin them.
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Language: English
Published by Sackler Colloquium / National Academies Press, 2008
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2008 Sackler Colloquium National Academy of Sciences Includes CD sealed in pouch attached to back cover. Pages are all clean and bright no marks and appears unread. Cover is clean and strong spine is smooth.
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Condition: new. Pages: 330 Language: Russian. *Kniga o tom, kak nesovershenstvo dvizhet zhiznju na Zemle.* Vy uznaete, pochemu evoljutsija sozdala khischnikov, kotorye vechno golodajut, zhertv, kotorye vsegda pobezhdajut, i parazitov, kotorye pravjat mirom. *Avtor dostupno i uvlekatelno opisyvaet slozhnye nauchnye idei, pomogaja… chitatelju ponjat ikh i pri etom ne uproschaja ponjatija. V khode evoljutsii vidy idealno prisposablivajutsja k uslovijam okruzhajuschej sredy, ne pravda li? Chto zh, inogda byvaet i ne tak. No podumajte vot o chem: u slona ne vyrastaet sedmoj nabor zubov, khotja posle togo, kak sotretsja shestoj nabor, on budet obrechen na golodnuju smert; ptitsy, v chi gnezda podbrasyvaet jajtsa kukushka, ne sposobny otlichit monstra-pererostka v gnezde ot sobstvennogo ptentsa; a kity khotja i stali polnostju vodnymi mlekopitajuschimi milliony let nazad, do sikh por ne nauchilis dyshat pod vodoj. Eta kniga ob evoljutsii, no ne o ee velichajshikh dostizhenijakh. Naprotiv, v nej rassmatrivajutsja vsevozmozhnye evoljutsionnye reshenija, kotorye mozhno nazvat samoubijstvennymi, neudachnymi, neekonomnymi ili otkrovenno strannymi, - i objasnjaetsja, pochemu vsemu etomu blagoprijatstvuet estestvennyj otbor. V grandioznoj borbe za vyzhivanie projavljajutsja nekotorye udivitelnye zakonomernosti: zhivotnye vsegda nemnogo otstajut ot izmenenij okruzhajuschej sredy; neeffektivnost imeet tendentsiju so vremenem vozrastat; khischniki obychno proigryvajut, a parazity vyigryvajut. Umelo sochetaja jumor i nauchnuju pronitsatelnost, Endi Dobson v svoej knige raskryvaet predely vozmozhnostej evoljutsii i tsenu, kotoruju prikhoditsja za eto platit. Tsitaty: "V samom shirokom smysle evoljutsija - eto izmenenie biologicheskikh organizmov vo vremeni, osuschestvljaemoe putem estestvennogo otbora, protsessa, v khode kotorogo poleznye mutatsii v kazhdom pokolenii nakaplivajutsja i dajut preimuschestva v konkurentsii za vyzhivanie i razmnozhenie. Takim obrazom, u ptits, strekoz i letuchikh myshej pojavilas sposobnost k poletu, zmei utratili konechnosti, elektricheskie ugri priobreli elektroshokery, u paukov voznikla pautina, bobry stali obustraivat vodnye ugodja, a muravi - razvodit griby i tlej. Porazhajuschee voobrazhenie raznoobrazie i izobretatelnost zhizni nevozmozhno nedootsenit, i v osnove vsego etogo lezhit estestvennyj otbor." 9785002235513.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Brand new Book. Substantial book of 256 pages covering the greatest 50 Springbok rugby players of all time. The authors had the assistance of former Springbok players, coaches and historians of Springbok rugby and have reviewed the careers of all t…hose who represented South Africa since 1891 to come up with the definitive ranking of the top 50.
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