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Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 54, pp. 779-796, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, then Recased in Orig Journal Covers, VG.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Trait� Pratique d'Obst�trique Ou de la Parturition Des Principales Femelles Domestiques. Book.

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Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. "Subtilité, beauté et grâce s'offrent aux regards dans les gestes les plus simples des habitants de ce pays de paradoxes : allure altière et teint d'ivoire des femmes birmanes, silhouettes graciles lourdement chargées de plateaux en équilibre sur la tête, costumes traditionnels aux broderies multicolores des ethnies montagnardes, regards pétillants des enfants rieurs aux pommettes enduites de thanaka et hommes aux longyi noués sur les hanches, mâchant du bétel, tous émouvants dans leur extrême gentillesse. Impermanence des êtres et des choses où seuls les innombrables temples dégoulinants de feuilles d'or sont éternels, ainsi que les prières montant des monastères. Répondant au visage apaisé du Bouddha, c'est peut-être ce qu'exprime l'inaltérable sourire des Birmans : le mystère de la sérénité.".…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Comment vient l'idée, un beau jour, d'aller faire un don de sperme Est-ce un acte anodin L'auteur, au cours de ses pérégrinations teintées d'humour et de malice, tente d'expliquer ce qui l'a poussé à venir un matin dans un hôpital pour accomplir ce don si particulier. Gardera-t-il ses motivations généreuses jusqu'au bout Les conditions d'accueil correspondent-elles à son idée du respect de la personne humaine Ce récit autobiographique est aussi une réflexion méthodique sur le don, qu'aucun philosophe en son cabinet n'aurait pu mener. Car avant d'être un échafaudage de principes, le don est d'abord une pratique.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. The synchronized flashing of fireflies at night. The spiraling patterns of an aggregating slime mold. The anastomosing network of army-ant trails. The coordinated movements of a school of fish. Researchers are finding in such patterns--phenomena that have fascinated naturalists for centuries--a fertile new approach to understanding biological systems: the study of self-organization. This book, a primer on self-organization in biological systems for students and other enthusiasts, introduces readers to the basic concepts and tools for studying self-organization and then examines numerous examples of self-organization in the natural world. Self-organization refers to diverse pattern formation processes in the physical and biological world, from sand grains assembling into rippled dunes to cells combining to create highly structured tissues to individual insects working to create sophisticated societies. What these diverse systems hold in common is the proximate means by which they acquire order and structure. In self-organizing systems, pattern at the global level emerges solely from interactions among lower-level components.Remarkably, even very complex structures result from the iteration of surprisingly simple behaviors performed by individuals relying on only local information. This striking conclusion suggests important lines of inquiry: To what degree is environmental rather than individual complexity responsible for group complexity? To what extent have widely differing organisms adopted similar, convergent strategies of pattern formation? How, specifically, has natural selection determined the rules governing interactions within biological systems? Broad in scope, thorough yet accessible, this book is a self-contained introduction to self-organization and complexity in biology--a field of study at the forefront of life sciences research.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. The synchronized flashing of fireflies at night. The spiraling patterns of an aggregating slime mold. The anastomosing network of army-ant trails. The coordinated movements of a school of fish. Researchers are finding in such patterns--phenomena that have fascinated naturalists for centuries--a fertile new approach to understanding biological systems: the study of self-organization. This book, a primer on self-organization in biological systems for students and other enthusiasts, introduces readers to the basic concepts and tools for studying self-organization and then examines numerous examples of self-organization in the natural world. Self-organization refers to diverse pattern formation processes in the physical and biological world, from sand grains assembling into rippled dunes to cells combining to create highly structured tissues to individual insects working to create sophisticated societies. What these diverse systems hold in common is the proximate means by which they acquire order and structure. In self-organizing systems, pattern at the global level emerges solely from interactions among lower-level components.Remarkably, even very complex structures result from the iteration of surprisingly simple behaviors performed by individuals relying on only local information. This striking conclusion suggests important lines of inquiry: To what degree is environmental rather than individual complexity responsible for group complexity? To what extent have widely differing organisms adopted similar, convergent strategies of pattern formation? How, specifically, has natural selection determined the rules governing interactions within biological systems? Broad in scope, thorough yet accessible, this book is a self-contained introduction to self-organization and complexity in biology--a field of study at the forefront of life sciences research.…

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Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library with the usual stamps etc. Extremities rather worn. Original paper covers now incorporated into library boards. This item is heavy and will attract postal surcharges. A00015359.

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Paperback. Condition: New. The synchronized flashing of fireflies at night. The spiraling patterns of an aggregating slime mold. The anastomosing network of army-ant trails. The coordinated movements of a school of fish. Researchers are finding in such patterns--phenomena that have fascinated naturalists for centuries--a fertile new approach to understanding biological systems: the study of self-organization. This book, a primer on self-organization in biological systems for students and other enthusiasts, introduces readers to the basic concepts and tools for studying self-organization and then examines numerous examples of self-organization in the natural world. Self-organization refers to diverse pattern formation processes in the physical and biological world, from sand grains assembling into rippled dunes to cells combining to create highly structured tissues to individual insects working to create sophisticated societies. What these diverse systems hold in common is the proximate means by which they acquire order and structure. In self-organizing systems, pattern at the global level emerges solely from interactions among lower-level components.Remarkably, even very complex structures result from the iteration of surprisingly simple behaviors performed by individuals relying on only local information. This striking conclusion suggests important lines of inquiry: To what degree is environmental rather than individual complexity responsible for group complexity? To what extent have widely differing organisms adopted similar, convergent strategies of pattern formation? How, specifically, has natural selection determined the rules governing interactions within biological systems? Broad in scope, thorough yet accessible, this book is a self-contained introduction to self-organization and complexity in biology--a field of study at the forefront of life sciences research.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Claire Detrain, Jean-Louis Deneubourg and Jacques Pasteels Studies on insects have been pioneering in major fields of modern biology. In the 1970 s, research on pheromonal communication in insects gave birth to the dis cipline of chemical ecology and provided a scientific frame to extend this approach to other animal groups. In the 1980 s, the theory of kin selection, which was initially formulated by Hamilton to explain the rise of eusociality in insects, exploded into a field of research on its own and found applications in the under standing of community structures including vertebrate ones. In the same manner, recent studies, which decipher the collective behaviour of insect societies, might be now setting the stage for the elucidation of information processing in animals. Classically, problem solving is assumed to rely on the knowledge of a central unit which must take decisions and collect all pertinent information. However, an alternative method is extensively used in nature: problems can be collectively solved through the behaviour of individuals, which interact with each other and with the environment. The management of information, which is a major issue of animal behaviour, is interesting to study in a social life context, as it raises addi tional questions about conflict-cooperation trade-oft's. Insect societies have proven particularly open to experimental analysis: one can easily assemble or disassemble them and place them in controllable situations in the laboratory.…