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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298409803321

Autore

Kumazawa-Manita Noriko

Titolo

The 3D Stereotaxic Brain Atlas of the Degu [[electronic resource] ] : With MRI and Histology Digital Model with a Freely Rotatable Viewer / / by Noriko Kumazawa-Manita, Tsutomu Hashikawa, Atsushi Iriki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

4-431-56615-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (149 pages)

Collana

Brain Science, , 2570-0197

Disciplina

616.8047548

Soggetti

Neurosciences

Behavioral sciences

Animal anatomy

Human physiology

Behavioral Sciences

Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology

Human Physiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction, Materials and Methods, and References -- Chapter 2: List of Structures -- Chapter 3: The Degu Brain Atlas -- Chapter 4: SG-eye Operation Manual -- Index of Structures and Abbreviations.

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first digital atlas of the degu brain with microscopic features simultaneously in Nissl sections and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). As an experimental animal model, the degu contributes to a variety of medical research fields in diabetes, hyperglycemia, pancreatic function, and adaptation to high altitude, among others. Recently the degu has gained increasing importance in the field of neuroscience, particularly in studies evaluating the relationship between sociality and cognitive brain functions, and in studies pertaining to the evolutional aspects of the acquisition of tool-use abilities. Furthermore, aging-related brain dysfunction in humans can be studied using this animal model in addition to mammals with much longer lifespans. This brain atlas is constructed to provide histological and volume-rendered information



simultaneously, fitting with any spatial coordination in brain positioning. It can be a useful guide to degus as well as to other rodents for studies of brain structures conducted using MRI or other contemporary examination methods with volume-rendering functions.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910163948203321

Titolo

Advances in ecological research . Volume 45 The role of body size in multispecies systems / / edited by Andrea Belgrano, Julia Reiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, Mass., : Academic Press/Elsevier, 2011

ISBN

1-283-28823-0

9786613288233

0-12-386476-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Advances in ecological research, , 0065-2504 ; ; v. 45

Altri autori (Persone)

BelgranoAndrea

ReissJulia

Disciplina

574.5082

591.41

Soggetti

Animal ecology

Body size

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

Front Cover; The Role of Body Size in Multispecies Systems; Copyright; Contents; Contributors to Volume 45; Preface; The need for a more integrative approach to ecology and a return to the roots of the science; A changing world view?; Searching for simplifying rules within a complex science; The division and reconnection of fisheries science and ecology; Individual-based Data and the "Curse of the Latin Binomial"; Beyond taxonomy and body size?; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 1: Determinants of Density-Body Size Scaling Within Food Webs and Tools for Their Detection; Abstract

I IntroductionII Density-Mass from Different Angles; III DMR and Food Webs; A Trophic Position; B Gape Limitation and DMR; C Discontinuities and the DMR; IV Statistical Issues; A Frequency Distribution; B Bivariate



Relationships; C Multiple DMR in the Same Dataset; V DMR and Its Detection in a Metacommunity; A Study System; B Five DMRs in a Single System; C Cross-Community at Different Levels; D Amphibians as an Example of Discontinuous DMR; E Evaluation of Methodological Performance; VI Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 2: Predicted Effects of Behavioural Movement and Passive Transport on Individual Growth and Community Size Structure in Marine EcAbstract; I Introduction; II Methods; A Model Development; B Growth and Mortality; C Spatial Flux; D Numerical Solution; E Parameter Choices; F Simulations; G Data; III Results; A Consequences of Behavioural Movement on Size Spectra; B Life Histories; C Parameter Sensitivities; D Consequences of Adding Abiotic Movement; E Effects of Simulated Phytoplankton Bloom; F Data; IV Discussion; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 3: Seeing Double: Size-Based and Taxonomic Views of Food Web StructureAbstract; I Introduction; A The Allometry of Trophic Relations; B Overcoming Pitfalls Through a Plurality of Viewpoints; C Individual-Based Food Webs: An Emerging Field; II Methods; A Study Sites-The Seven Food Webs; 1 Afon Hirnant; 2 Broadstone Stream; 3 Celtic Sea; 4 Coilaco, Guampoe and Trancura Rivers, Chile; 5 Tadnoll Brook; B Aggregation into Different Levels of Resolution and Groupings; 1 Different Levels of Resolution Based on Taxonomic Groupings

2 Different Levels of Aggregation Based on Size-Class Groupings3 Food Web Aggregations; C Response Variables Analysed; 1 Size Structure Dimension Set #1: Trophic Orderings; a Predator Mass-Prey Mass; b Predator Mass - Predator-Prey Mass Ratio; c Species Mass-Trophic height (TH); 2 Size Structure Dimension Sets #2 and 3: Diet Variation and Predator variation; a Predator Mass-Variance of Prey Mass and Prey Mass-Variance of Predator Mass; b Predator Mass-Range of Prey Mass and Prey Mass-Range of Predator Mass; c Species Mass-In-Degree (Generalism) and Out-Degree (Vulnerability)

D Statistical Analyses

Sommario/riassunto

The general theme is being based around the ongoing European Science Foundation SIZEMIC Research Network, which has been running for several years. The network has focused on the role of body size in ecosystems and embraces a wide remit that spans all ecosystem types and a range of disciplines, from theoretical to applied ecology. Updates and informs the reader on the latest research findingsWritten by leading experts in the fieldHighlights areas for future investigation