Jonathan Silvertown

Auteur van An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds

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Jonathan Silvertown is professor of evolutionary ecology and chair of technology-enhanced science education in biological sciences in the Institute of Evolutionary Biology at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of numerous books on ecology and evolution, including, most recently, The Long toon meer and the Short of It: The Science of Life Span and Aging, also published by the University of Chicago Press. toon minder

Bevat de naam: Jonathan W. Silvertown

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An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds (2009) 75 exemplaren

99% Ape: How Evolution Adds Up (2008) 51 exemplaren

Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution (2017) 45 exemplaren

Demons in Eden: The Paradox of Plant Diversity (2005) 44 exemplaren

The Long and the Short of It: The Science of Life Span and Aging (2013) 32 exemplaren

Introduction to Plant Population Ecology (1982) 30 exemplaren

Fragile Web: What Next for Nature? (2010) 17 exemplaren

The Comedy of Error: why evolution made us laugh (2020) 5 exemplaren

Integrating Ecology and Evolution in a Spatial Context: 14th Special Symposium of the British Ecological Society… (2001) 2 exemplaren

Plant life histories : ecology, phylogeny, and evolution (1997) 2 exemplaren

Selfish Genes to Social Beings: A Cooperative History of Life 2 exemplaren

Environment and society (1990) 1 exemplaar

Measuring Plant Distribution in Limestone Pavement (Journal Offprints) (1982) 1 exemplaar

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Demons in Eden : the paradox of plant diversity door Jonathan W. Silvertown

Brilliantly written. Any novice will get a lot out of this book and the fascinating details interlaced throughout the text.

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15minutes | May 16, 2021 |

The long and the short of it : the science of life… door Jonathan W. Silvertown

Is aging inevitable? Why do we age and some other types of life do not (or at least do not appear to)? Why does the rate of aging differ among various animals? Pulling together fascinating data from research both recent and historical, Jonathan Silvertown attempts to answer these and many other questions that have been on the minds of humankind, the only creature conscious of our own mortality.

There is a surprising amount of data out there regarding aging and life spans, and although the bulk of this work is describing research and various studies, it is both well-organized and captivating. However, I kept feeling like it might have been fleshed out more; the entire book is a mere 194 pages, 38 of which are comprised of the appendix and bibliography and notes. My thoughts consistently went to, "Wow, that's so cool. What else can you tell me?"… (meer)

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