1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449683803321

Titolo

Assembling the tree of life [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Joel Cracraft, Michael J. Donoghue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

1-280-42803-1

1-4237-2073-3

0-19-972960-3

1-60256-496-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (593 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CracraftJoel

DonoghueMichael J

Disciplina

578/.01/2

Soggetti

Biology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of a symposium held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Charting the Tree of Life; I: The Importance of Knowing the Tree of Life; II: The Origin and Radiation of Life on Earth; III: The Relationships of Green Plants; IV: The Relationships of Fungi; V: The Relationships of Animals: Overview; VI: The Relationships of Animals: Lophotrochozoans; VII: The Relationships of Animals: Ecdysozoans; VIII: The Relationships of Animals: Deuterostomes; IX: Perspectives on the Tree of Life; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a synthesis of knowledge about the history of life. This work treats the major groups of organisms. It is useful for evolutionary biologists, taxonomists, ecologists interested in biodiversity, and for organismic biologists, botanists, and microbiologists.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810626403321

Titolo

The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of infant development : applied and policy issues / / edited by J. Gavin Bremner and Theodore D. Wachs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

9781444351842

1444351842

9781444331868

1444331868

9781283869102

1283869101

9781780340838

1780340834

9781444327588

1444327585

9781444327595

1444327593

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (455 p.)

Collana

Wiley-Blackwell handbooks of developmental psychology

Wiley-Blackwell handbook of infant development ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

BremnerJ. Gavin <1949->

WachsTheodore D

Disciplina

155.422

305.231

Soggetti

Infants - Development

Infants - Health and hygiene

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Bioecological risks -- pt. 2. Psychosocial risks -- pt. 3. Developmental disorders -- pt. 4. Intervention and policy issues.

Sommario/riassunto

Now part of a two-volume set, the fully revised and updated second edition of The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, Volume 2: Applied and Policy Issues provides comprehensive coverage of the applied and policy issues relating to infant development.



Updated, fully-revised and expanded, this two-volume set presents in-depth and cutting edge coverage of both basic and applied developmental issues during infancyFeatures contributions by leading international researchers and practitioners in the field that reflect the most current theories and