Vertebrate palaeontology / / Michael J. Benton ; chapter opening illustrations drawn by John Sibbick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464607503321
• Autore: Benton M. J (Michael J.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-118-40764-4; 1-118-40763-6
• Edizione: [Fourth edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (506 p.)
• Disciplina: 566
• Soggetti: Vertebrates, Fossil; 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: VERTEBRATE PALAEONTOLOGY; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Boxes; About the companion website; Chapter 1 Vertebrates Originate; INTRODUCTION; 1.1 SEA SQUIRTS AND THE LANCELET; 1.1.1 Urochordata: sea squirts; 1.1.2 Cephalochordata: amphioxus; 1.2 AMBULACRARIA: ECHINODERMS AND HEMICHORDATES; 1.3 DEUTEROSTOME RELATIONSHIPS; 1.3.1 Embryology and the position of the anus; 1.3.2 Animal phylogenomics; 1.4 CHORDATE ORIGINS; 1.4.1 Diverse early chordates; 1.4.2 Vetulicolians and yunnanozoons; 1.4.3 Development and vertebrate origins; 1.5 VERTEBRATES AND THE HEAD; 1.6 FURTHER READING; 1.7 REFERENCESChapter 2 How to Study Fossil Vertebrates; INTRODUCTION; 2.1 DIGGING UP BONES; 2.1.1 Collecting fossil vertebrates; 2.1.2 Preparation and conservation of bones; 2.1.3 Display and study; 2.2 PUBLICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM; 2.2.1 The scientific literature; 2.2.2 How to write a scientific paper; 2.2.3 Careers in vertebrate palaeontology; 2.3 GEOLOGY AND FOSSIL VERTEBRATES; 2.3.1 Taphonomy; 2.3.2 Continental drift; 2.3.3 Ancient climates; 2.4 BIOLOGY AND FOSSIL VERTEBRATES; 2.4.1 Functional morphology; 2.4.2 Palaeoecology; 2.5 DISCOVERING PHYLOGENY; 2.5.1 Cladistic analysis of morphological characters2.5.2 Molecular phylogeny reconstruction; 2.6 THE QUALITY OF THE FOSSIL RECORD; ; 2.7 MACROEVOLUTION; 2.8 FURTHER READING; 2.9 REFERENCES; Chapter 3 Early Palaeozoic Fishes; INTRODUCTION; 3.1 CAMBRIAN VERTEBRATES; 3.2 VERTEBRATE HARD TISSUES; 3.3 THE JAWLESS FISHES; 3.3.1 Living jawless fishes; 3.3.2 Conodonta; 3.3.3 Ordovician jawless fishes; 3.3.4 Heterostraci; 3.3.5 Anaspida and Thelodonti; 3.3.6 Osteostraci and relatives; 3.4 ORIGIN OF JAWS AND GNATHOSTOME RELATIONSHIPS; 3.4.1 Jaws; 3.4.2 Jaw attachments and gnathostome relationships; 3.5 PLACODERMS: ARMOUR-PLATED MONSTERS3.5.1 Arthrodira; 3.5.2 Placoderm jaws and teeth; 3.5.3 Diverse placoderms; 3.6 CHONDRICHTHYES: THE FIRST SHARKS; 3.7 ACANTHODIANS: THE 'SPINY SKINS'; 3.8 DEVONIAN ENVIRONMENTS; 3.8.1 Siluro-Devonian faunal provinces; 3.8.2 Siluro-Devonian environments; 3.9 OSTEICHTHYES: THE BONY FISHES; 3.9.1 Devonian actinopterygians; 3.9.2 Dipnomorpha: the lungfishes; 3.9.3 Actinistia: the coelacanths; 3.9.4 Early sarcopterygians: origins of Tetrapodomorpha; 3.10 EARLY FISH EVOLUTION AND MASS EXTINCTION; 3.10.1 Diversification of early vertebrates; 3.10.2 The Late Devonian mass extinctions3.11 FURTHER READING; 3.12 REFERENCES; Chapter 4 Early Tetrapods and Amphibians; INTRODUCTION; 4.1 PROBLEMS OF LIFE ON LAND; 4.1.1 Support; 4.1.2 Locomotion; 4.1.3 Feeding and respiration; 4.1.4 Sensory systems and water balance; 4.1.5 Reproduction; 4.2 DEVONIAN TETRAPODS; 4.2.1 Anatomy; 4.2.2 How many fingers and toes?; 4.2.3 Modes of life of the first tetrapods; 4.3 THE CARBONIFEROUS WORLD; 4.3.1 Romer's Gap; 4.3.2 The Carboniferous scene; 4.4 DIVERSITY OF CARBONIFEROUS TETRAPODS; 4.4.1 Early Carboniferous tetrapods; 4.4.2 Temnospondyli; 4.4.3 Lepospondyli
