For undergraduate courses in Evolution By presenting evolutionary biology as a dynamic, ongoing research effort and organising discussions around questions, this best-selling text helps students think like scientists as they learn about evolution. The authors convey the excitement and logic of evolutionary science by introducing principles through recent and classical studies, and by emphasising real-world applications. In the 5th Edition, co-author Jon Herron takes the lead in streamlining a...

Het onderscheid tussen links en rechts beheerst op allerlei manieren ons dagelijkse leven. En toch is het zelfs voor wetenschappers moeilijk om aan te geven waar het verschil in zit. In De andere linkerkant laat Tijs Goldschmidt zien hoe biologen en psychologen, maar ook kunstenaars en alle andere links- en rechtshandigen proberen hier greep op te krijgen. Over links en rechts wordt iedereen voordurend gedwongen na te denken, maar zonder goed te weten wat het is.

De andere linkerkant is gebas...

De evolutie van de mens staat meer dan ooit in de belangstelling, en nieuwe wetenschappelijke inzichten buitelen over elkaar heen. Wat weten we nu precies over onze voorouders? Hoe werkt evolutie eigenlijk, wat is de rol van onze genen in deze ontwikkeling? Welke overblijfselen van onze voorouders zitten er nog in ons lichaam? En evolueren wij op dit moment?

Met speciale aandacht voor de ontwikkelingsbiologie geven Nico van Straalen en Dick Roelofs een rijk geïllustreerd overzicht van de evo...

Biologie van de psychologie neemt je mee in de fascinerende wisselwerking tussen biologie en psychologie. De mens is een complex wezen, niet alleen gevormd door biologische processen, maar ook door psychologische invloeden. Hoe beïnvloedt onze genetische opmaak ons gedrag? Welke rol speelt ons zenuwstelsel bij het aansturen van gedrag, gedachten en emoties? En hoe ontwikkelen onze hersenen zich, zelfs ver voorbij de volwassenheid?

Dit handboek biedt je unieke blik op hoe het menselijk brein ...

This textbook provides an integrated physical and biochemical foundation for undergraduate students majoring in biology or health sciences. It is particularly suitable for students planning to enter the pharmaceutical industry. This new generation of molecular biologists and biochemists will harness the tools and insights of physics and chemistry to exploit the emergence of genomics and systems-level information in biology, and will shape the future of medicine.

Co-published with the IB to fully align with the new 2023 Biology Subject Guide for first assessments in 2025, with separate Standard Level and Higher Level print and digital student books to ensure that every student has the right content for their learning journey, at the right time. New and updated material with familiar features, including Nature of science, global applications, skills, TOK, key fact and ‘Challenge yourself’ boxes that signpost and extend key learning points and cont...

The essential concepts of genetics expertly covered.

The new edition of Genetics Essentials is now supported in Achieve. Similar in approach to Ben Pierce’s popular and acclaimed Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, this streamlined text covers basic transmission, molecular, and population genetics in just 18 chapters, helping students uncover major concepts of genetics and make connections among those concepts as a way of gaining a richer understanding of the essentials of genetics.

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Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Jamie Ward provides an easy-to-follow introduction to neural structure and function, as well as all the key methods and procedures of cognitive neuroscience, with a view to helping students understand how they can be used to shed light on the neural basis of cognition. The bo...

Magill’s Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications introduces the study of motor learning and control to students pursuing careers in exercise science, physical education, and other movement-oriented fields. Each chapter presents motor learning and control as a set of principles and guidelines based on research evidence. Recent scholarship is interpreted and used to explore core concepts and basic theory.

Application Problems guide students to consider real-world applications of...