Books by "H. Craig Heller"
3 books found
Esta nueva edición de Vida, totalmente renovada, sigue destacando no sólo los conocimientos de la biología, sino también cómo se alcanzaron; incorpora además nuevos e interesantes descubrimientos, mantiene un diseño gráfico caracterizado por su belleza y calidad, y es ahora más accesible desde el punto de vista pedagógico por la inclusión, en todos los capítulos, de elementos que facilitan el aprendizaje y por su lenguaje riguroso por fácil de comprender. Entre sus características destacadas se encuentran: Los numerosos recursos pedagógicos, como los recuadros que anticipan el contenido del capítulo, la guía que presenta los principales títulos formulados como interrogantes para destacar la base de investigación de la ciencia, las revisiones intercaladas en el texto con preguntas para estimular el repaso inmediato y los resúmenes que destacan los conceptos claves introducidos; el énfasis en el proceso de la investigación científica y la descripción de los experimentos fundamentales med ...
Charles Darwin's "On the Origins of Species" had two principal goals: to show that species had not been separately created and to show that natural selection had been the main force behind their proliferation and descent from common ancestors. In "Coevolution," the author proposes a powerful new theory of cultural evolution--that is, of the descent with modification of the shared conceptual systems we call "cultures"--that is parallel in many ways to Darwin's theory of organic evolution. The author suggests that a process of cultural selection, or preservation by preference, driven chiefly by choice or imposition depending on the circumstances, has been the main but not exclusive force of cultural change. He shows that this process gives rise to five major patterns or "modes" in which cultural change is at odds with genetic change. Each of the five modes is discussed in some detail and its existence confirmed through one or more case studies chosen for their heuristic value, the robustness of their data, and their broader implications. But "Coevolution" predicts not simply the existence of the five modes of gene-culture relations; it also predicts their relative importance in the ongoing dynamics of cultural change in particular cases. The case studies themselves are lucid and innovative reexaminations of an array of oft-pondered anthropological topics--plural marriage, sickle-cell anemia, basic color terms, adult lactose absorption, incest taboos, headhunting, and cannibalism. In a general case, the author's goal is to demonstrate that an evolutionary analysis of both genes and culture has much to contribute to our understanding of human diversity, particularly behavioral diversity, and thus to the resolution of age-old questions about nature and nurture, genes and culture.
Life: The Science of Biology
by David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker, David W. Hall, Marta J. Laskowski, David E. Sadava
2020 · Macmillan Higher Education
The new 12th edition of Life: The Science of Biology continues to be engaging, active, and focused on teaching the skills that students need to master the majors biology course. New pedagogical features work in conjunction with powerful updates to the online suite of materials in Achieve to support the mission of Life by teaching students the skills and understanding of experimentation and data they need to succeed in introductory biology and ultimately in their future STEM careers. Life’s potent combination of expertly crafted media, assessment, pedagogy and engagement makes this new edition the best resource yet for biology students.