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Format: XVIII, 227 p. 152 illus., 126 illus. in color. , online resource.

ISBN: 9783319225128

Series Statement: Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences, 10

Content: The book outlines principal milestones in the evolution of the atmosphere, oceans and biosphere during the last 4 million years in relation with the evolution from primates to the genus Homo – which uniquely mastered the ignition and transfer of fire. The advent of land plants since about 420 million years ago ensued in flammable carbon-rich biosphere interfaced with an oxygen-rich atmosphere. Born on a flammable Earth surface, under increasingly unstable climates descending from the warmer Pliocene into the deepest ice ages of the Pleistocene, human survival depended on both—biological adaptations and cultural evolution, mastering fire as a necessity. This allowed the genus to increase entropy in nature by orders of magnitude. Gathered around camp fires during long nights for hundreds of thousandth of years, captivated by the flickering life-like dance of the flames, humans developed imagination, insights, cravings, fears, premonitions of death and thereby aspiration for immortality, omniscience, omnipotence and the concept of god. Inherent in pantheism was the reverence of the Earth, its rocks and its living creatures, contrasted by the subsequent rise of monotheistic sky-god creeds which regard Earth as but a corridor to heaven. Once the climate stabilized in the early Holocene, since about ~7000 years-ago production of excess food by Neolithic civilization along the Great River Valleys has allowed human imagination and dreams to express themselves through the construction of monuments to immortality. Further to burning large part of the forests, the discovery of combustion and exhumation of carbon from the Earth’s hundreds of millions of years-old fossil biospheres set the stage for an anthropogenic oxidation event, affecting an abrupt shift in state of the atmosphere-ocean-cryosphere system. The consequent ongoing extinction equals the past five great mass extinctions of species—constituting a geological event horizon in the history of planet Earth.

In: Springer eBooks

Additional Edition: Printed edition: ISBN 9783319225111

Language: English

Subjects: Geography

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22512-8

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22512-8

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Format: VIII, 350 S.

ISBN: 1-56098-872-X

Series Statement: Smithsonian series in comparative evolutionary biology

Content: "In this book, Colin Groves proposes a complete taxonomy of living primates, reviewing the history and practice of their classification and providing an up-to-date synthesis of recent molecular and phylogenetic research. He contends that the taxonomy of living species is critical to understanding evolutionary relationships, and that the taxonomic designation of individual species is the starting point for conservation."--BOOK JACKET.

Language: English

Subjects: Biology

Keywords: Primaten ; Systematik

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Format: 1 online resource (415 p.)

ISBN: 1-281-05328-7 , 9786611053284 , 0-08-048841-2

Content: Bones, Stones and Molecules provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins. The debate between the 'Out of Africa' model and the 'Multiregional' hypothesis is examined through the functional and developmental processes associated with the evolution of the human skull and face and focuses on the significance of the Australian record. The book analyzes important new discoveries that have occurred recently and examines evidence that is not available elsewhere. Cameron and Groves argue that the existing evidence supports a recent origin f

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Introduction -- Evolution of the Miocene great apes -- Later Miocene and Pliocene hominids -- Our kind of hominins -- A systematic scheme for the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene hominids -- The first African exodus : the emergence of early homo in Europe and Asia -- Human evolution in the Middle Pleistocene -- "The grisly folk" : the emergence of the Neanderthals -- The second African exodus : the emergence of modern humans -- The emergence of modern humans in Asia and in Australia -- Epilogue. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-12-156933-0

Language: English

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Format: VIII, 375 S. : Ill., Kt.

ISBN: 0-19-857629-3

Language: English

Subjects: Biology

Keywords: Evolution ; Mensch ; Primaten ; Evolution

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Format: 1 online resource (665 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-78539-978-0 , 1-4008-8065-3

Series Statement: Princeton Field Guides

Content: Bovids are a diverse group of ruminant mammals that have hooves and unbranched hollow horns. Bovids of the World is the first comprehensive field guide to cover all 279 bovid species, including antelopes, gazelles, cattle, buffaloes, sheep, and goats. From the hartebeest of Africa and the takin of Asia to the muskox of North America, bovids are among the world's most spectacular animals and this stunningly illustrated and easy-to-use field guide is an ideal way to learn more about them. The guide covers all species and subspecies of bovids described to date. It features more than 300 superb full-color plates depicting every kind of bovid, as well as detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, horn morphology, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and conservation status in the wild. This book also shows where to observe each species and includes helpful distribution maps. Suitable for anyone with an interest in natural history, Bovids of the World is a remarkable and attractive reference, showcasing the range and beauty of these important mammals. The first comprehensive field guide to all 279 bovid species337 full-color plates, with more than 1,500 photographs Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status Fully updated and revised taxonomy, with common and scientific names Easy-to-read distribution maps

