Evolution of island mammals [[electronic resource] ] : adaptation and extinction of placental mammals on islands / / Alexandra van der Geer ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910140874503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-91415-4; 9786612914157; 1-4443-2398-9; 1-4443-2399-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (509 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GeerAlexandra van der
• Disciplina: 569.09142; 599.13/809142; 599.13809142
• Soggetti: Mammals - Evolution; Island animals - Evolution; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Preface. -- Part I Beyond the Mainland. -- 1 Introduction. -- 2 History of Island Studies. -- 3 Factors that Influence Island Faunas. -- Types of Islands. -- Dispersals to Islands. -- The Candidate Species. -- Composition of Island Faunas. -- Part II The Islands and Their Faunas. -- 4 Cyprus. -- Geology and Palaeogeography -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 5 Crete. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 6 Gargano. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 7 Sicily. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 8 Malta. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 9 Sardinia and Corsica. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 10 The Balearic Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- ; Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 11 Madagascar. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 12 Java. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 13 Flores. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 14 Sulawesi. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 15 The Philippines. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 16 Japan. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 17 The Southern and Central Ryukyu Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 18 The Californian Channel Islands. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- 19 The West Indies. -- Geology and Palaeogeography. -- Historical Palaeontology. -- Biozones and Faunal Units. -- Part III Species and Processes. -- 20 Elephants, Mammoths, Stegodons and Mastodons. -- Distribution and Range. -- Dispersals. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Other Common Trends. -- 21 Rabbits, Hares and Pikas. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Other Common Trends. -- Dispersal of Lagomorphs. -- 22 Rats, Dormice, Hamsters, Caviomorphs and other Rodents. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Remark on Taphonomy. -- 23 Insectivores and Bats. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- 24 Cervids and Bovids. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 25 Hippopotamuses and Pigs. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 26 Carnivores. -- Distribution and Range. -- Common Morphological Traits. -- Taxonomic Confusions. -- 27 Patterns and Trends. -- Dwarfism and Gigantism. -- Increased Size Variation. -- Shorter Limbs and Stiff Joints. -- Increased Grinding Force. -- Neurological Changes. -- Changes in Metabolism. -- 28 Evolutionary Processes in Island Environments. -- Types of Speciation on Islands. -- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors. -- 29 Extinction of Insular Endemics. -- Natural Disasters. -- Disappearance of the Island. -- Competition by New Species. -- Effects of Exotic Predators. -- Transmission of Diseases. -- Habitat Loss. -- Hunting to Extinction. -- References. -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Evolution on islands differs in a number of important ways from evolution on mainland areas. Over millions of years of isolation, exceptional and sometimes bizarre mammals evolved on islands, such as pig-sized elephants and hippos, giant rats and gorilla-sized lemurs that would have been formidable to their mainland ancestors. This timely and innovative book is the first to offer a much-needed synthesis of recent advances in the exciting field of the evolution and extinction of fossil insular placental mammals. It provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge on fossil island mamma

Bürgerjournalismus im Web : Kollaborative Nachrichtenproduktion am Beispiel von »Wikinews« / / Stefan Bosshart

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910163138503321
• Autore: Bosshart Stefan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Köln, : Herbert von Halem Verlag, 2016
• ISBN: 9783744511315; 3744511316; 9783739801094; 3739801093
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: Forschungsfeld Kommunikation ; 37
• Disciplina: 070.43
• Soggetti: Argumentationsanalyse; Bürgerjournalismus; Internet; Laienkommunikation; Nachrichten; Nachrichtenplattform; Themenfrequenzanalyse; Web 2.0; Wikinews; quantitative Inhaltsanalyse
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: [1. Auflage]
• Sommario/riassunto: Ein großer Teil der öffentlich verfügbaren Kommunikation stammt mittlerweile nicht mehr von professionellen Kommunikatoren aus Journalismus und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, sondern von Laien, die über Weblogs, Soziale Netzwerke, Microblogging-Dienste wie »Twitter« u. a. eine Fülle an Inhalten verbreiten. Braucht es vor diesem Hintergrund den professionellen Journalismus überhaupt noch? Oder leistet »user generated content« dasselbe? Um dies zu beantworten, klärt die Arbeit zunächst grundlegend, welche Leistungen Journalismus erbringt und anhand welcher Merkmale er sich - auch im Internet - identifizieren ; lässt. Aus verschiedenen Theoriesträngen wird eine Reihe von Konstitutionsmerkmalen hergeleitet, worüber sich Journalismus abgrenzen lässt. Dessen Primärfunktion wird in der Vermittlung ausgemacht, die sich als überdauerndes Funktionsprinzip seit der Entstehung der ersten Zeitungen beobachten lässt. Im empirischen Teil nimmt die Arbeit mit »Wikinews« eine kollaborative Nachrichtenplattform von Laien in den Blick, die aufgrund ihres Leitbilds und ihrer Nutzungsregeln einen journalistischen Anspruch erhebt. Wie Inhaltsanalysen zeigen, erbringt »Wikinews« jedoch größtenteils nicht die Leistungen wie die Vergleichsberichterstattung professioneller Tageszeitungen. Die theoretischen Erkenntnisse und die empirischen Befunde der Arbeit deuten darauf hin, dass der in Massenmedien institutionalisierte, professionelle Journalismus auch im Internetzeitalter unverzichtbar bleibt.

The classic : Sainte-Beuve and the nineteenth-century culture wars / / Christopher Prendergast

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910971205903321
• Autore: Prendergast Christopher
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 9780191527005; 0191527009
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 315 p
• Disciplina: 848/.709
• Soggetti: Criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: The Profession of Criticism -- 2. The View from Montserrat -- 3. Classic and Nation -- 4. Latinity and the Second Renaissance -- 5. Homer or Virgil? -- 6. Origins and the Middle Ages -- 7. Romans, Gauls, and Franks -- 8. Literature and Democracy -- 9. The Foundations of Culture -- 10. The Modern Classic -- 11. Postscript: The Good Frenchman -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- ; P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Focusing on a moment and a source in 19th-century France, Christopher Prendergast takes up a big question that is still with us: What is a classic? His enquiry, which centres on the French critic Sainte-Beuve (1804-69), who asked the question 'Qu'est-ce qu'un classique?' in an essay of 1850, takes us on a tour of the history of the 'classic' that provides insights into and beyond the 'culture wars' of the 19th century.