Adam's Nose, and the Making of Humankind - Couverture rigide

Stoddart, Michael

 
9781783265176: Adam's Nose, and the Making of Humankind
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ISBN 10 : 1783265175 ISBN 13 : 9781783265176
Editeur : Imperial College Press, 2015

Synopsis

This book is about the evolution of the sense of smell, from its bacterial origin 3.4 billion years ago, to today's modern, sophisticated humans with an insatiable appetite for perfumes and fragrances. It explains how smell works and how animals sense the environment. The relationship between sex and smell drives much of animal behaviour, and the significance of the human loss of the vomeronasal organ — a part of the sense of smell in animals that responds to sex smells — is identified as a seminal event in the making of humankind.

Humans are far more than animals, however, and Adam's Nose explores incense and perfumes, as well as the odour imagery in art, literature and poetry. It is written for readers interested in what makes us human, and does not presuppose a high level of scientific understanding. The text is comprehensive and provides key references to the relevant scientific literature. The book will appeal to scientists and students in a range of biological disciplines, including human evolution, anthropology, olfactory communication, animal behaviour, perfumery and aromatherapy.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is about the evolution of the sense of smell, from its bacterial origin 3.4 billion years ago, to today's modern, sophisticated humans with an insatiable appetite for perfumes and fragrances. It explains how smell works and how animals sense the environment. The relationship between sex and smell drives much of animal behaviour, and the significance of the human loss of the vomeronasal organ — a part of the sense of smell in animals that responds to sex smells — is identified as a seminal event in the making of humankind.

Humans are far more than animals, however, and Adam's Nose explores incense and perfumes, as well as the odour imagery in art, literature and poetry. It is written for readers interested in what makes us human, and does not presuppose a high level of scientific understanding. The text is comprehensive and provides key references to the relevant scientific literature. The book will appeal to scientists and students in a range of biological disciplines, including human evolution, anthropology, olfactory communication, animal behaviour, perfumery and aromatherapy.

Revue de presse

This timely book addresses a 'biological' approach distinguishing itself from the more common 'toxicological' way to view the chemicals in our environment that affect development and adult behavior, making it especially relevant to those studying endocrine disruptors. --John G Vandenbergh, North Carolina State University, USA

This book is an acquisition of interest for any collection supporting comparative evolutionary study. --CHOICE Connect

Thanks to Stoddart's good story telling, this book is fun to read, filled with good humor, sometimes hilarious, but always with the goal to keep up the reader's enthusiasm and ambition to get an understanding of the scientific subject, and as such is a witness of Micheal Stoddart's life-long experience as scientist and lecturer in the field. --Chemical Senses

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Éditeur
Imperial College Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1783265175
ISBN 13 
9781783265176
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
282
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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9781783265183: Adam's Nose, And The Making Of Humankind

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ISBN 10 :  1783265183 ISBN 13 :  9781783265183
Editeur : Icp, 2015
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