• Sommario/riassunto: Vertebrate palaeontology is a lively field, with new discoveries reported every week... and not only dinosaurs! This new edition reflects the international scope of vertebrate palaeontology, with a special focus on exciting new finds from China. A key aim is to explain the science. Gone are the days of guesswork. Young researchers use impressive new numerical and imaging methods to explore the tree of life, macroevolution, global change, and functional morphology. The fourth edition is completely revised. The cladistic framework is strengthened, and new functional and developmental spreads ar

Managing sport : social and cultural perspectives / / edited by David Hassan and Jim Lusted

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452533803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 0-203-85657-0; 1-283-88327-9; 1-135-15104-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Collana: Foundations of sport management
• Altri autori (Persone): HassanDavid; LustedJim
• Disciplina: 796.068
• Soggetti: Sports - Management; Sports administration; Sports - Sociological aspects; 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: Managing Sport Social and cultural perspectives; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of case studies; About the authors; Preface; Chapter 1 Managing organizational performance in sport; Chapter 2 Urban space, culture and sports in the Middle East: a case study of Casablanca, Morocco; Chapter 3 The management of anti-doping: an ongoing challenge for sport; Chapter 4 Sanctioned aggression or criminal sanction? Violence, contact sports and the law; Chapter 5 Reviewing the role of UK central government in sports development; Chapter 6 Selling race equality to sports organizations - challenges and limitationsChapter 7 Sport and disability: the Special Olympics Youth Unified Sports programme; Chapter 8 Pain and injury within sporting cultures of risk; Chapter 9 Sport labour migration: managing a twenty-first-century global workforce; Chapter 10 The challenges of managing sport in a divided society: football in Jordan; Chapter 11 Managing gender equity in sport; Chapter 12 The role of sport management in the creation of social capital; Chapter 13 The changing nature of sports volunteering: modernization, policy and PracticeChapter 14 Sporting preferences in the Arab world: examining consumerism in the United Arab Emirates; Chapter 15 The methodology of mega-events: the culture of vanity and measuring real benefit; Chapter 16 Corporate social responsibility in the sports industry; Chapter 17 The dark sides of sport governance; Chapter 18 The evolution of sport management in the twenty-first century; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Contemporary sport is shaped by wider society. Anybody working in sport today must be aware of the broader social and cultural context within which sport operates if they are to be effective as managers or professionals. This is the first book written especially for sport management students to examine the wider social and cultural environment and to fully explain the key issues and practical implications for everyday sport management. Written by a team of leading international experts on sport management and sport in society, the book explores important topics such as: - Corporate social responsibility in sport - Race - Gender and sexuality - Sport and the media - Globalisation - Politics and policy - Social class, social capital and social exclusion. Each issue is examined from the perspective of the manager or practitioner in sport, and each chapter includes a range of useful features, such as case-studies and self-test questions, to encourage the reader to think critically about the role of sport in society and about their own professional practice. This is the first sports management textbook to be based on the assumption that a more socially aware manager is a more effective manager and it should be essential reading for all sport management students."