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , Tribe Aepycerotini. Common Impala -- , Tribe Neotragini. Coastal Suni -- , Tribe Reduncini. Ellipsen Waterbuck -- , Tribe Antilopini. South African Springbok -- , Tribe Oreotragini. Cape Klipspringer -- , Tribe Cephalophini. Southern Bush Duiker -- , Tribe Caprini. Barbary Sheep -- , Tribe Hippotragini. Southern Sable -- , Tribe Alcelaphini. Blue Wildebeest -- , Tribe Boselaphini. Nilgai -- , Tribe Tragelaphini. Eastern Giant Eland -- , Tribe Bovini. Asian Wild Water Buffalo -- , Skulls -- , References -- , Index , Issued also in print. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-691-16717-6

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

DOI: 10.1515/9781400880652

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Format: 1 online resource (394 pages) : , illustrations, maps

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-925022-37-4

Content: This volume explores the complexity, diversity and interwoven nature of taxonomic pursuits within the context of explorations of humans and related species. It also pays tribute to Professor Colin Groves, whose work has had an enormous impact on this field.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures and Tables -- PART I -- 1. The Groves effect: 50 years of influence on behaviour, evolution and conservation research -- PART II -- 2. Characterisation of the endemic Sulawesi Lenomys meyeri (Muridae, Murinae) and the description of a new species of Lenomys -- 3. Gibbons and hominoid ancestry -- 4. Hurricanes and coastlines: The role of natural disasters in the speciation of howler monkeys -- 5. Adolf Remane: Notes on his work on primates -- 6. Retouch intensity on Quina scrapers at Combe Grenal: A test of the reduction model -- 7. What are species and why does it matter? Anopheline taxonomy and the transmission of malaria -- PART III -- 8. Lamarck on species and evolution -- 9. Naming the scale of nature -- 10. Changes in human tooth-size and shape with the Neolithic transition in Indo-Malaysia -- 11. Variation in the Early and Middle Pleistocene: The phylogenetic relationships of Ceprano, Bodo, Daka, Kabwe and Buia -- 12. Human evolution in Sunda and Sahul and the continuing contributions of Professor Colin Groves -- PART IV -- 13. The domestic and the wild in the Mongolian horse and the takhi -- 14. Rhino systematics in the times of Linnaeus, Cuvier, Gray and Groves -- 15. Conservation consequences of unstable taxonomies: The case of the red colobus monkeys -- 16. The phylogenetic species concept and its role in Southeast Asian mammal conservation -- 17. Conserving gorilla diversity -- 18. The warp and weft: Synthesising our taxonomic tapestry -- Index. , Also available in print form. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-925022-36-6

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (538 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-4863-0014-6 , 1-4863-0013-8

Content: A complete taxonomic revision of all Australian mammals, both terrestrial and marine.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , TAXONOMY OFAUSTRALIAN MAMMALS; Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Definitions of nomenclatural and bibliographic terms; Abbreviations; Taxonomy of the mammals of Australia; References; Appendix 1. Secondary sources used to determine publicationdates of particular journals and books; Index of common names; Index of scientific names , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-4863-0012-X

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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Format: 664 Seiten , Illustrationen, Karten

ISBN: 9780691167176

Series Statement: Princeton field guides

Language: English

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Format: XVIII, 227 S. : , Ill., graph. Darst.

ISBN: 978-3-319-22511-1

Series Statement: Modern approaches in solid earth sciences 10

Note: Erweiterte Ausgabe von: Glikson Andrew Y.: Evolution of the atmosphere, fire and the anthropocene climate event horizon

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-319-22512-8

Language: English

Subjects: Geography

Keywords: Mensch ; Evolution ; Feuer ; Klima

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Format: xi, 402 p. : , ill.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Note: Introduction -- Evolution of the Miocene great apes -- Later Miocene and Pliocene hominids -- Our kind of hominins -- A systematic scheme for the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene hominids -- The first African exodus : the emergence of early homo in Europe and Asia -- Human evolution in the Middle Pleistocene -- "The grisly folk" : the emergence of the Neanderthals -- The second African exodus : the emergence of modern humans -- The emergence of modern humans in Asia and in Australia -- Epilogue.

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books. ; Electronic books.

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