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UNINA9910462828803321 |
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Avise John C. |
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Evolutionary perspectives on pregnancy / / John C. Avise ; animal drawings by Trudy Nicholson |
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New York : , : Columbia University Press, , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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1 online resource (347 p.) |
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Pregnancy in animals |
Vertebrates - Reproduction |
Invertebrates - Reproduction |
Sexual selection in animals |
Evolution (Biology) |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-312) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. Distribution and Diversity of Pregnancy -- CHAPTER ONE. One Generation Inside Another -- CHAPTER TWO. Vertebrate Live- Bearers: The Borne and the Born -- CHAPTER THREE. Vertebrate Alternatives to Standard Pregnancy -- CHAPTER FOUR. Nonvertebrate Brooders -- CHAPTER FIVE Human Pregnancy in Mythology and in Real Life -- PART II. Evolutionary Ramifications of Pregnancy -- CHAPTER SIX. Natural Selection During Mammalian Pregnancy -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Sexual Selection and Piscine Pregnancy -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Pregnancy in a Comparative Light -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Molecular - Genetic Parentage Analysis -- Glossary -- Reference S Cited -- Index |
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Covering both the internal and external incubation of offspring, this book provides a biology-rich survey of the natural history, ecology, genetics, and evolution of pregnancy-like phenomena. From mammals and other live-bearing organisms to viviparous reptiles, male-pregnant fishes, larval-brooding worms, crabs, sea cucumbers, and corals, the world's various species display pregnancy and other forms of parental |
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devotion in surprisingly multifaceted ways. An adult female (or male) can incubate its offspring in a womb, stomach, mouth, vocal sac, gill chamber, epithelial pouch, backpack, leg pocket, nest, or an encasing of embryos, and by studying these diverse examples from a comparative vantage point, the ecological and evolutionary-genetic outcomes of different reproductive models become fascinatingly clear. John C. Avise discusses each mode of pregnancy and the decipherable genetic signatures it has left on the reproductive structures, physiologies, and innate sexual behaviors of extant species. By considering the many biological aspects of gestation from different evolutionary angles, Avise offers captivating new insights into the significance of "heavy" parental investment in progeny. |
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UNINA9910789386303321 |
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Autore |
Trapani John G |
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Poetry, beauty, & contemplation : the complete aesthetics of Jacques Maritain / / John G. Trapani, Jr |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : Catholic University of America Press, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Historical background: Maritain's personal development -- Theoretical background: Maritain's philosophical development -- The foundation of Maritain's epistemological uniqueness -- The fundamentals of Maritain's aesthetics -- Maritain's notions of poetry and poetic knowledge -- Two pathways discerned: the priority of poetry, 1920-1927 -- Two pathways clarified: Maritain's turn to poetic knowledge, 1927-1938 -- The perception of beauty: the key to resolution -- Maritain on contemplation and beauty -- The integration of poetry, |
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beauty, and contemplation. |
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"Poetry, Beauty, and Contemplation provides a basic introduction to, and an extensive examination of, Maritain's philosophy of art and beauty. The book begins with a brief biographical sketch of Maritain's early years, including the early influences on his philosophy (Henri Bergson and Thomas Aquinas among them). The author explores key terms and ideas central to Maritain's aesthetics -- intuition, connaturality, Poetry, and beauty -- and traces their historical development. The book integrates the inherent relationship between Maritain's unique understanding of "Poetry," his aesthetic and metaphysical ideas about beauty, and his explanation of the distinction between natural and supernatural contemplation, resulting in a complete exposition of Maritain's aesthetics."--pub. website. |
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