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Charles Darwin's Reception in Germany and What Followed.

open access: yesPLoS Biology, 2009
150 years ago, Heinrich Bronn provided in the first German translation of Charles Darwin's a rather liberal interpretation, even adding his own view of Darwin's ideas in an additional 15th chapter.
Axel Meyer
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Social Darwinism

open access: yesContributions to Science, 2009
El món del saber mai no fou el mateix a partir del 24 de novembre de 1859. Fins i tot, les persones a qui més plau posar èmfasi en la dimensió anònima i col·lectiva de l'avenç científic es veuen obligades a acceptar la fulminant aportació d'una sola i senzilla teoria, l'exposada per Charles Darwin a L'origen de les espècies, el 1859. Estudiosos de tots
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Molecular methods for differentiating Phragmites australis subspecies and identification of hybrid stands in the Upper Midwestern United States

open access: yesApplications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise In North America, Phragmites australis (common reed) has drawn a great deal of research attention. Non‐native P. australis subsp. australis is a noxious weed that has locally displaced native P. australis subsp. americanus in some areas.
Nicholas P. Tippery   +8 more
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Reviews

open access: yesZygon, 1996
Book reviews in this article: Darwinism Applied: Evolutionary Paths to Social Goals. By John H. Beckstrom. Beyond Relativism: Science and Human Values. By Roger D. Masters. Eliade's Vision for a New Humanism. By David Cave.
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SOCIALDARWINISMO: TRA AMBIGUITÀ E VECCHIE RADICI [PDF]

open access: yesS&F_scienzaefilosofia.it, 2013
This paper aims to clarify, in a conceptual and terminological sense, the social-Darwinism in the different ways it appeared. It analyzes expressions like struggle for life and survival of the fittest to define the right field of study.
Vargas Pina
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T. rex cognition was T. rex‐like—A critical outlook on diverging views of the neurocognitive evolution in dinosaurs

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract A recent debate has emerged between Caspar et al. (2024) and Herculano‐Houzel (2023) on inferring extinct dinosaur cognition by estimating brain neuron counts. While thought‐provoking, the discussion largely overlooks the function of cognition, as well as partly neglects the difficulties involved in estimating neuron numbers, which according ...
Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen   +7 more
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‘Fine specimens of the race’ : Pourquoi se porte-t-on si bien dans Nouvelles de Nulle Part ?

open access: yesRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2004
Good health is a necessary feature of utopias. In News from Nowhere, this theme takes on a particular importance. While drawing comparisons with some of William Morris’s sources, this article shows that his description of healthy bodies constitutes a ...
Nathalie Saudo
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Patterns of interspecific variation in labial microarchitecture among anthropoid primates and the evolution of the hominin lips

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Comparative histological and semi‐automated image analysis of primate lips: Masson's trichrome‐stained sagittal sections were segmented to quantify the connective tissue, adipose, and muscular components, enabling interspecific comparisons of labial architecture.
Liat Rotenstreich   +5 more
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Rethinking brachycephaly: Anatomical implications and health considerations in lagomorphs

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Brachycephaly in domestic rabbits is increasingly perceived by welfare organizations as associated with significant health complications, particularly oral pathologies. Despite this perception, comparative anatomical research into rabbit brachycephaly is limited compared to that of dogs and cats, compelling an in‐depth examination of its ...
Helaina Cressy   +3 more
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Hawthorne and Antebellum Theories on Hereditary Insanity

open access: yesCurrent Objectives of Postgraduate American Studies, 2016
Twentieth-century concepts of degenerative hereditary insanity and Social Darwinism can be viewed as preconfigured by the less fatalistic stance of antebellum medical and social thought.
Maria Kaspirek
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