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Il piu’ recente libro di Mayr e’ ora a disposizione dei lettori! Una collezione di saggi scritti in occasione del suo 100mo compleanno. Chi lo vorra’ tradurre per noi in Italia?
What Makes Biology Unique? Considerations on the Autonomy of a Scientific Discipline
Ernst Mayr
CUP, October 2004, 246 pages
Contents
Preface: what is there at issue?; Introduction; 1. Science and sciences; 2. The autonomy of biology; 3. Teleology; 4. Analysis or reductionism; 5. Darwin’s influence on modern thought; 6. Darwin’s five theories of evolution; 7. Maturation of Darwinism; 8. Selection; 9. Kuhn’s scientific revolutions; 10. Another look at the species problem; 11. The origin of man; 12. Are we alone in this vast universe?; Glossary.

Extinctions in the History of Life
Edited by Paul D. Taylor
CUP, November 2004, 204 pages

Una riflessione sulla biodiversita’. Il rapporto tra nuove specie (alien species) e quelle native quando si incontrano.
Alien Species and Evolution. The Evolutionary Ecology of Exotic Plants, Animals, Microbes and Interacting Native Species
George W. Cox
Island Press, August 2004, 400 pages
Ecosystem Studies: Biodiversity and Wildlife, Invasive Species, Ecosystem Science and Management
Jason Van Driesche, Roy Van Driesche
Island Press, 2004, 377 pages

Plant Diversity and Evolution: Genotypic and Phenotypic Variation in Higher Plants
Edited by R J Henry, Centre for Plant Conservation Genetics, Southern Cross University, Australia
CABI Publishing, December 2004, 352 pages
Contents
Importance of plant diversity
Relationships between the families of flowering plants
Diversity and evolution of gymnosperms
Chloroplast genomes of plants
The mitochondrial genome of higher plants: A target for natural adaptation
Reticulate evolution in higher plants
Polyploidy and evolution in plants
Crucifer evolution in the post-genomic
Genetic variation in plant populations: Assessing cause and pattern
Evolution of the flower
Diversity in plant cell walls
Diversity in secondary metabolism in plants
Ecological importance of species diversity
Genomic diversity in nature and domestication
Conserving genetic diversity in plants of environmental, social or economic importance

The Ancestor's Tale. A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life
Richard Dawkins
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, September 2004, 520 pages
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One of the most brilliant scientists of our age gives us his definitive work: a synthesis of his comprehensive vision of life