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Praise for the first edition: "The most up-to-date and wide-ranging encyclopedia work on human evolution available."--American Reference Books Annual "For student, researcher, and teacher ... the most complete source of basic information on the subject."--Nature "A comprehensive and authoritative source, filling a unique niche...essential to academic libraries...important for large public libraries." --Booklist/RBB.

Human evolution.

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Honey bee pathogens are spread worldwide and are strongly related to the decline of honey bee populations, which has severe implications for beekeeping, honey production and ecology. Honey bee pathogens are continuously studied by researchers with the aim to better understand the host-parasite relationship of these pathogens and the effects that they have on bee colonies. Honey bee pathogens include bacteria (i.e., Melissococcus plutonius and Paenibacillus larvae), microsporidia (i.e., Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae), fungi (i.e., Ascosphaera apis), protozoa (i.e., Lotmaria passim, Crithidia bombi and Crithidia mellificae) and viruses (i.e., ABPV, CBPV, IAPV, KBV, DWV, BQCV and SBV). All of these pathogens are able to infect other bee species; infections would have important implications for their life cycles (e.g., Osmia sp. and Bombus sp.) or cause unknown epidemiological effects for other hymenopterans. In addition, old and new invasive pests (such as Varroa destructor, Aethina tumida, Vespa velutina, etc.) necessitate more studies to define their role as possible vectors or possible sources of infection for honey bees. For these reasons, knowledge on honey bee pathogens has become a matter of public interest and is connected with the critical role of honey bee health. The aim of this Special Issue is to explore honey bee pathogens, considering any aspect in relation to host-pathogen interaction and highlighting the possible interaction and spillover with other bee species and invasive pests, through a series of research articles that focus on different aspects of pathologies.

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Our knowledge of human evolution has made particular progress recently, due to the discovery of new fossils, the use of new methods and multidisciplinary approaches. Moreover, studies on the departure from symmetry, including variations in fluctuating or directional asymmetries, have contributed to the expansion of this knowledge. This Special Issue brings together articles that deal with symmetry and human evolution. The notion of symmetry is addressed, including whether to reconstruct deformed fossil specimens, study biological variations within hominins or compare them with extant primates, address the shape of the brain or seek possible relationships between biological and behavioural data.

Human evolution. --- Human evolution --- Social aspects.

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Human evolution --- Homme --- Evolution

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?Nous vieillissons, nous mangeons mal, nous nous déchirons entre clans et communautés. Et de ces problèmes et d'une foule d'autres qui sont notre lot contemporain, nous débattons comme si l'homme avait toujours été le même, comme s'il échappait à la nature, comme s'il n'était pas né d'une longue, très longue et très chaotique évolution. Fondé sur les développements les plus récents de la paléoanthropologie, ce livre est une surprenante tentative pour jeter un regard original sur nos questionnements d'aujourd'hui, à propos du vieillissement, de l'alimentation, du sort fait aux animaux, de la morale ou encore du développement durable. Car cette science en pleine explosion ne nous instruit pas seulement sur nos origines et notre histoire passée. Elle nous force à nous interroger sur nous-mêmes et peut éclairer les débats de notre temps. Auteur de grands succès comme Au commencement était l'homme et Lucy et l'obscurantisme, Pascal Picq est maître de conférences à la chaire de paléoanthropologie et préhistoire du Collège de France.

Paleoanthropology. --- Human evolution.